ORGANOCLORADOS Release An Absolutely Classic Post-Punk Single
- BuzzSlayers
- 5 hours ago
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The latest single release from Oranoclorados most certainly delivers a bit of a post-punk tonality, with slightly brooding vocals, coated in a bit of a chorus-like effect, along with classic, vast post-punk guitar work that really builds an amazing atmosphere and soundscape for you to sort of float alongside.
"Lori (Special Edition)" has some outstanding guitar work that really sets the palate for the song's tone. They have two guitars doing two different things. One is playing single-note riffs with a slightly distorted tonality, still pretty clean, while another guitar plays overlying chords.
This was a great approach because it really adds depth to the track and pushes the progression and melodies even further. It also gives the song all these layers, and because the two guitars have different tones to them, they blend and mesh together beautifully.
I love the drums on this because they had to drive, but those also have a little bit of reverb effect on them, adding even further to the sort of spacious and ambient underbelly of the track, which is part of the point.
A song like this needs to have that vastness to it. It's meant to feel a little bit cinematic and have those textural layers to create the robust sort of atmosphere that it does.
They really accomplished that amazingly with the guitar work alone, but the drums also help the soundscape come through with a more engulfing vibe.
On top of that, there are synth pad keys that flow through the background of the song.
All of these elements come together like puzzle pieces and end up shaping the sound of the track as a whole.
The vocals do an outstanding job of getting that sentiment even further because they come through with that semi-brooding feel. The tones are really particular, and a lot of the time, he double-tracks those vocals, especially at the courses.
The melodies he sings at those choruses are very hooky, and the progression of the song changes at those points. I really like this because it goes from minor to major, in a sense.
It goes from a mood that's sort of dark and edgy to something that has a little bit more brightness to it at that chorus.
This is really showing the band's ability to pay attention to arrangement and plan out how the song is going to feel as it unfolds.
Between the string and pad synthesizers during those choruses, it definitely has a bit of an orchestral feel.
It comes through feeling super lush, and there's a lot to chew on during those sections.
The bass guitar tone is really a key factor in the whole feel of this song as well. As I mentioned earlier, it has a very post-punk sort of vibe to it, and that bass guitar tone is everything. The bass guitar is essential when it comes to this kind of genre of music, and they really nailed the tone and the bass line, which you can hear really well during the guitar solo section.
That guitar solo is awesome, also, simply because it focuses a little bit more on melody than technique. It adds some great hooks to that part of the track, and the other guitars are a little bit more stripped down at that section, so you can really hear that bass guitar, as I mentioned earlier.
The guitar solo is also double-tracked, or so it sounds. I love how this band is all about double-tracking certain elements of it to really add the thickness to everything.
It completely works and the song does come through with a great sort of robust soundscape that pulls you right into it.
Things get a little bit more intense at that final section of the song where the vocals sort of belt out a bit louder; they get less brooding and more boisterous.
I definitely love a song that builds up the way this does, and you find yourself humming the hooks and choruses of this track in your head long after it has ended.
This was super classic, I really loved the drive, and their approach and influence from classic post-punk shines through in every note.
Definitely check this out when you get a chance, and remember where you heard it first.
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