Pulby
"The Soundfreeze"
CDEP
Dead
Digital
Genres: techno, electro-pop
Dead Digital
PO Box 94
Manchester, England M19 3WY
Jun 8 - 14 2003 |
After
treating us to a deliciously catchy techno-pop anthem on their debut
split-7" with Primitive Painter (also on Dead Digital), I
was only counting the days until Pulby's sophomore release was
due out. Sure enough, the time came for record number two, and alas
we have their new 4-song EP. Hooray. Let's take it from
the top. Track one is "Seven Days in Space," a laidback, melodic
techno groove that will chill you out effortlessly. While it
does have some vocals, they are downplayed - the whole thing kind of
reminds me of certain Piano Magic material. After
"Seven Days..." comes the funky "Highlights,"
which is a very catchy electroni-fied pop number. Then we jump
into the suspenseful "Big White," which sounds like it
belongs in an action film in one of those building-up-to-the-climax
scenes that are done without sound effects or the actor's voices -
just slickly dressed professionals (like bomb-planters or whatever)
getting the job done while the music plays. Yeah. That
incoherent description [poorly] expresses the exact essence of "Big White,"
which is made effective mainly because of its
infectiously brooding guitarline. The fourth and final track is
"The End of the Soundfreeze," a short, blippy slab of
electro.
All in all, this is a satisfying EP from a new up-and-comer on the
scene. Pulby's music belongs on a car commercial - and I
mean that in a good way.
85%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
4 songs, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |