Hanetration – Waldsterben (2015)

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/Electronic, Experimentalism, Drone rock, Krautrock, Alternative dance, Acid rock, Illbient, Leftfield pop, Minimalism/

Comment: Hanetration, the London-based combo is back again with brand new issue Waldsterben (as much as I have learned German and already forgot much of it this probably does mean “death (process) of the forest” which has been a very serious problem in Germanic countries while the civilization has been established for long ago. Indeed, where is the right for human being to annihilate something which is being highly blissful enough to elevate our souls? Indeed, as Elias Canetti has wrote once the forest is a cathedral replete with trees like pillars towering and constituting something very special. By my opinion, the forest is an environment where the human being can feel himself/herself to be a part of the Divine plan. By listening to Waldsterben one might say the project is dead aesthetically. Indeed, the suicide is being committed to get a chance to resurrect again. Their previous album Acid Reflux EP was a gorgeous drift between post-industrial tendencies, drone music and chamber music touch. This time Hanetration`s brand new one chimes like a poppy yet alternative music bound one saturated with catchy rhythms and having a more superficial appeal. Only the ending piece Aurora is something about the project`s previous tradition taking on buried rhythms and ominous drones while providing incessantly minimal changes throughout the course. Friction is an example of how Hanetration has bent its course into a fabulous droning acid rock template while ringing truly majestic due to cathedral organ sounds above. Impulse is something which obviously gets inspiration from motorik/krautrock tradition because of coming together at a junction of an iterative bass chord and slightly buried drum sounds thereby most notably reminding of NEU!`s trademark. In a word, it might be it is the transmissive/opposite issue by the project, however, trying to understand the artist`s intention one should perceive the artist`s discography similarly to a meandering pathway of being comprised of bigger and smaller curves and dodges and incorporations. In the absolute scale of sonic creation, however, it is an outstanding issue for sure. 

Massimo Ruberti – Armstrong (2015)

Nostress

/Space music, Electronic music, Conceptual, Ambient, Kosmische Musik, Experimental electronica/

Comment: it is nice that musicians are still up to get inspired by benchmarks with regard to conquering of the outer space by the human race. Unfortunately there have been way too little space flights into the space after Yuri Gagarin and US astronauts did it. More profoundly, there is no qualitative progression to have been since then (it might be the reason why there are arising conspiracy theories about expressing doubts regarding the flight to the Moon in 1969 and thereafter, for instance). The flight to Mars seems to be very far away if not impossible altogether. Of course, it needs a huge amount of money to prepare it. On the other side, countries are rivalling with each other to spend their money to get economic, resource-related, and military advantages and the most worst one is that wasting resources and annihilating environment around us. As the human race we have no sole fist to realize our goals. By personal aspect I have no faith into it anymore. It might be the only aspect what we could realistically do for the cosmos is to protect our beautiful home planet Earth, the only genuine pearl that we have been having. The human being is way too stupid to reach it if he/she is not able to change the overwhelming economic order around him/her based on excessive, destroying consumption. The human being is still as clumsy as he/she was many deacdes ago in connection with curing such diseases as high-grade astrocytomas, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and myeloma, for instance. This is a notch of our Mars which needs to be conquered. However, Armstrong by Livorno, Italy-based experienced electronic musician Massimo Ruberti is a pearl as well, though a sonic pearl. The titles of it reflect upon Armstrong`s stages to get into and to be in the outer space and landing on the surface of the Moon. By listening to it one could experience hyper-realistic emotions wherein dreamy,glacial-alike synth threads and glimpses used to intersect with the sounds of digital bug filled radio transmitters where the message of an astronaut coming out of it rings in a fabulous way. It is quite weird and funny that at the ending part of Moon Ruberti uses a mandolin induced motive that reminds of a Russian folklore ditty as if depicting Russians landed on the Moon instead of US-Americans. On the other side, maybe it is a try to consolidate two nations to have at least one goal to conquer the nearest planets. By regarding the example the Italian composer extends its scope beyond usual understanding of electronic music by using exuberant orchestrations and motives and rhythms in addition to ordinary package of electronic sounds. In a word, get this album, listen to it. Even if your optimism about space expansion will not be aroused those sounds and constructions respectively entering into your ear and brain give you a candidate for the list of the best albums in 2015. 

