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Shoegaze Singer's Electronic Detour Falls Flat
9 Sep
Summary
- No Joy singer teams with Spacemen 3's Pete Kember.
- EP explores electronic territory but lacks inspiration.
- Collaboration feels hesitant, not a true meeting of minds.
Jasamine White-Gluz, the singer for Canadian shoegaze band No Joy, has ventured into electronic music with Pete Kember, also known as Sonic Boom from Spacemen 3. This collaboration, released as "No Joy / Sonic Boom," aimed to push creative boundaries beyond their established sounds. White-Gluz had been seeking a departure from No Joy's rock and noise-pop past, initiating the project with Kember in the fall of 2015.
Despite the initial surprise of this pairing, the EP largely fails to deliver excitement. The track "Obsession" begins with promising electronic pulses and vocal effects, but Kember's experimentation often leads to aimless wandering. The remote collaboration, with White-Gluz in Montreal and Kember in Portugal, seems to have resulted in a lack of refinement. "Triangle Probably" is noted as the only track effectively blending their skills, ironically resembling the shoegaze sound White-Gluz intended to leave behind.
