Articles by Ljubinko Zivkovic
It turns out that ‘Laini Tani’ sounds like an experimental album that is so easy on the listener’s ear.
Essentially, we get a meticulously crafted modern avant-pop album that works at every level. Harry seems to be quite a glittering nightgown.
His musical craftsmanship has already reached a level that surpasses so many other debut albums, and you can pick your genre here.
It is Bazarian’s constantly developing songwriting that carries the day, reaching some excellent levels here.
The question remains though, if this album is that good, what will Oakes do when he is not distracted?
Asani was able to transform the inspirational surroundings and the use of field recordings into music that is not just substantial but makes quite a listen.
This turns out to be a continuous, complex but utterly listenable music that has a solid substance and no unnecessary flexing of instrumental capabilities.
It is the bedroom pop lifted from its lo-fi surroundings and placed in the high-quality ones it deserves.
What on the surface plays only as a subdued languid set of jazzy compositions turns out to be a more deep musical delight.
Strangeland just might be that, strange, but is at the same time an intoxicating and endearing listen and a great debut.
Trappes turns her compositions into a set of nightly visions that do turn from dreams into nightmares and back, with some quite intriguing results.
The effect created here is quite similar to the one created by those old kaleidoscope boxes, that create patterns that come and go, never to be repeated again. It might sound simple, but it still creates a mesmerising effect.
Everyday might have a simple title, but there is nothing mundane or simplistic in Kuroda’s music. Again.
It all could have turned into incredible musical chaos, but instead, the band on a whole are able to keep in sensible and musically tight, bringing that fresh air to some old (and not so old) musical concepts. Nostalgia with a twist.
It can all work if you inject a hefty dose of individuality into it all, and that is exactly what Nyte and The Awakening do on this self-titled album.
The seemingly incompatible sounds she comes up with throughout the album sound like they have always belonged together, exactly as Ganya envisioned them.
What we get is a cool, calm and collected combination of improvisation and composition that any late-night listener will keep close to their chest (and play medium of choice).








