proswell - konami review from igloomag.com Proswell is Joe Misra. Konami is his debut album for Merck Records based in Miami, Florida. Previously Misra has released a lot of his work on net labels such as Inpuj and Monotonik. Misra makes solid use of bit rate decimation in all the right places, pleasant melodic development, video-game theme melody gymnastics combined with lazy-yet-tight beat programming and interesting time signature variation, off-kilter arrangements that refresh more than overbear as with your Max Tundras or your (insert wacky IDM artist here). Tracks such as "Grasshopper" and "Hello My Future" do in fact sound like a soundtrack to a miswired Konami video game, but one that is altogether more complex and sinister than their trademark frogs dodging traffic or pixelated track and field antics. With obvious similarities to Casino Vs Japan, Marumari and Lackluster, Proswell spreads a more rich and dynamic melodic lattice over his manic-but-measured rhythm beds. So fire up your Mame or your favourite console emulator of yesteryear, and let Konami reinvent those 8-bit memories. Also features neat octopus cover design that will have you out for Mezes and Uzo in a jiffy. With few 'ooh time to make coffee' moments, there is much to enjoy here - especially if you are into your electronic biscuits a little burnt and dropped on the floor straight from the oven. proswell - konami review from boomkat.com Another excellent release from the on-form Merck camp, Proswell’s debut album stretches towards the lusher end of glitched-up electronix and soundscaping. On first listen resembling the melancholy/childlike lullaby structures of Casino Vs Japan, there is a deeply moving melodic ambience across these 21 tracks. Check the lilting beauty of ‘Oeo’, a fluttering spacious tremeloed synth line that progresses and changes in all the right places, retaining the kind of compositional simplicity that’s rarely this convincing. Well measured time-spans do much to tack these melodies onto the subconscious : short, sweet and, consequently, infinately more memorable. ‘Grasshopper’ employs another crushing melodic hook, this time round reminding me of Marumari at his most affecting and naïve. ‘Hello My Future’ is one of those tunes you’re just convinced has been part of your life since childhood, a kind of bittersweet familiarity that reminds me of The Strangler’s ‘Golden Brown’ if it was recorded on the moon. Another memorable album from Merck, making this listener very interested in following this extremely promising new artist through things to come. Excellent. proswell - konami review from cyclicdefrost.com Proswell is Joe Misra. Konami is his debut album for Merck Records based in Miami Florida. Previously Misra has released a lot of his work on net labels such as Inpuj and Monotonik. Misra makes solid use of bit rate decimation in all the right places, pleasant melodic development, video-game theme melody gymnastics combined with lazy-yet-tight beat programming and interesting time signature variation, off-kilter arrangements that refresh more than overbear as with your Max Tundras or your (insert wacky IDM artist here). Tracks such as Grasshopper and Hello My Future do infact sound like a soundtrack to a miswired Konami video game, but one that is altogether more complex and sinister than their trademark frogs dodging traffic or pixelated track and field antics. With obvious similarities to Casino Vs Japan, Marumari and Lackluster, Proswell spreads a more rich and dynamic melodic lattice over his manic-but-measured rhythm beds. So fire up your Mame or your favourite console emulator of yesteryear, and let Konami reinvent those 8-bit memories. Also features neat octopus cover design that will have you out for Mezes and Uzo in a jiffy. With few ‘ooh time to make coffee’ moments, there is much to enjoy here - especially if you are into your electronic biscuits a little burnt and dropped on the floor straight from the oven. Barry Handler

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