Psychic Ills – Hazed Dream (2011) Opening on a jaw harp solo, this album follows a downtempo trend, featuring a plethora of unexpected and interesting elements. Beyond the jaw harp, you can hear an organ, a cabasa or wooden sounder, something similar to an alarm tone, and a shruti box. These elements add interesting tonal variation to the songs off of this EP and create an interesting sonic contrast to the guitars and bass that form a large portion of the soundscape. Facebook, Bandcamp, and Apple Music pages of Psychic Ills The Out Key Hole – Dreams in a Waking State (2010) The debut record of The Out Key Hole…
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Lorelle Meets the Obsolete | Corporal
The seventh album from Lorelle Meets the Obsolete is a great blend of dark wave and very heady “in the mix” moments. “Regresar / Recordar” starts with a backwards intro. A Deconstructing Dreamgaze mix, starting off in the deep end. The drums kick in when it starts to get too ‘heady,’ with a dark dance vibe to get the audience going. Hushed vocals in Spanish, as well as glimmers of synth light, shine through a dark-scape dream mix. Arpeggiator melodies abound to make Vangelis jealous. One finds themselves running through the night in a direction unknown, and one knows they must get out of the forest before sunset or be…
