United Consumer Fuckers - Prepare For Revolution (2011)

Anonymous Archives
EnoughRecords
Lastfm

9.0

/Mash-up, Plunderphonics, Cut and paste, Sound collage, Conceptual/

Comment: a challenging political manifesto by an unknown artist who is intended to step against the worsening situation pertaining of economical and moral situation and political decisions in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The album functions to create a cutting mix of diverse artists and albums, all of that is managed to create fifteen short-running tracks. It veers away golden age disco, post-punk, electronic pop, hip-hop, and even hair rock-ish noodling. The timespan of recycled tracks extends from 1968 to 2009. By the way, this is the first record issued on the EnoughRecords`s sublabel Anonymous Archives.

Puffin On My Side - Lech-Lecha (2011)

Inglorious Ocean

9.4

/Post-rock, Epic, Instrumental rock, Ambient, Ambient rock, Chamber rock/

Comment: Puffin On My Side is a solo project of the Rome-based Alessio Mecozzi who is known as a member of the rock group Mokadelic. In fact, similarly to Mokadelic this album of 5 tracks consists mainly of the elements of instrumental post-rock interwoven with atmospheric plateaus, amusing spoken word interludes and attaining its objective with dream-charged milieus. All I can say about it is just amazing. The album is a dignified sequel to the issue Early Morning (2009). In addition to Inglorious Ocean I recommend listen to artists released on such labels as Futurerecordings, Dedicated, and Wise Owl.

Transhuman Apocalypse - Ambient Anonymous (2011)

Silent Strikes - 27/Infinit (2011)

Bad Panda

9.0

/Post-rock, Downtempo, Crososver, Organic electronica/

Comment: Silent Strike is a combo from Bucharest, Romania conveying to us just a pair of notches - 27, and Infinit, respectively. It is a silentful ride along the paths of downtempo, post-rock, balmily buzzing synths, and providing a little glacial ambience strewed over the structures of picturesque scaffolds. However, Silent Strikes` kindred souls extend from Sigur Ros, and Mank to Orange Crush, and aAirial.

Saåad - It Was LP (2010)

Bandcamp

9.2

/Dark ambient, Dark wave, Sound art, Minimal, Ambient noise/

Comment: the Frenchman Romain Barbot`s sound is placed on hold somewhere inbetween ambient, dark wave, noisy ambient and sound-art-like aspirations (those sublimely undulating hiss doses around the main intentions of the record). Here are set up 7 tracks which are loftily stuttering ones with epic orchestration-afforded reverberations. Throughout the course it seems to be minimal, murky, and slightly threatening.

Mr. Spastic - Lucid (2011)

8bitpeoples

8.8

/8-bit, Chiptune, Tracker music, New Wave, Synth pop, Crossover, Bitpop/

Comment: synth pop/New Wave meets tracker/chiptune/8-bit music. Propulsive synth whiffs are supplemented with sawtooth-alike sonic fringes and dreamily glistening vocal supplies over it. By the new wave-ish side this set of 5 tracks reminds a little of David Sylvian`s group Japan, and Jef Barbara.

Mr. Spastic - tEh rOx!

Omara - Simultanmassakker (2011)

Omaramusic

9.2

/Industrial techno, Dub-tech, Experimental techno, Deep techno, Electro, Tekno/

Comment: I love the German Omara`s deep, gleaming grooves running in the repetitive vein of techno, tekno, electro, and dub which at times is wrapped up with the lopsided noisy and industrial-esque forays of post-krautrock music. All of that is played up in 3 long-running tracks which is thought for your spongy matter and for your legs. All the tracks are as similar as different yet, on the first place, craftily elaborated to make huge impact on the listener`s understanding and perception. Why? Because of having appealing, progressive mind throughout the course of the notches. However, Omara seems to be a happy man having ability to create such outstanding kind of music and owning its own record label.

Quell Figure - Roots (2011)

U-Torn

8.7

/Drum and bass, Jungle, Experimental techno, Experimental electronica, Breakbeat, Crossover/

Comment: the Russian Daniil Kasperovich`s 8-track album is influenced by intelligent dance music, sultry techno, off-kilter drum and bass/jungle and poignant breaks, this way reflecting upon its own progressions as well. However, the programmed beats are at times varied with brooding piano chords.

Proviant Audio - Mushrooms EP (2009)

Sojus Records Network

9.3

/Nu-jazz, House, Acid jazz, Afrobeat, Sampledelic, Cut and paste, Crossover, Sound collage/

Comment: during the last days I have reviewed lots of such sort of albums having its very point focused upon sampledelic basic, catchy trip-hop/hip-hop grooves. The Norwegian Mathias Stubø`s work (being then in the age of 17 years old) shows up much similarity with such kind of music, yet demonstrating more affinity toward catchy nu-jazz, psychedelic afrofuturism and looping house music. Furthermore, including peculiar spoken word lines (cigarette is a very democrate instrument). In conclusion, it is really expressive and impressive.