Problems

Apr
03
posted by Dat Mavis

You might be wont to assume that the ‘holy triumvirate’ (as i understand the Sound Doc writers are now being collectively referred to in hushed tones by ‘music types’) are living in the glamorous world of the media. Feted constantly by champagne breakfasts, press releases, promos and interviews inhabited formerly only by the likes of Pitchfork and Dolly Magazine*. The reality of the situation is that this couldn’t be further from the truth, there are no press releases, interviews or feting – there is no champagne, there isn’t even any breakfast. Reggie Maurice doesn’t even have a home, he writes all his posts tapping McDonalds wi-fi sleeping at highway truck stops. He’s a really lovely guy though, don’t forget that. Rather we grind our grubby little noses around the far flung corners of the internet in search of “that sound”.

It was on one such journey deep into the heartland of soundcloud that we uncovered the impossible to google Problems Music. Problems music has evolved out of the Adelaide bedroom of Justin Walkden, initially a solo project before expanding to bring in Shane Lock on vocals. They’ve released a handful of tracks onto soundcloud ahead of an EP coming later this month.

The pieces we have so far show us glitchy loop based pop, covered in wavering vocals. The sort of music that soundtracks the scenes of expectant hope just before the climactic scenes in indie dramas. Across their soundcloud’s content you’ll hear fingerpicked moments and sitar meanderings spliced among flittering synth and what to me sounds like a pair of vocalists rather than just the one piper as listed. Beneath it all the more drawn out synth chords recline, pretending the part of a string section. Sink your teeth into it today, and wait for more tomorrow.

*[Tommy: This is actually an accurate summary of my own side of things, there's just no flow through on the Sound Doctrine income streams so...]

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