Star in the Hood

by Klein

Star in the Hood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 November 2022
  • Label: Not On Label Self-released)
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 58:57
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Star in the Hood' is an abstract sound collage built from manipulated modern classical piano, field recordings, and layered vocal samples. The album's production creates a disorienting yet introspective atmosphere by contrasting dense, distorted noise with sparse, dreamlike passages of drone and ambient R&B. Klein's compositional approach involves cutting and looping these disparate sonic elements, using her own singing voice sparingly while focusing on a complex and shifting textural landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: dissonant, experimental, electronic, lo-fi, atmospheric, vocal

Tracklist

  1. mommy's girl (03:43)
  2. black star (05:11)
  3. schooled (10:00)
  4. Friend in the Mirror (03:51)
  5. postcode wars (04:32)
  6. a break from angel (01:08)
  7. shorty alert (02:56)
  8. signed and delivered (04:56)
  9. Swerve (04:16)
  10. brand new day (05:04)
  11. haha hehe business (03:12)
  12. winter (04:46)
  13. Blueprint (00:15)
  14. SOUF TITLE (05:07)

Credits

  • Klein - written-by, composed by, mixed by, artwork
  • Amir Shoat - mastered by

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