Can't believe this guy is a 19 year old music student....

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Posted by nsamadi on Aug-14-2010 06:42:

Can't believe this guy is a 19 year old music student....

Balam Acab

His See Birds EP is insanely good. Sounds like a mixture of Animal Collective, Burial & Moderat.

Huge new talent, going to keep an eye out for him.

Posted by nrjizer on Aug-15-2010 22:48:

That was pretty underwhelming, to be honest.

As far as 19 year old talents go, Space Dimension Controller has this guy beat by miles.

Posted by epicaricacy on Aug-15-2010 22:55:

i am starkid.

Posted by LoveHate on Aug-15-2010 23:41:

wow i need to step my game up.

Posted by srussell0018 on Aug-16-2010 00:10:

I liked the first guy better

Posted by MSZ on Aug-16-2010 03:03:

phrakture is 15 or 16 i believe. young talent is awesome.

http://www.myspace.com/phrakturemusic

toronto represent.

DSUK002 Phrakture - Iris (Original Mix) by Digital Sensation UK

Posted by rawbound on Aug-16-2010 08:30:

Yeah that one was nice. This guy is really good and only 19 aswell:

Posted by shaw on Aug-16-2010 13:42:

inb4jaar

Posted by Morphology on Aug-16-2010 16:10:

I don't understand what's so strange about the age. The creative part is innate, if he's learned technical things for production then 19 isn't all that young as long as he's had a passion for it and really found it interesting.
If anything, the young age is probably a good thing since a grown up is more conformed to norms of behavior, that (as far as I know, please correct me if I'm wrong) kind of defames playfulness and innovativeness.

Posted by daphunky1 on Aug-16-2010 17:21:

Right, so let's starting posting our favorite new talents over the age of 70, because now that you mention it, that would in fact likely be more impressive.

Posted by srussell0018 on Aug-16-2010 19:03:

Carl Cox?

Posted by d-miurge on Aug-16-2010 19:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Morphology
I don't understand what's so strange about the age. The creative part is innate, if he's learned technical things for production then 19 isn't all that young as long as he's had a passion for it and really found it interesting.
If anything, the young age is probably a good thing since a grown up is more conformed to norms of behavior, that (as far as I know, please correct me if I'm wrong) kind of defames playfulness and innovativeness.

As a good Frenchman, I'd like to quote Victor Hugo: "it's easy to be a genius when you are 20 years old, it's harder when you are 50".

Posted by cjart on Aug-16-2010 20:43:

quote:
Originally posted by d-miurge
As a good Frenchman, I'd like to quote Victor Hugo: "it's easy to be a genius when you are 20 years old, it's harder when you are 50".

word!

it's much harder from year to year - when childhood is over, time to fall into the trap of real life...

when someone is 30, 40, 50 and still doing his thing brilliantly, that proves he's dedicated to music in 100% and has huge, endless talent - imho

examples: Moshic, John Fleming, Ricky Smith...

Posted by sako487 on Aug-16-2010 20:45:

mat zo? hes a fuckin genious and hes 19 or 20

Posted by -FSP- on Aug-17-2010 02:00:

Claude Von Stroke is like in his late 30s and I'm not sure if i'm right, but that's when he exploded right? Deep Throat was one of the biggest songs not too long ago and he made that when he was 30 something.

But to be fair, he was apparently always pretty good from what i've read.

Posted by HartHacker on Aug-31-2010 14:45:

wwoooww how is he only 19!!!! thats amazin. i wish i was like that when i was 19 hell i wish i was like that NOW!!!1

Posted by IceColdWater on Sep-01-2010 02:54:

That picture from the See Bird track freaked me out.

Posted by evernic on Sep-01-2010 07:19:

yay nice guy.

Posted by jupiterone on Sep-02-2010 01:51:

the music is awesome. but the mix sounds so harsh and 'attackful' it ruins it

Posted by nsamadi on Sep-05-2010 23:02:

Superpitcher ends his recent RA podcast with his See Birds (Sun) track.

Posted by DJ_Rafnel on Sep-05-2010 23:06:

Awesome stuff! Good find!

Posted by Viber on Sep-05-2010 23:56:

That Space Dimension Controller dude is good, the OP one was kinda boring imo.

Posted by Floorfiller on Sep-06-2010 15:41:

no need to downplay that these guys are doing cool things. all that matters is it sounds like they are following their own artistic visions and that's what makes it good. like what i'm hearing from these young guys. wish more young producers would just make what they feel and not worry about topping the trance chart...

Posted by idoru on Sep-07-2010 19:52:

Re: Can't believe this guy is a 19 year old music student....

quote:
Originally posted by nsamadi
Sounds like a mixture of... Burial & Moderat.

Not too hard, considering Moderat sounds like a blatant rip-off of Burial.

Posted by jdat on Sep-07-2010 21:13:

I think washed out is also pretty young?!