Cuushe - Red Rocket Telepathy

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5...according to our Brian on Thu 06 Aug, 2009.

Cuushe is the latest artist on Flau from the city of Kyoto and her CD 'Red Rocket Telepathy' is a bizarre, unique trip down some blurred vision of "dream-pop" lane, showcasing some gorgeous, lilting ethereal vocals, wonky, woozy synths, slow trippy beats & laptop scrunch. Comparisons to the likes of Seefeel are apt and not without good reason but the layering of bizarre smudged sounds & drunken sounding keys recalls early BOC and Leila's kaleidoscopic bedroom soul and even such random sound texture/noise-art pioneers such as Kit Clayton. I'm really fascinated by this CD, its appeal crosses the normally static boundaries of shoegaze and should be of interest to fans of progressive electronica as well as fans of the more adventurous extremes of "trip-hop" such as Lamb. A very intriguing and magical listen!

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We proudly announce that, cuushe, the talented female artist that hails
from the wonderful city of Kyoto, has finally signed to our label, flau.
Finally, it is here. The much anticipated debut album by the multi-talented
cuushe, “Red Rocket Telepathy”. Although “nostalgic” may be a word that
most would use to describe this wonderful album of cuushe, but her music
is actually deeply rooted into the genre of dream pop….perhaps a much
more fragile type of dream pop.

Start right from the beginning of the album, the feathery voices of cuushe
float in between the cleverly placed electronics sounds and gracefully
sampled noises and field-recordings, carrying out melodies after melodies
that are truly sublime and captivating. These beautiful electro-infused
dreamscapes may vaguely remind you of cokiyu, tujiko noriko or even
Bjork, but it is also an undeniable fact that in this album, cuushe has
crafted some of the most uniquely exquisite pop sounds that you can ever
find in today’s indie music scene. Also in this album, cuushe’s delicate
lyrics that tell stories about daily life, about you and me, have further infused
another layer of sensibility over the cutting-edge music. And to top it off, the
magical touches by Yasuhiko Fukuzono (aus) in the mixing and treatment,
make this album a truly superb listening experience.
Or in one word: irresistible!

Tracklisting:

01. from the window on the plane
02. summer night sketch
03. swimming in the room
04. hate you
05. drawing her face on me
06. simple complication
07. strange animal
08. airy me
09. laundry
10. into the future
11. dust of dreams