July 9, 2006 • Standard Klik Music
I know I say this a lot, but man, EPs are awesome. I found this little gem long ago, released on the now-defunct netlabel Standard Klik Music, which released a lot of obscure electronic artists. I wish I'd kept more of what I heard; being unfamiliar with electronic music I didn't like most of it at first, including Balkan Tropics, but I'm glad I held onto it.
It sounds just like its title: it's some sort of microhouse, but with a very summery, tropical feel to it, mostly thanks to the acoustic guitar and washes of ambience. It's definitely not club music, and seems more for at-home relaxing (and considering that's how I hear 90% of my music, it's a good thing). It seems like very simple music, and the beats definitely are simple, but the guitar and noise have some neat interesting improv glitchy things going on that keep it interesting (though it might just be sloppy guitar playing, it's hard to tell). Not to mention that there are some great guitar melodies in here, especially on the closer "A Stones Plane"; just great stuff.
It's still not the most memorable music ever, and most people probably wouldn't give it a second thought. But for me personally, it's quite good. I haven't heard much else like it—what other house music can sound so organic?—so it's got that going for it, and I'm definitely going to try to find more stuff like it.
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