- Grunge
- Alternative rock
- Psych-rock
5/02/2015
Dmyra – The Key (2010)
/Art folk, Singer-songwriter,
Downbeat, Trip-hop, Alternative, Crossover, Folktronica, Improvised music/
Comment: Dmyra is the
nom de plume of Robert Demes II coming out of Costa Rica whose 6-track issue is
a multi-faceted appearance of different influences and musical indulgences.
There are represented minimalist, slightly angulate folk ditties which are
embellished with jazzy, downbeat and trip-hop shuffles and austere synthesised
breezes on the top. In fact, Demes is not to be hurried up to reach some goals
or places and his slacker attitude is fine actually. The album is an effective
and cumulative buildup of sonic smithereens having and abandoning basic lines
within these puzzles at the same time. It could be considered the experimental
core of the issue for inducing the listener`s restless pleasure. By kindred
souls the can be drawn parallels upon the likes of Beck, The Beta Band. Get it.
Pagan Spirits - Legado Pagano y Honor Ancestral (Demo) (2013)
/Neoclassical, Black metal,
Experimental metal, Brutal metal, Pagan metal, Field recording/
Comment: Pagan Spirits is the combo of Alexander Teyaotlani, and Aracely Guevara coming out of Salvador, a small country in Mesoamerica. Their 6-track issue is an imaginative sonorous act of blackened metal, neoclassical instrumentation and some field recording snippets here and there. In a word, those surging groaning and moaning billows constantly represented throughout the album used to evoke an otherworldly, a little bit horrifying feeling backed up by epic orchestrations and rapid noodling on drums and guitars. Smirkily silent and even soothing twines are followed by crushing impulses and malicious torrents thereby setting up contrasty yet intriguing agglomerations of sound layers. At times it chimes like the ancestors of the Indian side are resurrected from their unmarked graves to arrive and revenge to bloody white conquistadors. In fact, the duo says it is a tribute to their roots and ancestors. Let`s honour it. It is a convincing, and honest act indeed.
Monade - Variety Playhouse 2005-05-25 (2005)
/Indie pop, Alternative pop,
Psychedelic pop, Drone pop, Dream pop. Live session/
Comment: Monade is a musical project from
Bordeaux, France whose spiritual leader is Laetitia Sadier who is widely known
as the singer, guitarist, keyboard player from Stereolab. Furthermore, it could
be without to draw parallels with her more known combo. This live gig features
12 tracks at a length of 64 minutes. It involves a soup of guitar and
psychedelic keyboard blended sounds getting inspiration from the rhythm
patterns of artsy German rockers like Neu!, and Faust and other side being influenced
by tropicalia pop, bossa nova, and lounge pop. If to compare it to Stereolab it
involves less crossover and electronic experiments rather being channelized
into a mellow indie/renaissance pop structure. On the other side, it reminds of
an early Stereolab which provided more clear-cut ditty shapes of indie/drone
pop/shoegaze. In a word, it is a fine listening hour.
4/28/2015
[Teaser of the day] Jesuistoutdur - Schizophased
- Freeformfreakout
- Zombie blues
- Bluegrass
- Anti-rock
- Rockabilly
- Crossover
- Noise rock
[Teaser of the day] Rama The Rad - Clouds & Rain
- New Weird
- Folk indie
- Singer-songwriter
- Indie folk
- DIY
Sr. Acaso – Sr. Acaso (2014)
/Alternative pop, Indie
rock/
Comment: at first glance I
perceived I was listening to an album sung in Portuguese. Actually it was not
in this way, however, being quite close to the truth anyway. More concretely, Sr.
Acaso is a combo from Galicia, an autonomous region nearby the border of Portugal
in northwestern Spain and a linguistically quite affine language indeed.
Musically it is a whole of a handful of tracks saturated with touching refrains,
scintillating guitar noises and entrancing piano chords. Effervescent moments
are varied with slower ones thus creating organic and dynamic feel laid over the
top of ditties. It is beautiful music and definitely a part of the heritage of
Galician culture.
