We don’t really like people sending us messages telling us how awesome a band’s friends think they are. Usually a band’s mates have been bribed with jelly sweets to win their praise. Even if they’re shit. So when we got a mini message from a band called Trifonic saying we’d like them because we were fans of Four Tet, we naturally took a listen. And we liked what we heard so much, we thought we’d share it with you.

Nowadays, the term electronica seems to mean as much as err… “Pasta.” There are plenty of different types and variety of the same labelled product. Was that a good comparison? Probably not, but it’ll have to do. Basically, there’s lots of variety to be found, and each person has an individual taste as to what they find tasty and appealing.

The calmer, mellow and chilled side of the electronic genre is out to play here. Perfect for listening to as the Sun’s orange glow breaks across the blue and white background, it’s just the sort of music needed for summer. Soothing, ambient and the soundtrack for a lazy day out. Be it at the beach or at an evening BBQ just before you’re served up a selection of uncooked salmonella-laden chicken, sausages and burgers. We can’t really think of anything to listen to as your insides are pushed out your arse as the night continues.

There are plenty of influences from indie, pop and various dance outfits. Out of the six tracks up on their MySpace player, we got the feeling of a track being too similar to the previous one, or a carbon copy of someone else. If anything the track Lies is something that Portishead would have been proud to put out. The vocals are distinctive and fit perfectly with the woozy, laid back soundscape.

Now, we all know that Radiohead did their own adventurous thing with the release of In Rainbows. Whilst Trifonic aren’t quite offering the same scheme, there are a variety of payment plans on the band’s website. Amongst options to buy a physical copy of the album, there are also other options to get your hands on an album full of gorgeous tracks. Yes you can get it for free, but why not just spend a little bit of money on a sound investment? It’s not going to bankrupt you and if anything it’ll payroll the two brothers making this music, thus helping them to carry on and create more.

In a time when music is screaming out for creativity and interesting new artists, hecklerspray has found an act that fits that description. We want to find more of these guys and not be force-fed dire indie pop that is apparently cool and hip. Or as we call it, music for posers in coffee bars.

Drifting around the sunny shores of California, the next step for Trifonic is to use the old fashioned “hassle” approach. Sending a few demo CDs to the odd alternative radio and TV station will surely do them no harm. They’ve got the songs, ideas and creative flair. We just hope they reach a wider audience than the murky world of MySpace.

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Trifonic on MySpace