At
the risk of sounding naïve, I will admit that I did not know who any of these
artists were prior to listening to this cassette compilation. In many ways, this then becomes an
introduction to music that a) is on the label called Port Vanderlay and b) is really,
really good.
All
of the artists who have prior Port Vaderlay releases appear on this compilation,
which is nice, and then there are a bunch of others which range from easy to
impossible to find on Bandcamp. Some of my highlights right off (i.e. artists
I had to go download a bunch of other music from) include Mutandini Karl,
Machine Girl and GUTS.WAV.
The
first side of this cassette has some electronic qualities to it, but also
synth, and the female vocals on various songs also brings out Austra on many
levels. It does seem as if though,
despite these vocal notes, that Side A is more of the instrumental side.
Side
B has more of the straight forward rock with vocals. What strikes me most about this side though
is the placement of the Kieran Blake song “To Lose Her Every Day” (with
resembles Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”) next to the nearly opposite sounding
Machine Girl. The contrast, yet fact
that they flow together still somehow just prove how well this cassette
works.
Aside
from the fact that this compilation is so great from band to band and the
overall sound of it being experienced on cassette, if you don’t know even one
of these artists you should be listening to this to better acquaint
yourself.
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