New Jasmina Maschina - "Asleep (Minit Variation)"
Jasmina Maschina records as one half of the Berlin (via New Zealand and Australia) electro duo Minit. On her often lovely solo turn The Demolition Series, she's largely by herself, albeit with occasional lyrical/instrumental help from a few friends (additional guitar, melodica, piano, drums, voice), creating a hushed, electro-tinged folk that manages to contain multitudes even when sounding fragile, minimal, barely there. Minit-assisted closer, "Asleep (Minit Variation)," is the lushest track of the collection's nine, unfolding with ebbs and flows until the teeming, swirling four-minute instrumental exit. Like the rest of The Demolition Series, even at its loudest, it remains barely above a whisper.
Jasmina Maschina - "Asleep (Minit Variation)" (MP3)
You can hear another favorite, "Sister," over at her MySpace, along with a few other Demolition Series tracks, "Under Sea," opener "Sweet City Sue," song three "Holy Holy Holy Word," and the piano meditation "Slow Walker."
The Demolition Series is out digitally via Armed Orphan and in physical form via Staubgold.
Posted at 1:04 PM by brandon in MP3
Tags: Jasmina Maschina | Minit
They have a nice sound. The instrumental cuts that are streaming at MySpace are pretty decent, too.
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