No Kontakt – Signs (2013)
/Trance, Psychedelic,
Alternative dance/
Comment: 17-20 years ago
the word “ (German) trance” was a pejorative one which was used by house and
jungle musicians and fans to describe inferior kind of music (eurobeat) then so
predominant in the mainstream of Continental Europe (and related to a street
event, named Love Parade which was gruesome indeed). Beyond that there is a
batch of other styles related to the trance music. For instance, pick up the
discography of Ektoplazm, a record label dedicated to spread the chords of
trance music. No Kontakt is a producer from Belgium with Portuguese origin whose
3-track issue encompasses suggestively crashing echoes, blissful synthesised
textures and acute yet sprawling rhythms beneath it. The issue is a part of the
recording list of Lab Room Unlimited.
The Fucked Up Beat – Europa II (2015)
/Sampledelic,
Plunderphonics, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Sound collage/
Comment: Brett Zehner and Eddie Palmer issued a pair of albums (Europa, and Europa II) on the 5th of January in 2015. As their previous albums so far Europa II consists of haunting, spaced-out samples with regard to UFO stories which are tightly interlaced with bold piano chords, electronic progressions on top and oldie music whiffs looping in and out of sequence. The 12-track release involves lots of emotive tracks ranging from oppressive melancholia to chilling desolation of a lonely soul. In general, if to compare it to the twin release the result might be slightly more lethargic and devoid of glistening techno and big beat rhythms. However, it chimes like a sort of pop music though it is not such kind of by no means. In a nutshell, the outing is mysteriously captivating and enchanting.
4/26/2015
Irish – Manufactures (2006)
/Experimental techno,
Experimental electronica, Electro-acoustic, Glitchtronica/
Comment: Manufactures is a challenging and
thought-provoking issue thanks to exploiting different sonic fabrics, sonorous
colours and stylistic intentions to create something innovative and startling.
More profoundly, Kengo Miyazaki uses electro-acoustic shuffles, minimal techno
frequencies and smothering glitch electronics and noises – at times these
sections are set apart from other ones, at times tightly interlaced with other
ones. In any cases, the result fulfils its initial intention and premise.
Despite intense exploitation of electronic sounds and edged electronics the
whole used to sound in an emotive way.
Gamardah Fungus – Night Walk With Me (2013)
/Drone, Space rock, Post-rock,
Epic, Dark ambient, Experimental rock, Improvised music, Avant-rock/
Comment: Gamardah Fungus is a musical project
from Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine whose 5-track issue is a spellbinding example of
how to explore inner and outer space per excellence. Musically and sonically it
embraces loads of aspects which in turn will constitute new elements and
crossovers for the listener`s privilege. At times it sounds as if the wall of
sound were invented by Jimi Hendrix because of those nervous guitar riffs
represented there are tightly coated with spaced-out milieu and sublime noises.
Furthermore, space rock explorations will meet with jazz-y woodwind pipe
improvisations thereby exemplifying the feeling of how the extension of outer
space would have had its trace and pace (arguably having it so far). At times
guitar drenched improvisations and extensions (due to rich usage of delays and
reverberations) are embellished with discontinued concrete sounds and spoken
word whiffs thus amplifying mysterious feel on it. Subsequently I can assume the
result is transcendental and beyond time. By kindred souls I recommend listen
to such artists as fydhws, Tont, Tore Elgaroy, and Glenn Branca. The issue is a
part of Hidden Vibes, an excellent Ukraine imprint dedicated to issue post-rock, modern classical and ambient music.
