Author: Purple Mistress
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Catlea Finds Strength in Choosing Yourself on “Someone’s Got To”
Catlea works within an accessible pop framework, making a difficult experience easy to follow. As a preview of Aftermath, an EP built around the five stages…
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Libby Ember Counts the Cost of Always Showing Up on “Shoes”
For me, “Shoes” succeeds through its scale. Ember keeps the focus on a doorway, a parked car and the person ready to leave the house. Within…
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Rigaux Keeps the Energy High and the Emotion Close on “Let it Last”
The reason for the method that Rigaux employs in this instance is that the vocal performance is introduced into a production which is designed for movement,…
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FORRM Bring Live Instrumentation, Electronics and the Visual World of Venice Together on ‘PALAZZO’
The live instrumentation, the use of electronics and the natural atmosphere form the basis of the project, a combination which shows real potential given the background.
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Richard MARCER Lets the Synths Stretch and the Tension Build on ‘Unusual Discovery’
Warmth and a sense of discomfort are closely linked in this piece. The acoustic nostalgia present in the track combines with electronics which can have a…
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Set to 88’s ‘1996’ Puts a Strained Romance on the Dance Floor
Clocking in at two minutes and thirteen seconds, the latest release puts a relationship under pressure into a compact dance format.
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Gianfranco Malorgio Pairs Guitar and Synths to Explore Italian Emigration on “An Immigrant’s Story”
The fact that he has a background in ensemble playing gives the piece “An Immigrant’s Story” a special context since it is a musician experienced in…
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Six Days in Prague Gave Bash Co. a Love Song with Marching Drums and a Revolution at Its Heart on “Velvet”
The line “It’s you in velvet, Revolution in my heart” combines all these meanings in a skilful and concise manner. The appeal is at once obvious;…
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Francesca Panaia Questions the Summer She Fell For on ‘Trust A Liar’
Even the weather becomes something to question. Salt in her hair grounds that uncertainty in a physical detail, placing pleasure and hesitation within the same small…
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Gus Ormo Gives Romance the Piano Treatment on ‘Claroscuro’
Claroscuro (APAPE)’s appeal rests on the relationship between intimacy and scale. Its romantic character gives the piano a clear purpose, while the surrounding instrumentation expands the…
