Mrk

there was a fly

Once upon a time

hmmm... why not?

It was probably just a "hello" or something similar. And compared to how much I used to post here, a month is quite a lot.

I see...

Yes, that's me :P I think I haven't posted in this thread in forever...

hi

Most overrated album ever

I step on dubs

The Glitch Mob Metronomy Squarepusher Pendulum (hopefully) Royksopp (maybe?) I don't have great expectations for next year though.

^^Oh, it was you, Anette :surprised: Well, I made you wait for ages, so kudos for being so patient (I'm probably the World's n°1 deadline-misser) Also, I feel like a total dumbass for not having recognised Royksopp...

"The Creator" - Let's Be Friends

As promised, here's finally my review. There are 16 tracks and one interlude in this mixtape and it was accopained by a weird kind of psychedelic hand-drawn artwork, so whoever made this must have put lots of effort into it. But now, to the music: 1. A short guitar-based song opens the mixtape. It has a very glam-rocky feel and quite reminds me of Hang On To Yourself by David Bowie. I'm 99% sure this is from the early '70s. 2. Oh, a reversed track! Very weird/unusual stuff indeed. The melody is pratically based on two guitar chords and some creepy high-pitched sounds. I tried playing it backwards with FL Studio and well, those sounds are actually vocals (this dosen't make them any less creepy though), but I can't really tell what they're singing. I also noticed someone singing "da-dada-dada-da" towards the end (or beginning?) 3. This one sounds like late '80s dream pop. The vocals are pratically snowed under layers of dreamy synths and, again, it's not easy to understand what the singer's saying. Really like the atmosphere on this one. 4. A very filtered guitar riff is repeated throughout the whole track and samples of a woman saying things like "Why don't you kiss me?" are scattered here and there. However, the centerpiece of the song are some cut-up vocals in a very high pitch (not even close to being creepy like track 2's). 5. Another short number again with lots of cut-up samples and someone whistling. Sounds like one of those cool instrumental/experimental hip-hop tracks with a nice psychedelic twist. Me likes. 6. Starts with what seems to be a classic jazz song but then suddenly stops and some weird quite dissonant acustic guitar riff starts with samples of the jazz song intercut. Interesting. 6a. Someone talking about the “supersound of the '70s”? 7. A fast-paced new wave song. Judging from the chorus, the song title could be Renè(e)? Anyway, it definitely sounds like something relased in the late '70s/early '80s. 8. A droning piece of ambient music with some bell-like sounds in the background and very treated voices. Really love the soundscape it creates. 9. This one starts with the sound of a radio tuning then some falsetto vocals sing aobut “smoking weed with me”. The song is a really nice piece of neo-psychedelica with some electronic music influences. Really like this one too. 10. Wow! I'm still not really into hip-hop but this is just... awesome. I like how the rapping vocals and the ambience blend toghether with the samples and glitches. The song ends with a psychologist(?) talking about shamans. 11. Again a droning song. This one however, is way more dissonant and sounds like it's been sped up. There's also some weird and creepy synth fastly arpeggiating towards the middle of the track. Quite intriguing. 12. This one still had all the information in it (I tried to delete them too but for some reasong I didn't manage to, so it's no the tape maker's fault. Anyway, the song is another alt hip-hop one with a huge wall of sound “built” over the beats. Really dig the lyrics. 13. Starts with a nice synthetised strings melody and a steady beat then goes a bit more glitchy then returns to the main theme, this time joined by a really deep-voiced choir humming, giving the song a very moody feel. There's also a phone call towards the end. 14. Starts with a xylophone, bells and other percussion instruments, then the song gradually builds up and the main melody kicks in. This is repeated throughout the song with the different instruments entering and disappearing multiple times. For some reason, this reminds me of a more melodic and chilled-out version of Caribou's Bowls. Love it. 15. Some dreamy guitars are arpeggiating over an almost idillyc atmosphere then the bassline kicks-in, joined by a flute-like synth. Various samples are added in, creating a quite (for lack of a better term) majestic atmosphere. This has to be one of my favourites off this mixtape. 16. A short melancholy acustic guitar piece. There are some really sweet female vocals singing “the end is near...”. Very nice closer Overall, I have to say I loved this tape. It was really experimental and very variegated (the second half in particular) and it stayed away from the classic cheesy indie rock sound of whom I'm totally sick. I've been looking for this kind of dreamy, trip-hop-ish and quite psychedelic stuff for ages. Thank you! :)

I've also almost finished writing my review. I'll postit either tomorrow or friday.

Hi Anthony! I was your mixtape partner. :) Tracklist: 1. Rafstraumur (Cyril Hahn Remix) - Sigur Ros (2013) 2. Breathe This Air (feat. Purity Ring) – Jon Hopkins (2013) 3. Streamline - Pendulum (Hold Your Colour, 2005) 4. Track 4 - LFO (1990) 5. The Last Day (feat. Skylar Grey) - Moby (Innocents, 2013) 6. Vista – Jackson And His Computerband (Glow, 2013) 7. Dead 2 Me - Darkstar (2007) 8. Zebra - Oneothrix Point Never (R Plus Seven, 2013) 9. Spinning Away - Brian Eno and John Cale (Wrong Way Up, 1990) 10. Stand Toghether - Faine Jade (Introspection, A Faine Jade Recital, 1968) 11. Metatron - Darkside (Psychic, 2013) 12. Chance Of Rain - Laurel Halo (Chance Of Rain, 2013) 13. Telemiscommunications (feat. Imogen Heap) - Deadmau5 (>album title goes here<, 2012)

Review is taking longer than expected (I'm snowed under tests) so, I'll probably post it around Thursday/Friday

updated soty

Open Eye Signal - Jon Hopkins

David Bowie vs Brian Eno

The Lonely Night - Moby

Black/white chocolate sold in a local ice cream shop in Varigotti, where I usually go on holiday in summer. ...what does the fox say?

No Zomby

Animal Arithmetic Moby

I've heard my mixtape a couple of times and I'm really enjoying it. However, I'm very busy this week, so it will probably take me some time to write a dencent review

No Aphex Twin