Foam Island
General
| Apr 2016
Reviews
Morgan Brant
Reviewed 2016-04-12
Reviewed 2016-04-12
[synthwave]
electronic alternative unsettling vaporwave/synthwave. A full album: partly an art piece, partly pop, partly experimental. A bit industrial, funky, glum. Juxtaposed sounds and lyrics battle casually for attention. Vocal monologues intersperse the well-fitting sad synths and acoustic instruments. Sounds hyperdub.
Rec: 2,3,12 RIYL Cooly G, Django Django, Alt-J, Phantogram, Mount Kimbie, FaltyDL, Toro Y Moi
1-(2:02) abstract vocal lines over first ambient darkness then bells
2-*(3:58) trip electronica R&B. Nice low wave.
3-**(4:04) strange pleasant bass-y tune with echoed, retro elements
4-(1:32) peaceful low bells/horns under 80s-scify-movie lyrics
5-*(4:42) a toy assembly line, turns warm and embracing and bubbly
6-(1:51) various vocal clips with a clean sky sheen
7-(4:55) minimal hypnotic electronica with acapella, a bit Alt-J
8-*(4:41) poppy melodic ominous synthpop
9-*(2:33) an arty curious electric string quartet
10-*(3:32) minimal slow r&b electronic winter tune
11-(2:12) opening monologue, then twirling arpeggios
12-*(3:45) funked synth atonalities with vacuous reverbs
electronic alternative unsettling vaporwave/synthwave. A full album: partly an art piece, partly pop, partly experimental. A bit industrial, funky, glum. Juxtaposed sounds and lyrics battle casually for attention. Vocal monologues intersperse the well-fitting sad synths and acoustic instruments. Sounds hyperdub.
Rec: 2,3,12 RIYL Cooly G, Django Django, Alt-J, Phantogram, Mount Kimbie, FaltyDL, Toro Y Moi
1-(2:02) abstract vocal lines over first ambient darkness then bells
2-*(3:58) trip electronica R&B. Nice low wave.
3-**(4:04) strange pleasant bass-y tune with echoed, retro elements
4-(1:32) peaceful low bells/horns under 80s-scify-movie lyrics
5-*(4:42) a toy assembly line, turns warm and embracing and bubbly
6-(1:51) various vocal clips with a clean sky sheen
7-(4:55) minimal hypnotic electronica with acapella, a bit Alt-J
8-*(4:41) poppy melodic ominous synthpop
9-*(2:33) an arty curious electric string quartet
10-*(3:32) minimal slow r&b electronic winter tune
11-(2:12) opening monologue, then twirling arpeggios
12-*(3:45) funked synth atonalities with vacuous reverbs
Recent airplay
Stoke The Fire
All Passion No Technique — May 26, 2016
Inherent In The Fibre
All Passion No Technique — May 19, 2016
Days Burn Blue
The Offbeat Generation — May 10, 2016
Stoke The Fire
funk to fiddle — May 04, 2016
Stoke The Fire
All Passion No Technique — Apr 28, 2016
Stoke The Fire
All Passion No Technique — Apr 21, 2016
Charting
2016-04-11 — 2016-06-12
Electronic
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 29 | 1 |
| May 22 | 1 |
| May 15 | 1 |
| May 8 | 1 |
| May 1 | 1 |
| Apr 24 | 3 |
| Apr 17 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Basic Things | ||
| 2. | Inherent In The Fibre | ||
| 3. | Stoke The Fire | ||
| 4. | Cuts | ||
| 5. | Go Natural | ||
| 6. | A Different Kind Of Struggle | ||
| 7. | Pin Secure | ||
| 8. | Through The Motions | ||
| 9. | Tilly's Theme | ||
| 10. | Foam Island | ||
| 11. | Javan's Call | ||
| 12. | Days Burn Blue |