Salton Sea - Friends of Friends

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Tomas Barfod – Salton Sea LP
Label: Friends of Friends
Release Dat e: 5/22
Track Listing:
1. D.S.O.Y
2. Broken Glass feat. Jeppe Kjellberg
3. Came To Party
4. Till We Die feat. Nina Kinert
5. Ecstesizing
6. Don't Understand feat. Jeppe Kjellberg
7. Baxter St.
8. November Skies feat. Nina Kinert
9. Aether
10. Nighthawke feat. Lydia Ainsworth
11. Python
12. Only Human feat. CHLLNGR**Digital
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Friends of Friends Music
Tomas Barfod is fascinated with the idyllic wasteland, unveiling 'Salton
Sea', an LP on the Friends of Friends imprint that draws from the concept
of urban decay. The producer and drummer of the popular Danish group
WhoMadeWho, with a history of solo and collaborative releases for Get
Physical, Turbo, Gomma, and Kompakt, Barfod's latest full-length
balances contrasts. At times bright with delicate pop melodies, 'Salton Sea'
boldly submerges into dark, morose rhythms, juxtaposing the graceful and
desolate characteristics of the Californian lakebed the album shares its
name with.
Opener "D.S.O.Y." wastes no time jumping out the gates with fervent
energy and upbeat animation. After the LP's first single, "Broken Glass",
"Came To Party" marks the height of the night, reaching a tipping point
with big room dynamics. As the album continues its flow, the somber pop
of "Till We Die" dwells in the late-night afterglow, while "November
Skies" picks up the pieces to soar in an airy melody with vocals from
Sweden's Nina Kinert. The frenetic, sinister Moroder disquietude of
"Nighthawke", which features vocals from New York film Composer
Lydia Ainsworth, and guttural pulse of "Python" provide tense codas to
'Salton Sea'.
Either spatial and seductive or frightening and macabre, 'Salton Sea'
engages multiple moods, jarring the listener and bringing them deeper into
its shadowy pop. With remixes from Mark E, M.A.N.D.Y., Shlohmo,
Salva, Kasper Bjørke, Suzanne Kraft and more, 'Salton Sea' looks to be one
of the premiere electronic releases of 2012.
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