Keyboard Choir - Electrical Unity EP (2009)

Lastfm
Brainlove Records

8.7

/Neokrautrock, Experimental indie, Electronic pop, Synth pop, Psychedelic/

Comment: This issue was publicized yet at those times (some years ago) while Lastfm embarked on with the official presentation of new albums under its own umbrella. However, Keyboard Choir, an Oxford-based and Brian Eno-approved combo was an excellent choice, showcasing a potent mix upon synthesized nowadays and yesterday. More concretely, soothing, even inside directed realms were variegated with subtly tumbling krautrock-esque lines, reminiscent sometimes of an impetus similar to Ladytron (Witching Hour, for instance).

Ana Threat - Tug Of War Of Love (2010)

Kill Mommy
Lastfm

7.7

/Primitive pop, Anti-punk, Lo-fi, DIY, Blues, Psychedelic, Weird, Garage rock/

Comment: Ugghhh, what the hell is the coverprint about... . This is a combo from Vienna, Austria offering a weird 5-track set of primitivistic notches. Though being apparently the primitive output, however, such sort of nihilistic approach toward punk, garage sounds, psychedelia makes sense nevertheless.

Isak Goldschneider, Amy Horvey, Jeff Morton - Mille Bayous (2011)

Panospria

8.6

/Electro-acoustic, Improvised music, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Psycho-acoustic/

Comment: On the first album of this classically trained Canadian trio can be detected for different aspects through electro-acoustic music, improvised jams and hardly definable sonic experiments. In fact, every path in the realm of electro-acoustic activity are so heavily explored thereby it should not be surprising at all if someone has managed to be a little prejudiced toward it either. Fortunately it is a different case (besides this is a short-running issue). However, the best moments on it are closely related to organ-induced passages and treated sonic tissues (warped voice snippets?) and abrasively chiming metallic overthrows evoking more moods and sensibility.

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Ocelote Rojo - Pacarina (2011)

Bandcamp
Lastfm

8.6

/Psych-folk, Avant-folk, Drone folk, Experimental folk/

Comment: Behind Ocelote Rojo is Francisco Aravena who has managed to sail on this 4-track EP with the help of tenderly fingerpicked and strummed guitars, hypnotic drone, mystically chiming gongs as if sounding from a remote distance and being surrounded by a sort of mystical vapour and found sounds. However, sometimes it seems to have acquired a profound ritualistic disposition, the other time just cutting down its brooding consistency and getting more lighter. First of all, it is a contemplative trip into yourself. The coverprint is grandeur as well.

Vent God - Running Thought (2010)

Radio Hand
Lastfm

8.4

/Grunge, Alternative rock, Power pop, Dream pop/

Comment: Vent God is a trio from Russia being influenced by sleepless nights, heaven and universe. However, this is a four-track EP filled in with vigorous grunge-influenced tunes of being mixed up with catchy yet dream-filled melodies and gears. The singer`s vocal is flavoured with Billy Corgan-alike abrasive tinge which makes really sense anyway. The outstanding track is Stuck In letting the positive final chord to the release. A honest rock and roll case.

MC Cullah - E=MC Cullah (2009)

MC Cullah
Free Music Archive
Lastfm

8.4

/Hip-hop, Rap music, Electro, Experimental hip-hop, Soul funk, Electro pop, Indie-hop/

Comment: MC Cullah is a hip-hopper/electro producer from Milwaukee, USA having released the E=MC Cullah when he was at the age of 18 years old. Despite of his young age, indeed, he is keen to deliver an interesting, multi-faceted set of 15 tracks where obligatory hip-hop/rap repertory are augmented with Rhodes-biased soul funk, delicious autotuned vocals, down-tempo-dominated and chiptune-backed rhythms, synthesized psychedelic buzz girders, rolling-crackling electro synths, and even a bit louchè dance beats. By the way, some tracks do have apparent indie (rock) influences (for instance, Mance Dance - besides the indisputable leading motive, however, does it have another, verbally indicative hint at the Manchester/madchester band James`s huge hit She`s A Star either?)

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Magic Places - 2071 EP (2011)

Mediafire

9.3

/Club dance, Deep techno, Electronic pop, Avant-dance, Experimental dance, Cosmic pop, Space synth/

Comment: I made an extract from the following text I have found at Lastfm. Magic Places were form from void some-time in late 2005, when citizen-scientist Paul M. Goerner began to amass a respectable collection of volunteers, some electronic and some biologic, in the anticipation of experimenting with deep space transmission. Indeed, it sounds like pop music in 2071, based upon hypnotic dance cadences, acid-fried synth lines, chopped-up vocal flutterings, high-energized breakbeat-meets-motorik techno strikes, all of which is supplemented by synth lines with cosmic echoes, angelic women voices and much more else. in a nutshell, though all the whole can be considered a part of club dance entertainment, however, the album seems to have some special off-kilter angles and peculiar attitudes to be elevated beyond the recent time and location. A case of experimental club dance indeed.

Sunshower Orphans - Avenue Abyss (2011)

Bandcamp
State Capital
Lastfm

7.8

/Shoegaze, Noe-psychedelia, Dance rock, Crossover, Electronic, Poptronica/

Comment: On their sophomore album the NY-based quartet Sunshower Orphans is used to follow a kind of formula within the basic spot is directed upon dream-alike shoegaze/nugaze sound (like Soundpool, for instance) which often meets with Animal Collective-influenced exultant pop peaks, and at times with danceable neo-psychedelia a la Yearsayer. Although an interesting issue on its own, however, it does lack a (minor) teaser from the roster unfortunately. Or a track called Public Pool Daze would have some hints at bigger potential yet?