Albatross // Sirens

Only a few months after departing from their previous band, Sam Weston and Tom McAlister gift us with their fresh new electronic ‘brain child’.

Sirens has been playing on off my computer for the last few days on virtual repeat. They appear to be drawing from a large number of influences, as it combines elements of hip hop, shoegaze and glo-fi. The track is built around a thick layer of pulsating synth strings and pensive falsetto vocals that lies underneath the unsettling rollerdexed kick drums and a well protected harp melody that breaks free from its shell in warped, chopped up little bursts.

Its so exciting to see all these dynamic lofi electronic duo’s appearing in Sydney, Collarbones and Fishing being to other favourites of mine.

Albatross are preparing a release so stay tuned for that one by following them on their Myspace and Soundcloud.

mp3 : Albatross // Sirens

Guerre // Hey Light

I heard this track on the consistantly fantastic blog Friends With Both Arms today and instantly opened Tumblr to post it.

Guerre is a Canadian living here in Sydney who records his tunes in his bedroom using presumably a laptop and a microphone. I sense a certain amount of homesickness and loneliness in his tracks, but then again I might only be thinking this because I know he is from abroad.

This particular track features his layered vocals and an array of guitar samples mixed together to create a thick ooze of sound.

The album art is for a single called Somewhere Craving The Night. Listen to it on his Soundcloud.

It turns out I received a file from Guerre through my Soundcloud Dropbox but I mustn’t have heard it. I should listen to everything that’s dropped to me in future. I apologize.

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