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Boom Bip
Blue Eyed in the Red Room
Released by Lex
The heart and soul of electronics come to life
Boom Bip has been producing emotive electronic music that bridges the gap between Boards of Canada, indie avant-hop and Aphex Twin for a while now. Coming up in the relatively unexciting Midwestern confines of Cincinnati, a recent move to the endless summer of Southern California has had a subtle but profound affect on his music. While tinges of IDM still linger (the Autechre-ish "The Move"), sun-drenched epics like "Do's and Don'ts" reference TV on the Radio with spooky choirs ...
Boom Bip has been producing emotive electronic music that bridges the gap between Boards of Canada, indie avant-hop and Aphex Twin for a while now. Coming up in the relatively unexciting Midwestern confines of Cincinnati, a recent move to the endless summer of Southern California has had a subtle but profound affect on his music. While tinges of IDM still linger (the Autechre-ish "The Move"), sun-drenched epics like "Do's and Don'ts" reference TV on the Radio with spooky choirs ...
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm
Released by Vice
The rule these days is, breakout EP followed by lukewarm album. Except for every legendary band ever who followed an EP with an even better album and on into greatness. After a very hyped and admittedly good debut EP, Silent Alarms doesn't just maintain Bloc Party's post-dance-punk appeal, it blows the fucking lid off. Singer Kele Okereke's powerful voice expands on the Brit-cock attitude to absolutely soar, at times as strong as a young Bono, though he's not hit the same range - yet. Duel guitars slash and grab ...
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