Beats Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/beats/ New and independent music Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:51:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Beats Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/beats/ 32 32 88787050 In Love With A Ghost – let’s go https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/14/love-ghost-lets-go/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:20:47 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=8902 In Love With a Ghost is the moniker of a producer based in Rennes. let’s go is the title of their new four song EP, out now on Z Tapes, a release which proves a slight departure from the usual Z Tapes formula. let’s go is all glitchy, chilled-out, downtempo beats as opposed to the lo-fi pop we’ve come to know and love. Not that this is a criticism – variety is the spice of life as they say. The EP begins with […]

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]]> In Love With a Ghost is the moniker of a producer based in Rennes. let’s go is the title of their new four song EP, out now on Z Tapes, a release which proves a slight departure from the usual Z Tapes formula. let’s go is all glitchy, chilled-out, downtempo beats as opposed to the lo-fi pop we’ve come to know and love. Not that this is a criticism – variety is the spice of life as they say.

The EP begins with ‘we’ve never met but, can we have a coffee or something’ a track which opens with some layered piano and delicate water sounds before the introduction of looped vocals and percussion. As far as this kind of music goes, it’s definitely on the blissful, serene end of the scale.

‘flowers’ again pairs subtle piano with beats, the vocals this time provided by nori, while ‘sorry for not answering the phone, i’m too busy trying to fly away’ samples all kinds of sounds, gentle birdsong and the tinkle of coins and undistinguishable hums and whirs. It feels part organic and part not, as if a whole load of natural things have been gathered up and cobbled together to make a coherent pattern, the rhythms of nature mimicking the mechanical, electronic elements. Finally, ‘we were friends’ brings everything together, little crackles and pops like steady rainfall on a porch awning, effect-distorted vocal loops, elastic synths and a beat underneath it all.

let’s go is available on cassette (shipping in May), or as a name-your-price download, from the Z Tapes Bandcamp page.

Cover art by Snnn

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]]> 8902 Chemists // 化学者 – Slow House Virtual https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2013/07/17/chemists-slow-house-virtual/ Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:20:26 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=377 Chemists // 化学者 is the side project of Danny Bozella of Rem’s Floating Chandelier (who have previously featured on Wake The Deaf here and here). Bozella says that the purpose of the project was to allow him to choose any instrument and immediately begin recording, with no preconceived goal or genre in mind. Slow House Virtual is the project’s first official release, and sees Bozella experiment with lush ambient textures and atmospheric beats and guitar loops. Opening track ’願望’ (which Google translate […]

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]]> Chemists // 化学者 is the side project of Danny Bozella of Rem’s Floating Chandelier (who have previously featured on Wake The Deaf here and here). Bozella says that the purpose of the project was to allow him to choose any instrument and immediately begin recording, with no preconceived goal or genre in mind. Slow House Virtual is the project’s first official release, and sees Bozella experiment with lush ambient textures and atmospheric beats and guitar loops.

Opening track ’願望’ (which Google translate informs me is Japanese for ‘Desire’) is the perfect introduction, with chillwave-y atmospherics and some rather catchy beats.

‘Yumii (It’s Now)’ comprises of some nice guitar work over breathy vocal samples (and even some birdsong), before having this weird wobble at the end and getting all surreal and dreamy. ‘Fashion House’ opens with tropical beats before warm and languid guitar stroll in on top. The word “chill” comes to mind.


The entire album comes in at just 15 minutes so it certainly does not outstay its welcome. In fact I found myself wishing for more, which is always a good thing.

Slow House Virtual is available for free download over at Bandcamp. If you’re a fan of Rem’s Floating Chandelier, or of experimental, dreamy electronic music in general, then I highly suggest you check this out.

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