[Teaser of the day] Dan Brasco - Trouble With Dad

Astor Bell

• Alternative dance
• Tech-electro
• Electronic pop
• Acid 
• Synth-electro

Artist: Dan Brasco

Release: Sick Family

Label: Astor Bell

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] Airless Project - Morning Of Remission

• Experimental electronica
• Ambient techno
• Experimental techno
• IDM

Artist: Airless Project

Release: Dopamine Entities

Label: Bandcamp/self-released

Year: 2010

Entartete Musik – Modern Bolero (2014)

Bandcamp

/Sampledelic, Plunderphonics, Sound collage, Field recording, Freeformfreakout, Experimentalism/

Comment: this project could readily be named Retardede Musik, for instance, because it chimes like it would have been produced by a stoned producer. In fact, it was German expression to depict the fight Hitler and his silly company exerted against the so-called degenerate music. It is sample-based, it is inconsistent, it is mad, it is cut-up into a thousands of pieces. More concretely, these samples come out of very different sources ranging from tumultuous metal riff oriented torrents and smooth classical compositions to spoken word samples, organic street noises and fragile flamenco guitar chords to electronic sonic effects. It sounds like a reflection of human people`s world where things used to change permanently in the direction to the future or having no physical and temporal entry toward the past (read: chance to go back to his/her youngster days). On the other side, the title track Modern Bolero reflects upon the contrary tendency – it consists of permanent ringing of the table phone being open to minimal changes and iterative sonic samples. In a word, it provides intriguing listening thrills for sure. This was the artist`s first issue to release four further albums later during four years. The album comes out of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Sébastien Biset – Openfield (2009)

PERKūNowA

/Noise, Freeformfreakout, Anti-folk, Drone folk, Weird folk, Musique concrète, Crossover, Indietronica, Folktronica, Avant-garde, Experimentalism/

Comment: it was some days ago when I discovered that I had stored two issues by such artist as Sébastien Biset, Openfield and The Time I Was Spending, Running And Shouting In The Wind. More concretely, his 11-bar issue is a psyched-out outing based on short-running compositions segmented into harsh noise torrents (indeed, it is thoroughly intense!), sublime indie and folk-tinged compositions and mellow indie electronic insights or just exploiting field recording-based samples to build up disparate dimensions. However, it is interesting that the melting pot consisting of different elements works very well, having no distractions and conjuring up no inferior feels. The issue is a part of the discography of PERKūNowA.

[Teaser of the day] Miroslav Wilde - Ocean

• Dub-techno
• Tech-dub
• Club dance
• Chill-out
• Mood music

Artist: Miroslav Wilde

Release: Ocean EP

Label: Kopoc 

Year: 2015

Jamie Stephan – Challenger (2015)

Intox Noize
Intox Noize

/Tech-house, Club dance, Tekno, Electro/

Comment: Jamie Stephan`s 3-track issue used to wind across techno and house blended paths, however creating sublime mood and vibes in your brain and body, respectively. However, Ohrenschmalz is the track which changes the pace taking more on wobbling, tekno and electro-oriented rhythms. Indeed, the result is credible and blossoming. Challenger is his second issue, the follow-up to Vogelscharm (2014), and Flötentanz (in collaboration with Chris Kaoz) (2015). All these issues have been released on Russian imprint Intox Noize.

[Teaser of the day] Kaazim Zareb - Zahaab wa Eeyab

Webbed Hand

• World music
• Drone
• Ethnic music
• New Age
• Improvised music

Artist: Kaazim Zareb

Release: Miraaya

Label: Webbed Hand

Year: 2005

Cagey House – Sometimes Always Never (2015)

pan y rosas discos

Free Music Archive

/Ambient, Post-rock, Post-folk, Experimental pop, Art pop, Mood music, Alternative pop/

Comment: I have frequently wondered about how much time has passed and how much things around us and within the artist`s aesthetic has changed during the course between some artist`s first and most recent albums. Baltimore, Maryland, US-based artist Dave Keifer aka Cagey House started off sometime in the mid of the 00´s with electro-vamped tracks while revealing rock music impulses inside it. Later on, his sound had changed toward more artificial yet wondrous world of deliberately chosen rhythms and sounds somehow similar to Oneohtrix Point Never had unveiled on his album R Plus Seven to a more wide audience (2013). Indeed, Keifer showcased this spellbinding, hyper-realistic world a little bit earlier than Daniel Lopatin did. However, Keifer`s aesthetic has changed throughout this awesome course, it is like moving across fragile yet rewarding path to amend and discover himself, to add new sonic notches into the bar thereby magnifying the legacy of honest music. His brand new one Sometimes Always Never is quite trance-y and restrained saturated with iterative jazz-y drum relied rhythms and guitar sounds being a new aspect in his sonic palette. Indeed, this time Keifer`s music could sometimes be described with the term “post-rock” because those guitar patterns with more or less delayed glockenspiel chords represented within it used to conjure up intriguing dynamics and emotive associations which may resemble of such combos as Mice Parade, Mercury Program, and The Dylan Group, for instance. Cagey House`s last albums have been issued on pan y rosas discos, the label dedicated to release innovative, improvisation-based music. I have no explicit overview about Keifer`s methods of how he creates compositions in the sense of how much it is determined (I mean to be previously set out and then exactly programmed) and how much there has been space for improvised aspects. In fact, the improvised music could also be determined getting its inner impulse from the planned goal. Then the chaos is more organized and may even be more impressive rather than just aimlessly slamming and rattling around. Indeed, I am being quite curious for technical aspects but by listening to Sometimes Always Never my drive to know it just dissolved. Simply I am enjoying of how these sounds move, meander, and come across to the other side. In a word, it is an outstanding issue.

