| Young Magic / Melt |
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| Album: | Melt | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Young Magic | Added: | Feb 2012 | |
| Label: | Carpark Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-02-25 | Pull Date: | 2012-04-28 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 8 | Mar 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 12, 2015: | A Visit From Drum Jam Karet, Yalam | 4. | Mar 22, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Sparkly | |
| 2. | May 31, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Sparkly | 5. | Apr 29, 2012: | A Family Affair Sparkly | |
| 3. | Apr 12, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Sparkly | 6. | Apr 05, 2012: | Happy 3rd Day of Sch00L! Sparkly |
| Album Review |
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| Karpediem Reviewed 2012-02-21 | ||
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Melt is an excellent example of artsy electronica; on this album, the Australian group Young Magic blends electronic sounds together with some very unique and eclectic percussive beats to make compelling music. Key tracks: 1, 3, 6, 9, 10. FCC VIOLATION on 3. ** 1) Sparkly (3:40): Slow crawling track with really interesting clinking percussion and cool drums. Most of vocals are wordless, but sound great. 2) Slip Time (2:45): Bizarre electric beat **3) You With Air (3:31): FCC VIOLATION—“shit” used once, “fuck” used once. Catchy electronic riff. Pity there’s a violation here. 4) Yalam (1:55): Short Drum-heavy track. 5) Jam Karet (3:22): Reminds me of Passion Pit's “Sleepyhead”, but slower. No sound for last five seconds of the song. **6) Night in the Ocean (4:12): Garage-y electronic slow burner that transforms at approximately 3:00 into a very pretty guitar-and-vocal-harmony ditty. The last minute really makes the song shine. 7) Watch for Our Lights (1:50): Repetitive electronic riff and repetitive lyric, ends abruptly (but at 1:50 exactly). 8) The Dancer (3:50): Another track made interesting by its percussion, which changes beat throughout the song in really jarring but interesting ways (especially during the verse-to-chorus transition). At 3:23 the song essentially ends, leaving only ambient noise to fade out. **9) Cavalry (2:03): an electronic take on the “epic soundtrack” style. Something I’d picture in a futuristic version of a Lord of the Rings movie. **10) Sanctuary (3:26): Chimes in this song are great, pretty vocal refrain. Transitions very well into the next track. 11) Drawing Down the Moon (3:57): Softer song in comparison to the rest of the record with desperate knocking drumbeat that adds edge to it. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Sparkly | 6. | Night In The Ocean | |||
| 2. | Slip Time | 7. | Watch For Our Lights | |||
| 3. | You With Air | 8. | The Dancer | |||
| 4. | Yalam | 9. | Cavalry | |||
| 5. | Jam Karet | 10. | Sanctuary | |||
| 11. | Drawing Down The Moon. | |||||