MuskAUX is an artist from Richmond, VA. The artist mentions: “I play with live groups/bands fairly frequently. MuskAUX is my recording project, which gives me more freedom to work on writing, making new sounds and focus on the overall process.” On his release ESP you certainly get the feeling the songs are coming from one mind. The music sounded similar to instrumental hip-hop artists who work from a laptop.
The artist goes on to explain: “The songs themselves are short sort of sketches with a light and relaxed mood. I made them sound like they could be placed in the room as if someone was making a cup of coffee, without them noticing.” That’s an interesting description and I sort of understand what he means. The songs don’t call attention to themselves and I think this is mostly because there isn’t a focal point like a lead vocal. These are ambient groove based tracks. The mood gets lit with “Up All Night” which is one of the more beat heavy and hip-hop infused songs. That being said, the mood is very chill and relaxing. It sounds like warm waves oscillating back and forth. The energy changes on “Looking at the Stars” but it’s subtle and I think it sounds a lot like the title of the song. The serene and chill vibe continues to roll out with “Walking through Walls” which contains organ, wind elements and percussive aspects. I loved the deep bass beginning of “ESPresso” which contains some jazzy overtones. The ride cymbal melds with faint synths which then fade into bass led melodies. “Diffuse” contains jazzy lead guitar while “Deep Ochre” has more of a new age quality to the elements. The relaxing vibes continue with “By Chance?” while “Unmistakability” is way more high energy in comparison to most of the other songs. Overall, this is a fluid and seamless collection of instrumental tunes which I recommend listening to from beginning to end.
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