[Teaser of the day] Vapour Night - Snow Fled

• Indie rock
• Ethereal Wave
• Post-punk
• Alternative dance
• Dream pop
• Electronic
• Alternative pop

Artist: Vapour Night

Release: Snow Fled

Label: Bandcamp/Self-released

Year: 2015

Dave Fuglewicz - Orange Mist Sunrise and Sunset (1996)

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Dave Fuglewicz

/Avant-garde, Minimal synth, Kosmische Musik, Drone, Krautrock, Experimentalism, Electronic music/

Comment: this is Georgia, US-based musician Dave Fuglewicz`s tenth issue which originally has been issued on two tapes in 1996. It consists of 12 compositions, however many of them are being longer than 10 minute thereby reaching a total time of 1 hour and 55 minutes. Musically it harks back to those golden Kosmische Music/krautrock/minimal synth days when the artists like Konrad Schnitzler, Symboter, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Cluster, Harmonia, Monoton and many other ones started to experiment on synthesisers and sequencer machines to create slightly psychedelic and dreamy electronic landscapes and acid fringed items to broaden the listener`s (sub)consciousness. More profoundly, it was frequently a fertile shift between calmed harmonic progressions and more intense rhythmic patterns and resonant swelling in chord progressions to conjure up different perceptions at the same time. Because of his dreamy approach the album chimes in a hyper-realistic manner now and then. Fuglewicz`s sound is replete with quite intense droning and tranquil wobbling of such electronic keyboards as ARP 2600, and ARP Odyssey and one Casio keyboard and all that sound has been recorded on Vesta-Fire MR-10B four track recorder. The listener could perceive the tracks with flourishing analogue quality. In a word, the result is an outstanding issue which is worth to be kept alive for future days. Of course, let`s discover other issues by Dave Fuglewicz either. 

[Teaser of the day] The Hirundu - Hot Pies!

• Lo-fi
• Outsider art
• Dada music
• Hip-hop
• Plunderphonics
• Freeformfreakout
• Electronic
• Experimentalism
• Sound collage
• Avant-garde
• Primitive music
• Electro pop
• Sampledelic
• DIY

Artist: The Hirundu

Release: Cortex Bycicle

Label: Pitch And Putt/Hirundu

Year: 1989

Covered Faces - Lobiep EP (2011)

Zorch Factory

Bandcamp

/Electroclash, Art punk, Mood music, Alternative pop, Krautrock, Electro-indie, Synth-punk, Indie dance/

Comment: this handful of ebulliently energetic compositions comes out of Basque Country/Euskadi, by Covered Faces whose music is a seamless blend of electroclash and synth punk compartments led by the female voice. Indeed, it is thoroughly puzzling to draw the line between those stylistic elements. However, it does make sense in theoretical mind-set only. Emotionally it is overwhelming due to those overdriving synth gears at different paces depending on certain pieces. Mostly it is intense and fast-stepping, though Abandoned Dogma has been managed in the way to chime like a majestic, epic one which could be compared with the aesthetics of Siouxsie & The Banshees, for instance. In contrast to it, Stroppy, the following piece is an example of lovely, childish melodies ringing almost like an instance of lounge music, however, hiding a spellbinding motorik groove beneath it. It is a pre-eminent piece either. I like their lead citation loaned by Oscar Wilde - give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Indeed, it is truly relevant today as well regarding the so-called democracy around us. You are not allowed to talk about certain themes unless you want to get fired and get stigmatized or even go to prison. The more you steal the taxpayer`s money the more righteous person you are appears to have been frequently a formula for acting. In a nutshell, it is a solid electro-punk issue. 

