/Experimental indie, Psychedelia, Singer-songwriter, Art-pop, Indie pop, Psychedelia, Leftfield, Space pop, Krautrock, Avant-pop, Indie folk/
Comment: Dallas was a cult combo from Tallinn, Estonia, and was considered as one of the most prominent Estonian (if not the most well-known) indie pop names in the ending part of 90`s (they released the last and self-released output Delay Lama in 2003, though, after being on hiatus for some years before it. By the way, some days ago were their seminal albums Raj Kapoor/Sleeper`s Entertainer re-issued under Seksound). The band which was apparently influenced by Stereolab, blending indie rock tunes with bossa circulations, fairy-alike orchestrated progressions, psychedelic electronica, some dance vibes, all in all, making it out as a beatific pop group anyway. However, Holger Loodus, their leader, made comeback with the project Mirabilia in the mid of 00`s, having released the album Log In Eye (Seksound). In any cases, the follow-up Sümpaatiline õudus EP is a 4-track issue being named after and using the text of Charles Baudelaire`s Horreur Symphatique as well. He is assisted by the members of now or previously existed acts like Galaktlan Project, Kismabande, Chance, and Sinine, all in all, playing out a very solid set, indeed demonstrating himself as an exciting singer-songwriter, who incorporates besides "usual" indie guitar sections the elements of dynamical psychedelia, catchy alt-folk, krautrock-esque experimentalism, variable sound effects and space contexts. Indeed, it may resemble Dallas at times, yet it is an obvious leap upon the next level.
