- Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers
- Hudson Mohawke - Kettles
- Hudson Mohawke - Scud Books
- Chvrches - Never Ending Circles
- Son Lux - Now I Want
- Rob Teehan* - The Wolf
- Peter Paul Fraser* - Moonlight Cocktail
- Steph Copeland* - Nadia
- OOFJ - Wolves
- Metric* - Cascades
- Intervene* - You and I
- Intervene* - Lost
I know, I know, Vampire Weekend is huge but hey Ezra Koenig DOES look like Justin Trudeau...let's just hope the new Prime Minister of Canada makes us 'Believers' in the new government instead of what the Vampire Weekend song title suggests! :P
Hudson Mohawke then presents us with his orchestral-influenced tracks, 'Kettles' and 'Scud Books'. The latter retains some of his trap influences, while the former is a standard orchestral piece.
I really love Chvrches' newest album, Every Open Eye!! It's pop but very interestingly produced, simultaneously sounding 80s-esque and pretty modern at the same time. 'Never Ending Circles' is one of my favourite tracks from the album.
Son Lux follows with his avant-pop track 'Now I Want'. The minimal instrumentation on this track sets the mood for what is to come next...two fairly mellow classical-influenced tracks by Rob Teehan and Peter Paul Fraser.
I enjoy the occasional acoustically-oriented instrumentals. Sometimes I prefer listening to instrumentals - be it acoustic, electronic, or a combination of both - than vocally-oriented songs. Maybe it's because I tend to pick up on melody and rhythm often than the lyrical message?
I would like to thank Paul Fraser for sending us his CD! It must be really cool to be able to listen to his music on the radio as he's recorded it.
Steph Copeland and OOFJ, two other film composers, follow with some dark alternative electropop. The way I like a lot of my music ;) Metric's 'Cascades' follow in a similar vein.
Intervene finishes up the set with two ambient trap tracks, setting the mood for the ambient music show Ascension.
Next week...I'm hoping for some more dark stuff. It's Halloween!
