 Stationary
Odyssey
"Komondor" CDEP
Boyarm
Genres: indie pop, instrumental
Boyarm
PO Box 304
Birmingham, MI
48012-0304
Mar 29 - Apr 4 2004 |
From the label with the coolest website in the universe, Boyarm
Records, comes Stationary Odyssey's Komondor EP, a fine
selection of five indie pop-influenced instrumental tunes. The
musician list contains the usual suspects such as bass, guitar,
keyboard, and drums (both electronic and acoustic), as well as fun
things like toy pianos and bells (contributed by Mike Langlie
of Twink fame.)
Though instrumental music is generally limited in appeal (we all
love words, don't we?), this is the type of album that could really be
liked by indie poppers. Stationary Odyssey's Aaron
Tanner creates whimsical, unconsciously infectious songs that make
for perfect twilight listening. "A Labour of Moles,"
for example, relies on a repeated bass melody to build a dusky,
rolling sound. "Sometimes Running," meanwhile, lays
keyboard, toy piano, and bells over a bass guitar background - the
results are cute, but melodic in an Of Montreal-without-the-words
sort of way. "Turn It On" could be Komondor's
best moment - its combination of found sound and electronic elements
is simply terrific.
All in all, Komondor is a fun record that should be enjoyed
by open-minded lo-fi and indie pop fans - so long as it isn't hampered
by its instrumental billing.
85%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 6 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
