I could spit on a stranger.

*arthaus is Tomi Uysingco’s indie-electronica project. Between the times that he goes to school, runs PKI Collective/Commune, and talks to douchebags like me over at YM; he makes sweet electronica music with his bumbling computer at home.

I honestly have been thinking for 10 minutes on how I would describe *arthaus, and seriously I have nothing. There’s a lot of blip-blops electronica things going on (duh?), at times it feels so random but the beats make sense. I guess it all goes down to who’s listening; if you’re smoking with your hands tucked behind your head, then listening to *arthaus might become a serious trip. Wait, even if you’re not smoking, just listen to *arthaus and it will honestly be a trip.

Imagine my excitement when Tomi sends me his Free-for-download 3-track EP aptly titled “Going Places EP.” It took me a while before I finally listened to it (I was heavily blogging last night), but the moment I did, I was fucking hooked. (download link after the jump)

Listen to the first track Coming to Brighton, close your eyes and you can seriously feel something crawling on the back of your head. Makati Burns Ver. 2 runs with a simple melodic ragtime-ish piano tune, then builds up to something pumping and pulsing–like your drug-induced veins. I Read Watership Down While Crossing the Ocean is probably my favorite track out of the three. It’s the tune that makes you nod your head, slowly first… slowly… and then it fracks your brain up; it’s chugging like a train. Oh, shit.

Anyway, enough about my musings on *arthaus. It’s time for you to take this trip.

arthaus*
Going Places EP

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arthaus* on Myspace