Joshua Tabbia's Problems That Fix Themselves project manages to explore just about every nook and cranny of bedroom production capabilities. In utilizing so much on his sophomore album Seconds, Tabbia quickly transports from genre to genre; from mournful folk balladry (with vocal accompaniment by his wife, Tori Blade) to fractured IDM to peaking blasts of noise, Seconds salvages a diverse combination of influences-- which is not much of a surprise considering that Tabbia has shared the stage with the likes of Daniel Francis Doyle, Xiu Xiu, and even AIDS Wolf.
Problems That Fix Themselves would fall under any of the aforementioned labels if it weren't for how shrouded each of these dabblings are in their own amateurishly recorded mystique. Luckily, Seconds doesn't gaudily present its diversity by way of abrupt changes; it smoothly and naturally departures from one concept to the next. Acoustic guitar buried in decaying noise manages to inconspicuously transition into hissy, sample-laden hip-hop beats. Though it may seem like a stretch, the plethora of directions taken nestles itself into the homegrown obscurity that this album's theme retains.
Seconds shows both plentiful creativity and variety in its minimal compositions. The low and, at times, harsh fidelity adds to the charm of each of these 10 pieces. Its variety lends it an open-ended structure, leaving the listener completely unaware of what will come in the following tracks. Seconds's unpredictability creates a certain intensity, one that conjures unease within each piece, even at its most digestible moments.
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