Radiomaniac – Radiomaniac EP (2017)

Mizou

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• Shoegaze 
• Space rock 
• Indie rock 
• Alternative rock 
• Ambient rock 
• Experimental rock 
• Avant-rock
• Ethereal Wave 
• Dream pop 
• Post-punk

Comment: Radiomaniac is a combo from Russia and the quartet`s music is vamped up with traditional rock instruments (bass, guitar, the drums) yet their soundscape is remarkably bigger than the set of initial items. It is an instance of spaced-out rock where fascinating murky echoes and powerful delays used to move across the walls and ceilings to destroy them to break on through to the other side. Hovering elements are adeptly intertwined with more powerful yet still captivatingly dreamy sections (for instance, a highlight is Leaving (Покидаем)]. In fact, the words (in Russian) speak in pessimistic tones (about death – all will be dead stated in one song) and escaping across Outer Space yet on the other side it is definitely about life (life comes to all of you in the same track being aforementioned) and love-affirmative. Yin meets yan being a ground for this idiosyncratic issue. I have to admit it is one of the most mind-blowing issues in 2017. The issue is a part of the discography of Mizou Records. 

Zhele – Starcardigan (2017)

Mizou

Mizou

• Alternative pop 
• Indie pop 
• Synth pop 
• Electronic pop 
• Art pop 
• Electro-indie

Comment: I guess it supposed to be an example of contemporary indie/alternative pop. First time I could not concentrate but I had to focus on weird singing mode. I tried to figure out is it sung in Russian while strongly buffoonish or is it sung in Ukrainian or Belarusian. As much as I understand Russian I did figure out the lyrics is strongly lovelorn and the lyrics is frequently conveyed in a simplistic and naive way. However, musically it is craftily produced while being imbued with peaky synths and suggestive cadences. At times the elements will change their paths steeply by allowing lofty and bombastic dodges into the mix. Although my first impression was the release is the sort of lacklustre and mediocre. Given that I have to admit the release is a grower. But I feel I would like to get more emotions from the music it is somehow calculated and restrained. The grower is a bit in the discography of Mizou. This is a way of how electro pop, indie and synth pop used to mingle into one. Even if I am being an old school indie man preferring listen to Lambchop's Nixxon to fall asleep (sic!) I will appreciate it ultimately.