alisons music

This one goes out to my uncle! It’s strange to realize that I was attracted to this music already at the age of around 15. Progressive and almost meditative music that feels like being part of an uncontrolled psychedelic trip. Around this age, I started searching for strange sounds that put me in uncomfortable places…

Oh it’s up to me now, turn on the bright lights! “Turn On The Bright Lights” sounds less like the States and a lot like Great Britain. But above all, the record sounds so wonderfully unagitated. The songs are driven by their harmonies. And yet Interpol don’t produce unstructured sounds. Maybe not as dark, but…

An indie classic with a strong pop sensibility. It’s been a while since I listened to that album. It reminds me of last autumn. Things were changing. Leeves left the trees. The cold weather signaling the arrival of winter. It’s a pretty good record for the autumn months. The first song I heard from it…

A shimmering soundtrack gazing into the vast expanse of the cosmos. The music that Slowdive embraces is like a mix of different nature occurrences: Storms, clouds, skies and oceans crushing together. It combines swirling vocals with layers of distorted guitars accompanied by synths, creating a wash sound to a point where no instrument is distinguishable…

I never really got thereI just pretended that I hadWords are blunt instrumentsWords are sawed-off shotguns Listening to In Rainbows feels like short journey through life. With each song representing a different experience that seamlessly flows into the next stage. A sense of continuity and progression. It all starts adventurous and fast, evoking exciting new…

Nervous music for the high minded indie kids. Categorizing art can often be frustrating, especially when trying to describe music. I honestly think that putting artists into certain frameworks takes away their authenticity. So instead of trying to name all the different kinds of genres and mixing them together to give an appropriate label, just…

I’m burning my eyes staring at the sun. Is it time to stop? Or should I just blind myself away? There’s no place left to run. I’m here, trying to be someone, but motionless, I’m just staring at the sun.

A nice dash of jazz at a finely restrained tempo, a bit of dub, and lots of pretty elements that save these tracks from ending up with the hip hoppers in the back street, but straight into the classiest bars in town. Almost 30 years ago acts like Massive Attack or Portishead released albums that…

Music inspired by hipster depressions. Car Seat Headrest is a band I have liked for a very long time. Earlier records like Twin Fantasy or Teens of Denial are albums that belong in my all-time favourites list. Making a Door Less Open is another wonderful work. An album that is not so similar to the…