I am still waiting for my Graveface Records Indie Go-go
support package with two CD and a record from Monster Movie along with the
limited Marshmallow Ghosts limited release. I have seen pictures of the
Marshmallow Ghosts records and am very excited to get my copy and am hoping to get the MG record up for Halloween.
As I mentioned in the previous post, Graveface Records has sent me a
download for The Stargazer Lilies release.
I also have a box coming from Slumberland that has a shirt
and a tote in it along with new singles from Veronica Falls and Girls Names.
I am very excited to say that I have purchased a copy of a
very rare 7” record from Man or Astro-Man? called Amazing Thrills! In
3-Dimension. It was a promo that was given out with their first album. I have
been looking for this for quite a while and am very excited to get it. The
problem with this is that it is a Christmas gift and I can’t open it until then.
This means that the review of the 7” will not be until after the New Year.
Sorry folks you will just have to wait for this one.
Here we go...
This is the groups first album. It was released in June of
2007. They are a French electronic house music duo. The album was over all a
great hit in both the US and
The UK.
It produced five singles. I found the album through my local radio station,
89.3 The Current, with the single D.A.N.C.E. It was so sharp and clean that I
had to have the album. The album is supposed to be a disco-opera. The duo state
that the basics of disco are present on all tracks under the distortion and
eletronica. They have also stated that there are 400 albums that were sampled
on the album but the samples are so short that the original artist wouldn’t
even know. They call these samples micro samples because they are so short.
There have been five singles released from the album. The first
single is called Watters Of Nazareth. This single was released twice. The
second time with extra remixes on the release. The single has some super
awesome distortion on the bass line. The song doesn’t really go anywhere but
the bass line is so cool it doesn’t really matter.
The second single from the album is called D.A.N.C.E. The
song is dedicated to Michael Jackson as the duo are big fans of his music. The
song also recites many song titles that MJ has recorded. Vocals are provided by
the London based Foundation for Young Musicians choir. I haven’t done it yet
but I want to get the 12” single for this song because there is a awesome remix
for this song called B.E.A.T. This song is just as good and has a cool look at
the song, a different perspective you might call it.
The third single from the album is called DVNO. Acording to
one of the members of the duo the title of the song relates to the fact that
DVNO stands for Divino. He also states, "In most suburbs of the world, in
every city, there's most of the time, a nightclub called El
Divino...sometimes... Clubs where you have to wear a white shirt to get in,
half the time." The song is a great dance track, another track that is
easy to get along with.
The fourth single is called Phantom II. The bass in this one
is perfectly distorted I think. It conveys the riff musically and sonically in
perfection. The strings back up the bass. I think that it gets even better with
the distortion turned way down half way through the song. There are no lyrics
on this track making the music stand out even more. The creativity that went
into this song is just amazing to me with the sonic changes that happen through
the song to not only the bass but other instruments as they come in and out of
the song.
The last single from the album is called Tthhee Ppaarrttyy.
This is actually my least favorite track on the album. The track features
vocals from Uffie. It is a slow track that just talks about partying and
drinking. It is just not that interesting to me. I don’t want to hear about
getting drunk and going to parties to get drunk. It just reminds me of all the
problems that teenagers have with this and the major injuries and auto crashes
that happen because of these irresponsible kids. I would just like to say that
there are reasons for groups like MADD and DARE in this world and this song
isn’t helping their cause.
As a whole this album is great, except for that one song.
Luckily, the song has the Feat tag on it so it doesn’t get played when I listen
to this album.
This is the first album from Chvrches. It was released on
the 20th of September, 2013. They are a synth pop group from Glasglow, Scotland.
I got this album because they did a live set for my local radio station, 89.3
The Current. They played one of their singles, Revolver, and I thought it was
very unique. I actually ended up watching it a few more times because the song
was so good. It was very cool watching them work the knobs and changing their
sound on the fly depending on what the song needed. I really like the lead
vocalists sound. It is a solid but pretty sound that she has.
There has been three singles released from the album so far.
The first is called The Mother We Share. It is very electro anthemic. I am not
really sure how to describe it other than it is electronic, big and a power pop
epic. It is a good song simple as that I guess.
The second single, Recover, is the reason that I got the
album. This is the track that I saw on The Current’s web page. There is something
very catchy about this track. It is a combination of the appreciated keys and
the stuttering vocals that match the beat of the keys. The chorus changes into
synth pop genius. Long deliberate notes that flow with the vocals making pop
cotton candy clouds. The song is soft wonderful and the backbone of the song is
hard deep synth bass. It is easily the best song on the album.
The latest single from the album is called Gun. The song is
happy and super danceable. I like the song, it reminds me of the dance music
from the mid 80s. It is very nostalgic but still current with the distortion on
some parts. I still like Recover better but this is a very close second.
This album makes me very happy and I need to listen to it
more. It is that good.
This is Decyfer
Down’s third album. It was just released recently. It is the first album with
a new vocalist as the original singer, Caleb Oliver, left for personal reasons.
It took a while to get a new album out from the group after the 2008 release of
crash and the original vocalist departure. It wasn’t until 2010 that they even
started working on this album.
Mary Nikkel from New Release Tuesday stated that
"Thematically, the album boldly strikes a balance between calling out the
prideful while also recognizing a personal need for grace, backing it up with
aggressive guitar grit and striking melodies.” I think that is a good way to
look at what is contained on this album. It is good Christian music with a good
point.
Fight To Win is the first single released from the album.
Musically this reminds me of music from their first album, End Of Grey. There
was always something special about that album. This song in particular has the
easy to understand lyrics that are poignant and resonate in the heart. The song
makes me want to be a better person. It is inspiring.
So In Love is the second single released from the album.
This song comes off as a country song to me. It is a simpler song that strikes
me in the heart again. It is a love song but it is not specific as to who he is
in love with. It is a Christian song sung by a Christian group so you have to
assume that it is about God, especially with references to the cross and such.
It is a very good beat too. It is a song that I could easily get along with.
That is all I have for this week...
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