Francis Bowie

Francis Bowie is regarded as a phenomenon in the art and music scenes as he own galleries and also plays with the band “A LOVE YOU” In 2010 he took some time away from the band to open another gallery and also to produce some solo music. In March 2012 the EP was released with a brand new called IPM (intelligent pop music). Bowie created this style as he became disappointed with the way the pop industry has become more about financial gain. Here is a review of the self entitled EP for our readers at Ascrono.

The album begins with “Endlessly” a very determined sounding introduction, the vocals are very soothing and easy to listen to, the song sounds very busy with lots of parts weaving in and out, the songs has a very peaceful feel but still manages to be quite upbeat and fast. “Wasting my time” sounds a lot darker than the first, it has a very strong pulse and the lyrics are very meaningful and you can hear the seriousness of them in the vocals track, the accompaniment is very delicate and beautiful sounding, almost like one of the instrumental tracks Moby produces. the song fades out gradually nearing the end leaving a sad feel to linger around afterwards.“Sunny Day” has a very tranquil introduction but it becomes slightly disjointed with the introduction of another melody which creates a strange sort of floaty feel. The heavy beat springs the song into life and the whispering vocals add the the graceful sound, the song's very relaxing and calming. If you were to actually wake up on a sunny day, this is the track I would play as you look out the window and admire nature in its finest. The EP ends with “Silly and crazy” The introduction sounds really fat and lazy, but it becomes steady sounding with the introduction of the voice which really sounds troubled like the lyrics describe the person feeling. The song gets turned up a notch when the chords become darker and the beat slightly more rapid nearing the end to bring about a dramatic and emotional ending.

I have really enjoyed this EP, it has a good range of instruments, feelings and styles for only four songs, this is definitely worth a listen to no matter what types of music you enjoy. My only criticism would be that there wasn't enough song and I am really looking forward to any future song that get released and also to how IPM develops.