Street View by Google Earth
First album from electronic collaborators James Riotto and John Vanderslice, recording under the name “Google Earth” proves to be a wide-ranged exploration of sound. This record packs in everything from a bubbly, atmospheric underwater feel to vast, orchestral moments, and does it in a way that completely makes sense, somehow. Vanderslice’s take on electronic is so fresh, ironically stemming from the fact that he produced strictly analog up until the mid-2000s. With this newfound sound and technique, as well as a collaboration with an electronic producer, “Street View” is a unique album with textural and beautiful sounds.