- Breakbeat
- Experimental electronica
- Breaks
- Experimental techno
3/14/2015
The Fucked Up Beat – Europa (2015)
/Sampledelic, Experimentalism,
Exotica pop, Breaks, Sound collage, Experimental electronica, Hauntology,
Leftfield, Avant-garde, Crossover/
Comment: first of all, I
guess any new issue from the prolific San Diego/New York duo The Fucked Up Beat is
an event for music lovers. Eddie Palmer
and Brett Zehner`s collaboration over the internet is a fine example of how
music can fruitfully be influenced by conspiracy theories, spy conversations
and oldie music/exotica pop samples replete with mysticism, divine touch and transcendentalism. Furthermore, all these
cultural references are reflected through modern production and some distinctly
nowadays rhythmic progressions are more predominantly up there sounding like a haunting house party somewhere in a freemason lodge. Actually the issue
proves that haunted music didn`t inevitably begin with the rise of The Caretaker
but the traces hark back to The Conet Project`s Shortwave Numbers Stations (1997, Irdial-Discs) being by the way
the inspiration source for Wilco`s album Yankee
Hotel Foxtrot. By the way, the duo issued the albums at the same time
(another album is called Europa II).
YlangYlang - Am I Being Overdramatic? (2014)
/Ambient pop, Chillwave, Avant-pop, Glo-fi, Alternative pop, Ambient, Art pop, Dreamwave, Post-pop, Indietronica, New Weird Canada, Glitch folk/
Comment: YlangYlang is
the prolific (French) Canadian Catherine Debard whose 11-track issue is pure
sonic joy for filling your sunshiny day. Her sound consists of a sort of sound
which was popularized by such artists as Julia Holter, Maria Minerva, Laurel Halo,
Grimes. More concretely, it consists of vowel effects which used to sway from
one channel to another or one vowel sample is simply superimposed by other ones
thereby either creating psychedelic or crystalline sense. Furthermore, Debard`s
issue is varicoloured with some free folk compositions where concrete music
drenched backgrounds create fairly unusual feeling to bold guitar chords in the
foreground. The release finishes off with a soothing ambient composition where
briny undulation is brought to the front. In a nutshell, the outlet is a fair notch of the blossoming Canadian music scene and was certainly one of the best albums in 2014.
Bauri - rwb004 (2004)
/Remix, Electronic pop,
Post-rock, Experimental rock, Alternative dance, Synth pop/
Comment: this issue
contains a couple of tracks both of them are remixes on their own. The first of
them is a Bauri´s remake with the assistance of glitteringly dreamy
synthesizers and bouncy sequencing being laid out somewhere in between the
dance floor and private pop listening. The other one is Erik Levander`s
post-rock-ish insight through low-key guitar chords, vinyl-alike crackle
drenched background and some seductive vowel effects. The result is an
astonishing bound of an electronic/dance music and experimental rock output.
The issue is a part of Racewillbegin, a Swedish record label which had existed
in the first half of 00s.
3/11/2015
[Teaser of the day] Väljasõit rohelisse - Suitsuloor
- Alternative rock
- Trance rock
- Post-punk
- Indie rock
- Psych-rock
- Motorik
Taavi Tulev – Televiisor on tuksis (2002)
/Experimental electronica,
Industrial techno, Abstract techno/
Stereolab – October 2, 2008 Irving Plaza (2008)
/Krautrock, French disco,
Krautrock, Art pop, Live session, Electronic, Psychedelic pop, Easy listening, Indietronica/
Comment: Stereolab was
undoubtedly one of the most important indie combos in the 90s along with My
Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Lycia, Mercury Rev, Labradford and Tortoise. Their
sound was a mix of shoegaze,
Krautrock, art pop, indietronica, French disco, and psychedelic pop.
Fortunately the Sadier-Gane led combo albums would not bear clear-cut elements
from their Marxist principles whose representation would have been a simply
ridiculous, populist bullshit just to show off for nobody. I guess that the
die-hard anarchist would despise the genocidal tendencies so characteristic to
communism throughout the history. This set involves 19 tracks and the result is
a vivid kraut jamming saturated with bitty nylon bass strings, psychedelic
Farfisa organ and Moog synthesiser sounds and Neu! inspired motorik beats. It
is a great live session by the great group indeed.
