12/04/2014
Lars From Mars – Life On Mars (2009)
/Experimental electronica,
Glitchtronica, Avant-electronica/
Comment: Lars From Mars`
music merges a modern approach of electronica with an old, though, vanguard
one. At times it sounds like a dada-alike one because of providing heavily
manipulated results being thoroughly chopped and cut up or pitched up to a
degree of showcasing a sense of humour an even absurd. The soundscape is
relatively straightforward and easy to follow – these elements do not clash and
splash against one another, however, the whole is quite intense nevertheless.
It involves a lot of sonic elements – from the aforementioned cuts and
glitched-out noises to compelling bleeps, epic interferences and mutant sonic
bits. Obviously for Mars habitants this outlet would be a fine pop album.
Aydio – Deltitnu EP (2009)
/Post-rock, Alternative
dance, Indietronica, Alternative pop, Mood music/
Comment: Aydio`s 4-track issue chimes like an one produced by a baggy/Madchester
musician whose ambition was to create something a little bit different, however,
having no intention to get rid of his/her old habits. More profoundly,
intriguing guitar shapes, reversed effects, doleful glimpses and reverberating
patterns skim its rhythm-driven and hiss laden surface which in turn having
hints at burbly 90s indie dance music (as I previously said already), loose
down-tempo frequencies. Indeed, the result is fabulous and fulfilled.
Matteo Gomez – Nudoman EP (2014)
/Techno, Tech-house, House/
Comment: Matteo Gomez`s a
handful of tracks is a delicate blend between techno and house propulsions
which are embellished with some industrial inspired sonic bits at times. There
are up two possibilities right now - the whole sounds like one track having no
eyes and time to turn its head to the right or to the left side (if you are
listening to it as an instance of muzak). On the other side, if you are
listening to it while being in a more concentrate mood then you are able to
perceive lots of nuances between these tracks. For instance, you can perceive those
really hypnotic rhythmic hooks on the finishing track, and the lush motif
progression on the starting track.
Los Subwoofus – El23 (2007)
/Avant-pop, Leftfield, Noise
rock, Experimental indie, Krautrock, Chill out, Electro-indie, New Age/
Comment: actually it is quite problematic to
categorize El23 because of having
hints at different directions and compartments. It is simultaneously poppy and
cutting-edge thereby reminding of such combos as Stereolab, Pram, and
Broadcast, for instance. However, Los Subwoofus` concept is generally a little
bit harsher and more noise music reflecting and on the other side showing up more
skidding chill out, filter-heavy house music, Latin influenced and New Age
music drenched music (more concretely, talking about the ending track Un Tema). In detail, this 10-track issue
does have flirtation with glistening analogue synth driven pop music, kraut
inspired rhythmic power, howling and soothing space music edges, noisy
climaxes, sampledelic insights, big beat and breaks centred cadence labyrinths
and even adding hirsute scratches and hip-hop paces to the mix. Listen to it
and try to catch this weird beast!
Ester Poland – Sleipnir (2014)
/Post-metal, Kraut-metal,
Psychedelic metal, Epic, Experimental metal, Noise metal/
Comment: although Ester Poland`s album is tagged as doom metal it is
actually a little more or than just doom metal. It can be considered an example
of metal music played with the approach of krautrock. More concretely, the
Finnish duo`s (T. Vatanen, and L. Väinölä) album consists of 4 long-running
compositions (up to 20 minutes!) each of them can be considered a chapter on
its own. The whole sounds truly epically due to massive and incisive guitar riffs, static drones, psychedelic noises, and epic moaning full of spellbinding power and paralyzing noise.
Sleipnir is obviously one of the
best metal albums in 2014 so far.
