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Monolith Cocktail Review

Posted on November 11, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

Very generous review of Farewell, Doomed Planet! on Monolith Cocktail today. Thanks to them for these kind words:

“Equally deft at composing contemporary symphonies as she is Warp label imbued kinetic and industrial electronica, Kelly coos and soundscapes a lamentable vision of the apocalypse that combines aria-like space operatics with tubular metallic breakdowns, stirring ambient swells and darker twists of contorting nuanced sonics….Cinematic in places, setting an astral mirage of dreamy and bestial proportions, Farewell is a beautifully scary drama that evokes touches of Bowie, Tangerine Dream, Bernard Szajner, Diva Dompe, Moroder and Vangelis. Kelly does wonderful things amongst the stars; the apocalypse has seldom sounded so celestially operatic and electronically choral.”

Read the full review, + reviews of Shanghai Restoration Project, Lucifer Was, Origami Repetika, Mogadisco, and Boa Morte, over on the blog!

Phantom Circuit, For The Record, and Sweeney’s Gumbo YaYa

Posted on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

Lots of airtime for Farewell, Doomed Planet! this week. Thanks to Phantom Circuit, Zadok Strawberry on WERA (Arlington, VA)’s For The Record, and Sweeney’s Gumbo YaYa on KAOS in Olympia for their support, and listen to the show recaps on Mixcloud–lots of great new artists to acquaint yourselves with.

Vital Weekly Podcast & Magazine

Posted on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

Thank you to experimental music magazine and podcast Vital Weekly for reviewing Farewell, Doomed Planet! and playing “Departure.” Issue 1206 is available here and says,

“[Farewell, Doomed Planet!]” can be jumpy and punky electro poppy, with Kelly singing with a fierce voice, but it also can be dreamy and spacey, such as in ‘Departure’. Going from synthpop to ambient to darker pastures of electronic pop music, she bounces neatly over the place.”

Read the full review on the site, and listen to the mix below or on Mixcloud.

Cosmonaut Chorus on Anticipating Nowhere

Posted on November 4, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

The 17th episode of Anticipating Nowhere (on the cusp of adulthood!) features “Cosmonaut Chorus” off Farewell, Doomed Planet! alongside a brand new (and wonderful) song by Twitter friend Black Robert (new album upcoming on Wormhole World) and lots of new-to-me sounds curated by ŚimmØMaZ. Listen below or on Mixcloud, and catch the full track list on the blog.

Farewell, Doomed Planet! review on Bandcloud

Posted on November 1, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

Thanks to Aidan for these words about Farewell, Doomed Planet! on Bandcloud:

It features songs that are jerky and weird, beautiful ambient numbers (‘Whaliens’ is sublime), all with her strange slant on chord progression and songwriting. It’s fascinating.

Full review here!

Yeah I Know It Sucks FDP Review

Posted on October 31, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

My favorite absurdist review blog Yeah I Know It Sucks has me blushing again with their glowing and optimistic review of Farewell, Doomed Planet!

“…her works…are so futuristic and well executed that it somehow sets the norm of music standards a bit higher for all of us.”

Full review over on the blog.

listencorp Review of Farewell Doomed Planet

Posted on October 30, 2019 by elizabethjoankelly in news

In-depth and insightful track-by-track review of Farewell, Doomed Planet! that, in parts, seems to come from my own brain (but it doesn’t). If you haven’t listened to the album yet, this is a great analysis that may make you want to.

“Elizabeth’s care and detail when tackling a heavy concept is fully apparent in the new album. It is unpredictable, but incredibly entertaining. The combination of thought provoking lyrics and intense dynamic production makes it a treat for anyone willing to take a trip somewhere a little bit alien.”

listencorp – Farewell, Doomed Planet! Elizabeth Joan Kelly