Cinchel – Reign Water (2014)
/Drone, Avant-garde, Ambient,
Minimalism, Ambient drone/
Comment: Cinchel is a
producer from Chicago, Illinois, USA who has issued more than a dozen of albums
in 5 years. Reign Water comprises 6
compositions made up of dense droning, low bass frequencies and ambient-induced
hovers. Despite its austere nature the whole reveals hidden aspects throughout
the listening course. At times it is embellished with sparkling glitchtronic
flickers, at times drones used to turn into throbbing electronic pulses. In a
word, it is an outstanding album which needs attention and time to get opened.
Summer Of Haze - Ω†Р∆ЖΣНИΣ З∆К∆†∆ 8 ΩКН∆Х СƱПΣРМ∆РКΣ†∆
/Electronic pop, Sound collage,
Vaporwave, Indie, Ambient pop, Sampledelic, Alternative/
Comment: these 8 tracks
are quite easy to digest because of consisting of facile synth progressions,
pastel-hued string chords (a la Ducktails or Real Estate) and slight (ambient)
pop formats with some hints at field recording/sample based/sound collage music.
However, on the other side, it includes a little bit more ominous elements
(slowed-down bass lines and vocal layers), though in a lesser extent than the
above mentioned elements. Furthermore, the tracks are quite short-running ones
(approximately 2 minutes in length) conjuring the feeling of fragmented music. In
a word, Summer Of Haze`s album is a decent part of the vaporwave scene.
DaNile – Ducky Sees… (2008)
/Indie rock,
Singer-songwriter, Alternative pop, Lo-fi, DIY, Americana/
Comment: just noticed that four years have
passed very quickly since Rack & Ruin Records (Dean Birkett) decided to
finish off its activity. Rack & Ruin was a great record label due to
releasing a honest DIY music albums, some of them were more tricky electronic
and noise soaked, the rest of them were more alternative pop and rough rock
inspired ones. DaNile`s 5-track issue is a part of the last-mentioned
compartment consisting of bold guitar chords, epic organ lines and suggestive
singing replete with different tones and hues. The result is very worth to be
picked up.
3/05/2015
Satanic Erynn Boe 666 – Final Boss Fight (2013)
/Noise, Avant-hop,
Leftfield, Rap, Urban music, Experimental hop/
Comment: Satanic Erynn
Boe`s purpose is not provide compositions of being long-running in duration. There are
up tracks of approximately 2 minute in length. The artist`s music is a
desperate kind of hip-hop music replete with loud, reverberating chanting in
the forefront which in turn is accomplished with noisy layers and aggressive
rhythms. Because of its crystal-clear experimental and clattery nature SEB666
chimes like a twin brother to Death Grips and Dälek. Penetrating and assaultive.
Maskinoperator – Synth Sprit Och CP Skador 2005-2009 (2009)
/Chiptune, Tracker music,
8-bit, Electro pop, Chipbreak, Bitpop, Alternative dance/
Comment: Maskinoperator`s
33-minute monolithic track consists of 11 different parts all of them are up there to
evoke the listener`s sense of rhythms and very good time. However, because of
having relied on acid fuelled yet naïve 8-bit/bitpop/chiptune propulsions the
result sounds like a childish version of adult electronic music/or a kindergarten
party. Because juxtaposing such seemingly contrary elements against each other the result
chimes truly uncanny. It might be a way back to your childhood (even if you
were not listening to such kind of music then).
Take Pills Die - 08.01.18 Terrorist (2008)
/House, Noise, Ambient,
Experimental electronica, Leftfield, Alternative/
Comment: it is a loose
concept of electronic music providing the shelter for many styles and variations. There are experiments with intense electronic music, near noise and ambient
sounds, providing some stereo effects and on the other side Take Pills Die used to trudge
across the fields of house music. Indeed, it is highly interesting to hear how
the artist manipulates with different sounds and layers all of which used to
channelize into something blossoming and fertile. Behind this project hides himself Andrew Cauthen, a very prolific musician.
