8/01/2011
Sally Paradise - Virtual 7" No. 8 (2011)
/Chillwave, Glo-fi, Shoegaze, Avant-pop, Experimental pop, DIY, Lo-fi, Electronic/
Comment: Montrèal is not only the birthplace of ice hockey and home city for Canadiens but also a cultural and musical metropolis for the rest of the world which has offered a loads of musical collectives like Bran Van 3000, Arcade Fire, Tim Hecker, Muhr, Gino Soccio, Akufen, Martin Tetreault, GY!BE (and its subsidiaries) etc. No doubt, Montrèal does have the potent lo-fi/DIY scene nowadays (listen to Hobo Cult`s compilations, for instance) and Sally Paradise is one of those discerning butterflies from there. Here are represented three tracks, which used to extend from bombastic chillwave superflight to lo-fi experimental pop and bubbling dada-near avant-pop. The first track Robert Smith On The Beach pays tribute to the Cure by name (as Robert Smith used to esteem MBV`s Loveless) ringing out like a spoiled yet majestic shoegaze instance. By the way, SP released a new album, called Aouu! at Bandcamp.