Eardrum symphony: Talkdemonic MP3s

Let's face facts: for better or worse, we live in a hybridized world. Borders are wearing down, the lines between races and genders and nationalities are eroding. Strange genes are being spliced into fruits and vegetables. Electric battery-gas engine cars are starting to show up more and more. It's no wonder that music is reflecting these changes, freely hybridizing sounds with a big assist from technology. From the east-west beats of M.I.A. to the reggae-hip hop-Latin fusion of reggaeton, the hybrid is grabbing a lot of ears. A different but no less noteworthy example of the hybrid is Talkdemonic. Uniting the electronic with the acoustic, pulling influence from folk, classical, hip hop and lappop at the least, the band makes instrumental music they call "folktronic hop." With Kevin O'Connor tackling "drums, synths, pianos, programming beats, bass, accordion, banjo, guitar, rhodes, wurlitzer and everything else sounds" and Lisa Molinaro "on viola and synths," Talkdemonic's hybrid is an astonishing one. No one element overwhelms any other; all of the units fuse together organically. The music is obviously intricate, but it also seems to have a charming simplicity. It's experimental but it's also pop. It's the sound of now, but also of a hundred years ago and tomorrow. * MP3: "Mountaintops In Caves" - Talkdemonic from Beat Romantic * MP3: "Manhattan '81" - Talkdemonic from Beat Romantic [Buy it] * Band Website: talkdemonic