Inverness – Ivana (2012)
/Shoegaze, Alternative rock,
Indie pop, Dream pop, Psychedelic rock/
Comment: Inverness is a
Brazilian quartet whose album Somewhere I Can
Hear My Heart Beating (2010, Jamendo) was an outstanding issue which can
freely be considered a hallmark in the indie/dream pop/shoegaze/psychedelic pop
scene. Although Ivana is slightly
diluted with regard to the aforementioned album the result seems to be still
great. The outing is designed in a more straightforward way though adding new elements
to the mix. More concretely, those poignant guitar strums, Lucas de Almeida`s longing vocal
threads and catchy orchestrations are adorned with some doo wop attitude
affording the whole more light-hearted breezes to be blown over the top. At
times the Inverness`s sound chimes like a mix of Sufjan Stevens, Stereolab, and
Free Design (however, their work is not epiphenomenal by no means – it is just a bare comparative case to hint at similar aesthetics). Recommended.
4/23/2015
Tommy Cash – Euroz Dollaz Yeniz (2014)
/Hip-hop, Rap, Sampledelic,
Urban music, Experimental-hop, Witch-hop/
Comment: Tommy Cash is
one of the most beloved and intriguing hip-hoppers/rappers from Estonia whose
debut album Euroz Dollaz Yeniz is replete with disparate hooks and gears but
anyway the 9-track issue`s core deviates from the ordinary hip-hop album due to
exploiting ominous witch house/drag house tectonic bass sequences and Death
Grips and Dälek influenced spaced-out delays and noisy echoes coming out of it.
On the other side, Tommy Cash`s chanting is coated with an exotic timbre and
accent which do embellish his buffoonish singing style which might seem a
little bit over the top at first glance. But please stay patient – you will get used to and at least you feel
it is a natural thing on its own. Additionally I recommend pick up another
Estonian hip-hop musician with similar aesthetic approach and range – rin la.
Enbilulugugal - The End Is Extremely Fucking Nigh (2014)
/Black metal, Noise, Brutal metal,
Doom noise, Hardcore punk, Leftfield, Noisecore/
Comment: I have always liked the coverprints of black metal, goregrind (and its subgenres) albums especially those ones of depicting dead livings and monsters. The recent one is impressive no exceptions – more concretely, the mutant comes out of a slot of the fallout shelter to apparently destroy slick politicians who arranged this bullshit. However, the most important issue related to the musical groups is their music. Enbilulugugal`s 9-track issue consists of brutal noise, doom, blackened metal and even some hardcore/crunk/noise punk woven sonic threads full of powerful energy, sweeping torrents of scream from the cancerous throat shred. On the other side, the artist`s aesthetics does not rely on chaotic improvised nexus but it seems to be thoroughly thought over to create more channelized and impressive attacks of sound. The album is finished off by The Bright Side, a cover version of the Poor Bastards` track with the same name. Especially recommended for listening before falling asleep. The issue is a part of the discography of a fabulous imprint, Torn Flesh Records.
4/22/2015
Ergo Phizmiz - Some Folk Can (2014)
/Sound collage, Sampledelic,
Alternative rock, Dub, Electronic, Art rock, Plunderphonics, Experimental rock/
Comment: what else can be
expected from the plunderphonic/sound collage musician but interesting sound
slivers and startling mash-up intentions. Ergo Phizmiz`s 10-track album starts
off with pouring rock leaned riffs which later will be traded for different
kind of rhythms (from minimally designed to exuberant ones). At times the
concept is extended by dub drenched melodica ridden chords and shimmering
guitar playing which is a welcome variance with regard to the whole for sure.
It can be said Phizmiz pays partly tribute to dub influenced
post-punk/alternative rock music. In a word, this album seems to be wherein Phizmiz
turned into arty rock music faith (of course, it is a conditional statement
regarding his multi-faceted sonic frame). The album reminds me of some Dave
Keifer aka Cagey House`s compositions.
nonlips - A Collection Of Songs Recorded By The Flaming Lips (2011)
/Covers, Lo-fi, DIY,
Alternative pop, Indie pop, Psychedelic pop, Space pop/
Comment: Wayne Coyne curated combo is a lucky
one because of producing music what they wish themselves to create while the
albums are bought by thousands of people. The more time goes on the more
frantic their aesthetic approach seems to develop – they are an apparent avant-garde
combo within the major stream of pop music. There are up 17 covers with Lips`
songs reflecting upon Lips` psychedelic and space pop explorations and mellow
electronically tinged soft pop tendencies being so actual in recent production.
