mini reviews #6

sixth edition now and another one really long overdue. this person was in my mind from the persons i wanted to ask in the beginning since she has a really big music interest. she's quite opinionated and on the intarwebs you can see her razzing and discussing all sorts of ideologies within music and club culture. she's a dj, producer (but i think she's put this part on the side for now) and a selfproclaimed glamazon, i've been a fan of her mixes for a long time. it's no other than avana vana

01. kaval - august night | youtube
nice rhythm and use of effects but the flute doesn't have the impact it should

02. burnt friedman - sex working class | boomkat
there is a strong funk piece underneath but the main vocal takes away from it

03. the cure - the figurehead | youtube
you can easily get lost in the bass & drums on this as it's lovely, roberts vocals are roberts vocals.

04. true widow - blooden horse | youtube
more shoegaze and i enjoyed this one, it just did nothing special for me.

05. forest swords - miarches | youtube
nice and dubby but i could do without the guitar being so prominent

06. outpost 13 - ice planet | myspace
i listened to this twice and both times i came to the same conclusion, nice bassline and soundscapes but it did nothing else for me

07. ike yard - a dull life | youtube
it sounds like funkstörung remixing throbbing gristle, not in a good way though.

08. sonic youth - i dreamed i dream | youtube
kim gordon's parts on this is nice, rest don't really give a lasting impression

09. bernard szajner - welcome (to death row) | youtube
sounded like casiocore in the beginning but i liked it a lot after that.

10. le1f - saltimore | tumblr
nice piece of abstract hiphop and that water break is awesome.

thanks for those ten avana. and as always i asked if she wanted to anything extra about his picks and her response was:

these tracks comprise a rather dark group of new and old music that I am finding myself drawn to as autumn creeps into winter.

right on.