B-Side of Life

  Frosty combo of black-metal, post-metal and sludge straight out of Belgium. Dissonance becomes melody and sometimes there are true moments of tranquility and introspection that allows us to breathe a bit among the fury.  Beautiful vynil and packaging with very nice cover art. Enchanting brutality of sound!

  A smooth and cool collaboration between Elvis Costello and The Roots, released in 2013 by legendary label Blue Note. Elvis Costello's music from the 70's and 80's that bore strong rnb, funk and soul leanings come materialized in this album. Well crafted songs and great arrangements make it a solid record that unites musical talent from different roots, making it a single and beautiful root. 

  It was difficult to follow up after an album like Reconcilied, but Into the woods manages to create an instrospective and dark atmosphere with a beautiful set of songs that exhale pop rock sensibility in a very mature and sophisticated way.  The Call's fifth album is one more proof of the talent of this 80's band that should be more lauded than it is. Michael Been sings from the heart and the emotional level on all songs is really high. 80's dark romance at its best. 

  Melancholic synth-pop with strong indie pop and post-punk influences from the UK. The female and male vocals harmonize over layers of electronic induced hypnotic melodies, and House of G is a pretty interesting track. It was released in 1988 by Third Mind Records, one of the most iconic British independent labels that specialized in gloomy electronic music. 

Elas was a portuguese due from the 1970's formed by two sisters, Isabel and Paula Amora. They released a couple of poppy singles and this one features two songs. Rainha do Baile was a final song in the music contest Festival de Ourense and it's a nicely wrapped 70's song with very poppy and yet conservative arrangements. Fosse não fosse is much more of a ballad with romantic lyrics. It was released by the Alvorada label that was owned by Radio Triunfo.  It was bought from Golden Pavillion Records. Definitely one to be checked out.