Synthpop
[FOR FREE]
- 10 songs to download
- For free
- Direct Download
- Listening recommendations: Tailwind, Spindrifts Of Victory
Impressions
Hey remember when I reviewed
Kali Ma and mentioned modern synth music being in love with 80's new
wave and electronic music in general with the implication that was a
bad thing? Yeah, that was like a week ago, because up pops Plaisance
with their LP 'Regatta' with a sound that couldn't be more 80's
synthpop if Michael Mann used it as a soundtrack to one of his films.
It's also spectacularly excellent, did I forget to open with that? In
what appears to be a concept album about yatch racing, 'Regatta' is
filled with an electricity right from the get go, with the alarm
clock on “Wake up it's race day!” providing you with the much
needed jolt to get moving. You might get terribly silly mental images
of a time when you or older sibling had huge hair, and/or leg warmers
weren't just a thing, they were a way of life, and you know what, go
with it! Plaisance don't mind. This is a synthpop album that
knowingly wades into the waters of nostalgia to bring the world of
yacht racing to life, no pretensions about it. None of these tracks
overstay their welcome, always coming under in five minutes, so the
keyboards and drum pads never grate the nerves. Of course it's not
all keyboards and drumming, “Tailwinds” and “Sprintdrifts of
victory” let the lead out with some well placed guitar riffs that
will get lighters waving and bodies moving. “Mer d'huile”, as its
name would suggest, brings things home with a smooth, light jazz
flavour and (as acoustic as you're going to get here) guitar
plucking. “Sunset”, like it's early morning counterpart is a nice
ambient/field recording to wrap the whole thing up. I've never been
yachting, but I will sail with Plaisance any time they want, anywhere
they want. On this cold, grey September afternoon, the sun is shining
and the water is fine, and we have Plaisance's 'Regatta' to thank for
that.
No comments:
Post a Comment