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Moist

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This album is very reminiscent of Mouse on Mars's melodic aesthetic. The samples and melodies are very simple and electronic sounding, but have a wet, gloopy sound, in line with other geman bands like MOM and OH!. The melodies and song structures here arent particularly complex, giving the album a decidedly amateurish feel. However track 7 has a marvelous rush of guitar noise with a repetitive melody drowning underneath, a la My Bloody Valentine. If you like Mouse on Mars you might do well to check this out. otherwise, skip it.

Fair enough debut from experimental pop electro programmer qualifies as worthy background music but rarely rises to the surface. Few, if any tracks can match up to the calculated subtleties and cold mechanized sheen found on Raum Im Ort, Moist's most impressive configuration, but the album's more casual approach will ensure a promising atmospheric integrity throughout. So what it adds up to is a great alternative to typical trance music; nothing spectacular compositionally or technically, but enough competence and variance to provide noticeable distraction.

I love this Cd! I'm not a big fan of techno/electronic music, but recently I've discovered a few gems. A few on this one aren't me cup o tea (a bit repetitious to the point of annoying) but those points are few and far between. It's kinda like a soundtrack to an eerie horror/suspense thriller in some parts while upbeat & charming in others. It does have a industrial technological electronic feel, but the rythyms bore deep into the 'ol grey matter!