Windy & Carl/Electroscope - Gulliver Whiskey 20 7"
(Jonathon Whiskey)
I was forewarned of this release by Windy herself
before we played a show with them in Bowling Green,
Ohio. She told me to expect the poppiest song that
they had ever recorded. Nicknamed the "Stereolab
Song," Windy told us that she and Carl
were afraid that it was a bit too poppy.
When I opened up the 7" (packaged wonderfully by
Jonathan Whiskey in a thick cardboard wrapper) and
started to play the Windy & Carl song, I fell in love
immediately with the sing-songy melodies and beautiful
simplicity. It is by no means too poppy. On the
contrary, I think that it is a welcome break from what
their focus has been lately and makes me appreciate
the variety of sounds that they have produced over the
years. Another brilliant Windy & Carl product indeed!
The second side features Electroscope with Printed
Circuit. I must say that I prefer a solid,
traditionally structured song to a whole lot of cool
sounds and because of this, Electroscope is not my
favorite band (though I do own a couple of 7"s and
their first full length and do enjoy them). This
release seems to be in line with their usual fair.
That being said, if I'm in the
mood for some really cool soundscapes, the
Electroscope side will be first onto the platter!
This release continues the tradition of
mega excellent Jonathon Whiskey releases.
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