Heinali And Matt Finney
Conjoined
Independent (2011)
Heinali and Matt Finney are a meeting of the mind's in a way. Consisting of a spoken word artist (Finney) and a predominantly Ambient composer from the Ukraine (Heinali). The pair have never met and act as an internet only project. This may concern a few as rarely do these sort of projects make their own name, save for a couple (Postal Service and Culted). Even then one can make the distinction that there is less of a humanist connection to the work. In this case it only seems to help to feed the music itself. Relying on waves of sound this acts as a mostly instrumental record. Fitting into many genres but mainly within shoegaze and post rock. There is a strong focus on the guitars. This helps to create a strong bed for the vocals. As mentioned before they are really spoken word pieces but seem rather distorted so as to be used in a more instrument style quality. The vocals float within the mix rather than being on top of anything, This makes sure the listener is never taken out of the atmosphere that the music has created. The instrumentals weave a textural backdrop. With a focus … Read more
My Morning Jacket
Circuital
ATO (2011)
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Janelle Monáe
The ArchAndroid
Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy (2010)
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