3/01/2015
[Teaser of the day] Sanchez Is Driven By Demons - All Systems Are Ghosts
- Shoegazetronica
- Leftfield
- Ambient noise
- Indietronica
- Post-psychedelic electronica
- Hauntology
- Experimentalism
- Kosmische Musik
- Avant-garde
G-DO & Xception - A Tribute to Fela Kuti: Felatastic (2011
/Conceptual, Afro beat,
Hip-hop, Urban Music, Afro futurism, Psychedelic, Afro funk, Rap/
Comment: Chicago rapper
Xception and Amsterdam producer G-DO do insist in the introducing track Outline that their purpose is to
introduce the Nigerian legend Fela Kuti`s music to a newer audience. Indeed, in
their first Felastatic album (10
tracks) they would complete their task regarding a mix between nowadays hip-hop
music elements and hovering, psychedelic nature of afro beat/funk//afro futuristic
rhythms and prominent harmonic sensitivity. For instance, listen to The Revolutionist, a fabulous blend of
dance appealed rhythms, convulsive scratch flecks and hectic chants which are
about to rear the listener`s feel and intoxicate it with timeless perception
regarding good kind of music. On the other side, it does not surprise with regard
to crafty production abilities being previously experienced by those producers.
However, they would release a sequel to this issue in 2013. In a word, hail to
the king Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997).
Protuberance – Dimension And Breaks (2013)
/Deep house, Space music,
New Age, Psytrance, Big beat, Crossover, Electronica/
Comment: indeed, it can say
that the title of Bulgarian Ilevan Iliev`s 7-track issue justifies its name and
intention. The album provides the journey through labyrinthine rhythmic
plateaus and profound and more light-hearted synth based explorations. The
modernity is juxtaposed against old-fashioned sonic appearances (they are
rather classic ones, though). More profoundly, genuine spaced-out progressions,
spiky rhythmic promontories and proper deep house vibes are laid out to be
jettisoned in favour of languid New Age-y progressions and tribal
electronic/trance examples (proper ones to be presented at WOMAD either). And
vice versa. The favourite track of mine is Solar
Corona, a fascinating composition created for completing your space journey.
It is a hortative listening for sure.
Sanmi - Junkie (2013)
/Experimental electronica,
Sampledelic, Leftfield, Hauntology, Sound collage/
Comment: obviously it is
not the first attempt to ridicule serious pop music attitude on its very own
core. Japanese artist Sanmi exploits only some syllables or words or phrases to
underline a peculiar atmosphere predominantly hanging over a whole of consisting
of 4 compositions. On the other side, this word based context (having hints at licking at a candybar and hipsters who used to bear an attitude of musical junkies) is backed up by
austere, looped bass rhythms which used to ignite a spooky milieu to come forth. It
might be inspired either by The Caretaker, by Cassetteboy, horror/sci-fi movies
or something else but the result is quite idiosyncratic and unquestionably thought-provoking
listening.The issue is a part of elementperspective, an experimental/electronic music label from Nippon.
2/28/2015
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Three Lobed/WXDU Day Show, Hopscotch Music Festival, King's, Raleigh, NC (2014)
/New Weird America, Live
session, Drone rock, Krautrock, Space rock, Avant-rock, Psychedelic rock,
Experimental rock, Improvised music/
Comment: it is a great,
27-minute live session by the cult Massachusetts combo Sunburned Hand of the
Man whose music reflects upon the interplay between noise and silence, between
“natural” instrumentation and processed electronic sounds. It is a perfect sort
of relaxation music due to outstretched droning, spaced-out guitar drenched
trajectories, motorik rhythm engines and delayed crescendos and resigned
incantations made up by Greta Svalberg. The result is a spellbinding trip
through sonic magic. In addition to it I recommend listen to the likes of
Vibracathedral Orchestra, Natural Snow Buildings, Ashtray Navigations, Kemialliset Ystävät, and Children Of The Drone.
LFC & FCao – In Memorian (2012)
/Experimental rock,
Improvised music, Dada music, Doom rock, Psychedelic, Noise rock, Avant-rock,
Blues, Space rock/
Comment: these 24 minute
minutes are saturated with blues drenched carcasses which in turn are
embellished with knee-deep psychedelic organ solos and heavily down-tuned or
tortured vocals (it is actually moaning on its own if to express it straightforwardly)
and bold bass gears. On the other side, it can be considered a kind of jazz
music played with the instrumentation of other styles. Thirdly, all this
out-of-pop stuff spawned over there is obviously inspired by a provocative, dadaist
weltanschauung. The project comes out of Brazil being a part of the asschoes
blogspot (unfortunately it does not function anymore with the loss of many download links ). Superb shit indeed.
