Showing posts with label Category: Indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Category: Indie. Show all posts

Monday, July 7, 2014

Golden Sun - 2011 - Wine Country

Indie Rock
[FOR FREE]
<a href="http://goldensun.bandcamp.com/album/wine-country-2"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">6 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://goldensun.bandcamp.com/track/wine-country" target="_blank">Wine Country</a>, <a href="http://goldensun.bandcamp.com/track/leucadia" target="_blank">Leucadia</a>, <a href="http://goldensun.bandcamp.com/track/tour-de-franzia" target="_blank">Tour De Franzia</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some bands might encounter problems finding a balance between music and lyrics. Fortunately, Golden Sun isn't one of them. Their music and lyrics seem to blend right, and although their message&nbsp;doesn't have&nbsp;any deep insights or metaphysical connotations, it does have a vivid&nbsp;feeling and the verve of midsummer fire camps or field trips, shallow, a tad&nbsp;trifling, but fresh and a sound to feel young to. However, this is not the case with the EP's last track, Labyrinth. Labyrinth has an annoying oriental intro with some desperate echoes in the background, progressing in a hard-core indie rock line. The lyrics revolve around love, kisses, holding hands, pictures of past lovers, typical clichés for their age at that time (and there goes the fallacy), but they do it in an original, passionate and quite convincing manner. The trembling, yet confident voice of the lead vocalist is a pure expression of those pseudo-contradictions. <br /> Tour de Franzia is definitely the highlight of the EP, as it perfectly sums up all the other tendencies of the EP while keeping a positive, enthusiastic tone.&nbsp;Very&nbsp;fitting to listen to while watching `Le Tour de France` these days.&nbsp; <br /> To conclude: one might not know English at all, but still can enjoy Golden Sun's Wine Country, as no separate appraisal of the music/lyrics should or need to be made. The lyrics have no abyssal meaning that need to be deciphered; just enjoy the music, cruising along with the beats. I may be wrong, but, as the song goes: "I could be wrong, I could be wrong, but I don't care."</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsAg_5uvVVgHcg1wNDRSYFiyUyTANl0_IapX2FYA2-rOU5fYXg-PqEnncv4cCC6UGYTl2L6eM0H6C1fvjCtC0Jx3ciO3zrirIuEJ-Mtfbo2AwqDBqHYotCS-gyyF8jzC9dOeQqcg6Ew/s1600/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsAg_5uvVVgHcg1wNDRSYFiyUyTANl0_IapX2FYA2-rOU5fYXg-PqEnncv4cCC6UGYTl2L6eM0H6C1fvjCtC0Jx3ciO3zrirIuEJ-Mtfbo2AwqDBqHYotCS-gyyF8jzC9dOeQqcg6Ew/s1600/4.gif" width="320" /></a></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/07/golden-sun-2011-wine-country.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/07/golden-sun-2011-wine-country.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-07-07T21:05:00+02:00'>9:05&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/07/golden-sun-2011-wine-country.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=3982246410795077859&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Rock' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Rock</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Saturday, May 17, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a1512447204_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='554701147446197306' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='554701147446197306'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/05/snowmine-2011-laminate-pet-animal.html'>SNOWMINE - 2011 - LAMINATE PET ANIMAL</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-554701147446197306' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Ambient Indie Pop</b></span> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/album/laminate-pet-animal"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a1512447204_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/album/laminate-pet-animal">http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/album/laminate-pet-animal</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://s0.bcbits.com/player.swf?size=grande&album=1675139033bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://s0.bcbits.com/player.swf?size=grande&album=1675139033bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/album/laminate-pet-animal"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">9 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/track/beast-in-air-beast-in-water-2" target="_blank">Beast In Air Beast In Water</a>, <a href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/track/penny#lyrics" target="_blank">Penny</a>, <a href="http://snowmine.bandcamp.com/track/let-me-in#lyrics" target="_blank">Let Me In</a></li> <li style="text-align: left;">If you liked the free record, you can grab a more recent release from their website&nbsp;with an interesting self-publishing/fan-funding concept which I fully support: <a href="http://www.snowmine.com/">http://www.snowmine.com/</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I frequently&nbsp;consider whether I should just make a clean slate with&nbsp;the old albums that were still waiting&nbsp;for reviews and every single time I dig one of these up, I find myself reassured that it would an outright horrible idea to do so. Snowmine is making great music, and&nbsp;is one of those bands where it is unclear to me how they are not more popular, even if they are easily among the best known bands on the blog. Varied and catchy instrumentation that you'll hum and sing along with on your second listen,&nbsp;genuinely interesting and&nbsp;intelligently arranged&nbsp;lyrics and a likeable voice make this a no brainer for anyone remotely interested in the genre. They&nbsp;did an incredibly good job at making all songs feel different, which makes it very easy to keep listening to the album over and over again. If you like this album, I highly recommend downloading the other EPs on their Bandcamp page and add these tracks to your track rotation. Due to that variation, not all tracks are of the same high quality, but the ones that are, are hymns to the emotions in life that make life feel worth living. <br /> Music is best when evoking thoughts, emotions and creativity and Laminate Pet Animal is one of those records which brings&nbsp;me down to earth, lets&nbsp;me dream of the sky and motivate me to get to work on stuff that was neglected for way too long. With that thought, I'll close these impressions and look forward to the next hidden gems that are waiting for me. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/05/snowmine-2011-laminate-pet-animal.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/05/snowmine-2011-laminate-pet-animal.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-05-17T01:24:00+02:00'>1:24&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/05/snowmine-2011-laminate-pet-animal.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=554701147446197306&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%205%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 5/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Friday, March 21, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0656753740_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7047315120911870297' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7047315120911870297'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/03/monroe-johnson-cloudhanger-band-2011.html'>Monroe Johnson & The Cloudhanger Band - 2011 - What's the Dream Now, Kitty?</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7047315120911870297' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Pop/Rock</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://monroejohnson.bandcamp.com/"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0656753740_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://monroejohnson.bandcamp.com/album/whats-the-dream-now-kitty">http://monroejohnson.bandcamp.com/album/whats-the-dream-now-kitty</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=1449947293/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=1449947293/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://monroejohnson.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">6 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://monroejohnson.bandcamp.com/track/lights-off-main" target="_blank">Lights Off Main</a>, <a href="http://monroejohnson.bandcamp.com/track/little-heaven" target="_blank">Little Heaven</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This record proves that we need to allow a wider range of musicians more possibilities to grow. The musical growth and improvement this guy made in his three EPs since 2006 is nothing short of astounding, culminating in his two best songs <i>Lights Off Main</i> and <i>Little Heaven</i>, which are quite frankly among the best songs in the genre I've heard in quite a while. As it happens with most records I review lately, I have this album in my playlist rotation for almost 3 years now and the energy and evocative power these tracks are conveying can be extremely inspiring. <i>Lights Off Main </i>comes together incredibly well, with poetic imagery, a driving instrumentation that supports the change from the somber mood in the beginning to the motivational, powerful and hopeful end of the song, a sound that makes me reminisce and finally wanting to grab at the possibilities life is offering that I might have passed on too much in the past. In contrast,&nbsp;<i>Little Heaven</i> is less subtle in its overall approach and more of an immediately upbeat and uplifting sound that is surprisingly catchy and helped lighting my mood whenever it crossed my ears. Unfortunately the other tracks cant quite keep the same standard, despite&nbsp;<i>Push</i> and <i>When the Wolves Turn in Their Coats </i>still being rather good tracks. The whole record still manages to feel somewhat consistent even with Monroe Johnson trying different approaches in these tracks (for example light country touches in <i>Wolves</i>), but I get the impression he is not equally good at all of these styles.