year: 2013
tones of: george clinton, scissor sisters, the flaming lips, david bowie, elton john
genre samples: disco, house, progressive rock, funk, psychedelic rock, movie/show/stadium sounds
music: fun, meticulous, robotic, dreamy, danceable, retro, light, ernest, big, kaleidoscopic, fromage, diverse
favs: give life back to music, instant crush, lose yourself to dance (despite the cheese), get lucky*, beyond, fragments of time, doin' it right, contact
note: apparently this was produced using NOT one sample? - almost unbelievable, but definitely impressive.
bonus: *i like this get lucky version without pharrell much better
score: 8/10 (rounded up)
year: 2013
tones of: moby, four tet, scissor sisters, shlohmo
genre samples: house, brass, dance, theatre, r&b, dubstep
music: warm, playful, diverse, wondrous, colorful, fun, interesting, exciting, rich, surprising, energetic, complex, beautiful, weird, experimental, full, sonorous, cool, creative
instruments: recorders, seagulls, chimes, springs, vocals (by: caribou, matthew dear, ada, hildegard knef, marvin gaye), steel drums, sticks, claps, synthesizers, and some i can't even guess at!
favs: track id anyone?, royal asscher cut, magical boy, homesick, marilyn whirlwind, la duquesa, ich schreib' dir ein buch 2013, don't lose my mind, amygdala
score: 9/10
year: 2012
tones of: lcd soundsystem, lindstrom
genre samples: electro-pop, disco, sound-synth, house
music: robotic, shimmering, upbeat, danceable, trance-like, happy, fluttering, racing, layered, fun, spacey
favs: inspector norse, swing star pt1, swing star pt2, swing star pt1 + pt2
note: this entire album was made with an ARP 2600 synthesizer! cool.
score: 8.5/10
