May 22, 2007

someone else - pen caps and colored pencils


someone else
pen caps and colored pencils

[foundsound-14] double vinyl
[foundsound-cd01] cd

release date: late may 2007

following several acclaimed eps, philadelphia's someone else (sean o'neal) dropped the first two releases on his own foundsound label in 2004. once his tracks became heavily played by the international trendsetting djs we love so much, someone else turned himself into a producing machine and pumped out a countless array of tracks that incorporate his unique sound design -- and with so many remixes under his belt, one might say he's the armand van helden of the minimal scene. several of his tracks and remixes have been featured on mix-cds by djs like richie hawtin, marco carola, steve bug, adam beyer, frank lorber and many others.

we now give you pen caps and colored pencils -- the debut album for both someone else as well as foundsound. the 12-tracker offers a more developed side of someone else. and whether it's mumbling, chanting or downright singing, his own voice is often disfigured and sparsely scattered throughout the album. tracks like "play it kershaw" and "threadbare snare" offer a more stripped-down, tracky and dj-friendly side of his goofball minimalism. "pooty call" is a dark and moving clickhouse gut-stretcher. "funky fromage" and "mi lápiz es amarillo" offer an electro side to the witty frolic. and ditties like "family unties" and "oh sean" (both cd only) dive deep into submerged dubby-ness and laid-back psychedelia.
on pen caps and colored pencils, someone else finally brings his unique, organic, sampladelic style to cd for all electronic music fans, whether they're shaking their booty in a club or listening at home.

tracklisting (cd)

01. lowdown brittle
02. play it kershaw
03. pooty call
04. hedroom eyes
05. curly mouth
06. funky fromage
07. peaches and steam
08. elevator muzak
09. threadbare snare
10. mi lápiz es amarillo
11. family unties
12. oh sean

Tracklisting (vinyl)
a1/ play it kershaw
a2/ threadbare snare
b1/ curly mouth
b2/ peaches and steam
c1/ hedroom eyes
c2/ funky fromage
d1/ pooty call
d2/ mi lápiz es amarillo


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