In my quest for good IDM pop I have come across several good releases:
Donna Regina - Pool (Karaoke Kalk)
This is a real gem. The song "Missing Link" is about the best pop song I have
heard in years. Nice arrangements and melodies and vox in unison (always gives
me a rush). Anybody know if their earlier releases are in this vein?
Kandis - Claps (Karaoke Kalk)
Very nice stylings. Kind of Senking does pop which is what it is anyway. A
good balance of abstraction and melodic sensibility.
Lassigue Bendthaus [Atom Heart] - Pop Artificielle (KK)
All the tracks on this LP are of the electro-pop styled vocorder enhanced
variety. Lots of those laser sounds like on the Hell Interface "Midas Touch"
track that send me into hysterics. All sounds kind of the same but that's not
bad in my book. The James Brown "Superbad" cover is funky as shit. The only
track on this release I didn't like was the "Ashes to Ashes" cover which
consists of hyperventilating drill 'n bassy noodling when it could be a more
stately production.
GD