[Teaser of the day] Terrible Terrible - Pulling Teeth

Jamendo

• Indie rock
• Alternative pop
• Dream pop
• Psychedelic pop
• Doo wop
• Crossover
• Glo-fi
• Art pop 
• Soul pop
• Electronic
• Experimental pop

Artist: Terrible Terrible

Release: Fail Better

Label: Jamendo/Self-released

Year: 2014/2015


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Terracotta Blue - Arcade b-w Healer (2011)

Bandcamp

Soundcloud

/Chillwave, Trip-hop, Breaks, Electronic pop, Chilltronica, Poptronica, Mood music, Glo-fi/

Comment: I can remember for that one music reviewer suggested once while such phenomenon as chillwave lasted 6 months only the influence of it would have endured much longer, principally to date. Maybe he was right if to consider Baltimore, US-based artist Terracotta Blue`s career and doings. He started issuing outings at the second half of 2011 when the movement started to become less in extent and die-hard intensity. However, it does not mean that Terracotta Blue has not changed during these four years. Arcade b-w Healer was one of his first issues with regard to Bandcamp. The issue consists of a couple of compositions which are replete with crispy rhythms and dreamy meanders and majestic synthesiser induced chord progressions. In fact, given that those rhythms reveal their partly lo-fi tinged touch (at Healer) the issue can be considered an organic cross between indie electronic/chillwave tendencies and Ninja Tune related artists composed jazz-based music and Flying Lotus inflected hip-hop/trip-hop alchemy. On the other side, Arcade has been built upon catchy electro bass propulsions and enchanting synthesised progressions atop. In a word, the release can be exploited both to conjure up decent mood around you and for a more sophisticated listening time.

[Teaser of the day] Jan Grünfeld - The Nightshade

• Leftfield pop
• Experimental pop
• Robot pop
• Autotune
• Downtempo
• Krautrock
• Electronic music

Artist: Jan Grünfeld

Release: Music for Plants

Label: La bél

Label: Headphonica

Year: 2015

Alternative links:

Archive.org

Free Music Archive

Table Music Meeting - Wild Flower Way/Echo Holiday (2009)

MiMi

/Indie folk, Folktronica, Art folk, Folk indie, Post-folk, Mood music, Drone folk/

Comment: Recent Music Heroes is back again at a notch of the roster of Mimi Records. This time the Japanese collective Table Music Meeting`s 2-track/single issue provides many associations and creates a fine frame of mind. Although the release is described as “electronica” at the Portuguese imprint`s site it is half true at least only. Mostly it is guitar driven folk-tinged music which frequently draws upon droning, however, being saturated with minute yet delicate electronic and free and easy glockenspiel-based fringes. Between these two components you could perceive much air to be flitting around in thereby furnishing the exertion with the organic slide. By its intention the outing could be tagged as “chill out (chill folk?)” music because it calms down the listener providing him/her a virtuous buffer against daily problems he/she encounters. Additionally I recommend to listen to the likes of Oto, Nick Rivera, Plusplus, Possimiste, 2muchachos, Junya Nishimura, Koji Maruyama.

[Teaser of the day] Possimiste - Clockworkbird

Free Music Archive

• Art pop
• Chamber pop
• New Weird Estonia
• Baroque pop
• Post-folk
• Crossover
• Singer-songwriter
• Folktronica
• Leftfield pop
• Post pop

Artist: Possimiste

Release: Clockworkbird (single)

Label: Free Music Archive/Self-released

Year: 2012

[Teaser of the day] Bloatsucher - Landcrabs

Candymind

• Drum and bass
• Breakcore
• IDM
• Techno
• Crossover

Artist: Bloatsucher

Release: The Discipline Of Fibers

Label: Candymind

Year: 2006

Land Of Grim – Welcome (2011)

Torn Flesh

Bandcamp

/Rhythmic noise, Experimentalism, Art music, Electronic music, Post-industrial, Avant-garde, Noise, Drone/

Comment: Torn Flesh Records is mostly known as an imprint for extreme metal/hardcore punk music though there are up some exceptions in the label`s discography. For instance, take on this 5-track issue of 34 minutes. The central track is Select The Victim which embraces 13 minutes to bring forth truly peculiar rhythmic sounds and pulsating electronics in the background as if being influenced partly by art music/Klang music. In fact, the experience is amplified by the following piece Pave The Path. Embrace The Grim chimes like an instance of deep house music produced by the noise musician. It does mean he does not give a fuck to his own principles. However, the other compositions are remarkably more brown noise fuelled, providing obscure synthesised drones with pervasive ominous glimmer and more angular rhythmic frequencies because at times there is no chance to describe it as the rhythmic ones. One could discern them barely as pulsations coming out from the nexus. In a word, Nikolai Gawin`s issue is an impressive insight into a world of uncompromised sounds and attitude. 

