Golden Ages
Tue 27 Apr 2010
Intergalaktisk
The good folks at Indiecater Records recently introduced me to Golden Ages, a spatial electronic pop project performed by Philadelphia’s Francis Tseng. Tseng adopted the name just over a year ago, after ditching his previous obsession with dance music and digital remixing to concentrate on what he describes as a “more organic and less plastic” style of music.
Tradition, Golden Ages’ debut album was released ten days ago and it introduces listeners to a glistening imaginary world. It was recorded and produced entirely in Tseng’s college dorm and if you listen to it closely you can hear the music echoing around his room. The album draws obvious comparisons to Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, via its layered electronic samples and whimsical dreamy tangents, but it also creates its own worldly pattern, coated in crackly lo-fi synths and convoluted electronics. It has a very smooth, dreamy vibe despite a smattering of dance beats, and utilises subtle shifts in time and tempo to give it movement and buoyancy. While it’s not perfectly accessible pop music, it’s blunt edges give it a certain soothing quality making it easy to distinguish and embrace, offering a minimalist alternative to Merriweather Post Pavilion.
You can purchase Tradition from Indiecater Records’ online shop, but if you want to hear the album before you buy it, you can stream the entire album for free.
Golden Ages- Right Season: MP3
Posted by Nick Fulton under Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A
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