Another tape received long time ago from Gina Fear,I completely forgot about it,here a review I did find on discogs webpage:
An odd album - strangely attractive in a naive sort
of way. Much of the music on this is a well-meaty synth pop with enough
variety to keep you alert & interested, indeed hooked. To compare
them, I'd have to say they sound not unlike B-TROOP (are they familiar
to you? maybe not). A bright perky pop music, perhaps lacking the edge
to make it stand out from other INDIE pop bands. It has a close, bedroom
/ living room sound, a sort of mellowed SWELL MAPS atmosphere (although
they sound nothing like the MAPS). So why odd? We'll, it's the
vocals that stand out from the music & give it it's naivety. Gina
Fear cores across with an infant-like-struggle-for-control which makes
CLAIR GROGAN & KYLIE sound positively mature. You get the impression
that there's more calculation than accident to this style, although
sometimes it goes too far. It's almost addictive in a bizarre way. This
is one for paedophiles to listen to before sleep.
Originally reviewed for Soft Watch.
This tape was self released.No idea how many copies were printed and when it was released,I guess sometimes during the 90s.
So why odd? We'll, it's the vocals that stand out from the music & give it it's naivety. Gina Fear cores across with an infant-like-struggle-for-control which makes CLAIR GROGAN & KYLIE sound positively mature. You get the impression that there's more calculation than accident to this style, although sometimes it goes too far. It's almost addictive in a bizarre way. This is one for paedophiles to listen to before sleep.
This tape was self released.No idea how many copies were printed and when it was released,I guess sometimes during the 90s.
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