Geotic
Duchenne Smile



Release Date: 2009 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Summer snapshots

Duchenne Smile is like a shallow sun strewn pool: the surface is glazed with bright shimmering lights that are delightful to look at, but if you stick your hand in, disturbing the surface, you'll find nothing substantial to hold onto. Basically, Geotic (AKA Baths AKA Will Wiesenfield) has crafted a really lovely morsel of an album. At only 28 minutes the experience doesn’t last long; these songs are only mere trifles floating by, compositions of a few minutes or less that don’t go anywhere and don’t need to. They just drift on and on in all their summer-y casual immediacy; no build up, no promise, just the same mellow melodies and motifs for a few minutes at a time. Every track is a lovely composition of delicate keys, simple guitar melodies, warm hazy synths and soft percussion. It’s like sinking into warm grass as a disjointed snapshot of summer memories goes past. It's nostalgic, it’s beautiful, it’s repetitive, and it’s ultimately unsatisfying, but oh god is it nice while it lasts.



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Mort.
August 31st 2017


25062 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

havent had much to say about music lately, and im growing further into the opinion that most music reviewing isnt needed so ive kept this very short, i know. constructive feedback always appreciated still.



this was probably the quickest review ive ever written, which no doubt shows, but hell i was happy with it as it is.



album link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXP-_tI7MrY



album is on spotify





NathanLuise
August 31st 2017


1 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Very nice!Thanks for the great job!

Mort.
August 31st 2017


25062 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Go away strange casino bot

verdant
Emeritus
August 31st 2017


2492 Comments


lovely little write up mort

Mort.
August 31st 2017


25062 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

THanks fam

anat
Contributing Reviewer
August 31st 2017


5750 Comments


that last line sums up my weekends

Mort.
August 31st 2017


25062 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Think it sums up most ppls tbh

Frippertronics
Emeritus
August 31st 2017


19513 Comments


o yes

Conmaniac
August 31st 2017


27689 Comments


oh hell yeah this is a yummy bite sized review, very very descriptive nice Mort

Mort.
August 31st 2017


25062 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Cheers man

Conmaniac
August 31st 2017


27689 Comments


Abysma was a beaut, might peep this.

Mort.
August 31st 2017


25062 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Abysma is much better tbh, songs there are actually fully fleshed out



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