Denver-based producer Manic Focus is an artist of many abilities. As a magician, he makes use of sleight of hand to tug objects out of skinny air. As an digital artist, he executes equally inconceivable sonic acts together with his vibrant, genre-defying music. Manic Focus’ distinctive type – outlined by a hybrid of digital, funk, soul, and hip-hop – has helped the producer domesticate a fervent fanbase captivated by his immersive studio trickery and vibrant inventive spirit – a mix that has led him to performances at festivals resembling Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Hulaween, North Coast Music Competition, Excessive Sierra Music Competition, Camp Bisco, Wakaan Competition, Summer time Camp Music Competition, and a number of opening slots at Purple Rocks in assist of Zhu, Emancipator, Fairly Lights, and extra.
However his strengths lie not solely within the musical and magical: what additionally makes Manic Focus stand aside is his psychological triumphs. Recognized with Bipolar 1 in 2007, Manic Focus has skilled a number of manic and depressive episodes – experiences that straight impressed his artist identify. As a substitute of stopping him from working, his Bipolar analysis turned a driving consider his inventive processes, an impediment he’s needed to navigate in direction of a product of limitless musical ingenuity. Never Not Blue takes the listener by means of the completely different emotional states of a manic episode the place the interludes define the levels of mania.
It could be his greatest work but, protecting your ears and thoughts engaged the entire method by means of with mesmerizing melodies, seamless vocal sampling, and drum grooves that appear to vibrate by means of your entire physique. Regardless of all of his expertise, it’s nice to see artists keen to go the additional mile in being actually susceptible by means of their craft and in doing so, it seemingly resonates even deeper to the listener.
“This album may be very particular to me. It’ll take you on a journey by means of lots of the feelings I expertise in a manic episode – from the arrogance, by means of the chaos, to the euphoric states, however finally ending on a optimistic be aware.”
– Manic Focus
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