Bahwee - Flavors 2

http://huhwhatwhere.bandcamp.com/album/flavors-2-2


Artist Bahwee released "Flavors 2" through Huh What and Were record label in late may. Since then the HWW label has released "Equilibrium" by Evil Needle. Though Equilibrium is fantastic, and more recent, the album is not free and so doesn't fit the criteria. However, I can still do "Flavors 2". Moving on, Bahwee manages to combine all of the greatest parts of simple rhythms, catchy melodies, and hip hop drum beats and feels. The entire album takes the listener to their own dream world where they, in a trance, are able to relax and slow their roll. In a day and age of "bustle bustle bustle!" there are few things we need more than just that.

"Flavors 2" is that just right combination of chillwave, glitch, and hip hop instrumentalism. I'm going to start with "Don't Have Time", the track combines a well selected vocal snippet with a danceable rhythm. If Washed Out and Gold Panda were to have a love child, it would be this song. "Apartment 44" takes a quick turn in a different direction, maintaining the relaxed mood but instead fueling it will more of a head-bobbing sound, taking a bit more influence from the hip hop instrumental sector. "In The Benz" offers more head-bobbing beats, soothing the listener into a trance like state with it's minimal bass line and catchy guitar overlay. "Spitting Game" takes a very chill and simple rhythm and throws in a hip hop drum beat underneath, eventually a subtle undertone of a higher pitch guitar is thrown into the loop, calming the mind.

"Hard To Win" turns more into an RnB style, keeping the chill underlay, with soft vocals thrown into the mix. It keeps the hip hip drum style, allowing for a mix that is all at once aesthetically mind blowing without becoming sensory overload. The simplicity of "LotusFlowerBomb" is mind numbingly gorgeous. The beat is very minimal, and yet grabs the ear's attention, while the synth overlay offers a certain type of repetition that drowns out all other noise and nearly lulls the listener. This is a trait that also leads into "Apartment 89" where there is again that certain type of repetition that just brings the listener into their own sort of dream world. That paired with the vocal snippets allows for an ethereal listen.

The soft bell synth of "Jets Landing" seems to prepare the listener for another marvelously simplistic beat, and is followed by "Fly Another Plane", wherein the rhythm and melodies themselves are simplistic but is paired instead by a more worked drum loop than the songs preceding it, a pleasant surprise. The rest of the album I leave for you to listen to, and fall in love with yourself.