27.8.14

(Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon) - Power Glove - 'Power Core'

VIDEO GAME (FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON)



Deep low ends and high synths. Steady beating bass line with shrill synths.

Total Control - 'Paranoid Video'

ELECTRONIC ROCK POP



Synthy dance music with an overlapping voice of lyrics.

Part Time - 'Cassie (Won't You Be My Doll)'

NU WAVE POP ROCK



Lo-fi retro-synth chords pulsing with reverb guitars and snare snaps. Heavy 80's vibe.

I also recommend "I Wanna Take You Out."

From What Would You Say? by Mexican Summer.

26.8.14

The Bixby Knolls - 'Tomorrow Never Comes'

GARAGE ROCK POWER POP





Fuzzy guitars and a jumping snare with a solid bass. And lyrics strung together like pearls of honesty.

"Got me hiding from the sun..."

From Tomorrow Never Comes (2014) by El Camino Media.

(Magic In The Moonlight) - Bix Beiderbecke - 'Big Boy'

FILM (MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT)



Woody Allen's "Magic In The Moonlight" has a wonderfully supervised soundtrack. While "You Do Something To Me" composed by Cole Porter but performed by Leo Reisman & His Orchestra functioned as the main theme to the film, "Big Boy" really made driving scenes memorable and fun.

Simply listening to the tooting trumpet and bouncing bright piano reminds me of the sunny scenes of the characters driving top-down by the South France seas. Now THAT is coasting.

12.8.14

BUDDY BANTER - 'INSANE'

GARAGE ROCK





The intro pounds low ends into your head until you are released by airy hats and steady crunching guitars. Enter phasey guitar.

"When ever I am all alone
 I always seem to drift away
I wish I had a time machine..."

From Paradise Thrillz (2013).


Babes - 'Isn't It Love'

POP ROCK


Melancholic sound to the end-of-summer melancholy. The track includes sweet vocals accompanied by a soft acoustic guitar. A lazy guitar, keys, and drums sneak in...eventually.

From Babes (2014) by Harvest Records.

DEAD FE†US - 'Give Up'

WITCH HOUSE



Mewling and pulsating synths with buzzing drops. Drift into a trance with this witch house track.