Oli Bayton, otherwise known as his stage name Boxed In, is a new, indie funk artist focused on live, crisp dance beats, heavily effected, delay drenched vocals and the addition of clean, bright piano cluster chords. Bayton is arguably a very talented keyboard player, playing immaculately syncopated chords that work so well against the ambient sound of their music, and receded vox layered over the top. This is by no means overshadowing the accompanying band, who effectively layer the complex chords and vocals with the addition of further bright keys, tight drums and bass to thicken the texture to create an ambient sound that still sounds so effortlessly funky. Tracks such as 'Mystery' and 'False Alarm' managed to create a dancy atmosphere that still felt cloudily intimate.
It may be his effective use of syncopation, or finally further use of that perfectly clean piano sound (which is horrifically underrated) but something about Boxed In is just so different and new that it really excites me to see what the future holds for them.
Here's a short video I took of their cover of 'This Must Be The Place'- don't try to tell me it's not brilliant. Sorry for not the best quality!!
-Squirete
It may be his effective use of syncopation, or finally further use of that perfectly clean piano sound (which is horrifically underrated) but something about Boxed In is just so different and new that it really excites me to see what the future holds for them.
Here's a short video I took of their cover of 'This Must Be The Place'- don't try to tell me it's not brilliant. Sorry for not the best quality!!
-Squirete
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