Leicester-based GU-RU makes a distinctive statement with “Time Blindness,” translating Gurulee’s experience of creative hyperfocus into an intricate instrumental built around shifting rhythms and layered keyboard arrangements. The track’s changing structures mirror the sensation of losing track of time while immersed in the creative process.
Sounding like it could fit in the ’70s just as well as today, “Time Blindness” commences with free-flowing, melodic keys and a spacey synth simmering. A funky bass drive injects seamlessly alongside steady percussion, while the illuminated keys continue to stir with their memorably harmonious direction. Buzzy synths ease in with reflective prowess as the first minute comes to a close, at that point signaling an elongated organ-friendly feeling as the pulsing keys, stabbing synths, and grooving bass continue to seamlessly interact.
The shift around 01:40 proves especially resonant, again embracing blaring organs as a magnetic melodic focal point, before driving into further synth-ready prowess and ongoing head-nodding rhythmic precision. The overall aesthetic reminds fondly of Todd Rundgren’s instrumental works, like “Breathless,” while the time signature changes conjure a Zappa-esque level of musicianship. Even beyond its lovable throwback comparisons, “Time Blindness” consumes in its inventive, timeless sound and constant sense of melodic momentum, serving as a stellar showcase for GU-RU.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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