S.O.T.E.G

Hailing from Austin, Texas in the good old US of A, he produces some ridiculously catchy breakbeat inspired glitch hop. Releasing stuff since 2005 under aliases such as Son Of the Electric Ghost, The Disciple Grin and the Bil Bless moniker, his tunes sit somewhere between Flying Lotus and Hudson Mohawke and while the aforementioned may be better known and have the might of Warp Records behind them, Bil Bless is self promoted and more than capable of holding his own.

This is seen none more than in The Life Mechanism Part 1 and 2. Released a year apart, the E.P. and album perfectly showcase his style. Each track has an addictive ”bounce” to them, all carefully constructed with military precision. The sounds so subtly overtake each other, that it’s when you sit back and actually listen to what’s happening underneath the synthesis that you really appreciate the intricacy. But that’s just for music nerds like myself. Either way, whether you care how it’s produced or not – the tracks are wicked.

If you took Richard D. James/Aphex Twin, gave him an American accent, demanded he use more dance-floor-oriented beats, had him master for a number of well-known stateside heavies, and shoved him into some dark dank underground lair where no one could possibly ever find him or hear of him except the most dedicated of cool-hunters, you’d get out the ever so enigmatic Bil Bless a.k.a. Son of the Electric Ghost a.k.a. S.O.T.E.G aka The Disciple Green aka Skeetaz and a long etc. We don’t know how we pulled it off, but we got him to agree to come thread some of the most technical and yet beautiful bassy glitchy music through your head.