The Pelican’s Perch

Wendel Patrick is the alias piano player Kevin Gift performs under. Right before I left for Wisconsin, I had the chance to talk a bit to Wendel and he couldn’t be a nicer guy. I’m going to just strike the phrase “it’s not my usual style” when describing music on here that’s slightly out of the norm for me, because as of late I’ve been listening to all sorts of unique sounding, not quite indie music and I’m continually enjoying it. Patrick’s new album Sound: is definitely a unique and trippy listen that really requires it to be heard in one listen as all the songs usually blend into one another. I was trying to explain what his music sounds like and the best I could come up with was if the Gorillaz took themselves more seriously and teamed up with Godspeed, or if The Books went glitchy hip hop on us.

That probably doesn’t help the majority of you, but take a listen to the mp3’s I put below and hear for yourself. Just keep in mind that no one track truly stands out on this album and trying to pick mp3’s to feature was made even harder because of that fact. It’s the kind of album I’ll be playing on a lazy Sunday while reading a book. If you like the mp3’s below, head over to his site and buy the album. It’s nearly impossible for me to convince anyone here how good it is because of the required full album listen, but Wendel’s one of the more genuine people I’ve ever met through my blog and is easily one of the best upcoming hip hop/jazz/electronica producers around today and deserves all the support he can get.

Buy Sound: at his official site under the “online store” tab.

Man Vs.

Rest Move

Planet Planetarium

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