Columbus's own Jacob Michael Davis AKA Butters AKA Starcandy is perhaps one of the few modest musicians you'll come across nowadays. you may recognize him from the band Oodles of Noodles, but he also has his own solo project by the name of Starcandy (www.myspace.com/starcanddy). you'll notice that he has very experimental approach to his music. At the age of 18, he is an accomplished artist and is well acquainted with many instruments. just in Oodles of Noodles, i've seen him play keyboard, work with live sampling, play bass, and now drums. Starcandy is dreamy electronic music that blows minds. his instrumentation makes you unknowingly focus on individual parts of his music. it's like a soundscape of gameboy noises backed up by a string orchestra with a constant driving beat. Jacob is really quiet and nonchalant about his music, so i'm going to tell the world about his novel work. just until recently, i had no clue he composed an album, entitled "Licorice." Licorice is made up of 13 hypnotic instrumental songs that all have their own identity. the production is flawless. i don't understand how he does it. you can dance to his music, you can mindlessly go into a meditative trance to his music, but no matter the circumstances, you can't be bored with his music. people like Jacob Davis make the columbus music scene not only alive, but good as hell. i want to see some live shows from him soon. i strongly encourage anyone to give Starcandy a listen.
Download and listen to Starcandy - "Winter Sweaters" here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?amkyqhyratk
DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM "LICORICE" HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzgjmie2imv
-Michael