Ayane Fukumi - High-Octane Dancecore (2014)
/Mash-up, Breakcore,
Sampledelic, Plunderphonics, Remixes/
Comment: 18-year old Ayane
Fukumi`s 22-track issue embraces mostly original tracks and some remixes and covers.
Fukumi used to remix such juggernauts as Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Pink Floyd.
However, by its approach the artist outlet reminds of a superficial and bulimic
mash-up issue replete with a vast amount of dodges, well-known artist`s samples
and trashy noises and “accidental” ding-dongs. The release is a part of the
discography of Underground Core Collective, a relatively new record label from
California, USA which appeared in 2014 for the first time.
The Easton Ellises – NightWavs (2014)
/Dance rock, Post-punk, Alternative
dance, Electro-indie, Punk funk, Synth rock, Alternative pop/
Comment: The Easton
Ellises is a Montrèal, Canada based duo of Alexandre Dionne (previously known
as Stereomovers), and Simon Roy who have gained popularity with such issues as EP One, Black Love (single), and Dance
It, Dance All, and EP Two. (mostly related to a Portugese record label, enoughrecords). Their
music is an inseparable blend of electronic pop, synth pop, post-punk, post-disco,
and alternative pop, though in general Dionne-Roy`s sound could be added to the
compartment of the so-called post-punk revival music because most of the movement`s
related bands used to blend exalted bubble gum-alike beats with catchy guitar
hooks and emphatically arrogant singing. The recent issue comprises 4 tracks
all of them reveal that arguments about the death of suggestive melodies and
rhythms regarding the nowadays musical groups are just vain attempts. Because of having those elements represented throughout the issue their temporary bombasting approach turns into something appealing. Indeed, I do not
bear any arguments against their aesthetics. It is pure enjoyment ready to
penetrate into your inner world.
2/25/2015
[Teaser of the day] Zwei Minuten bis Mitternacht - Some Great Universes In One Place
- Ambient rock
- Darkgaze
- Ambient noise
- Experimental rock
- Avant-garde
- Crossover
- Dark ambient
- Experimentalism
Zeon Light - Solo Archivist | Meditations on Time (2014)
/Electro-acoustic, Cowbell indie, Free
folk, Glitch ambient, Post-folk, New Weird Sweden, Experimental folk, Musique concrete/
Comment: Zeon Light`s
2-notch issue comprises lengthy progressions made up of acoustic guitar twangs,
concrete sounds and spacey digital noises. All these elements do not fall apart
but are organically fused into each other. The listener can discern interplay
between silence and noise and transformations from descending to ascent. Furthermore,
the elements constitute intriguing combinations. The album is a part of the
discography of a Sweden based tape label, Zeon Light Records whose slogan is
pretentious music for pretentious people.
Trinidad James – No One is SaFe (2015)
/Hip-hop, Rap, Soul hop,
Urban music/
Comment: Atlanta-based Nicholas Williams aka Trinidad James`s sophomore 10-track issue is a frantic hip-hop album/mixtape
revealing his different facets and influences in an impressive way. Indeed,
topics about bitches-fucking and niggas would not be so impressive on its own
if not backed up by convincing rhythms and suggestive dodges here and there
quite frequently. Some paranoid and noise soaked chants-rhythms (similar to the aesthetics of Death
Grips, Satanic Erynn Boe 666, and Dälek) are varicoloured with street gang touched G-funk paces and even
sensitive soul hovers. Although Trinidad James is a talented guy for sure he is
supported and featured by many other emcees and producers. The favourite track
of mine is T James Express (Prod By DJ A)
(more concretely, it is about a pussy train).
Poverty Electronics Vol. 2 (2014)
/Noise, Power electronics,
Leftfield, Avant-garde, Experimentalism/
Comment: it is often
asked how one could distinguish between bad and good noise music. It will be
even more problematic because of noise music frequently used to converge with
other styles, for instance with power electronics, industrial and experimental
electronic music. Noise music does not mean the kind of harsh noise anymore as
previously it used to be. However, the recent compilation of 18 tracks is a
fascinating gathering of impulses and chips of the abovementioned styles. There
are up in a row such artists as Schemawound, Wozzeck, datewithdeath, Ryan
Stanley, Jon Thoresen, mhzesent, mutant.R.I., Big Purr, Nathan J Carter, A
Raja`s Mesh Men, NRIII, DJ Conical Bore, Sickle Cell Maneuvers, Der
Domestizierte Mensch, Stormhat, Cool Person, Rubbish, and AG Davis.