Mccandless – Surprisingly Coherent (2013)

Higher Living

/Post-rock, Indie rock, Alternative rock, Soft rock, Duyster/

Comment: although this handful of pieces starts off like a colourless, mediocre guitar issue the Brussels-based duo embarks on to develop slowly by adding new layers and motives into iterative guitar gears. At times it chimes like a daydreaming combo who has no hurry and obligation to move on somewhere. They just enjoy recent moments and being in creation. One could hear glockenspiel chords to accompany guitars and at Twirls synths will take a lead to conjure up more soft rock-alike milieu, however being intersected with soaring post-rock guitar keys. Ultimately it could be said it is a solid output which deserves its title. The issue is a part of the discography of Higher Living Records. 

[Teaser of the day] Keijo & Uton - Pyörivät Pilvet

OM HA SVA HA KSHA MA LA VA RA YAM

• Forest folk
• New Weird Finland
• Improvised music
• Free folk
• Psych-folk
• Avant-blues
• Experimental folk
• Weird folk
• Avant-folk
• Space folk

Artist: Keijo

Artist: Uton

Release: Alun Ääniä

Label: OM HA SVA HA KSHA MA LA VA RA YAM/Free Music Archive

Year: 2009

LFC – Vento Quente (2010)

pCloud

/Space rock, Experimental rock, Improvised music, Weird, Blues rock, Experimentalism, Avant-rock, Post-rock, Guitar ambient, Dada music/

Comment: it was approximately one moth ago when I commented on The Chopittos Arkestra`s album Zavanardi Rising. Vento Quente is another album by Brazilian experimentalist Lucas Pastina whose 6-track issue is ploughed with guitar riffs, heavy moaning and heavy, sustainable reverberations within somewhere of ambient soup. On the other side, it is not pure sort of spaced-out rock/ambient because one could perceive Dadaist approach in Pastina`s concept. At times the music is accentuated with concrete sounds and powerful slams. More profoundly, it sounds like an example of noticeably skewed blues and hard rock tinged music to have appeared in the 10s. Because of that the Brazilian`s album can be compared with the likes of Frank Zappa, Johnny Crewdson (the constant member behind such crazy combo as The Hirundu) and Captain Beefheart additionally to Tore Elgaroy, fydhws, Glenn Brown, Dolores and other contemporary guitar fuelled ambient musicians. By the way, LFC does mean Lucas Fucking Crazy. Indeed, he deserves his name utterly. It is a stunning issue.

Noisesurfer – ADSL (2012)

Ethno Indigo

Jamendo

Bandcamp

Noisesurfer

/Krautrock, Techno pop, Musique concrète, Experimental electronica, Dark ambient, Electronic music, Ambient techno, Space music, Tekno, Downtempo, Breakcore, Techno, Ambient pop/

Comment: Noisesurfer is the nom de plume of the Spaniard Joaquin Ronco aka Joachim Rontxelius who has issued a shitloads of releases so far, mostly on Ethno Indigo (established by him) and Jamendo. ADSL is a stunning miscellany of 15 tracks which used to fluctuate from picturesque downtempo vibes and alien emitted techno rhythms to more poppy techno threads to austere krautrock-alike modern rock structures to noise infused electronic propulsions. At times those techno rhythms are accelerated to reach the tekno level (for example, Timepaste). He exploits elements which may be fairly extremist ones in some circumstances (the use of digital noises, and glitched-out debris, and ghastly reverberations) but Joachim Rontxelius does exploit those ones in the way to create something recognizable and sublime yet poignant. In a word, those elements are subjected to formulas of bearable alternative pop/krautrock/electronic music. By kindred souls it could be compared with some Andrew Cauthen aka Take Pills Die`s releases and an early and mid-period Kraftwerk (the period when the legendary German combo started to drift from krautrock-fuelled vamps toward more electro and techno pop tunes, for instance, Ralf and Florian (1973); Autobahn (1974) ). In a nutshell, it is a solid issue which at times may sound like a retro one yet providing sustainable glimpses into the future. In a word, it is an instance of proper electronic music with and without cadences.

