For nearly 10 years, the mystical, ambient auditory profile known as AutoLaser has released a treasure trove of mellow, groovy music, deliberately emphasizing comprehensive production to depict vivid imagery within each track. Originating from Oslo, Norway his style of music beckons immense emotion with subtle undertones of dark secrecy.
AutoLaser’s latest bitbird EP titled lost call portrays the funky journey of a wandering soul, complete with a riveting arsenal of vibey drums, hopeful strings, and juicy vocals. Further depicting his moody ambiance, the project affirms that this budding Norwegian has only refined and enhanced his craft over the years.
Distant, enchanting rhythm interwoven with whirling and buzzing subtleties leads the intro of the debut track ‘less’. The ominous pattern smoothly transforms into a more hopeful charm, as angelic chanting joins the backdrop. An expertly timed break gives way to a hearty drum preamble, launching the tune into a sensational string melody which brilliantly encompasses sentiments of jubilation and euphoria.
A tuned-out, retro synth melody playfully opens ‘firenze’, as the synths waver briefly, an electrifying combination of tightly plucked strings and groovy drums embark. Longing vocals line provide the tune with an evocative connotation, while a high-pitched resonating frequency cleverly sprinkles in a tasteful futuristic appeal.
Captivating, twirling metallic chime patterns crisply break into a dreamy ensemble of precision bells in ‘whitehorse’. The melody details an enduring journey, accentuated with a low, funky bassline and an assortment of chirping and soft chanting. A drowned out vocal sample situated at the end of the track characterizes creative inhibitions that an artist might face when approaching a collaborative project for a client.
A deep, funky bassline provides a high energy intro for the track ‘lost call’, a faint, beating cowbell and alternating shakers build the structure of the song, as a drowned synth pattern joins. Slightly suppressed, gloomy foreign vocals delicately line the background of the track, just soft enough that the clicking and snapping remain at the forefront of your attention. The bassline and vocals break just briefly for an assemblage of watery, bubbling synths which resonate gently before rejoining the hushed vocals.
A veteran to production by all interpretations of the word, AutoLaser demonstrates his illustrious craft, handcrafting the project to flow seamlessly from start to finish as a picturesque journey of vibes and dark, deep emotions. An auditory masterpiece, lost call is a collection of songs that you positively don’t want to miss out on, I absolutely cannot wait to see what AutoLaser and the bitbird team have in store for the coming year.
