Pompeya- Night

Slowed down vocals and an entrancing backing track make Night by Pompeya a song that all you indie fans out there will surely appreciate. Featured on their latest EP,  "Night" the mix will keep you listening, with its kicking drums and uplifting guitar riffs. The EP is set to be released on June 17th, 2014 and will be available for download through No Shame recordings.

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Duett: Rituals EP Review

   Duett, a brand new synth duo from London, just released their new EP Rituals via Modal Recordings. Rituals, though only 3 tracks long, is beautiful. Not since Paul have we heard synth so smooth. What makes Duett unique is not only the quality and saturation of their synth, but also the mystical and spiritual feelings their synth elicits. Very rarely do we come across a synthwave act that delivers in every track.

Their first track, 'Principle', is perhaps their greatest. The synth in 'Principle' is both nostalgic and fresh at the same time. What makes Duett unique is their minimalistic approach to instruments. 'Principle' features maybe 3 or 4 different synth variations and a kick-ass drum sample and that’s all it takes for Duett to create a masterpiece. 'Principle' is both uplifting and hypnotic, and features a sound almost reminiscent of that in Miami Horror’s Sometimes EP. 

Duett’s second track, 'Contrast', is also brilliant. 'Contrast', much like Principle, is uplifting and spiritually intriguing. It features choppy, catchy synth riffs and an interesting synth-bass line. What makes the track so unique is the almost spiritual effect it creates upon the listener. 'Contrast' has hypnotic synth riffs that are perhaps its biggest selling point. The third track from the EP is unlike the first two. 'Rituals' is far more mellow, and far slower than the rest of Duett’s tracks. Rituals features a very slow, but rhythmic build up, and is definitely more elegant in composition than the previous tracks. Rituals is more of a blend between dreamwave and soundtrack synth, making it perfect for plenty of audio-visual applications and experiences.

The Babe Rainbow.

The Babe Rainbow, a very classy independent Australian psychedelic rock group, really caught our attention recently.

            To begin with, their music is all unbelievably authenthic. Though bands like Tame Impala and Triptides do manage to catch the 60s vibe at times, all ( three) of The Babe Rainbow’s compositions sound like they’re from 1964- literally 1964 (the title of their second released single). Perhaps it is their recording equipment, or maybe even the way they tune their guitars, but The Babe Rainbow really pulls off the 60s psychedelic rock feel in all of their tracks.

            The second thing that struck us about The Babe Rainbow was the oddity of track names and the beauty of their album artwork. One particular track that really hooked us was “Secret Enchanted Broccoli Forest”. Yes, you read that correctly. Even cooler than the track’s name (arguably) is its artwork.

The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators (1966)

            Notice the similarities between The 13^th Floor Elevators' album work and the track image for “Secret Enchanted Broccoli Forest””. See what we mean? The Babe Rainbow is literally an awesome reincarnation of the typical, absurdly catchy 60s psychedelic rock group. Be sure to check out their other tracks (sadly there’s only two more) below!

1964

Love Forever

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