By Ben Boddez
Drawing an impressively diverse crowd and a selection of the underground’s best and brightest across all genres, Boise lived up to its friendly reputation.
GOVI - WHERE DO WE FALL
Independent
by Daniel McIntosh
- Published on December 6, 2022
Fresh off stints producing for the likes of Sabrina Claudio, Nicki Minaj, and Drake, GOVI’s debut album blends chopped up vocal samples, euphoric synths, and infectious breakbeats.
The Ajax, Ontario-based producer draws from his obsession with science fiction in crafting a sequence that plays like a charged up love affair between man and machine. Daft Punk, DJ Shadow, and Oneohtrix Point Never are references too obvious to define what GOVI’s forward-oriented electronics encapsulate over the 45-minute runtime. Do they rave in the TRON universe? If so, we are quite certain GOVI is the headliner every night.
By Sebastian Buzzalino
Flesh and circuitry combine for a sci-fi odyssey of epic prog rock proportions.
By Ben Boddez
With an overarching theme of embracing that which has been broken and forgotten, the songwriter’s latest is poignant and powerful.
