- Chamber music
- Folktronica
- Modern classical
- Post-pop
- Conceptual
- Soundtrack
1/07/2016
Makoto Tanaka - The fluttering we Original Soundtrack (2015)
1/06/2016
[Teaser of the day] Robert Farrugia - Ambient Sketc#3
- Soundscape
- Ambient
- Modern classical
- Crossover
Artist: Robert Farrugia
Release: Mist EP
Label: Petroglyph
Year: 2016
UNDÆ! 2012
- Noise
- Experimentalism
- Drone
- Microtonal
- Abstract
- Organic electronica
- Experimental electronica
- Avant-garde
- Electro-acoustic
- Psycho-acoustic
Comment: it is a grandeur miscellany of 14 pieces with
a total amount of 107 minutes. The concept´s choice is to explore electronic
and acoustic elements in one joint thread. Of course, frequently it goes beyond
the aforementioned borders (for instance, providing spot more on drone, ambient
and even rhythmic noise music) and this kind of exaggeration is fairly welcome.
On the other side, the genre of electro-acoustic music is huge enough to wind
quite differently from one brim to another. Some audible examples are abstract
and restrained insights, some used to swell and go across exuberant pathways.
At times the artists represented over there exploit concrete music samples to
convey a more human-close touch to their compositions. There are up such
artists as Thom Blum, Donika Rudi, Nicola Monopoli, Josè Luis Maire, Frank
Ekeberg, Clèment Parmentier, [zygote], Gordon Delap, Gintas K., Lidia
Zielinska, Nichola Scrutton, Christian Banasik, and Vanessa Sorce-Lèvesque. The
compilation is a part of Thrmnphone.
1/05/2016
[Teaser of the day] Randy Spike - Singular Grape Waves
- Improvised noise
- Avant-garde
- Space rock
- Minimalism
- No Wave
- Psych-rock
- Experimentalism
- Noise rock
- Leftfield
Artist: Randy Spike
Release: Trans Sister Radio
Label: Bandcamp/Self-released
Year: 2016
MonoCulture – Lawn World EP (2005)
- Glitchtronica
- Indietronica
- Crossover
- Modern classical
- Organic electronica
- Lo-fi
- Experimental electronica
- Folktronica
- Musique concrète
Comment: MonoCulture provides an issue of describing quite
expressively audible Zeitgeist regarding modern music in the first half/mid of
00s. The listener can perceive an exquisite amalgamation of modern/post-classical,
folk, lo-fi, concrete music and glitched-out and experimental electronic
snippets. By perceptive side it chimes in a lurking way throughout the course
and because of it this makes difference of utmost extent. On the other side,
because of having a common part with many genres yet being neither one nor
another style while making difference regarding the idiosyncratic side of the
release. Even its temporary naivety is likeably appealing. In a nutshell, the
result is impressive in its picturesque shifts within the different
compartments.
1/04/2016
[Teaser of the day] Boats - Henny Guts
- Hip-hop
- Wonky
- Grime
- Experimental hip-hop
- Aquacrunk
- Street bass
Artist: Boats
Release: Squiggle
Label: Saturate!
Year: 2015
The Womb – Joni`s Weird Chords (2015)
- Singer-songwriter
- Indie
- Electronic pop
- Alternative pop
- Soul pop
- Funk
- Post-britpop
Comment: The Womb is Alan Driscoll, the
singer-songwriter of English heritage who is living in Melbourne, Australia
recently. He has issued a raft of albums and compilations (more than 20 issues
in all) under his own imprint Danielle Records (some of the them have been issued in liaison with the Swedish imprint 23 Seconds) since 1998. At Joni`s Weird Chords lyrical side he is
speaking about women/mistresses/sex partners, alcohol, drugs thereby depicting the vicious life course
of one person. Musically as usual he likes to sing in a slightly oppressed,
half-singing, half-chanting way which at times is backed up by soulful female
voices (Cameron Pikò, Regina Eylward-Pikò, and Claire Jeddou) and sublime funk
rhythms, austere yet convincing indie touch and suggestive soul pop arrangements.
The cover print is highly appealing due to an erotically depicted female person and fish stocking and leather gloves and on the contrary conveying hidden persona through a
campy element of disguise. If have never heard The Womb`s music and searching
for some comparison points and have previously experienced some amiableness
against Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), and Nick Currie (Momus) then you should give it a
try. On the whole, although it might not be the best issue by Alan Driscoll, it
provides a corroborant listening experience to your soul and mind. It is one of
the albums in the list of pre-eminent issues out of 2015.