Кровавая Соска & Колхозный Jazz-PUNK & vzlproj & ЭкшN & Fecvlt & Бригада Жестокого Романтика - Жанна Фриске Должна Сдохнуть (2014)
/Primitive music, Eurodance,
Harsh noise, Digital hardcore, Conceptual/
Comment: indeed, this 6-track
album is a conceptual one because of being inspired by the fatal brain cancer (glioblastoma
multiforme) of Žanna Friske, a Russian pop singer and TV host. On the other
side, by knowing very well hatred and misanthropic and anti-pop concepts of
Popsakal Records it is not surprising at all to be resulted in mocking the
singer in a serious way. Musically, it embraces different genres – from harsh digital
hardcore to plundering gimcrack Eurodance pop snippets (which were so popular
in the 90s in Russia) to mutilate it with pitch effects and creating a frantic,
one sample based rhythm ridden track, and a hard rock riff based track. The album also reflects upon rage against
the sluts and fondness for hinting at scatophilia in their compositions. In a
word, this pill would be very devastating for Žanna.
11/30/2014
Kaleidonauts – Tigermouse (2008)
/Folk indie, New Weird
America, Indie folk, Psychedelic folk, Americana, Alt-folk/
Comment: The project is a transatlantic collaboration project between
Smally (The Wheelies) and Jon of the Atom (Dead Canaries) who recruited lots of
other musicians to fulfil their aesthetical ambitions and artsy reflections. Tigermouse is their sophomore issue
which was produced at pinnacle of the New Weird America movement at the end of
the 00s. This 13-track issue is amusingly jaunty and energetic filled with
psychedelic keyboard whiffs, sheeny glockenspiel chords and catchy guitar
strumming and exaggerated singing pads or on the other side providing more
majestic insights into their intimate world. However, listen to I`ll Be Your Pavement, and 4000 Mile Dream, and Blood Music, and Oh No, and The Somewhere Song
these are truly great pop songs, full of life and getting you an additional
boost. The album is related to such fabulous free folk and experimental
rock/indie platforms as Quixodelic, Daydream Generation, and deceased CLLCT.
Plusplus – Psycho (2014)
/Indie folk,
Epic, Americana, Art rock, Baroque pop/
Comment: I can remember for the British
musician Adam Randmall`s previous issues like Evils (2011, La bèl), and Game
Over (2012, La bèl) which used to be principally folk-tinged music, though,
being accentuated with diverse influences from here and there. The recent album
starts off with majestic, Americana-loaded glides and volatile insights into a
beautiful alternative world thereby a little reminding of Mercury Rev`s epic
moments. The whole is absolutely instrumental, though, voice would be a decent addition
to accentuate such kind of baroque/chamber music. In a word, the result is
solid and pleasant worth to be enjoyed and dive into memories.
Morgue Of Saints – Sleep/Death (2013)
/Doom metal, Post-metal,
Avant-metal, Funeral metal, Neoclassical/
Comment: Morgue Of Saints is an one-man project
from Montrèal, Quebec, Canada whose three track debut album is loaded with
heavy particles, punching energetic vectors and destructive riffs. The starting
composition is delicately drenched with funeral vapour and neoclassical
impulses, the other ones are stylistically more doom-laden and used to grind
against the listener`s ears and soul with repetitive patterns of gravel-filled
drones and ironic mud-eating. Furthermore, the artist`s music is almost
tectonic in its slowness as if depicting the creation of the Earth many
billions years ago. It is almost horrendous in a picturesque manner.
11/23/2014
Twyxu - At Dawn And Dusk You Come (2014)
/Post-rock, Noise, Ambient
rock, Electronic, Drone, Avant-garde, Kosmische Musik, Experimental rock,
Ambient drone/
Comment: this 7-track issue is an amazing
listening thanks to its mystical peripheries of sublime noise plateaus,
exuberant post-rock jitters and spaced-out incantations. Actually the album
represents a huge periphery on its own. The more you listen to it the more you
get involved in a vast picture of galaxy or outer space. Indeed, it seems to be
no music anymore, it is rather a tremendous prayer or chant to call people back
to their own roots. Despite its technical approach and premises the album
chimes truly in an organic way like a swarm of bees or hornets frequently. At
times Nicola Fornasari aka Twyxu´s masterpiece reminds of Seefeel`s more experimental glimpses into
a morose ambient and electronic mixed universe. All in all, it is one of the
best albums in 2014 so far. Fabulous.
