Tangara – Rika (Album – Submarine Broadcasting Company)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematic, Electronic, Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Originally set up in Kiev (Ukraine) Tangara is ‘a sound project grown by an ever-changing group of musicians.’ “Rika” features eight songs.
Content: The album sounds varied, exploring different grounds and often resulting in a Cinematic experience. You’ll notice down tempo passages and Experimental parts featuring field recordings.
+ + + : I like the intimate sphere hanging over the work. Soundwise there’s an interesting minimalistic approach in the sound treatments. The debut song -which isn’t fully representative, is one of the most accessible cuts for its down tempo cadence and Eastern atmosphere.
– – – : Sometimes a bit too experimental-like for my taste while there also is a serious contrast between an exciting debut cut and the last part of the work moving into pure Cinematic parts.
Conclusion: I’m not entirely convinced by the album which is more suited to get accompanied by visuals.
Best songs: “Tariq”, “Paralysis”.
Rate: 6.
Label: www.submarinebroadcasting.com / www.facebook.com/SubCastCo
About Tangara
Tangara is a sound project set up in Kiev, Ukraine, grown by an ever-changing group of musicians. Contributors have included multi-instrumentalist Andrii, who builds the fundamental compositional patterns, and Orfin, who develops those patterns further with field recordings and sound arrangement. The project released the album “Rika” on September 2, 2022 through Submarine Broadcasting Company, featuring eight songs that move between Cinematic, Experimental and Ambient territory.
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