- Indie pop
- Alternative pop
- Singer-songwriter
- Art pop
- Americana
- DIY
- Psychedelic pop
- Lounge
Comment: the US-based one-man-artist Kris Bauer aka
Eureka Brown is back with his third proper album O Utopia after a long time span. I can remember for his first two
albums Future Visions of the Digital
Universe (2007), and iDigitalia!
(2009) provide amazing listening experiences where catchy DIY aesthetics in
approach met sci-fi production in sound. These issues involved shitloads of
moments replete with psychedelic gears, electronic pop undercurrents, clockwork
sounds and semi-orchestrated whiffs and abstract folk touch being one of the
most mysteriously fascinating pop acts in the end of the 00s. O Utopia includes 7 pieces at a length
of 16 minutes. It is not surprising because Bauer`s previous tracks were not lengthier
on average while concentrating on spellbinding melodic and harmonic sparks. It
is a solid issue though providing less glistening moments than did his previous
outings. One could hear more rustic country/bluegrass and Americana related
moments in his sound while some hip-hop centred scratches are also presented
over there. The soundscape seems to be less synthetic and produced more in a
downright way. It makes sense either. The final track Knute`s Tune is something very new and special in his oeuvre – it
is a sort of easy listening music in the style of Tiki lounge. Indeed, it is
very special. In absolute scale, it is a solid issue.