<br /> Full circle, it would be incredibly painful to see such musicians stop making music because they are not noticed and lost in obscurity, especially considering there is still so much unfulfilled potential.&nbsp;<i>Lights off Main</i>&nbsp;could easily stand up there with genre greats from Keane and Coldplay, and the only reason it doesnt is because of a lack of visibility and public interest. If there are smaller bands you love, let others know, scribble their names on your friends facebook walls (or on their foreheads once they start ignoring your messages), create a small music blog to report about your discoveries or even reach out to the bands themselves to tell them that their music is being loved. This review is my way of saying thanks for 3 years of enjoyment and lighted mood, hoping his most recent EP wont stay his last.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/03/monroe-johnson-cloudhanger-band-2011.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/03/monroe-johnson-cloudhanger-band-2011.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-03-21T00:37:00+01:00'>12:37&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/03/monroe-johnson-cloudhanger-band-2011.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=7047315120911870297&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Thursday, February 27, 2014</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3279694385_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='9219475176535541437' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='9219475176535541437'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/02/strangelets-2011-summer-forever-ep.html'>Strangelets - 2011 - Summer Forever EP</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-9219475176535541437' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Dream Pop</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/album/summer-forever-ep"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3279694385_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/album/summer-forever-ep">http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/album/summer-forever-ep</a><br /> <a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-is-the-heart-ep">http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-is-the-heart-ep</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=1486840161/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=1486840161/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/album/summer-forever-ep"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">9 songs across 2 EPs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/track/new-world" target="_blank">New World</a>, <a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/track/m-i-lie" target="_blank">M I Lie</a>, <a href="http://strangelets.bandcamp.com/track/soul-of-time" target="_blank">Soul Of Time</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Another band that shows me that I should devote more time to actually listening to the stuff I bookmark. I grabbed this back in 2011 and the band already made another EP since then. I'd seriously love for them to have more time and money to focus on their music, because they have incredibly great potential and show an interesting array of variety on these 2 EPs, but it is also quite apparent that neither of these EPs shows a completely coherent and consistent concept yet. Both records contain standout tracks that I'll definitely keep in my rotation, for example the rough, bleak and fantastically executed <i>M., I Lie</i>, which evokes a sound reminiscent of the songs of the Bright Eyes, the incredibly dreamy and lovely&nbsp;<i>Soul of Time</i>&nbsp;as a touching love song or <i>Majenusa, </i>which shows their take on a more neutral and catchy Indie Pop style. The problems here however, are that they jump sometimes too harshly between certain styles even if the individual songs are great it itself, with&nbsp;<i>Alumbras </i>being the main offender with a genre and language switch, and that some songs are far from reaching the bar that the above mentioned songs set. <i>Heavy is the Heart, </i>as one example, is neither lyrical nor musically anywhere as interesting as the other tracks, and seems more like a B-Side track compared with the other higher quality songs.<br /> Even with some weaknesses here and there, thankfully the majority of these tracks are interesting, varied, recommendable and highly enjoyable. Nothing is rushed here, every step and sound is carefully chosen to mesmerize the listener and draw them into a world of dreamy pop sounds to soothe the occasional occurence of a heavy heart. Its a shame that bands like <i>Strangelets</i> are having the recognition and publicity issues that they tend to have, but even if this is just a small blog and certainly not much recognition, here is to you and I hope you'll find the time to further improve your craft until you manage to fulfill your potential, which I certainly think you are capable of. *clinks glasses*</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/02/strangelets-2011-summer-forever-ep.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/02/strangelets-2011-summer-forever-ep.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2014-02-27T03:36:00+01:00'>3:36&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2014/02/strangelets-2011-summer-forever-ep.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=9219475176535541437&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Dream%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Dream Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Sunday, December 15, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0134810339_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='2770305653469125715' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='2770305653469125715'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/frowning-trees-2013-keep-glow.html'>Frowning Trees - 2013 - Keep the Glow</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2770305653469125715' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lo-Fi Shoegaze Folk Rock</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-glow"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0134810339_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-glow">http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-glow</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2082336230/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2082336230/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-glow"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">10 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/track/a-mote-among-the-dust" target="_blank">A Mote Among The Dust</a>, <a href="http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/track/neptune" target="_blank">Neptune</a>, <a href="http://frowningtrees.bandcamp.com/track/banjo-strings" target="_blank">Banjo Strings</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Against my expectations, this record seems to be rather divisive. I enjoyed listening to <i>Frowning Trees</i> immensely because I thought these guys did a great job of embracing the Lo-Fi nature of these tracks and integrated it into the sound as an elemental part of the listening experience by mixing melodic guitar riffs and vocals with diffuse background noise. Even though I know that certain genres and sub genres are not everyone's cup of tea, its easy to forget how simple you can throw someone off guard with "imperfect" music if he is used to consuming music that has been produced for the radio/with mass audiences in mind. <i>Keep the Glow</i> isnt perfect, and it obviously doesnt need to be to pull me in with its charme. It even has some flaws that distract me a bit too much and take me out of the experience at times, especially something like varying volume levels and a certain track of which I am personally not too fond of, but overall this is a damn fine record that is very well worth listening and dreaming off to. If you are put off at first, take my advice and try once more later. At one point you'll stop caring about the "imperfectness", and just embrace this record for what it is - a magnificient piece of music that is well worth being the soundtrack to many dreamy evenings.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/frowning-trees-2013-keep-glow.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/frowning-trees-2013-keep-glow.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-12-15T04:50:00+01:00'>4:50&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/frowning-trees-2013-keep-glow.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=2770305653469125715&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2013' rel='tag'>2013</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Rock' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Rock</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%205%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 5/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Saturday, December 7, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3934891703_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='6877368793394417859' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='6877368793394417859'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/whitfield-2009-tornado-cutie.html'>Whitfield - 2009 - Tornado Cutie</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-6877368793394417859' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Britpop/ Rock</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://whitfield.bandcamp.com/"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3934891703_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://whitfield.bandcamp.com/">http://whitfield.bandcamp.com/</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=838158800/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=838158800/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://whitfield.