Dave Wirth, an award-winning film composer and soundtrack producer, created The Double-Headed Seagulls. This US artist’s project’s latest EP, “Play Artful”, combines post-rock, lo-fi electronica, IDM, jazz guitar, and experimental ambient to create a beautiful and dreamy sound universe. I am going to be your guide and take you through these four songs

“Full Oxford” is the title track of the EP. The song opens with these ethereal synth sounds. The song then takes a different direction with synth pop sounds that are initially very bright but, a little later, we see a darker side of it. This song to me, is yin and yang. It had a light side and a dark side and, the way they mixed together would not have been able to sound good, but I can vouch for this song that, it sounded amazing. The way the song oscillated from high to low throughout was quite beautiful. This lovely song opens the EP

The next song is the EP’s namesake “play artful”. This song opens with a synth sound but, a unique beat is added to it it giving it such a wonderful flair. This song was not one of those instrumentals that sound the same from beginning to end. We see the development of the sound and it’s exciting to see the genius mind of the artist and feel like we were there when he made it

“One Pot Screamer” is the second-to-last song. This song opens with a mid-tempo melody that is unlike anything I have ever heard. It sounded like a cross between different instruments. As the song builds, so does the excitement and this song was just an incredible song, you won’t regret listening to it

The concluding song on this EP is titled “Doss money”. The song opens with a dramatic synth sound and then the guitar melody sets in. The notes are bold yet lonely. The melody picks up a bit towards the middle of the song before the organ sounds set it. Toward the end of the song, a buzzing sound goes in and out of the guitar melody. This song was an odd but incredible arrangement by the artist. This amazing, yet out-of-this-world song ends the EP

This most recent release of this artist is an example of how old recordings can be altered, edited, and redesigned to make a whole different statement. The final product provides a more fun and youthful flair while maintaining a similarity to the project’s previous work. In contrast to his release “Slimline”, released in 2011, which was loud and solemn, “Play Artful” is more vivacious, upbeat, and melodically inventive. Although the tone and energy are different, the underlying sound is still quite similar. In a lively and engrossing way, Play Artful blends art-rock, jazz guitar modulations, lo-fi IDM, and rich ambient synthesizers. It seeks to astound and excite those who hear it. I vouch for this song but, if you don’t believe me, listen for yourself and see how wonderful it is.

Stream the “Play Artful” EP on Spotify

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