/Soft rock, Digital funk, Funk rock,
Synth fusion, Doo wop, Alternative pop, Electronic pop/
Comment:
the shortened Soundcloud version of Wanderers
comprises three compositions veering a crossover attitude of soft rock,
synthesised fusion and digitalized funk rhythms and robot pop. Although getting
partly inspiration from the musical groups of bygone decades the issue`s
general impression is very modern – all these production tricks with appearance
of stereo effects and overdriven acid keyboard chords, layers of exuberant
sonic minutiae atop used to gravitate toward catchy rhythmic structures and
subtle singing. At times the singing chimes in the vein of the best doo wop
tradition. You can even hear Miles Davis` funk-inclined shuffles through predominant
jazz narratives. By listening to The Slap
you can discern how it bridges the US-based r`n`b, funk and soul tradition to
Italo disco and Kraftwerk-ian electro pop influences par excellence. In a word,
it is a fine example of contemporary pop music. It is infinitely better than
Lady Gaga, and Miley Cyrus, for instance (in fact, they are more products
rather than musical output).