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Plvs Vltra – Parthenon LP
2012
Detrás de Plvs Vltra se esconde la japonesa Toko Yasuda, artista veterana que ha formado parte de proyectos como The Lapse, Blonde Redhead y Enon antes de incorporarse como teclista a la banda de directo de St. Vincent en los últimos tiempos. A pesar de haber trabajado en material propio durante muchos años, “Parthenon” es su primer trabajo en solitario. En él Yasuda ofrece su particular visión del pop, caracterizada por la construcción de embriagantes pasajes electrónicos coronados por la dulce liviandad de su voz. Canciones que, a pesar de regalarnos estribillos adictivos y melodías siempre brillantes, huyen de los cánones genéricos y los lugares comunes. El resultado es un trabajo tan lúcido como magnético, que desafía las leyes del pop desde dentro. Y es que si sorprende que Spectrum Spools apueste por el género, que sea de este modo tiene todo el sentido del mundo. (via Playgroundmag)
Spectrum Spools is pleased to release the debut album by veteran musician Toko Yasuda's PLVS VLTRA project.
Toko has been working for years already in established pop acts such as Enon, Blonde Redhead and now touring with St. Vincent handling synthesizer duties for live events. In all her years of songcraft there have been sparse, if any solo output, until now.
"And now for something different..." as we say here at the Spectrum Spools headquarters.
"Parthenon" is a sugar-sweet album of catchy pop songs, crafted with expert precision and outstanding composition logic. Everything is locked in in a way that seems at once like clockwork, and also somehow very free. As if Alice Coltrane's "Universal Consciousness" was reimagined and sent into the future to be reimagined as an electronic pop record.. Most of the album's focus lies on the glowing, ethereal voice that is unmistakably exclusive to Yasuda. Swirling, fine tuned electronic washes and collaged clouds of ambiance swirl and hover around these mega catchy tunes giving them a fantastic depth which commands attention and repeat visits. Yasuda's songcraft here is in peak form as well, with ultra catchy hooks and addictive melodies that have been dialed in to perfection over the many years of making music. One of the most brilliant facets of "Parthenon" is the anti-genre omniverse vibe, where all borders and boundries set to confine music to a general one word descriptor are shattered. "Pop" is a word abused to catch-all, and like any great, well-thought album, "Parthenon" refuses to be pinned down. Here is your summer jam! Enjoy!
Lovingly mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates and Mastering
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Detrás de Plvs Vltra se esconde la japonesa Toko Yasuda, artista veterana que ha formado parte de proyectos como The Lapse, Blonde Redhead y Enon antes de incorporarse como teclista a la banda de directo de St. Vincent en los últimos tiempos. A pesar de haber trabajado en material propio durante muchos años, “Parthenon” es su primer trabajo en solitario. En él Yasuda ofrece su particular visión del pop, caracterizada por la construcción de embriagantes pasajes electrónicos coronados por la dulce liviandad de su voz. Canciones que, a pesar de regalarnos estribillos adictivos y melodías siempre brillantes, huyen de los cánones genéricos y los lugares comunes. El resultado es un trabajo tan lúcido como magnético, que desafía las leyes del pop desde dentro. Y es que si sorprende que Spectrum Spools apueste por el género, que sea de este modo tiene todo el sentido del mundo. (via Playgroundmag)
Spectrum Spools is pleased to release the debut album by veteran musician Toko Yasuda's PLVS VLTRA project.
Toko has been working for years already in established pop acts such as Enon, Blonde Redhead and now touring with St. Vincent handling synthesizer duties for live events. In all her years of songcraft there have been sparse, if any solo output, until now.
"And now for something different..." as we say here at the Spectrum Spools headquarters.
"Parthenon" is a sugar-sweet album of catchy pop songs, crafted with expert precision and outstanding composition logic. Everything is locked in in a way that seems at once like clockwork, and also somehow very free. As if Alice Coltrane's "Universal Consciousness" was reimagined and sent into the future to be reimagined as an electronic pop record.. Most of the album's focus lies on the glowing, ethereal voice that is unmistakably exclusive to Yasuda. Swirling, fine tuned electronic washes and collaged clouds of ambiance swirl and hover around these mega catchy tunes giving them a fantastic depth which commands attention and repeat visits. Yasuda's songcraft here is in peak form as well, with ultra catchy hooks and addictive melodies that have been dialed in to perfection over the many years of making music. One of the most brilliant facets of "Parthenon" is the anti-genre omniverse vibe, where all borders and boundries set to confine music to a general one word descriptor are shattered. "Pop" is a word abused to catch-all, and like any great, well-thought album, "Parthenon" refuses to be pinned down. Here is your summer jam! Enjoy!
Lovingly mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates and Mastering
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NOVEDADES / NEW , ELECTRONIC / SYNTHWAVE, EN / IN STOCK, LP, Spectrum Spools
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