[Teaser of the day] ±±Ding±± - Breeeze

• Sampledelic
• Hip-hop
• Soul-hop
• Trip-hop
• Seapunk
• Avant-hop
• Mood music
• Cinematic
• Breaks

Artist: ±±Ding±±

Release: Voodoo

Label: Bandcamp/Self-released

Year: 2015

[Teaser of the day] medkit - Step Up To The End

Nenormalizm

• IDM
• Alternative
• Epic
• Electronic pop
• Mood music

Artist: medkit

Release: More Cold Than Warm

Label: Nenormalizm

Year: 2015

Alternative links:

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Nojoined - A Good Day For Gravity (2014)

aReW

Archive.org

/Ambient, Drone, Minimalism, Organic electronica, Kosmische Musik, Musique concrète/

Comment: behind these 39 minutes is David Priestley whose issue draws upon a minimal approach which consists of droning electronics, and undulating spaced-out synths on the top. At the first sight it might ring a little bit matted, however, the more one listens to it the more it will be opening up for you. Indeed, the core of these 6 pieces is dark-mattered and obscure though one can find out glimpses coming out of it and coming into it. For instance, you can discern the sounds of concrete music and Moog splattered rhythms. In general, it is the solid drift between dark ambient and Kosmische Musik.

Silverstone – Time Will Heal (2006)

Poni Republic

/Indietronica, Glitch pop, IDM, Ambient pop, Alternative, Techno pop/

Comment: Leon, Mexico-based artist and local indie music activist Edgar Medina (also known from such projects as The Rigor Mortis Experience, Transistor, Alejandro Morse) whose 4-bar issue is a cute example of glitched-out pop music. More profoundly, it is a shift between ambient pop and indie electronica and glitch-y techno rhythms though the artist exploits concrete sounds to moisten the melting pot. In general, the harmonies used to build up slowly and the rhythms do break off in a seamless way. It is a fine example of how a nice notch of pop music can be drawn on more sophisticated sonic structures. The issue is a part of the discography of an excellent Venezuela-based lo-fi/DIY music label, The Poni Republic (a dwelling place for the likes of Nuuro, Bi-log, Anton, Bright Star Regulus, American Chamber Music, Anois, Elaine, joiejoiejoie, Sappho, Sunday Parlours, Tropitek, Todosantos etc).

[Teaser of the day] Math - Earth

Poni Republic

• Indietronica
• Lo-fi
• Folktronica
• Organic electronica
• DIY
• Alternative pop

Artist: Math

Release: Nature

Label: Poni Republic

Year: 2006

Revolver Voltex – Kidnapping 019 (2015)

Kidnapping

/Deep techno, Experimental techno, Dub techno, Club dance, Remixes, Tech-house/

Comment: there are represented two superior techno tracks – Metro, and Difentance, and Raid System. Additionally to them there are represented four remixes of Raid System either. Indeed, both of them are fabulous progressions in rhythm and harmony. More concretely, by the pace the tracks have been managed in the way to conjure up the obsessive mood in the listener. Indeed, the listener can perceive dynamic flickers within the rhythmic structure. On the other side, it is replete with hypnotic vibes and spaced-out wobbles and spacey echoes thereby surfacing many changes in the harmony panel and thematic concept`s developments. In a nutshell, it is an example of magnificent techno being obviously inspired by the glorious Detroit techno tradition. However, Raid System used to deviate from the other basic tracks because of providing a more house driven glimpse to be added into the mix. Spigl`s remix is a more dub-drenched one, and Unit 115 Remix is based on clanging metallic drums and mutant vocal interventions. The issue is a part of the discography of the Argentina-based imprint Kidnapping.

[Teaser of the day] Tale Twist - Fthang Chant

Psicotropicodelia

• Hellektro
• Rhythmic noise
• Breakcore
• Drill and bass
• Power electronics
• Experimental electro

Artist: Tale Twist

Release: Path Collapse EP

Label: Psicotropicodelia

Year: 2010

[Teaser of the day] Chuzausen - Mysterious Chip

Enoughrecords

• Electro pop
• Alternative pop
• Tracker music
• 8-bit
• Acid electro
• Electronic pop
• Chiptune

Artist: Chuzausen

Release: Dump Garden

Label: Enoughrecords

Year: 2015

Alternative links:

Jamendo

PM Prometheus – Mitochondria (2009)

Jamendo

/Electronic pop, Alternative pop, Synth pop, Electro-indie, Electroclash/

Comment: although New York-based PM Prometheus` album Mitochondria put off with Point Your Tendrils to the Sky which draws on arousing synthesised progressions and piano chords at the edge thereby creating a sublime sense in the listener`s head the artist later takes on more rhythm-ridden developments and harshly discordant structures. Musically PM Prometheus gets obviously inspiration from the 80s synth-pop and electro-rock and the highlight of electroclash at the beginning of 00s.Although the artist complains at his Jamendo site that the album does not maintain consistency of recording quality and the listener has to make his/her volume adjustments I did not clash against the aforementioned shortage. The cover print of the album is appealing (there is a light that never goes out?). Additionally to the 9-track album Mitochondria there are represented the likes of Slumberland, and Lilt at Jamendo as well all of them have been released approximately 5-6 years ago. Ina word, it is a decent exertion.

