Thuuooom - Uinua (2012)

Textural Healing

9.2

/Black ambient, Ambient drone, Drone, Minimalism, Avant-garde, Abstract electronica, Sound art, Experimentalism/ 

Comment: Thuuooom is an one-man, Finnish-based experimental/avant-garde combo whose nature is quite problematic to categorize properly for. Some albums of him seems to be more concept-relied or some instrument-centered ones. This time Tuomo`s 6-piece album is about intense, minimally treated ambient and drone explorations which in turn are embellished with obscure, black-coloured dust. Yet, the power of the album are brought forth thanks to some sonic minutiae, i.e barely audible, repetition-heavy oscillations.Furthermore, the closing track Release is built upon shimmering loops and adjacent, ascending synth chords. Very beautiful indeed.   

Wojciech Wszelaki - the motyw - out of space (2012)

Archive

Bandcamp

8.4

/Progressive techno/trance, Dance pop, Synth pop, Space disco, New Wave, Electro pop, Robot pop/

Comment: this set of 11 tracks involves a broad array of the explotation of synths, however, veering stylistically away from glamorous electro pop and elegant space disco grooves to more cheesy, eurobeat-tinged appearances and Dusseldorf-inspired robot pop examples and progressive techno and trance mixed rhythm patterns. Although at times it seems to be way too bulimic, however, at its most refined moments Wszelaki has acquired his own flavour.       

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.