The aural equivalent of chowing down a two litre bottle of orangeade, Rustie's 'All Nite' has sugar coating about half-an-inch thick and by the end you feel full to just short of vomiting. In a good way. Like when you eat four donuts and drink a milkshake.
Enough with the food analoges. This smashes your face in for not paying attention within the first three seconds. Rustie appears to be aiming to produce bass heavy pop house smashes and, frankly, he's doing it rather well.
I don't really know much about this other than that fact that it landed in my inbox with little to no explanation a couple of months ago. Creators Notic Nastic label this as a podcast but it's all music, is continuous and created from scratch so I'd probably argue that the label 'podcast' undersells it.
Putting what it isn't to one side, let's talk about what Atom+Eve is rather than what it isn't: insane, analogue and twisted. Whilst the vocals occasionally try a little too hard (I'm thinking the ”world was made of..." section) they lend the whole thing a paranoid disembodied monologue feel that completely fits with the music. The podcast is the perfect length for a continuous piece of music such as this - at just over 30 minutes it's either a refreshingly brief mix or one of the longest single songs I've ever heard but it sticks around just about as long as it should.
The music itself is grimey and analogue synth work mostly and it is at its best when refreshingly stripped back. The opening four minutes build tension with minimal bleeps and percussion before Notic Nastic rain burning hot distorted bass all over it. This doesn't necessarily feel like music to dance to, but you could definitely try.
Check it out on the Soundcloud player below and have a download if you like it. This mix packs a lot in to a small amount of time so it's well worth a listen and Notic Nastic are definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Thrill Kill have been on my radar for six months or so and I'm a little bit staggered to realise this is the first time I have blogged about them. If you were being lazy you could say that they sound like something Ed Banger would put out but I really dig their sound - they don't seem to be afraid to have a bit of polish. Whilst Justice always seem set on proving just how in your face they can be this cut from Thrill Kill gives the tune a bit more room.
Enough about Ed Banger anyway - hit the Soundcloud link and check out their newest track, 'Dress In Stereo', which really captures their dark and slick production style. Thrill Kill are US vocalist John Webb and Polish Producer Pimo.
Over the weekend I received a promo for the new Junior Boys album, It's All True, from Domino and I have to say it has rapidly become one of my favourite albums I have heard in a while. I'll definitely be doing a full review of this soon but it is so good that I can't help but want to get others as excited as I am.
A couple of months back I linked to the Domino site where you could download album track 'ep' so I thought I'd share another track off the album. This one you (sadly) can't download but it is well worth a stream over at Soundcloud. 'Banana Ripple' is the album closer and blends the Boys' usual warm, soft sound with a loved up sense of Ballearia. It's pure summer joy and I love it.
This is not okay. I have no idea who Ulrik Munther is but a cursory glance through Google would suggest he's the Swedish answer to Justin Bieber or something. Not that I even really know who Justin Bieber is either. Whatever.
I have no idea if Video Violence harbour some sort of deep affection for Minther's wholesome pop or if this is some sort of back-handed compliment. Or given the artwork maybe it's just a full-on insult. Whatever: it sounds deeply unwell, and for that I salute it. On SoundCloud Video Violence have tagged this as robostep, and that just about does it for us. Once this drops it's like dubstep for those of us with no heart. Married to Ulrik's sugary chorus this turns into something utterly ridiculous.
