Bonsai Universe / Moonstream
| Album: | Moonstream | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Bonsai Universe | Added: | Jun 2018 | |
| Label: | Windtunnel Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-08-02 | Pull Date: | 2018-10-04 |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 7 | Sep 30 | Sep 23 | Sep 16 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 02, 2018: | Tuesday Morning Drive
Walking With My Eyes Closed |
4. | Sep 09, 2018: | Hot Probs
Everything |
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| 2. | Sep 25, 2018: | Tuesday Morning Drive
Walking With My Eyes Closed |
5. | Sep 07, 2018: | old Fart at Play
Should I Believe You? |
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| 3. | Sep 22, 2018: | FMF
Walking With My Eyes Closed |
6. | Sep 07, 2018: | KZSU Time Traveler
Moonstream |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-07-24
Reviewed 2018-07-24
Reviewed: 2018-07-24
Genre: General
FCCs: none
Review: I cannot quite put my finger on what to make of this musical project by journeyman vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Woody Aplanalp…and perhaps that is why his music is so intriguing. It is because it is so intoxicatingly different. There are lush, ethereal keyboard landscapes in abundance, but there are also folksy acoustic guitar passages and avant garde, but hooky pop passages, plus an undertow of psychedelia. Woody has an undeniably catchy voice and a quirky sense for lyric writing, putting an extra dose of intrigue into even the most generic subject matter. If you respect solid songwriting talents that have zero qualms about creating different but captivating, then strap yourself in for this ride.
If You Like: Cat Stevens, Daniel Lanois, Luminous, Kevin Tihista, Beachwood Sparks
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Moonstream (5:22) – spacey synth/percussion starts> slow song with layered vocals> psychedelic interlude> slow song> spacey fade
2/ Am I Good Enough (3:49) – guitar starts> midtempo straight ahead song> scat interlude> quick fade
*3/ Walking With My Eyes Closed (4:19) – spacey synth starts> wavering midtempo song with chorus & psychedelic background> slow fade
*4/ Summertime (1:58) – guitar/vocal starts> slow song> scat singing> fade on vocal
*5/ Why Are My Dreams? (3:25) – Moog synth solo midtempo> fade
*6/ Sweet Exaggeration (5:08) – synth starts> midtempo song> scat/instrumental jam> midtempo song> guitar solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**7/ Should I Believe You? (4:19) – modulating synth sounds start> spacey midtempo song with multi-level layered vocals> chorus kicks in> midtempo song, like the Beach Boys on acid> quick fade
8/ A Lot Of nerve (4:20) – guitar starts> slow song with sliding synth sounds> slinky guitar solo> quick fade
9/ Once Upon A Dream (4:28) – sonic synth starts> slow sonic song with chorus> quick fade
*10/ Too Real (5:30) – guitar starts> slow song> quick fade
11/ Everything (2:08) heavy bass synth starts> slow noisy synth solo, like the soundtrack of an alien monster movie> fade
*13/ Starstream (5:42) – weird percussion instrument creates scratchy sound with organ to start> psychedelic slow song> spacey interlude> slow song with multilayered vocals> spacey interlude> slow song> quick stop
Genre: General
FCCs: none
Review: I cannot quite put my finger on what to make of this musical project by journeyman vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Woody Aplanalp…and perhaps that is why his music is so intriguing. It is because it is so intoxicatingly different. There are lush, ethereal keyboard landscapes in abundance, but there are also folksy acoustic guitar passages and avant garde, but hooky pop passages, plus an undertow of psychedelia. Woody has an undeniably catchy voice and a quirky sense for lyric writing, putting an extra dose of intrigue into even the most generic subject matter. If you respect solid songwriting talents that have zero qualms about creating different but captivating, then strap yourself in for this ride.
If You Like: Cat Stevens, Daniel Lanois, Luminous, Kevin Tihista, Beachwood Sparks
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Moonstream (5:22) – spacey synth/percussion starts> slow song with layered vocals> psychedelic interlude> slow song> spacey fade
2/ Am I Good Enough (3:49) – guitar starts> midtempo straight ahead song> scat interlude> quick fade
*3/ Walking With My Eyes Closed (4:19) – spacey synth starts> wavering midtempo song with chorus & psychedelic background> slow fade
*4/ Summertime (1:58) – guitar/vocal starts> slow song> scat singing> fade on vocal
*5/ Why Are My Dreams? (3:25) – Moog synth solo midtempo> fade
*6/ Sweet Exaggeration (5:08) – synth starts> midtempo song> scat/instrumental jam> midtempo song> guitar solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
**7/ Should I Believe You? (4:19) – modulating synth sounds start> spacey midtempo song with multi-level layered vocals> chorus kicks in> midtempo song, like the Beach Boys on acid> quick fade
8/ A Lot Of nerve (4:20) – guitar starts> slow song with sliding synth sounds> slinky guitar solo> quick fade
9/ Once Upon A Dream (4:28) – sonic synth starts> slow sonic song with chorus> quick fade
*10/ Too Real (5:30) – guitar starts> slow song> quick fade
11/ Everything (2:08) heavy bass synth starts> slow noisy synth solo, like the soundtrack of an alien monster movie> fade
*13/ Starstream (5:42) – weird percussion instrument creates scratchy sound with organ to start> psychedelic slow song> spacey interlude> slow song with multilayered vocals> spacey interlude> slow song> quick stop
Track Listing
| 1. | Moonstream | 7. | Should I Believe You? | |||
| 2. | Am I Good Enough | 8. | A Lot Of Nerve | |||
| 3. | Walking With My Eyes Closed | 9. | Once Upon A Dream | |||
| 4. | Summertime | 10. | Too Real | |||
| 5. | Why Are My Dreams? | 11. | Everything | |||
| 6. | Sweet Exaggeration | 12. | Astrotonic | |||
| 13. | Starstream | |||||