1/03/2016
[Teaser of the day] Ruben Atmos - Acid Room 3
- Experimental techno
- Acid techno
- Dub techno
- Tech-electro
Artist: Ruben Atmos
Release: Acid Room
Label: MNMN
Year: 2015
Okinawa Lifestyle – Underwater (2011)
- Chillwave
- Electro-indie
- Alternative dance
- Shoegazetronica
- Alternative pop
- Indie pop
- Glo-fi
- Indie dance
- Synth funk
- Mood music
- Chilltronica
Comment: I could remember for that I was quite
surprised many years ago by the fact of Okinawa Lifestyle coming out of Tbilisi,
Georgia which was then for not being an ordinary place for emerging modern
pop/indie bands and got recognized worldwide. Although the duo of was not the
first echelon of the so-called chillwave movement they got enough positive
feedback being played at lastfm by many listeners weekly. Indeed, the movement
was established on the elements of indie/dream pop, house, funk, and alternative
dance music though music groups which used to blossom with the compartment used
to differ on the nexus of being either more dance-appealed or immersed in to
conjure up hazy, thoroughly picturesque sonorous landscapes (for instance,
Memoryhouse). I have heard even such a theory that it was grown out of the
elements of mainstream music to encapsulate for further development and then
arrive at the mainstream level again. It might be true by the latter point ( I
can`t agree with the mainstream reference) if to consider that such bands as
Toro Y Moi, Neon Indian, Washed Out, Memoryhouse, Youth Lagoon, Ducktails, Tycho,
Teen Daze gathered popularity and even contracts by well-known indie labels. Of
course, the starting point was boosted by the activists within blogspots and
wordpress and there were at least a couple of great imprints for to push newborn
groups forward (Arcade Sounds, and Beko DSL). However, the duo of David
Datunashvili Gigi Jikia has released a bunch of issues during the two years of
which Underwater is their last
output. Similarly to their previous issues their sound used to straddle either
on body-provoking funk, eelctro and house touched frequencies or searching for
more spacey corners to set down. Emotionally it is movable and aesthetically it
is interesting to listen to, either being immersed in nostalgic insight or
without to be. However, there is one exception either. Green Wand of which is set apart thanks to majestic shoegazer pointed
guitars and slightly jagged drums beside them. All these compositions have been drawn out in the way to denote them as leading-edge. For instance, one must listen to Girls Annoy Boys (feat. Alie Lavoie). It is fairly bewildering indeed. By my opinion, Okinawa Lifestyle
should have deserved a patch within the first chillwave echelon.
1/02/2016
[Teaser of the day] Wixel - Snowsparks
- Indietronica
- Duyster
- Drone pop
- Epic
- Glitch
- Indie pop
- Post-rock
- Dream pop
- Alternative pop
- Organcore
Artist: Wixel
Release:
Label: Electrobel
Year: 2003
Taman Nada - Taman Nada EP (2014)
- Indie folk
- Folk rock
- Folk indie
- Indonesian pop
Comment: if to run around in Internet and searching for
netlabels then you might stumble upon such conglomerate of imprints as
Indonesian Netlabel Union. The idea to establish such a sort of nationwide bond
seems to be appealing. Furthermore, Indonesia is one of those Asian countries
of having the decent indie scene and in general does have an awe-awakening
musical legacy regarding both pop music and ethnic/world music. One of the
notches is SUB/SIDE in the imprint`s compound and Taman Nada`s self-titled three
track issue is a part of its discography. It starts off with whistling to
evolve into clear-cut, light-hearted pop music which at times seems to be as crystalline
as branch water. Indeed, it is devoid of crackbrained threads, tumbling strains
and stoned outbursts however, in spite of it the result is impressive due to predominant
vocal lead which is accompanied by sparse instrumentation due to neat guitar
fingering – especially at the opening piece Fase.
However, this track and Marilah Mari do
provide the best harmony solution of which could be found over there. Musically
they can be considered a part of the well-acclaimed indie folk/folk rock scene being
so popular nowadays thanks to such combos as Mumford & Sons, Angus & Julia
Stone, Ben Howard, and Fleet Foxes. All the songs are sung in Indonesian (or at
least in a local native language). Let`s grab music from there.
1/01/2016
[Teaser of the day] Frozen Geese - The Coleopterous Charm
- Space rock
- Electronic
- Avant-rock
- Experimental rock
- Minimalism
- Drone rock
- Trance rock
- Psych-rock
Artist: Frozen Geese
Release: The Starseed
Label: Vanity Case
Year: 2010
Some best albums in 2015
Comment: the year of 2015 is over and the one of 2016 started to make first steps. The previous year was as prolific as the earlier ones used to be. My personal intention has been for years not to deliberately concentrate on issues at a time. Because of that my list does represent only a microscopic part of what could have been. A huge amount of albums from the year 2015 wait to get listening times. Most of these albums are up for free download. On account of it I am going to permanently complete this list in future. Happy new year 2016!
