Bendja – Primitive Encounters (2018)

4Drops Productions

Ektoplazm

Jamendo

• Psytrance 
• Electronic music 
• Alternative dance 
• Psyelectro 
• Goa

Comment: before I started listening to this 4-track issue I had been listening to John McLaughlin's Molom (1995, Polydor), a very worth CD issue I once got from a second hand shop. Molom is a refreshing blend of world music having its peak particularly spotted on Mongolian music and on the other side by employing fusion textures, generic artsy explorations and New Age-y hovers. In a word, the warm-up was solid enough to continue with music having been produced in the mountains of southern part of France. Primitive Encounters is the artist's sophomore issue of which intention is to illuminate the forgotten tribes of our world. It is a fine example of how music should be produced to convey a wide and yet profoundly cultivating sweep over a listener's perception. All seems to be mind-provoking from scratch over there – from the mystically suggestive cover print to clear yet profound reverberations and clear-cut rhythmic lines and wobbly acidic electro whirlpools. Furthermore, Ben aka Bendja likes to incorporate Indian and Gypsy motives (Flamenco guitars used to shuffle back and forth) into the blend. Because of that the issue reveals some not so usual threads from inside out. The expressive outing is a part of the discography of 4Drops Productions which in turn is set up under the umbrella of Ektoplazm, the main platform for psytrance, darkpsy, Goa trance, and many other psy-affected styles.

[Teaser of the day] Evan Morris - Ghost Fight

Earth Monkey Productions

• IDM
• Glitch electro
• Alternative
• Breakbeat
• Glitch techno
• Crossover
• Electronic music

Artist: Evan Morris

Release: The Doors Of Turmoil

Label: Earth Monkey Productions

Year: 2006

[Teaser of the day] Blisaed - Take Your Time

Aerotone

• Indietronica
• Alternative
• Indie funk
• Alternative pop
• Electronic
• Art pop
• Alternative dance
• Electro-indie

Artist: Blisaed

Release: V/A - Soundtrack For Your Wedding

Label: Aerotone

Year: 2006

KETADRMS – Die helle Seite des Mondes (2015)

Kreislauf

Archive.org

• Hip-hop 
• Rap 
• Urban music 
• Electronic music 
• Alternative 
• Experimental electronica 
• Downtempo 
• Crossover 
• Breaks 
• Kosmische Musik

Comment: I have heard by someone that ketamine as a drug used to cause the subject to endlessly laugh. What then about ketadrms? Is it then about an endless session of exuberant drumming/drum programming? This outing of nine compositions is about a tight mix of unnerving and even choked electronic propulsions and on the other hand one used to hear hip-hop chants, decelerated fatty basses, and lighthearted synthesised progressions atop. Is the latter mentioned facet die helle Seite des Mondes (the bright side of the Moon) mentioned in the title? By my personal opinion I am thinking of it as something easy-going due to those volatile yet impressive gears to be moving along the bouncy rhythmic backbone. The strength of this legendary Kreislauf-released issue can be characterised through its unorthodox, free-flowing nature. In fact, it may remind of those tendencies being prevalent at the end of the 60s in Germany which eventually led to establishment of a swarm of crazed groups called Krautrock. One can feel coherent profoundness and a synergistic essence to latch on to those slightly different tendencies and deceptively ramshackle structures. In a word, as you have already figured out it is a bloody top notch.

[Teaser of the day] Cass Nova - Mapocho

Pueblo Nuevo

• Experimental electronica
• Avant-electronica
• Microtechno
• Drone
• Techno
• Microsound
• Experimental techno
• Crossover

Artist: Cass Nova

Release: Microorganisms 

Label: Pueblo Nuevo/Archive.org

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Jazzdefector - Improvised Solo With Field Recordings

Sucu Music

• Improvised music
• Field recording
• Ambient
• Art music
• Musique concrète

Artist: Jazzdefector

Release: Improvisations

Label: Sucu Music

Year: 2018

Christopher Pellnat – Liftoff (2018)

Bandcamp

• Alt-folk 
• Indie folk 
• Americana 
• Singer-songwriter 
• Folk indie 
• Psych-folk

