Left field electronic solo project, Broken Telephone, of the Cape Town-born musician Neil Büchner Jnr and has recently released his third single ‘The Editor’ and it’s his most ambitious to date.
‘The Editor’ comprises of three songs in one. It starts as a Trip Hop instrumental that morphs into meditative Electronica and descends into a Glitch Pop chaos before giving way to a wash of Ambient self-reflection.
According to Broken Telephone, writer’s block is what sparked this song and was titled ‘The Editor’ due to the sheer amount of time he spent “editing” the track. ‘The Editor’ explores themes of curation, resignation and change while channelling influences from a wide range of genres including Hip Hop, Pop, Jazz, Ambient, Post Punk and Noise and contemporary artists.
Following the energetic Glitch Pop of debut single ‘HR’ and the spoken word of ‘Relics’, this new metamorphosis continues to showcase the versatility and uncompromising nature of Broken Telephone. With only two releases, and this project already receiving European and American press, only time will tell what is to be expected from Broken Telephone’s increasingly varied discography.
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