Artist : Milosh
Title : Meme
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2006
Date : Mar-2006
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 11
Label : Plug Research
Source : CDDA
Length : 50:00 min
Size : 66,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.it's over 05:04
02.falling away 04:09
03.couldn't sleep 04:11
04.you fill me 04:53
05.instrumental 04:00
06.i'm trying 05:42
07.the city 04:15
08.my life 04:15
09.this way 03:39
10.run away 05:36
11.playing with yen 04:16
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50:00 min
The follow-up to 2004's warmly textured 'You Make Me Feel',
'Meme' is another slab of freshly-baked solipsism that
coats an emo-heart with layers of nourishing electronics
and a generous sprinkling of singer/songwriter passion. A
natural bedfellow to Junior Boys, The Go Find or Postal
Service, Torontonian Mike Milos is the latest in a string
of solo troubadours who consider digitalis the foremost
medium in which to render their tales of love, life and
ladies - eschewing the more traditional route of unsullied
acoustica and hitting pay dirt in the process. The kind of
album you can describe as 'sleight' without setting it up
for an insult, 'Meme' is sonically svelte throughout;
framing Milosh's indie-boy vocals in a mesh of buzzing
electronics and smudged accompaniment that are both
perfectly balanced and utterly complimentary. Opening with
the hyperkinetic thrum of 'It's Over', Milosh engenders a
thrillingly optimistic atmosphere, wherein a set of
carbonated beats (straight outta 'Kid A') buoy the honeyed
vocals and analogue backbone, creating a song which can
make you smile/cry depending on your mood. Similarly,
'Falling Asleep' employs a locomotive of hand claps and
sweat-soul vocals to create a song which wouldn't have
looked out of place on either the last Jamie Lidell or
Telefon Tel Aviv albums (there's not much you can
legitimately say that about), 'The City' is a neon-noir ode
that recalls label mate Damon Aaron, whilst album closer
'Playing With Yen' dispenses with the fragility in favour
of some electro-pepped beat boxing. Yummy.