319
The Rapture
Adult Swim
Oneohtrix Point Never and Shabazz Palace’s Ishamel Butler have joined forces make up the duo 319, who have just released their first track, The Rapture, for Adult Swim’s singles series (available on SoundCloud).
The Rapture is a super chilled track with a lounge feel. The spacey production blends minimalist beats with acoustic guitar and Oriental samples that allow Ishamel’s distinctive laid back flow the space in which to shine.
While there is the occasional noisy moment, such as a few glitch-noise beats, there is no out and out noise terrorism as one may have expected from a Oneohthrix collaboration, rather the end result is high on smoker’s and meditation vibes.
MICHAEL HOLLICK
