We previously featured Blacklight Beat Patrol when he took us on a cerebral and transcendental trip with his dimensional opus, Awe Walk, so when we heard that the visionary artist was back with the evocatively titled, Dumpster Fire, we were curious to say the least, and couldn’t wait to listen and share our experience.
Dumpster Fire opens with syncopated horns and a rising drum’n’bass beat – textured and intricate. A meditative synth pans in the background as the beat pulls out and we experience a trippy and psychedelic yet somewhat eerie synthscape. The return of the beat manifests with full dynamism, as we journey in a cerebral tech hybrid universe.
The organic motifs are balanced with the more futuristic notions, akin to travelling to another dimension. We experience the fullness of the human and technological experience, reminding us of the holographic and tech-smart nature of reality as we know it.
The cosmic ebbs and flows are welcome, as a more industrial and subversive bassline emerges with astral bell tones. The detail is incredible, and we are enthralled by the sonic universe that Blacklight Beat Patrol is creating. Reverse record scratches add a nostalgic, almost breakbeat energy to the piece, which fades out with a celestial, metallic synth drifting off into the ether.
We learn that Dumpster Fire serves as the bold lead single from Blacklight Beat Patrol’s upcoming album It Gets “Better”. The track is designed to push the project deeper into its signature world of controlled chaos.
Speaking on the release, Blacklight Beat Patrol says, “Fusing mechanical, clockwork-like percussion with deep, distorted bass swells and digital decay, the track is a calculated study in the “weird tone” of the fringe.”
For some background, Blacklight Beat Patrol is the experimental electronic project of Rhode Island producer and multi-instrumentalist Scott R. Corneau. He launched the project in 2021 as a space for outsider-minded creativity, and works from his home studio.
Naturally, his sound has drawn comparisons to artists like Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, and Flying Lotus. There is also an undeniable cinematic appeal, and we could imagine Dumpster Fire in a dystopian movie like 2073, The Electric State, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, or Bionic, which all explore a world where advanced technology has fundamentally broken society.
Needless to say, we continue to be in awe of what Blacklight Beat Patrol creates, and have added Dumpster Fire to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TRIPPY playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Blacklight Beat Patrol, and anticipate the release of It Gets “Better”!