In the liner notes of his 2014 album Noise vs Beauty, Bassnectar man Lorin Ashton notes that new ideas, interesting collaborations, and outside techniques were his driving influences during these recording sessions.
Fair enough, and the album does feel like an EDM journey through sound with genres like trance ("You & Me") and trap ("Don't Hate the 808") adding new tones to the Bassnectar universe, but the happy side effect of all this messing about is how varied and album-like this LP plays out.
After Bassnectar's grinding EP onslaught of 2013, this even-keeled approach is a surprise, and a surprise peppered with towering highlights.
The Rye Rye-fronted "Now" is a poppin' and lockin' EDM cut where "going dumb" comes off as sound party advice, while on the other end of the spectrum there's "Gnar," a stone-face dubstep juggernaut that's the kind of stuff battlebots must listen to before entering the ring.
"Mystery Song" is dark and mysterious enough to move goths toward the dancefloor, while the sequencing of "Noise" and "The Future" gives the album a second-half suite of worthy EDM experimentation.
Turns out the producer is as good with the long haul as he is with the shock and awe, although EPs are still the Bassnectar format to turn to for those instant dancefloor fireworks.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F.U.N.Lorin Ashton, Seth Drake | Bassnectar | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | NowLorin Ashton, Rye Rye | Bassnectar | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Loco OnoLorin Ashton, The Beginners | Bassnectar | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | You & MeLorin Ashton, Hayley Gene | Bassnectar | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Lost in the CrowdLorin Ashton, Stephen Gaines, Santiago Leyva, Jantsen Robertson | Bassnectar | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | EphemeralLorin Ashton | Bassnectar | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Hold OnLorin Ashton, Angelo Tursi | Bassnectar | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | NoiseLorin Ashton, Ladonnis Crump, James Fiorella | Bassnectar | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | The FutureLorin Ashton, Jenna Sousa | Bassnectar | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Open UpLorin Ashton, Simon Morel | Bassnectar | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | Mystery SongAnthony Anderson, Lorin Ashton, The Beginners | Bassnectar | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Don't Hate the 808Lorin Ashton, Lafa Taylor | Bassnectar | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | GnarLorin Ashton, Jeremy Glenn, Dylan Jones | Bassnectar | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 14 | Flash BackLorin Ashton | Bassnectar | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | So Butterfly [2014 Version]Lorin Ashton | Bassnectar | Play | 06:17 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 58 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 440 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amp Live | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Anthony Anderson | Composer |
| 3 | Lorin Ashton | Composer, Lyricist |
| 4 | Bassnectar | Primary Artist |
| 5 | The Beginners | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 6 | Ladonnis Crump | Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 7 | W. Darling | Featured Artist |
| 8 | Donnis | Featured Artist |
| 9 | Seth Drake | Composer, Featured Artist, Mastering |
| 10 | Fashawn | Featured Artist |
| 11 | James Fiorella | Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 12 | Stephen Gaines | Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 13 | Hayley Gene | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 14 | Jeremy Glenn | Composer |
| 15 | Jantsen | Featured Artist |
| 16 | Dylan Jones | Composer |
| 17 | Santiago Leyva | Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 18 | Simon Morel | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 19 | Jade Puget | Guitar |
| 20 | Jantsen Robertson | Composer |
| 21 | Rye Rye | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 22 | Jenna Sousa | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 23 | Lafa Taylor | Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 24 | Tursi | Featured Artist |
| 25 | Angelo Tursi | Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 26 | The Upbeats | Featured Artist |
| 27 | Zion I | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |