Blau, Karl / Zebra
Album: Zebra   Collection:General
Artist:Blau, Karl   Added:Oct 2009
Label:Krecs  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-11-22 Pull Date: 2010-01-24
Week Ending: Jan 24 Dec 27 Dec 6 Nov 29
Airplays: 1 1 3 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 29, 2010: Mittens & SCARVES
Apology To Pollinateurs
4. Dec 04, 2009: Songsmith Sub
Goodbye Little Song
2. Jan 17, 2010: Hipster Garbage [Sub for She Wolf]
Flood
5. Dec 03, 2009: A2Z
Apology To Pollinateurs
3. Dec 25, 2009: The Courtesy Flush - the tiger woods holiday spectacular
All Over The Town
6. Dec 01, 2009: Kwistens Trainee Airtest
Apology To Pollinateurs

Album Reviews
Rhino
Reviewed 2009-11-19
Woozy lo-fi pop psychedelia with a hint of funk/west african influence. Production values not terrible, but clearly a K Recs sound. Repetitive vocal lines over dub drums, piano tinkering, heavy synths and more esoteric sounds. This might be your daydream soundtrack when you fall asleep in the sun. RIYL: Beck, Microphones, Jefferson Airplane

01. Loose and vaguely harmonious noises in a pop framework.
02.** Awesome thrumming synth intro into a less interesting verse.
03.*** Catchy guitar hook w/ dreamy beat and vox.
04.** Slow and mellow w/ harmonica and flute lines.
05. Haunting drum and guitar with a Bonnie Prince Billy feel.
06. Almost jazzy, modal experiment, heavy on keys and synth.
07.** Disco bass beat with a catchy (by K standards) hook & synth line.
08. Faintly blues number that starts mellow and builds in intensity/instrumentation.
09.*** Head-nod bass beat w/ catchy melody and synco keys.
10. Brief bass/key/synth experiment. Falls apart nicely near the end.
11. Echoey vox over repetitive bass line w/ synths and keys.
12. Backwards tape loop vox & synth over a barely-there beat.
 
trainee Ryan Kailath
Reviewed 2009-11-18
Woozy lo-fi pop psychedelia with a hint of funk/west african influence. Production values not terrible, but clearly a K Recs sound. Repetitive vocal lines over dub drums, piano tinkering, heavy synths and more esoteric sounds. This might be your daydream soundtrack when you fall asleep in the sun. RIYL: Beck, Microphones, Jefferson Airplane

01. Loose and vaguely harmonious noises in a pop framework.
02.** Awesome thrumming synth intro into a less interesting verse.
03.*** Catchy guitar hook w/ dreamy beat and vox.
04.** Slow and mellow w/ harmonica and flute lines.
05. Haunting drum and guitar with a Bonnie Prince Billy feel.
06. Almost jazzy, modal experiment, heavy on keys and synth.
07.** Disco bass beat with a catchy (by K standards) hook & synth line.
08. Faintly blues number that starts mellow and builds in intensity/instrumentation.
09.*** Head-nod bass beat w/ catchy melody and synco keys.
10. Brief bass/key/synth experiment. Falls apart nicely near the end.
11. Echoey vox over repetitive bass line w/ synths and keys.
12. Backwards tape loop vox & synth over a barely-there beat.

Track Listing
1. Waiting For The Wind   7. Dark Sedan Returns
2. Crucial Contact   8. Welcome To Nw
3. Apology To Pollinateurs   9. Old Moon Smile
4. All Over The Town   10. We Leave Empty Handed
5. Flood   11. Nothing New
6. Goodbye Little Song   12. Shovel Song