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Cleve – Jeda

Tom

There are tracks that when you first hear them make you jump up and down and bounce around like a buffoon. Just me then? Anyway Jeda by Cleve is one of those tracks and whilst I admit it’s not a pretty sight to watch these days it has the desired effect thanks to frantic, fuzzy indiepop on offer. Flip side Lagu Pagi is just as good albeit in a more laid back way. Amazingly they are giving it away for free on a pay what you want basis. Hand over you dosh and bounce around for joy! Continue reading Cleve – Jeda

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The Sweetest Touch – Too Many Dust, Too Many Haze

Tom

I am not sure why the legacy of Sarah Records, and C86 in general, is so big in Indonesia. Bands from that country has been producing high quality indiepop for years and this, the latest release by The Sweetest Touch, is no exception. The whole EP sounds like it is from another decade. You could have sneaked the excellent title track onto the recent C88 compilation from Cherry Red and no one would have been the wiser. Are we quite sure that these are not recently found recordings from a back room in Bristol 28 years ago? Amazingly available for … Continue reading The Sweetest Touch – Too Many Dust, Too Many Haze