08 Jul 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Once again I'm splendidly gone and enchanted, having lost myself in the ethereal soundscapes of San Francisco-based Amanda Harper aka
Running in the Fog. Her gloomy and deliberately lo-fi chamber pop floats somewhere between Nite Jewel and earlier Grimes without ripping off any of her contemporaries' distinct styles, instead coming up with something entirely her own. In particular the influences on the marvelous track
Missed the Rain reach back as far as 1991 trip-hop with its slow burning drum machine beat, the subtle synth pads and an overall restrained instrumentation, leaving the listener alone with Harper's beautiful voice that's almost entirely hidden behind a thick layer of mist.
Running in the Fog's debut EP
Faaaade is available for a few bucks
over at bandcamp.
Running in the Fog - Missed the Rain
Running in the Fog - Locked Up
