WOOZY
- A BRILLIANT NEW PROJECT
BY WALTER SALAS-HUMARA
AND DAVE BASSETT
Woozy is music that reads between the lines, feels
beneath the skin, and sees beyond the naked eye. Songs that listen
as well as they sound. Songs that defy the void between pop culture
and pop music.
Woozy successfully pushes the envelope of sonic exploration while
still delivering solid hooks to hang on. From the hypnotic, minimalist,
techno-fueled "I Stay Quiet" to the earbending guitar
driven pop of "Ride Over", Woozy refuses to pigeonhole
itself and instead embraces every opportunity to explore every
avenue it staggers down.
A collaboration of two diverse individuals, Woozy is half New
York City based Walter Salas-Humara, best known for his leading
role with The Silos, and half Dave Bassett, an established Los
Angeles songwriter. Together they create an intoxicating blend
combining Salas-Humara's raw and unbridled vocal style with the
more pure and pop sound of Bassetts's voice. Each song tells
a story, an increasingly rare phenomenon in the current landscape
of popular music, and is elegantly crafted and evocative, drawing
the listener in and then spinning the tale through layers of
70's drum machines, swirling leslies, circular guitar lines,
moody moog swells, tribal tom-tom beats, classic electric piano,
and boom box lo-fi, all while delivering a shitload of great
melody.
The end result is a complex and groundbreaking melange, a post-modern
exploration of influences, and a testament to the skill of two
gifted songwriters and musicians.
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