Excerpt (loosely translated): “It all sounds fantastic and it does not need to be said that this music is for people who cannot get enough of Eno-esque soundscapes (although you can also hear Klaus Schulze’s influence) and others will just continue to wonder what inspired this music. It has something to do with sense of imagination, daydreaming, a moment away from here…”
Excerpt: “Rich Bennett’s tastes seem to veer towards lounge pop as evidenced on his ‘better than it sounds on paper’ last album Music For Underwater Supermarkets, not to mention his significant retro-futurist contributions to great records by Monocle and Hotels. As the title implies, On Holiday is a concept album Bennett has created (along with singer-songwriter Rebecca Pronsky) about leisure time away from home and work pressures…. As with some of his previus records, Bennett appears to be in typically laid back mood on the surface. Yet after each listen, the record sounds deeper and more troubled than the last time, which indicates Bennett is a less than ideal travelling companion but at least his music offers an alternative soundtrack.”
Excerpt: “Attention choir kids, former and current: I’ve got a minimalist chamber-pop track for you to swoon over. Liam Singer sends us this track from his forthcoming album Dislocatia, an album full of beguiling songs rich in the romanticism of classical counterpoint interweaved with a modern twist of minimalist indie pop. I have to say, an integration of canon with this type of modern music creates an overall sound that is unexpected and just downright interesting.”
Guilt Free Pleasures
Excerpt: “Portland born, Brooklyn based, Liam Singer is a trained harpsichord player with an innocent voice. ‘Winter Weeds’ features delicate vocal layers… and a lovely warm piano. It swells and blossoms, but it’s awfully sad. A song of aching beauty.”
