Hollywood Hills CA Renaissance Man and Plexiglas Artist J D Shultz has a hippy dream – to help unite people from all over the world through music and art.
His music project is titled Human Brother.
JD’s early artistic palette was expanded by his passion for rock and soul music. As a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter, JD has written and recorded music since his late teens.
Human Brother – Electro synthpop revival sprinkled generously with quixotic rocking flavours and the generous rhythms of a true Renaissance man…
We have been listening to the latest Human Brother release – “Back To Music” :
Cheerfull and spirally ‘Aurailia’ is like having an Alka-Seltzer spritz of freshness wooshed around your nethers.
You soon start to clap along to the plonky keys – whilst the oriental spices of sound build-up to make this an excitingly spirited piece. There is also a certain kinda Santana squelch going on near the end.
‘Made Of Light’ is equally airy.
Rhythms guitars accompany the thoughtful lyrics – soon this builds into something quite bubbly-bright and sprightly – stuffed with clever emblems and smart motifs.
The intricate laceworkings of guitar and rhythm create a maze of fantasy sounds on ‘The Question’ then on the ‘The Human Race’ track we were reminded of Tears For Fears – with thumping beat, low-gravity vocals and soulful synths.
Sometimes we found this number was a little distressed – those down-at-heart vocals grated – and even if the wailing was bearable, it slightly penalized the passion we felt.
‘Planet Earth’ also sits somewhere between Fine Young Cannibals and Talking Heads – with articulate vocals and artistic mixing that helped to haunt our cavities.
Mysterious and Eastern-sounding mirage ‘Desert Queen’ swirls (as is appropriate) like a sand-sprite – delightfully hidden by a cloud of veils. This becomes clearer – but only for a few fleeting seconds. Before it whips off into the blinding sun.
If your’e a fan of 1980s college rock and early synth-pop, then you will find here something to smile about.
There is nothing extraordinarily innovative in all this, however … the goal is to create beautiful song-structures, and complex beats with some mid-1980 fun. But ideas from genres like breakbeat, industrial synth and disco -punk are largely ignored, so don’t be surprised if you don’t find them.
Electro synthpop revival sprinkled generously with quixotic rocking flavours and the generous rhythms of a true Renaissance man.
Words: @neilmach 2015 ©
Link: https://www.facebook.com/jdshultzakahumanbrother/
