My initial feelings toward Wise Blood aka Christopher Laufman were very similar to the ones I had when I first discovered Kissed Her Little Sister. Leaving me a bit confused yet intrigued as mashup music always does, my ears were begging for more when I heard a few tracks from Wise Blood’s then-free EP, ‘+’. “B.I.G. E.G.O” has an unusual organ foundation similar to one you’d hear in gospel music, and “STRT SRNS” has great pop hook which bounces around in those heavy beats.
I may be a little late in sharing Wise Blood with you but just know this. He’s young and he’s determined to take over the world of pop music through his mashups. Toward the end of 2010, he was definitely one of those obscure, hyped up acts based on his EP alone. Since then, he’s released a few videos with “B.I.G. E.G.O.” even starring Guinness heiress (Daphne Guinness). He’s now also signed to Dovecote Records for an upcoming 2011 EP.
I’ve enjoyed Wise Blood before but it’s this new single “Loud Mouths” that has me really digging his style. Starting out with some choral snippets of the hymnal, “Holy, Holy, Holy,” a couple of chilling screams, and some deep moans, Laufner then comes in with those falsetto vocals on top of a gothic beat and repetitive piano chords. As he sings about throwing “powder up your nose,” it all makes for one nice, heavy, hip-hop tune – even if I swear there is a Celine Dion sample toward the end.
Check out “Loud Mouths,” the B.I.G. E.G.O. video, along with some other tunes from his previous EP below. (Wise Blood also debuted another video a few days ago which you can catch here.)
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