California Hotel

Chicago trio that harkens back 20 years, was part of the new post rock movement at the time: how, I'll never understand cuz their music rocked out in its own original way, never approached Tortoise vibes. Songs are usually instrumental and bounce from drum machines, to real drums, synths, guitars, dual bass attacks. This newest may be their best ever really. Gorgeous, weird, rockin. Krautrock meets experimental synth and garage. Great band. Play any song.

1)* (3:46) soaring dream rock, grows dense, epic 2) (3:16) mid paced big huge dual bass attack, instrumental 3)* (4:29) krautrocky synth appears with mathy offkilter drum beat, very reminiscent of the band Wume (check them out) 4)* (3:35) stiff 80's "schprockets" industrial dance with vocoder vocs, cool if retro 5) (3:19) dreamy synth piece, slow w simple drum machine, atmospheric and lovely 6)* (4:00) simple with guitar and synth, vocals in vocoder, lyrics, this is a real song, a strange love song. 7) (1:29) urgent pulsing synth wash. 8) (3:39) synth pop flare, chill, lovely