Much
like label mates Panabrite, this release from Grapefruit embarks on a nine song
journey of electronic instrumental goodness.
I used to think that record labels were just releasing music by bands
that either a) They thought could make them money or b) They liked/were friends
with/were a member of/etc. While the
second of those two statements is probably truer for the labels that I frequent
and the first can be more for the labels I am trying to stay away from these
days, I feel like “Stolen Highway” is a reflection of Constellation Tatsu as
much as it is the band Grapefruit.
While I
am not certain of any direct correlation between Panabrite and Grapefruit, I
will research it independently from this review, I must say that the two albums
are very nice accompaniment pieces to each other.
Grapefruit
has more of an upbeat feel to the music at times, as well as a certain long
whirring synth sound, so the two bands are not identical but rather more like
siblings or cousins.
After
hearing this tape from Grapefruit and the one from Panabrite, I would be hard
pressed to want to own one and not the other.
It’s like a new pair of shoes: what good is one without the other?
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