C V L T P V R P - POLSKAWAVE
Released: June 16 On a personal level, POLSKAWAVE presents something emotionally and nostalgically contentious. On the one hand, I’ve never been to Poland and am mostly unfamiliar with modern Polish culture. But on the other hand, there is something that feels quite universal in the message of the album - summer vacations, picnics, living in a time of relative security and calm, taking day trips to places that warm the heart and ease the mind. And it is the latter that really comes through even if one is unfamiliar with the pop culture implications of the music itself. There is a warmth, a vibe, and even a sense of contentment that comes through in each stuttered, warped, and pitch bent piece of audio that transcends cultural differences. The album sets the scene early on with the opening track “Polska ‘72,” placing the listener squarely in a time long past - the 1970s. A time in which the threat of nuclear annihilation loomed over the entire world while conditions for...