Mudlark – Zimdahl (2014)
/Math rock, Art rock, Epic,
Avant-rock, Experimental rock, Post-rock, No Wave/
Comment: Wood And Wire is a
fine Australian label whose catalogue is a part of those labels thought for
distribution of cutting edge music produced on the Green Continent. Mudlark is
a fine example of how merge avant-garde tendencies with math rock and post-rock
bottoms in an organic way. More concretely, Zimdahl encompasses lots of majestic overdrives embellished with
hi-hat sounds, clockwork-alike and electronic effects, repetitive sonic
patterns and angular yet delay-enriched guitar chords and there are up many
interactions between guitars and rhythm sections. Undoubtedly such kind of
music does have more similar characteristics with academic circles than
pop-oriented guitar pop bands. Still it sounds somewhat poppy in a strange and
otherworldly way (similarly to Mice Parade, for instance). It is truly artsy and marvellous created for
the listener`s sake who likes music. In a word, it is a very mature work with a
lot of depth.
Andreas Bick – Eolo (2013)
/Musique concrete, Organic
electronica, Conceptual, Experimental electronica/
Comment: this issue
consists of two relatively short-running tracks particularly regarding the
concept of it. It is a tight blend of concrete sounds, extended vowel
experiments and spacey horizons. In spite of its mellow and dulcet nature the
release sounds like an endless, even somewhat uptight outlet. However, these
contrasty sides regarding the premises and effect allow an extraordinary
dimension to the whole. It sounds like a lullaby for unidentified flying
objects. If you are deemed to be an UFO then you should listen to it. It is
thought for human beings as identified flying object as well. The issue is released on Galavrna, an Italian label for field recording music.
11/20/2014
w02f – 01 (2013)
/Ambient drone,
Experimentalism, Glitch ambient, Avant-garde, Noise, Abstract, Ambient/
Comment: this 8-track
album is an amazing listening experience created by Sankt Peterburg, Russia
based producer Alexandr Remington. Those tracks used to chime like glimpses
coming out from outer space to reflect the past which is actually future for us
on Earth. Of course, his soundscapes remind me of Tim Hecker`s early
masterpieces threaded with glitched out white noise impulses and washed out
with overwhelming hisses frequently. Remington`s music is a fine example of how
to amplify low frequencies to the next level. Although all these tracks are
very long-running ones these will seamlessly change their shapes and
organically veer into other Galaxies. In a word, it is an otherworldly
mesmerizing experience.
Walt Thisney – Prangsta (2014)
/Electro-rock, Alternative
dance, Big beat, Hip-hop, Crossover, Ambient trance, Leftfield/
Comment: Walt Thisney`s
concept seems to be a huge melting pot to use it for to get a vast mixed but
delicious sonic cake. Prangsta presents
powerful electro and static soaked indie tendencies to mix them tightly with
bouncy hip-hop rhythms, glistening big beat cadences and sheeny ambient trance
propulsions, however, being always tongue-in-cheek. All in all, this was my
first meeting with this project and undoubtedly not being the farewell one
(there are at least a dozen of issues by them at Bandcamp).
fuyuru0 – Anemone (2012)
/Modern classical, IDM, Glitchtronica,
Noise, Experimental electronica, Remix/
Comment: fuyuru0`s 9-track issue is a mix of
glitch noises and electronic progressions which are frequently accompanied with
classical music glimpses and mildly intense sonic effects. More concretely,
there are up lots of weird pitched sonic bits, microtonal rhythms, delicate
noise scattering and uncanny vowel undertakings swaying through high and low
frequency filters here and there. It does not mean at all these elements are
somehow raspy and painful to the ear. These compositions used to be emotive and
sensitive due to its contrasty sides at its core. Icicle is an outstanding track due to sublime microscopic rhythms
and atmospheric explorations which also does have Daphis remix for its own sake.
