Brockbeats - Easy Listening

It is no secret that ye olde DJ Frederick tremendously enjoys library and production music. Combing though new releases, this cassette caught my ear on Bandcamp & less than two weeks later was in my mailbox here in NH all the way from Japan. Easy Listening conjures aural visions of daze gone by: 1960's AM radio, black & white television, wordless choral groups, smoky late night jazz. It is one part easy listening, one part hip-hop beats, one part soundtrack for a forgotten, grainy film. Completely music to my ears - this is not nostalgia, this is music distilled through the decades to this present moment.


https://brockbeats.bandcamp.com/album/easy-listening

Tremolo Ghosts / CaRTeR - Joy

Twinkly guitar acoustic noodling segues into atmospheric experimentations: we strain our ears to hear the stations through cloudy static. These pieces feel organic and improvised, and bring to the mind's eye the ephemeral nature of shortwave transmissions. One moment there is sound, perhaps a distant church bell, perhaps a seagull's cry wheeling over the water. Another artistic leap forward for one of my personal favorite musicians, Tremolo Ghosts.

https://tremologhosts.bandcamp.com/album/joy

Mutual Benefit - I Saw The Sea

Hearkening back to 2011, Mutual Benefit's I Saw The Sea greets you with shimmering tones for open ears. We've turned the corner into a new decade of a not-so-new century, weary of pop music and ready to establish new sonic territory. I Saw The Sea is that territory: hushed blue ambiance, sparkling bells, a sense of being at home with banjo twang & a longing heart.

Mutual Benefit present us with jewel from the ocean waves. Cassettes of this ethereal release seem to be sold out, however free downloads remain.

https://mutualbenefit.bandcamp.com/album/i-saw-the-sea