For Ear Sake

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Autumn

Kaleidoscope Got Changed (2010)

Genres: Acoustic, Experimental, Lo-Fi

Pittsburgh, PA has a lot more to offer than Wiz Khalifa, and Black Moth Super Rainbow is a perfect example of Pittsburgh's offerings. For anyone that may not be familiar with their work, Wikipedia provided a helping hand with describing their sound by stating, "Their music contains elements of psychedelia, folk, electronica, and pop. Their distinctive sound is characterized by analog electronic instruments including the vocoder, Rhodes piano, and Novatron."

"Originally a private press CDR from 2001, The Autumn Kaleidoscope Got Changed was never properly released, and mainly just given out to friends. Some material made it onto the first real BMSR album, Falling Through A Field in 2003, but Autumn's sound is more haunted and acoustic. Included on a specially etched record is EP, Sing To Us, an even less produced CDR made up of songs left off of the album." - Black Moth Super Rainbow

I remember being introduced to Black Moth Super Rainbow in 2007/2008. It was around the time I began to delve into the Electronic genre; however, their sound can't be described as just Electronic. They fuse Acoustic, Electronic, Experimental, Lo-Fi, and Psychedelic Rock into one. Hearing them for the first time was truly an ear opener, and I wanted to hear more. I began to randomly pick albums one by one from their discography, and I found myself satisfied with each release I heard, including Autumn Kaleidoscope Got Changed.

Like stated within the Black Moth Super Rainbow quote prior in the post, Autumn Kaleidoscope Got Changed was released in 2001. Yet, Black Moth Super Rainbow re-released the album in 2009 included with the EP Sing To Us (an even less produced CDR made up of songs left off of the album). The recordings of this album may have been recorded in 2001 (before BMSR was fully formed), but I'm glad The Autumn Kaleidoscope Got Changed finally received a well deserving release.

This album is recommended to individuals that not only enjoy Experimental music, but Folk music as well. Each track is beautifully fused with these genres. The limited deluxe 2XLP can be purchased directly through the official Black Moth Super Rainbow store (here). Also, they're currently touring the United States, so be sure to view their show dates (here) to see when/if they'll be in your area! Lastly, I've included two tracks as a preview below. The first song is from the original The Autumn Kaleidoscope Got Changed album, and the second song is a part of the Sing To Us EP. Enjoy!

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Appleworm

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Runthroughoraroundthepark