Ali Muhareb
Existentially Wasted
Making New Enemies label (2016)
The concept of being “existentially wasted” seems somewhat appropriate in the context of increasingly confused (and confusing) modern society. It's a concept that could easily have been born out of something like The Matrix, a process of being burnt out on being. Modern humans are often simply swamped with information, much of which seems utterly useless in the bigger scheme of things: advertisements, conflicting stories, and plain stupidity day after day, and sifting through this mess can weigh on a person. Still, as Portland, Oregon musician Ali Muhareb makes clear on his 2016 sophomore release, being “existentially wasted” doesn't have to be a total downer.Appearing on the scene in late 2013 with a release entitled Mujahadeen, about as provocative a title as one could come up with these days, Muhareb spread his name through a string of tour dates in the following years, all the while hashing out the five tracks of Existentially Wasted. The end result is a self-described bedroom pop project that presents a compelling blend of crunchy electronic rhythms with wispy, psychedelic melodies and vocals seemingly conjured from the brain of a perpetual beach-dweller. Supremely catchy and excruciatingly likable, the album begins with a gradual swell of … Read more
See Through Dresses
End of Days EP
Tiny Engines (2015)
See Through Dresses' sound is lathered in squealing, wailing guitars that melt and sway in the sludge of the rawest … Read more
Wall Of Water
Promo 2015
Independent (2015)
The deliciously gloomy album art on Wall of Water's two-track Promo 2015 features what seems to be a long-abandoned roller … Read more
