Fatal Fraud - No Torso

I'm getting a light ska punk vibe from this EP. The first song has quite a heavy sax presence, which I dig. Later on in the EP parts diverge and it gets pretty busy, which I can appreciate, but I'm not really feeling the sound of it right now. The overall sound I'm feeling is a laidback EP with little individual parts and passages that would sound a whole lot better in a more aggressive setting. I'm gonna listen to some other stuff by No Torso and see if I get anything like that out of it. Also, another reason I'll continue listening to this artist in spite of my overall lack of satisfaction is that they were signed on to Asian Man Records, and I like a lot of stuff on that label.

No Torso

In Motion - Wait For Green

Judging from the first track, Next Wave, this is like a college rock/reggae deal. I dunno why but I also get a numetal kind of feely feel. Not really a good feel either. I'm not really feeling this EP. Feels feels feels feels. None of the riffs or lyrics are really standing out and sticking with me. I think if this was on repeat I wouldn't notice because all the songs kind of sound the same.

Wait For Green

We Are The Same Machine - The Frequency

I like this so far, its pretty chill. I hear bells, and I have a hardon for struck idiophones, so there is another point in this album's favor. This album feels pretty light, with feels thrown in. I also like the cool mix of synths/drum machines and recorded instrumentals. I think this is another one of those "walking around at night" albums. Its pretty feely. This album is pretty solid, but I don't think I'd listen to it again.

The Frequency

Rantanplan - Samba

This album is pretty mediocre. None of the horn lines were catchy enough to stick for long, even worse with the guitar parts. The lyrics were in German so they might be good, I think.

Rantanplan