Thrupence - Structures


We interrupt this story i honestly lost interest in telling last Friday for a better story. My copy of Structures by Thrupence arrived today. No joke, I ordered this thing on Christmas Eve, it went through customs in Chicago on Sunday, and now i can bask in the warm neon glow of some truly wonderful Ambient Melodic House. Even better, i got to do the Discogs listing and upload photos of my personal copy number 61 of 100. 

Not much to review though, as electronica goes this is a soft, fuzzy, warm blanket on a rainy night. If you're confused about why he uses both names, it's because Jack Vanzet is a multi-disciplinary artist, and Thrupence is his musical persona. The design, art, and animation is Jack collaboratimg with himself. 

Now, there is one coin flip of a situation, and it's the inclusion of both the full Diminishing Light with guest vocalist Fractures and the instrumental only. Depending on what kind of mood you're in, it might totally be annoying to hear both back to back. It might also be annoying to have to sit up and skip one or the other. Personally though, if you're expecting it then it's quite nice to hear the full song then get to hear what you might have missed because you were paying attention to the vocals. If you accept that that's the point of Side B, then it's fine.

Unfortunately, it is an extremely limited run of only 100 and they sold out rather quickly. Unfortunately again, you can't have my physical copy 61/100 for anything less than an astonishingly exhorbitant amount of money because it's glorious, but fortunately you can listen to it on bandcamp and check out the full animated art campaign on his website for no expense. I think you'll agree that's pretty inexpensive for a delightful half hour of strings and synths and gently thumping kick drums. 

https://thrupence.bandcamp.com/album/structures-lp


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