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The Poetry Book – Out Of Love / Forever EP

Tom

This is the first I have heard of Oaska’s The Poetry Book (I think!) and there are a number of releases on their Bandcamp page going back to 2015 which I will need to delve into after listening to this EP. Out Of Love is lovely, graceful swooning indiepop whilst Forever has a touch of The Radio Dept. about it with vocals that fade in and out of the steady beat. Not sure what the purpose of the instrumental track is and this single with have been more effective without it as a double A sided release – can you … Continue reading The Poetry Book – Out Of Love / Forever EP

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Damascus – Painted Road

Tom

According to the label Painted Road is one of the best Indonesian rock and roll songs ever written. Given that I have not heard that much Indonesian rock and roll (feel free to recommend me some) I will have to take their word for it but to be fair it sets a pretty high benchmark. Dismantled normally release indiepop and there is nowt of that here. Instead you get a rousing affair with cranked up guitars and pounding drums with sleazy vocals to match. Is it me or does the singer sound like a young Phil Lynott (showing my age … Continue reading Damascus – Painted Road

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Kosmonaut – Debbie Harry’s Smile (Remix)

Tom

Leading on from yesterday here is a second remix of Debbie Harry’s Smile this time by Voodoo Reay. Initially, because of the remixer’s name which I guess is a homage to A Guy Called Gerald, I thought this one was going to turn into a full on dance floor affair but it settled down with electronic beats running perfectly alongside the original vocals and structure. Not a bad remix to be fair! and here is the original: Get both tracks from here. Facebook Continue reading Kosmonaut – Debbie Harry’s Smile (Remix)

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Kosmonaut – Debbie Harry’s Smile (California On Fire Mix)

Tom

Sadly blog faves Kosmonaut split up at the end of last year. Stephen from the band dropped me a line writing that “there is still a couple of loose ends to tie up though and this remix by The Luxembourg Signal is one of them. Before we split up our intentions were to release a cd single of Debbie Harry’s Smile and include a load of remixes by our friends, unfortunately that’s not going to happen and only a couple of remixes got finished.” So here is that Luxembourg Signal remix in it’s glory. I thought the original was good … Continue reading Kosmonaut – Debbie Harry’s Smile (California On Fire Mix)

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Various – Strawberry Punks

Tom

Strawberry Punks is a compilation compiling five Indonesian bands who contribute a track each. This EP demonstrates how strong the Indonesian indiepop scene is. Go back a few years and whilst the music was good in most cases it was note for note copy of a any number of Sarah Records bands you could care to name. On this compilation however bands are now coming out of their comfort zone and expanding far from their influences none more so than The Whistling Possum and their track Them Are Pigs which fuses some of the danceable elements of post punk together … Continue reading Various – Strawberry Punks