Point Lobo, drummer for hip-hop legends The Pharcyde, initially envisioned “Dolphin Hotel” as the soundtrack to some video shorts in development. Its use of tones in reverse delay on top of sultry beats conveys a feeling of being outside normal time. Which is what gives the song a quality that transcends genre as well. The synth work is reminiscent of something out of a high production 80s pop song but inserted into a more modern context and sound design style. The effect is a song that has the lushness nostalgic tone of, say, Donald Fagen’s “New Frontier” but a more later art rock flavor like if 1980s Yes hooked up with William Orbit. The dynamic of the song takes the listener on a journey that stretches your mind to take in its beautifully resolving bend of a tonal shift throughout. Listen to “Dolphin Hotel” on Soundcloud and follow Point Lobo at the links below.
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