It’s subtle bits of writing like this that make Reminisce’s intimacy feel real and earned: peeks at the work it takes to keep love alive and thriving. "Brown and Blue" is a good example, with Fader singing over synth patterns that sound a bit like Tame Impala: "It’s the tilt of your head when you try to decipher/ What I am saying/ And the look in your eyes, I can’t tell/ If it’s weary or overwhelmed." The song ends on a more positive note, but you can’t get into that kind of detail unless you’ve spent enough time staring at someone’s face to recognize tiny changes they’re the sort of minute physical reactions that happen naturally when you’re tired of trading blows over something that’s ultimately meaningless. It’s colored by loneliness and uncertainty, and even a bit of sourness. Fader and Walsh’s partnership extends beyond the studio to their domestic lives, and they’re working with a set of consciously "sexy" signifiers, but this isn’t a collection of goopy love songs. Reminisce does receive occasional jolts from the contrast between its sound and lyrical themes. A little variety and boldness could’ve been put to good use on the album’s back half, where tracks start to blend together into one wet, smoggy cloud. The pace and density pair well with Fader’s narrow, affectless vocals, but I spent much of the remainder of Reminisce wishing for more range and dynamism on her part. "Attention Seeker", a venomous wake-up call to a friend, is an obvious highlight, looming thick and heavy. While some songs on the album take on a little of Holy Fuck’s bite and speed (the aggressive "Twinkling Stars", for example), the best ones are allowed to roast like they’re bubbling in a Crock-Pot, slow and humid. They’re wrapped tight around Fader’s voice, with a balance between intimacy and spareness that’s reminiscent of bands like the xx. There are some saturated bass lines on the album, but those synths end up bearing a lot of rhythmic weight. Instead, Reminisce feels warm and cocooned, with synth melodies that hang low, heavy, and liquid. You can hear the vestiges of that idea on Reminisce, even though the album’s mood is very different from that of LP or Latin: there’s a texture and an unpredictability to the instrumentation that keeps it from feeling cool or sterile. Great project, skillfully put together with a whole universe of feeling.Walsh’s work with Holy Fuck revolved around the creation of electronic music’s sounds, rhythms, and shapes using entirely analog means. This project would go down well if you are looking for something relaxing packed with intricate guitar playing or need some background during studying sessions. This is an artist who knows their own sound and gets very lost in the things that are created.
You get pulled into a world of pure imagination. The last track of this EP is called 'SEASIDE' - this is a track that keeps to the same tone as the rest of the EP but offers something a lot more experimental through the use of off beats and chord structures that don't seem to piece together in a way that flows. Reminisce magazine, and it's sister, Reminisce Extra, are both excellent magazines. It is about a time when the radio was king, and swing dancing was the rage. This magazine covers life before television, before computers, and before most of us where born. I know exactly where the feel of this style of playing comes from in this piece I can feel the power of the pure love that this musician has for his instrument. It's a magazine that is written with the past in mind. 'LAMENT' really enhances the acoustics and culture found in Spanish guitar playing. One thing I would say is that there's potential for so much more to be done in this track maybe strip back to just the guitar during intervals to break down the space of the track? Then you'd really hear the value of the other stems when they come back into the mix. The way that these pieces incorporate guitar and bell synths is completely hypnotic! The sweet shaker drum programming really does the trick when combined with the other elements of this composition. Track 2 'TRAVERSE' keeps to the lo-fi sound that we were given at the opening of this project. I'm extremely impressed by the skill of the guitar playing, the layering of the different parts, and the way that the bell synths take you on a journey through space. Track 1 titled 'REMINISCE' opens with a guitar loop that initially sounds like the emergency services the guitar suddenly keeps to the same plucked nature but somehow meets the world of Spanish guitar. Taking influence from a list of artists including Sting, Seji Igusa, Bibio, Tycho, Alan Gogell, Ethan Hibbs this project sparked an interest in me straight away and I was looking forward to hearing some of those influences making their way into Adolfo Garcia's work. This project named 'Reminisce' is a four-track EP with a lot of chill to its name. Having started to record his music in 2020 and producing all the tracks himself I was really impressed by the quality and intricacy of his recordings. Adolfo Garcia sent us his latest project to review.
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