2008 Nov 20MP3s: The Acorn, Point Juncture WA, Camphor, Lullatone

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The Acorn - The Flood, Pt. 1

The Acorn cultivates a lush and mellow vibe that doesn’t always grab my ear. This track, however starts right off with a great melodic vocal hook and tribal rhythm that sustains the excitement level throughout. The sound reminds me of Poi Dog Pondering and the Talking Heads ‘Naked’ album.http://www.digitalwell.washington.edu/…

Point Juncture, WA - Siesta Movement

Good old Math Rock. This song fluidly flips between time signatures without losing momentum. During a bridge part the singer wails through a condenser microphone to a similar effect of a few Blonde Redhead songs without necessarily being derivative. Bonus points for the vibraphone.http://www.spokane7.com/music/mp3s/…

Camphor - The Sweetest Tooth

Another mellowish folk rock outfit, Camphor puts out mandolin and maraca songs as well as this more standard ballad. What gets me about this track is the whipped up vamp/stomp after each chorus hook, which pays off at the end in the form of a dissonant orchestral meltdown. It sneaks up on you by starting off with such standard instrumentation. Kick it.http://mineorecords.com/mp3/camp-swe.mp3

Lullatone - Untitled

This track is pretty abstract, it’s too nice of a synth sound to be called a chiptune, but it’s too chopped up to easily relate to as ‘normal’ music. Lullatone in general make sweet electronic instrumentals which are at the same time engaging and trance-inducing. I like the everything I’ve yet heard by Lullatone a whole bunch, but give this non-representative track a try, it might grow on you.http://www.archive.org/download/os024/os024-01_-_Lullatone_-_Untitled.mp3