Nice listening by any means.
Period Three – Morose Beach (2014)
/Noise, Experimental
electronica, Abstract, Glitchtronica, Experimentalism, Avant-garde/
Comment: the Canadian David Turgeon`s 9-track issue moves along the pathway of freely improvised
music which is spiced up with more or less brutal (brown) noise incisions,
microscopic glitch-y sonic spots, muffled incantations, orchestrated tendencies
and…actually much more. At times his soundscape turns into fairly austere, even
abstract minimalism, at times he stands up to go walking across wide-ranging
plateaus and gliding over dimensional plateaus. The album hides many layers of
depth which can be discovered after many listening times. The issue is released under a legendary Canadian label, No Type. In a word, all the
aforementioned elements do hint at it this is a fine instance of Quebec province
based experimental music scene (GYBE!, Martin Tetreault, Simon Trottier,
Nicholas Bernier, Fly Pan Am, Tim Hecker, Muhr etc).
11/16/2014
[Teaser of the day] Kreatiivmootor - Irratsionaalne
- Alternative rock
- Dada music
- Leftfield
- Experimental rock
- Improvised music
Elisa Luu – Shebeen (2014)
/Folktronica, Acid folk,
Electronic, New Weird Italia/
Comment: Shebeen is the first single from Rome residing Elisabetta Luciani`s brand new album Enchanting Gaze. The single consists of manipulated sonic effects, catchy repeated folk chords, exuberant electronic hovers and ambient loaded panoramas. Undoubtedly she is an outstanding artist. For instance, I can remember for her album The time of waiting (2010, La bèl) which was a tumultuous but organic mix of spherical electronic music, spectral sound art, experimental rock influences and (modern) classical music. In a word, get her new album and enjoy it!
Comment: Shebeen is the first single from Rome residing Elisabetta Luciani`s brand new album Enchanting Gaze. The single consists of manipulated sonic effects, catchy repeated folk chords, exuberant electronic hovers and ambient loaded panoramas. Undoubtedly she is an outstanding artist. For instance, I can remember for her album The time of waiting (2010, La bèl) which was a tumultuous but organic mix of spherical electronic music, spectral sound art, experimental rock influences and (modern) classical music. In a word, get her new album and enjoy it!
A Tiny Window - First Jams With Phil Self (2011)
/Alt-folk, New Weird Britain,
Psych-folk, Improvised music, Live session/
Comment: this is a nice
bundle of 4 tracks coming out from England. A Tiny Window is Matthew Watkins
who is being known from Exeter-based experimental/free/space folk crew Children
of The Drone. This time he collaborates with Kent-based Phil Self (from the
folk and roots music combo Cocos Lovers). The duo improvises on such
instruments as mandolin, baglama, and saz resulting in a bit melancholic but spellbinding,
transcendent progressions of string conjured chords. It makes the listener feel
a little bit dizzy and hazy. Of course, all those who have enjoyed vast
discography by Children Of The Drone and its offshoots may have a hunch what to
expect from it.
DasKapital - Ruído Negro (2011)
/Experimental pop,
Alternative, Electronic pop, Electro-acoustic, Mood music, Leftfield,
Indietronica/
Comment: DasKapital is a
leftfield Spain residing combo whose 8-track issue is filled with different
dodges and insights into an electronic and rock music related world. The
project`s music is deliberately cutting-edge filled with spoken word snippets,
uncanny sounds/noises and sonic effects (especially the finishing track Black Noise, and the starting O Anxo Do Desespero). Of course, it is
not predominating throughout the course but present frequently, though. Mostly
the album is a crossover of electronic sounds and programmed rhythms and rock
music tendencies, however, bringing forth catchy melodies and suggestive
harmonies. The singer`s approach reminds a little bit of Blixa Bargeld`s
murmuring singing manner. In a word, the result is intriguing.
