Boblebad - Lazy Days (2025)

Delivering his most accomplished body of work to date, Boblebad sets forth his much-anticipated album Lazy Days on Beatservice Records. A masterclass in groove-laden productions, it's an expansive journey that takes in acid, electro-tinged disco, chugging house, and IDM, revealing the full spectrum of the Norwegian producer's sound.

No stranger to the electronic underground, Boblebad has been steadily building a reputation for his distinctive, eclectic productions that are both immersive and impactful. With his music having found a home on labels such as Eskimo, Full Pupp, Paper Recordings, and Aquavit Beat, he returns to Beatservice with an album that signals his boldest creative statement so far. The eight-track voyage opens with the atmospheric 'Sløy Intro', a richly textured interstellar soundscape of intertwining synths and a driving beat that sets the tone for this absorbing exploration. From there, glints of '80s nostalgia are twisted and turned into a new dimension, like on the title track 'Lazy Days' that hits with a dose of robo-disco, new beat energy, juiced up on turbo-modulated synthesisers. 'Kartong' follows with gated snares and cosmic sweeps, laying the foundation for a hypnotising bass synth and brain-busting top lines to swirl around your synapses.

Venturing further, the groovy yet impactful 'Dubby Disko' channels a steamy, lights down low, synth-heavy strand of dubbed-out boogie. At the next turn, 'Amor Fati' delves back into the new beat flavour, full of crunched up snares and brooding keys yet tinged with tropical house grooves.

As darkness descends, a triple threat of tracks unearths the acid underbelly of Boblebad's productions. 'Neon Graffiti' is a surging, 303-charged powerhouse that ebbs and flows with the energy of an electrical whirlwind. Next, 'Acid Lunch' hits with a high-impact, heads down, acid techno workout, powered by a thumping kick drum, crisp snares, and a rhythmic arp to lock listeners into the groove. Finally, to close out the album, 'Mirror Magic' is a no-nonsense hallucinatory injection and a further fierce slice of club firepower.

Managing to deftly balance atmosphere, intellect, and dancefloor function, with Lazy Days Boblebad has created a visceral, transfixing sonic world to get lost within.