glob deejay
glob
naff
Having spent the past few years crafting ethereal drones and dreamy trip-hop under his first name, Stone Burletson has now unexpectedly shifted his focus toward the dancefloor, debuting a new moniker (glob deejay) with an EP full of what the naff label is calling “masterful minimal sweetness.” At its core, glob is a whimsical record, one that literally opens with the sound of a big smacking kiss before the glistening melodies of “clowns” begin to dip and dart atop what’s essentially a kaleidoscopic slice of low-key techno.
Other tracks take a slightly more assertive stance, but on the whole, even the EP’s punchiest drum patterns do a lot more tapping than pounding. “glob fm,” with its growling bassline, is probably the toughest offering, but saying that is akin to calling it the toughest guinea pig at the local petting zoo. Pastel colors and swirly textures are glob deejay’s primary calling cards—one song on the record is literally titled “uswirl”—which is likely why these productions feel like less like the soundtrack to late-night debauchery and more the techno equivalent of having a cozy daydream on a sunny patch of grass.
With Burletson posting on Instagram this week that more Stone material is in the works, it’s not yet clear if glob deejay is merely a one-off adventure, or a concrete new direction that the London-based producer plans to explore further in the months and years to come. Either way, glob is a bright and playful affair, and demonstrates that sometimes the most captivating records are those that inspire a naive sense of wonder.