Mercury Rev “The Light In You”
Mercury Rev “The Light In You”
Mart Avi “Humanista”
The Hathaway Family Plot "Spare Time"
Natural Snow Buildings “Night Country”
The Fucked Up Beat “Europa”
The Fucked Up Beat “(hope! Our Drones Sent
From Heaven)”
Alessio Ballerini “Beautiful Ground”
Hanetration “Acid Reflux EP”
Aires
& Rui. P. Andrade “Pânico-Ambiente”
Philip Johnson “0714”
Tont “Rändurvaim”
Japanese Large “Superpositioned”
Joxfield ProjeX, Cotton Casino “Casino
Royal”
Godspeed You! Black Emperor “Asunder,
Sweet, and Other Distress”
Death Grips “Fashion Week”
Terrible Terrible “Get The New Computer”
Millions “Line In The Sky”
Aaron Yabrov “Tonmuseum”
Outer Gods “Ascend Unto The Seventh Throne”
St Cheatersburg “How To Lose Your Value on
The Heterosexual Market”
Lee Noble “Un Look”
Day of the Triangle “Salvia Sundays”
Day of the Triangle “Chair Conspiracy”
Simon Waldram “Inside Out EP”
Jan Grünfeld “Music For Plants”
Massimo Ruberti “Armstrong”
Hanetration “Waldsterben”
ある一日。 “文月だいご”
Dadala “With Brass-Lines”
Orrorin Daydream “A Distant Veil”
Diropel “Yhnpivtr”
The Fucked Up Beat “Europa II”
Paris Angels “Eclipse”
Gamardah Fungus “Hidden By The Leaves”
This Lonely Crowd “Meraki”
Kroma “Prince of the City”
Cagey House “Sometimes Always Never”
Juçara Marçal & Cadu Tenório “Anganga
The Hathaway Family Plot – Spare Time (2015)
- Post-industrial
- Crossover
- Noise
- Singer-songwriter
- Art pop
- Modern classical
- Avant-garde
- Experimentalism
Comment: I guess it might even be better to have no
words about this miscellany of 15 tracks altogether. It would just be better to
silently absorb all those innumerable vagaries into your restless soul thereby
getting moving resonance toward the outside world which is thoroughly depraved
and rotten because the human being as a species has either no inner will or
bigger plan for to leap to a next, qualitatively higher level. The world is
governed by the masters of none and in our (Western) media and societies inferior
topics used to predominate over essential ones (climate changes, arising problems
with heavily polluted environment, fossil fuel based stagnation). Kevin
McFadden aka The Hathaway Plot`s purpose is to hint at these problems in a more
and less direct way. More profoundly, he has stated against late-industrial
capitalism, consumer culture, and music-as-commodity. Another facet is his
music which talks in an indirect way through stark threads within THFP and even
in his standalone tracks could be many universes to be discerned. Spare Time is as crackbrained as hell. If
it is produced with rage then this rage must have been repressed and
subsequently channelized into these movable pieces. The whole embarks on like a
revelation impending doom through stepwise accelerated drone threads within the
ambient dominated environment. Later on, McFadden starts off to pose as singer-songwriter
though doing it in a very unusual way. Those calm compositional explorations are
starkly “disturbed” by nervous twitches and painful pinches which in turn are even
more amplified by sheer noise blankets. At times it may remind of some of the
The Swans`s desolate compositions though the link between these artists is
fortunately quite faint. On the other side, one could draw some parallels to
another excellent issue coming out of 2015, Mart Avi`s Humanista which is also an uncompromisingly straightforward one of
exploiting unabashedly avant-garde elements in a pop structure. Ideologically
both artists tempt to de(con)struct pop volumes as reflections of the real-life
deviated surrounding. It is crucial McFadden is able to sustain the aforementioned
aesthetical and emotional peak throughout the course. I have listened to it for
three times in a row at least while upholding excitement and feeling no boredom
at all. It is one of the most pre-eminent issues in 2015 for sure. Given that THFP`s
previous issues are great as well so it could be foretold that new issues are
going to reach new sceptical adherents to its own list.
12/31/2015
Recent Music Heroes Mixtape #15 (31.12.2015)
1) LFC
– A Little Jazz For Your Ass (2013, KeyFuckaroo)
2) Lezet
– Rain (2014, Accumulation)
3) Covered
Faces – Abandoned Dogma (feat. Jessica from White Violet Tremors) (2011, Lobiep EP)
4) Gnouli
Monsters – Crazy/These Days (2008, Hi)
5) Glander
– Variation c2 (2010, Variations)
6) baaskaT
– Schizo (2015, Beat Tape 3 (EP))
7) stakka
– Snowball (2004, Alone EP)
8) Mart
Avi – Tuvalu (A Song of Longing) (2015, Humanista)
9) The
Easton Ellises – Stay (2014, Nightwavs)
10) German
Error Message – Oh, Excavator (2010, ToCarry Alongside)
11) Japanese
Large – Maybe Never (2015, Superpositioned)
12) Juçara
Marçal & Cadu Tenório – Canto III (2015, Anganga)
13) Noisesurfer
– Paint Forms (2012, ADSL)
14) St
Cheatersburg – How To Lose Your Value On The Heterosexual Market (2015, How To Lose Your Value On The HeterosexualMarket)
15) The
Fucked up Beat – Regret! (2015, (hope!Our Drones Sent From Heaven))
16) Bone
Conductors – Bermuda (2008, Twitches)
[Teaser of the day] Mimicry - Mistakes
- Alternative pop
- Electronic pop
- Electroclash
- Electro-indie
- Alternative dance
- Synth-pop
Artist: Mimicry
Release: Mistakes (single)
Label: Bandcamp/Self-released
Year: 2013
External World - External World (2006)
- Improvised music
- New Weird Britain
- Free folk
- Dada music
- Freeformfreakout
- Anti-folk
- Experimentalism
- Primitive music
- Weird folk
- Avant-garde
- Psychedelic
Comment: it is not the first and apparently will not be
the last entry of a combo related to such labels as Cozy Home Records, Daydream
Generation, and Quixodelic Records. All the three can be considered as staples
within the realm of home recorded ingenious music which frequently tend to stay
