““EVIL SEEDS” feels like a hallucinogenic tantrum in a world gone numb — electric, grotesque, and poetic in its nihilism.”
Where scorched-earth electronics meet arty prog fury: Annicka den trolösa by Song for a Gorgeous Blonde fuses dense keyboards with spiky, inventive guitar figures, while Anja delivers a hard-rocking electronica showcase for drummer Anja Blomgren. Lithium and a Lollipop by Chris of Wilderness is a mutant bluesy electronic trip recorded deep in the Sonoran Desert, and Kidnappers in Their Sleep explores interstitial zones with genre-defying synths and real poetic backbone. White Swami injects pharmaceutical-grade hip-hop beats and paranoid psychedelia, while Hand Me Down by Padded Waltz gives shame and insecurity their own haunting narrator's voice.
““EVIL SEEDS” feels like a hallucinogenic tantrum in a world gone numb — electric, grotesque, and poetic in its nihilism.”
“There is every reason to give up (and hold on). The late Steven 'Jesse' Bernstein's poem, as imagined in musical form.”
“A must-listen if you’re into thoughtfully written and composed post-rock music. It’s one of those albums that contains so many impressive moments and marvelous orchestrations worth repeating so man...”
“This album is called 'Spot the pattern' because it centers around a mystery concept-- can you clock it??”
““Beats” is for anyone who wants to break free and live their life free of convention.”
“AOZ's debut release - enter a world of utopian dreams and abstract nightmares, captured in music.”