England's purveyors of Future Funk, Strawberry Station are into sampling and Synthwave, providing a bit of a merry beat that may be a bit too deconstructed, at times, for my taste. Overall, though, I quite liked it. It was cheery and Christmasy and you can definitely dance to it. My favorite track was probably the brief opener "I'm Dreaming of A Funky Christmas", which is very 70s, 80s and 90s all rolled into one. "The Gift" (which is a reworked "Christmas Wrapping") is also quite winning. I'm a little less enthoused by "Macross Roasting on an Open Fibre". This one's name-your-price at Bandcamp.
England's purveyors of Future Funk, Strawberry Station are into sampling and Synthwave, providing a bit of a merry beat that may be a bit too deconstructed, at times, for my taste. Overall, though, I quite liked it. It was cheery and Christmasy and you can definitely dance to it. My favorite track was probably the brief opener "I'm Dreaming of A Funky Christmas", which is very 70s, 80s and 90s all rolled into one. "The Gift" (which is a reworked "Christmas Wrapping") is also quite winning. I'm a little less enthoused by "Macross Roasting on an Open Fibre". This one's name-your-price at Bandcamp.
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Now this is the kinda stuff I love coming across. I don't even know that it's intended to be Christmas or winter related, but it twinkles like mystical snow on Christmas Eve and that's good enough for me.
Bodyline is a Vaporwave/Chillwave artist, apparently from Italy though releasing music through DMT Tapes FL and Verbatim Consciousness Recordings in Florida. "Magical Roofs" comes from an entire 12-song digital album, "Twinkly". Like all of their music, "Twinkly" is free (if you ever see a "buy" button or shopping cart, just click on it with no fear and it'll take you somewhere to download free). I'm sure it's a real stretch to say "Twinkly" has anything at all to do with Christmas. But that doesn't stop me. "Magical Roofs" is the track that said Christmas to me more than any of the others--a light combination of twinkle and soul. "Double Glow" is another nice New Agey track. And "Wandering Heart" is an excellent Ambient piece. Grab "Magical Roofs" or the entire set free from Bandcamp. Or don't. But I think you're missing out on something cool and original. |
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