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">6 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://whitfield.bandcamp.com/track/top-of-the-world" target="_blank">Top Of The World</a>, <a href="http://whitfield.bandcamp.com/track/talk" target="_blank">Talk</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There is music I can feel nostalgia for even if I never listened to a band before. When Whitfield fell into my hands and I started listening to it, I noticed how much I miss the Indie bands from the early 2000's. <i>Top of the World</i> evokes that memory, and I was thinking back to the Killers concert I've attended years ago, while <i>Talk</i> has a certain Coldplay touch to it. If your music can evoke those memories and comparisons, then you certainly know your way around your instruments. However, this also highlights the issues with these tracks, since they seem slightly derivative overall. Almost all tracks are of the highest quality and very enjoyable to listen to, but Whitfield probably play it a bit too safe to stand out of the huge Indie/Pop crowd. These guys are good, but if I am being constantly reminded of other, great bands, then I end up listening to the other bands I am being reminded of instead of listening to these songs.<br /> These tracks might not manage to stick to the wall for too long, but that doesnt mean that its not worth listening to <i>Tornado Cutie</i>. I actually wish these guys were better well known so for their next album they could start working on these little aspects that distinguishes the great bands in the genre. There is a lot of potential here, and I sure hope these guys manage to grow as a band to fulfull it at one point.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/whitfield-2009-tornado-cutie.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/whitfield-2009-tornado-cutie.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-12-07T01:57:00+01:00'>1:57&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/12/whitfield-2009-tornado-cutie.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=6877368793394417859&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2009' rel='tag'>2009</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Rock' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Rock</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Thursday, November 7, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0913857599_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7156318020216508100' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7156318020216508100'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/11/rate-of-rise-2011-rate-of-rise-ep.html'>Rate of Rise - 2011 - Rate of Rise EP</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7156318020216508100' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Indie Rock</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://rateofrise.bandcamp.com/album/rate-of-rise-ep"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0913857599_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://rateofrise.bandcamp.com/album/rate-of-rise-ep">http://rateofrise.bandcamp.com/album/rate-of-rise-ep</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2520386881/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2520386881/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://rateofrise.bandcamp.com/album/rate-of-rise-ep"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">5 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://rateofrise.bandcamp.com/track/fictacious" target="_blank">Fictacious</a>, <a href="http://rateofrise.bandcamp.com/track/phases" target="_blank">Phases</a>&nbsp;</li> </ul> Short one since we are a bit short on content lately, if you feel like trying yourself out with musical reviews, please feel free to get in touch via mail at wasfuersohr@gmail.com.<br /> <ul> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I wonder when I'll be done with the records that I am carrying around with me for years already. This is another one of those records with a song that haunts my eardrums long after the track ended and&nbsp; Rate of Rise disappeared again into the obscurity of my review playlist. <i>Fictatious</i> is incredibly catchy, melodic and driving Indie Rock track, destined to be sung and danced along to. I cant really say these guys have any bad track on this record and <i>Rate of Rise</i> showed an interesting variety of styles here, going from the more harder hitting rock track <i>Case of the Mondays</i> directly to the more house and synthpop inspired <i>Envi</i>. The only issue I possibly see with these tracks is that, with the exception of possibly Envi, they arent taking it far enough to stand out from a crowd of bands with a rather similar style of music.<br /> Still, its good music and even if the record and general style of music isnt groundbreaking, not every band needs to or even should feel the need to reinvent the wheel. <i>Rate of Rise EP</i> is fun and thats what matters in the end. Its energetic Indie Rock thats just plain fun to listen to with just enough musical surprises to make the listener curious about the next track. I am sure this band would be one to take note of if they had the money to evolve and cultivate their own style of music.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/11/rate-of-rise-2011-rate-of-rise-ep.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/11/rate-of-rise-2011-rate-of-rise-ep.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-11-07T03:05:00+01:00'>3:05&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/11/rate-of-rise-2011-rate-of-rise-ep.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=7156318020216508100&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Rock' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Rock</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, October 16, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a1493394005_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7477518548737843100' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7477518548737843100'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/10/cliff-kuhn-lloyd-2011-hello.html'>Cliff Kuhn-Lloyd - 2011 - Hello</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7477518548737843100' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Indie Pop</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cliffkuhnlloyd.bandcamp.com/album/hello"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a1493394005_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cliffkuhnlloyd.bandcamp.com/album/hello">http://cliffkuhnlloyd.bandcamp.com/album/hello</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=639495793/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=639495793/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://cliffkuhnlloyd.bandcamp.com/album/hello"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">5 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://cliffkuhnlloyd.bandcamp.com/track/pencil-dance" target="_blank">Pencil Dance</a>, <a href="http://cliffkuhnlloyd.bandcamp.com/track/angelina" target="_blank">Angelina</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The impatient listener may be forgiven if he glossed over this record skipping into track 1 and 5 and decided to not give it any more attention. All the others however, will notice that <i>Cliff Kuhn-Lloyd's Hello</i> is certainly among the better Singer-Songwriter Pop EP debuts they've probably come across. As I already hinted at, it doesnt start off that strong and also ends on a comparably low note, but the 3 tracks in between more than make up for it. Pencil Dance and Maybe We All Win seem a bit detached with their diffuse voice samples and create a haunting atmosphere that really sticks out and manages to be catchy, while being unobtrusive enough so I still can listen to them even when I went through this EP a million times in the past few months. These magnificiently and carefully arranged songs evoke a sense of intrigue and mystique that you'll likely still enjoy hearing and diving into on your subsequent record repeats. The follow-up <i>Angelina</i> forms a nice contrast to that and shows his playful side. Just as catchy, but upbeat and a bit more romantically dreamy, this track is a perfect summer track about his views on a certain special person. Even if there are some obvious quality differences here even within those 5 tracks, Cliff Kuhn-Lloyd doesnt only have potential, he already shows how to employ that potential to make some wonderfully crafted pop songs, and I sure hope its not the end his story.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/10/cliff-kuhn-lloyd-2011-hello.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/10/cliff-kuhn-lloyd-2011-hello.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-10-16T02:16:00+02:00'>2:16&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/10/cliff-kuhn-lloyd-2011-hello.