Furthermore, these artist represented on the miscellany add lo-fi and DIY
coloration to the pot. Let`s listen to it – it`s thought-provoking and chill.
It is a compilation where music is made by members of The Flaming Lips Message
Bored communities (2002-present).
4/20/2015
Infirm Individual – Spiritual Blackout (2014)
/Electronic pop, New Age,
Hip-hop, Futurist pop, Synth pop, New Wave, Space pop, Synth fusion/
Comment: Infirm Individual`s album Agoraphobia was one of the most eminent
issues in 2014 at least regarding Recent Music Heroes blog. Although it was
deliberately eclectic it constituted an organic whole involving disparate
elements from black metal and cybergrind to more mellow synth pop and easy
listening slivers. In fact, Spiritual
Blackout comes out of the same year, though providing a little different
accents and flavours. Undoubtedly it is a great 4-track release drawing
aesthetically influences from spaced-out glamorous synth rock/electro pop
rock/fusion bands (Space, Ganymed, Zodiac) from the end of 70s and the first
half of 80s in Continental Europe and even surprisingly blinking the eye to the
hip-hop genre. Yeah, it embraces a shitloads of glisteningly exuberant synth
progressions and drum machine relied thumps and alien-like vocal glimpses
immersed in hyperreality. In a nutshell, probably I am going to add it also to
the best albums issued in 2014. By the way, he recently issued the brand new
one album Neo Tokyo (it
is a self-release similarly to his previous outings).
VA – Movin On (2006)
/Glitchtronica, Experimental
techno, Abstract electronica, Avant-electronica, Improvised music, Minimal
techno/
Comment: although this
miscellany of 14 compositions was released approximately 9 years ago the whole
chimes truly impressive and refreshing today as well. The composition was a
part of the discography of a record label, Minus-N which disseminated the seeds
of experimental electronic music throughout the 00s. As previously said the
result is outstanding because of revealing some best sides regarding
experimental electronic and abstract/minimal techno compartment. Although the
shape of these tracks might be seen as austere, desolate or bleak at the first
glance the more you are ready to immerse in it the wider and warmer the content
will seem to the listener. Indeed, it can be said the result is fairly
appealing (not quite sexually appealing unless you are imagining to have sex
with robots fed by high AC/DC voltage loaded cables). Eventually you can
conclude the result is minimalist rather than somehow disadvantaged. In any
cases, there are represented such artists as Claudia Bonarelli, .at/on,
goem/fdw, The Suffragettes, Shalma, Lod, g_n44f, Motor, Masaya Sasaki, Andrey
Kiritchenko, Pero, Salmon, Muffrare, Jos Smolders. The compilation is mandatory.
iLoveMakonnen – I Love Makonnen EP (2014)
/Hip-hop, R`n`b, Urban
music, Electronic soul, Autotune, Crossover/
Comment: Makonnen Sheran aka iLoveMakonnen`s 7-track issue draws on tectonic-plate bass rhythms, high-pitched swirling synth sounds and the artist`s autotuned vocal deliveries. Stylistically it can be considered an example of urban sound/sound if to generalize. More concretely, it is an organic drift between hip-hop elements, electronic soul music and electronic dance music. The tracks include affective melodies and vocal harmonies which make sense eventually. The artist is helped by many other artists like Metro Boomin, FKi, Dj Spinz, DunDeal, Sonny Digital, and 808 Mafia).
