My review:
1. Sounds like some krautrock stuff. Synths and whatnot electronic. There's a bit of guitar too. After a while, a male singer with otherwise nice voice screams here and then. That reminded me of Matt Bellamy's screams in Supremacy. The song becomes a mess towards the end. Not really a fan of this.
2. Instrumental. Again krautrock-like synths. This time they're quiet and they fade into the background as a nice, simple piano riff starts. Some weird noises of people who sound like monkeys start in the background too. I could also recognize the sounds of bicycle bells and alarm clocks too. Then it randomly stops. A ~10 seconds lacuna and again everything starts. This was quite interesting.
3. Starts with a sound of changing radio stations. When one station is finally chosen, a cool tune starts. It's also full of synth and whatnot electronic. Then, a male singer, who sounds like he's a country singer, starts singing lyrics about Texas… I can also hear TV news in the background of this one… It's pretty cool, like a nice combination of country and krautrock… But the whole thing ends after only 2 and a half minutes.
4. Wow, jazz. I didn't expect jazz on a tape that was filled with synth stuff. But the jazz part ends at around 1 minute mark. A weird mixture of music genres then starts, but it mostly sounds like Americana to me. Could be wrong as I don't really listen to Americana. Then a solo on some Indian (?) woodwind instrument. Quite interesting.
5. 3,5 minutes long Instrumental. Acoustic guitar arpeggios, with a HIGH reverb. Electric guitar plays some slow riffs too. It's haunting. Sounds like Bon Iver's second album. I love it!
6. This starts with a cool combination of noises and synths. A nice transition after the previous track. The singer's voice sounds familiar to me. Could be wrong though. I really like this one too!
7. :dazzled: Cheery piano riff, haunting synths and electric drums which add a nice effect to it. I love it's ambiance. There are also some noises of people here and then. But those don't sound like monkeys. They sound like people singing and ooh-ing.
8. Woah, nice mood killer. Heavy drums, heavy piano. Synths enter the song later again. I love how all the songs on this tape so far were quite different in genres, but they're all synth based song. The song turns into a chaos towards the end. Apocalypse. I really like this one. A male singer also has a really nice voice.
9. Intrumental time again! I really like the structure of the tape. Starts with some woodwind instrument, then it stops and gloomy synths enter. There's also a choir of people with deep voices and this adds to the nightmare-like feel of this song. I love it. But this nightmare turns into a beautiful dream when the woodwind instrument returns.
10. This one is my favourite so far! Sounds very English, lol. Muted electric guitar is strummed, a simple drum line and synths too. Sounds a bit jazzy at times too.
11. Fitter, happier, more productive. :lol: It's not Fitter Happier by Radiohead, but the beginning reminded me of it. A computer voice. It's very krautrock-y. Catchy synth riffs. Then a male singer enters: „We expect the future to be like a wave: we think it's gonna carry us away.“ (…) Computer voice saying something again, followed with synths and so on. Lyrics are repeated. It's pretty much a very cheery tune. I'm not really sure if I like this or not. :p
12. 1,5 minutes of only weird random noises. Then a deep male singer enters. The noises continue. A quiet synth starts in the background. „There's a man down in the valley, who doesn't speak in his own tongue.“ I like the lyrics. There are no other instruments in the whole song. Only a male singer and weird noises. And then, the tape ends.
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I really liked the flow and the structure of the tape. I don't usually listen to the music genres featured on this tape, so they're quiet new to me and I like them from what I've heard on this tape. I can't decide on a favourite song, but I liked pretty much every song on the tape, except the opener. I'm looking forward to seeing who the artists are, and getting to know more stuff by them! Overall, I'd give it a 8,5/10. It sounds like a well organised album with a lot of new things to hear. Thank you!
P.S. I know only one person who listens to krautrock on this board, so I'm pretty sure that I know who created this tape :P