Manic Focus Delivers Emotional & Mesmerizing seventh LP, By no means Not Blue
Denver-based producer Manic Focus is an artist of many abilities. As a magician, he makes use of sleight of hand to drag objects out of skinny air. As an digital artist, he executes equally inconceivable sonic acts together with his vibrant, genre-defying music. Manic Focus’ distinctive type – outlined by a hybrid of digital, funk, soul, and hip-hop – has helped the producer domesticate a fervent fanbase captivated by his immersive studio trickery and vibrant artistic spirit – a mixture that has led him to performances at festivals reminiscent of Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Hulaween, North Coast Music Pageant, Excessive Sierra Music Pageant, Camp Bisco, Wakaan Pageant, Summer season Camp Music Pageant, and a number of opening slots at Purple Rocks in assist of Zhu, Emancipator, Fairly Lights, and extra.
However his strengths lie not solely within the musical and magical: what additionally makes Manic Focus stand aside is his psychological triumphs. Identified with Bipolar 1 in 2007, Manic Focus has skilled a number of manic and depressive episodes – experiences that instantly impressed his artist title. As an alternative of stopping him from working, his Bipolar analysis turned a driving consider his artistic processes, an impediment he’s needed to navigate in direction of a product of limitless musical ingenuity. By no means Not Blue takes the listener by the completely different emotional states of a manic episode the place the interludes define the phases of mania.
It might be his greatest work but, retaining your ears and thoughts engaged the entire means by with mesmerizing melodies, seamless vocal sampling, and drum grooves that appear to vibrate by your entire physique. Regardless of all of his expertise, it’s nice to see artists prepared to go the additional mile in being actually susceptible by their craft and in doing so, it seemingly resonates even deeper to the listener.
“This album may be very particular to me. It’s going to take you on a journey by most of the feelings I expertise in a manic episode – from the arrogance, by the chaos, to the euphoric states, however finally ending on a optimistic be aware.”
– Manic Focus
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