So here I am once more in Zachary Campos‘s strange multi-genre world. Once more not knowing quite where he fits into the musical landscape. But then, most of the music that passes the test of time is the music that doesn’t associate itself too closely with any one particular sound or scene. Doing so is a surefire way of getting stuck in the past as fashion and fads move things on. Best to create your own sound, your own scene, your own sonic identity, your own musical world.
Scorching is a mercurial blend of spoken word/rap, old-school rock and roll, punk outsiderness, and more contemporary swathes of alt-rock and indie cool. There is an air of detachment about the song, a vibe that seems to step slightly away from the human, and indeed humane realms, and more towards a robotic, artificial intelligence, as if you are listening to a vision of the future, music created in a man-meets-machine hybrid world.
Lyrically, we are in some unambiguous territory. Scorching is essentially a musical mission brief and statement of intent to deliver messages via direct, in-your-face, old-school vocals that are part punk swagger and part hip-hop challenge. It’s a sound that he does sol well.