Month: January 2019

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Documenta’s “The Blue Sleep”

Documenta's 2018 EP "Lady with the Ring," featuring "The Blue Sleep."
Here's another artist gleaned from my work-based listening excursions. They're a Belfast outfit known as Documenta, and according to their Facebook bio, their interests reside in astronomy, melody, and noise. They're also influenced by Spacemen 3, free jazz, and Deutsch-rock.Given that preface, I offer the beautiful post-rock psychedelic purity of "The Blue Sleep." This one's …

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Desert Sound Colony’s “Riverbed”

Desert Sound Colony's Liam Wachs. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Today's second post concerns British outfit Desert Sound Colony, and their psychedelic sliver of electro-acoustic chill-down melody "Riverbed."I caught this one while knee-deep in this week's Super Bowl project - I do freelance creation of adverts on the side - and was instantly captivated by it's kaleidoscopic wonders. It's a fairly lo-fi track. And at …

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Blue States’ “Diamente”

Blue States 2000 debut LP "Nothing Changes Under the Sun," featuring the single "Diamente."
Another busy day at the office, leaving my thoughts a little depleted, so I'm going to keep things brief. Tonight's offering is a bit of semi-old school ambient trip-hop titled "Diamente" from UK electronic act Blue States."Diamente" is one of those dreamlike instrumental numbers, feeling both cinematic in scope, and intimate in feeling. It tends …

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The Cult’s “Love Removal Machine (Peace Remix)”

The Cult perform @ the Hollywood Palladium on 11.20.15.
I spent a good portion of this Saturday immersed in a soundtrack of eclectic old school tunes, spanning more than a few genres … Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Rush, LCD Soundsystem, The Damned, and even a little Daft Punk. But this time, I wasn't spinning the tunes. I was guest to my co-workers' tastes, which …

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