Albums
Odd Furniture - EP
2013
Genre: Electronica
Release Date: 2013
By Nate Patrin
Reviewed February 14, 2013
Two years after the L.A. producer's Complex Housing, and a year after his trapped-up remix of Kanye's "Mercy", this five-song EP showcases Salva's delirious sense of rhythm, highlighting a trimmed-down take on his long-gestating style.
Two years ago, Paul Salva's Complex Housing emerged as the work of a producer with seemingly every stylistic option at his disposal. From house to grime to bass, he'd find a way to make anything knock on his own terms, no matter what kind of dancefloor you pointed him toward. What those terms were, though, seemed a bit up in the air-- with the unpredictability of his versatile approach came a sense that he was still synthesizing a great wide open host of influences. Things cohered a bit for Salva last year, though: after teaming with bass music cohort RL Grime to do a trapped-up remix of Kanye's "Mercy" and coming away with internet-going-nuts buzz, he was vaulted to the top of the next-hype pile and tapped for tastemaking DJ sets.