Lines In Wax

TWELVE YEARS OF UNWANTED OPINION

Day: June 16, 2021

MACマイナス ‎– Updated Floral Experience (2019)
electronic vaporwave

MACマイナス ‎– Updated Floral Experience (2019)

This is just glorious in every conceivable way. The legendary Floral Shoppe by Macintosh Plus is “re-imagined” in this recent reworking from the (I’m sure intentionally) similarly-named MACマイナス. That may undersell this record however; this is not just a re-hashing, although some themes from the original do get a reprise. This is much more, this is a record with its own life and its own vibe, although I have to agree that it does carry the same lifeblood as the original Floral Shoppe. Really great.

Charles Mingus – Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (1963)
jazz

Charles Mingus – Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (1963)

I’ve given this a few listens over the last few weeks. It was one of the records I used to test the Sony WH3’s (I forget the full name), and probably one of the only things that actually sounded good through those overpriced cans. Anyway, I digress. I find Black Saint And The Sinner Lady to be rather inpenetrable, which is unusual, considering the breadth of mental jazz that I have listened to over the last 12 months. I don’t know what it is, but the compositions here are difficult for me to get into. Either way, its a gorgeously assembled album with some phenomenal sounds. That much I can tell you.

Gar Hoover – Sketches Vol. 2 (2020)
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Gar Hoover – Sketches Vol. 2 (2020)

Sketches Vol. 2 is the 2nd volume (you don’t say?) of tunes created using a Teenage Engineering PO-33 device. I’ve recently been checking out YouTube tutorials on these little bits of kit, and stumbled eventually onto Gar Hoover’s compilation here. Honestly, this is really cool and really chill, and a great example of how the device can be used to make beats. I look forward to checking out Vol. 1 one day. Cheers!