insane
PREHISTORY by FLOOR BABA
Runtime: 42:05
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New spaces are constantly being carved between genres and with influences as diverse as Mr. Bungle, Meshuggah, Wendy Carlos, Steve Vai, Roy Ayers, and soundtracks to games like EarthBound and Chrono Trigger, it's fair to say that FLOOR BABA commands a unique space.
What began as an outlet for unreleased soundtrack work quickly found a home in the excitement of mid-2010's SoundCloud culture. Since then, FLOOR BABA has continued to craft a unique combination of retro sounds and today's emergent electronic styles. Through FLOOR BABA what's old and what's new dance in a personal exploration.
FLOOR BABA: Bandcamp ~ Spotify ~ Soundcloud ~ Twitter ~ all the other links
Music, engineering, & creative direction by FLOOR BABA
Special thank you to Braz @ DESKPOP for being a partner in my work for many years and counting.
Album art by Gobo 3D
PREHISTORY
Music Video
Directed by FLOOR BABA & Sum Of The Pixels
Animated by Sum Of The Pixels
https://twitter.com/Sumofthepixels
Special thanks to Katharine C. Howlett Ebner, professor of modern art history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSC2u4IjYJA
NO FEAR OF DEATH
Music Video
Directed and animated by FLOOR BABA
Special thanks to Ben Levin for additional consultation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9AbvB-xcKc
SLIME PILE
Music Video
Directed and animated by FLOOR BABA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ-_A9PNxfk
LIVING MAXIMUM FANTASY
Audio Visualizer
Directed and animated by Mariode
Produced by DESKPOP
Additional editing by FLOOR BABA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwJ71M0dF0E
Additional sound design in some atmospheric sections by Lavande
PREHISTORY quotes "Malédiction, S.121" by Franz Liszt (1833)
PUMP UP THE BASS (CHECK IT OUT) quotes traditional Mass text
NO FEAR OF DEATH quotes "Sleep." by James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) and briefly samples "Rewind the Day" by Scientific Sunshine
CLOUDSURF quotes traditional Mass text
MAGIC TOWER quotes "‘But you, O Dika, wreathe lovely garlands in your hair" by Sappho (630 BC-570 BC)
This album used AI to produce all spoken word sections.
insane
I can hear the Earthbound-yNESS in this one. Very trippy but casual. I dig the jitters and the instruments you use.
Wee need free floor baba or free deskpop for ppl tbh.
Also that's kinda 🥵
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