various artists - Compact Listen

CD from CLaudia (CLaudi_016)

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The first CD release for CLaudia, this compilation is all New Zealand artists, produced in co-operation with High Street Project gallery in Christchurch.

01 - Arie Hellendoorn "Strangers in the night" (1:12)
02 - Mhfs "A tin dinghy" (2:09)
03 - Jane Austen "Hot water" (5:00)
04 - Greg Malcolm "Last dance" (4:54)
05 - Ray Off "Reveille" (5:58)
06 - Sam Hamilton "Into navigation" (6:37)
07 - Sweetcakes "Peace pill" (8:08)
08 - Rosy Parlane "Odessa" (4:15)
09 - Tim Coster & Nigel Wright "Cathedral" (5:47)
10 - Métal Rouge (5:07)
11 - A.M. "Poerua acid 2" (9:11)
12 - The Futurians "Bionic vampires" (4:28)
13 - Stefan Neville "Moon of the moongoat" (6:56)

REVIEWS:

Best Various Artists Compilation [of 2007]
"Compact Listen" CD (CLaudia)
This was a tough call because the "Post Asiatic" 2CD on URCK is pretty great, too. But "Compact Listen" has a little bit of everything but works perfectly. It's a great collection of stuff from New Zealand, with the highlights being Métal Rouge (who are actually based in LA at the moment), Greg Malcolm, Mhfs, and of course, The Futurians. There's also quality tracks from Foxy D favorites A.M. and Stefan Neville.
BRAD ROSE - FOXYDIGITALIS

Year in Review: More Best Albums of 2007
VA, Compact Listen: Compiled by Tim Coster, himself a key player in the Auckland experimental/noise circuit, Compact Listen is one of the most meticulously compiled compilations I've heard in a while. A wonderful mix of old and young guns, it has a considered cross-section of artists from Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Tokyo and Los Angeles. My favourites are the dusty 'A Tin Dinghy' by MHFS, the startlingly crystalline and sharp edged 'Peace Pill' by Sweetcakes, the wistful and achingly beautiful 'Odessa' by Rosy Parlane and the only slightly menacing 'Moon of the Moongoat' by Stefan Neville.
KIRAN DASS - LUMIERE READER

"From the active scene in New Zealand, where everybody seems to be making music, hails the CLaudia label, of whom we reviewed releases before. But now they venture out to releasing real CDs, and like a young label would the first real CD is a compilation, showcasing only thirteen of the talents from the world down under. We come across well-known names such as Greg Malcolm, Metal Rouge, Mhfs, Sam Hamilton, Rosy Parlane, Antony Milton, but also Stefan Neville, The Futurians, Sweetcakes, Jane Austen and the very dutch name of Arie Hellendoorn. Throughout the music is experimental, working out in different directions. Drone like, lo-fi guitar playing, computerized glitch drones, and more straight forward improvised music. There is however a strong element of 'atmospheric mood music' to be detected in all of these tracks, even in the more heavy outing of The Futurians or Stefan Neville. Tracks are throughout short and to the point and none of them is a real high flyer, but there isn't also a real weak link. A good overview this compilation of just a tiny bit of a big scene." VITAL WEEKLY