vidpoet - Addenda

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Addenda
self-released; 2028

By Jamie Funk

On Addenda, vidpoet delivers a fragmented collection of eighteen tracks that feel more like vignettes. Each piece averages around one to two minutes, which makes the album feel less like a linear statement and more like flipping through a notebook of auditory sketches. As I listened, I found myself caught between curiosity and appreciation. 

The album opens with “Movement Alpha,” a dreamy, liminal swirl of sound that felt more improvised than composed. I liked the disoriented, half-awake atmosphere it created. It felt like the beginning of something, but before I could settle in, it was gone. “I Can Think,” the longest track on the album, clocks in at just over three minutes and stands out for its deflated mood as if a ballon was losing air. Everything about it felt slightly off, as if the instruments were on the verge of giving up. There was something deeply Southern and gothic about its lethargy, like a funeral procession for a thought that never quite formed. It was a highlight. 

From there, the album drifts in and out of ideas. “Who Is” intrigued me with its structure and tone, but just as it began to take shape, it faded into silence. “Dark and Pad Heavy” relies on looping textures with improvisational piano in the background. It felt more like a mood piece and it left me wondering if that was the point.

“Tourist Trap” introduces jazz elements and a brush of Latin rhythm. “Dude Like” moves at a glacial pace, weighed down by a palpable sadness. “Movement Gamma” sounded like it was made from stray notes of an improvised jam, while “Ipso Facto” gave the impression of a band finding the right notes to play.

I liked the upright bass and brushwork on “Credits.” It had a subtle groove that stood out from the murk. “Vox Memorandum” offered a surprise with what sounded like a sitar layered over soft keys, while “Sui Generis” returned to that familiar feeling of brevity.

Listening to Addenda was like walking through a fog with flashes of clarity. There is a sort of dissociative haze across the project, like the tail end of a bad acid trip. I loved some of these ideas but I kept wanting to hear more. Overall, there is a lot to appreciate about this release but am interested in hearing where he goes next.

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