I’ve been finding a lot of value in gentle music for the early mornings lately. I prefer a soft stirring rather than a full on energetic wakeup so Lyric FM suits the mood a lot. For the last week or so, Oliver Tank has supplanted my radio habits for the AM hours.
The 21 year-old Sydney producer’s Dream EP is a lilting release of unfolding electronic passages anchored by Tank’s earthy vocals. His voice reminds me of Sam Amidon, folky and rustic. It’s a contrast that works together to conjure a comforting atmosphere. The overall effect is also reminiscent of Active Child too.
There’s also an equally excellent remix EP as a free download as well as others on Soundcloud.

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
love your Dubstep blog, just came across this app for iPad and iPhone which is just like iMaschine but for Dubstep, the wobbles and beats are awesome – I can’t stop messin wid it!
It’s only $99c for 30 days released yesterday so just wondered if you wanted to blog it!
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wobbl-dubstep-imachine/id501749933?mt=8
Nice one
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