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=7477518548737843100&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Monday, September 23, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0599937261_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='4987260658648447756' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='4987260658648447756'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/cloudlast-2013-gloryus-ep.html'>Cloud@Last - 2013 - gloryus EP</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-4987260658648447756' itemprop='description articleBody'> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>darkwave</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cloudatlast.bandcamp.com/"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0599937261_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cloudatlast.bandcamp.com/">http://cloudatlast.bandcamp.com/</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=3667157765/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=3667157765/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://cloudatlast.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">6 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://cloudatlast.bandcamp.com/track/simple" target="_blank">Simple</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Ah yes, soft prolonged bass drum noises&nbsp;synced&nbsp;with artificial notes. A classic combo in today&#8217;s electro music. This EP demonstrates great lyrics, washed up vocals, mellow beats, and a variety of electronic sounds. When I listen to gloryus, I feel like I&#8217;m flying blindly in a parade of cold wind and scattered breezes but more like floating. The philosophical aspect of wave music is all here. Nostalgia is present in a fluffy cloud and constantly hovering nearby. The reason this took so well with me was because I know the potential of chillwave: the effect it can create in a listener and up until now, I have not been satisfied. In this EP there are common goals set in each song (like building up and leading to catchy choruses sprinkled with foggy melodies) which drew me in, yet enough experimentation to not get bored or be able to predict tones. I also don&#8217;t even have to look at the lyrics to understand what is portrayed in each song, I just </span><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;">feel</i><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> it. This reminds me of a collaboration between Washed Out and a winter sounding Neon Indian, and back to the artificialness, it is hardly present here. There is such a calming and natural vibe with each note and wave sound. The first half is more jubilant than the second half but it&#8217;s as if it depresses into this darker atmospheric tunnel, like you&#8217;re floating higher and higher after each track. It ends beautifully with a two-part eight minute saga of dreaming and nightmares, and after it&#8217;s done one can&#8217;t help but feel like they experienced a trance hallucination. I will </span><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;">not</i><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> get my head out of the clouds.</span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"> <o:p></o:p></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/12962974858336837637' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/12962974858336837637' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Gabbo</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/cloudlast-2013-gloryus-ep.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/cloudlast-2013-gloryus-ep.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-09-23T22:27:00+02:00'>10:27&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/cloudlast-2013-gloryus-ep.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-889839874'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=4987260658648447756&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2013' rel='tag'>2013</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Electronica' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Electronica</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Tuesday, September 17, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2132387671_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='2609134624306858475' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='2609134624306858475'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/nika-smith-2010-s-k-i-n.html'>Nika Smith - 2010 - s k i n</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2609134624306858475' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lofi Folk Pop</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/album/s-k-i-n"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2132387671_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/album/s-k-i-n">http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/album/s-k-i-n</a><br /> <a href="http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/album/iii">http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/album/iii</a>&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2019224409/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2019224409/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/album/s-k-i-n"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">6 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">For free </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Direct Download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/track/ego" target="_blank">Ego</a>, <a href="http://musicnikasmith.bandcamp.com/track/my-heart-window" target="_blank">My Heart Window</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There is something rather personal about these lo-fi releases. Unpolished as lo-fi records naturally tend to be, they often seem to be able to evoke the feeling of a more hands on approach compared to perfectly produced records that are calculated from beginning to end. <i>Nika Smith</i> is quite talented, which is plainly obvious in a few standout tracks that do a great job of capturing the interest of someone skimming through her music. She is also among the few artists realizing that the first spot on a record is a very, very important one in this hard-fought independent scene and Track 1 on <i>s k i n</i>, <i>Ego</i>, and the first track on <i>iii</i>, <i>Kiss My Bottle of Wine</i>, are both tracks that you definitely should give a listen. Her other songs are good as well, but most of them unfortunately seem to drown a bit in the overall mood of her music because they are stylistically too similar and didn't manage to be distinguishable enough in my head even after relistening both records about 10 times. To be fair, one should mention here that she did remedy that shortcoming with some more recent recordings like <i>The Shaman &amp; The Hunt</i>, which shows more of her musical versatility. If you feel like supporting her, you can grab it on top of the free records mentioned earlier for $3 here: <a href="http://theshamanandthehunt.bandcamp.com/album/playscape">http://theshamanandthehunt.bandcamp.com/album/playscape</a><br /> However, even with the flaws that <i>s k i n</i> has, it is undeniable that these songs are filled with charme, personality and a certain closeness that make me care about what Nika is humming into empty space of this room we share when this record runs over my speakers. She is most certainly a welcome visitor in this apartment and I look forward to her next visit with new stories to tell.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcJegbZb5zuYhhCJTwQ8XyK-8ktHIoQm54cPk7zxxeV4J_EAwDlmm2BqVGRxcHUYFIRFIRP6d-iJZQ1_tom2hVz4czDqADgAORqGyleem37ee_CEBxybZlksSl9XUc9HmzI5GvpKwPw/s1600/3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcJegbZb5zuYhhCJTwQ8XyK-8ktHIoQm54cPk7zxxeV4J_EAwDlmm2BqVGRxcHUYFIRFIRP6d-iJZQ1_tom2hVz4czDqADgAORqGyleem37ee_CEBxybZlksSl9XUc9HmzI5GvpKwPw/s320/3.gif" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/nika-smith-2010-s-k-i-n.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/nika-smith-2010-s-k-i-n.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-09-17T01:37:00+02:00'>1:37&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/09/nika-smith-2010-s-k-i-n.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=2609134624306858475&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2010' rel='tag'>2010</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Folk%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Folk Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%203%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 3/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, July 24, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0141390857_2.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='5999221590962151319' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='5999221590962151319'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/07/pyramid-2011-lost-in-space.html'>Pyramid - 2011 - Lost in Space</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-5999221590962151319' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Electronica</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0141390857_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space">http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2823785083/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2823785083/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">10 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/track/space-odyssey" target="_blank">Space Odyssey</a>, <a href="http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/track/blue-moon-love" target="_blank">Blue Moon Love</a>, <a href="http://0pyramid0.bandcamp.com/track/digital-rain" target="_blank">Digital Rain</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This is the soundtrack of the game I didnt even knew I wanted to exist. From the first track on, these sounds pull you into another dimension full of undiscovered dangerous worlds, hidden secrets, adventuresomeness and love. Its rare that a record makes you want to reach for the stars, or at least for something that puts you into the shoes of an adventurer among the stars. An Electronica record that uses subtle, yet very powerful rhythms together with driving beats and some elements that remind me a bit of house at times (who can resist a french touch after all) to form an engaging sound voyage for the listener. The whole record just feels incredibly polished and rounded, touching several emotional states and sharing stories. Taking into account how vividly these tracks put corresponding images into my mind, its hard to see this just as a music album, and not as a part of a bigger picture. If there is anything bad I can say about this record, its that I want the corresponding game, book or movie and I want it NOW. Considering the quality and craftmanship to make this music style fit so many different occasions in a setting so seemingly easy, its pretty impossible to pick any favourite tracks, therefore I highly recommend taking the full trip with Pyramid, gazing into the stars and completely losing yourself in space.