SHREM'S CAROUSEL OF ÜBER NERDINESS: Chungking

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

SHREM'S TOP 20 BEST ALBUMS OF 2015

20 "Riot Boi" - Le1f

3 TOP TRACKS: "Koi", "Taxi", "Grace Alek Naomi"
LABEL: Terrible Records
COUNTRY: US

19 "Elaenia" - Floating Points

3 TOP TRACKS: "Nespole", "For Marmish", "Silhouettes (I, II & III)"
LABEL: Pluto
COUNTRY: UK

18 "Inji" - LA Priest

3 TOP TRACKS: "Oino", "Lady's In Trouble with the Law", "Night Train"
LABEL: Domino Recording
COUNTRY: UK

17 "Me" - Empress Of

3 TOP TRACKS: "How Do You Do It", "Water Water", "To Get By"
LABEL: Terrible Records
COUNTRY: US

16 "Universes" - Seven Davis Jr.

3 TOP TRACKS: "Sunday Morning", "Good Vibes (feat. Julio Bashmore)", "Everybody Too Cool"
LABEL: Ninja Tune
COUNTRY: USA

15 "Euro Kiss" - Popular Computer

3 TOP TRACKS: "Muy Bien", "Sinema", "L'amore In Città"
LABEL: self-released
COUNTRY: France

14 "VEGA INTL. Night School" - Neon Indian

3 TOP TRACKS: "Slumlord", "Annie", "The Glitzy Hive"
LABEL: Static Tongues/Transgressive Records
COUNTRY: US

13 "Animal Nature" - Escort

3 TOP TRACKS: "Body Talk", "Helium", "Animal Nature"
LABEL: self-released
COUNTRY: US

12 "Half Free" - U.S. Girls

3 TOP TRACKS: "Damn That Valley", "Window Shades", "Woman's Work"
LABEL: 4AD
COUNTRY: US

11 "Ten Love Songs" - Susanne Sundfør

3 TOP TRACKS: "Delirious", "Slowly", "Accelerate"
LABEL: Sonnet Sound Limited
COUNTRY: Norway

10 "Chaleur Humaine" - Christine and the Queens

3 TOP TRACKS: "Christine", "Ugly-Pretty", "Narcissus is Back"
LABEL: Because Music
COUNTRY: France

9 "Ratchet" - Shamir

3 TOP TRACKS: "On The Regular", "Vegas", "In For The Kill"
LABEL: XL Recordings
COUNTRY: US

8 "Rose" - Abra

3 TOP TRACKS: "Roses", "U Kno", "Tonight!"
LABEL: self-released
COUNTRY: US

7 "Jaakko Eino Kalevi" - Jaakko Eino Kalevi

3 TOP TRACKS: "Deeper Shadows", "Hush Down", "JEK"
LABEL: Domino Recording
COUNTRY: Finland

6 "Personal Computer" - Silicon

3 TOP TRACKS: "God Emoji", "Burning Sugar", "Personal Computer"
LABEL: Weird World
COUNTRY: New Zealand

5 "Unbreakable" - Janet Jackson

3 TOP TRACKS: "No Sleeep", "Night", "Broken Hearts Heal"
LABEL: Black Doll/BMG
COUNTRY: US

4 "Defender" - Chungking

3 TOP TRACKS: "Can I Get Your Love", "Next To You", "Stand By Me"
LABEL: self-released
COUNTRY: UK

3 "Zhala" - Zhala

3 TOP TRACKS: "Holy Bubbles", "Aerobic Lambada", "Prince In The Jungle"
LABEL: Konichiwa Records
COUNTRY: Sweden

2 "Vulnicura" - Björk

3 TOP TRACKS: "Stonemilker", "Lionsong", "Notget"
LABEL: One Little Indian
COUNTRY: Iceland

1 "Hairless Toys" - Róisín Murphy

3 TOP TRACKS: "Exploitation", "House Of Glass", "Unputdownable"
LABEL: Play It Again Sam
COUNTRY: Ireland/UK

Saturday, August 22, 2015

SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "THE ODYSSEY PT. 1" /// "BEAUTIFUL WORLD" - Chungking + Top 10 Greatest Chungking Songs

Brighton dream pop connoisseurs, the exquisite Chungking have been producing vivid soundscapes floating between synth pop, cosmic disco, modern folk, psychedelic soul and trip hop for almost13 years already. Their latest record "Defender", quietly announced last winter with "Sapphire", grew to become one of the strongest contenders for 2015 album of the year. Both "The Odyssey pt. 1" and "Beautiful World" come as fitting examples to Chungking's legacy in excellent pop songwriting, affluent instrumentation and colourful array of styles, moods and genres, their signature gift.

Inspired by "Defender" I went on a sentimental journey through Chungking's entire back catalogue to create this very subjective list of their greatest songs to date:

10 "ANGEL EYES" (2003)