With the video for “Glassplanet,” Norwegian dream pop artist Glassmanet showcases her intertwined gifts for creative soundscaping and video art. It’s a short film and journey through entrancing streams of melody crafted from luminescent droplets of guitar floating through flares of distorted tone that give the ethereal whole some definition while letting go into free flowing anti-structures as styles and visuals evolve quickly but gently into the next phase of ideas with the artist frequently seen frolicking about and performing in gossamer outfits in colorized, negative image footage and animation collage. It’s mostly a summery and otherworldly experience but the “Waves Cannot Be Crushed” portion introduces a twinge of menace like if Bricks Are Heavy period L7 followed its most psychedelic instincts. It’s a full ten minutes eleven seconds but “micro albums” don’t often come this fully realized and engrossing. And wait until after the credits for some of the most blissed out sections of the album as the synth tones go full on Boards of Canada-esque but with some anchoring grit that makes the come down from this delightfully unusual trip into cosmic musicality land easy. Watch the video for “Glassplanet” on YouTube and follow Glassmanet at the links below.
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