2/19/2015
[Teaser of the day] MrJuan - Robot Samba
- Psychedelic pop
- Alternative dance
- Samba
- Alternative pop
- Dance rock
F600 - At Home Like a Tourist (2011)
/Robot pop, Club dance, Electro
pop, Dubstep, Alternative dance, Ambient techno, Dub-techno/
Comment: The Chilean
musician Miguel Conejeros` 10-notch issue reveals many different facets and
angles regarding contemporary electronic and rhythm centred music. There are
represented electro and dub threads with often hints at robotic aesthetics. The
release does involve many exciting stylistic combinations, rhythmic vibes,
profound echoes coming from the nexus, blissful synth hovers and poignant sonic
effects atop. In a word, it can say the album may have the placebo effect for
your body and soul. Highly recommended.
2/17/2015
[Teaser of the day] Nodding by the Fire - The Oldest Living Things
- Indie folk
- Americana
- Folk indie
- Alt-folk
- Epic
[Teaser of the day] Grace Valhalla - Jenny
- Electronic pop
- Alternative
- Psychedelic
- Poptronica
- Acid
- Robot pop
Zero a m m 0 - Temporary Shades Of Gray (2007)
/Post-rock, Avant-rock, Crossover,
Modern classical, Spoken word, Electro-acoustic, Chamber music, Art rock,
Experimental rock, Ambient/
Comment: Zero a m m 0 is
a combo (Mathieu Graveline, Benoit Panneton) from Montréal, Quebec, Canada
showing up a distinct sound exploration being so characteristic for the section
of Montrèal based music collectives mainly related to Constellation
Records. Indeed, the duo exploits
post-rock layers and nowadays sonic manipulation devices to design their sound.
More concretely, those guitar based currents are channelized through the algorithm
of reverse effect, chord loops, pitch bending and on the other side varicoloured
with spoken word snippets and piano keys ranging from stomping to volatile
ones. Because all of this this batch of 3 tracks can be considered as a
transitional one trudging into the electro-acoustic, ambient and modern
classical music territory. Furthermore, there is distinctly represented also
interplay between sound and silence, between sonorous de-escalation and growing
louder into elemental, noisy peaks. The result is enjoyably consistent and
worth of any bit of it.
Chad Golda – 8IGHT (2013)
/Free folk, Freak folk, Musique
concrete, DIY, Weird folk, Singer-songwriter, Indie folk, Americana, New Weird America,
Folk indie, Conceptual/
Comment: Chad Golda is a
singer-songwriter from Fort Collins, USA whose was erstwhile being known as a
member of such Michigan-based trio as Ringo Star/starstarstar, the combo who
had issued some splendid albums under Rack & Ruin Records. Upon it he
embarked on solo project which resulted in some poignant experimental releases made
up of free folk, psychedelic rock, noise and electronics. However, this case is
up there to provide eight brand new ones which are subjected to eight different
modes/ recording premises ranging from the acoustic tape, digital four track,
acoustic digital, and digital drum setup to electric digital drums, digital
field recordings, and electric loop setup. More profoundly, at times the
listener can enjoy bare acoustic guitar strumming at times the strings are accompanied
with harmonium-drenched drones and more distinctly designed rhythmic patterns (may
he be exploiting the drum machine if necessary at a time?) and some concrete
sounds and reverberant singing layers. If to compare it to his first solo issues than aesthetically he is calmed down. It does mean the whole includes 64
tracks in total. Indeed, it is tremendous but worth to unzip it.
(((О))) – The Trial (2011)
/Witch house, Avant-electronica,
Dark wave, Drag house, Leftfield, Experimentalism/
Comment: The Trial is (((0))`s debut issue on
ODDOT includes three tracks (Trial, Josephine, Waiting). The result is a marvellous witch house record because of
gritty, bold beats and superficial noises are organically interlaced with
haunting synth overtones and other bewitching sonic fabric elements (buried spoken
word aspects, crackling electronic layers). The cover print also caress the ear
(sorry, the eye). Highly recommended.
