| Biographical Info |
David Last is a musician and visual artist living in Brooklyn New York. His tracks range from electronic dance music to cinematic orchestral ambience depending on the setting. This is not surprising, as he has been creating music for a variety of venues; the dancefloor, Imax film, video installation, childrens’ animation, and albums. As a result of a broad curiosity about creative music, each project is considered anew as its own sonic world. There are common features between these worlds, however. Even in quieter pieces a deep sense of rhythm is usually present. Many of his tracks combine dancefloor energy with the deeper-leaning funk of dancehall, dub, latin music and hip hop. All this stuff is probably present in one way or another in his tracks, but it still doesn’t sound like a dry exercise in hybrid style. It’s his own recognizable sound, the result of a natural progression of musical interests. Electronic tracks often employ a wide range of clipped and manipulated sounds, placed with rhythmic precision. Shades of tone and texture create an emotional reaction to the sound of the music, while a heavy emphasis on rhythmic ebb and flow moves the tracks along. At parties his sets concentrate on that heavy rhythm, and when possible he plays live drums to add extra vibrations to the live mix. His sets sometimes include reggae vocals, often provided by his main vocal collaborator, Chicago ragga MC Zulu. Given his syncopated rhythmic leanings, this combination sounds natural, never ironic. Crowds respond with screams and sweat. Note the same "f@ck-all let's rock it any old way that feels good" attitude that prevailed back in 70s and 80s NYC; when disco, hip hop, punk rock, and pop music could be found freely intermixing without shame. An offbeat sense of humor is also present, keeping it surprising and uplifting. A new CD release with genius ragga bad-man ZULU is set to blow up Europe in 2009. David has also been collaborating with Japanese tech-house producer Segeke on a project called Pocket Pet. Pocket Pet has already hit dancefloors hard with EPs on Goosehound (NYC) and Geometric Deck (Osaka). David's tracks are currently released in a variety of contexts with labels like Staubgold (Berlin), Goosehound (NYC), and Unfoundsound (Philly). He has remixed for many others including François K’s WaveTec label (NYC), indie psych-rock label The Social Registry (NYC) and Audio.NL (Rotterdam). His downtempo full-length CD "The Push Pull" is now in its second printing with The Agriculture label, having gained respect from tough critics like pitchforkmedia, and generating a sizable cult following. International projects further afield of dance music have included the performance of a commissioned soundtrack for a cavern in Japan, the soundtrack to a computer animated Imax film about talking atoms, and a video/music installation in Amsterdam. He can sometimes be found playing drums and computer with live instrumental dub groups “Solids” and “Dub-Amp,” a way of bringing his sounds across with the energy of a rock show. Besides music releases, he creates visual artwork with odd abstract cartoon characters. His artwork has appeared on packaging for music and in animated tv-show intros for MTV-Japan. His handmade books have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum and bought by MOMA. In his spare time he creates a limited edition series of illustrated sneakers and other artworks. |
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