K.D. Expression – For the Broken Heart from Collapsed Dreams (2007)

Nishi

No Type

• Ambient pop 
• Electronic music 
• Trance 
• Alternative dance
• Chilltronica 
• EDM
• Hi-NRG
• Electronic pop 
• Organic electronica 
• Electro pop

Comment: Sascha Müller aka Pharmacom`s discography and involvement in music is being impressive. As an artist and as a DJ and as the leader of imprints he has also taken part in the establishment of the weblabel/audio world. 9-track For the Broken Heart from Collapsed Dreams is a churning blend of electro beats, bombastic synthesised orchestrations, trance-y threads and atmospheric upper layers providing the asylum to an acid/ecstasy-intoxicated head (it results in a placebo effect though because this part is also thoroughly synthetic). As I have figured out one of his tenures was to play as a DJ at Love Parade. I guess he has played better music there as an average music choice used to be there (which has been quite horrendous in fact!). At least one can hear over there is certainly better stuff. In truth, the current issue is also more mainstream rather than underground influenced because all those bold electro rhythmic patterns and synthesised pads used to be in the contemporary EDM vein (but my intention is not to dilute the estimation of the album because of that). On the other side, given that the issue was released in 2007 on Canadian underground imprints like No Type, and Nishi its mainstream tendency was not so clear then. In a nutshell, it is a solid, coherent flow. It vamps up a mood that is tumultuous and soothing ceaselessly as if the reflection from a day of a person with bipolar syndrome and provides some interesting compositional solutions as well.

Samarah – Robots Smile Too (2006)

Nishi

No Type/Panospria

• Indietronica 
• Electro-indie 
• Alternative 
• Electronic music 
• DIY 
• Lo-fi 
• Dream pop 
• Minimal electro 
• Electro pop

Comment: what is that? Is it a reaction to electroclash music having been so prevalent in the beginning of the 00s? On the other side, it could be admitted to be a subdued and strongly decelerated version of Ladytron. Samarah provides a remarkably more lo-fi, primitive and minimal counterpoint to it. It is just the truth in a half measure. The listener can hear progressions toward the aesthetic of dream pop. Or are the progressions instead of it something reflecting upon the more immersive and ghastly trajectories by Throbbing Gristle? The truth is obviously somewhere out there. The issue is a part of the discography of Nishi, No Type, and Panospria, a quite weird and important angle from Canada within the netlabel/webaudio world. Indeed, robots smile too but the question is whether the smile is human-friendly or not?

Leksha – Mark EP (2006)

Nishi

• Glitch-hop
• Experimental techno
• Glitch-techno
• Glitch-electro
• Abstract
• Avant-electro

Comment: Leksha`s 4-track issue is a nervous yet sublime issue on its own. First of all, it is a convulsive trudge through heavy glitched-out rhythms and minimally designed noise laden frequencies thereby making up an idiosyncratic experience eventually. At times buzzing synth induced drones used to get magnified and amplified in a spastic yet charming way (nmttm). The backbones of the pieces are not steady at all as if a substance represented over there having no restful, relaxing aspect on its own. By the way, by listening to the issue I recommend to watch the cover print of the issue which is a movable GIF file of creating psychedelic, dizzy feeling. . In a nutshell, the more I listen to it the more I think it is a classic one. Fascinating shit indeed.

[Vana ning oluline] Fasp Fasp (Nishi)

Ehk mäletate, et umbes kuu aega tagasi arvustasin artisti nimega Hitori Tori (album "Kinematics", (Panospria)), mille taga on kanadalane Julian La Brooy (aka Julian Lavern), kes oli tuntud varasematest projektidest Finch and Fasp. Viimatinimetatu moodustas ta koos Joel Crawford`iga ning vancouverlased reliisisid ainult ühe, samanimelise albumi legendaarse Nishi Records`i alt 2002. aastal.

Ka reliis on nüüd legendaarne. Vähemalt peaks seda olema. Abstraktsed luupivad rütmimustrid, intelligentse techno kontseptsioon, milles on nii kosmilisust-ulmelisust, industriaalset vinet kui kaugustest kajavat halvaendelist kaja; sinna vahele mahuvad ja pealt katavad huvitavad sündiefektid, mis sageli haakuvad pehmemate momentidega, hakates tasahilju IDM-dimensioone kompama. Erinevalt paljudest seesuguse orientatsiooniga puntidest kasutavad nad ka häälutusi, ning kohati julgelt. Näiteks lõpuloos Cyl Fies, mis kõlab elektroonilise (pool)sümfooniana.

Tõepoolest, 11 lugu, mis esmakuulamisel võivad jätta mittemidagiütleva mulje, kuid järgmiste kuulamistega avanevad ning toovad purustava potentsiaali esile.

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