Tom Pritchard

Ambient / Experimental / Electronica

London, United Kingdom

Billboard

Supernova makes Demo of the Month in Future Music 202...

"Despite the most monumentally slow (is it switched on?) first minute the attention kicks in with the twang and the superb vocoded vocal. We're not certain whether Tom Pritchard can sing or not but this effected, pitch-locked treatment fixes any wobbly foibles that may have existed and lends the track a melancholy that no human could ever impart. It's like listening to the world's saddest robot while his batteries go flat. "The vocals were recorded through the microphone that came with my microKORG, although the vocoding is all Reason," Tom tells us. Meanwhile the ambient dome of synth pad and gorgeous Vangelis-like plucks and twangs show a variety and musicianship that keeps you hooked. And special mention to the great, solid drum sounds (incorporating an incredible 'squidge' that's obviously too loud in the mix - but we love it). "Until recently I was using brickwall limiting on everything and I started to feel that it was completely wrecking the dynamics in my music, so I've left the limiting to a minimum here and I think the track sounds better for it," Tom says. Couldn't agree more."

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Impostor says:

Nice piece, well done. Came across you through 'Future Muisc', they were very complimentary, richly deserved. www.myspace.com/analogimpostor

posted Jun 16

immutable says:

I love your use of the vocoder on Supernova. It sounds like you hooked it up to Thor synth with a comb filter. I also really enjoyed the way you used noise in that track for emphasis in buildups/breakdowns. Probably my favorite thing about your music is the way that you layer while maintaining a floating ambience. It's incredible. There's so much going on, yet it's never overwhelming; in fact, it's perfectly balanced. A lot of the drum beats you use are simple, but they are really well-layered and have great texture. I am captivated even though the beat is slow and before I know it, the track is already over and I have to press repeat, and that's not even getting into the rhythmic delays and creative use of reverb. Keep up the good work.

posted Apr 15