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This sh*t is wild. I stumbled into a bar in Athens on Friday night and he was playing a free show. I can't really describe his sound, it's all sample-based, upbeat, crazy, precise electronica. His facebook describes it as follows...
"Junk Culture is a new project by Deepak Mantena, who was recently signed to Illegal Art. The first Junk Culture EP, “West Coast,” was released October 27, 2009, with another EP following in the spring of 2010.
On “West Coast,” Deepak's samples are all run through a handheld recorder that gives his constructions a gritty lo-fi loop-based sound, mixing fractured vocals, pop hooks, and an overall euphoric warmth. Described by press as "sound tapestries" somewhere between "ambient, dance mash-up, and glitchy electronica" (Todd Olmstead), “West Coast” is a manifesto of energetic raw sound that transcends rigid genres.
Emulating more of a live band than an electronic act, the visceral Junk Culture live show also involves Deepak's brother, Nitin, on drums. The performance includes the Mantena siblings jamming to a tight string of sequences that involve sampled patterns, live percussion, synced visuals of films from the 50's/60's, and Deepak's singing. Live, the “West Coast” tracks have him singing on top of sampled voices, while material already being developed for the subsequent EP involves a more traditional vocal approach, further bridging the gap between sample-based production and songwriting.
Joining the ranks of Girl Talk, Steinski, The Bran Flakes, and other artists on the Illegal Art label, Junk Culture's use of samples is more obscured and more a means to production rather than a recontextualization of recognizable bits. Yet it still falls within the scope of what the music industry might consider "unauthorized" assemblage. Deepak rarely considers such things, and the end result is music that is textural, emotive, and compelling."