- Indie pop/rock
- Alternative pop/rock
- Indietronica
- Synth-rock
- Art rock
- Post-rock
- Electro-indie
- Singer-songwriter
Comment:
although Alexander
Strung`s 9-track issue Party
was issued lately
on the verge of the 00s the
influence of some parts of
the
epoch could be heard
throughout these 26 minutes. It
seems to me that these
slightly restrained indie
pop songs
are influenced both by the Rhein-area indietronica/neo-krautrock
scene by the likes of To
Rococo Rot, Pluramon, Kreidler, Tarwater,
Lali Puna and
the US-based post-rock scene by the likes of Mice Parade, Mercury
Program, Sea And The Cake, Jim
O`Rourke, The American Analog Set. It is
the balanced sway between
the guitars and synthesizers,
between sensual vocal
lines and programmed stomping
drums and
hovering pastoral orchestrations on a
minor scale.
On the other side, the
artist is searching for relaxed
balance between
technological luxury, and
emotive susceptibility.
Given that the technological
luggage embraces an innumerable amount of possibilities it is
arguably not
easy task altogether. In a
word, the artist demonstrates adeptly its musical skills being not
separated from emotions fortunately.
The favourites of mine are
Olympic Twin,
Black Rabbit,
Party (What's The Point),
Valley Forge.
There are up both Alexander
Strung`s issues via The
Gifted Children. In a
nutshell, it is an astonishing one.