4/18/2015
[Teaser of the day] Bud Melvin - Davika Nandana
- Chiptune
- 8-bit
- Alternative
- Nintendocore
- Electro pop
- Tracker music
- Bitpop
- Experimental electronica
- Chipbreak
[Teaser of the day] Kraiola - Reverb Area
- Abstract techno
- Experimental electronica
- Minimal techno
- Experimental electro
- Noise
- Leftfield
[Teaser of the day] Icarus Syndrome - At the Matinee
- Indie folk
- Alt-folk
- Baroque folk
- Cinematic
- Americana
- Folk indie
- Chamber folk
Jonas Lundqvist - Du, Drömmar & Jag (2011)
/Dance rock, Indie dance,
Punk funk, New Wave, Alternative pop, Indie, Post-punk/
Comment: Jonas
Lundqvist`s ditty Du, Drömmar & Jag
emerges warm feelings within me while drawing on bouncy and elastic rhythm
structure, some suggestive transformative seconds and high-pitched vocal
delivery. Eventually the result seems to be fairly magical because of showcasing
organic and robotic knacks at the same time. By listening to it through a span
of 285 seconds the single puts in the mind of such dance-appealed
post-punk/punk funk dinosaurs as The Pop Group, and Gang of Four, and New
Order. However, Lundqvist does have its own idiosyncratic twist on it (for
instance, by singing in Swedish it chimes in a quite exotic way). The single
came out of the album Så e de me de.
Gnouli Monsters - Hi (2008)
/Lo-fi, DIY, Indie,
Singer-songwriter, Synth, Fuzz pop, Experimental pop, Electronic, Alternative
pop/
Comment: Nick
Grover aka Gnouli Monster`s album Hi
was one of the first swallows (26th in queue) released under the
do-it-yourself label Rack & Ruin curated by the Netherlands residing
Englishman Dean Birkett. These 13 tracks extended over 34 minutes will
constitute a fine listening experience where some quite ordinary lo-fi/bedroom
drenched pop progressions are moderately variegated with more experimental
approaches where the artist`s instrumental music is infused with electronic
manipulation acts, singing variations and poignant sonic effects or just
exploiting some sorts of synthesised syncopation to create more electronic pop/and
chillwave resembling templates. In a word, the listener shall have to find out
the proper knack across the tracks and moody balance within the album. The
album seems to be a grower.
Piss On Authority / SLUG - Echoes Of The Past Reverberate into Our Future (2014)
/Hardcore punk, Trash punk,
Crust punk, Anarcho-punk/
Comment: if you feel bored
of arty post-punk aesthetics (or something like that) but still ready to
continue with similarly categorized music then I recommend listen to this split
of different kind of punk rock. POA and Slug provide an unembellished kind of
hirsute punk torrents directly cutting to the chase by handling societal and
political shortages based on egoism and lies of the politicians and readiness
to preserve the status quo of recent political system. Furthermore, the artists
hint at the fact that the systems used to dominate over individuals and it does
not make sense at all who govern on the top over us. Pessimistic yet actual, isn`t?
4/16/2015
[Teaser of the day] Pablie - Trying Jazz
- Nu jazz
- Acid jazz
- Cinematic
- Breaks
- Sampledelic
- Hip-hop
- Urban music
Once And Again – Minus Four – In Stereono (2011)
/Experimental rock, Avant-garde,
Improvised music, Free folk, Spoken word, New Weird America/
Comment: behind this
project are the original line-up members of ¡para!helion whose miscellany of 13
pieces casts light upon some tendencies being actual in the United States at
the moment or recent past. It embraces a shitloads of curious experiments in
the realm of rock and folk music. It can be considered a pop music though being
a distinctly peripheral one. More concretely, it spans disparate genres
extending from folksy roots music to distorted guitar backed spoken word
snippets and jazz and world music relied improvisations. The combo is related
to such blog as Pen & Mallet which is a source to discover a lot of new
bands additionally (Aboombong, Dustdevil & Crow, Blotter, Psychic Enemies
Network and some more groups besides).
