RetroGrav here with a review on the highly underrated soundtrack CD "Diaries Of The Orange Gum Soundtrack" from the internet show Diaries Of Alice's Bedroom. This soundtrack was released in September of 2013 and re-released in January of 2014 in Japan for free download. When this album first released it only was downloaded by 90 people the first week however the album has been downloaded by almost 1,000 people since its re-release in Japan. NumberOneMusic.com rated is as one of the best dance albums of 2014.
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| The original Diaries Of The Orange Gum Soundtrack Album cover September 2013. |
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| The re-release Japanese cover of Diaries Of The Orange Gum Soundtrack January 2014. |
On the second track on the album titled "Stars 4 Life" this is the breakout song that is slowly taking over the world of Indie music. This was the only single on the soundtrack to date, this is the first charted song that went to #2 in Canada Dance on NumberOneMusic and #11 on ReverbNation. Now this song has a dance electro-pop vibe however unlike all the other dance electro-pop now a days
this is not at all autotuned which for that I commend the producers of this track. The lyrics for this song are true genius "run up and take a dive, even if I fall 1000 times, its not hard to shine, just know that your a Star 4 Life" true lyrics to an anthem. If La, La, La, La, La wasn't the theme song to the show this would fit well. As this song continues to blow up the Indie pop and dance world it will turn into an anthem that people will singing for decades and decades and will never be forgotten. The whole abum in general is a true gem that just needs aging. This song was performed in the episode StarSketched Alice! which was released on the internet last summer however taken down very quickly so it only livestreamed once. Although in the performance Logan Messenger "Kevin" is singing and dancing I believe to this song, but in the album version you don't hear his vocals even though he is still credited. My rating for this song is a 10 out of 10.
In the third track on the album titled "Holly's Breakfast" had a Dick Tracy music vibe with Kellysen using a more rough, louder, higher registry for this song. The song was performed in the episode "Music" which only aired once where Holly had a fantasy of Alice giving her cereal, which is a running gag on the show. This song was surprisingly charted at #11 on NumberOneMusic for Canada, Dance. I don't necessarily consider this song single material it is more of an album track, but I think its a cute girly funny song for the show. It also shows that Kellysen can channel other genres with her music. However this has to be my least favourite song on the soundtrack. My rating for this song is a 6 or 7 out of 10.
The fourth track on the album "Run Like A Record" is one of the first songs I fell in love with when I first downloaded the soundtrack. This song invented Dub-Synth (Dub-Step & Synthesizers combined) with its very quick, unique beat. It was performed in the second last episode "April Fools" at the end of the episode which Drake Vegas one of the writers & producers of the show and this soundtrack appeared in. The episode only played once. Although this is probably one of my favourites, its very atmospheric and just fun to dance too. As well lyric wise this song is on point and vocal especially at how quickly Kellysen sings the part "how many ways can we get on this dance floor right now" I honestly don't know how she sings it at that speed. However this song gave me not just respect for Kellysen as writer but as a producer too so goes for Vegas. I feel this song is very underrated and should have been charted somewhere, although I like how noone knows about this song because it feels like a rare gem with people that have the album only will know this song, you understand? the invention of Dub Synth. My rating for this song is a 10 out of 10.
And finally the fifth track on the album "And The Beat Goes On" was originally recorded by Cher & Sonny back in 1967. The instrumental for this version was released in 1999 in Britney Spears cover of the song which I think is a brilliant idea instead of some electronically done garbage for this gem of a song. However I do trust in Kellysen and Vegas abilities to re-invent this song. Although I love how they wanted to keep the true retro roots and simplicity to the album. I think vocal wise this is the most raw next to "Holly's Breakfast" and it is a great outro song to the album. My rating for this song is 8 out of 10.
Overall, to sum up the album it honestly is a pretty decent soundtrack I give it a 8 or 9 out of 10 in general. It is the start of Sarah Kellysen's music career which I assume is planning to continue considering she will be creating a soundtrack for ARTic, praying it is in same shape as this album with more tracks. I feel this was the introduction or the sneak peek of whats to come next for Sarah Kellysen, Drake Vegas, Logan Messenger from leaving the past generation moving to the new generation. I highly suggest anyone who likes abstract dance music to get this album. Like I said before this album was one to age its success and I think it will continue doing better as the years go on by.
Hope you bloggers enjoyed reading my first retro review and please spread the word about my blog.
Sincerely,
RetroGrav
In the third track on the album titled "Holly's Breakfast" had a Dick Tracy music vibe with Kellysen using a more rough, louder, higher registry for this song. The song was performed in the episode "Music" which only aired once where Holly had a fantasy of Alice giving her cereal, which is a running gag on the show. This song was surprisingly charted at #11 on NumberOneMusic for Canada, Dance. I don't necessarily consider this song single material it is more of an album track, but I think its a cute girly funny song for the show. It also shows that Kellysen can channel other genres with her music. However this has to be my least favourite song on the soundtrack. My rating for this song is a 6 or 7 out of 10.
The fourth track on the album "Run Like A Record" is one of the first songs I fell in love with when I first downloaded the soundtrack. This song invented Dub-Synth (Dub-Step & Synthesizers combined) with its very quick, unique beat. It was performed in the second last episode "April Fools" at the end of the episode which Drake Vegas one of the writers & producers of the show and this soundtrack appeared in. The episode only played once. Although this is probably one of my favourites, its very atmospheric and just fun to dance too. As well lyric wise this song is on point and vocal especially at how quickly Kellysen sings the part "how many ways can we get on this dance floor right now" I honestly don't know how she sings it at that speed. However this song gave me not just respect for Kellysen as writer but as a producer too so goes for Vegas. I feel this song is very underrated and should have been charted somewhere, although I like how noone knows about this song because it feels like a rare gem with people that have the album only will know this song, you understand? the invention of Dub Synth. My rating for this song is a 10 out of 10.
And finally the fifth track on the album "And The Beat Goes On" was originally recorded by Cher & Sonny back in 1967. The instrumental for this version was released in 1999 in Britney Spears cover of the song which I think is a brilliant idea instead of some electronically done garbage for this gem of a song. However I do trust in Kellysen and Vegas abilities to re-invent this song. Although I love how they wanted to keep the true retro roots and simplicity to the album. I think vocal wise this is the most raw next to "Holly's Breakfast" and it is a great outro song to the album. My rating for this song is 8 out of 10.
Overall, to sum up the album it honestly is a pretty decent soundtrack I give it a 8 or 9 out of 10 in general. It is the start of Sarah Kellysen's music career which I assume is planning to continue considering she will be creating a soundtrack for ARTic, praying it is in same shape as this album with more tracks. I feel this was the introduction or the sneak peek of whats to come next for Sarah Kellysen, Drake Vegas, Logan Messenger from leaving the past generation moving to the new generation. I highly suggest anyone who likes abstract dance music to get this album. Like I said before this album was one to age its success and I think it will continue doing better as the years go on by.
Hope you bloggers enjoyed reading my first retro review and please spread the word about my blog.
Sincerely,
RetroGrav
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