I’ve been listening to a lot of drag music lately.
White Ring – Roses
Also known as “haunted house” or ”witch house”, I’ve seen drag records most aptly described as “screwgaze” (a portmanteau of shoegaze and screwed/chopped). Groups like SALEM and oOoOO bring a really brilliant sound; familiar 808s suspended among a dark, incongruous droning. Imagine a styrofoam cup with a voodoo doll in it. The southern hiphop / DJ Screw influence is much more apparent on certain tracks, but it’s all intriguing.
Salem – Redlights
Peep White Ring on myspace, oOoOO on myspace, Salem on myspace
Don’t miss Salem on We Make it Good, vol. 11 – featuring oOoOO and Salem’s own fantastic remix of Gucci Mane’s “Round One”.
