From a Certain Point of View (Rocketman)

Rocketman is a well known figure in the Monstercat community — not as an artist, but still integrated into the 'family', having hosted their radio show Call Of The Wild — but he's finally buckled down and dropped an EP on that very label.

The good: "From a Certain Point of View" is a just really well-made EP. The songwriting across the EP is quality, bring elements from both the modern scene and the nostalgic scenes of old and combining them into these 7 tracks. Across the board, "From a Certain Point of View" holds up as a holistic product, too, being cohesive enough to incorporate transitions between tracks, supplementing the feeling of following a 'certain point of view' through its logically fluctuating mood.

The bad: Melodic bass is, as a genre, a little hit or miss for me. And whilst "From a Certain Point of View" manages to avoid a lot of the tropes in the modern scene, it doesn't quite get to jump into breathtaking territory either, particularly in the more technical sound design corners. The mixdowns do feel a little cluttered as well, but I really don't mind that here, since it's (over)compensated before by the tracks mixing so well together..