SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "NEW YORK 93" - Yaeji /// "BREADANDBUTTER" - El Perro del Mar

Technically these two tracks have very little in common, if judged purely from the stylistic point of you. However both songs stood out for me the most in the last few days in the originality department. Yaeji and El Perro del Mar released ambitiously unclassifiable singles that sound quite like nothing else out there.

Yaeji is a promising, innovative Korean artist based in New York, the latest sensation to emerge from the ever so reliable mine of underground talents GODMODE - the label which gave us Shamir Bailey! Subtly echoing other female electronica producers the likes of Nina Kraviz or Jessy Lanza, "New York 93" captivates with its arrays of electronic shimmers, micro-beats, synth bleeps and whispers. An absorbing lullaby which will hold you spellbound. A peculiar slice of oneiric downtempo which kept me replaying it over and over again these past couple of days.

Swedish indie pop songstress El Perro del Mar is a no stranger to Shrem's Carousel of Über-Nerdiness. Redefining musical eclecticism Sarah Assbring remained unpredictable throughout her career. Flirting with electro project Pacific! (the glorious "Unspoken"), throwing back to some early 90's memories with "Walk On By", turning Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Breaking The Girl" into a dream pop essential or paying her own tribute to Goran Bregović's "Ederlezi" with "Våroffer (Alla Vill Ha)", those were just a few examples of her most recent artistic ventures. Now the Gothenburg based singer returns with a an intriguing ode to Asian alt-pop aesthetics "Breadandbutter" which is accompanied by an astonishing video directed by El Perro del Mar herself and Nicole Walker. The single which announces the release of the artist's 5th studio album "KoKoro" is out now via Ging Ging Recordings.

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "WALK ON BY" - El Perro del Mar /// "FOOLS GOLD" - The Stone Roses

There usually is so much more in common between the two tracks I present to you in my "Double Trouble" thread. Today it is possibly a very subjective feeling that made me join these two songs despite of the 23 years gap between their release dates and sonic similarities which are perhaps not that obvious at all. When I saw El Perro Del Mar's neon-tastic new video last night for the very first time it somehow oddly brought back the memories of Stone Roses' phenomenal 1989 single "Fool's Gold" - a forerunner of the indie-goes-dance movement which dominated the following years on the map of British music. No more excuses, just listen to them both here, don't they mingle with each other rather splendidly? One additional comment on "Walk On By" - it must be one of the most beguiling moments in Pop music this year, don't you think?

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "WALK ON BY" - El Perro Del Mar

I have instantly fallen in love with this wondrous gem by Gothenburg based El Perro Del Mar while browsing through new releases last night. It's a flawless little ditty. Addictive, harmonious and so exquisitely crafted production-wise. I'm all excited and curious about her 4th studio album now. What a beauty!

  Walk On By (radio edit) by El Perro Del Mar

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "UNSPOKEN" - Pacific! feat. El Perro Del Mar + Anoraak Remix

How about two talented Swedish acts teaming up together? Here's a wonderfully ethereal collaboration between Gothenburg lo-fi darlings El Perro Del Mar and electro boys from Pacific! that stole my heart once already with their catchy "Hot Lips". And as a dessert we get a rather delicious remix treatment by Anoraak. Magical!



Pacific! Unspoken (Anoraak Remix) by Vulture Music

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