Hunz – ‘Soon, Soon’
Hunz is an electronic musician from Brisbane who recently recorded his second album in unusual circumstances – he took part in the RPM Challenge that asked over 2200 international artists to write, record, perform and produce an entire album during the month of February 2009. The fruits of that challenge have recently been made available to download for free and there’s some killer tracks on there. My favourite is ‘Soon, Soon,’ which combines industrial-inspired beats with a soaring falsetto reminiscent of Radiohead’s ‘Nude’ and harmonies that recall parts of Gotye’s last effort. Like Gotye, Hunz releases music under a one-word psuedonym (crazy, huh?) and combines elements of schizophrenic production with earnest singer-songwriter tendancies. I prefer the songs where the former wins over and enjoy the way his sweet, high voice rubs against the harsher elements of the arrangement but for those who prefer their music less glitchy and full of ‘beeps’ there’s some fairly straight-up compositions.
‘Soon, Soon’ is rad – especially impressive given the contracted gestation period. Kudos to Hunz.
May 27, 2009 12:53 pm
Hunz is brilliant
May 27, 2009 5:32 pm
agreed
the album has been getting a spin all week
here is hoping recognition follows
May 28, 2009 12:14 pm
I played him on the show last night. I think he’s got some great ideas, but sometimes his songs lose focus. He’s a talent though, no doubt about it.