Sun Sunych – Hybris (2014)
/Hip-hop, Rap, Pop/
Comment: Sun Sunych is a Russian hip-hop group
whose 15-track issue is based on male chanting and mainstream/pop influenced rhythms.
The songs are in Russian (with some phrases in English, though) concentrating
on bringing forth attitudes and statements being at times straightforward at
times more ironic. The favourite ditties are sublime Pegasus (with charming female intervention and more soul-soaked
background), Intro (ft. Alex East Block) which
contains intriguing interaction between two singers and ear-catching, pitched
sonic effects. Life (ft. Marina
Zakharchenko) is a simply beautiful pop song, I'd better (ft. Sunniq and Alex East Block) involves a catchy
sample and more funky ambiance around the centre.
Aan -Kultainen Kupoli (2011)
/Drone, Avant-garde, Space
music, Experimentalism, Electro-acoustic, Improvised music, Forest folk/
Comment: Aan is a Finnish
combo whose sound could be classified as forest folk in a general manner,
though, the combo´s aesthetics does have embrace enough other experimental
elements either. More concretely, Aan`s soundscape is constituted by bristled
improvised electro-acoustic progressions, throat singing, vowel experiments and
heavy spaced-out drones thereby reminding a little bit of Vibracathedral
Orchestra, Uton, and Kemialliset Ystävät, for instance. All of that results in convincing
shaman-alike insights and outer space explorations. The album starts off with Aurinkotanssi, and finishes off with Aurinkotranssi.
Bird Paradigma – Abject Fields (2011)
/Noise, Experimentalism,
Rhythmic noise, Improvised music/
Comment: Sara Santos aka Bird Paradigma is an artist from
Lisboa, Portugal whose album is made up of a couple of long-running tracks (the
total time exceeds over an hour) is saturated with heavy bass loaded noises and
drones. More concretely, Bird Paradigma does take on wobbling bass sounds, bent
higher frequencies, and resounding rhythmic noise brushes. Frequently these
sounds will get infiltrated constituting a gormandizing assembly of different
impulses. This album can be deemed a noise music example being equivalent to
jazz/improvised music.
Il Nostro Tempo Violento - Fuori La Tempesta (2014)
/Singer-songwriter, Folk
indie, Alt-folk, Americana, Indie folk/
Comment: behind this
pseudonym hides himself Matteo Micheletti from Siena, Italy. He is also being known
as Emme issuing the album Eravamo Come
Non Saremo Piu' under ViVeriVeve in 2012. However, the recent issue is a
decent example of how to write catchy songs with obvious Americana influences
(though the lyrics are presented in Italian). Micheletti exploits different
templates of song-writing extending from ballad makers to more psychedelic
insights and even slightly spaced-out glimpses. Especially great used to be
those harmonica snippets which are mixed up with predominating guitar patterns.
11/08/2014
Kamutao – Mondo Voyage (2013)
/Nu jazz, Sampledelic,
Hip-hop, Mood music, Exotica pop, Trip-hop, Cuban music, Downtempo, Cinematic/
Comment: similarly to a recently reviewed
album, Morriachi`s The Outer Sphere EP
(2011, Dusted Wax Kingdom) the Barcelona-based artist Kamutao affords for the
listener to say similar adjectives to describe the sound. The artist himself
describes his music as an example of travelling music (watch the title either!).
Indeed, his soothing, mostly jazz samples and loosely skidding rhythms based
print provides a good, sublime feeling for the melomans (and the travellers as
well). Of course, such kind of music is all about details and whitebaits and it
can be described as a permanent experiment to `pile up` different sonic bits to
figure out what will be happening with the listener`s sense and perception.
Undoubtedly this 18-track album is fairly emotive because of coquetting with
yearning whiffs and past loaded beauty. In a word, the album seems to be
full-fledged and convincing. The album is issued on a Mexico-based label, PIR▲.MD
Records.