Raymundo Mendoza – Translations EP (2010)
/Deep techno, Club dance,
Tech-house, Minimal techno/
Comment: listen to
it…let`s dance following El Paso, Texas,
US-based Mendoza`s sultry house and techno drenched rhythms accentuated with
subtle electronic effects, hypnotic debris, spooky echoes from parallel-aligned
world and semi chords of vague syllables. The EP seems to start off from
nowhere thereafter rhythmic sequences do dilate and blossom stepwise though
having no clear-cut centre and defined focus. However, such sort of conception
is the source of appeal of club dance music as if having no identity and name.
In a word, it is cerebral and limb centred at the same time.
The Shimmer Effect – Mechanosensitive (2013)
/Electronic pop, Downtempo,
New Age, Psyambient/
Comment: actually I do have some
problems to catch at the quintessence of this album because it chimes in a
sultry, beatific (almost psychedelic) way straggling and coming together as a
whole of repeated cycles relentlessly. It sounds almost like “live” music
though the sounds represented over there used to be processed with electronic
devices and sequencers. It might be nowadays New Age music saturated with
exuberant rhythms and blissful spaced-out aesthetics. Or is it a kind of
psychedelic ambient music full of flickering chords and motives? The rhythms
are juxtaposed against blossoming sonic glimpses to root, extend and make an
impression. The result is magniloquent and deep enough at the same time.
Elbee – Visions Of Vactrols (2014)
/Downtempo, Experimental
electronica, IDM, Sampledelic, Experimental techno/
Comment: Lloyd Barrett
aka Elbee reveals his craftiness to scan different sonic pallettes and realms. Actually
it is quite puzzling to find out the word to describe this dizzying whole. More
concretely, it is replete with an innumerable amount of twists and dodges –
from world music and New Age inspired breezes to more dark hued electro and
alien-like breakbeat outfits, from cerebral yet catchy techno propulsions to
compelling electronic appearances. At times the cadence is deliberately
downshifted to create even more confusing, spaced-out feeling. However, the
issue will be finished off with The
Indexilarm Dimension which chimes like a modern classical piece created by
the cyborgs. In a word, it is a great work released on Wood & Wire.
4/14/2015
4/13/2015
DavidKBD - Plastik-VG, VideoGame Homage (2011)
/Electro-metal, Crossover,
Fusion, Progressive metal, Synth rock/
Comment: DavidKBD is a
musician from Pamplona, Basque country, Spain whose 7-track album is a seamless
amalgamation of videogame flickers and bombastic metal music. More concretely,
it consists of progressive metal guitar riffs, rapid key changes in the vein of
fusion music, and blistering shells of electronic synth rock. On the other
side, actually the issue involves only few videogame samples – it might be a
little bit confusing but not being drawback. The outlet is highly energetic,
synergic and thereby convincing throughout its chameleon-like course. Let`s enjoy it.
Decktonic – Classics (2015)
/House, Electro pop, Electro
house, Chiptune, Bitpop, Alternative dance, Crossover/
Comment: it is not
surprising at all that Christian Montoya can produce flawless music. For instance,
the EP under the title Brooklyn 2
Brooklyn was one of the best issues in 2014 (produced under the moniker Miami
Slice). The recent release includes 5 notches which were made entirely with
KORG DS10+ for Nintendo DS. Indeed, game boy-like acidic electro coated layers are
interlaced with some house propulsions. It is insulting and delicate, dance-appealed
and brain drenched at the same time. Obviously Montoya does dig inspiration out
of old house tunes, Italo disco catchiness and Detroit electro scene. In a nutshell,
the result is prominent.
owt kri- - White Glaciers (2014)
/Drone, Ambient, Space rock,
Leftfield, Avant-garde, Post-industrial, Ambient noise/
Comment: owt kri is an artist from Helsinki,
Finland whose 4-track issue is an example of abrasive ambient and borderline
space rock and glowering drone music. By listening to it this will open up a
new sonic world and some more obscure dimensions to music lovers. It embraces loads
of sonic reverberations, distorted guitar chord progressions and menacing
metallic patterns full of depth and flickering shadows. It chimes like the incantation
of a stoned shaman standing on the ruins of a brick building after the narrative
of industrial world was irreversibly collapsed. It will sift across the
listener`s nerve channels and vessels. Highly intriguing.
