MIA SCHOEN - "Golden Hour" CSMia Schoen Golden Hour Cassette (Albert's Basement, 2017) "Were very chuffed to have Melbourne via Perth shining star Mia Schoen release her new solo cassette on Alberts Basement! We all know Mia from New Estate, Huon, Sleepy Township, Mollases (and much more) and here we are basking in her warm light once again. Golden Hour is a bright and complex web of short pop songs, like little worlds that will reveal themselves more and more upon repeat

As a visual artist Marnie created the cover of Sonic Youth’s A Thousand Leaves album – interesting to note Marnie is the hamster girl on the cover

Terada tried to recreate the mental and physical processes that led to the creation of his acclaimed earlier work

these were only released as cassettes

Now they play over and over in my listening space - blending into the air that surrounds me

alone in the glow and intentionally obscured by a large plastic sheet weighted down by a fake fern (*see photos)

At times the album lulls the listener into a zoned out trance whilst at other times it startles with its ferocity

Already committed to living outside the traditionally-heralded country sound of the music scene in their hometown of Louisville

" - Andrew Ryce (Resident Advisor)

'Untitled I' begins with a drumstick count into mayhem much like John Zorn's compositions for his Naked City band

Had I been privy to this when it first came out last year (instead of

Soon bad blood would develop between Pat and the group

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