- Plunderphonics
- Sampledelic
- Psychedelic
- Soul
- Afrofuturism
- World music
- Funk
- Alternative dance
9/27/2014
[Teaser of the day] Chenard Walcker - Ma Wa Nu Dogbe Me
Simone Schirru / Federico Eterno - Around Three Minutes Long Short-movie Songs (2013)
/Free jazz, Cool jazz, Modal
jazz, Film noir, Improvised noise, Experimentalism, Improvised music/
Comment: this collaboration
by two musicians of Italian heritage is all about an exquisite experience of
sloshing through jazz-y swamps. Indeed, the 30-minute session issued under the
wing of Moscow-based experimental records Clinical Archives used to show up
Shirru and Eterno`s continuous skilfulness to drift between scant
instrumentation and jaunty improvisation-filled snippets, still life-esque cool
jazz and more tumultuous modal jazz and free
jazz propulsion forces (especially demonstrated in a series of Videomenata). Furthermore, even curious
approach to (improvised) noise music is presented there now and then. Of
course, as the title suggest the listener cannot underestimate the importance
of recent concept – more concretely, it is film noir-esque and sneaky rather
than joyous and superficially diverting by its nature.
Vortex Rex – Live At OCCII (2012)
/Psychedelia, Alternative
rock, Post-punk, Live session, Indie rock, Experimental pop/
Comment: this handful of
pieces is an episode from the club night at Le Club Suburbia in Amsterdam in 11th
of March, 2008. In addition to Vortex Rex the night was filled with the likes of Adolf Butler, and Japanther (at least the event was conveyed on
the bill in this way). The Vienna, Austrian trio`s gig was furnished with vast
energy-loaded guitars, prominent acid-drenched keyboards and some flickering
electronics filling the background role for the singer`s manifesting singing reminiscent
a little bit Mark E Smith`s hacking appearance. On the other side, it does not mean that Vortex Rex is a copy of The Fall (Vortex Rex is more spaced-out, more acute through their convulsive dodges and propulsions). The gig scenario was based on
intense chord changes varied with more laid-back extensions in time, however,
concretely depending on the tracks. In a word, it was interesting first meeting
with this combo.
Wood Spider – Decadence (2014)
/Freak folk, Weird folk, New
Weird America, Indie folk, Psych-folk, Balkan folk, World music/
Comment: it is
problematic if not impossible to punctually categorise Decadence because of being immersed in providing a shitloads of hints,
reflections and tendencies. The NY residing Wood Spider`s music can be
classified into the New Weird America pigeonhole, however, the sextet`s music
used to be a little bit deviated considering an average example from the
movement. The main element to make difference on it is a fervent accordion
amongst the other instruments thereby adding Parisian street sounds and Balkan
folk facets to their soundscape. Additionally, dizzy gipsy-alike singing keeps another
interstice within it. However, the aforementioned elements are channelized in their own context and presented in a twisted,
burlesque mood. Although their aesthetics chimes mundanely it seems to be far
more than just the capacity of their premises. Indeed, their approach is too
artsy just to be a mere pub folk group. Fairly sympathetic are melancholic accordion-based
drones meanwhile counterbalancing a carnival-alike ambience. At such moments
Wood Spider`s chamber aesthetics come quite close to the likes of Beirut, Bark Cat Bark and
The Retuses, for instance. Overall, imagine as if Animal Collective performing at
a poppy Balkan music festival. It might be readily the band is laughing at it
all. Let`s live up to it!
9/25/2014
Recent Music Heroes Mixtape #11 (26.09.2014)
[Teaser of the day] Anteaters & The Women Who Love Them - Return To The Sea
- Psych-folk
- Free folk
- Weird folk
- Music hall
- Psych-rock
- New Weird America
- Freak folk
Release: The Sea is Blind
Label: Self-released/Bandcamp
Year: 2009
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