2/15/2015
[Teaser of the day] Super Besse - Камни и лес
- Post-punk
- Dance rock
- Alternative rock
- Electro-indie
- Cold wave
- New Wave
- Gothic rock
- Alternative dance
- Synth-punk
The Kinoslav Studio Orchestra - ICON (2014)
/Neoclassical, Crossover, Ambient,
Leftfield, Post industrial, Film noir, Gothic, Dark wave, Experimentalism,
Avant-garde, Drone, Electronic/
Comment: one is sure as shooting that The Kinoslav
Studio Orchestra`s debut album pleases my ears thoroughly. However, it does not
mean that all is friendly, serene and sunshiny sonorously on it. On the
contrary, throughout the most of its course the US-based project conjures up
melancholic and sombre landscapes which are punctuated by slowed down beats,
sad cello layering, whimsical bagpipe-alike drones and eerie and manipulated
electronics atop or in the midst of. Infrequently some blissful, spaced-out
glimpses are to ascend, swirl and change their phases. Many sounds represented
over there are remarkably processed and suppressed into the forms of otherworldly
life which used to flicker and flutter. And stylistically the issue is
implacable because of spitting at possibility to have the range of a certain
style. The album was produced on two studios in Illinois and Iowa.
Moscow Club – Radio Vietnam EP (2012)
/Indie pop, Chillwave, Glo-fi,
Synth pop, Alternative pop, Poptronica/
Comment: it is always a great pleasure to arrive at a Japanese combo, Moscow Club`s music due to its
serene sonorous cloud made up of exquisite synth progressions and volatile
vocal progressions and sublime guitar chords. The title track is a more guitar
oriented one with the poignant guitar gear, Sanatorium,
however, sounds like a full-fledged synthesizer pop example with slightly
autotuned, wadded singing as if coming out of the 80s. Enjoy it!
The Go! Team - Rwb003 (2004)
/Indie rock, Alternative
pop, Brass pop, Southern rock, Psychedelic rock, Sunshine pop/
Comment: this couple of tracks was issued some
months before The Brighton-based (Great Britain) sextet surfaced to the
limelight thanks to their highly acclaimed debut album Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Memphis Industries). These 7 minutes
used to constitute a solid span for enjoying great guitar music being mixed up
with cinematic woodwind drenched motives and suggestive piano chords. However,
although they come out of Europe the combo´s sound and aesthetics remind more
of the US-based tradition (the so-called Southern rock). One of the songs (Junior Kickstart) would also be represented
on the debut issue. The result is fabulous and hilarious at the same time.
2/12/2015
The Love Songs – Some Protest Music For Today's Youth (2005)
/Post-rock, Ambient pop,
Drone pop, Indietronica, Experimental rock, Musique concrete, Organcore/
Comment: these 33
minutes are fairly gorgeous ones because Sven Swift provides a flawless set of
concrete sounds, balmy noisy impulses based either on vague post-rock templates
or sublime drone hovers. At times these elements will be bent through some
experiments on pitched effects or will be channelized into ecstatic
signal-alike buzzes and psychedelic outputs. On the other side, such sort of
music can be considered a modern form of nowadays New Age music. This 5-set album
was issued in 2005 and obviously forecasted the coming of such band as
Oneohtrix Point Never, for instance. In a nutshell, you have a chance to enjoy
this excellent experimental album which unfortunately would not have got enough
feedback from contemporary indie peers.
Simone D'Annunzio - Near Death Experience #01 (2014)
/Noise, Abstract, Musiqe
concrete, Post-industrial, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Tape music/
Comment: this Italian artist depicts desolate landscapes made up of wailing metallic echoes, ellipse haped drone patterns and choking noise outbursts. Furthermore, Simone`s 2-track increases gradually in volume and loudness or just downshifting its drift in different directions in the meanwhile. A trump of D´Annunzio`s concept is that it is not a harrowing one because those noisy torrents are wisely variegated with more hesychastic, silence and poignant concrete sounds induced snippets. However, he is a fine example of continuity within the course of glorious Italian noise music harking back to such artists as Maurizio Bianchi, Luigi Russolo, Atrax Morgue, Mauthausen Orchestra.