beyond definitive stylistic terms. External World is the duo of Judy Shimmin
and Rob Levy whose 15-notch issue is released from conventional pop music threads
of utmost extent. I guess someone might think it is negative album on account of
just wanting purposefully to counteract to the mainstream music. Such sort of
statement would be probably wrong because the result is somehow cohesive and
convincing despite of providing a shitloads of wired progressions and wild
turns and frantic dodges. More concretely, it involves tickled dialogues in
words, mind-boggling interactions between guitar playing, trance-y ethnic
drumming and amusing synchronised vocal deliveries pouring out of both channels
simultaneously. And all of these elements seem to be surfaced at ease. The starting
point is not important here as it is not the ending spot either – between
the listener could discern much free energy and delight of cooperation coming
out of those relatively short-running pieces. The more you listen to it the
more you could behold folk-based structure behind it. Firstly one might discern
chaos fuelled fractals which then stepwise begin to disappear to hold place for
more “logical” indications. In fact, the aforementioned improvised pieces and
lovely freakouts do variegate with emotively and aesthetically restrained
guitar twangs (Early Hours) or one could
enjoy calm moments where the birds are singing, cicadas are chirping, some
leaves fall spirally down accompanied by faint drumming. It sounds like a nice afternoon
on Sunday somewhere in the backyard. By lyrical side, it is similarly
imaginative and freely tripping as the sonic concept (for instance, We Must Go). In a word, listen to it to
get permitted to enter into a difference making portal.
12/30/2015
[Teaser of the day] Juanitos/Mrjuan - Dong Dong Party
- Psychedelic pop
- Exotica pop
- Dance pop
- Organcore
- Leftfield pop
- Mood music
- Tiki
Artist: Juanitos/Mrjuan
Release: OrganiXperiment
Label: Jamendo/Self-released
Year: 2012
Japanese Large – Superpositioned (2015)
- Synth-pop
- Indietronica
- Alternative pop
- Hypnagogic pop
- Poptronica
- Mood music
- Electro-indie
- Glo-fi
- Chill out
- Psychedelic pop
- Dance pop
Comment: Japanese Large is a Phoenix, US-based project which is headed by Jon Partelow, the group`s initial singer who chooses mates to get collaborated for. Superpositioned is produced in liaison with Matt Rickard. There are up seven compositions with a total length of almost 50 minutes. Musically it seems to be influenced by M83 because of drifting instrumentally across tumultuous synthesizer moulded seas and on the other side putting itself into a corner of soothing, down-tempo and smooth synth pop/chill out alike compartments. Furthermore, the latter element is frequently adorned with emotive vignettes and motif progressions being ever characteristic to some examples of the French electronic pop (for instance, Air). On the other side, by enjoying those tiny, wondrous hypnagogic progressions in some tracks (for instance, Bbl Thumps) the result comes quite close to an early period Ducktails being then closely related to such terms as “glo-fi”, “hypnagogic pop”, “dreamwave”. Thirdly, partelow and Rickard`s work does have much similarity with Tame Impala`s brand new album Currents though Superositioned is more exuberant and accomplished and actually was issued earlier. It could be said the concept is rounded and well-circled because the premises already foreseeable after listening to some tracks only and the outputs used to provide cohesive connection between one another. On the whole, it is a superb work.
12/29/2015
[Teaser of the day] Christian McKee - Hear You Out
- Alternative pop
- Synthwave
- Soul
- Hypnagogic pop
- DIY
- Singer-songwriter
- Electronic pop
- Lo-fi
- Bedroom pop
Artist: Christian McKee
Release: Back To The Rock
Label: No-Source
Year: 2011
Bone Conductors – Twitches (2008)
- Singer-songwriter
- Indie folk
- Chamber pop
- Indietronica
- Drone pop
- Epic
- New Weird America
- Toytronica
- Baroque pop
- Post-pop
- Folk indie
- Alternative pop
- Americana
Comment: by reading
the description about Nick Yulman at archive.org one could admit the resident
from Brooklyn, NY, USA is a busy, versatile and requested musician. He has been
involved in many projects with purpose to cover different events with
soundscapes. Surely, by listening to this 11-track issue one there have been
mapped out different hotspots in indie/alternative/art pop/music. Musically it
does mean electronic instruments are tightly mixed up with acoustic ones though
the whole rings in an airy and subtle way giving no heck to any of these
vignettes and fragments represented over there. More profoundly, you can see
paths coming out of art houses and bedrooms to climb up to small independent
studios and venues where primitive toy-alike instruments are given the same
aesthetical extent in comparison to more accomplished guitar rock driven and
Americana laden progressions. Even more could be pulled out of it – at times
Yulman`s music chimes in a truly farcical way where funny music
hall/vaudeville/burlesque elements are seamlessly added to the mix. In truth, Twitches is heavily loaded with
stylistic turns and innovative explorations, however, resulting craftily in an
emotive way. Although the music lovers could discern certain similarities with
other musicians (for instance, Dan Deacon, Stereolab, Sufjan Stevens, Beirut, Grizzly
Bear, Mount Eerie, Dirty Projectors) it is an idiosyncratic outing because
having no spot on certain elements for longer time. These snippets are just transient
instruments to conjure up his extravagant world. The issue involves some songs
which should have reached the top of Billboard (Bermuda, I Don`t Design).