4/05/2015
[Teaser of the day] The Mussy Cluves - Mister Bib
- Avant-rock
- Dada music
- Experimental rock
- Weird pop
- Psychedelic rock
4/04/2015
Matt Pond PA - The Freeep (2008)
/Indie folk, Americana, Folk
indie, Alt-folk, Indie rock/
Comment: Matt Pond PA is
a collective from New York (with the Philly origin, though), USA who have been
active since 1998 and related to such well-known labels as BMG, and Polyvinyl. Alongside
with Wilco, Band Of Horses, Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, Van Dyke Parks they are prominent
representatives indie rock/folk music being obviously influenced by the US traditional
(roots) music (country, bluegrass, folk). This EP of 9 tracks sounds quite
traditionally having few experimentation courses within the whole. However, in
spite of it the issue used to chirp in an organic, unconstrained way. Actually
all the melodic and harmonic elements which are needed to constitute decent pop
songs are represented over there. #3 could be considered as the experimental track on it due to progressions within the ambient/space music and minimal music narrative playing with chord delays and suggestive repetitions. Eventually it can be said the album contains
solid songs from the starting point to the end. Recommended.
Non Dolet - Nameless Lake (2014)
/Modern classical, Toytronica, Alternative, Post-rock, Mood music/
Comment: Non Dolet is a musician from Russia whose sophomore album ( the follow-up to I Hold The Sun 2013) used to converge at a crossroad of naive yet cute toytronic progressions, more thoughtful modern classical insights and even a light-hearted version of post-rock explorations. On the other side, despite the album`s simplicity the tonality within it seems to be thoroughly doleful as if there were an object hidden somewhere while she is yearning for it so much. If there will be a lake just discovered it would be dubbed as "Dolet". By kindred sould there can be drawn comparisons with the likes of Lullatone, Possimiste, Oskar Schuster, for instance.
Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP5 Dark Pitch (2013)
/Psychedelic, Experimental
rock, Electronic, Big beat, Progressive rock, Krautrock, Avant-fusion, Alternative
dance, Avant-rock, Leftfield, Avant-prog/
Comment: Joxfield ProjeX is a duo from Sweden
whose members Oax, and Yan started to make music already in the 60s. They
gained some popularity at the end of 00s and in the beginning of 10s while
releasing a handful of albums under Clinical Archive, the most popular record
label at Archive.org. Furthermore, some of these albums were assisted by such
progressive rock music legends as Pat Mastoletto, and Geoff Leigh and
electronic musician Kenji Siratori. I am very glad they are still very prolific
because Dark Pitch is a part of the
EP series. It involves 4 tracks depicting the duo`s keenness to craftily master
distortion-heavy, wah effect-induced guitar rides with bold, motorik big beat
rhythms. Despite its towering propulsive nature the EP sounds almost like a
static one due to the repetition of motives and phrases. The result is a
dance-appealed avant-garde fusion with nods toward psychedelic world. There can
be drawn comparisons with the 70s in Germany and the end of 80s and beginning
of 90s in Manchester (and with some groups outside it like Flowered Up, The
Telescopes, and The Wordsmiths, for instance). In a word, it is a modern yet
natural, highly energized rock propulsion. It is without being fake, it is
without being hammy. Joxfield ProjeX is still one of the most outstanding
combos worldwide.