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/07/pyramid-2011-lost-in-space.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/07/pyramid-2011-lost-in-space.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-07-24T04:03:00+02:00'>4:03&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/07/pyramid-2011-lost-in-space.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=5999221590962151319&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/bandcamp.com' rel='tag'>bandcamp.com</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Electronica' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Electronica</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%205%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 5/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, June 19, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3267587855_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7288932891726430490' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7288932891726430490'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/flying-fox-and-hunter-gatherer-2011.html'>Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherer - 2011 - Hans my Lion</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7288932891726430490' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Gypsy Folk Opera</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers.bandcamp.com/album/hans-my-lion"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3267587855_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers.bandcamp.com/album/hans-my-lion">http://flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers.bandcamp.com/album/hans-my-lion</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="> <dt>Track Name: Vanity</dt> <dd id=bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=587864481/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">11 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers.bandcamp.com/track/hans-my-lion-part-i" target="_blank">Hans My Lion Part I</a>, <a href="http://flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers.bandcamp.com/track/hammer" target="_blank">Hammer</a>, <a href="http://flyingfoxandthehuntergatherers.bandcamp.com/track/winter" target="_blank">Winter</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I fully expect most people to dislike this record on their first listen, considering I have wrestled with my opinion on it for over a year as well. Gypsy folk, opera style, isn't something you encounter every day, and while the vocals support that style magnificently, they also manage to sound quite a bit outlandish and alienating in some tracks for first time listeners. Its plainly unfair however, to judge this record based on that notion, since every aspect of these tracks is fitted to this overall style which managed to grow on me once I understood the concept. The sometimes pompous instrumentation, exaggerated and distinctive vocals and narrative lyrics all fall in line with the operatic style they went for here. <i>Hans my Lion</i> starts out very energetic and then eases off a bit without completely losing the tension towards the end of the record, always managing to keep the listener interested in whats to come next. Its one of those bands you'll either love or hate, but I dont think its fair to downrate a band only for serving a niche, if the concept is as convincingly executed as it is here. Its also one of those bands that shows why we venture out into the depths of unknown music, showing off a style you wouldnt get served on mainstream channels. I dare you to listen to <i>Hammer</i> and try telling me it isnt catchy. Are these songs a bit weird? Sure. Are they fun? Hell yes.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP24OK_b9visEyRgtFqJEhT17mfb9bY79Hgb25GCI7HRosLgMhXIak3hvdtuHaSlH79X6y-YCrUnWn88eWyBT-HzKE6yrVjWj5coUhH_0RXsxfzWebm5Eb7ZmLoY7tRpACLKLh5YW7Q/s1600/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP24OK_b9visEyRgtFqJEhT17mfb9bY79Hgb25GCI7HRosLgMhXIak3hvdtuHaSlH79X6y-YCrUnWn88eWyBT-HzKE6yrVjWj5coUhH_0RXsxfzWebm5Eb7ZmLoY7tRpACLKLh5YW7Q/s320/5.gif" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/flying-fox-and-hunter-gatherer-2011.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/flying-fox-and-hunter-gatherer-2011.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-06-19T21:53:00+02:00'>9:53&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/flying-fox-and-hunter-gatherer-2011.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=7288932891726430490&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Folk' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Folk</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%205%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 5/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Friday, June 14, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0849695079_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='9206941029076129162' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='9206941029076129162'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-2013-june.html'>june - 2013 - june</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-9206941029076129162' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Acoustic folk</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0849695079_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/">http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2441959420/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2441959420/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">4 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts" target="_blank">Ghosts</a>, <a href="http://junemusic.bandcamp.com/track/el-paso" target="_blank">El Paso</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Acoustic folk musician june&#8217;s self-titled release is as light and as refreshing as the month. The four-track EP&#8217;s qualities lie in its bare-bones intimacy (reflected in its instrumentation and supported by production that lets the down-home strains of the guitar and june&#8217;s airy, raw vocals feel as big as any first-rate country stage) and the quality of the songwriting. Driven by a gorgeous acoustic guitar line, opener &#8220;Ghosts&#8221; is far brighter than its title lets on and features an uplifting, sincere chorus that should win the hearts of many lonely Internet dwellers. &#8220;El Paso&#8221; is more of the same, with its focus primarily on the lyrical themes of lost love and redemption and the sound limited to guitar and the vocals. The other two songs on the EP are similar, but there&#8217;s something charming to music this personal all the same, and at a lean eighteen minutes, june certainly isn&#8217;t asking for much. Alas, if there&#8217;s one slight misgiving, it may be that his music is just a tad too slight, too straightforward to flourish in a crowded music world. Considering the promise of what&#8217;s here, we should hope that isn&#8217;t the case.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSeCCReHFL-DuaaZjWbmjRds3O0X3oSfbTqdnoJfhRHtVTLQCEMrBLl0QoENsCpiMyGJNc4QB4BPqgDvjgfp866X1RU46t0PCbIaCZuPWM9UXGJEf9GMS6qCakRH0sbZRLZilrKhVHA/s320/3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSeCCReHFL-DuaaZjWbmjRds3O0X3oSfbTqdnoJfhRHtVTLQCEMrBLl0QoENsCpiMyGJNc4QB4BPqgDvjgfp866X1RU46t0PCbIaCZuPWM9UXGJEf9GMS6qCakRH0sbZRLZilrKhVHA/s320/3.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15097105451569365167' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15097105451569365167' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Moses Kim</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-2013-june.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-2013-june.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-06-14T23:31:00+02:00'>11:31&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-2013-june.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-846314054'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=9206941029076129162&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2013' rel='tag'>2013</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Acoustic%20Folk' rel='tag'>Genre: Acoustic Folk</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%203%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 3/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, May 29, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2574492111_10.