Bingle Beats
Pure ecstasy in each of these tracks. Body moving rhythms and more than one vocal hook that'll get stuck in your head for a couple days, big tip for the ravers
Favorite track: With Others.
Arpad Okay
the energy on this record is instant, unwavering, and ecstatic. the hits are pure, blissed out first, then intriguing, pushing but never so hard the buzz breaks, velvet underground. a new sound extending the past into the present yields dreamy results. the best of then the best of now the best
Favorite track: There's More.
T4T LUV NRG presents “Name It”, the latest album by Oakland’s Bored Lord, aka DJ Daria. The internationally beloved producer and DJ has created a truly stunning album of impeccably produced and mixed work, each song an enticing chapter in a complexly woven story about love. This album of uninhibited, hook-laden tracks conveys a narrative of love that is not only romantic and personal, but also communal and familial— a love that refuses to limit itself to just two people, but instead spills forth into the world, embracing everyone open to its power. With her emotive, tenacious album, Bored Lord reminds us that to truly allow yourself to be enveloped in desire, you have to endure the pain that comes alongside it. You have to adapt and stretch yourself in order to experience the immense growth love has to offer. You have to believe there's more to this world than suffering and isolation. You have to look within and accept whatever you find, even if it is ugly or difficult. Love is the peace you find amidst the chaos of living, and it doesn't just fall into your lap. You have to want it. You have to be ready for it. And if you are ready, you have to name it.
As a producer known in no small part for her edits, Bored Lord presents “Name It” as a work undeniable in its artistry, completely authentic in its messaging, and absent of the industrial notion of production. The songs on “Name It” have instant hooks and each is deeply inspired by the genres Bored Lord loves—broken beat, drum n’ bass, jungle, UK bass, Florida breaks and house among them—but rather than simply reproducing, these tracks expand each genre beautifully. Daria’s technique is decidedly hardcore, with samplers, romplers and a bone dry aesthetic, each song and sound all her own. In the artist's own words “I want the industry people to be confused while the ravers understand the very moment they press play. I want to challenge everyone to name it.” And we expect that indeed they will, play after play after play. Now, close your eyes and believe there is more, more, more....
credits
released November 3, 2023
Written and Produced by Bored Lord
Cover Painting by Jeffery Cheung
Layout by Shireen Hashemi
Mastered by Carl at TruTone
I read in an interview that the album was composed to provoke a sense of joy, and I feel that. It's startling how "fun" it feels; I think there's some magic in the arrangement and mixing, that elevates the sound design and melodies to great heights.. I can't work out how, which creates a glorious mystery on top of the great sounds. Octagonism
DJ and producer Wheez-ie captures the early '90s rave-era sound with his techno, industrial, and jungle-influenced tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 24, 2021
The aptly named “It’s Time to Dance” is driven by hard-hitting percussion and topped with a delightfully impish vocal. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 14, 2023