Listening Notes

Sync24 — Hope, and Bluetech — Spacehop Chronicles 2

Hope — Sync24
Spacehop Chronicles 2 — Bluetech

These two are excellent examples of the same type of thing: down-tempo-ish, chill-outy, kind of jazzy, and a little improvisational. Hope is the new Sync24 album; Spacehop Chronicles 2 is the new Bluetech album.

They're both continuous recordings rather than completely discrete songs. And they both give off a little bit of a "drinking an exotic cocktail at a bar on Tatooine" feeling. Spacehop Chronicles 2 even has some alien-sounding opera vocals on "Limonchik", like the space-opera singer from The Fifth Element.

They're both pleasantly heavy: thick, substantial, smooth. Great music for a hot day in the backyard, lounging around. Energetic and positive without being corny, something that helps you get into the flow.