[Old but important] 8bit Betty Too Bleep To Blop (Hippocamp)

If to check out for the legendary Manchesterian label Hippocamp`s (being on hiatus at the moment) download rates at Archive.org you can see Bryan Teoh`s album Too Bleep To Blop sharing bravely the second place more than 40 000 times (not included the other download sites and servers). Vox populi vox dei. Although five years have passed since the release date Teoh`s sounds have been very refreshing up today yet. 7 tracks, based prinicipially on the numbers of chiptune/8-bit/chipbreak/tracker music, being part of this (those) genre (genres), within it recent computer music was started off approximately two and a half decades ago, and maintained (cult) popularity to date as well. Teoh is obviously one of those most ardent musicians I have had the privilege to listen to. No doubt. Ablaze breakcore rhythms, subtle pace changes, great harmonic sweetness coming forth through autotuned vocals and elements of lollipop and shibuya-kei - even more else, the echoes of indie/shoegaze music can be heard from therein. The American's ante is performed on the covering of 8bit`s very technical nature with a lot of emotions and life sense. If to mention all of those extraordinary tracks as And I Know That You're Happy (Ballad of the Lonesome Spaceboy), Reading Rainbow, Nikoma's Theme (Extended Mix) Spooky Loop, the Green Kangaroo, "Blast Off!, it may be viewed as a tautological array because Too Bleep To Blop consists actually of 7 tracks only. Teoh`s comeback with his new releases would be very recommended in any case. We miss you, Bryan!

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A Warmth Hearth (Rack & Ruin)

A Warmth is Robby Massey, formerly known as dessktop, whose previous project could be considered like CocoRosie`s little brother - his truly primitivistic approach to pop conceptions which was partly based on folk, on electronics, on lo-fi, and on found sound aesthetics. To evoke new sounds the pans and pots were involved in action as well.

However, the new project will run the same traces the more and less way - through those 5 instrumental tracks presented here having based on a minor-key synth play, sporadic glockenspiel riffles, feedback choppiness on the background, even some orchestrations are melded into a whole one. Bulky melodies will start sometime, having some development and finally getting a more impressive outfit. Actually it all is concentrated on small details to have defined the release goodness. Even if Hearth don`t pretend to be your favoritest issue it is exciting enough to be listened again and again.

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