5/25/2012
Death by Snoo Snoo - LP (2010)
9.4
/Indie punk, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Post-punk, Art punk, Dub rock/
Comment: this collective comes out from Finland who used to fuse frenzied garage rock, swiftly striking punk and arty, indie-embellished stuff into an enormous alternative rock chunk. Because of being headed by female vocals and sort of half-shrieking it reminds of Elastica, Slutever, and Bikini Kill. On the other side, Black Worm surprises the listener with a little lopsided, dub-loaded bass frequencies and airy vocal lines. The result is highly galvanic and masterfully balanced between striking power and lofty touch.
Treasure Hunt - Seatec Astronomy (2012)
Lastfm
9.1
/Post-psychedelic electronica, Glo-fi, Avant-pop, Sampledelic, Cut and paste, Sound-art, Experimentalism/
Comment: this one-man-project originates from Dallas, Texas and is headed by Myles Byrne-Dunhill who mixes up a diverse array of aesthetics, veering away from sampledelic excursions and sound art-esque spirituality to more knee-deep, trance-induced space pop shamanism and futuristic glo-fi disco glimpses and psychedelic flickers. In a word, the album is an astral body full of frantic, carnival-alike propulsions, however, which can be compared with the likes of Gang Gang Dance, Faust, Vierivä Viiksiportieeri, Kospel Zeithorn etc.
5/24/2012
Julies Moron - Mr. Nowhere (2003)
8.7
/Sampledelic, DIY, Experimental electronica, Lo-fi, Experimentalism, Nu jazz, Mood music/
Comment: Julies Moron is the nom de plume for the Estonian artist Tanel Põld who had got involved in musical activity in the first half of 00`s when he had produced a handful of releases. This issue includes 13 short-running instrumental pieces which used to shift somewhere in between jazzy, laidback electronica and more tumultuous/experimental developments (including the frequencies of cut and paste aesthetics, noiseful antics, some out of gravity appearances) which is infiltrated with the kind of lo-fi/DIY aura. For instance, A 100 Year Dream sounds like an excerpt taken out from a Meredith Monk`s notch.
5/23/2012
Warm Speakers - Mezcal Noon EP (2011)
8.8
/Alternative dance, Glo-fi, Poptronica, Experimental indie, Chillwave, Alternative, Leftfield/
Comment: Warm Speakers is a glam-electro-indie (or glo-fi) collective from The Big Apple. Behind this one-man-project is a man called Patrick Berlinquette who offers up a handful of tracks spreaded out over 15 minutes. More concretely, the issue used to hark back to the tradition of shoegaze/and powerful dream pop being embellished with charming lo-fi dust and backed up with suggestive disco rhythms. Indeed, Berlinquette searches for the power of seduction.
Louie & The Ocean – Insubstantial (2012)
8.6
/IDM, Electronic pop, Lo-fi, Electro pop, Mood music/
Comment: this is a drift between IDM-esque beats and downtempo-tinged moody electronica where the listener can meet either melancholic or more swift dodges and angles. Furthermore, the album incorporates the elements of homemade aesthetics and gleaming synth/electro shades. This 9-track album comprises predominantly instrumental notches. In a nutshell, it is obviously better effort than the previous release by Louie & The Ocean, the French artist used to be.
5/22/2012
Hox Vox - Hurry Up Harry - part 2 (2012)
8.9
/Alternative, Avant-garde, Avant-prog, Psychedelic rock, World music, Funk, RIO, Experimental rock, Crossover, Progressive rock/
Comment: Gianluca Missero aka Hox Vox is back with his brand new one (21 pieces) whose axis comprises the elements of lopsided progressive rock (let`s call it this way). On the other side, it involves lots of reference points extending from psychedelic funk and disco vibes and bhangra-laden thudding to more ethnic-mixed developments and (psychedelic) trance-alike synthesized bubbling and acidic synth-driven art rock manifestos. It is obvious on the album that one stylistical element used to meld quickly and organically into another. Now and then it sounds like the direct translation broadcasted from a carnival. In a word, Hox Vox proves again to have been a talented musician in his explorations. The album id dedicated to the memory of Marco Bianchi, the drummer of Death In Venice.
Kisszanto - Surrealism On Tape (2011)
8.5
/Trip-hop, Hip-hop, Downtempo, Sampledelic, Cut and paste, Lo-fi, Mood music, DIY/
Comment: Kisszanto is a producer and DJ from Hungary whose 11-track album Surrealism On Tape used to soothe and bounce simultaneously. Indeed, it is backed up by a wide array of rhythm sequences veering away from slow-natured breaks and hip-hop-alike patterns to more tumultuous jungle/dnb-relied propulsions. All of that is bruished against the sort of homemade aesthetics. Of course, the listener can feel him/herself a little bit confused because there is difference between the title and the content of the album, though, the result is enough enjoyable on its own (built upon repetitive structures, looptronic aesthetics). No doubt, such kind of music seems to be highly influenced by the oeuvres of Flying Lotus.
I Am Esper - Echoes From A Cold Planet (2012)
8.6
/Psycho-acoustic, Acousmatics, Avant-garde, Dark ambient, DIY, Lo-fi, Dystopbient/
Comment: this long-running, 18-minute composition seems to be within the realm of lo-fi-tinged black ambient where the listener can perceive hollow shades and some lack of gravity. Indeed, it is a little provolking due to its coarseness and intention to drift in between barely audible and unheardable dimensions as if all of that were situated at the botoom of a well somewhere. Oh, I have forgotten it - it is a cold astral body actually.
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