ttypes – Queen City Sounds and Art

The ttypes’ “73 78 Honey” is a Blissful Reimagining of Beck’s Remix of Philip Glass Compositions “NYC 73-78”

Perhaps it’s as much a commentary of the modern era of electronic music as it is an interesting experiment but ttypes doing “73 78 Honey” as a reworking of Beck’s remix of Philip Glass compositions as “NYC 73-78” is not merely meta. Adding vocals, processing others, changing the focus and tenor of the music but not the expansive spirit the elements of the song are brought into focus and rendered into the kind of psychedelic pop song one might have expected out of the Beach Boys at their most experimental or Animal Collective when aiming at a more classical sonic architecture. The repeated choruses swim in musical sunlight and in the end fade out blissfully into the infinite distance like a flight home into the rising sun. Listen to “73 78 Honey” on YouTube and follow ttypes at the links below.

ttypes Taps Into the Nostalgia for Better Days in Hopes of a More Joyful Future With “Rock Bottom in Shanghai”

Tim Krauss sounds exuberantly wistful on the new ttypes single “Rock Bottom in Shanghai.” The upbeat melody is reminiscent of a late 70s ELO pop hit and intentionally draws on the sense of nostalgia then employed by Jeff Lynne and company but for this song the purpose is definitely subversive and its uplifting choruses are filled with expressions of heartbreak and struggling with how to bounce back from, yes, hitting rock bottom because all the old ways of clawing one’s way back to at least semi-functional normalcy aren’t really working but hopeful something will nudge you to better headspaces soon. It’s a personal song but ain’t that America? Listen to “Rock Bottom in Shanghai” on Soundcloud and follow ttypes at the links below.

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ttypes Celebrates “Building A Life” Rather Than Staying Stuck in a Relationship That Erodes You From the Inside

There comes a time in many people’s lives when the creeping realizations of having lived a life of tolerating abuses big and small, the emotional betrayals and those of trust, become impossible to ignore. “Building A Life” by ttypes puts that transformation into a catchy pop song that perfectly weds AM radio pop of the 60s and 70s with self-aware noise rock. If you don’t pay too much attention to the lyrics it sounds so much like a hopeful, uplifting, summertime indie hit. And it might be argued that it is exactly that but not one essentially devoid of content. The decision to leave the relationship has been made and a sense of excitement heading toward psychological freedom and actual happiness is palpable in the song. The headlong momentum is joyful and the feeling of a weight having lifted off is palpable. Could the title be more appropriate and wanting to build a life rather than getting stuck in one that doesn’t truly nurture you as a person? Listen to “Building A Life” on Spotify and connect with ttypes at the links below.

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Biiko and ttypes Blend Downtemp Jazz and Hazy Melodies on “Mixee” With an Eloquent Economy of Expression

Biiko_x_ttypes_Mixee2_crop — Biiko x ttypes “Mixee” cover (cropped)

Biiko and ttypes team up for a vocal duet on hazily downtempo song “Mixee.” The percussion has enough production on it to take off any hard edges, synths pulse on the periphery as though to mark time on a casual stroll, a simple piano figure and a smooth bass line sets an underlying tempo that comes to the fore toward the end of the song. The song is a plea to an ex-lover in the form of reminders of how things were and what the relationship meant yet it doesn’t sound desperate, it doesn’t come off mournful, simply gentle melancholic. At times it’s reminiscent of Slowdive’s “Blue Skied An’ Clear” in its own, abstract, jazz-like flourishes and dreamlike, languid dynamics. Though the song is relatively short at a little over two minutes, Biiko and ttypes bring together enough poignant details and emotional coloring to convey much more than some artists get to at twice the length. Listen to “Mixee” on Spotify.