The album should be considered as one of the classic albums regarding the New
Weird America scene. All the relevant aspects are represented over there - it is musically poignant, emotionally overwhelming, conceptually innovative. Top notch.
12/28/2015
[Teaser of the day] Flavio Severino - Profumi
- Modern classical
- Chamber music
- Piano music
- Epic
- Art music
- Post-classical
Artist: Flavio Severino
Release: Mancanze
Label: Hortus Conclusus
Year: 2015
[Teaser of the day] Mikk Rebane - Contested
- IDM
- Experimental electronica
- Techno pop
- Synthwave
Artist: Mikk Rebane
Release: Particles
Label: BFW Recordings
Year. 2015
Jan Grünfeld - Music For Plants (2015)
- Experimental rock
- Post-folk
- Indie folk
- Musique concrète
- Kosmische Musik
- Post-rock
- Modern classical
- Folk indie
- Electronic music
- Art folk
Comment: Jan
Grünfeld likes to basking by just playing guitar and using a few elements to
accentuate the instrument`s chords. Mostly those few elements are just
algorithms to be implemented for more and less tight air surrounding his guitar
endeavours. More profoundly, there are up a loads of echoes and reverbs in the
middle and on the fringe throughout seven compositions of improvised guitar
playing, however, additionally adorned with hisses from concrete music (the
birds are singing and people are chatting) and the tolling of faint glockenspiel here and there. The only exception is The
Nightshade where the composer takes on electronic devices to create more
sequencer induced paces and synthesizer led Kosmische Musik impulses. The final track Feel Alife used to move on through slow motion lenses with the assistance of bold yet lonely piano chords and concrete music layers and an extended guitar riff thereby eventually resulting in the thoroughgoingly dream-soaked appearance. Fairly impressive. Indeed,
the result is a bewildering piece of instrumental music where experimental approach
in chords is finely balanced against beauty in touch. It is a joint release under la bèl, and Headphonica imprints.
Day Of The Triangle – Salvia Sundays (2015)
- Kosmische Musik
- New Age
- Space music
- Ambient drone
- Soundscape
- Psych-rock
- Electronic music
- Motorik
- Ambient
- Krautrock
Comment: the
year of 2015 has been a fruitful year for the Estonian alternative music scene
because of many astonishing issues has been released throughout the year. For
instance, Mart Avi`s Humanista,
Tont`s Rändurvaim, Mavra`s Mavra (though it is a re-issue),
Kroma`s Prince of the City. In fact,
many albums are waiting to be listened to. For instance, Djerro`s XXmagick, Taavi Tulev`s Rand, Janek Murd`s Kuidas ehitada kosmoselaeva?, Ratkiller`s Comfortably Declined, She Bit Her Lip`s Viiv, Mikk Rebane`s Fragment,
and Particles, Florian Wahl`s Sugar Trip. The biggest discovery for
me was Day of The Triangle`s two albums Chair
Conspiracy, and Salvia Sundays
both of them have been released in 2015. There is little known about the artist
but he is living in Tartu and is (was?) the keyboard player of one quite
fruitless progressive rock combo. Fortunately he decided to launch his creative
abilities with the listeners for whom it is great pleasure to listen to a
fairly impressive music created in a time span between the years of 2009 to 2013.
First of all, it is something of Kosmische Musik where synthesizers are set out
to hover in a hyper-realistic realm. More profoundly, one could discern glacial
ice-alike glimpses moving across the path between two channels and
amplifiers. Mind-boggling sound effects are pushed to the fringe of the
soundscape. At times those layers are mixed up with sublime concrete sound ones
being supported by more and less motorik driven rhythms below. One might even
suffer some vertigo due to those moving poignant noises to create some
exuberant vamps within the soundscape. Nowadays the term “New Age” is mostly
used as something wearisome and old-fashioned which may sound even ridiculous in
some cases. However, Day of The Triangle`s exploitation of these seeds within the sophisticated melting pot is being far away from it. It could be compared
with a wondrous, otherworldly dream of which you could remember faintly
after restless sleep where fiction met reality in a warped way. Furthermore,
stylistically this batch of compositions is a little bit more than a notch
within the compartment of electronic music. One is sure the listener could also
hear some influences coming out of more guitar oriented but heavily motorik rhythm
propelled krautrock (Neu!, Faust) and psych-rock bands. Although these
indications are obviously in minority they are represented over there though.
