: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Chrome Sparks : Album.......: Chrome Sparks : : Label.......: Counter Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Electronic : Catnr.......: COUNTCD142 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-10-12 Str.date....: 2018-04-13 Quality.....: 248kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://chromesparks.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Rocket 3:15 2. WhatÆs It Gonna Take (feat Angelica Bess) 3:35 3. Still Think 5:35 4. Sugar 3:52 5. All Or Nothing (feat Angelica Bess) 4:19 6. I Just Wanna (feat Kllo) 5:01 7. O, My Perfection 3:54 8. Wings 5:39 9. Attack Sustain Release (feat Graham Ulicny) 3:20 10. To Eternity 4:47 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 43:17 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 80.83 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Chrome Sparks (aka Jeremy Malvin) knows how to make his tracks :, : shine. His eponymous debut album, released on Counter Records (a : :' Ninja Tune imprint), boasts a sparkling sound: a euphony of ': ,: hip-hop, house and bright-beaming synthwork. The record is the :, : culmination of several years spent between MalvinÆs Navy Yard, : :' Brooklyn studio and a secluded cabin in upstate New York. He ': ,: spent a month there to escape the distractions of the city, and :, : to distill his process during what became an intensive period of : :' creativity. A far cry from supporting DiploÆs Major Lazer at ': ,: the recent Mad Decent Block Party in Islamabad (Pakistan). The :, : album itself features collaborations with Australian duo Kllo : :' (Ghostly), Body LanguageÆs Angelica Bess (whoÆs previously ': ,: collaborated with Machinedrum) - Their voices reimagined through :, : MalvinÆs brightly-daubed kaleidoscope of influences. : :' ': ,: His debut long-player arrives after a series of much-tipped :, : singles and EPs. After self-released, breakout track : :' æMarijuanaÆ, his music landed on AustraliaÆs Future Classic ': ,: label (Flume, Chet Faker, amongst others). HeÆs since released :, : three singles for Counter Records (home to ODESZA and Maribou : :' State), including 2016Æs æAll Or NothingÆ (also featuring ': ,: Bess), which was supported both sides of the Atlantic by Jason :, : Bentley on KCRW and Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1. Support for his : :' music has also come from Pitchfork, FADER, Dancing Astronaut ': ,: and Indie Shuffle. :, : : :' The album is the product of an obsessive approach to production ': ,: as much it is about a restless hunt for new ideas. On æStill :, : ThinkÆ, for example, the vocoder vocals and saccharine melodies : :' show a predilection for straight-for-the-jugular songwriting. ': ,: But thereÆs also a lush texture and intricacy to the synths and :, : arpeggios which underpin the track, hinting at the studio gear û : :' in particular, a trusty Moog synth û which was a vital part of ': ,: how he made the record. He took a huge stash of gear with him to :, : the cabin, and spent the month feverishly navigating their : :' possibilities. ': ,: :, : That inventive studio mindset also resulted in æI Just WannaÆ, a : :' track whose origins grew out of a set of sine wave patterns. ': ,: Starting with ôpure soundö, as Malvin puts it, he took those :, : steady, oscillating curves as the songÆs jumping off point. : :' Beginning with those basic building blocks, itÆs a methodical ': ,: approach that leads to ear-pricking results. Patiently-built :, : tension, buffeted by carefully-accrued layers of melody and bass : :' pressure, lead up to a euphoric, melancholy-tinged crescendo. ': ,: :, : Elsewhere, heÆs adept at putting his collaborators centre stage. : :' Tracks are honed around the strengths of the vocalists, rooted ': ,: in the genuine to-and-fro of synergy. In æWhatÆs It Gonna TakeÆ, :, : Angelica BessÆ vocals are framed by steady-bouncing, trap-tilted : :' drums. Swirling around the silky, magnetic shine Bess adds to ': ,: the track, Malvin amplifies the feeling with minor-chord :, : melodies and swells of atmospheric pads. : :' ': ,: ThereÆs an eye to the dancefloor in much of the record, too. Not :, : least on æWingsÆ, where a straight up, steady kick drum is the : :' trackÆs foundation. A vehicle for a rainbow-bright splash of ': ,: ideas, it threads together harp-plucked arpeggios, whooshing :, : sound design and thundering blasts of low-end bass. Malvin has : :' previously remixed the likes of Chet Faker and Porter Robinson, ': ,: and so itÆs no surprise to hear him adept at making club-minded :, : productions. ItÆs also a logical next step from the : :' æParallelismÆ EP, released three years ago, which was ': ,: influenced by him first going to clubs and becoming more :, : immersed in dance music. : :' ': ,: ItÆs the latest, fullest document of MalvinÆs vision as a :, : musician. Growing up in Pittsburgh, he moved to Ann Arbor where : :' he attended The University of Michigan before settling east in ': ,: his current home of Brooklyn. HeÆs already covered a lot of :, : ground to get to this point. HeÆs played sold out shows : :' throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, with ': ,: a co-headline North American tour lined up with Machinedrum, :, : worldwide dates are sure to follow. His is a creative mindset : :' shaped by live performance as much as studio tinkering. ItÆs a ': ,: foundation thatÆs allowed him to adeptly craft so many diffuse :, : ideas into a standout, wide-ranging debut. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 8 \/