Cassette Culture Old

Some nice Australian folks sent me in some of their work the other week. They're called City Calm Down. They have mad hair. They're also rather good at making tunes.

You Can Have It So Much Better is quite a grower - and by that I mean, by the time you've finished your first listen you'll have grown to like it. The wurbly, slightly haunting vocals glide along nicely over a busy synthy playground until suddenly were hit with a saxophone (yahoo!), turning everything into some kind of jazz bar dream (you know those dreams you get when your just walking through a jazz bar and everyone is playing the saxophone?).

Then we have Right from Right. This one's a bit more upbeat, with a cheery, bound-along kick off. The remix by MXQ (I don't know who this is!) isn't that great but it features one of those nifty little vocal glibs which isn't really a word but everyone bloody loves it. So I include that too.

So that's City Calm Down. For now. I expect there will be much more to come and hopefully more saxophone suprises.


City Calm Down - You Can Have It So Much Better.


City Calm Down - Right From Right.


City Calm Down - Right From Right (MXQ remix).

www.myspace.com/citycalmdownmusic