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Album Reviews
Album Review: Delorean – Subiza (True Panther)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 14 May 2010
The legacy of the house scene that emerged from Ibiza and elsewhere in the late 1980s has manifested itself in strange ways, influencing many contemporary indie/alternative bands. In the right spirit, these bands have absorbed many aspects of house music from two decades previous and made it a focal point of their sound.
In particular, this has occurred amongst Scandinavian bands, mainly on the Sincerely Yours label, including acts such as The Tough Alliance, jj and Air France. Their influence has spread back to the motherland at last. Delorean are a four piece from the Basque Country whose music sits easily alongside the aforementioned bands. All the more surprising is their roots in no-frills indie rock, but somewhere along the line, a conversion to more electronic music took place and we should be thankful for this.
‘Subiza’ works as a collision of two cultures, that on paper seem polar opposites – house music and indie-pop, but Delorean pretty much nail it. Opening track ‘Stay Close’ is the first single from the album, featuring ethereal female vocal samples and shimmering synths. ‘Real Love’ treats its vocal samples as though they’d been lifted from the previous Burial album, giving them a ghostly, otherworldly dimension to compliment its breathless, ravey vibe. ‘Simple Graces’ kicks off with heavy percussion and a piano breakdown that’s pure 1987, whilst ‘Infinite Desert’ combines vocal harmony with dizzying dance rhythms that even Animal Collective would be proud of.
Whilst Delorean arguably aren’t accomplishing anything too radical – after all, plenty of bands, like Phoenix, Animal Collective and the bands on the Sincerely Yours label, have been integrating different genres of music together for some time now – it’s hard to argue with the results. ‘Subiza’ reflects nostalgically upon the past, evoking memories we or they have had with its hypnotic, blissed-out quality, yet it also looks forward and always leaves a strong impression. KW
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