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Delighted to have our hands on a compilation we'd long thought was beyond our grasp. A Colourful Storm have repeatedly proved themselves masters of the emotively-titled comp, and with I Stumble and Then I Fall they not only further their credentials but also provide the first in what they describe as 'a series of intimations'. Fancy! If there's more of this kind of thing to come, i'll be a happy man. Those previous compilations explored forgotten histories of indiepop and IDM respectively, but here they're marking out future paths - the ten artists included are new (and sometimes hilarious) names to me, all of whom i'm presuming are contemporary. Sonically, it's a fairly accurate encapsulation of the ACS aesthetic, exploring the more emotive outer edges of modern electronic music and DIY composition - the Aussie styled (ala Kallista Kult, M.Quake) dream-dub of Princess Diana of Wales (lol), Lucinda's mournful afternoon reverie 'The Stars Behind Us', the intimate Editions EG pastoralism of Charlatan Prism and Dugong, and possibly at its peak, Gwydir's 'High Hearts', a shimmers-in-greyscale synth-wonder with the same maudlin soul as Carol's So Low but with an Enya like appreciation for the dramatic. Yes, Enya! Long gone at source.
A1. Princess Diana of Wales - Cut
Recorded at Bernadette's Place
A2. Silzedrek - Gwen's Pen
Recorded at Magnet Factory
A3. Boonsack Angel - The Honeysuckles
Recorded Upstairs at Elly's
A4. Charlatan Prism - Vipassanā
Recorded on Orpheus Island
A5. Mental Age Test - The Sanj String Instrument
Recorded at mentalagetest [dot] de
B1. Dugong - Pull Your Head In
Recorded in Jugiong
B2. Adolescent Behaviours - Rubberband
Recorded in Kyneton
B3. Chandelier Appendage - Two-Stomached Ouroboros (Abridged)
Recorded in Annerley
B4. Lucinda - The Stars Behind Us
Recorded at Sky High
B5. Gwydir - High Hearts
Recorded in Wickham
Delighted to have our hands on a compilation we'd long thought was beyond our grasp. A Colourful Storm have repeatedly proved themselves masters of the emotively-titled comp, and with I Stumble and Then I Fall they not only further their credentials but also provide the first in what they describe as 'a series of intimations'. Fancy! If there's more of this kind of thing to come, i'll be a happy man. Those previous compilations explored forgotten histories of indiepop and IDM respectively, but here they're marking out future paths - the ten artists included are new (and sometimes hilarious) names to me, all of whom i'm presuming are contemporary. Sonically, it's a fairly accurate encapsulation of the ACS aesthetic, exploring the more emotive outer edges of modern electronic music and DIY composition - the Aussie styled (ala Kallista Kult, M.Quake) dream-dub of Princess Diana of Wales (lol), Lucinda's mournful afternoon reverie 'The Stars Behind Us', the intimate Editions EG pastoralism of Charlatan Prism and Dugong, and possibly at its peak, Gwydir's 'High Hearts', a shimmers-in-greyscale synth-wonder with the same maudlin soul as Carol's So Low but with an Enya like appreciation for the dramatic. Yes, Enya! Long gone at source.
A1. Princess Diana of Wales - Cut
Recorded at Bernadette's Place
A2. Silzedrek - Gwen's Pen
Recorded at Magnet Factory
A3. Boonsack Angel - The Honeysuckles
Recorded Upstairs at Elly's
A4. Charlatan Prism - Vipassanā
Recorded on Orpheus Island
A5. Mental Age Test - The Sanj String Instrument
Recorded at mentalagetest [dot] de
B1. Dugong - Pull Your Head In
Recorded in Jugiong
B2. Adolescent Behaviours - Rubberband
Recorded in Kyneton
B3. Chandelier Appendage - Two-Stomached Ouroboros (Abridged)
Recorded in Annerley
B4. Lucinda - The Stars Behind Us
Recorded at Sky High
B5. Gwydir - High Hearts
Recorded in Wickham
