"Cost of Living wastes no time launching into long runs of ear-splitting raygun blips and bitcrushed wails, scored with frantic percussion. As Rikki G. Godd, Blanton leans heavily on burnt, carbonized textures, relishing in the awkward angles at which their charred ends collide."
"Take opener "Unholy Nest," which quickly assembles a wobbling cairn of raw frequencies that tilt back and forth across the stereo field before collapsing into a throbbing mass of texture."
"Rikki G. Godd's output evokes power noise artists like Converter and Orphx, who lace their industrial beats with bursts of disintegrating static; this is most apparent on "Casket Knock," whose syncopated, floor-quaking pulse comes the closest to straight homage."
Colin Blanton, known for his aliases in electronic music, has released an album titled Cost of Living under the name Rikki G. Godd. This album marks a new direction for Blanton, influenced by his move to Chicago. It features industrial jams filled with chaotic sounds, including distorted textures and frantic percussion. Each track, such as "Unholy Nest" and "I Am Dead," showcases a blend of raw frequencies and low-bitrate sounds, creating a continuous descent into darker soundscapes. The work draws inspiration from power noise artists while maintaining a unique improvisational approach.
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