I was a teenager in the ’90s and some of the bands I grew up on were My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Hum and other like minded bands. Those bands run the spectrum between shoegaze and alternative, and are in my opinion in the space where TV1 from Teal Vessel (aka Ryan Mach) lives.
This was an easy EP for me to enjoy. The aesthetics which define the song is an amalgamation of distorted guitars, driving beats and vocals which are usually covered in hall reverb. “Blue & Green'' has that lush, angelic quality that attracted me to bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride and My Bloody Valentine. It’s a great song and also a fairly straightforward tune when you strip away the reverb. Next up is “Bumper” and this one veers a little more towards a band like Hum. There is more space on this song for elements to breathe during the verse making for a dynamic impact when the chorus hits. It’s also quite catchy underneath the waves of white noise. “Light Scratches” rocks hard and very much stays aligned with the foundation he creates with the first two songs. This song is a little more “fun” and at points felt like a summer jam. Phaser pedals, memorable melodies and a sense of kinetic energy is all over “Sun” which is the arguable highlight. We get a slight change on “Rigel.” There are some moments where it’s simply stripped down and sounds more akin to Elliott Smith but that’s juxtaposed with the most epic moments on the EP which sounds a little weird on paper but works. The production and recording quality fit the songs. As an engineer myself I would have mixed the songs in a very similar way. Overall, this is a really good EP from beginning to end. All the songs are strong and I hope to hear a full length at some point. Recommended.
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