Nordwiijk – Sailor Boy (2015)

Jeunesse Cosmique

Jeunesse Cosmique

/Electro-acoustic, Crossover, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Ambient, Abstract, Post-industrial, Noise, Jazz, Improvised music, Acousmatic music/

Comment: what to say about Montrèal? Montrèal Canadiens, my favourite sports team is having an amazing new season launch with 7 wins in a row. However, Montrèal is an important location for many substantial artists, mostly related to underground and avant-garde music scenes. Obviously two of the most well-known imprints are Constellation Records and Where Are My Records the focus of both of those labels are set up to promote mainly post-rock music. However, Jeunesse Cosmique is a cult label being endorsed among the indie music fans. Nordwiijk`s album Sailor Boy is a marked notch in the discography of the label because of embracing sounds which are puzzling enough to be firmly categorized yet this patchwork quilt of 10 tracks is enchanting enough to repeat it again and again in your music player. At times it is a sort of improvised and jazz music, at times it is a sort of electronic and noise music, at times electro-acoustic and chamber music, at times it is getting quite close to ambient/post-rock and post-industrial music. All these elements are organically merged with each other or juxtaposed against each other. I don`t know what exactly it is but is sounds in a very convincing way. Certainly it does have something of a parochial, Montrèal-alike flavour around it.

[Teaser of the day] Skyjelly - Move on 45

• Alternative pop
• Chillwave
• Dream pop
• Indie pop
• Glo-fi
• Electronic

Artist: Skyjelly

Release: Boston Not LA 4 (compilation)

Label: I Heart Noise

Year: 2015

Mart Avi – Humanista (2015)

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/Art pop, Alternative pop, Post-pop, Singer-songwriter, Ambient pop, Baroque pop, Leftfield pop, Chamber pop, Electronic pop, Avant-pop/

Comment: by listening to the Estonian musician Mart Avi`s brand new one Humanista I cannot decide whether it is manifestation of love against the human being or it is misanthropic suite on the contrary. Indeed, as human beings we are gifted with free will yet we are built up to have responsibility and duties toward Creator, other people, other species and environment. When we have obligation to fight against some of us? Are we enough powerful ones? When we are powerful and smart enough ones to flight to Mars? Does it have a special purpose or is it just a mere ego trip? When we are wise enough to reach capacity to fight against the most resilient and overwhelming diseases like glioblastoma multiforme and myeloma (still incurable diseases despite many past decades)? However, Humanista reflects upon the tension between fragility and brutality, tenderness and arrogance, inferiority and readiness to find out wondrous entities, between brainless hedonism and relaxing calmness. Musically it is harmless to give it the focus. Moreover, because of that it is the musicians` duty to exert it. In general, Avi`s music is solid and beautiful imbued with picturesque curves and bends, however, which frequently used to climax into weird sonic vamps and inconvenient emotions. In a word, the whole does embrace poignant, even sinister snarls which aesthetically share a quite similar path with such musicians as Scott Walker, David Sylvian, Billy Mackenzie. One might find out one of the most arousing songs composed in 2015 (Newman; V&B; Sanctuary Trek). It could be said it is entertaining and cautionary, it is exertion to stay within the pale and go out of orbit, to set out the balance between them. It is one of the most outstanding releases in 2015 so far.

[Teaser of the day] Univeria Zekt - Ourania

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• Psych-rock
• Zeuhl
• Progressive rock
• Art rock
• Experimental rock
• Cinematic
• Avant-rock
• Jazz rock
• RIO
• Avant-prog

Artist: Univeria Zekt 

Release: The Unnamables

Label: Golden Pavilion

Year: 1972

[Teaser of the day] Lee Noble - Moon Moth

• Drone pop
• Glo-fi
• Post-pop
• Dreamwave
• Psychedelic 
• Ambient pop
• Organcore
• Leftfield pop
• Hypnagogic pop

Artist: Lee Noble

Release: Un Look

Label: Patient Sounds

Year: 2015

Kulkija - Autio Valo (2009/2012)

OM HA SVA HA KSHA MA LA VA RA YAM

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/Drone folk, New Weird Finland, Psych-folk, Improvised music, Free folk, Psycho-acoustic, Weird folk, Experimental folk, Psychedelic folk, Forest folk, Avant-folk, Space folk, Post-industrial/

