Austin can’t stop making world-class beats. I mean really, it’s like every other day someone here puts out some new shit that is living on that burning edge of advanced innovative beatmaking. This time around it’s Tangence, also known as Tanner Griffin, who came out of the digital woods a couple days ago bearing a six-track short album called Lovers Lost, and it is the straight, uncut goods.
Tangence is part of the Sole Glow Collective (we’ve profiled some Sole Glow-related acts lately, like ManoftheDown), and this newest release follows in the Sole Glow tradition of undeniably thoughtful, electronic genre-bending music with a clear hip-hop influence. More than even some of his Austin contemporaries like ManoftheDown, who admittedly has a foot firmly in the experimental pond, Tangence plays around with his BPM and influences in every track, sometimes even switching up the sound completely multiple times in the same track. Album opener "With Me" and track "The Truth" even go almost ambient at parts, which is pretty damn cool and gives the whole album a refreshing narrative substance that few electronic acts aim for these days. The whole piece of work here is solid end-to-end, and it’s just another bit of proof to throw onto the growing mountain of production work that is a digital monument to Austin becoming a key figure in the national beat-making scene. Check out standout track "With Me" below, and the rest of the album here, where you can also order the thing in super-limited-edition vinyl form. Additionally, those in the 512 with ears and a will to get mindblown by beats can see Tangence along with our December Artist of the Month ManoftheDown and a few of their excellent friends at Vulcan Gas Co. on February 20 for no damn cover. Free beats, y’all.