5 ...according to our Business Lady on 11 March 2010.
Bit of a buzz surrounding this release especially in Pitchfork camp and on first spin i can see why. 'Psychic Chasms' is a totally sweet sounding album that perfectly encompasses the feeling of anticipation for a summer of love and laughter (something we won't get much of here at club Norman). The strange thing about this album is that every tune seems to utilise the same synth sounds used of Wham's classic christmas single 'Last Christmas'. This is no bad thing in my book as the mutated, phased into oblivion recording style is totally appealing in a funky Washed Out-esque disco kinda way. I love the arpegiated synths, tough disco beats and wild production that makes Neon Indian sound like the house band at a real Enchantment Under The Sea dance..like under water and everything. Singles 'AM' and 'Terminally Chill' can be heard online or at Pitchfork, i urge you to check it out cause this stuff needs to be heard to be appreciated. Hypnogogic disco pop is probably the best description i can come with at the moment. Totally ace would be a better one.
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Sound clips for Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian: on vinyl at Norman Records UK. LP (vinyl), Lefse, LEFSE001, £16.39.
1. 1. (AM) 2. Deadbeat Summer 3. 3. Laughing Gas 4. Terminally Chill 5. 5. (If I knew, I’d tell you) 6. 6. 6669 (I don’t know if you know) 7. 7. Should Have Taken Acid With You 8. 8. Mind, Drips 9. 9. Psychic Chasms 10. 10. Local Joke 11. 11. Ephemeral Artery 12. 12. 7000 (Reprise)
An elusive new project from composer Alan Palomo. Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, Dreampop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise to create something eerier than the sum of its parts. Forged after a hazy winter gathering in Texas, this initial batch of tracks were the result of field recordings, record samples, a collection of bizarre synth sounds. Soliciting the visual acrobatics of Video artist Alicia Scardetta, this project is setting out to be a multimedia maelstrom. Orbiting around the themes of drug induced heartbreak, weary afternoons, and lost chances, this music provides a lush soundtrack to the deadbeat exploits of teenage ennui . Neon Indian’s bedroom ballads have already forged the upcoming Psychic Chasms, set for release this summer. They’ve been compared to New Order, Future Bible Heroes, and most recently said to sound like a saw-wave cutting a Doobie Brother’s song in half. Expect much racket to be had from this fresh faced crew.
