Saralunden & Andrey
Kiritchenko
"There Was No End" CDEP
Nexsound PQP
Genre: abstract pop
July 11 2008 |
From Ukranian label Nexsound's more pop-minded imprint, PQP, comes
this EP collaboration between knob-twiddling sound sculptor
Kiritchenko and singer Saralunden. The result is an
abstract pop experience somewhat akin to Carla Bozulich's
Evangelista album, but less morose. Beginning with "Come With Me,"
the duo proves that viable melodies can be constructed out of droning synths, handclaps, and manipulated vocals. Beautifully unsettling
"Oh
So Blue" follows, floating by in a bizarre flush of lush singing,
eerie field recordings, and distant, echoing guitar; album closer "Tonight" occupies a similar domain. Folky and melodic
"Take Your
Chance When You Have It" could be the album's
most conventional song (although I use that term lightly), but "Erotic
Dreams" is the most memorable - its keyboard-laden melody fits
perfectly into Kiritchenko's manner of
digital manipulation, resulting in a bare-boned but infectious
piece of ambient pop that sounds like a futuristic Henry Cow
lullaby. With so many people relying on tired rock/pop traditions
these days, sometimes you need to look in unlikely places to find
people producing melodies in original ways. Here's a tip: head to
Ukraine.
saralunden's myspace ...
andrey
kiritchenko's myspace
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saralunden and andrey live performing music from this ep
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 6 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released 2008] |