Traaps
Introducing Traaps.
Calum Robb—formerly of Black City Lights—returns as Traaps, continuing the big pluming subterranean spelunking of sounds that reverberates deep through tunnels, wells, and cisterns. The track “JCP” moves in ways that that leaves traces like the outlines of apparitions seen or maybe even heard like a lost, and familiar old friend. The New Zealand artist sets the focus of his audio lens on conveying the most cryptic and sacred of emotive and abstract aspects of being, illustrating the various facets of feelings. Calum shared some thoughts with us the other day about the transition from Black City Lights to Traaps, with a few insights on “JCP”:
Ending Black City Lights was hard as it was such an adventure and a great learning curve from the years of producing, touring and live shows. Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to hang out with some great people and be inspired to make music for the joy and fun of it, and.not for the possibility of fame, money or some weird recognition. I really just make music now for myself and to possibly pursue a career in it, but end of the day if people like it that’s cool, if the don’t then that’s cool too.
