Blog: PopMatters

Songwriter Chad VanGaalen makes an album of brief instrumental tracks using a wide variety of synthesizers and occasional acoustic instruments. His keen ear for melody keeps this record grounded and listenable. Full disclosure, right off the bat. I've never heard any of Chad VanGaalen's music in his day job as a singer/songwriter. But I really enjoyed Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz, the first album released under his electronic music alter ego, Black Mold. The press materials for the album tout its marriage of electronic sounds and acoustic instruments, and also makes a big deal about how it uses a [...]

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