23RedAnts – We Are Not Dead Yet (2014)
/Improvised music, Experimental
electronica, Drone, Glitch, Experimentalism, Live session, Avant-garde,
Electro-acoustic/
Comment: 23RedAnts is a duo from Vigo, Spain whose 2-track whole consists of setaceous cello
based drones and laptop supported electronic effects. In general, Macarena
Montesinos and Niet F-n`s music is a drift between silence and glitched-out
noise, between electronic wobbles and acoustic configurations, between grey penumbras
and clear-cut occurrences in sound, between superimposed torpor and unexpected
stings into the listener`s brain. Because of it these 14 minutes seem to be composed
of real and invisible, fictional patterns and perceptions.
Golgotha Communications Ltd. – Wine, Women and Song Pt2 (2014)
/Avant-garde, Avant-industrial, Microtonal, Experimentalism, Non-music, Musique concrète, Minimalism, Drone, Micronoise, Acousmatics, Psycho-acoustic/
Comment: Golgotha Communications Ltd. is a Philadelphia,
US-based collective, having been active since the mid-90s. Wine, Women and Song Pt2 is the second compartment of the Wine, Women and Song trilogy. There are
up three long-running compositions, the first of them, One, is made up of sizzling noises, microtonal parallel worlds,
demented vocal samples and dialogues etc. Despite its intensity it results in a
charmingly lethargic output due to the use of calming loop. However, by its
provocative and challenging manner and taking on some similar shifts in form
the combo´s result can be compared with another US-based legend Big City
Orchestra`s some works, for instance. Unarguably it is a “heavy” track due to
its schizoid nature. The following The
Erin Fraud represents remarkably more clear and sheeny sound sheets, though
the droning of it resounds signally louder and jarring but also in a majestic,
spaced-out and epic way. The notch represents decorously the storeyed tradition
of American drone and minimal music since La Monte Young. The result of the finishing
track Three is relatively similar to
the first one because of keep exploring obsessively on those glitch-filled
noises, though adding some concrete music morsels, chamber/neoclassical music
elements and ethnic singing to the melting pot. The development is open as if
would invite you to step into it. However, the last third of the track is
decidedly turned aside with the assistance of unison related singing and
rhythms which in turn would be mashed up and subjected to offset, elliptic
loops. All in all, Golgotha Communications Ltd`s score is wondrous and fascinating.
11/06/2014
[Teaser of the day] G-Do & Xception - The Revolutionist
- Afrofuturism
- Conceptual
- Hip-hop
- Afrofunk
- Psychedelic pop
Morriachi – The Outer Sphere EP (2011)
/Nu jazz, Micro jazz, Mood
music, Hip-hop, Downtempo, Trip-hop, Cinematic, Sampledelic/
Comment: Morriachi`s 10-track issue seduces by stealth rather than by grand gestures. Indeed, it used
to move on across a pathway in a silent way made up of miniature but smoky jazz
samples, some hip-hop wobbles and wonky downtempo induced rhythms. Furthermore,
the artist shows up repetition as a musical instrument. The issue seems to be
creepy and contrasty filled with half-majestic, half-horrendous progressions
thereby affording another meaning to the whole. Very good.
HIJ▲ – No (2012)
/Alternative rock, Baroque
pop, Avant-garde, Shoegaze, Experimental pop, Indietronica/
Comment: Mayra Yasmin Harazatey aka HIJ▲is a
frenetic chic from Argentina whose 5-track issue is a hectic amalgamation of
hirsute guitar progressions, psychedelic synthesizers, warped and uncanny electronics,
mutant vocals and sonic/stereo effects and bristled baroque-alike dodges and panoramas.
Stylistically her spectre extends from shoegaze and blues-induced slaps to more
dada influenced cabaret music. However, at times her soundscape will be calmed
down speaking in the language of murmurs and through the interaction of lone
chords (the first half at No Te Creas).
