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Mike Gao's Beta World Peace
Elaborating on textures from his 2011 debut, Sun Shadows, Beta World Peace sees a continuation of Mike Gao’s signature lurching bass lines, asymmetrical percussion, and glowing synth leads, orchestrated, in part, by his brainchild, Polyplayground — an iPad app that allows users to construct melodies and harmonies using color and geometry.
Beta World Peace is a testament to how Gao — who has worked with labels such as Project: Mooncircle, Finest Ego, All City, and Galapagos4 — has come into his own, both as a techno-tinkerer and as a master of his homemade tools.
The single is bound to be “Comin Off That High” (Gao in Chinese means “high/tall” – he dedicates the song to a close friend who is battling meth), a trap-and-juke track no doubt informed by Goa’s stint as a Chicago DJ before relocating to the West Coast.
But I’m more drawn to the nocturnal strut of “Udon Quixote” (free download) and the crunchy, jagged edges of Ta-ku’s “Ausgangsta” remix (a play on the German ausgang, meaning “exit”).
Another highlight, “Withdrawn,” is a soulful collaboration with eLan, who put San Diego on the international beat radar last year after being picked up by Modeselektor's Monkeytown Records.
Album: Beta World Peace
Artist: Mike Gao
Label: Huh What & Where
Songs: (1) Vamos (2) Comin Off That High (3) Udon Quixote (4) Let You Know (5) Precipice (Precipitate) (6) Withdrawn (7) Ausgangsta
Here's something you might be interested in.
Mike Gao's Beta World Peace
Mike Gao's Beta World Peace
Elaborating on textures from his 2011 debut, Sun Shadows, Beta World Peace sees a continuation of Mike Gao’s signature lurching bass lines, asymmetrical percussion, and glowing synth leads, orchestrated, in part, by his brainchild, Polyplayground — an iPad app that allows users to construct melodies and harmonies using color and geometry.
Beta World Peace is a testament to how Gao — who has worked with labels such as Project: Mooncircle, Finest Ego, All City, and Galapagos4 — has come into his own, both as a techno-tinkerer and as a master of his homemade tools.
The single is bound to be “Comin Off That High” (Gao in Chinese means “high/tall” – he dedicates the song to a close friend who is battling meth), a trap-and-juke track no doubt informed by Goa’s stint as a Chicago DJ before relocating to the West Coast.
But I’m more drawn to the nocturnal strut of “Udon Quixote” (free download) and the crunchy, jagged edges of Ta-ku’s “Ausgangsta” remix (a play on the German ausgang, meaning “exit”).
Another highlight, “Withdrawn,” is a soulful collaboration with eLan, who put San Diego on the international beat radar last year after being picked up by Modeselektor's Monkeytown Records.
Album: Beta World Peace
Artist: Mike Gao
Label: Huh What & Where
Songs: (1) Vamos (2) Comin Off That High (3) Udon Quixote (4) Let You Know (5) Precipice (Precipitate) (6) Withdrawn (7) Ausgangsta