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[arcanistsanctum]

Becket and Hollick Story Sprite

[arcanistsanctum]

The San Francisco Kids In-Game CG Floor It! To The Golden City

[dandymaispastrop]

"Trushmix 126: Hollick" by TRUSHMIX

[thesunlounge]

Reviews 068: Pacific Coliseum

Coastal Haze, run by Seb Wildblood and Hollick, has carved out a nice corner of sound filled with balearic ambiance, dreamy house vibes, and island pop among many other shades and styles. Of the assortment of great releases, I return again and again to Pacific Coliseum’s Ocean City LP, out last year digitally and on cassette. Jamison Isaak’s mix of soothing house rhythmics, balmy synths, and new age atmospheres is as calming as it is beautiful and Coastal Haze’s decision to press up a few choice cuts on wax is very welcome. The result is the Ocean City EP, a concise yet magical window into Pacific Coliseum’s aquatic soundworld.

Pacific Coliseum - Ocean City EP (Coastal Haze, 2018) The drums of “Ocean City” glide on an uptempo house pulse, with cosmic pads and synth wind panning and swirling through the mix. The vibe turns vaporous and meditative as the bubbling bassline repeats its infectious hook and the hazy atmospheres lock into a long-form cycle akin to yogic breathing, with effected 16th note hi-hats giving the rhythms a soaring feel. And the highlight comes when glistening seaside guitars start dropping fluid waves of blue ocean warmth, at which point the track just floats and floats in this comforting cloud with soft brass tones glowing beneath the beautiful six-string melodics. “Last Night in Paradise” starts in a deeply percussive space…a tribal swagger given slow motion house movement by cavernous claps. Loose shakers and dreamy keys back the rhythms alongside percussive stabs, while new age panpipes bounce through the stereo field and e-pianos lock with bass synths in twilight soul harmonization. Bright glossy pads weave soft melodies evoking heavy-lidded tropical daydreams, and the cosmic pan flutes shine and sparkle through the moody synth fog, accompanied towards the end by cinematic strings.

Things slow down further for “Beach Runner”, with machine tom fills and gentle cymbals backgrounded by the sounds of water and birds. A naturalistic haze hangs over the track, as celestial electric pianos sparkle in dull yet warm colors and chiming flutey synths dance alongside backwards looping pads. The electronics grow increasingly spaced out and expressive, with squiggly wiggly synthesizer solos leading to a dense wall of sound, all hyperactive cymbals crashing against towering waves of blissed out synth magic and big showy tom fills adding a sense theatricality and fun. But in the end, the dusky combination of cascading jazz keys and liquid bass licks returns to carry us away on a softly shimmering cloud. If only one of the two “Wave Catalyst” pieces from the Ocean City LP got to make it, I am glad it was the “Low Tide” version. A sleepy arp casts dreamtime ocean magic, like waves crashing under the moonlight, with effected pads approximating the glowing incandescence of flora and fauna adrift in some cosmic sea. Together, sirens and mermaids weave hypnotic songs atop pillowy bass tones, enticing you out to the calming waters. And near the end, soft electric and acoustic guitars enter for an incredible sunset coda of soft post-rock atmospherics.

(all images scanned from my personal copy)

[sundaymusiq]

No Bad Days on Radar Radio - guest mix

[cluboftigerghost]

@rouge-mecanique layers flute notes and guitar overdubs atop psychedelic drums. Compiled by @hollick_nobaddays and @zlovecraft for @yamrecords.

[vicecityrave]

NTS Radio || No Bad Days w/ Hollick & Gabriel Szatan - 06.01.16 by No Bad Days http://ift.tt/1T91rHg