Comment: Autio Valo consists of two long-running, 10 minute compositions which can be considered a part of the forest folk, the Finnish counterpart of the New Weird folk movement. It starts off with sounds as if coming out of a Sabbath of the witches. Indeed, it is magical and ominous though it will soon dissipate its rays into the soil elsewhere. In general, it is a sultry drift between improvised music, restrained noise/industrial music and folk touch thereby having similarities with such avant-garde combos from Finland as Uton, Thuoom, Kemialliset Ystävät, and Tomutonttu. Furthermore, quite nearby stand such combos as Paavoharju, Violeta Päivänkakkara, Kuupuu, Lau Nau, Islaja, Kospel Zeithorn, Anaksimadros, Keijo, and Vierivä Viiksiportieeri. At times it chimes like a depiction of creating outer space by the Lord. The music is a thoroughgoing, knee-deep psychedelic ripple. Indeed, one can perceive moments where presumably material entities are being processed to the state to turn into the living one at the next moment. Indeed, it is both dizzy and magical to devour the listener. It is an amazing album at any point.

New Weird Australia – Vox (2011)

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/Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Noise, Electro-acoustic, Drone, Ambient, Minimalism/

Comment: by listening to this17-track issue on can admit “New Weird” does not mean “folk music” at all in some cases. This time the listener can enjoy vowel based experiments from Australia. You can be sure it is as mystical as crooked folk music used to be. More profoundly, the issue is imbued with minimally designed digital drones, spaced-out echoes, buried noises, metallic reverberations and of course, with looped vocals and few words as instruments. I guess this miscellany would be a sweet cake for those protagonists who like such artists as Iris Garrelfs, Maja Ratkje, Jaap Blonk, Michael Schiefel, Roomet Jakapi. However, there are represented such artists as Juarez, Ronnu Panda, Scissor Lock, Furchick, Rabbit Island, Sky Needle, Mosaic Mosaic, Alice Hui-Cheng, Major Napier, Donna Hewitt, Kucka, Holy Balm, Mimic Bass, Kusum Normoyle, Paul Heslin, Amanda Stewart, The Deadly Nightshades. These compositions are well-crafted ones though I suspect for most of these artists such a sort of concept has not been the most substantial one. In a word, New Weird Compilations used to always surprise with truly cutting-edge approach and touch. It is a great series of music gathered together across the Green Continent. Life is noise is art. Something like that.  

[Teaser of the day] Chenard Walcker - Messy Bessie

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• Samplecore
• Plunderphonics
• Psychedelic
• Jazz
• Mood music
• Fusion
• Sampledelic
• Easy listening
• Funk

Artist: Chenard Walcker

Release: Ecossaise

Label: Free Sample Zone

Year: 2003

[Teaser of the day] Noblemo - Jade

• Modern classical
• Piano music
• New Age
• Mood music
• Easy listening

Artist: Noblemo

Release: Heart Of The Piano

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2011

Di Bos - Five episodes from Le garage hermetique (2011)

La bèl

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/Experimentalism, Acousmatic music, Sampledelic, Crossover, Musique concrète, Improvised music, Jazz, Avant-garde/

Comment: let`s bring forth some the most marked remarks about this 5-track issue. It is highly fragmented and dissipated, the unity of it is destroyed at the first sight. However, it is being accomplished in a crafty way. So the listener must have no fear to slide into a possible schizophrenic world. It is just art, though truly fragmented one for your sake. One can hear hints at jazz and improvised music, at concrete and acousmatic music tendencies, at outsider/eccentric pop and electronic music explorations. It consists of short-running tracks most of which are permeated with an uncountable amount of turns and twists everywhere. In fact, if the listener is interested in creating the whole it her/his head then he/she has to listen to it many times in a row. Behind this project is Di Bos, who is also known due to heading great Italian imprint La bél with amazing folktronic/indietronic musician Elisa Luu.

Diropel – Yhnpivtr (2015)

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/Ambient, Soundscape, Abstract, Space music, Dark ambient/

Comment: Diropel is a producer Santiago Gr from Montevideo, Uruguay also known because of his another project called Donovan Velvet. His 3-track issue is an organic amalgamation of glacial ice-alike reflections and profound sonic glimpses emitting from the outer space. It is thought-provoking and relaxing at the same time. For instance, listen to Wrwlf. However, the opening piece Leporidae is a different case because of being composed of noticeably more ominous sounds and echoes as if its initial sources to have come from the graveyard.  Indeed, the whole used to meander on human being`s fears and hopes. It is a delicate drift between those compartments.