Saturday, March 27, 2010

Three Tome Tunes

I am not going to put any of these tracks up as a BSITWT, although on another day they would all be worthy. They all come from a Mix that Donal Dineen has Soundclouded on the Fresh Air Festval Blog.
What Dineen has unearthed is really some of the finest electronica going. What really amazes is that upon listening to the MySpace or downloading an album from any of these artists, you realize that most of it is pretty average, but Dineen has uncovered this one idiosyncratic stormer that they managed to churn out in a moment of divine intervention.

1) Mikkel Metal - Peaks and Troughs
The "rest of the stuff is lame" comment above is less accurate in the case of Danish artist Mikkel Metal, who has had tracks remixed by the likes of Marcel Detmann. Peaks and Troughs evokes a train pulling out a station, chugging deliberately onwards, never quite reaching full pace. A bit like the Galway-Dublin train. Unlike said train, this is a truly beautiful piece of work.

2) Wave Machines - Turn the Lights On
Funky, fun, and bouncy, delightful vocals that border on Passion Pit novelty, but are infinitely more enjoyable*, this is track to dance and sing along to.


3) CFCF - You Hear Colours
Hints of Kate Bush's Running Up that Hill thrown in there at times, but that's OK! This is an uplifting track with wide rolling soundscapes; I am already looking forward to the first time I listen to this on a sunny day in the middle of nowhere.


*Sorry Passion Pit, your guy's voice is annoying

1 comment:

  1. Loving 'You Hear Colours', pristine tune. Will be the perfect accompaniment to a sunny day in the middle of nowhere. Enjoy Ferg :)

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