1st Base Runner Is the New ‘Night Stalker’ With fifth EP in Two Years [Video]

Night Stalker is an attention-grabbing selection of title for 1st Base Runner’s fifth EP, given the Netflix bioseries of the identical title being so well-liked. Those of us sufficiently old to recollect, particularly for those who lived in Southern California on the time, could have much more of a visceral response to this EP and the music connected to it. Apparently this was on objective.

The resurrected true crime Netflix story of serial killer Richard Ramirez, tagged by the media within the 80s because the Nightstalker, signifies that GenX children of Los Angeles and Orange County who had been instructed to maintain their home windows closed at evening advert nauseam at the moment are not the one ones acquainted with mentioned story. It’s unknown whether or not 1st Base Runner was impressed by the collection or is, the truth is, a type of GenX youngsters, however Night Stalker is well his darkest providing to-date.

With lashings of goth bands like Bauhaus and post-punk acts like Joy Division, Love and Rockets and Tom Waits heretofore prevalent in his music, it doubtless wasn’t a really tough transfer for 1st Base Runner to tip over into darker territory. Night Stalker is nonetheless a reasonably stark change. Only a bit of little bit of the attribute shoegazey guitars are left on this EP. Even then, in tracks like “In the Neighborhood” and “Dark Drive Through the Canyon” the guitars are tuned in direction of the maudelin and/or eerie digital sound design, which supplies this work a way of insanity and desolation solely hinted at in earlier works.

Another 1st Base Runner signature has all the time been that even in probably the most emotionally tough tracks, there’s been a small trace of hope or appreciation, principally in the best way the harmonies meld collectively to create and uplifting tilt to the music. That trace continues to be there in Night Stalker nevertheless it usually feels at battle with the creepier components of the tracks, so as a substitute of concord we get discord or, as with the title monitor, confusion and concern. This monitor lives as much as is title, and genuinely seems like a sonic illustration of what the within of a serial killer’s thoughts would possibly really feel like. It’s visceral, pogniant and makes a robust case for not giving in to intrusive ideas. One might say there’s a bit of aid with closing monitor “The Serpent and Space,” however one might additionally see it as merely the peace and launch those that have given in to their demons really feel as soon as the evil deed is finished.

As with all !st Base Runner releases, Night Stalker was launched with a fantastic and comparably visceral video for the monitor “Dark Drive Through the Canyon,” directed by the prolific Dilly Gent of Son&Heir Productions and Radiohead fame. Dilly has been inventive director on plenty of 1st Base Runner’s video tasks however this has been the primary one she’s shot hands-on. With the juxtaposiion of terrifying and elegant motion and imagery within the video and the kind of movement cease vs compositional shot vibe she created, it’s protected to say it was a superb resolution that she picked up the digicam. A fancy monitor like “Dark Drive…” wanted a fragile and expert hand with the video to match what the artist was attempting to say, and Gent captured it completely.

It actually is sobering, the extent of high quality and creativity 1st Base Runner has managed to maintain over the past two years since he launched his preliminary “All Thoughts” single and subequent Seven Years of Silence album. The again story behind this challenge and every part Tim Husmann, the artist behind 1st Base Runner, has been by would point out he doubtless has many extra tales to inform. The proven fact that he’s dug even deeper on Night Stalker to discover the darker components of humanity means he’s removed from completed.

Night Stalker is out now and will be streamed on Spotify. Check out 1st Base Runner’s YouTube channel for extra lush movies and extra on his story.