Angel Eyes: “Flicked Bottle Tops”.
February 20, 2012, 0 comments
Listening to “Flicked Bottle Tops” by the Australian-based musician Andrew Cowie aka Angel Eyes, I immediately slip into a dream phase. In this dream, I’m wide-eyed and hovering alongside Bastian Balthazar Bux on the back of Falkor, the lucky dragon. The sea mist dissipates just as the codeine kicks in and the three of us glide into the mouth of a giant coastal grotto. The glowing limestone pools reflect fragments of the droning synthesizers’ neon spectrum across the cavern walls, unfurling around us in panoramic slow motion. Distant, moaning vocals and a steady drum machine beat echoing from another chamber reminds us that there is still more to explore. In his six song EP titled Vice to Vice, Cowie has built a vast sonic landscape that is something like Satromized cave art. These songs are musical speleology and quickly lull you into pleasant contemplation of your surroundings. Stream “Flicked Bottle Tops” and enjoy the inward sprawl of Angel Eyes, which will leave you feeling both present and adrift.
Vice to Vice is out now on Moon Glyph.
