The latest release from our favourite pastoral bedroom psychedelicist finds Robert Sotelo in the esteemed company of Mary Currie of Flaming Tunes where they weave four treatsome tales from the heart and mind.
The compressed synths of opener “Lady Fortune” have a slightly surreal sound, blunt and eerie. Mary’s voice is mysterious and just the right side of amused. It feels as though we are being led astray. The line about “The space between awake and dreams’ sets the tone well and the little synth speckles help to cast a spell.
On track two, Robert is a little more upfront, his voice echoing as it gathers momentum, buoyed by darting beats and synthy bass. There is plenty of pondering over the veil between the two and is kept nicely on track with an hypnotic whirl of vocal repetition.
The record goes out on a strong ending, the scuffed punky guitar of “Telegraph Hill” ushering the whimsical psychedelia of the voices. They revel in the strength of the backing as it briefly shows some unexpected muscle: “Not wanting to be found, wanting to be found”; they can’t seem to decide towards the end and as the pressure piles on, we are left asking for more.
-Mr Olivetti-
