Blog: rose quartz

Signer – Kicks and Kicks Floating, sweetly psychedelic pop from Wellington's Signer, more electronic dreamscape than glow-fi/hypnagogic pop/chill wave or whatever we're calling it (can it not be chill wave?), despite Signer's past association with Ariel Pink and Panda Bear. This is cleaner and fresher and it pushes forward unencumbered by tape hiss, nonchalantly referencing early noughts techno (or maybe not): sounds a bit like Chemical Brothers feat. The Flaming Lips – The Golden Path, only substitute Chemical Brothers with Squarepusher. This is a cool jam and surprisingly restrained, given it was recorded with [...]

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