Wacky Southern Current - In a Realm of Uncertain Summer (2011)
/Post-rock, Indietronica, Art
rock, Ambient rock, Epic, Chamber rock, Mood music/
Comment: No-Source is a
popular US-based record label whose discography embraces musical groups being
involved in exploring indie electronic music. Wacky Southern Current`s 9-track
issue used to shift somewhere in between picturesque ambient rock hovers,
electronic undercurrents and epic chamber rock and post-rock sensuality. Although
the music is instrumental it is replete with pastel hues, warm chords and
emotive progressions. At times when music is more diluted it sound like a
branch of Ennio Morricone`s music (for instance, Evertide). Marco Cervellin`s one-man-project from Italy proves how
essential is to produce music in the countryside just being alone with your
imaginations, thoughts and instruments.
the tinopener's art & Julien Auroux: Voyage Et Genie (2012)
/Electronic pop, Alternative
dance, Electro house, Space disco, Remix/
Comment: whooaahh, it is a
beatific pop album made up of electronic sounds which in turn are built upon
delicate rhythms, sensual vocal flickers, alien-alike vocal delivery, and
seductive melody progressions. In fact, it is very shameful that this 8-track
collaborative release has not reached a mainstream status yet – actually all
the best elements available in music are scraped on it – getting inspieration
from the 70`s space disco/and dance appealed electro rock (a la Space, and
Ganymed), 90`s French electronic club and electronic pop culture ( a la St
Germain, Daft Punk, Air). The album involves a remix by United Kingdom based
artist N.S.J.
4/01/2015
[Teaser of the day] Vashti Bunyan - Across The Water
- New Weird Britain
- Dream folk
- Singer-songwriter
- Indie folk
- Folk indie
Tracer Flares – Sigh of Relief (2014)
Bandcamp
/Soft rock, Electro-indie,
Alternative pop, Pomp pop, Post-punk/
Comment: The Montrèal-based
collective Tracer Flares` used to have much more cultural references and layers
than it may prove at first glance. They go along the path of soft rock being
popularized by Keane in the middle of 00s; on the other side, it often reveal slightly
darker sides thereby harking back to the tradition of post-punk and gothic rock
music of the 70s and 80s in Great Britain. Furthermore, they are deliberately
bombastic at full heart, showing up an inclination of pop culture to exaggerate
its premises and foundations. Additionally, it is a matter of fact the
collective is adept in creating great pop songs. So get it and enjoy it.
The Love Songs – Live in Dresden (2008)
/Drone, Experimental,
Avant-garde, Minimal, Live session/
Comment: The Love Songs
is the one-man-orchestra of Sven Swift, a netaudio enthusiast and
promoter from Germany. This 25-minute live was performed at the DIY 2.0
festival in Dresden replete with droning spans, crucial changes and accelerated
ja decelerated effects superimposed on the sustained lengthy chords. The issue
starts off with introduction to the gig venue filled with the crowd`s speaking
and the alarms of a police car coming out of the street. It will soon be
replaced by Swift`s performance to the defeating ending.
Doc THUMP - New Greensleaves (2011)
/Chiptune, Leftfield, Cover,
Primitive music, 8-bit, Chipnoise/
Comment: Buffalo-based Doc
THUMP`s 74 seconds are represented over there to bring forth a peculiar,
primitive version of a very well-known song. The beatific and longing melody
line is crossed with angular rhythms and noisy chord progressions. The issue is
a part of the discography of We Hongry Records. The cover print is fairly
sympathetic due to a cute, green ghoul standing nearby the fridge. In a
nutshell, the result is nostalgic and soul touching thanks to the track`s
clumsy appearance
3/29/2015
[Teaser of the day] Dress up Like a Hooker, I'll be Charlie Sheen - Lovely Day (ft. Pieter The Rooster)
- Lo-fi
- Folk indie
- Canadiana
- DIY
- Indie folk
Alexander Zaitsev & Jelena Glazova - Live @ Taiga 2014 (2014)
/Sound art, Experimental electronica,
Live session, Noise, Abstract electronica/
Comment:
Zaitsev-Glazova`s 26-minute set consists of experiments with electronic sounds,
noise and droning monoliths. At the first glance it seemed a little bit
monotonous by its nature but affording many listening time the result used to
reveal many previously hidden effects and tiny details within its body. More
concretely, many of them are deliberately semi-shadowed or brought to the
front, some of them used to merge with other sound into something unclassifiable
somehow reminding of boreal sounds as if coming directly from the nature. The result is captivating upon the listener is immersed in it.
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