When I reviewed the seven volumes of the internet music series Niescencje, I somehow missed Volume 8. This wasn’t a good thing since Volume 8 may be the best of the series. It focuses on music with female vocals which got my attention right there. I’ve always been a push-over for the female voice. The collection gets off to a good start with Kang Kai’s “Pictures” a pretty mixture of electronic glitches and a vocal bordering on Euro-folk and Celtic. However it didn’t prepare me for the strange and child-like “Bizarre” by Beatmaster. There is good variety and a number of pleasant surprises on this album. The trip-hop genre is well represented with tracks by Tomas Fusion and L’Eaves. Indie pop is given a healthy dose of feminine mystique in tracks by Bleep and Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees. My favorite track was the nu-jazz “Loser” by Ant on Wax feat. Loar while my wife leaned toward Cubehog’s “Men are Inferior” (I see a disturbing theme here). This is an good collection of pop, electronica, and indie rock from this exceptional series.

The album is available in MP3 or Ogg Vorbis format.

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