TAPE LOOP - Reviews, Loopers speak their brains Options

[Sostie]

Here it is. Your own, brand new, Loop review thread

[Wife Of Rolex]

Baz

Side A - Rockin'


1. An epic choral opening springs into a mid-80s slice of anthemic electro-rock. Immediately had me swinging into Breakfast Club style head and shoulder popping such is its power. Long, dramatic and brilliant. Love it.

2. Cover of an early 80s pop classic. Doesn't deviate much from the original but this version has an extra kick to it I really like.

3. Full out rock with smash drums and tortured guitar strings. Honestly can't tell if the vocals are english and indesipherable or in another language. Can't say I can take anything from this particular track. It quickly takes on an aspect of white noise.

4. Similarly with track 3, it's just a constant thrash. Although the vocal meant it grew on me slightly after a couple of listens.

5. Ahh, one of my favourite songs. I've actually had remixes of this on two previous loop mixes, but not this ultimate proper version. A fine mix of funk and rock. Could never get bored of this.

6. Back to darker tinged rock. While not massively keen on the vocals, it still makes for an enjoyable listen. I'll happily sit and bob my head along to the rapid guitar and drum combo, which is unusal as I don't tend to give much care to the pure rock guitar genre very often. And the ending is a clever segway into the latter half of the mix concept.


Side B - Chillin'


7. Changing tact we go into a more relaxed mode. Smooth vocals and a funky bassline. Sounds familar but from a long time ago. Good to kick back to while sitting with some friends.

8. Gentle beats with chopped sounds over the top. Intriguing and interesting as it weaves from one place to another, like going in and out of consciousness. Gives me coluor flashes. I like.

9. There's nothing like a bit of filthy bass and this guy does it the best. Love the more familar version but this is just as worthy for my affections.

10. Well known chill out classic. Always a pleasure to hear.

11. A slow and minimalistic sound and whistful vocals lends itself to conjuring up images of an ancient celtic landscape as a figure walks through long windswept grass. Gawwwguuss.

12. Something with a slight eerie edge to it. Clearly a track that could've made the Dead Set soundtrack, but still interesting individually. Cool, unusal and makes for a good understated closing track.



With the exception of tracks 3&4 - which I didn't hate, I just didn't take to - this pretty much rocked my boat throughout. It made for a particularly enjoyable listen.

9/10


Tracklist please.