Various Artists / Opal Vol. I
Album: Opal Vol. I   Collection:General
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Jan 2013
Label:Moon Glyph  

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Add Date: 2013-01-12 Pull Date: 2013-03-17
Week Ending: Mar 17 Mar 10 Mar 3 Feb 24 Feb 17 Feb 10 Feb 3 Jan 27
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Recent Airplay
1. Feb 10, 2022: Daydream Disaster (rebroadcast from Mar 14, 2013)
Hidden Jack
4. May 30, 2013: Daydream Disaster
Sky Sounds
2. Jan 02, 2014: KZSU Top 100 of 2013
Sonambulist
5. May 21, 2013: Home Free
A Midnight Ride
3. Aug 22, 2013: Home Free
A Midnight Ride
6. May 16, 2013: Daydream Disaster
Everybody Dies

Album Review
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Reviewed 2013-01-09
[coll] Opal Vol. 1
Moon Glyph

Catchy psych pop compilation from Oakland based label, Moon Glyph. Put it on continuous, sit back, and enjoy the set.


*1. (4:46) Organs, pounding drums, 60s psych
2. (3:04) Bouncy, dissonant, carnival synths
3. (2:12) Relaxed strummy guitars. Male vox. Short
4. (4:08) Mid/slow. Melodramatic breathy male vox. California Dreamin' catchy
*5. (7:51) Midtempo, lazy indistinct vocals, fuzzy, swirly keys, groovy guitar
*6. (5:06) Fuzz tubes, wah wah fuzz, strings?. More on the experimental side
7. (5:05) Cool understated synths, great mid beat
8. (5:39) Slowed down wailing, minimal. Crackly sample of monologue. Rain
*9. (4:25) La de da. Jangly sweet pop. La la la
10. (4:02) Urgent but muted. Male vox. RIYL Pinback
11. (3:18) Big pounding beat. Driving bass but chill
12. (5:17) Ambient synth swirls with a cool beat
13. (6:42) Emeralds with drums and less layers. Driving circling
14. (3:43) Weirdo droney vox
15. (4:45) 80s funky beat

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Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Tara King Hidden Jack
2. New Lines, The The Fishtown Mathematician
3. Velvet Davenport Dark
4. Halasan Bazar Everybody Dies
5. Non-Travellin' Band A Midnight Ride
6. Brute Heart Sonambulist
7. Samantha Glass Shifting Worlds
8. Garment District, The When Raven Claws The Sky
9. Magic Castles Sky Sounds
10. Clipd Beaks This Is Dusk
11. Fwy! Savage Heart
12. Wume Untitled
13. Deep Earth It Stands Our Mother
14. Muscle Drum At Will / At Fault
15. Food Pyramid Birthday Money