Various Artists
"A Blossoming" CDR
Aritao Records
Genre: various
May 2006 |
A Blossoming marks the birth of promising young Chicago label
Aritao Records, an eclectic little imprint interested in all sorts of
music, ranging from electro and IDM to math rock and shoegaze. This
sampler offers a little taste of what's to come, and if it's any
indication, there should be some interesting music
emanating from these
folks in the near future. Some of the most notable contributions on
this disc are Emily Jane Powers' brand of electronic-tinged
folk-pop, STAR's hazy shoegazer, and the serious electronic pop
of Such, Broken Glass. There's also a lot of mediocre stuff on
offer, from bland IDM courtesy of For Larousse to the tiresome
electro-rock of The New Addiction and Switchblade Romance.
As well, there are numerous more experimental artifacts that spark a
bit of interest but fail to provide anything special or remain
intriguing past one listen. Overall, though, this is mostly good
stuff... for an eclectic, varied label sampler, A Blossoming
does not disappoint.
MP3s (from aritaorecords.com):
STAR - White Fear,
Dr. Manhattan -
The Party's Opinion,
KT The Band - Not
Just A Bird
75%
Fun Fact: According
to Wikipedia, Aritao is "a 3rd class municipality in the province of
Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines." It is divided into 22 barangays, each one
a small community of around 50-100 families. Aritao has a population
of 31,705 according to the 2000 census.
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 16 tracks, distributed by
the label, released 2005] |
