Melody's Echo Chamber - Melody's Echo Chamber [12", LP]

One of my favourite albums of this year. Melody Prochet and Kevin Parker from Tame Impala (who produced the album and played bass and drums on it) did a mighty fine job. MELODY'S ECHO CHAMBER is the perfect mix of (French) seventies pop music and fuzzy retro rock of the kind that Kevin's band plays. Especially the song Crystallized could've been on Tame Impala's new Lonerism album without any problem. What's really cool is that besides a free download and a poster, the LP also includes a t-shirt transfer so you can make your own band shirt. First time i've seen that.

Label: Weird World Record Co.
Cat.nr.: WEIRD019LP
Year of release: 2012

SIDE A:
01. I Follow You
02. Crystallized
03. You Won't Be Missing That Part Of Me
04. Some Time Alone, Alone
05. Bisou Magique

SIDE B:
01. Endless Shore
02. Quand Tu Vas Rentrer?
03. Mount Hopeless
04. Snowcapped Andes Crash
05. Be Proud Of Your Kids

Washed Out - Within And Without [12", LP]

A pretty good debut album from last year. WASHED OUT is a one-man chillwave act and WITHIN AND WITHOUT is an album with nice songs, atmospheric melancholy and it gives you a general warm feeling throughout. Chillwave is a hard to define genre of course. If i'd have to give it a try, this album is some kind of mixture of laidback psychedelic pop, krautrock and a lot of M83-esque synths. Quite enjoyable.

Label: Weird World Record Co.
Cat.nr.: WEIRD003LP
Year of release: 2011

SIDE A:
01. Eyes Be Closed
02. Echoes
03. Amor Fati
04. Soft

SIDE B:
01. Far Away
02. Before
03. You And I
04. Within And Without
05. A Dedication