▒◊↭ᑯⅈℤ௨ழ↭◊▒ - 3D文学 (2013)
/Electronic pop, Vaporwave, Poptronica,
Alternative/
Comment: this 3-notch
release from Nippon reveals its aesthetical backbone and impetus through
aquatic and soporiferous synth vortexes and canorous electric piano based
chords which constitute the rhythmical background for clear-cut declamations in
Japanese (it is slightly warped at times, though). Eventually it can say any
chord envisaged on it pleases the eye (and ear). The issue was released on Poem
Core Records
Alejandro Remeseiro – Storm (2014)
/Spoken word,
Experimentalism, Organic electronica, Avant-garde, Musique concrète,
Conceptual, Dark ambient/
Comment: Alejandro Remeseiro aka Thanatorium
aka Elias Falken aka Eemian aka Prowano Prosper aka The Advanced Antennas aka
Konsumprodukt is a prolific sound explorer from Spain whose 5-piece issue Storm
is based on a relatively simple idea, mixing up agitated weather report
annunciations (regarding the hurricane Sandy in 2012 on the east coast) with
emotionally loaded sonic backgrounds and effects. However, the result is
impressive because of going right to evoke epic dread and impending doom.
Remeseiro`s work is haunting a little reminding of such seminal work as Irdial-Discs´
The Conet Project: Recordings of
Shortwave Numbers Stations (1997) (although do not have even a similar
context).
Sueño De Dahlia - Sueño De Dahlia (2013)
/Pop rock, Pomp rock,
College rock/
Comment: this 10-piece
issue is thought for everyone who likes listen to ostentatiously designed pop
and rock music with obvious mainstream appeal. Lots of simplistic acoustic
guitar strums and vivacious singing are varicoloured with more punching guitar
riffs, slamming drums and massive electric guitar feedbacks and some sonic effects.
From the beginning to its end the album includes an immense amount of key and
moody changes even though these elements used to be recurrent and same. However,
the ditties are well-crafted and fulfilled. The quartet comes out of Puerto
Rico and the lyrics are presented in Spanish.
2/10/2015
Beko_cs02 (August 2010)
/Indie pop, Alternative pop,
Indietronica, Electronic, Dream pop, Ambient pop/
Comment: as you can see a huge amount of stylistic tags above this compilation of 21 tracks embraces a lot of artists from the modern indie music spectrum. Mostly it is dominated by synthetic, keyboard percolated orchestrations and tenuous vocals. Indeed, the guitars do have a backseat role within the case. The miscellany was issued 5 years ago and it can say at the moment that some of these artists have gained popularity meanwhile and are solidly represented in most important webzines. For instance, Blackbird Blackbird, Porcelain Raft, Foxes In Fiction are those ones. Additionally there are represented such artists as Fluker Love, Black Coffee & Cherry Pie, Wizard Oz, Kites Sail High, Raw Moans & Party Trash, Petit Tambour, Cosmic Sound, Pandit, Liquid Days, Kiss Kiss Fantastic, Lay Bac, The Beauty, Vacation Dad, Mon Insomnie, The Cq, Hard Mix, Winter Drones, Coma Cinema.
Bigcityorcheestrea - Child's Garden of NOIZE EP
/Experimentalism,
Sampledelic, Avant-garde, Sound art, Toytronica, Spoken word, Weird,
Radiophonic art, Psychedelic, Sound collage/
Comment: the California-based Big City Orchestra (or issuing music
under other name derivatives like the recent one) is a master of shifting
context and toying with disparate samples from the recent world and travelling
back to mirror the music produced many decades ago. Indeed, the result is
fairly weird filled with child`s singing, concrete sounds, spoken word snippets
(involving ambiguous minds), and improvisations on toy instruments (by the way, the subtitle of the album is four songs for kids for noise all day). These 15
minutes used to chime like the radio drama at first blush although it obviously
emits beyond the genre. Emotionally it is intimidating and amusing
simultaneously to arouse your sensibility to the next level. By the way, the
date of the issue is designated with the year of 1903. In a nutshell, BCO`s art
is still inescapably enchanting.
Revolution Void - Increase the Dosage (2004)
/Nu jazz, Acid jazz, Breaks,
Electronic, Club jazz, Alternative, Mood music/
Comment: Jonah Dempcy
aka Revolution Void`s 11-track issue crosses jazzy progressions and mellow
woodwind, electric piano, reed organ and vibraphone based instrumentation with gritty programmed
beats which eventually result in genuinely moody hovers and entertaining 68
minutes. All these sounds and layers used to swirl in a frenzied way. Besides Dempcy the activity is
provided by many musicians (Matthew Garrison, Seamus Blake, Darryl Estes, Nicolas
Manel, Michael Shrieve, Gino Yevdjevich, Ill-esha, Steven Burke, James Rotondi,
Dave Hill Jr).
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