RISING – Coppertone
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June 08, 2011
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# RISING – Coppertone
As **Coppertone**, *Sasha Weisman* sends washes of dark synths down the
mindway. The Rhode Island native, recently relocated to LA, was
previously involved in the drone-heavy art-damage of **Russian
Tsarlag**, and her own work is informed with a similar aesthetic. She
ups the doom-dosage with lurking beats that bring to mind experimental
legends like **Cabaret Voltaire**, or the drearier work of newer acts
like LAs **Geneva Jacuzzi**. There's a lurking beauty under that shroud,
however, and it's showcased best on her cassette tape *Best Of The First
Six Months*. Songs like 'Query Refinement' and 'Year of the Tiger'
unfold like hidden flowers, glistening in the spectral light of minimal
analog synths. 'Hummingbird' showcases her softer side, like some
forgotten **Virginia Astley** B-side. She still has a way to go before
she finds solid ground, but the ideas she's putting out are beautiful,
sinister and rather unique in today's more 808-minded nu-dark scene. We
can't wait to see what she does next.
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As <b>Coppertone</b>, <i>Sasha Weisman</i> sends washes of dark synths down the mindway. The Rhode Island native, recently relocated to LA, was previously involved in the drone-heavy art-damage of <b>Russian Tsarlag</b>, and her own work is informed with a similar aesthetic. She ups the doom-dosage with lurking beats that bring to mind experimental legends like <b>Cabaret Voltaire</b>, or the drearier work of newer acts like LAs <b>Geneva Jacuzzi</b>. There’s a lurking beauty under that shroud, however, and it’s showcased best on her cassette tape <i>Best Of The First Six Months</i>. Songs like ‘Query Refinement’ and ‘Year of the Tiger’ unfold like hidden flowers, glistening in the spectral light of minimal analog synths. ‘Hummingbird’ showcases her softer side, like some forgotten <b>Virginia Astley</b> B-side. She still has a way to go before she finds solid ground, but the ideas she’s putting out are beautiful, sinister and rather unique in today’s more 808-minded nu-dark scene. We can’t wait to see what she does next.
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# RISING – Coppertone As **Coppertone**, *Sasha Weisman* sends washes of dark synths down the mindway. The Rhode Island native, recently relocated to LA, was previously involved in the drone-heavy art-damage of **Russian Tsarlag**, and her own work is informed with a similar aesthetic. She ups t...