Butterfred

𝙎𝙘𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙪𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙-𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙯 𝙗𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙯𝙢, 𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠, 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙅. 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙆𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣

“Butterfred has been releasing his atmospheric hiphop, grime, dub and ambient-driven hybrids on his own Butterfred Productions label since 2017. His is a committed update of a breakbeat perspective through moody and hazy ambiences that touch upon neo-noir and the logic of rhythm within. For his first outing on Meakusma, he provides six short, yet wide-ranging tracks with a lot of forward momentum. Voice samples and ambientish scapes give all tracks direction, deceptively downtempo beats are at times driving, at times phased-out into the background.

There is a definite mystique to Butterfred's work as it purposely leaves threads unresolved. The focus is on space, a spatial perspective that infuses his music with concrete references to his influences, be it hiphop, dub or even triphop. His sense of space is often very private, yet makes for a kaleidoscopic view, unafraid to be extensive. Butterfred has a very subdued online presence. This EP is his first music to also be released digitally. His work speaks for itself and does so in fragmented jolts of imagination and reduction.”