Gadget and the Cloud – Leeside beats and pieces
What you may need to know…
01. Gadget and the Cloud is the nom-de-beats of music journalist and student activist Kelly Doherty.
02. A former blog editor herself, she currently writes for the Belfast’s The Thin Air, inbetween study and her duties with UCC’s SU.
03. Venturing into composition last year as Gadget and the Cloud, she quickly assembled an extended-player, October 31st, for release late last year. Ambience was the name of the game, albeit with drone/sound-art overtones.
04. Streaming above is 3600 Seconds, released last week via her Soundcloud page, and continuing Doherty’s foray into electronica, using cheapo ’90s beats as exposition this time around.
Verdict: Progressing quickly from a subtly evocative debut, Doherty’s explorations of/reflections on various electronic sub-genres are the spirited, impatient noises of an artist experimenting and figuring the next step out.