Gejius

Black Eyes, his first album, was released in 2006 on the Nueva Forma label.  Here’s how Nueva Forma describes it:

This debut release from Gejius was created as a work of experimentation for open minds and ears. Jumping in at the beginning with Makkuro Kurosuke, the songs bounce from track to track giving the listener a fun yet introspective listening experience.

Other highlight tracks to watch out for are ‘qpolaroidb’, ‘in Search of Moby Dick’ and ‘her Eyes on Horizon’. This engrossing 15-track full-length album is your perfect companion on any journey- roads or not. Or, better yet, as Dr. Brown [Emmett Brown, from the movie Back to the Future] put it, “Where we’re going we don’t need roads.”

It’s definitely an eclectic, eccentric, and engaging mix of instrumentals– mingling in ambient and poppy sounds.  I’ve said it before in other electronica reviews that active listening, preferrably through headphones, is ideal, but for something this varied and diverse, I can’t repeat myself enough.  (Unfortunately, I don’t have a good set of headphones of my own at the moment.  But trust me on this one.)

Black Eyes can be obtained at the Nueva Forma online shop.

Wet Set: The Toys of Synth is a self-released EP recorded a bit more recently in 2007.  As of this writing, I was unable to procure a copy of the complete recording, but if “Slip ‘N’ Slide” is any indication (as well as some videos of live performances of other tracks), it’s a lot more light hearted and fun.  Three of the tracks were written for Sean Christensen’s Girls With Synthesizers series.

Here’s a music video for “Slip ‘N’ Slide”, directed by Christensen:

Reminded me a lot of odd experiences I had working at convenience stores back in the day.  Look carefully– the cigarettes on the table have a mock logo with “Gejius”.  Definitely a guy with a broad sense of humor.