Recent Music Heroes

Comment: there is another issue by an Indonesian artist and Indonesian imprint at Recent Music Heroes. The previous ones were The Barsand Mars, and Susu Ultrarock Records. Njotoz`s Amazing is clearly a disparate issue in comparison to The Barsand Mars` Teen Smiths Pizza (The Bars Version) because of playing gentle guitar-based music wherein the lyrics are sung in English and in Indonesian (or in local languages – sorry for my incompetency with regard to it). Hey You, and the self-titled track are gentle ballads with expanding orchestrated sounds and predominant vocal delivery. In fact, Hey You is a beatific soul(rock) ditty. At Selamat Ulang Tahun the ensemble employs more electricity to be pulled through guitars though providing a ballad song in principle. It is a short case – just three tracks and approximately 15 minutes. This fine release is a part of the discography of Mindblasting.

The Barsand Mars – Teen Smiths Pizza (The Bars Version) (2015)

Susu Ultrarock

Electronic pop
Chiptune
Tracker music
Synth music
Chipbreak
8-bit
Bitpop
Nintendocore

Comment: Susu Ultrarock Records is a part of an imprint conglomeration called Indonesian Netlabel Union. Of course, there are represented the wide range of miscellaneous audible things within it. The recent issue is a frantic shift between wobbly 8-bit breaks and Nintendo intended rhythms produced on The Commodore 64 and catchy synthesised melodies and arousing harmonies (in fact, obviously being tapped out on The Commodore 64 either). The issue embraces 7 tracks yet being very short-running – just eight minutes and a half minute in total. On the 21^st of May (by the way, the birthday of Kevin Shields, the frontman of MBV) while listening to it in early morning it makes difference for me. I think it will make difference for the upcoming mornings and afternoons and evenings as well. The issue is an example of music which may be considered to be produced on primitive, even infantile hardware by contemporary standards yet the music chimes agelessly. Get it and eat that pizza.