Something old and something new – Windmill & Here We Go Magic

So here I am with old and new.  Also something a bit out of the norm for Slowcoustic – not acoustic guitars and melancholy cowboys!

While I admit Windmill’s album “Puddle City Racing Lights” was a sleeper hit for me in 2007/2008, it is not necessarily something that gets a lot of play around the blog.  It is definitely slow, mellow and at times breathtakingly gorgeous – some just find it a bit “odd”.  Well I like “odd” and the album was fairly well received, but I think it deserved more.  Take a listen to a few tracks below, and although I don’t have the permissions for my favourite tracks “Tilting Trains” and “Fashion House”, these two are pretty damn good too.

Windmill
“Tokyo Moon” (mp3)
“Fluorescent Lights” (mp3)
from “Puddle City Racing Lights”
(Friendly Fire Recordings)

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I also have something new from “Here We Go Magic”, and while I am familiar with the man behind the HWGM (Luke Temple), I must say this is a new avenue for him.  The just released self titled album from Here We Go Magic is not what I am used to from Temple – all I can say is it is no “Snowbeast” or “Hold a Match for a Gasoline World”, but still interesting.  Description of the album from IODA:

Developed over a two-month period of stream-of-consciousness recording in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Luke’s self-titled debut under his new moniker Here We Go Magic is a remarkable departure from his signature singer-songwriter material. Luke recorded the album at home using analog synths, a cassette 4-track, and his trusty SM-57 mic, coloring the sound with warmth and creating textures you want to wrap yourself in.

Here We Go Magic
“Fangela” (mp3)
from “Here We Go Magic
(Western Vinyl)

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~Smansmith