Taurus (Yellow Tinted Transparent Cassette) [Cassette]

Peel Dream Magazine - Taurus (Yellow Tinted Transparent Cassette) [Cassette]

One year on from the release of acclaimed album Rose Main Reading Room, Peel Dream Magazine return with new mini album Taurus. Spanning eight previously unavailable tracks that were originally recorded for their lush and inviting 2024 full length, Taurus offers a wider glimpse into songwriter Joseph Stevens’ process and creative output from those sessions. The band, whose name nods to the BBC Radio 1 legend John Peel — arbiter of all things underground, quality, and (it must be said) "cool" — has since its inception been a genre-hopping experiment, jumping from motorik krautrock to shoegaze and space age pop. On Taurus, Peel Dream Magazine remain explorative, drifting effortlessly across a gamut of styles that range from the twee indie pop of lead single “Venus In Nadir,” the title track’s cozy vibraphones, and the bubbly space-synths of “Seek and Destroy.” Although unbound by genre, Peel Dream Magazine still inhabit the sonic milieu of warm woodland tones and droning repetition. In the entrancing standout “Believer,” they evoke Rose Main Reading Room’s atmosphere through vocalist Olivia Babuka Black’s mantric melodies and Philip Glass-like woodwinds and mallets, bringing Taurus into focus as a welcoming companion piece to its predecessor. A1. Venus In Nadir A2. Taurus A3. The Band From Northampton A4. Letters A5. Down From The Trees B1. Seek and Destroy B2. Believer B3. Take It (Demo)