The Scrapyard Series Quadeca

"Scrapyard I" - Quadeca

The exciting comeback after quadeca's Immaculate masterpiece I Didn't Mean To Haunt You showcases that it was not a fluke but a showcase of how consistently great quadeca has become as an artist. Scrapyard I begins with the groovy, catchy and extremely fun track

"A LA CARTE" with it's wonderfully incorporated guitar and unique beat making up a track you can't help but revisit again and again for it's infectious groove and overall wonderful production. Breakance features on the track and brings a great vocal performance with his iconic deep singing voice. Overall "A LA CARTE" is a GREAT introduction to the scrapyard series and left me excited for everything that would come next.

U DON'T KNOW ME LIKE THAT is a track that I don't really know how to feel about. On one hand it's production is incredible and it feels like quadeca made exactly what he set out to make but on the other, I don't think I like what he was going for. Quadeca's carti like and pitched up vocals aren't necessarily bad by any means but I feel like that alongside the instrumental that didn't do much for me left me feeling kind of meh about the whole thing. I love elements of the track though like the piano and the melodies are beautiful, and especially the bridge is really pretty with the piano and the hint of stringed instruments made for a nice moment. Overall though the track is not one I'm going to come back to that often.

so on one hand we have a track that's become my most listened to song this month and on the other we have a mediocre track I'm not crazy about which leaves my rating of SCRAPYARD I as a

8/10

"Scrapyard II" - Quadeca

An empty desert road at night in the future. The second scrapyard incorporates guitars and futuristic sounds to create a unique palate that sounds someone mixed the past and future together into a folk and electronic blend.

DUSTCUTTER is a cinematic and emotionally charged track with experimental guitar sounds and great bass and beat. The vocals most prominent component are this screaming whisper which are indicative of an anger that you're too afraid to show. The track rises in intensity more and more as the song goes on with it's bass and reverb usage and overall is a really cool track with creative ideas and execution.

UNDER MY SKIN is another great song with reverberated vocals, maximalistic beat, muddy guitar and vibrating synths. Production is great and I love the ideas on this one.

I MAKE IT LOOK EFFORTLESS is a short track but is actually my favorite off of this single. The pitched up vocal that's used as the lead and the beat is infectious and I love how replayable this track is. It's short and sweet and overall just a fun track.

Overall rating on this one is a

9.5/10

"Scrapyard III" - Quadeca

This one is the hardest to rate because one of the songs on this one has become one of my favorite songs for 2023 and I have an EMOTIONAL CONNECTON TO IT! while on the other hand the other tracks are pretty great but didn't blow me away.

EVEN IF I TRIED is an interesting track. It feels disjointed, and chaotic while still sounding quiet. It's maximalistic with distored noises all over, wallowing vocals in the background and atmospheric guitar. It's a jumble of sounds which results in a very chaotic and disorienting listen which I see how well it's executed but I'm just not much for that sound, The second half is when it gets phenominely better though with the titular spacious and etherial sound that Quadeca is so amazing at. It makes the disjointed and chaotic parts start to fit into place and make more sense and I do really like that.

EASIER is a beautiful and emotional love song with slow and melancholic production, vocals and lyrics, and this is the track which means a lot to me. I listened to it nonstop when it came out and it came out at the perfect time cause I fell in love on the day it came out. The track is vibey, sad but also uplifting, it sounds hopeful but also like you're ready to give up. The guitar, the sound effects, quadeca's amazing vocal performance all fall into place to make this one of my favorite songs of this year.

GUESS WHO? is a confident but timid and quiet track. It's electronic synth loop, the airy 808 bass, the frigid hi-hat's and quadeca's performance result in a track that's not really to jump around to but to just bump your head to. It's not loud, it's quiet and minimal but still goes hard.

Overall rating on this one is a

9.2/10

The Scrapyard Series

Overall this series, so far, have been incredible and really showcase how much quadeca has evolved as an artist over the years, He hasn't missed in 2.5 years now and he's become one of my all time favorite artists because of that.

Favorites: A LA CARTE DUSTCUTTER UNDER MY SKIN I MAKE IT LOOK EFFORTLESS EASIER

Least favorites: U DON'T KNOW ME LIKE THAT EVEN IF I TRIED GUESS WHO?

(This review was written on December 6th, 2023)

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