Yesterday I mentioned the
forever great Secretly Canadian, and today I'm rambling about another label
of the same caliber. This time though it's Morr Music, who have a
rather large double disc compilation titled A Number Of Small Things
hitting store shelves today. The effort, which features music from
Seabear, Benni Hemm Hemm, Populous and B. Fleischmann, looks like a winner
for anyone hoping to find a nice something or other to stuff people's
stockings with. As for me, I'm honestly just thrilled that it has some
unheard material from Electric President (Ben Cooper and Alex Kane). I
really loved their self titled release from last year, so hopefully the gem
below is proof that a follow-up isn't too far around the corner.
Enjoy.
:Electric
President - Dotted Lines:
"There's always laugh tracks in my brain whenever I try to
explain this." In addition to the duo's penchant for
nifty soundscapes that are all the best parts of dream and
electronic pop, I think that what I appreciate most is the
songwriting. They could easily stray into the realm of
the kind of overly nonsense that is forgettable the moment
you hear it, but instead they use a bit of subtly in the
music and the delivery of the vocals to provide contrast and
depth to the inherent sweetness of the lyrics. More
pop acts should take note.
Here is the
video for a number titled Insomnia. I think
it's probably one of Electric President's best songs, but
the work done in the piece make it at least ten times
better. Either that, or I'm a complete sucker for
Rubik's Cube-esque visuals and don't know it.
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