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='1850223200281010751' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='1850223200281010751'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/05/early-worm-2013-early-worm-ep.html'>Early Worm - 2013 - Early Worm EP</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-1850223200281010751' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Indie pop</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://earlyworm.bandcamp.com/"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2574492111_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://earlyworm.bandcamp.com/">http://earlyworm.bandcamp.com/</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=1406282505/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=1406282505/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://earlyworm.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">4 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://earlyworm.bandcamp.com/track/thanks-george" target="_blank">Thanks George</a>, <a href="http://earlyworm.bandcamp.com/track/water-colors" target="_blank">Water Colors</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Just look at that cover for a second. That faded Polaroid. That font taken straight from a wedding invite made with Windows Photo Gallery. It&#8217;s an image you would see in your friend&#8217;s Photoshop (or his wedding invitation, for that matter), not adorning the front of an EP&#8212;unless, of course, that disconnect is in fact the point. Turns out, it is, as Early Bird&#8217;s self-titled EP is defined less by the band&#8217;s performance and more by its personality. The band plays a charming and relaxing blend of indie pop with surf rock that makes for a potent mixer in the moment: opener &#8220;Thanks, George&#8221; begins with an explosion to shake the listener awake, a heavy rhythmic slog leavened with airy guitar lines and nimble drums, but it soon reveals a more intricate side as the tempo slows down before building into a swing section. It&#8217;s all a bit much on first listen, yet the promise of sunshine hangs over each note. The guitars wash over the track like beach waves, while the production lets everything jangle and melt, so worn-out you can almost smell the musk on the CD. &#8220;Water Colors&#8221; slows down (at least a bit), but the vibe is alive and well. There&#8217;s even some political posturing with song titles like &#8220;Margaret Thatcher&#8221;, but&#8230;well, the band doesn&#8217;t include the lyrics, do they? It&#8217;s a mood it&#8217;s chasing, not a message. Ultimately, Early Worm&#8217;s EP may not stick with you in your dreams, but then again, it was never meant to: in its short fifteen minutes, the music travels, and that&#8217;s really all the listener needs it to do.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSeCCReHFL-DuaaZjWbmjRds3O0X3oSfbTqdnoJfhRHtVTLQCEMrBLl0QoENsCpiMyGJNc4QB4BPqgDvjgfp866X1RU46t0PCbIaCZuPWM9UXGJEf9GMS6qCakRH0sbZRLZilrKhVHA/s320/3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSeCCReHFL-DuaaZjWbmjRds3O0X3oSfbTqdnoJfhRHtVTLQCEMrBLl0QoENsCpiMyGJNc4QB4BPqgDvjgfp866X1RU46t0PCbIaCZuPWM9UXGJEf9GMS6qCakRH0sbZRLZilrKhVHA/s320/3.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15097105451569365167' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15097105451569365167' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Moses Kim</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/05/early-worm-2013-early-worm-ep.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/05/early-worm-2013-early-worm-ep.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-05-29T19:58:00+02:00'>7:58&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/05/early-worm-2013-early-worm-ep.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-846314054'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=1850223200281010751&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2013' rel='tag'>2013</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%203%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 3/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Sunday, April 7, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/z/39/67/3967122477-1.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='4165275874309850527' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='4165275874309850527'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/04/cindy-2011.html'>cindy - 2011 - Ситуация&#143;</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-4165275874309850527' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Indie Dance Pop</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/39/67/3967122477-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/39/67/3967122477-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cindy.bandcamp.com/album/-"><img alt="" border="0" src="" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://cindy.bandcamp.com/album/-">http://cindy.bandcamp.com/album/-</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2313593906/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2313593906/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://cindy.bandcamp.com/album/-"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">9 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">For free </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Direct Download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://cindy.bandcamp.com/track/--5" target="_blank">Только так</a>, <a href="http://cindy.bandcamp.com/track/--8" target="_blank">Притяжение</a>, <a href="http://cindy.bandcamp.com/track/--9" target="_blank">В твоей ванной</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> These guys are simply fun to listen to. I first found them 2 years ago or something when they released their initial EP. Too bad they never got the attention they deserve, since 45 listeners on LastFM is definitely not representative of the record cindy put out with Ситуация (translated: Situation). Most of our readers probably cant understand a single word they are uttering, but rest assured they apparently arent trying down to tear down the world. These songs combine the charme of an independent home production created out of sheer fun and love for music, with lots and lots of catchy, upbeat and well made electrically produced tunes. The pitch of the voice might take some getting used to, but this is one of those records that slowly drills its existence into your brain until you are forced to admit that you WANT more of it. The biggest problems are probably the language barrier for 99% of the listeners, and that most songs are shooting for a rather similar sound with minor changes. However, it would be a shame to pass up this impressively catchy and simply fun russian Indie Dance Pop record. I dont understand most of it, yet this band stayed close with me and my MP3 player for almost 2 years now. Give these guys a chance to win you over. They deserve it.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/04/cindy-2011.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/04/cindy-2011.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-04-07T16:56:00+02:00'>4:56&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/04/cindy-2011.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=4165275874309850527&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Electronica' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Electronica</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Thursday, March 7, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/z/69/60/69600793-1.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7574929867106111240' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7574929867106111240'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/03/octopus-2013-awakening-ep.html'>Octopus - 2013 - Awakening EP</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7574929867106111240' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Indie rock</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://octopusbcn.bandcamp.com/album/awakening-ep"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/69/60/69600793-1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://octopusbcn.bandcamp.com/album/awakening-ep">http://octopusbcn.bandcamp.com/album/awakening-ep</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=4120472049/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=4120472049/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://octopusbcn.bandcamp.com/album/awakening-ep"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">5 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://octopusbcn.bandcamp.com/track/purple-strangers" target="_blank">Purple Strangers</a>, <a href="http://octopusbcn.bandcamp.com/track/overwhelming" target="_blank">Overwhelming</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> There&#8217;s a breathtaking clarity to the sound of indie rock group Octopus, no doubt influenced by its romantic location in the heart of Spain, and as a result, Awakening feels&#8230;well, like an awakening. &#8220;Leftover Dreams&#8221; kicks off this five-track effort with the gentle sound of guitars before launching into a first-rate engine, chugging along through sincere harmonies, instrumental solos, and a closing section that tiptoes out at half-tempo&#8212;then roars back to life for one last go of the chorus. Though the melodies are a bit too wispy to hold onto, the band keeps a steady momentum that, like the rise and fall of swells of ocean waves, lulls you into a sense of relaxation. Octopus loses little of that momentum throughout, whether on the emo-tinged country ballad &#8220;Purple Strangers&#8221; (featuring some truly gorgeous piano work) or on the aptly-titled &#8220;Overwhelming,&#8221; a barren little folk ditty whose hushed verses belie a surprisingly bitter chorus; even when it overstays its welcome a little, the band displays a mastery of progression, changing trajectory just when you&#8217;re tempted to look away. Its best effort here is the upbeat, jazzy &#8220;Best Of All,&#8221; which begins as an unassuming acoustic-guitar session before the drums kick in and the saxophone makes a welcome entrance&#8212;Octopus, to its credit, blends together the track&#8217;s various influences spotlessly, giving the natural pathos of the brass instrumentation an equal match in the bleeding-heart sincerity of the vocalist. By the time &#8220;Times Like These Are Over&#8221; arrives to close out Awakening with a rambunctious bang, it&#8217;s abundantly evident that, like an octopus, this band has plenty of legs, and on this top-notch effort, it stretches them out in tons of intriguing&#8212;and promising&#8212;directions.