biskuwi – Queen City Sounds and Art

biskuwi_Yoisho1_crop — biskuwi *Yoisho* EP cover

Biskuwi builds “Yoisho” like layers of minimal techno contributing to a track of blossoming emotional urgency. Beginning with percussion, bring in menacing distorted synth swells and fades, like you’re in a giant flying machine passing others rapidly in the night. Multiple lines of melody stream by and tonal hazes shimmer like you’re hearing fog and steam clouds as you pass street lights, illuminated signs and other urban lighting. The title is a Japanese word that doesn’t translate directly easily but is said while straining to do something or after such an effort is accomplished. A self-affirmation in a way and a way to blow off some of the steam of that effort. This song might have felt like dusting off ideas and pushing forward into a new direction or experimenting with weaving together variant musical concepts but whatever the source of its titling, “Yoisho” conveys a sense of journey and the experiential details of that journey through employing sounds that work simultaneously for cinematic effect and immersive musical composition. Listen to “Yoisho” on Spotify and connect with biskuwi at the links provided.

open.spotify.com/artist/2wdY7YDYVddKtVbbgh1fCT
soundcloud.com/biskuwi
facebook.com/biskuwi.official

biskuwi_CauseIGrewUp_crop — biskuwi “Cause I Grew Up” cover (cropped)

“Cause I Grew Up” from Swedish deep house/techno artist biskuwi sounds like a new take on the late night chill vibe of Tangerine Dream’s “Love on a Real Train.” The suggestion of movement and a dream-like tranquility permeates the track with tones pulsing and fading like the lights of the train, of empty stations lit by the green-white light passing by giving the mind a hypnotic environment in which one’s imagination can roam to where it will. Halfway through the song tones become stronger as the journey intensifies and your anticipation of reaching your destination increases as well and the smooth, metronomic beat rouses you from your reverie into a fresh state of mind. Take some more musical journeys with biskuwi at the links below after listening to “Cause I Grew Up” for yourself.