The Cults - Contagious Spirits (2008)

Myspace
Mediafire
Lastfm

9.6

/Psych-rock, Krautrock, Avant-rock, Drone rock, Psychedelia, Doom rock, Electronic, Experimental rock

Comment: The Cults (though it is far away from being as famous as its namesake from NYC) provides a way how knee-deep psychedelia and compelling (and at times murky) psych-rock should meet droning electronics-induced madness and frantic desert rock. Indeed, the issue is built on repetitive shapes and motorik propulsions which can be juxtaposed to such juggernauts as Spacemen 3, Black Dice, Bardo Pond, Sonic Youth, Suicide, Silver Apples, and Jessamine. Though The Cults is highly experimental he used to not forget the balance between the aesthetics of cutting edge and more soulful, affective sides. For instance, you should listen to tracks like Communication From Elsewhere, Reflections, Fire. In a nutshell, the release awaits to be discovered and sung up to the level it deserves for by reflecting the passion and dedication of mad genius.

Off Land - Take Count

Obscuratus - Nebula (2011)

Censored Productions

9.3

/Illbient, Drone doom, Dark ambient, Dystopbient, Avant-garde, Non-music, Experimentalism/

Comment: there are represented 4 elongated progressions which used to explore the inner patterns and functioning of protruding doom, drone and illbient music. Indeed, it is deliberately creepy, monumental and malignant and captivating simultaneously. More profoundly, Obscuratus, Ukraine-based musician`s release is filled in with serpiginous shifts, demented shrieks, metallic blows and clangours, all of that is wrapped up in extremely slowly trudging choppiness. In a word, it seems to be as occult as black onyx used to be.

Atlas Sound - December 18, 2011 Bowery Ballroom (2011)

Nyctaper

9.2

/Alternative, Dream pop, Singer-songwriter, Ambient rock, Space pop, Experimental indie, Art pop/

Comment: Bradford Cox is a master-monster amongst the galaxy of nowadays indie/alternative pop musicians, though, he is not an elderly man at all. Cox is known due to his innovative explorations, at first, with the ambient/space rock/experimental indie group Deerhunter, and later regarding his solo project Atlas Sound. He issued a brand new album, called Parallax, under his solo moniker in 2011. This 15-piece gig should be seen related to the issue in the first place which, however, providing enthralling and fascinating dream-soaked notches within the acoustic guitar-driven strums and lofty sphere-filled ambiance. Though the music is created in a relatively simple way, built on repetitive patterns and loops and echoic effects, however, the touch coming out of it is potently striking and captivating. By listening to the gig, Bradford Cox already seems to be rather a representative of a new generation of singer-songwriters.

Helikäija - a new netmusic/label radio show at Raadio Marta

Helikäija

2 times in a month!

[Teaser of the day] leafes - leafes howls with the wolfs

The Vévé Seashore - A Cup of Coffee for Your Fears (2011)

DFBM
Lastfm

9.6

/Forest folk, Avant-garde, New Weird Finland, Experimental folk, Leftfield, Indie folk, Folk indie, Psychedelic folk, Post-psychedelic electronica/

Comment: it is quite problematic to categorize this 6-track EP because it gives you no break and says that you should go to hell because you behave like a typical jerk of the bourgeoisie. However, frantic shifts between even more frantic endeavours of psych-folk, electronic experimentalism, knee-deep psychedelia, weirdly resonating ambient and elusive indie, all of that is channelized into a whole to function as one of the most enthralling issues in 2011. It veers from one extremity to another, yet, retaining their face without getting decreased or mutilated. Actually it is not surprising a jot, because the duo (previously trio) allegedly comes out from Finland, the country of the most radical and innovative folk (so-called forest folk) in Europe. You can draw parallels upon Silver Apples, Kospel Zeithorn, Kemialliset Ystävät, Speculativism, Paavoharju, Richard There. Thank you, Elroy Oversex, and Lord Fuck. This is our cup of coffee.