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 Until recently, I was of the strong opinion that electronic music...isn't music. That was my opinion, but all of that has changed since I heard PlayRadioPlay's latest effort, Texas.
Barely out of high school, Fort Worth, Texas resident and obvious
Cowboys fan, Daniel Hunter has managed to legitimize what most
conventional and conservative music fans would call junk. Electronic
music has been around since the synthesizer was introduced back in the
late sixties, early seventies. Hunter has managed to take the concept of
this type of music and make his one-man band, sounding like several gifted
members, playing real instruments.
Artist: PlayRadioPlay
Album: Texas
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The intricacies and complexities of the songs are astounding. For example, in the song "Loco-Commotion", some of the drumming riffs resonate the style of Rush's Neil Perte. Call it whatever style of beat and time suitable, but it definitely wasn't the standard four-four time. It's alive, and disturbing, and wakes up the listener's senses.
Mr. Hunter's lyrics are nothing to turn one's nose up at either. Though centered around teen angst and emotional struggles with school and relationships, they reflect poetic genius. They touch the heart at any age. Whether young or old, one will either be able to relate to the words because of what's going on in their life right now; or fondly and maybe not-so-fondly, recall their youth.
Every song has its own synthesized signature sound, blended with what resembles true acoustic guitars and drums. "Texas", the last track on the CD, has a tongue-in-cheek, soft-shoe melody, reminiscent of the 1940s classics that makes one come to the unavoidable conclusion: this CD is good to the last electronic drop.
This Reviewer's Rating:   4 / 5
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