Despite the band name they don't really sound like the Velvet Underground at all. I can hear influences from Neu! and some of the more keyboard-oriented krautrock artists like Wolfgang Reichmann, and also some early 80s Brit post-punk like the Cure and New Order. Saw them live earlier this year though and onstage they rock surprisingly hard.
Re: Those 2022 albums worth a damn.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 1:46 pm
by jimmy spako
Great abstract synth / electroacoustic pieces from Richard Scott:
enframed wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 4:43 pm
Dunno how I stumbled up yeule, from but I like it.
It doesn't fully hold up throughout, but Too Dead Inside fucking rocks.
Yeah you're right. The rest doesn't really hold up too well after a couple of listens. Three maybe four good tracks. The above is by far the best one.
By the way, this album is co-produced by Danny L Harle, who has worked on a bunch of Caroline Polachek songs, and is also involved with the "PC Music" label.
That stuff as well his own is a mixed bag for sure - shining productions that are often dragged down by mediocre songwriting. But there's some delightful YOLO cheese to be found. The kind that is simultaneously melancholic and uplifting.
Re: Those 2022 albums worth a damn.
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 11:53 pm
by kokorodoko
Found this browsing Swedish bandcamp.
Hasn't been released yet, so maybe that's why not all tracks are up, but what's there sounds reeeeally good. Krautish chill stuff.
Kanot - Textile Fantasies
Re: Those 2022 albums worth a damn.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 7:11 am
by jimmy spako
Roland Kayn's Infra is likely phenomenal, but I can't afford it right now. Basically anything released on his Bandcamp by his estate this year certainly qualifies too: