One enjoyable surprise about being part of a collection of music by live looping improvisers is the myriad different ways we all go about it: the diversity of tools, approaches, and outcomes that inform our impromptu, circular musical practice. N8b isn’t the only vocalist in this collection, but he has absolutely contributed the piece that’s most like a pop song. Packed into a tight three minute run time he’s got lyrics, a bit of rapping, even a change in key and what I would go so far as to call a chorus if it happened more than once. (Fuck it, I’m calling it a chorus anyway.)
At the same time, it’s built on a foundation of repeating layers of rhythms and sounds, the same building blocks we all use. The joy of spontaneous creation, of making up music along with the you of a few seconds ago, seeps through every rain-soaked moment.