Editorial Reviews
From URB Magazine
(Ghostly International) In case you haven’t been paying attention, the thriving young minds of Ghostly International have been not-so-quietly making the case for higher education translating into a higher level of listening — and living. Formed in the idyllic college town of Ann Arbor, MI, Sam Valenti IV and crew have built a fresh new electronic lifestyle and the requisite soundtrack. Flagship artist Dabrye (aka Tadd Mullinex) conjures up dreamy compositions that echo Prefuse 73 at his most soulful and Aphex Twin at his least cantankerous (represented here by the bliss-hop of "Making It Pay"). Simultaneously, the label champions electronically savvy indie rockers like Midwest Product, who contribute the quiet, Tortoise-meets-Four Tet pulse of "Laundry." URB Next 100 head Matthew Dear delivers warm minimal techno on "Some New Depression." Fellow Next 100 alum and sonically dexterous Todd Osbourne drops cool micro-house with the chippy "Daylight," while my new favorite act Dykehouse revive shoe-gazing guitar glory on the euphoric "Map Ref." Outmessage’s atmospheric epic, "Bernard’s Song," is a sleeper surprise. Ghostly International is among the new vanguard of electronic music, picking up where labels like Mo’Wax and Factory left off, bringing a singular aesthetic that encompasses a panorama of essential sounds. Like the label that spawned it, Idol Tryouts is nothing less than brilliant.
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Idol Tryouts,Various Artists,Ghostly Int'l,Dance Music,Electronica,Pop,Post-Rock/Experimental,Progressive House,Rock/Pop Collections,V/A Compilations
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