Electro-Acoustic/Downtempo/Ambient:
Flica - Nocturnal
Label: Schole Records
Release: December 22nd, 2008
Euseng Seto of Malaysia, also known as (you guessed it) Flica, has only been producing under this name for under 2 years but has already released 3 albums and an E.P. He's one busy mofo. At the time I'd found it I was trying to find something more upbeat than pure Ambient, but less hectic than a lot of the club oriented genres I tend to listen to. I knew about Electro-Acoustic and IDM but that's a big umbrella and I'm quite finicky. Well.. he shut me up. The album walks the line between being gorgeous enough to tug your heart strings, but calm enough to lull you on a stressful day. I was expecting some weak spots and some filler, but found none. It's such a bright and cheerfully optimistic album and I really can't say enough about it. As such, I should probably stop before I end up making this too damn long. You owe it to yourself to get your hands on this. You won't be sorry.