At first glance, Rob Kovacs seems to have wildly divergent interests in music. His latest album, Let Go, is lush and rhythmic piano pop. It\u2019s organic and melancholy, and tells a very human story about snakebit would-be lovers who can\u2019t come together and yet can\u2019t quite find their way out of each other\u2019s orbit. It\u2019s built for sepia-tinged sunlight and dry scattered leaves. Look again, and you see his alter-ego, 88Bit, who orchestrates the mechanical soundtracks of throwback video games for piano. The music from Let Go seems as far as you can get from the three-channel ditties on your average NES system. But keep listening, and you\u2019ll hear how they blend together, how they merge in Kovac\u2019s particular style. We discussed both sides of Kovac in this conversation on a particularly nice day in his hometown of Cleveland \u2013 you can even hear the birds chirping in the background through his open window. Here\u2019s Rob Kovacs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks again to Rob for the conversation. You can find his work at the places he just mentioned, but in case you missed them, his website is www.obkovcsmusic.com<\/a>, and you can find him on Twitter and Instagram at @robkovacsmusic. You can find 88Bit at www.88bitmusic.com<\/a> and on Twitter and Instagram at @88bitmusic. Follow him there for tour and new release info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n