Album Notes

Mike "Eachbox" Tinoco hooks up with producers Matt "Cubik" Kent-Stoll and George "Origami" Cochrane. Elements of hip-hop, electronica, future funk, trip hop, soul, jazz, dance and acid combine to make an EP that integrates beatbox into a diverse yet complimentary range of music.

The first two tracks, "Big Bang" and "Sky Rhodes" are produced entirely using sounds from Each's versatile mouth. He displays an astonishing diversity of synth and pad style sounds, topped off with some great beats and some wonderfully resonant vocal brass. Chilled in vibe, "Big Bang" features an energetic switch up that doesn't compromise its soulful ambience. "Sky Rhodes" is darker in vibe, like Air with had a foot in the shadows. The washes of harmonised vocal synth, the effected snare rushes and haunting whistle give this a driving, hypnotic vibe.

The rest of the album features keyboards, synth, guitar, bass, and percussion supplementing the beatbox. The standout title track, "The Beat Within", features some wonderfully warm synth playing, like a benevolent Aphex Twin after years of therapy. "Tangent Syndrome" features extremely prominent beatbox with the occasional mild dash of glitchcore style sample retriggering, once again recalling the more ambient stylings of the legendary Cornish eccentric.

Production throughout is impressive, with warm bass and crisp treble. Eachbox has found in Cubik and Origami men who can do his impressive array of talents justice.

Final track "Behind Your Thoughts" sees Eachbox step away from total reliance on beatbox as Origami lays down some beats on a kit, integrating with Tinoco's vocals.

Review by Gavin Davies of www.HumanBeatbox.com