Wandering Jukebox

Weval - Half Age EP

As soon as you begin this album you feel an aura encapsulating you and becoming the vessel to a magical space journey. No kidding, I love this album, it reminds me of a good period I spend in Netherlands last year for a few months and “Detian” is my soundtrack to that.

The electronic Dutch duo was cooking this deeply layered sound in 2013 when their released their first album, Half Age EP, which reaches straight within you and unconditionally takes you with it to a harmonious journey of emotion. A dreamy, immense and refreshing sound with a seamless rhythm. Nothing less than I'd expect from Atomnation label, truly nice finds always.

Absolutely worth a listen back to forth. And if you dig this, you certainly will their newer release Easier in 2014 too, sneak peak further below. ♪ So wrong I felt right... ♫ 

Conforce - Presentism

I had to have another listen on this album, as when it came out earlier this July, I was so excited and I did the mistake of listening it on a long train ride. Which, dont get me wrong its actually a wonderful thing, especially with a serious dub techno artist like Conforce but naturally it is the perfect recipe for sleep.

I must say although I had high expectations from him, they were somehow met yet not exceeded as when I read the album name is Presentism, will it be an Escapism all over again? Hardly and naturally that is, as comparing the present with the escapade of an escape is a not an option, yet this album should generously feed your dub techno needs. 

The first couple of tracks set you cold and blissfully still, while listening to the melodic discord and the precise rawness of his samples. Then “Blue Note” kicks in and makes you understand that we’re talking about Conforcisism here, no joking around, just pure dub techno rising from the coldness. Then the album unfolds and takes you to the relentless absorbant depths and delicate melancholic fluidity that you’d expect from him. 

Favorite Tracks: “Artefact From A Higher Dimension” and “Erased Connections With The Past”

Avatism - Bitter Reminiscence feat. Clockwork (C/W)

When I started hearing this track, I was instantly grabbed by its blissfulness and delicate atmospheric tones surrounding it. And that is what Avatism and Clockwork (C/W) delivered here, a blissful harmonious tune that flows through you and within you. It really shows how these guys have been working together throughout the years, influencing eachother but at the same time suppling their unique attributes in their colaborations. 

I was introduced to Clockwork (C/W) and Avantism through SONAR Festival, together with one of what later became one of my favorite acts of the past two years, Mind Against. These artists are a trifecta of deep atmospheric underground electronic music and they closely collaborate and make acts together, which is wonderful. There’s no doubt I’ll devote a couple of posts in the near future regarding Mind Against and their doings over the past years.

Bob Moses - Far From The Tree

The prime track, I chose is “Far from the Tree” from the electronic duo Bob Moses, it was an instant crush for me the other night and I am more than happy to present it as something fresh and as the foremost of what is yet to come.

I stumbled upon this track after first listening to “Winter’s Song” from the same album on SomaFM. Listening to “Winter’s Song” grabbed my full ear-tension with its intriguing atmospheric bass and I was mesmerized by the combination of that and its nostalgic melancholy; instantly I decided to listen to something else from Bob Moses. There I pressed play on “All in All” album released earlier this year and fell in love instantly with “Far From The Tree” as it brought a whole new spectrum of atmospheric tonality and depth and listened to the whole album despite the fact I had to wake up in 6 hours to work.

An album worth listening and a journey worth taking as Bob Moses did an excellent job diversifying each track to take you away in an instrumental, atmospheric sound of what 21st century electronic music should be like. I am not gonna far fetch this and say its a perfect album, nevertheless a truly powerful prismatic journey of bass and harmonic sounds.

Will keep an eye out for any future release from this duo, debuting their first single earlier in 2014. Can’t wait to see them live somewhere in Europe, they played in Burning Man this year which must’ve been sublime indeed, lets hope they'll release the set.

Favourite tracks: “Grace”, “Ain’t Gonna be the First to Cry” and “Far from the Tree”

A 1968 poster titled 'Jukebox', designed by Dave Roe, who was part of the Poly Pops design team at the British stationery company Paperchase

The begginings of the Wandering Jukebox

You can call it a music collection, a memo of various ramblings regarding music, a selection of inspiring tracks, albums and sets or simply a music blog of some sort. Something I was unknowingly postponing for a relatively long time and a beginning of what will hopefully be a venturesome, possibly perilous journey of boundless musical aspirations. I most definately will enjoy, I hope it will be mutual.