The Asteroids - Moonlight Music for Beginners
(Scientific Laboratories)
From the beginning of this short EP, I am bombarded
by fey male vocals and pretty acoustic guitar
strumming. The melody is nice... where did that drum
machine come from?
Anyway, aside from being unconventional (if using a
drum machine where it doesn't seem to belong
classifies them as such) the Asteroids write some
great songs. The singing is wonderful and the mood is
thick. The second song, "Nine Lives," has some
wonderfully orchestrated vocal harmonies.
I guess that the drum machine really throws me off.
It sounds as though these guys (who seem to be just
one guy with recording gear) want to replicate the
sounds of an actual drummer instead of using the
machine as it's own instrument.
"The Return of the Moonlightman" is really the only
weak point in my opinion. The drums are simply too
loud and take away from the soul of the song... the
singing! With a real drummer, or perhaps Simon Raymonde
programming the drum machine, these guys have a
promising future.
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