Chordslayer
by Maxo
Spring 2015, NHX // MX-039
Maxo’s April 2015 EP, Chordslayer garnered worldwide attention as his first larger release on the heels of his success as an electronic artist. It’s considered by many to be a benchmark example of digital fusion, an essential future bass EP, and a pioneering thread to modern day hyperpop. Chordslayer was mastered by Gabe Liberti, features meesh on ‘Sunset BB’, and was released on Anamanaguchi’s now-defunct netlabel, NHX.
Released alongside the EP is the exhaustively chord-displaying, interactive visual website designed by Maxo, Jeremy Abel, George Brower, and Neil Cline.
- Snow Other
- Reach You
- Bishonen Line
- Mediumrare
- Honeybell
- Sunset BB feat. meesh
- Intro / Shower <3s (Bandcamp Bonus Track)
His latest release is called Chordslayer, and true to its name and his style, Maxo slays through these chords with aplomb, tickling the synthetic ivories to open up the harmonies and destabalize their root notes. It’s a pretty thrilling listen that’s made even more thrilling by its own dedicated website, which details in real-time each and every chord change: G#maj9, Amaj9/C, Gsus13, Cmin11, G#min7add11, G7, Bsus9, G#9, Ebmin7/Db — all of your favorites make appearances on this bad boy. Even B! ~ Mr P // tinymixtapes
Chordslayer is an explosion of a colors and a splattered kaleidoscope of bright neon paint over blank white objects. Maxo unleashes unadulterated happiness, infinite youth, large-mouthed kids, and energetic beats that'll suck us in to vacuum of a pixelated utopian world. ~ Kelley Nguyen // Earmilk
