It's a beautiful day in "The Parallel Neighborhood," a lush, crunkadelic world of sound brought to you by Mr. Rogers with his first release on Innerflight Music. The Northern California producer follows his 2008 album release, “The Ooze System,” with this four track EP overflowing with the bass-heavy, mid-tempo energy and playfulness his production is known for. Everything glimmers – from the crisp melodic sheen strutting over a warbled psychedelic bass line on “Bird Box” to the fractal reflections surging over intricately syncopated pulses and shimmering sweeps on “Dynamite Fishing.”

Two brothas from a different motha enter “The Parallel Neighborhood” from the East and from the North,
adding their own concoctions of fizzy crunk juice to the menu. Philadelphia’s Starkey has been earning critical acclaim around the world for his fresh Street Bass sound, which he lays on thick in this “Bird Box” remix. Recline your chair waaay back and let your shoulders bounce to the melodic thugged-out synths and sped up vocal samples. ill.Gates, well-known for his earlier productions as “The Phat Conductor” and gaining deserved popularity under his new moniker, drops a low-down, glitched-out bass line into “Dynamite Fishing.” Blending in distorted vox from “Bird Box,” he crafts a funky melody that flirts around the bass line like a hummingbird drinking sizzurp.