Genre: Indie-tronica
Label: Morr Music
Total Time Cd 1 : 62'25"
Total Time Cd 2 : 69'48"
Grabber: EAC v0.95b3
Codec: Mokeys Audio v3.99
Compression: Eac -> APE -> Cue -> Log
Size: 810.23 MB
Extras: Cover, Cue, Log

MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! Now that many electronic musicians begin to (re-)discover guitars and especially the clever layering of My Bloody Valentine's finest tracks, Blue Skied an Clear presents us with a truly loving homage to all time favourites SLOWDIVE. Their eponymous secret hit perfectly describes the label's overall mood and direction. After initial, unfortunately unsuccessful attempts to re-release Slowdive's former oevre (originally put out by the legendary Creation Records), CD1 of this compilation allows label acts as well as guests (Komeit, Skanfrom, Múm etc.) to breathe new life into Shoegazing with their carefully crafted cover versions. Here long-term fans as well as new believers rediscover these damn fine songs, mingling them with their own substance while offering ample room to the ethereal, the audible silence of the originals. Inspired by Slowdive's output even sworn instrumentalists like I.S.A.N. unearthed hidden vocal talents and CD2, with its collection of original tracks by Morr Music artists, hints at a similar return to classic band techniques. Amongst known favourites we spot glimpses of future releases by Populous, a young Italian pitching his clean, reduced sound against sharp Hip Hop beats, the anonymous one-man-project Guitar, a master of layering vocals (a.o. the singer of Donna Regina) and guitars over straight, simple beats, Future 3, the poppier offshoot of System 3 (a joint effort by Dubtractor, Opiate and Acoustic) as well as the successful, well-rounded sum of selected parts of Couch, Notwist, Tied & Tickled Trio and FSK, as MS. John Soda. Narrow-minded pidgeonholers and style purists are firmly sent back to the bench for a little extra-curricular revision - all tracks on Blue Skied an¹ Clear bask in a touching, quiet melancholy unafraid of extraordinary beauty, telling us about those little details that can make every day life very, very special. [tonevendor.com

TRACKLIST:
CD1 01 Future 3 - Alison (3:13)
CD1 02 ISAN - Waves (6:55)
CD1 03 Lali Puna - 40 Days (3:52)
CD1 04 Ulrich Schnauss - Crazy for You (6:31)
CD1 05 B. Fleischmann & Ms. John Soda - Here She Comes (4:24)
CD1 06 Limp - Souvlaki Space Station (5:19)
CD1 07 Solvent - When the Sun Hits (3:59)
CD1 08 Styrofoam - Altogether (3:58)
CD1 09 Skanform - Here She Comes (2:31)
CD1 10 ISAN - Celia's Dream (4:42)
CD1 11 Komëit - When the Sun Hits (3:04)
CD1 12 Manual - Blue Skied an' Clear (5:32)
CD1 13 Herrmann & Kleine - Dagger (4:43)
CD1 14 Múm - Machine Gun (3:50)

CD2 01 Manual - Summer Haze (5:11)
CD2 02 ISAN - My Last Journey (Weather Balloon) (5:56)
CD2 03 Guitar - House Full of Time (4:46)
CD2 04 Ulrich Schnauss - Wherever You Are (6:38)
CD2 05 Styrofoam - Fade Out Your Eyes (5:25)
CD2 06 Populous - Clijster (4:22)
CD2 07 Future 3 - Stuff (3:50)
CD2 08 Solvent - Discontinued Parts (Instrumental Mix) (4:02)
CD2 09 Herrmann & Kleine - Leaving You Behind (6:32)
CD2 10 B. Fleischmann - Take a Day Off (5:56)
CD2 11 Icebreaker International & Manual - Into Forever (5:06)
CD2 12 Komëit - Same, Same (4:03)
CD2 13 Ms. John Soda - Solid Ground (3:27)
CD2 14 Limp - Silent Running (4:34)