The Music of Dizzy O'Brian
A new single release from Dizzy O'Brian delivers what can be best described as a crossover of an orchestrated classical piece with jazz undertones, elements of blues, and even rock influence all rolled up into one sort of fast and cinematic release that boasts a lot of different layers of gorgeous instrumentation and waves of excitement.
One of my favorite aspects about "Rhapsody In Black" is that it's got tons of different sections that come together and create memorable hooks that serve as the main melody line of the track and throughout the unfolding of the piece, you get such an alive and breathing kind of feel from the song.
The fun of it is in the fact that it's got this jive, jazz, bop to it, and that blues undertone comes through giving everything this fun and danceable rhythm with full-on percussion and everything.
Wow this is all happening you still have this orchestrated cinematic classical piece that's running through the veins of this song and it comes with horns, piano, strings, and so much more so, you get this lush and very full-bodied piece of music that you can get down with but also just soak it in if you want to.
This is the kind of track that becomes quickly infectious and the soundscape of it and the textures of the different instruments really give everything a robust feel which is something I adore because there's never a dull moment in this track.
There's always something happening and before you know it, that main hook and melody comes back in so that's the part of the song that really sticks with you for long after it's ended.
For me, I had to satiate that by listening to the song again and I think that's not only smart songwriting but something that just comes naturally to Dizzy as a composer and a songwriter.
This is a very eclectic piece of music that brings in elements of a lot of genres and I think it takes someone that has a real love for their craft to be able to pull this off and make it sound the way it does.
This whole thing is borderline brilliant and upon listening to what I took a little bit of a deep dive into the artist's back catalog.
I was immediately glad that I did this because once I was there, I found a massive amount of releases that all showcase different pieces and sides of how he writes and composes his music, emotional backbone, a love for sound and texture, and how he's able to take rock, pop, funk, and more and blend it in with this orchestral approach.
This is the kind of thing that can keep you busy all day. You have full length albums, singles, and more scattered throughout his history of releases and they're all a little different and I think this is brilliant because there's no walls built around what he's doing.
This is an example of an artist, composer, and songwriter who is creating music with fewer boundaries than you are used to and I think this is smart because that's what true art is really all about.
Doing something or creating something with a certain kind of freedom.
Dizzy is an absolutely perfect example of exactly that.
He's not exactly conforming to societal views or focal points musically. He's doing things the way he wants to do them and I think that's an important aspect of being able to grow and evolve as an artist.
I would highly suggest listening to a lot of his music on Spotify because there's so much to swim through there but start with "Rhapsody In Black" because it's a perfect start to your venture into his world.
I think you might enjoy this as much as I did.
