7.4
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Web: Spotify
Seeking: Review
Style: Electronic
Rbln is a Palm Springs-based electronic artist who, in his own words straddles, “the line between downtempo and dance, fusing sonic elements from drum & bass, jungle, IDM, house and lo-fi with the lyrical vocality of hyperpop, R&B and rap.” There’s a lot going on there, but he’s not wrong.
The little vocal inserts have a hyperpop vibe about them, while the beats blend enough styles to keep things interesting throughout a song like “Séance.” There's a solid mix of classic electronic and the contemporary to both surprise and confound, but importantly it all works marvelously well. Nostalgia has its place, especially when it's rooted very much in the "now."
