For RIP Kenny, the line between the natural world and heavy sound design has never been a boundary, but a driving source of inspiration.
Between his background in downhill racing, his move to Bend, Oregon, and a musical foundation spanning metal, punk, emo, and hip-hop, the quickly rising bass producer has developed a style of bass music that not only pulls from every corner of the sonic realm but sits at the intersection between sound and nature.
Now with his newly released Mountain Vista Set, RIP Kenny brings that vision into the wild, capturing 30 minutes of high-altitude bass music, deep in the Oregon woods.
Filmed among the trees with an expansive mountain backdrop, the Mountain Vista Set sees RIP Kenny and his best friend hauling a complete DJ setup into the Oregon backcountry to bring his music directly into the wilderness that inspired his genre-bending sound.
Seamlessly bridging raw alt-rock guitar riffs, soaring melodies, and captivating vocals with heavy, sound-design-focused bass music, RIP Kenny takes listeners on an immersive audiovisual experience like no other.
From his most recent single Moth to Flame that arrived Wednesday, November 4, to teasing unreleased material like his VIP flip of Promises You Can’t Keep alongside DAKAN and Barren Gates and a transcendent cover of Staind‘s classic It’s Been Awhile, the mix not only highlights the full spectrum of his catalog, but stands as an authentic reflection of the natural environment that fuels his project.
“This mix is 30 minutes of my soul,” RIP Kenny shared. “Mountains, music, & a best friend just as crazy as me thinking we could pull off a set in a place like this, out so deep in the woods that the chipmunks in attendance had probably never even seen a human before. It’s the type of scene that inspires the music I make. Raw landscapes, raw guitars, raw emotion. Big peaks, big melodies, bigger drops (there were even a few raindrops in there). It’s got a little of everything I do, all handcrafted here in Bend, OR. Appreciate you vibing with us.”