/Electro-indie, Alternative
dance, Downtempo, Electro pop, New Wave, Dub, Electronic pop, Techno pop, Synth
wave, Minimal wave, Kraut-electro, Alternative pop/
Comment: CHEZ.KITO.KAT
Records is a French label which set off in 2006 to promote mind-provoking electronic
pop music. The recent compilation involves 17 pieces by such artists as
Artabana, Synthesis, Beat For Sale, Jürgen Jogurt, Binary & Dyslexic,
Det90, E1000, Mr Bios, Shizuka, Kuston Beater, In Circles, Alexandre Martinez,
No Drum No Moog, Dr Geo, Daily Vacation, Arbee, Bochum Ludmila. The compilation
is outstanding because of going out on a limb with regard to traditional synth
pop and electronic pop music examples springing to mind. Why? There can be
drawn parallels upon such movements as minimal wave, post-punk, spaced-out
synthesizer rock, dub, and krautrock which definitely would have impact on the
abovementioned artists in a more or lesser extent. Although the music presented
there is ambitious it does not sacrify its emotional side. Get in those 80
minutes to get a parallel world for yourself.