Sometimes, like when listening to music such as found on this EP by Magnitophono, I think there is a wilful obscurity at work. Barring the scant details on the press release (she is Greek, it would seem), there is little in terms of knowledge to be acquired on the subject of Magnitophono.
Although this EP starts in that standard bedsit electronica kind of way beloved of so many of its urban practitioners, a stylistic improvement is soon to be had and the last three tracks show much more personality with “Little Boy Blue” being a different kettle of fish entirely as chopped vocal samples launch an attack from behind the synthetic percussion at the half way mark and turn the song into something reminiscent of a fragmented fairytale. “Down To Earth” also turns in a surprise or two suggesting, as it does, balancing real love against the recorded devotion of a talking doll. Likewise, “To Yourself” follows a similar path only this time sounding more like Bjork on a downer than anything else.
As you might expect, Magnitophono’s music comes across much better on your itsy bitsy headphones than it does on speakers but that’s horses for courses, I suppose. Looked at as a whole, this EP is a very respectable example of its genre.