In a word, it is a must be outing waiting to interact with your impulses coming
out of your cerebral convolutions.
12/26/2015
[Teaser of the day] Geronimo - Touch
enLounge – Locked When Lit (2004)
- Deep house
- Dub
- Nu jazz
- Crossover
- Mood music
- Chill out
- Sampledelic
- Breaks
- Electro house
Comment: this jackass issue comes of out the year 2004
being released on Aquavelvas imprint. There are up a loads of sonorous elements
juxtaposed against each other or piled up in an enchanting way. By listening to
this 3-track outing and regarding the title of the artist one could discern
lounge appealed sounds converted into a contemporary counterpart. More
profoundly, dub inflections, electronic jazz touches, ethnic drums and deep house frequencies and hip-hop
chants and disparate sonic odds and ends (whistles, meandering synth
developments, ecstatically looping rhythms) are put to the forefront to conjure
up spaced-out associations within the listener`s head. Gorgeous. On the whole, 17 minutes with it one
couldn`t say no.
[Teaser of the day] The Falbonauts - Father Xmas (The Kinks)
- Cover
- Conceptual
- Indie rock
- Art rock
- Psychedelic rock
- Alternative rock
Artist: The Falbonauts
Release: Coal, Frangelico, and Myrhh
Label: Self-released/Bandcamp
Year: 2015
Maudlin of The Well – Part Of The Second (2009)
- Chamber music
- Progressive rock
- Art rock
- Psychedelic rock
- Experimental rock
- Avant-rock
- Epic
- Fusion
Comment: Maudlin
of The Well is a combo from Boston, Massachusetts, USA whose fourth issue Part Of The Second is funded by
donations of their fans. The quintet plays a sophisticated mishmash of rock,
fusion, psychedelic and progressive rock inclined stuff ultimately resulting in
the majestic feel. Temporarily it is not related to certain spans of time
because of creating and playing music on the band members` own terms and
understanding. In a word, stylistically it is a thoroughly artsy whole giving
the listener no span to rest because of being intense in chord sequencing and instrumental
interplays. It is a top notch by any means.
12/22/2015
[Teaser of the day] Nult - Guda Bahia
- Post-rock
- Experimental rock
- Art rock
- Musique concrète
- Epic
- Alternative rock
Artist: Nult
Release: Asil Liseli
Label: La Gramola
Year: 2013
The Macadamia Brothers – Christmas (2012)
- Indie folk
- Alt-folk
- Conceptual
- Singer-songwriter
- DIY
- Folk indie
- Canadiana
Comment: The
Macadamia Brothers is Victoria-residing, Canadian musician Scott Milligan whose
music firstly I discovered through Rack and Ruin Records (Tomatoey Plates EP, 2008). Indeed, Christmas is coming and this
pack of four tracks is relevant to listen to. You're All I Want For Christmas is such an epic and dreamy cover
which must be listened to many times in a row. The issue had been released
three years ago while all these songs had been issued followed one by another
subsequently yearly. All in all, it is fascinating to enjoy Xmas ditties
running in a contemporary mode. Merry Christmas.
12/20/2015
[Teaser of the day] Alyiann - Gravity Escalation
- Chillstep
- Electronica
- Breakcore
- Indietronica
- Downtempo
- Mood music
Artist: Alyiann
Release: Gravity Escalation
Label: Sirona-records
Year: 2011
Tont – Rändurvaim (2015)
- New Age
- Organic electronica
- Dark ambient
- Sound art
- Experimentalism
- Space music
- Electronic music
- Live session
- Avant-garde
- Art music
- Musique concrète
Comment: it cannot be wrong by assuming that The Estonian sonic maverick Tont (“Ghost”, “Spectre” translated
in English) brand new ones are events by itself. They are always different,
always the same. The topsoil of his issues are different kind of drums which
used to loop through reverb and delay heavy effects juxtaposed against found
sounds being previously recorded in nature worldwide. The motto of his brand
new album Rändurvaim (which could be
translated the soul of a pilgrim, i.e the person who likes to travel) is the
soul of a pilgrim exists in any of us. It seems that the pendulum in Tont`s
life is switched to move diametrically to the opposite side in favour of
nature. Fortunately Estonia is a patch of land where the human being could
practice such a life. Ideologically and musically it seems to be bounded even more
with nature than the artist`s previous outings. Given that the lyrics are all
about a stark gratification of natural world and more and less indirectly about
escapism from within the civilization which used to absorb and squelch the
human being. It might be it is accidental that this bewitching issue had partly been recorded in Lapland the sultural area being famous due to shamans living over there. By regarding the coverprint of the issue on can figure out
correlation with one row on the sleeve by stating there is an ice-coated lake
under your foot, there is green colour dancing in heaven. Musically he has
reached more spotted abstract, dark ambient and electronic compartments having
in turn abandoned doom rock and dub music elements. Moreover, one could hear
soothing sounds as if coming out of the engine of a space rocket having stabile
gear while flying across Outer Space. However, New Age-y attitude and flutes in
the artist`s music are still up there. Emotively it is uncompromisingly consistent
from the start to the end. It could be said Tont`s issue is a functional instrument
to conjure up one`s dreams. By considering the aforementioned rows the outing
could relevantly be described by using adjectives thought to describe the leaf
margins of different species of trees, for instance. More profoundly, it is at
times lobate, at times crenate, at times serrate, at times ciliate. On the
whole, I can feel myself as a happy person who owns an exemplar of the limited tape edition
(48) on Tallinn-based underground imprint Trash Can Dance (additonally embracing live versions of a couple of compositions). Additionally I
recommend to listen to the artist`s previous issues and Allinn`s music wherein
he is also involved in for a while.
