Esplim - Re-EP (2009)

Sinewave

7.6

/Post-rock, Experimental rock, Epic, Spoken word, Electronic, Trip-hop/

Comment: Esplim (Romulo Michaelsen) offers up a bunch of post-rock-related tracks - first of all, it functions to have drive and accents on overdriving, resonating guitar paths which are variegated with silentful, electronic, trip-hop-drenched beats. Elsewhere it incorporates spoken word snippets and even baby`s babble. The only problem is that it used to flake out in the ending part, having no clear-cut intention and expressive shape.

Skeksis - Vol.12: Spirits of Summer II (2011)

Skeksis

8.8

/Alternative pop/rock, Indie, Compilation, Jangle pop, Dark pop, Singer-songwriter, Alt-folk, Ambient/

Comment: at the first sight it seems to be a somewhat peculiar compilation which veers out from discrete piano pop and borderless ambient pop to the ditties of indie and jangle pop made up with more joyful energy. On the other side, the joint compartment of those 10 tracks is brought forth in dark-hued undercurrents. Jim Guittard, Orange Crush, Ben Woods, I Said Yes and others are related to the one.

Dublicator - Chord Center (2008)

Deep In Dub
Lastfm

8.9

/Dub techno, Minimal, Dubtronica, Deep house, Dub house/

Comment: Tamás Olejnik, a electronic music producer from Hungary had issued his first, classical album in 2008 on the Italian label Deep In Dub. More concretely, it is profound, it is dub, it is enthralling, it is techno, it does have some (deep) house vibrations. At any rate, those hypnotical paces maintain its majestic shape, permanently floating within the farctate yet cinematic ambience. At times it is more minimal, at times it is more lush. A well-balanced dubtronic one indeed.

Monster Rally - Siberian Girls

Various Artists - Pop Massacre 2 (2011)

FoF
Bandcamp

7.7

/Urban music, Covers, Conceptual, Hip-hop, R`n`b, Soul, Funk/

Comment: this is a miscellany of new versions of the songs by a fistful of popular artists (The Beatles, Sade, The Smiths, The Cure, Christina Aguilera, Ginuwine, Rihanna and many other ones). Mostly to the original versions are given urban music-induced intention and touch (hip-hop, grime, r`n`b, soul, funk). The favorite of mine are Chico Mann`s variant of the Cure`s Close To Me, and Salva`s spaced-out one of That Girl by Pharrell ft. Snoop Dogg. In conclusion, while you can find out other solid versions on it as well, however, the compilation seems to be a litlte bit shortcoming to get illustrated with the word "massacre".

The TheBritneyspears - IG Farben (2011)

Purple Cat
Lastfm

9.3

/Dada music, Noise, Minimal, Post-psychedelic electronica, Non-music, Avant-garde, Psych-music, Experimentalism, Improvised music/

Comment: Britney Spears..., sorry, The TheBritneyspears provides an exorcized set of repetitive noise`n`tronica, dadaistic jamming, the idiosyncratic vision of bossa nova/samba. Barbra Stress and... relies on whimsical vowel loops embellished with loudly driving harmonica`s whiffs set to the fore. By its conceptual standpoint and formal accomplishment it reminds of the Brazilian avant-garde combo LFC (Lucas Pastina`s project). Or on the other side, it can be handled as a surrealistic response to Animal Collective.

Canon Blue (FreeIndie.com)

FreeIndie.com

9.3

/Chamber pop, Baroque pop, Experimental indie, Singer-songwriter, Alt-folk, Americana, Alternative pop/

Comment: Canon Blue is a chamber/baroque pop/Americana act by Daniel James, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He recently recorded an acclaimed album, called as Rumspringa (Temporary Residence Limited). James as a versifier bases on orchestration-loaded concept, the gospel of mellow, enthralling strings. By the aesthetical standpoint, however, Canon Blue used to share some similarities with Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Oh No Ono.