Dec. 23, 2011 - Issue #845: Headstones
Together
Various artists {recordings_bands_mg} Together {/recordings_bands_mg}
Cultus Vibes, 2011
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The newly established BC label/collective Cultus Vibes arrives with its debutante offering, Together, displaying their various sounds and styles on this free compilation. The compilation kicks off with one of chillwave's touchstones, Teen Daze, with the blissed-out saturated sounds of "Winter Sun." Other highlights include Manitoulin's hypnotic "The Grotto" and the unstoppable groove of sample-based "Dance With The" by Bank Heist. Toward the end of the compilation the esthetic seems to shift towards a guitar based post-rock/folk slant. While some of these songs (Joel Brant's "River Song", Little Chords' "Remember") seem a bit out of place when juxtaposed with the swirl of synths and dance beats of earlier songs, they effectively ease the mix into a welcoming calm, meditative tone. It should be interesting to see what this new label has to offer in 2012.
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