[Teaser of the day] Orrorin Daydream - A Waiver
- Ambient drone
- Minimalism
- Abstract
- Soundscape
- Avant-garde
- Microsound
- Experimentalism
- Ambient noise
- Sound art
Artist: Orrorin Daydream
Release: A Distant Veil
Label: Laverna
Year: 2015
Alternative links:
Bandcamp
Archive.org
Here Be Monsters – Thousands Are Still Asleep (1992)
- Sound collage
- Ambient
- Avant-garde
- Experimentalism
- Noise
- Psycho-acoustic
- Non-music
- Leftfield
- Plunderphonics
- Industrial music
- Drone
- Electronic music
Comment: this issue consists of one long-running almost
31 minute composition. However, the whole is a medley of different artists`
works and disparately stylized compartments. More profoundly, there are up such
artists as Minòy, PBK, Adam Bohman, Agog, Crow, De Fabriek, Factor X, Kazuhiro
Ohtsuuka, Merz, Mystery Hearsay, Seiei, Jack, Sismoid, Tuf and Van Der Veens.
Musically it used to trudge from rattling rhythmical bumps and hisses at
different frequencies and word samples to dreamy microscopic noises and sublime
electro-acoustic panning. Now and then one might perceive it like an open immense
room with many alleyways which is unlocked for all pedestrians coming around
and having different musical tastes. On the other side, such a sort of art might
switch him/her to be a subject of stampeding perceptions. The mishmash includes
a pile of bewildering sonic effects and hazy progressions. For instance, therein
is represented singing of oriental heritage though being switched upside down.
By the way, the issue embarks on and finishes off with the snippet. Of course,
it is very sympathetic the half-hour is replete with lush analogue fabric and
threads thereof giving a more softened touch to the sound even though many sounds
are designed in an ominous and abrasive mode. In general, there are up two possibilities
considering the title – either it is thought to wake up or soothe the listener
into profound yet somewhat deranged sleep. Here Be Monster is the project of
Zan Hoffman and the issue had initially been released in 1992 (under his own
ZH27 imprint). On the whole, beyond the fact of having historical value (the aforementioned artists were a substantial part of the underground cassette movement in the 80s) on its
own the whole is a sequence of mind-boggling snippets where chaos is just an
instrument to move toward a more universal integrity. Additionally to (re)discover and support old yet underrated artists I recommend to listen to such platforms and imprints as Bob Chaos, Museum Of Microcassette Art, CS Industrial 1982-2010, Cassette Art Classics, Haltapes and read such blog as Die or D.I.Y?.
12/19/2015
[Teaser of the day] KIFOTH - Mrtvý vyslanec
- EBM
- Industrial
- Electronic music
- Leftfield
- New Wave
- Synthcore
- Dark electro
- Power electronics
Artist: KIFOTH
Release: The First Time Public
Label: CS Industrial 1982-2010
Year: 2015
Flatsound – Losing The Interest and Trust I Had In You (2010)
- Singer-songwriter
- Indie folk
- Americana
- DIY
- Slowcore
- Lo-fi
- Dream folk
- Folk indie
- Noise pop
- New Weird America
Comment: chronologically it must be one of the first issues by
San Diego, US-based artist Mitch Welling being released five years ago. At the
time of issuing it he was nineteen years oldas he hints at one composition. Later on, he is being a prolific
artist because of issuing ten outings thereafter. Lyrically he considers permanently
love theme by searching for signs of everlasting, intact love being ready to
get sacrificed for it. However, he could not find it because of painful memories
and huge gaps between personalities. Musically it is supported by intimate
guitar flows and ebbs saturated with hisses, some concrete sounds and sonic
effects and noisy feedback outbursts. Frequently Welling`s compositions are
appealingly dreamy and yearning having found the proper thread within the DIY/lo-fi/bedroom
pop aesthetic. On the other side, one could percieve similarities with the likes of Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, American Music Club, Red House Painters. Ultimately it could be said it is a fairly attractive issue reflecting
upon huge potentiality and traditions coming from within the American song-writing
legacy. Indeed, nobody could do better than the Americans do. By the way, three
months ago he has issued Four Songs For
Losing You, his latest one.
