Rimar - Higher Ground (2011)

Rimar
Bandcamp

9.2

/Mash-up, Plunderphonics, Chillwave, Crossover, Glo-fi, Hip-hop, Sound collage/

Comment: Chillwave-ish trip takes on hip-hop beats on this 9-pieced issue. Indeed, if to compare it to Rimar`s another release, called A, it is more devoted to blissful/nostalgic progressions and hip-hop-backed dizziness, on the other side, less to (old school) disco paces and apparently detached style appearances. Yet, it previously gets its inspiration from the mash-up/plunderphonics scene thereby suitable for comparing to the likes of Juj, Bahwee, Professor Ojo, Thallus, BeachesBeaches, and Phaseone.

Projecto [`trepia] - Avance Leghons

Lee Noble - No Becoming (2011)

Bandcamp

9.6

/Art pop, Shoegaze, Lo-fi, Experimental indie, Post-psychedelic, Avant-folk, Space rock, Psychedelia, Tape music, Avant-pop, Psych-folk, DIY, Glo-fi/

Comment: Nowadays psychedelia undubiously. Dusted synth drones are variegated with the riffs of abrasive yet spatial guitars and more or less restrainted clatter of hi-hats and clinking of memory-evoking glockenspiel forays. At times demented shoegaze meets Ariel Pink-esque art pop, at times hypnotic guitar-based fingerpicking is wrapped up in highly sublime droning and atmospheric overflowing in the fringe area of a Black Hole. At times all is burning around the centre. The array of soul mates veers from La Monte Young and Terry Riley to Ariel Pink and Russian Futurists, from 13th Floor Elevator and Gong to Superficial Random Knowledge Porridge and Deep Magic, from John Fahey to Boy MTN. Indeed, all is positive, all is accomplished. All is infiltrated. However, you can already expect for the next surprises out from California.

Bubamara Brass Band - Bubamarija / Kashtanizma (2011)

Clinical Archives

8.8

/Brass music, Improvised music, World music, Balkan brass/

Comment: A 4-pieced instance of Balkan/and gypsy brass music with the fringes of big band-like undercurrents and improvised music from Moscow, Russia. Highly energetic and galvanized, i.e played up with the assistance of incessant key changes and tumultuous improvisation snippets left and right. On the other side, giving credit to Emir Kusturica`s music and popular films either.

Grateful Dead - Live at County Fairgrounds on 1968-05-18 (1968)

Archive.org

8.5

/Psychedelic rock, Southern rock, Classic rock/

Comment: Another live session by Grateful Dead before their gig at the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969. As usual this 7-pieced set is a heavy blend of rocking psychedelia and southern rock. Classic!

Hoorah!Hello - Vincent

Vulpiano - Sampler EP: Vol. 3 (2011)

Vulpiano

8.8

/Doom rock, Alternative rock, Fuzz pop, Indie rock, Psych-rock, Experimental rock, Electronic pop, Crossover/

Comment: First off, what a pity that Natural Snow Building, the most well known artist (and one of the best/deepest/idiosyncratic combos worldwide at all) on Vulpiano Records is not represented herein now (though, this time the compilation features the new Vulpiano logo designed by Solange Gularte). Yet, this is an intricate volume hinting at Vulpiano as the strong label. It veers from King Elizabeth-represented slowly evoking doom rock to Red Bellows´s psych/post-Britpop sound a la Campaq Velocet, from an vital electronic pop vision by J.G Hackett to a sultry introspection by Lately Kind of Yeah. Furthermore, you can perceive influences veering from pop psychedelia a la Boo Radleys and Blur to fuzz pop. Indeed, by its dominating alternative rock/and pop-inflected electronica-based approach it reminds of miscellanies compiled by NME in the second half of 90`s/first side of 00s.