Friday 10/30: ♥ GOJII ♥—"Dreams"
Today, we share our thoughts on a new song by the U.S. future bass artist ♥ GOJII ♥.
Welcome to Endless Scroll, the brainchild of Eli Enis (he/him) and Eric Bennett (they/them). Since Feb. 2019, we’ve been a weekly podcast about music, the internet, and where those two things intersect. Now we’re, also a M-F newsletter about songs. Our format is simple: a link to a song and a short take from each of us about what we think of it. Each day of the week has a corresponding genre: Monday is indie, Tuesday is punk, Wednesday is hip-hop, Thursday is pop, and Friday is misc.
Today, we share our thoughts on a new song by the U.S. future bass artist ♥ GOJII ♥.
♥ GOJII ♥—"Dreams"
Eli Enis:
I just found out about ♥ GOJII ♥ the other day and I’m already deeply enamored by their latest record, All My Heart. That album came out on the Philly DIY label, HyperPop, who’ve been serving up colorful future bass, house, and experimental pop long before their namesake morphed into a fully-fledged genre. I’m still sifting through their deep and rewarding catalog, but ♥ GOJII ♥ is the one who stood out to me from the jump, and this song “Dreams” from the tail end of All My Heart is fucking transcendent. Because the song is entirely instrumental, I hesitate to lump it in with any of the other hyperpop artists we’ve covered on this newsletter, but their music is definitely in line with producers like Gupi and PC Music’s GFOTY. This song features a few different movements that oscillate between hardstyle, acid trance, and footwork, and the production is crisp and vivid as hell. If you’re looking for playful, utopian, clever, and downright fun dance music, then the ♥ GOJII ♥ catalog is a great place to start.
Eric Bennett:
I wasn't even thirty seconds into this track before it won me over. While it takes many paths over nearly six minutes, it introduces itself as a world of halcyon calm. Once it’s soaring synths land, it becomes a skittering dance track, at times assured, sometimes pleasantly hectic. I find myself entranced. Each decision ♥ GOJII ♥ makes, I trust, excited to watch it all unfold.