Post by needles2say on Nov 3, 2015 11:16:40 GMT
I'm gonna have to place BIPP at number one, because every time I hear it it feels so fresh, and SOPHIE shows such control and restraint, giving it this timelessness that is so rare in pop these days. Also i think it's currently his only track that is synonymous with the accompanying artwork. HARD is amazing for very different reasons such as the snap dynamic between sinister (those Hitchcockian violin screeches at 1:27!) and euphoric (those joyous little high pitched synths that come in at 2:26 and 2:27!), and GFOTY's wordplay make for the best lyricism in a SOPHIE track. LEMONADE is underrated these days, but it's interesting in that the structure is so simple it really makes the chorus more surprising and jarring, and we need to remember that SOPHIE does have a sense of humour when it comes to exaggerating/simplifying. ELLE and L.O.V.E could battle it out all day - L.O.V.E is kind of tongue in cheek with its relentless endurance challenge (SOPHIE talked about Autechre shows, and it also reminds me strongly of My Bloody Valentine's infamous 'holocaust' section of theirs), and it shows the HARD dynamic with the twinkles, but not nearly to the same effect imo. ELLE is completely unique in sound design, and it's quite beautiful the way it builds up to the climax. I LOVE the trappy hats, clangs and laser sounds in MSMSMSM and their often random placement, feels eerie. The slow mid section is on a LEMONADE level of structural contrast and the pig squeal makes the song. VYZEE has really cool percussive elements like the whips coming into the verse, and the sound of something artificial being squashed and then squealing gives the song an eeriness. To me it seems very obvious that VYZEE, LEMONADE and HEY QT should be linked directly, maybe in a video series or something? Also I do miss the old bridge. GOODBYE comes perfectly from L.O.V.E with those thunder claps, and it demonstrates the control that BIPP had (no percussion), only with a more linear narrative lyrically.
BIPP>HARD>LEMONADE>ELLE>L.O.V.E>MSMSMSM>VYZEE>JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE (for now at least)
BIPP>HARD>LEMONADE>ELLE>L.O.V.E>MSMSMSM>VYZEE>JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE (for now at least)