Digital Wanderer

Hissing, slowly crawling-forward electronica—IDM but not IDM, ambient but not ambient, clicks and cuts but not clicks and cuts, but something along those lines. Its roots lie in minimal techno decorated with all sorts of bells and whistles and frills; Wikipedia suggests calling it microhouse. It reminds me of Jan Jelinek’s work, which I also like very much.
Another old reason why I love electronic music comes to mind: the sound is varied, that’s why. You can’t possibly listen to the same tiresome guitars and drums in every track by rock musicians, often not even distorted with effects, even if they play different riffs and chords. I can still put up with post-rock—they at least throw in noises from field recordings.

8.5/10

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Another album from Pitchfork’s top list. I liked it from the very first tracks.
The thick, dense, bass-heavy, dubby sound of ambient techno somehow blends quite well with the otherworldly vocals of his former piano teacher.

Despite its “experimental” sound, the album is quite catchy, with melodic phrases that stick with you. You can’t hum them, but they linger in your head afterward—I’ve checked. This is the kind of music I like: it sounds sophisticated, but it’s not so complex that you can’t get a visceral thrill from it. I simply don’t have enough pure intellect for all the works of contemporary composers.

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Maybe we should try this with Saeima too ;-)
https://www.facebook.com/romasuper/posts/555708127778399

So I had a thought. What if we corrupt Vadik and add 70–100 drops of LSD to every bottle? It would cost a lot, but I think we could raise the money for this step toward the development of democracy and civil society through Olga Romanova’s online wallet. Then we would all suddenly wake up in a completely different country. And that would be priceless.