The Fells Division - Lying On Asphalt EP (2011)

White Moon

9.3

/Punk rock, Space rock, Alternative rock, No Wave, Psych-rock, Avant-rock, Experimental rock/

Comment: there are up 3 tracks, 2 of them (the two first ones) are stylistically different from the last one. More concretely, The Fells Division pushes off with dirty and aggressive yet highly catchy punk rock progressions which will be followed by an instance of spacey psych-rock which is made up of resounding, heavy guitar gears and exorcized vocal lines. All`s very OK.   

Mixtape 28.05.2012

Mixtape

Tracklist:

Bulimic Orgy & Mile - Smiling Suburbs

http://dustedwax.org/dwk126.html

Hurtato Bros. Royal Marimba Band of Guatemala - Aida Selection

http://archive.org/details/HurtatoBros.RoyalMarimbaBandOfGuatemala-AidaSelection

FranzSnake - Mikazukino Fantasia

http://mayoware.seesaa.net/article/252983021.html

The Smallest Bones - A Ghost In The Kitchen

http://thesmallestbones.bandcamp.com/

Carl-step - From Far Away

http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a106013/from-far-away

Vèvè Seashore - Seven Inch Script IV (Warsaw Warpig)

http://dyingforbadmusic.com/dfbm09-the-veve-seashore-seven-years-of-gulliver.phtml

Ringo Star - Washington

http://www.rackandruinrecords.com/

Cidulator - Midnight Occupation

http://www.cidulator.basicbroadcast.com/bestof.html

[Teaser of the day] A Problem Like Maria - No Me Hagas Daño

Globoscuro - Riccardo III (2012)

Enough 

Lastfm

9.1

 /Avant-industrial, Hauntology, Avant-garde, Drone, Spoken word, Crossover, Psycho-acoustic/

Comment: Globoscuro, the Livorno, Italy-based musical project provides 8 notches spreaded out over 54 minutes. It involves the elements of spoken word and ghastly sort of industrial music which used to be full of hysterical despair, painful female crying and paralyzing angst which used to step by step bulge throughout the course. Now and then the result is managed to pour out into a mystical and theatrical sea reminding a little of Alio Die (also from the same country), for instance.

Spell - Hex (2011)

Panospria/No Type

9.3

/Drone, Ambient drone, Experimental electronica, Avant-garde, Experimentalism/

Comment: the centre of this 4-track release is made up of ethereal female vowel effects which is adorned with pitchbent layers and hazy, billowy electronic manipulations. By nature the album is a little bit dark-hued, however, being filled in with suggestive repetitions, and fluttering loops. In a word, it is a creepy, stalking whole which seems to be built upon the same aspects, though, being re-ranked permanently. However, the exception is focused upon Just a Matter of Time which slightly resembles of Bjork due to its electro-drenched incantation/shamanism.

Acre4 - April In March (2012)

Bandcamp

9.3

 /Alternative, Leftfield, Downtempo, Chamber rock, Post-rock, Indietronica, Epic/

Comment: Acre4 is a French duo whose music on the recent issue used to rotate around soothing guitars, lush ascension of orchestrations and sampled voice snippets which are backed up by angular beat programming, however, stylistically extending from elusive indietronic appearances and subdued (down)tempo to highly anthemic chamber and post-rock jitters.

[Teaser of the day] RxGibbs - Futures

Wrong Way Home - Forest Spawn (2011)

Black Mess

9.2

/Avant-industrial, Experimentalism, Abstract electronica, Drone, Avant-garde, Noise, Industrial illbient, Non-music, Pyscho-acoustic, Acousmatics/

Comment: this 8-track whole starts off with booming bass billets tightly surrounded by dark-tinged spheres and abrasive oscillations which in turn are filled in with spoken word snippets, nihilistic noise examples, organic concrete sounds, and intensive, white-coloured industrial droning and looping bits. In contrast, there are up some notches which used to flutter in a more restraint way comprising soft synth vibes and (relatively) dormant electronic gears, out of gravity-hued layers and much more. Indeed, many more aspects.

The OO-Ray – Waimea (2011)

 Distance

9.4

/Ambient, Ambient drone, Shoegaze, Post-rock, Experimental rock, Minimal, Epic/

Comment: this set of a handful of compositions tends to drift between ethereal and noiseful territories searching for redemption due to these amplified reciprocal poles. Stylistically it appears to be highly epic and majestic shifting somewhere inbetween anthemic, symphonical propulsions and compelling droning outlets and beatific post-rock-esque panoramas. Furthermore, at times these sonic progressions do reach lofty shoegaze-tinged points and undulating anchors (Bee Symphony). Indeed, the album includes a batch of stylistical and sonical infiltrations and organic transmissions.

Depth Affect/John Cassettes EP (2006)

autres_directions

9.2

 /Indietronica, Alternative dance, Big Beat, Experimental electronica, Organic electronica, Electronic pop, Remixes/

Comment: this album comprises a loads of remixes which used to shift over the territories of indie and electronica, searching for some mild opportunities to land and seat itself in a more appreciated location somewhere near the centre of the indie scene. More concretely, at this 9-piece album sizzling synth bits and dance-appealed electro vibes surrounded by ringing yet mechanical guitar chords and syncopated vocal/and rap snippets have the deciding role to play in perceiving and teasing. The listener can detect the remixes by the likes of OffTheSky, Mitchell Akiyama, Melodium among others.