Eyeliner : Drop Shadow

Drop Shadow is the new album from New Zealand native Luke Rowell, and his first release under the Eyeliner name since 2015’s Buy Now (Beer on the Rug). The album is filled with highly composed MIDI pop music that covers a range of mood and emotion, from the uplifting Vince DiCola-esque opener to the beautiful digital vocal “ahh”s that merge into crashing waves at the end of “Keep Calm”. Rowell is using the language of instrumental dance and pop to express multiple themes, the first being personal loss and caring for a sick loved one, as reflected on the suite of songs from “Contact” to “Carry On”. At the albums center these songs form a sort of emotional core that also reframe lighter pieces like “Coffee News” as mini respites along the way. Drop Shadow also explores Rowell’s fascination with American and Japanese music culture and their many intersections, most evident to me on the upbeat “Drop Shadow” which utilizes the Korg Wavestatoion and M1 VST (which is the highest selling synth of all time in its hardware form) and lands somewhere between early house music, a Madonna instrumental, and something from a Nintendo 64 soundtrack. If the previous Eyeliner album LARP of Luxury can be seen as a sunrise record and BUY NOW as night time music, Drop Shadow goes from morning to night and back again. Songs like “Reverie” can feel bright and head-nodding on first listen, only to shift into a hopeful melancholy the second time through. Composition, Mix & Mastering: Luke Rowell Visual art: Keith Rankin This album is dedicated to my mother Sue Rowell ---Eyeliner : Drop Shadow--- 01. Los Angeles (0:00) 02. American Beach (3:31) 03. Contact (4:45) 04. Promise (9:01) 05. Keep Calm (12:41) 06. Carry On (17:22) 07. Coffee News (20:56) 08. Drop Shadow (23:36) 09. Drop Shadow II (27:54) 10. Invisible Mask (30:59) 11. Potpourri (34:12) 12. Quiet Keyboard (39:41) 13. Reverie (42:31) ---released in August 2020--------------------------------------------------- Bandcamp: https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drop-shadow Bandcamp: https://disasteradio.bandcamp.com Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/3635087-Eyeliner-2 Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Eyeliner Official Site: https://www.disasteradio.org Orange Milk Records: https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com RateYourMusic: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/eyeliner/drop-shadow/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/disasteradio Vapor Memory: 2693 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VAPOR MEMORY IS NOT MONETIZED. All ads that may appear on videos are placed by distributors such as "Ingrooves" representing the copyright owners so that they get paid while you listen. Support the artists and labels directly by clicking the Bandcamp link located in the description of each video and purchase the cassette, vinyl, CD or digital download. Thanks for listening and enjoy the tunes! WEEKLY PLAYLISTS https://linktr.ee/vapormemory LIVESTREAMS https://linktr.ee/vmlive BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/vapor-memory DISCORD: https://discord.gg/n8yrNKE FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/vapormemory INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vapormemory LAST.FM: https://www.last.fm/user/vapormemory PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/vapormemory RATEYOURMUSIC: https://rateyourmusic.com/~VaporMemory SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/vapormemory TUMBLR: https://vapormemory.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VaporMemory VAPOR MEMORY 2 (BACKUP CHANNEL): https://www.youtube.com/c/vapormemory2v VAPOR MEMORY IS NOT MONETIZED. All ads that may appear on videos are placed by distributors representing the copyright owners so that they get paid while you listen. Support the artists and labels directly by clicking the Bandcamp link located in the description of each video and purchase the cassette, vinyl, CD or digital download. Thanks for listening and enjoy the tunes! APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/profile/vapormemory INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vapormemory LAST.FM: https://www.last.fm/user/vapormemory PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/vapormemory RATEYOURMUSIC: https://rateyourmusic.com/~VaporMemory SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/user/dnled5ui4q28w1eh0i82h2syj TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/vapormemory TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VaporMemory VAPOR MEMORY MERCH: https://vapormemory.creator-spring.com