The thing I love most about Virtual Flannel is how direct his music and analog game rides in the most ambiguous and obscure ways. Take for example, the title of his “newest” VHS/tape project V-F! Video Mixtape Vol.1 (Anthology Nov 2011 - Apr 2012): do we believe this was made then and why is it being released now? Or how about: does he use samples? I know the fellah has bought a few key boards in his time. And his beats are so retro-future, they’re progressive. Organic dubbing like it was never NOT part of each track. Cuts like the batteries are fucking with listeners. So, how does it feel knowing V-F! Video Mixtape Vol.1 (Anthology Nov 2011 - Apr 2012) has dropped on VHS in edition of 10, and two are already floating around out there?
Intentional pieces of esoterica like V-F! Video Mixtape Vol.1 (Anthology Nov 2011 - Apr 2012) really tickle my fancy. Now, **$$EXT8PE (TMT Review) had more of a conceptual agenda, but Virtual Flannel is going for the series gold here, as Vol.1 could mean any number of intentions. Which to me, it drives my imagination wild trying to pinpoint the actual plan, and the only way to satiate these adventures in thought is through listening, watching, and feeling the music.
Our hero Virtual Flannel doesn’t just stop at the VHS buck, either, because really, V-F! Video Mixtape Vol.1 (Anthology Nov 2011 - Apr 2012) is just the start of his 2015. Boii got a mad split coming out on DIRTY TAPES too (different than the PUN COLLIN split we covered yesterday), and too many more to wait for, but we gotta. In the mean time, the vibes on V-F! Video Mixtape Vol.1 (Anthology Nov 2011 - Apr 2012) are exactly what listeners need for pure peace of mind. Stream below and be on the look out:
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