Denver-based producer Manic Focus is an artist of many skills. As a magician, he makes use of sleight of hand to drag objects out of skinny air. As an digital artist, he executes equally inconceivable sonic acts together with his vibrant, genre-defying music. Manic Focus’ distinctive type – outlined by a hybrid of digital, funk, soul, and hip-hop – has helped the producer domesticate a fervent fanbase captivated by his immersive studio trickery and vibrant artistic spirit – a mixture that has led him to performances at festivals corresponding to Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Hulaween, North Coast Music Pageant, Excessive Sierra Music Pageant, Camp Bisco, Wakaan Pageant, Summer season Camp Music Pageant, and a number of opening slots at Purple Rocks in assist of Zhu, Emancipator, Fairly Lights, and extra.
However his strengths lie not solely within the musical and magical: what additionally makes Manic Focus stand aside is his psychological triumphs. Identified with Bipolar 1 in 2007, Manic Focus has skilled a number of manic and depressive episodes – experiences that immediately impressed his artist title. As an alternative of stopping him from working, his Bipolar prognosis turned a driving think about his artistic processes, an impediment he’s needed to navigate in the direction of a product of countless musical ingenuity. By no means Not Blue takes the listener via the totally different emotional states of a manic episode the place the interludes define the levels of mania.
It could be his finest work but, retaining your ears and thoughts engaged the entire method via with mesmerizing melodies, seamless vocal sampling, and drum grooves that appear to vibrate via your complete physique. Regardless of all of his expertise, it’s nice to see artists keen to go the additional mile in being really susceptible via their craft and in doing so, it seemingly resonates even deeper to the listener.
“This album may be very particular to me. It’ll take you on a journey via most of the feelings I expertise in a manic episode – from the boldness, via the chaos, to the euphoric states, however in the end ending on a optimistic observe.”
– Manic Focus
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