Taperecorder - Just Ramble & Think of Ghosts

Name: Taperecorder 
Album: Just Ramble & Think of Ghosts
Year: 2010
Style: Indie, House, Lo-fi
Similar Bands: Fatboy Slim, Tricky, Portishead, The Blow
"One-Word" Review: homespun indie lo-fi glitch danceloops
Based Out Of: Montreal Quebec
Label: Galactique Recordings

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Just Ramble & Think of Ghosts (2010)

1. Gatineau 3:23
2. Cold Spring 3:06
3. Evergreen 2:27
4. Denmark 3:53 /
5. Meet Me In Montauk 3:59
6. Don't Forget to Write 2:12
7. Alight / Alone 4:43
8. On the Wall 3:57 (Jesus & Mary Chain cover)

Album Rating (1-10): 7.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Marc Francis - Writer, Producer, Guitar, Beats, Electronics, Layout (Intergalactic Faerie Funk, Mossyrock)
• Bethany Spires - Vox (My Epiphany, Mossyrock, Honeychurch)
• Jeffro Richards - Bass, Mixing, Mastering (Intergalactic Faerie Funk)
• James Apollo - Banjo 
• Todd Degooyer - Guitar
• Toof (Trey D'Amico) - Keys (Mossyrock)
• Jessica Mailas - Writer
• Loren Erdrich - Artwork

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band, but by the nostalgic namesake, indie design and minimal liner notes, i'm guessing this is some bedroom recorded indie pop/rock. Probably quite fey and feel-good-y (or maybe the exact opposite, dark and depressing) either way, minimal production is my guess.

Album Review: So the bedroom project of Marc Francis relies on more of a trance/rave/house vibe than straight rock, (self-explained as "dancefloor shoegaze") but there are elements of indie in his work. From Quebec, now in Brooklyn. The album has beat breaks and glitchy skips or loops, infused with banjo and other homespun folky elements. The couple songs with female vocals are intimate and light and airy with some hopscotching electronic and guitar samples filling the background. Cold Spring is a solid indie pop song that musically feels like it is a stripped down demo for a Fat Boy Slim song.

Stand Out Track: Cold Spring

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