12/18/2015
[Teaser of the day] Frallar - Circulo Polar
- Techno
- Electronica
- Alternative dance
Artist: Frallar
Release: Círculo Polar
Label: Breathe Compilations
Year: 2011
XP43 With Slo-Blo – La Fèminin Sacrè (2015)
- Post-industrial
- Noise
- Avant-garde
- Acousmatic music
- Drone
- Experimentalism
- Illbient
- Experimental electronica
- Non-music
- Musique concrète
- Psycho-acoustic
Comment: firstly, I like an unconventional nature of
the album regarding the outer shape. It is composed of 56 notches replete with
disparate impulses and irrational progressions and unchained progressions. The
cover print depicts the Barbie doll which is being one of the most exploited
artefacts worldwide in a truly skewed way. The artist hijacked the idea of the
doll to mock the Western consuming community through over-sexualisation of
woman`s body. By conceptual side the artist used to follow a classical noise
music idea. The initial idea of noise music was to showcase absurdity and
mental disturbance within politically invoked martial games through painfully
aroused sounds and weirdly sequenced compositions thereby being
thought-provoking and challenging. By musical side it is comprehensive by
extending from silence induced snippets and tottering ambient and opaque drone
sounds to re-contextualized speech snippets and heavily deranged electronic
progressions. However, the loose concept is a positive sign in any cases. The
issue is a part of the discography of Tape Safe.
12/17/2015
[Teaser of the day] Cosmic Analogue Ensemble - Unlimited Frequencies
- Reggae
- Dub
- Mood music
- Experimental pop
- Afrofuturism
Artist: Cosmic Analogue Ensemble
Release: Fish Fingers
Label: Upitup
Year: 2013
Loose Link And Option Command + Friends – Karramantha (2011
- Chopped and screwed
- Hip-hop
- Rhythmic noise
- Cloud rap
- Avant-hop
- Noise
- Ambient
- Experimentalism
- Remixes
- Experimental electronica
- Leftfield
- Vaporwave
Comment: by
listening to this huge 19-track issue (the total length reaches 90 minutes) it
arouses different moods and attitudes inside one`s soul. Its rhythmic
structures are thoroughly angular and imbued with noisy bits thereby at times
chiming like an example of pop music for robot and human being crossed creatures
on Earth in the future. On the other side, those rhythms are quite obsessive
ones on its own on account of wobbling vibes based on microscopic short-running
samples and iterative sonic effects. Frequently the music chimes like a stoned
example of being channelized through slow-motion lenses and broken maze-alike
wire systems. If to listen to such track as Karramantha
(Clockwork Keyboard Remix 2) it could be considered an inverted and skewed
hip-hop piece by exploiting nowadays technical support to deform the structure
of the issue. Although the artist`s remix makers do exploit deconstruction as a
negative approach on its own (because of not creating something new by itself) it
results truly impressively though. The music industry will be dead sometime and Bandcamp will have been dominating in the future and such sort of music will be one of the cornerstones of the fabulous platform of combining both commercial tendencies and free music world. In a word, it is an ingenious outing because
of brazing poppy and cutting-edge elements into the organic whole eventually.
It was an avant-garde one 4 years ago and it is still on. It had been issued under gorgeous imprint Sirona-Records headed by Arnaud Barbe aka Pollux.
12/15/2015
[Teaser of the day] Daliah - Tanqueray
- Vaporwave
- Experimental electronica
- Leftfield
- Seapunk
- Ambient
- Avant-garde
Artist: Daliah
Release: Girlish Boys
Label: No Problema Tapes
Year: 2015
Viktor Van River – Damaged (2015)
- Mood music
- Nu jazz
- Acid jazz
- Electronica
- Breaks
- Trip-hop
- Sampledelic
- Cinematic
Comment: it is a fabulous contemporary jazz-based roundabout.
More profoundly, jazz music meets electronic beats and soulful singing or at
least samples of speech snippets over the place. Indeed, if to trying to differentiate
it from acid and nu jazz compositions then one could perceive more sample-based
aesthetic and slowly, even lazily meandering rhythms on the nexus. These cadences
are also sprinkled with lo-fi aesthetic and subtle concrete music samples.
Indeed, the latter is an important thing because of being the counterpoint to
crafty, mind-blowing harmony progressions. Pardon is the favourite of mine with slightly ominous synth progressions and threateningly stomping rhythms below it. The issue is a part of the
discography of the Bulgaria-based imprint Dusted Wax Kingdom. The artist comes
out of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Regarding the country I guess Sasha Baron Cohen
should listen to it. I am afraid of he is obviously way too dull because of being
immersed in his predispositions to be able to understand something like that or
it might disturb his embarrasing picture of the world. His
attitude in his motion pictures and the tolerance of it by Western people is a case of hypocrisy on
its own.
[Teaser of the day] Furniker - Construction Site
- Acousmatic music
- Psycho-acoustic
- Ambient noise
- Sound-art
- Musique concrète
- Post-industrial
- Avant-garde
- Experimentalism
Artist: Furniker
Release: Furniker
Label: Murmure Intemporel
Year: 2015
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