Fielded is obsessed with scammers and unhinged Japanese cyberpunk
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π° What Happened
Lindsay Powell records music under the name Fielded. The new album, Some Kind of Animal, jumps between slinky R&B, neo-soul and industrial funk. It includes a cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" with a 2000s neo-soul feel, and a guest verse from Pink Siifu on "Heaven".
Powell spoke to The Verge for its weekend questionnaire and was asked about the tools behind the music. The record pulls together the different versions of Fielded heard on earlier releases.
Those include the 80s synth-pop and saxophone solos of Ninety-Thirty-Thirty, the huge synths of Boy Angel, and the smoother Demisexual Lovelace.
π The Backstory
Fielded began as an experimental noise project, according to Powell's Bandcamp page, before moving closer to R&B. Even then, the take on the genre was restless.
Demisexual Lovelace came out in 2020 on the underground hip-hop label Backwoodz Studioz and featured contributions from Billy Woods and Elucid, who record together as Armand Hammer.
The interview is part of a regular Verge series that asks artists about their work and the gear they rely on.
π― Why It Matters
It is a short read about how one artist keeps changing style instead of repeating a hit, which is useful context for anyone tired of playlists that sound the same.
Lindsay Powell records music under the name Fielded. The new album, Some Kind of Animal, jumps between slinky R&B, neo-soul and industrial funk. It includes a cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" with a 2000s neo-soul feel, and a guest verse from Pink Siifu on "Heaven".
Powell spoke to The Verge for its weekend questionnaire and was asked about the tools behind the music. The record pulls together the different versions of Fielded heard on earlier releases.
Those include the 80s synth-pop and saxophone solos of Ninety-Thirty-Thirty, the huge synths of Boy Angel, and the smoother Demisexual Lovelace.
Fielded began as an experimental noise project, according to Powell's Bandcamp page, before moving closer to R&B. Even then, the take on the genre was restless.
Demisexual Lovelace came out in 2020 on the underground hip-hop label Backwoodz Studioz and featured contributions from Billy Woods and Elucid, who record together as Armand Hammer.
The interview is part of a regular Verge series that asks artists about their work and the gear they rely on.
It is a short read about how one artist keeps changing style instead of repeating a hit, which is useful context for anyone tired of playlists that sound the same.