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Indie Electronica

The Slacksons – PLASTIC BAGS FOR SHOES: Archetype-Smashing Indie Electronica

Posted on 20 March 2020
https://soundcloud.com/the-slacksons/sets/plastic-bags-for-shoes

The Slacksons have moved away from the usual aural archetypes with their latest EP “PLASTIC BAGS FOR SHOES”. If you think that the EP title is a little eccentric, just wait to hear what each of the attention piquing, mind-altering soundscapes have to offer.

Even though distinctive and truly innovative music is a hard sell in 2020, I have no doubt that The Slacksons will go far with their sublime mix of Trip Hop, Disco, Funk, Indie, and Psych.

With each track offering a discernibly different vibe and sound, the EP stands as a testament to the diversity of this exceptionally exciting up and coming UK-based artist. As difficult as it was to pick a standout favourite track, there’s just something engrossingly appealing about the ominously slicing organ wails and crunching Hard Rock riffs being instilled into the feel-good track “WAKE UP“.

You can check out the EP for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Shimmering Indie Tones Meet Trap, Electronica & RnB in L9cket’s Single “La Heroina”

Posted on 5 March 2020

Rather than hitting you with mesmerising experimentalism straight off the bat, up and coming Alternative artist L9cket allowed the ingenuity to slowly emerge in the standout single La Heroina from their EP Butterfly Calling.

You’ll be able to expect a Saul Williams level of authenticity in La Heroina. But, the reminiscences in the sound to other artists are few and far between. La Heroina plays with warm reverb-soaked elements of Electronica, infuses shimmering Indie tones in the melodies, and weaves in plenty of sticky sweet resonance through the RnB vocals. It is a must for anyone on the hunt for refreshingly immersive soundscapes.

The spoken word versing on the outro was the cherry on the cake of a superbly produced record. The emotion contained in those lines was as subtle as a brick to the face. The poetry will stay with you for long after the track has faded to a close.

You can check out La Heroina along with the rest of the EP for yourselves by heading over to Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Awl – Hold Back: Glacially Entrancing Electronica

Posted on 1 March 2020
https://soundcloud.com/toddawl/awl-hold-back-1

Until up and coming Electronica artist Awl dropped their latest mix “Hold Back” Breakbeat Electronica had never felt quite so glacial.

But instead of allowing the cold tones in Hold Back to create a bleak and drab soundscape, Awl was inventive with the ethereal layers of reverb he ran through the mix giving the instrumentals a uniquely nuanced transcendent entrancing vibe.

The London-based artist perceptibly hasn’t failed in stamping down their signature sound through Hold Back which is just one of the tracks which you will find on their 2020 4-track EP “Endless”. We really wish it was endless – there are very few soundscapes which are as easy to siphon the ambient catharsis from as the tracks you will find on Endless.

You can check out Hold Back for yourselves by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Lumiere – Nyctophillia: Darkly Cinematic Electronica Meets Neo-Classical

Posted on 1 January 2020
Lumiere

A song dedicated to the feeling of finding comfort in the darkness was never going to evade our radar without piquing our bleak curiosity. Lumiere’s stunning composition Nyctophillia certainly didn’t disappoint.

The neo-classically infused cinematic Electronica score hooks you in from the first stabbing piano note. From there on out, you’re guided along by a bitter-sweet melody which allows you to embrace the aural darkness and find the fractures of effervescence through the lighter notes. Nyctophillia is so much more than an arrangement of deftly played instrumentals. It’s an offering of pure, resonant, cathartic emotion.

If you could imagine what it would sound like if the Verve started crafting instrumental scores, you’d get a good idea of what Lumiere has to offer.

Watching the visuals which Lumiere has put together with the evocatively arrestive soundscape in the official music video is an absolute must. You can check it out for yourselves via YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast.

Experimental Alt Indie Electronica Artist Coral Gables Releases Their Second Track “Golden Estate”

Posted on 28 August 2019

Up and coming artist Coral Gables’ second track “Golden Estate” is quite literally what it says on the tin.

While he hasn’t made it easy for me to define his eclectic progressive approach to Experimental Electronic Pop, he did make it all too easy to slip into the beguiling soundscape which moves through a myriad of melodic facets.

The ebbs and flows in momentum along with the seamless switch-ups allow you to realise just how closely your rhythmic pulses have aligned with the concordantly captivating single.

Mixing ambient symphonic electronica with Neo-Classical keys and a slight hint of Hip Hop resulted in a cathartically rendered mix which will definitely need repeat attention if you are to fully appreciate the complexity between the layers.

You can check out Coral Gables’ second single for yourselves by heading over to Spotify now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

OAK GLEN – Enemy: A Debut of Viscerally Arrestive Indie Electronica

Posted on 16 April 2019

Through a unique mix of Post Punk Indie and moody viscerally arrestive electronica, up and coming artist OAK GLEN’s debut single “Enemy” was born. While the lines between Indie and EDM may be becoming increasingly blurred as more and more artists tackle synergistic mixes, OAK GLEN still manages to bring a unique energy to the contemporary soundwaves. Even with the clever intricacies found within Enemy the arrestive capacity is never lost; instead, the clever effects serve to envelop you deeper into the potent hit.

If you could imagine what a mash up of Interpol and London Grammar would sound like, your answer is found within the soundscape of Enemy which gave us the perfect taster of what is to come. It’s probably time to start getting excited.

You can check out OAK GLEN’s single Enemy for yourselves by heading over to Spotify now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast