Level 21 - Facial features

Rate:4/5

It does rock
Good keyboard sound, rich arrangement, simple, but powerful and catchy guitar riff, a sensible composition including - I'm surprised myself that I dig the track so much. It is created by an evergreen NIN or even MM formula, but it does engage a listener. Distorted vocals annoy a bit here, but if a skillful producer worked on it, we would have something really industrial instead of Cher like vocals (it's just for some seconds, but still it spoils a mood). Regardless of these little drawbacks, the composition impresses as a really recommendable thing.

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Lord Numb – Comfortably Numb EP

Rate:9/10

Now, that’s an EP to cherish! I did like all the tracks there, beginning from extremely New Order like A question mark for a face through even more similar Stackridge and experimentally ambiental A song for the numb to electro clashing Webcore, webcore. The whole album has a great dose of self-consciousness musical irony, a quite professional production and catchy riffs (unfortunately, it’s quite minimal, so no melodies). The only drawback I sense here is lack of vocals. I think lyrics and a good singer would give compositions a more complicated texture and greatly enhance the overall quality. By this only my humble opinion, of course. Also, the cover being nice and not hideous, taking under consideration the growing standards of netlabel design it is somewhat cliche. My overall impression, however is more than positive.
BTW – the album is released under the banner of dedpop, a very interesting, rock-folk-indie oriented netlabel worth checking out. I think in the nearest future I will report more both on Lord and the netlabel.

take care,

gz.

FANOE - Only you

Rate:4/5

An interesting song
This one has a lot of rock energy in it. I miss the samples in arrangements, a staple thing for an industrial band in my opinion. The band sounds like industrial-metal bands, basically it's like Ministry rehearsal, not exceptional, but not phony either.

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Grammar – EP

Rate:4/5

This one is a nice piece of experimental electronica, that I stumbled upon while I was checking 49manekinow net label. EP consists of six, rather short (3 minutes, 4 the longest) compositions in Autechre and generally warp records based style. My favourite tune here is Jnry Crush, which very neatly combines abstract samples with composition and Offsediment, when the breaking really takes place. Everything is quite nice and decent about this record, and if one likes that genre he will enjoy this EP. The shame about distributing it is that you got the record cover only after downloading the whole, so visual guys may simply ignore the release and the net-label as well. Apart from that it is a recommendable album, truly a chalenging, but rewarding thing to listen to.

take care,

gz.

New review of our song on garageband

INCREIBLE
Amigos, que calidad tan lograda, los felicito. El ritmo, las trompetas increibles, que ambiente que creado. La combinacion perfecta de elementos sonoros para mi.

Extra Credit: Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Production, Melody, Beat, Mood, Originality, Best Feel Good Track.



- 8000
Argentina, Santa Fe, Argentina
April 10th, 2010

!GRACIAS ARGENTINA!

New netlable worth recommending

You may stumble upon my review of Tom Woxon's Kickstart. Do check out other releases from 8-bit, chip-tune oriented da!heard it records.

see you soon,

gz.

Repose - Solace

Rate:5/5

Piano gently begins its melody. The beat is trip-hop, and the girl's voice is just sweet as honey. The melody gently flows, taking the listener into moody but catchy piece of very neatly produced music. It's quite useless to speak about what's hot and what's not in this piece, because it's almost perfect. I loved the lead vocals - the singer definitely has a big talent. She doesn't have to sing in all pitches to create the atmosphere - and that counts a lot. All the samples, keyboards and the beat are also very professionally produced. A composition is also interesting. There are two breaks (1:10 I believe, and a similar one around 1:55) than creates a dramaturgy of the record. Overall it's a strong proposal for an underground hit. I like more darker side of trip-hop (if you know Tricky records than you know what I mean), but that track is also undoubtedly recommendable.

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