One of the most interesting, most standing out and experimental projects that ever appeared on the blog. Created by two Spaniards: - multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Ignacio Simón and visual artist and vocalist Mariuca García-Lomas, the London-based Northwest. This winter they are back with their new album simply called II.
The duo that sent 460 hand-written postcards to the fans who bought digital version of their album I, that created their own festival (London Art Festival One), that besides music makes also video-arts. And from the music's point of view, play everything "from contemporary classical music and avant-garde electronica to experimental pop, psychedelia and trip-hop". You can barely not appreciates those artists spelled with capital A, capital R and capital TISTS.
On II there's more neoclassicism and subtle and more atmospheric pop with García-Lomas' beautiful vocals. There's also the whole range of classical instruments (from violins to clarinet) and also... a whole orchestra - City University Experimental Ensemble conducted by... Simón. A real treat for the fans of neoclassical pop ballads.
II costs whatever you want to pay.
Check: Wasted Light
Country: UK
Genre: neoclassical dream pop