By kindred souls there can be drawn parallels upon the likes of PJ Harvey, Laurie
Anderson, Maja Ratkje, and Juana Molina, for instance. It is cutting edge for
sure.
Black Gold 360, DJ Fontana – Roasted & Filtered - DJ Fontana Remixes (2009)
/Glitchtronica, Big beat, Alternative
dance, Remix, Improvised music, Cinematic, Downtempo, Free jazz, Nu Jazz/
Comment: 2419 Record is an intriguing label
because of providing very diverse musical examples and alternatives in its vast
discography. For instance, this 8-track issue stretches out sonorous tentacles
in various directions – from exuberant orchestrated and chopped funky rhythms
and suggestive ethnic instrument-based undercurrents and laidback jazzy
soothers to clearly cinematic nu/acid jazz propulsions and glitched-out rhythm
structures and tumultuous free jazz explorations. Furthermore, the album
frequently chimes like a mash-up experiment saturated from energy coming out of
quite different slots and peripheries. Indeed, it is a refreshing and punching
one for your pleasure.
George R. Powell - Legend of Zelda_Majora's Mask: Then the Healing Came OC ReMix (2014)
/Neoclassical, Soundtrack,
Epic, Remix, Alternative, Game music/
Comment: these 200 seconds are fabulous ones –
full of epic, film score-alike ascensions, sublime expansions and delicately
murky glides. The remix comes out of such site as OcreMix which main topic is
dedicated to chiptune/tracker music though this time the progressions used to be
very far away from the style. The tracks` style reminds me of another American Nicholas Kirk`s
handwriting who has been closely related to Whitestone Motion Pictures. The Ninendo game`s original music was created
by Koji Kondo, and Toru Minegishi.
11/02/2014
Chenard Walcker – The Pusher (2006)
/Funk, World fusion, Soul,
Afrofuturism, Psychedelic, Cut and paste, Art rock, Delta blues, Plunderphonics,
Sound collage, Sampledelic, Experimentalism/
Comment: the French surrealist Chenard Walcker
started off his music career in the beginning of the 00s additionally his
visual collage projects. He had been very prolific during the next 4-5 years in
producing music before he fell in diabetic coma. Most of his sound is produced under
his own Free Sample Zone though some of them are being parts of the discography
of WM Recordings, Comfort Stand, and Laboratoire Moderne. Musically he continued
to solidify the tradition of plunderphonics and sample-based music (John
Oswald, People Like Us, Pogo, Cagey House, Christian Marclay, Cassetteboy, The
Evolution Music Committee, Ergo Phizmiz etc). The Pusher is built up on the black music tradition (mostly
US-based but also suggestive of some Africa centred futuristic progressions) but
also adding some volatile art/prog music whiffs and ecclesiastic Catholic
singing into his melting pot. The result is seamlessly mesmeric, persuasive and
may be introducing to discover the rest legacy of the French juggernaut.
mnttaB - 3CR Session July 2014 (2014)
/No Wave, Leftfield, Electronic,
Noise rock, Sampledelic, Alternative dance, Art punk, Post-punk, Space rock,
Dance rock, Alternative rock/
Comment: it is not the first
appearance of the Australia-based collective mnttaB at Recent Music Heroes. I
can remember for their cutting-edge guitar progressions with danceable
electronic undercurrents. However, this 4-track session is an amazing outlet of
much more elements being added to the mix in comparison to previous times. The
issue embarks on with distressfully morose spacey guitar progressions which
will be traded for a sampledelic content at Men
Resisting Change: Second Wave Feminism And Western Films From 1960-1979. WhiteNoise is a hypnotic, spaced-out
dance notch and Welcome To The Planet, Dear
is saturated with heavy electro chips and noise flinders. In a nutshell,
the result is refreshing and kick-ass. Mandatory for all those guys and gals
who think punk is not dead yet.
