The electronic music of General Fuzz is easy listening of the best kind. It’s bright but quieting, calming but with a beat, and tastefully structured. The artist offers all his music for free and there are currently four albums.

The newest and best is Cool Aberrations, a collection of collaborations with other artists. General Fuzz mixes his electronic musicianship with various instruments such as tabla, flute, cello and others with usually excellent results. “The Grenadier” is the funkiest with some nice guitar and bass. The other songs tend to be more reflective. Actually the variety of moods is quite impressive. I especially like the flute and trumpet tracks, “Flow Tater” and “Cream” respectively.

On his own, General Fuzz still produces some nice vibes. His self-titled album generates a smooth jazz feel best exemplified in “Dream Together”. Inner Sunset has a lot of variety from a retro synth “Burnt Popcorn” to an keyboard driven “Friday on Thursday” that is soft and charming. Lastly, Messy’s Pace seems a bit more beat oriented but I may be wrong. I certainly think it the most dancable of the four albums. Give “Red balloon” and “Bars of Parmar” a try.

All four albums are available as separate tracks or full album zips. The file format is VBR MP3.

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