Mar 5, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “In a very precise manner: these guys rock… The CD’s opening track, sounds akin to something that would be on the Fight Club soundtrack; if the Dust Brothers weren’t in control. Maybe not so much Fight Club, but like, any good movie in which...
Mar 5, 2009 | Jumpel Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “More quality rainy day music from German ambitronic auteur… Jumpel knows how to extract emotion from technology. Delicate, as if feather-painted, his sophomore release Deuxième Bureau further develops the template set by 2007 debut Samuel Jason...
Mar 5, 2009 | Jumpel Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “The soundscape is minimalistic, discreet, and yet also provocative, inspiring avenues of thought and imagery. It is meticulous, without losing freedom. It is surreal without losing a sense a purpose. It is sublime without drifting off course. It takes...
Mar 5, 2009 | Jumpel Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “The key to so many records is how they begin. ‘Leaves’ opens with some lovely jazz textures and continues on a journey of warm electronics with the minimum of fuss. ‘Considering The Kicker Knows It’ combines Bark Psychosis’ immaculate sense of space...
Feb 26, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “infectious, bouncy, dance-along pop tunes for the avid indie fan… Hotels can sure hold their own with ample doses of catchy lyrics, jangly guitars, neat beats and solid synthesizer work to produce an affecting debut release. The album is littered...
Feb 26, 2009 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Hotels take the visual appeal of their show to another level; they are all in uniform with name tags like real hotel staff! Now that type of thing might seem like a small aesthetic, but it goes a really long way. It showed they were having fun with...
