Daydream Society -
For Now (2015)
Recommended by YorkeDaddio
1.
Encapsulate 04:03
Starts off with some lovely and pulsating synths. They hypnotically linger until they sort of drift away a little too abruptly. Really dig those luscious tones, but this track could have used a better outro.
2.
Beneath Me is Nothing But Brightness 06:59
More breathy synthesizer noises that almost sound like they could be flute samples. There's some great use of resonance heavy keyboards with a lot of interesting sounds in the overtones. You could say that melodically, this piece is a little flat. However, I think that with this type of music it's not so much as what song the sounds are playing, but that the sounds are. There's a heavy OPN vibe, I can see why you're so passionate about R Plus Seven since there's a lot more of that album shining through in your playing than Replica. The bassy drone at the end of this track is fantastic.
3.
After Everyone Leaves 04:31
More ambient sounds that I like just as much as the rest of the album. On the bandcamp page you have an electroacoustic tag, which electroacoustic techniques did you use for the album? I assumed that it was all electronic but I'd probably appreciate it more if I had a little more knowledge on any cool details of how it was made. This one has a pretty climax towards the end.
4.
Outer Wave 03:56
We have a guitar playing with itself on a delay effect with some trippy electronic sounds that could easily be either synth or guitar. Not a massive fan of the guitar at points, it doesn't seem necessary to the piece. There are a lot of parts where you'll bust out a cool melody though. The electronics really steal this piece for me though. The main theme is really badass.
5.
Floating In the In-Between 08:52
Very lovely ethereal piece, fits well with the title. A little later on in the track we get some more guitar that I'm not mad about. Where the previous piece was around 80% good guitar 20% meh, this one's closer to 40/60. When the guitar is riddled with effects and making ungodly noises, it's pretty badass, but the more melodic passages would probably sound better on the keyboard. I feel like this one overstayed its welcome a tad bit.
6.
Separation 04:34
Trippy pulsating Music for 18 Musicians-esque intro that builds and builds layers. This sounds a
lot like Steve Reich remixed actually, did you use it as a sample? Still a wonderful piece.
7.
Mornings Dissipate In Somnolence 05:17
Haunting synth drones on this one that get more intense until melting into a nice interlude with some Asian sounding stringed instruments and drones. My favourite on the album so far.
8.
The Bell Jar 03:07
Little more of a techno vibe to this track. Not mad about it, but I like the change up since I felt like the album was sort of falling into a rut at this point. Definitely gets better as it goes along and the layers build and build again. I like your use of that method.
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Penultimate 05:46
Pretty piece, but it kind of falls back into that rut again. Not bad by any means, but I think this album could use a little variety.
10.
Does It End Like I Want It To? 02:14
Strings! We have variety ladies and gentlemen. Way to pick a banger of a closer mate, liked the crescendos and post rock stylings on this one, it's the best track on the album. It ended like I wanted it to, I don't want to spoil it for anyone else.
Final Verdict: Really liked all of the luscious sounds you pulled on the album and the hypnotic style that a lot of the songs had. The guitar didn't always hit the right spots for me but everything else was pretty much on point. Not sure if I'll be returning to the album much, but I really liked listening to it regardless. 8/10