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8qHrygd896tYxTTA-d5CR20zp2lxux3vMI5ysBKXtSKI9qqQ7blkdLYikoLXRPXzQevDmqI9v6vKKwNk-M5LrKaRIc35dTGI_jT4ksrzbGii57BOX-3EabWwsMg1nG3mfSxKJodIbg/s320/4.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15097105451569365167' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/15097105451569365167' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>Moses Kim</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/03/octopus-2013-awakening-ep.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/03/octopus-2013-awakening-ep.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-03-07T01:44:00+01:00'>1:44&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/03/octopus-2013-awakening-ep.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 1 comment: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-846314054'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=7574929867106111240&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2013' rel='tag'>2013</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Rock' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Rock</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%204%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 4/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Friday, February 15, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/z/23/24/2324943561-1.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='4098947662854591535' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='4098947662854591535'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/02/honest-haloway-2011-towns.html'>Honest Haloway - 2011 - The Towns</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-4098947662854591535' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Indie/Electronica</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/23/24/2324943561-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/23/24/2324943561-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://honesthaloway.bandcamp.com/"><img alt="" border="0" src="" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://honesthaloway.bandcamp.com/">http://honesthaloway.bandcamp.com</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2656782471/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2656782471/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://honesthaloway.bandcamp.com"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">5 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">For free </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Direct Download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://honesthaloway.bandcamp.com/track/what-i-leave-behind" target="_blank">What I Leave Behind</a>, <a href="http://honesthaloway.bandcamp.com/track/closer" target="_blank">Closer</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> Another musician that does not deserve their level of obscurity. A calm and sympathetic voice on catchy electronic sounds. If this EP is anything to go by, this band has a LOT to offer and I cant wait to get my hands on a full record. Most of the time calm, this EP definitely goes well together and shows a promising and coherent band concept. Honest Haloway shows with tracks as "Pouring Rain" and "Closer", that he has huge potential and is already able to put out tracks that dont need to hide themselves before the bigger names in the genre. The last track offers a slightly different approach to his songs with a big focus on some disharmonic sounds and a faster pace. While I applaud musicians experimenting with their sound, I get the impression that his calmer tracks are better suited to him and manage to grip the listener on a rather emotional level. At its best, this record gives you a glimpse of another world. A mysterious, closed door in front of the listener, stirring curiousity and waiting to be opened. Once it is opened, the listener gets 3-4 minutes of impressively well done music that show the appreciation the musician has for his art. After listening to the EP once, it got me intrigued. The third time listening left me with wonder. At the time of writing this review, this EP became a friend, whom I will definitely continue to pay a visit once in a while.<br /> <div> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/02/honest-haloway-2011-towns.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/02/honest-haloway-2011-towns.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-02-15T03:11:00+01:00'>3:11&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/02/honest-haloway-2011-towns.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=4098947662854591535&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Electronica' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Electronica</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%205%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 5/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, January 2, 2013</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/z/38/00/3800061595-1.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='2183996759475470981' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='2183996759475470981'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/01/sea-oleena-2011-sleeplessness.html'>Sea Oleena - 2011 - Sleeplessness</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2183996759475470981' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-size: small;">Ambient Indie/Pop</b></div> </div> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/sleeplessness"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/38/00/3800061595-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/sleeplessness"><img alt="" border="0" src="" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/sleeplessness">http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/sleeplessness</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=828208343/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=828208343/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/sleeplessness"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">7 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/track/insomnia-plague" target="_blank">Insomnia Plague</a>, <a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/track/untitled" target="_blank">Untitled</a>, <a href="http://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/track/milk" target="_blank">Milk</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Now if that isnt a great way to start 2013 with a (admittedly rather silent and calm) bang. The record released in 2011, but music doesnt get old over a few years and we are still going strong with our crusade to find the best free music out there. Chances are most of you havent heard of Sea Oleena yet, so that is enough of a reason to feature her in 2011 released album. Its her second record and while both are definitely worth listening to, the second one is rather outstanding. In a state between wake and dream, this record mumbles jumbled thoughts into the night sky. The lo-fi nature of the record is both beautifully ethereal and at times its weakest part when the background noise is a bit too jarring. Fortunately, it still fits with the dreamy mood of the record and adds another coherent layer of jumbledness onto the ambient sounds, thoughts and impressions this record expresses. These songs the need for sleep in a night long struggle with curiosity about the smallest things in life and the short and sudden moments of clarity they represent. A time where even the smallest things can seem extraordinarily important and precious while being forgotten just a moment later.&nbsp;In this record you'll find an understanding companion for these wondrous, amazing and sometimes even frightening moments. Step one, wake up. Now open your eyes and open the blinds.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQn-nsFV2aOnGZrz3QoWEZhFxrOIdhqO4-CvzCCH1yBIESU83hhcQC6MqI57vbflKu_R6FiONLV0dZDeXKfSEX8CqC8LbtD3XZv-jqmUdZRbYreivfe7QlT1IziLyO9J1VUQqTEpEBRA/s320/5.gif" /></a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/01/sea-oleena-2011-sleeplessness.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/01/sea-oleena-2011-sleeplessness.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2013-01-02T02:25:00+01:00'>2:25&#8239;AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2013/01/sea-oleena-2011-sleeplessness.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=2183996759475470981&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2011' rel='tag'>2011</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Pop' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Pop</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20LP' rel='tag'>Type: LP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%205%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 5/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Tuesday, November 6, 2012</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://f0.bcbits.com/z/20/53/2053191663-1.