Emotional: Pain 4 pleasure (Video-Single, 2013)

“Current Gnartist-in-Residence at Gnarnia, member of dream pop trio Melted Toys, and all-around charmer Brian Wakefield aka Emotional returns to Gnar with another gazed out, lounge-pop nugget of the sweetest caliber.  If you are familiar with the drum machine driven guitar pop of the truly beautiful sound of Meted Toys you will have a faint idea of what to expect. While similar to the new wave digital-age lushness of his main band, Emotional is more tripped out and stripped down, recalling soft and melancholic pop sounds of 80s UK softies  Recorded to 4-track cassette while living at the Gnar Tapes house of Gnarnia and released while Melted Toys were on their opening North American tour for Christopher Owens “Lysandre”, this tripped out video shows Wakefield wandering around Portland only with his guitar and painful heartbreak to guide him” (Gnar Tapes)

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Jangle Lil´ Pills: Gnar Tapes latest releases

Retomamos hoy esta sección del blog en la que de manera concisa damos cuenta de últimas novedades en formato reducido.
Para hoy os he preparado un post especial sobre la discográfica de Portland GNAR TAPES, un sello especializado en cintas de cassette y en música digamos que algo alejada de los cánones más standards.

Street Gnar: Kenwicked (Gnar Tapes, 2013)

Un pasito más allá del Electropop se sitúa este proyecto venido desde Lexington. Auténticamente arriesgado.
“Gnar Tapes favorite and Lexington, KY’s own Street Gnar returns! Last year’s “Study Wall” was quite possibly one of the most addictive releases we’ve ever issued and we’re immensely honored to offer another top shelf release from this musical mastermind, known by his friends and family as Case Mahan. With crucial past releases on heavy hitter labels like Eggy and Night People, Gnar Tapes couldn’t be more proud to be a part of Case’s essential catalog. While every past release of his has been excellent in its own way, “Kenwicked” (pronounced ‘Ken-wick-ed’; named after the Kenwick neighborhood in Lexington, KY where he records and resides) is quite possibly the most soothing and gentle so far. Soft guitar waves laced over shadowy electronic drum snaps, with Case’s charmingly Southern-tinged and silvery voice, bring to mind the more intimate sounds of 80s Flying Nun records. A few breathtaking and hypnotizing instrumentals provide for deep introspection and mellow mind surfing. Grade A+ songs from a truly mesmerizing songbird” (Press)

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Love Cop: Eat Yr heart out (Gnar Tapes, 2013)

Influenciados tanto por gentes como The Fall, Joy Division o New Order como por grupos más afines al C-86, nos encontramos con Love Cop, un combo un tanto inclasificable…
“Gnarnia VIPs and dark pop geniuses, Love Cop, return with a flat out essential cassette. Taking everything magical from their first cassette and amplifying it’s appeal by 1000%, this is a true masterpiece. Recalling the best moments of Television Personalities, The Clean, and Factory Records bands like Joy Division and New Order, perfect pop goodness awaits. Fuzzy guitars, jangly guitars, crunchy guitars, dance beats, rock beats, witchy vibes, stoner vibes, it’s all here. These songs were written to stay in your head. No bullshit, just devilish, delightful, delicious pop magic. Pop magic is real. Want proof? Listen to this cassette. Signed copies will be available at their performance at Gnar Tapes SXSW Showcase on March 15th, 2013″ (Press)  

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Emotional: Ece sculptor III (Gnar Tapes, 2013)

El sonido de los ochenta se expande con este proyecto formado con miembros de Melted Toys.
“Current Gnartist-in-Residence at Gnarnia, member of dream pop trio Melted Toys, and all-around charmer Brian Wakefield aka Emotional returns to Gnar with another cassette of handcrafted lounge-pop nuggets of the sweetest caliber.  If you are familiar with the drum machine driven guitar pop of the truly beautiful sound of Meted Toys you will have a faint idea of what to expect. While similar to the new wave digital-age lushness of his main band, Emotional is more tripped out and stripped down, recalling soft and melancholic pop sounds of 80s UK softies  Recorded to 4-track cassette while living at the Gnar Tapes house of Gnarnia and released while Melted Toys were on their opening North American tour for Christopher Owens “Lysandre”, “Ice Sculptor III” is the perfect sequel to last year’s critically acclaimed debut cassette, “Feeling”. For anyone down with the now pop sound, this cassette will get you through the Winter to Spring in the way only Emotional can” (Press)

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Emotional: Feeling (2012)

Emotional es el proyecto unipersonal de Brian Wakefield (Melted Toys). Su sonido es una especie de Pop experimental, grabado en el garaje de casa, con pocos medios pero con la calidez y el sentimiento de los grupos que empiezan. Difícil encasillarlo en una etiqueta determinada, en el disco hay trazas de Dream-Pop, de Shoegaze, de canciones sencillamente Pop…
El cassette está editado por Gnar Tapes, un sello nada sospechoso de no arriesgar en sus propuestas musicales. Puedes disfrutarlo también en su Bandcamp.

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“Sunshine, hiding. 1980s cassette vibes. Rolling around in the grass, letting your back feel beneath you the opportunity of living. Passing time, reassurance. Expectations failing to align with hopes, dazed. Knowing better, exhibiting truth. Driving next to the coast, the wind sweeping your hair against your eyes. Feeling alive, being with the person you’ve always loved. Waking up in the middle of the night, falling in love with the everlasting glow and promise of the city. Weeks feeling like merely hours, first impressions. Emotional’s “Feeling” is the restless daydream lasting you until midnight, residing underneath the stars of strange nostalgia” (sincerelyca.com)

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