Style: Barber beats, vaporwave, ambient
Primary Emotions/Themes: A journey into bliss as only Gore can do
Thoughts: I make it no secret that I've struggled with anxiety for a good portion of my life. This inexplicable fear of... something... anything. Things that are well beyond my control. My rational brain tells me to let go, to allow myself to be free of these chains. My anxiety simply does not care however about any of that - it asserts it's dominance in brutal ways that I have yet to fully found ways to deal with.
One small thing that I've found that does help is music. Music is a central part of my life, and I have dedicated a significant portion of it to the enjoyment and chronicling of my collection. Some artists help me mange stress better than others and for different reasons. One artist that is particularly excellent at calming my mind is Gore.
I don't know who Gore is, I don't know where they come from nor what they do with their life. I do know though that they are an excellent curator of plunderphonics and have an uncanny knack for putting together samples in ways that most other artists can't even touch.
Peractorum came out a little while ago now and it embodies everything that I love about this artist. There is a hint of smoothe jazz intermixed with lounge on many of these tracks. That is nothing new for the barber beats genre. Where Gore begins to differentiate themselves though is through the subtle use of atmosphere and even a touch of ambient.
This rather novel combination allows the music to wash over me in ways that few artists can. It allows me to get swept up in the beats and tones and lose myself in the music. It's an escape, and a greatly needed one at that.
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