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='2509175282544644205' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='2509175282544644205'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2012/11/aaron-larson-2012-hepburns-part-i.html'>Aaron Larson - 2012 - hepburns, part I</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2509175282544644205' itemprop='description articleBody'> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Folk/ Pop</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div multilinks-noscroll="true" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/album/hepburns-part-i"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/20/53/2053191663-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div multilinks-noscroll="true"> <a href="http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/" multilinks-noscroll="true"></a></div> </div> <div multilinks-noscroll="true" style="text-align: center;"> <div multilinks-noscroll="true"> <a href="http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/" multilinks-noscroll="true">http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/</a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=3110009124/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=3110009124/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/"></object></div> <ul multilinks-noscroll="true"> <li style="text-align: left;">5 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">For free </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Direct Download</li> <li multilinks-noscroll="true" style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/track/spring-girls-2" multilinks-noscroll="true" target="_blank">Spring Girls</a>, <a href="http://aaronlarson.bandcamp.com/track/worst-of-friends#lyrics" multilinks-noscroll="true" target="_blank">Worst Of Friends</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This right here, gets my vote for the most misleading album cover this year. After all, who would expect a Dinosaur to star a serene pop folk record talking about the trivial things in life. The topics touched on <i>hepburns, part I</i> are anything but the metaphorical dinosaur on the street. While the whole world talks about that dinosaur strolling around leasurely through the neighbourhood, Aaron Larson tells you about the connection to dear family members, unreachable beauty or special friendship relations. His lyrics are quite poetic really and the image of someone finding the "means to wink and tip his hat as a spring girl walks on down the street" will stay with me long after the record stopped repeating for this review. The style of music isn't all that unusual and listeners won't find anything overly surprising here, even though I'd argue that <i>Worst of Friends</i> is an endearingly enchanting track that was definitely worth finding this album for. Unfortunately, the record isn't quite holding up to that until the end and loses its spell during the last 2 songs which feel a bit too repetitive and dont have the same emotional impact the first 3 tracks have. Overall, its still a very endearing record that fans of slower pop and folk music should give a listen to.</div> <div multilinks-noscroll="true" style="text-align: center;"> <div multilinks-noscroll="true"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSeCCReHFL-DuaaZjWbmjRds3O0X3oSfbTqdnoJfhRHtVTLQCEMrBLl0QoENsCpiMyGJNc4QB4BPqgDvjgfp866X1RU46t0PCbIaCZuPWM9UXGJEf9GMS6qCakRH0sbZRLZilrKhVHA/s320/3.gif" imageanchor="1" multilinks-noscroll="true" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSeCCReHFL-DuaaZjWbmjRds3O0X3oSfbTqdnoJfhRHtVTLQCEMrBLl0QoENsCpiMyGJNc4QB4BPqgDvjgfp866X1RU46t0PCbIaCZuPWM9UXGJEf9GMS6qCakRH0sbZRLZilrKhVHA/s320/3.gif" /></a></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/04595429905006789045' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>TomaLexi</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2012/11/aaron-larson-2012-hepburns-part-i.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2012/11/aaron-larson-2012-hepburns-part-i.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2012-11-06T17:47:00+01:00'>5:47&#8239;PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2012/11/aaron-larson-2012-hepburns-part-i.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1268271974'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7286683173480536918&postID=2509175282544644205&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> </div> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> <span class='post-labels'> Labels: <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/2012' rel='tag'>2012</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Category%3A%20Indie' rel='tag'>Category: Indie</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/free' rel='tag'>free</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Genre%3A%20Indie%20Folk' rel='tag'>Genre: Indie Folk</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Type%3A%20EP' rel='tag'>Type: EP</a>, <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/search/label/Vinyls%3A%203%2F5' rel='tag'>Vinyls: 3/5</a> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> <span class='post-location'> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Saturday, November 3, 2012</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='http://i.imgur.com/fWxDH.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='7286683173480536918' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='7056854712338493638' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='7056854712338493638'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2012/11/sonic-spank-2011-setlists-sextapes-vol1.html'>Sonic Spank - 2011 - Setlists & Sextapes, vol&#8203;.&#8203;1: Live in Athens, GA </a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-7056854712338493638' itemprop='description articleBody'> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Electronic Jazz</b></span> <br /> <div style="color: red; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;">[FOR FREE]</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/album/setlists-sextapes-vol-1-live-in-athens-ga"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/fWxDH.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/album/setlists-sextapes-vol-1-live-in-athens-ga">http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/album/setlists-sextapes-vol-1-live-in-athens-ga</a><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/album/drama">http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/album/drama </a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="100" width="300"><param name="movie" value="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=2468099989/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"> <param name="allowNetworking" value="always"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/size=grande/album=155227140/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5e5a5a/" width="300" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality=high allowScriptAccess=never allowNetworking=always bgcolor=#FFFFFF ></embed><noembed><a href="http://prismviews.bandcamp.com"></object></div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">9 songs to download</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You name the price (min 0,-)</li> <li style="text-align: left;">You get the link if you register your email address </li> <li style="text-align: left;">Listening recommendations: <a href="http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/track/nutbuster">Nutbuster</a>, <a href="http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/track/she-fades-away">She Fades Away</a>, <a href="http://sonicspank.bandcamp.com/track/butterflies">Butterflies</a></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: #45818e; color: white;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Impressions</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> This record is obviously an evolution of the Daft Punk sound (centered around a <i>Something about us </i>remix), which they are largely successful with. What you'll be familiar with are the Daft Punk-like electronic solos that replace vocals, while the monumental song length is a unique touch to the sound. Fortunately, they manage to keep the songs still interesting with constant catchy and diverse tunes that give every track a new feel to it. I get the impression that they might have been better off with a bit less eclectic mixtures in some of the songs, which drags those songs down that otherwise might have the potential to be true classics of the genre. To be more precise some vocals seem a bit out of place and the pop vocals in other songs are definitely an interesting experiment but might seem a bit jarring at times. However, despite some minor flaws this is a damn fine record that I'll recommend for the variation and catchy tunes. On top of that: being successful in creating their own sound from the Daft Punk blueprint without outright copying it is a pretty great feat in itself.<br /> I was sitting quite a long time on this record and they released the new LP <i>Drama</i> in the meantime, which you definitely should take a look at as well. They moved away from the DP tribute record style and even reimagined some of their best songs from the previous EP (<i>She Fades Away</i> is an amazing track on both records). The newest record is a more rock than electronica, but stands pretty well on its own merits and is more than worth a listen. Check out <i>Maybe this is what I need</i> too. Both records have some minor issues that are more a matter of taste than a real problem with the music, but both are records that I thoroughly enjoy and recommend giving a listen to. 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