| Ema / Future's Void |
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| Album: | Future's Void | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ema | Added: | Apr 2014 | |
| Label: | Matador Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-05-09 | Pull Date: | 2014-07-11 |
| Week Ending: | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 14, 2014: | ZoeRadio 7-14-14 Satellites | 4. | Jul 02, 2014: | Brownian Motion Cthulu | |
| 2. | Jul 07, 2014: | ZoëRadio Neuromancer | 5. | Jul 02, 2014: | A-Philiac Solace | |
| 3. | Jul 05, 2014: | Proselytizer Radio News Hour Cthulu | 6. | Jun 30, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition (Bobby Womack Jam) So Blonde |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Muscat Reviewed 2014-05-08 | ||
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Genre: internet, grunge, edward snowden, selfies, apocalypse Dramatic folk/noise/industrial/indefinable from South Dakota musician EMA. Her 2011 album "Past Life Martyred Saints" cloaked itself in a mess of distortion and ramshackle honesty. "Future's Void" sees EMA stepping out slightly from the haze, delivering a record full of social commentary, introspection, anger, anxiety, and beauty. Definitely worth a listen. Others: PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple, Nine Inch Nails Favorites: 1, 4, 6, 9. FCC: 7 1. (4:18) *** Distortion, hiss, and ominous bass textures. Stark hand clap percussion. Eerie and awe-inspiring with a passionate vocal performance. 2. (3:23) Grunge-y 90's feel to this one. Initially I really wasn't a fan but there are some relatively thought provoking lyrics and the raggedness of EMA's vocals (particularly with about a minute left on the last chorus) make up for it. Still one of the weaker tracks for me though. 3. (4:34) * Nicely detailed piano/synth backdrop for EMA's croon. 4. (5:27) **** Industrial vibe, starts off slowly but bursts into an otherworldly chorus with menacing strings and huge choral we're-all-going-down-so-launch-the-missiles apocalyptic backing vocals. Stunning. 5. (5:08) * Bare, repetitive piano and sample from what sounds like a movie. Transitions into mid-tempo plod with angry shredded vocals. 6. (4:15) **** Mmmmm those drums. Playful false start. Easy favorite for me just because of the mammoth drumming but hey my show is called A Visit From Drum give me a break. 7. (3:39) FCC "fuck". Less developed than a lot of the other songs on here so not a tragedy about the FCC. 8. (5:11) * Solemn piano and fragile vocals. Nice respite from some of the noisier tracks. 9. (4:18) *** Distorted synth intro. Clever percussion throughout. Really cool vocal collage/chant toward the end. Another favorite. 10. (3:18) Organ melody super reminiscent of Amazing Grace/Military Taps. Fireworks sample. Let EMA soundtrack your next Fourth of July party. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Satellites | 6. | Neuromancer | |||
| 2. | So Blonde | 7. | When She Comes | |||
| 3. | 3jane | 8. | 100 Years | |||
| 4. | Cthulu | 9. | Solace | |||
| 5. | Smoulder | 10. | Dead Celebrity |