Infirm Individual – Agoraphobia (2014)
/Black metal, Technical
metal, Goregrind, Hardcore, Sludge metal, Synthpop, Cybergrind, Electronic pop,
Crossover, Organic electronica, Mood music/
Comment: it is obviously the most
challenging work by Infirm Individual who is an one-man-artist from Germany.
Nevertheless how the album title suggests at the time freedom and unlimited magnitude
for playing readily with disparate facets are obviously the most important premises
for him. In general, different branches of metal music are interlaced with more
volatile and glamorous musical strands and appearances. For instance, the
opening track Draugr (The Living Dead)
is an absolute teaser – I cannot remember for a metal/hardcore exemplar never before
of involving sheeny synthpop and (deep) house vibes. Unebelievable indeed.
However, all these abrupt shifts in mood and paces are managed in a way to hit
effect unflaggingly. This 7-track album just must be heard to get the evidence
of it. One is unarguably sure – I am going to add it the best albums list of
mine in 2014.
11/01/2014
[Teaser of the day] Dahga Bloom - Space Is The Place
- Space rock
- Experimental rock
- Avant-prog
- Psych-rock
Huyk – Vacu Sessions 32 (2013)
/Experimental electronica,
Glitchtronica, Noise, Avant-garde/
Comment: Huyk`s 16-minute
long session is fairly intense due to closely adjacent or superimposed elements
consisting mostly of insistent digital progressions, glitch-y bits and noisy
semi-panoramic backgrounds. At times these noise elements are slightly more
buried and coloured in brown, however, resulting in pulsating impulses and surrounded
by glitch-drenched ruffles. The session is composed of 4 compartments (all of
them are titled as Man Of Brass). Is it either a black quadrangle or just a box?
Killorgiveup – Winehoused EP (2011)
/Electronic pop, Witch
house, Alternative pop, Drag house, Poptronica/
Comment: although this EP
contains 3 tracks all these ones will be channelized into one theme and form.
Laura Vunk aka Spice Mouse`s vocal used to loom over slightly ominous progressions
of tight synth mist and some adjacent sonic effects. Sometimes her singing is
supported by the duo`s other part Felix Bondarev (also known from such groups
as Red Samara Automobile Club, and Stones & Holes). Indeed, the release was
issued in 2011 which was the heyday of drag house/witch house appearance and
some (gentler) influences of it can be perceived on this issue either.
Kommando Zurueck - …From Outta Space (2011)
/Electro-punk, Alternative
pop, Electro pop, Robot pop, Electroclash, Camp pop/
Comment: Kommando Zurueck
(or Kommando Zurück) is a collective which does not feel ashamed at all by exploiting
cheesy, even deliberately campy elements to mix them into their electro-influenced
punk/electro-clash embodiment. More concretely, it is a quite contrasty feel to
hear Kraftwerk-esque robotic vocal embellishments along with gimcrack yet often
ironical singing in German and infrequently in English. Furthermore, the whole
seems to be produced tongue-in-cheek. The favourite tracks of mine are Realitaet, and Mega-Bite.
Jared Lee Longer – We Don`t Know What We`re Doing (2011)
/Improvised music,
Experimentalism, Garage rock, Primitivism, Avant-garde, Psych-rock/
Comment: it is hinted at the
ISHITNOISE site Jared Lee Longer is a noise-punk band based out of Southern
Maine, USA. Their 8-track issue breaks out in different directions – from piano-driven
improvised numbers and psychotic garage rock-driven undercurrents to deranged
developments built up on intense rustles and rattles of hi-hats and cymbals. However, the joint part of compositions is
based on a loosely structured, even primitive approach and design letting doors
very open for the listener to experience new challenging sonorous perceptions.
10/30/2014
[Teaser of the day] Amitron_7 - Glory End What Grace Begun
- Chilltronica
- Mood music
- Organic electronica
- Sampledelic
- Noir music
- Ambient
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