Orange Cake Mix - Microcosmic Wonderland (1998)

artist: Orange Cake Mix
ep: Microcosmic Wonderland
release date: 1998
label: audioinformationphenomena
tags: lo-fi, downtempo, synth-pop, electronic
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1. Pacific Ocean Park / 2. King of Inertia / 3. I Just Can't Be Without You Again / 4. I Heard You Whisper / 5. Some Sweetness / 6. Wind Painting

In between Another Orange World and Silver Lining Underwater/Dream Window eras, this little EP is pretty well done and is among Rao's best attempts at harkening to the gems of space age pop and such (don't you just love how he wrote on the cover "Jim Rao and his Orange Cake Mix Orchestra"?!). Plus, on the last few tracks, he's flirting again with Frippertronics...