Typically when I ask people if they’re familiar with Virtual Flannel, they either tell me they aren’t (so I load ‘em up with links for the day) or they’re like, “Yeah. He’s super geeky, but knows exactly how to drop beat-music on the HARD.” CUT TO: receiving V-F! Video Mixtape Vol.1 (Anthology Nov 2011 - Apr 2012) on VHS — a piece of art that has consumed my evening visual while writing late — and an expertly mastered and mixed tape Virtual Flannel handed out as favors for his wedding last year. And I can’t stress this enough, the dude knows what he’s doing. So what if Canadian seclusion from a beat scene puts a slight distance between how beat-art is created; Virtual Flannel has figured out the way you nod to his music and is now controlling it fiercely.
Live V-F! Pocket Operator Jam. is the shining example of how geeky-chill Virtual Flannel can get. These are pocket beat machines he’s programming together. What you’re hearing is what people used to forage back-room beats in order to create a soundtrack to whatever vendor buys their product first. Like, you’ve heard these sounds in commercials, training videos, videogames, etc. And Virtual Flannel thought the unexpected: reappropriation visa-vie equipment sound. Maybe it’s not THAT unexpected, but
Live V-F! Pocket Operator Jam. is just another undeniable step in the progression where the whole beat scene is heading. Leadership below:
So, I guarantee never to fuck on you (unless you fuck on me), thus to make it a TRU C Monster premiere video post, below is the FULL new joint Pocket Beats by Virtual Flannel. Not listed for sale on tape, just straight digital, and the nod is what’s good here. Honor an artist who’s making it happen:
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• Virtual Flannel: https://virtualflannel.bandcamp.com