Australian producer Golden Features and American double act ODESZA have both seen an impressive amount of success in their respective careers, between them amassing a total of 8.6m monthly listeners on Spotify. Having joined forces for new collaborative ‘guise BRONSON back in 2018, the three music makers have now released the projects self-titled debut long player. At 10 tracks in total, the record offers everything from percussive driven OST-like euphoria and uplifting synth
melodies to low end heavy club stompers and chill inducing broken rhythms. Tracks like FOUNDATION sound like it’s pulled straight off the soundtrack for Hollywood’s next epic space adventure, while the more bass heavy inclusions such as KEEP MOVING and TENSE bring the energy of a sweat-drenched back room of a warehouse rave. As a whole, the album is adventerous, but keeps a similar style throughout, one built from smart sample choices, clean sound design and intelligent songwriting. It also includes vocal contribution from lau.ra, Gallant and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, arrives via ODESZA’s own Foreign Family Collective label in partnership with British indie giant Ninja Tune, and at the time of writing sits at #22 on the official AIRA chart. Speaking on the album, the three collaborators said “This record isn’t like anything any of us have done before; it’s a creative departure from the worlds of ODESZA and Golden Features – but that’s the beauty of it and the fundamental intention of the project.”
Where to start:
HEART ATTACK – Emotive bass melodies and stripped back vocals from lau.ra
KEEP MOVING – Bass heavy, electro-tinged club weapon
DAWN – Tension building arrangement filled with ghastly vocals and filtered synth melodies
Previous from BRONSON:
Golden Features – SECT LP (2018, Warner Music)
ODESZA – In Return (2014, Foreign Family Collective)
If you like this then check out:
Satin Jackets – Solar Nights LP (2019, Eskimo / N.E.W.S.)
Kasbo – Places We Don’t Know LP (Foreign Family Collective)
BRONSON’S BRONSON LP is out now on Foreign Family Collective / Ninja Tune.