Thanks to The Autumn Roses, a wonderful blog highlighting music by mostly-women composers of all genres, for sharing the video for “Feral At Night” from Farewell, Doomed Planet!, “underground, apocalyptic Sturm und Drang with a sense of gallows humor and vintage style.” See more here and on the blog.
Tag: review
ANTI Music: Netzine Review
A big thank you to ANTI Music: Netzine for their favorable review of Farewell, Doomed Planet!
“The album is a fantastic piece of complex variations between patterns and arrangements; certainly unlike anything I’ve ever heard. Electrifying and haunting. An interesting display of various sound designs and complex arrangements which turn out to be a hell of a ride!”
Read the full review over on their blog!
ANTIGRAVITY Magazine review
Michael Kunz has again reviewed my music for ANTIGRAVITY Magazine, this time tackling Farewell, Doomed Planet!
“It’s hard to say whether you’re hearing the soundtrack to a cartoonish sci-fi flick or a genuine panic attack sparked by climate change and nuclear proliferation. Perhaps that question will be answered 100 years from now, by a music historian citing this review in a paper—or the amoeba left to govern this barren planet.”
Read the full review here.
Monolith Cocktail Review
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!
Vital Weekly Podcast & Magazine
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.
ShopLand World Reviewed on Yeah I Know It Sucks
Strategic Tape Reserve’s ShopLand World: Music For A Discovery Park Of Miniature Supermarkets is happily still making the rounds, most recently being reviewed by my faves Yeah I Know It Sucks. They had this to say about my contribution, “What Penumbras:”
“First shopping mall I entered was one curated and owned by Elizabeth Joan Kelly. Once in I got the surprising surprise of being tossed into what could only be described as a surreal slide into something named ‘What Penumbras’. A heaven for consumers that likes to buy psychedelic experiences from a jar by mumbling gurus that got themselves deliciously surrounded by smoke and special sound effects. It made me not only feel very enthusiastic, it also gave me a very weird feeling in my stomach; a shopping sensation like this, you simply wouldn’t even expect to happen at a well thought out shop in a chewed up Disneyland theme park… This was the impressive place that once you had found the exit again would have made such a impression that it would simply stay with you for days on end.”
Full review on their blog!
Farewell, Doomed Planet! review on Bandcloud
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
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
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.”
FDP Review on Avant Music News
First full review of Farewell, Doomed Planet! is up via Avant Music News.
“…her ability to blend disparate and antagonistic styles reflects a high degree of craftsmanship in both conception and execution.”
Thank you Mike!
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