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Tiny Magnetic Pets - Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets
The two members of Dublin's Tiny Magnetic Pets come from a pretty impressive set of associates that works as an explanatory background to their authentic sound. Paula Gilmer (vocals, synthesizer) gained experience playing the live stage with The Prodigy, while Sean Quinn (synthesizers, mellotron, guitar) was once signed to Brian Eno/Roxy Music's label EG Records. Being surrounded by such mastery in the fields of electro has certainly made an impression on the dynamic duo, since their debut album, ironically entitled Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets, is a classic opus that blends styles of Krautrock, electronica and new wave pop music to create an enjoyable mix that was impressively put together without the use of computers or expansive studio wizardry. The conscious decision to limit themselves to the use of only 70's studio technology has allowed them to hone a sound that is pristine, yet still shadowed in unparalleled naturalness. The sounds of classic electro prog are evident in the album opener Templehof, which has Brian Eno's influence written all over it. But the synth heavy pop stylings of artists like Gary Numan, Trans-X and even modern day torch carriers like Goldfrapp and Air permeate throughout the album's more straightforward cuts like I Wasn't Here and Cosmodrome in a charming and accessible way. If dancefloor numbers like Boom Boom Boom and Control Me were played at 'da club', they might even successfully cause me to get into the groove (no small feat), while a slower song like A Faraway Sea is nothing short of hypnotic.
Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets may be a couple of songs longer than I would have preferred, and the mind does start to wander in a couple of spots, but overall the album is a promising debut that borrows heavily from the past, but presents it in a way that avoids a feeling of blatant nostalgic ripoff and just gives us an enjoyable mix of the old and new.
Order the CD here : http://www.psychonavigation.com/tinymagneticpets.html
Tiny Magnetic Pets - Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets
The two members of Dublin's Tiny Magnetic Pets come from a pretty impressive set of associates that works as an explanatory background to their authentic sound. Paula Gilmer (vocals, synthesizer) gained experience playing the live stage with The Prodigy, while Sean Quinn (synthesizers, mellotron, guitar) was once signed to Brian Eno/Roxy Music's label EG Records. Being surrounded by such mastery in the fields of electro has certainly made an impression on the dynamic duo, since their debut album, ironically entitled Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets, is a classic opus that blends styles of Krautrock, electronica and new wave pop music to create an enjoyable mix that was impressively put together without the use of computers or expansive studio wizardry. The conscious decision to limit themselves to the use of only 70's studio technology has allowed them to hone a sound that is pristine, yet still shadowed in unparalleled naturalness. The sounds of classic electro prog are evident in the album opener Templehof, which has Brian Eno's influence written all over it. But the synth heavy pop stylings of artists like Gary Numan, Trans-X and even modern day torch carriers like Goldfrapp and Air permeate throughout the album's more straightforward cuts like I Wasn't Here and Cosmodrome in a charming and accessible way. If dancefloor numbers like Boom Boom Boom and Control Me were played at 'da club', they might even successfully cause me to get into the groove (no small feat), while a slower song like A Faraway Sea is nothing short of hypnotic.
Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets may be a couple of songs longer than I would have preferred, and the mind does start to wander in a couple of spots, but overall the album is a promising debut that borrows heavily from the past, but presents it in a way that avoids a feeling of blatant nostalgic ripoff and just gives us an enjoyable mix of the old and new.
Order the CD here : http://www.psychonavigation.com/tinymagneticpets.html
