Basist in producent Jan Franko je pred leti presedlal iz benda Inhibis v svet fuzije elektronike, hiphopa in IDMa ter si nadel umetniško ime Frankly. Razpet med domačo Lendavo in življenjem v prestolnici je pred skoraj tremi leti objavil prevenec »Bad Judgement«, precej dobro sprejet na domači kritiški sceni.

Od takrat so se stvari korenito in konkretno spremenile. Franko je soustanovil domači metal projekt Jolted in kmalu zatem pričel delati na novem samostojnem produkcijskem albumu. Očitno je del temačne, zlovešče, mračnajške metalske estetike pustil pri ustvarjalnem procesu Jolted, saj je njegov sveži dolgometražec »Life Encoder« precej bolj svetel in dinamičen od njegovega prvenca. Potepanje po eklektičnem svetu lomljenih beatov, inštrumentalnega hiphopa, ambientalnih zvokov elektronike, razpoloženjskega IDM-a, dubovskih nastavkov in organskih kitarskih in basovskih priteklin, je rezultiralo v konkreten melodičen IDM.

Album »Life Encoder« je malce bolj definiran, vseeno pa ohranja njegov značilen eklektičen DNK. Še vedno se pozna pridih igranja v zasedbah, a tokrat album dobiva čvrstejše ritmične dele in bobne, čeprav ostaja zvest aranžmajskim premetavanjem. Franklyjeve deviacije še vedno niti približno ne sodijo v svet klišejskih, konvencionalnih, pričakovanih in prijaznih »elevator« beatov, se pa na albumu vendarle pozna nekaj manj hladnih sintetizatorskih vložkov ter malce bolj definiranih zvočnih kulis. Projekt za privržence razgibanih tako sanjavih kot mračnih IDM stvaritev, alternativnega hiphopa in nalomljenega ritma z dušo organskosti, skreiranih po Franklyjevo, daleč od običajnih beatovskih kalupov.

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Years ago, bassist and producer Jan Franko moved from the band Inhibis to the world of fusion of electronica, hip-hop and IDM and took the stage name Frankly. Torn between his native Lendava and life in the capital, he published the pre-release "Bad Judgement" almost three years ago, which was quite well received on the domestic critical scene.

Since then, things have changed radically and concretely. Franko co-founded the local metal project Jolted and soon after started working on a new self-produced album. Apparently, he left some of the dark, ominous, obscurantist metal aesthetic behind in the creative process of Jolted, as his latest full-length "Life Encoder" is much brighter and more dynamic than his debut album. Wandering through the eclectic world of broken beats, instrumental hip-hop, ambient electronic sounds, moody IDM, dub extensions and organic guitar and bass lines resulted in concrete melodic IDM.

The album "Life Encoder" is a little more defined, but still retains its characteristic eclectic DNA. You can still feel the touch of playing in the bands, but this time the album gets firmer rhythmic parts and drums, although it remains faithful to the arrangements. Frankly's deviations still do not belong in the world of clichéd, conventional, expected and friendly "elevator" beats, but the album still features some less cold synthesizer inputs and slightly more defined soundscapes. A project for fans of wild, both dreamy and dark IDM creations, alternative hip-hop and broken rhythm with a soul of organicity, created according to Frankly, far from the usual beat molds.