Comment: just wondering if the human race would be transforming from natural to artificial then what kind of music would be functional? I guess there would be no need for singer-songwriters anymore because all could do away with feelings. Because we would be the robots, or we would be cyber-mixed organisms. Fortunately potent songwriters are over there to be prominently represented. One of them is Christopher Pellnat, a singular musician from Hudson, USA whose 10-notch whole is impressive due to the lyrics of different kind yet reflects upon such topics as escapism, and intention to get out of dirty mud and to ascend higher up to the sky and Mars and then sweeping around the slope of Mount Mons. And getting a feeling there's going to be some healing hints at a recent person who is very stressed and suppressed that his/her sensations are killed. The crucial question is wherefrom one could find out a saving light beam to get out from his/her personal pit? And love as a mighty power can be the reason for adverse events and consequences. Instrumentally it is accompanied by crafty arrangements by employing the 60s British psych-folk invasion, the US-based mavericks, buffoonish outsiders. All the background used to flow in a flourishing way. Let's see at the end of the year 2018.

[Teaser of the day] Pasqualino Ubaldini - Trillo alla Luna (Yugami)

Jamendo

• World music
• Art music
• Mood music
• Acoustic pop

Artist: Pasqualino Ubaldini

Release: Corde

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Makunouchi Bento - Luleradhique

• Avant-garde
• Post-industrial
• Electronic music
• Improvised music
• Drone
• Acousmatic music
• Experimentalism

Artist: Makunouchi Bento

Release: The Guardians of Lost Pieces: Found and Never to Be Lost

Label: Bandcamp/Tandem Tapes

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Gillicuddy - II

Resting Bell

• Indie folk
• Art folk
• Singer-songwriter
• Folk indie
• Alt-folk

Artist: Gillicuddy

Release: The Repeating Thoughts Of Old Zinng-Zanng

Label: Resting Bell

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] Kurgan Hors - Incolto

Silent Flow

• Dark ambient
• Drone
• Art music
• Space music
• Minimalism
• Electronic music
• Ambient drone
• Avant-garde

Artist: Kurgan Hors

Release: Palus est

Label: Silent Flow

Year: 2016

Various Artists - DOMINIONATEDdeux (2015)

Quick Before It Melts

Bandcamp

• Covers 
• Folk indie 
• Alternative pop/rock 
• Indie pop/rock 
• Pop rock
• Alt-folk 
• Shoegaze 
• Synth-pop 
• Fuzz pop/rock 
• Indie folk 
• Canadiana 
• Electro-indie

Comment: this is the second compendium of classic Canadian songs (two other ones would be added) covered by contemporary Canadian artists within the series of music compilations where contemporary Canadian artists are asked to cover their favourite Canadian song before the year of 2006, the year Quick Before It Melts as a platform and music marketing blog was launched. The scope of indie music is wide over there because there are up 21 compositions in total. Indeed, the concept seems to be intriguing. There are up gentle sugary ballads and cheerful pop rock incantations and indie folk numbers to enchanting shoegaze-y incantations to transcend an original ditty onto a disparate territory and elegant fuzz pop/rock driven and feedback intoxicated punk rock freakouts to overtly poppy electronic interpretations. There are up such artists as Hollowphonic, The Holy Gasp, VIRE, Evening Hymns, KASHKA, No Museums, Camp David, Matt LeGroulx, Whale Eye, TV Sets, Crossley Hunter, Valery Gore, Alex Bent+The Emptiness, Venus Sans Fur, Las Venus Skyway, Nick Faye & The Deputies, Blackpaw Society, Stonetrotter, WHOOP-Szo, Jonathan Pearce, and Champion Lover. Of course, given that a cover song could be evaluated one should know about the original song either. To evaluate for is the cover version just a faint take-off or could the artist add some new and singular influxes to the mix. However, the whole impression is above the average for sure. Very pro. Listen to the rest (three) miscellanies additionally.

[Teaser of the day] 2muchachos - Adelaida

• Drone rock
• Avant-rock
• Post-rock
• Indie
• Art rock
• New Weird Russia
• Experimental rock

Artist: 2muchachos

Release: Formanta

Label: Parallax Sound/Bandcamp

Year: 2010

[Teaser of the day] Ujjaya - A Call Through The Bush

Eg0cide

• Drone
• Live
• Minimalism
• Musique concrète
• Ethnotronica
• Organic electronica
• World fusion
• Field recordings
• Electronic music
• Ethno-ambient

Artist: Ujjaya

Release: The Landing Zone (Live)

Label: Eg0cide

Year: 2016

Clinker – Dr Goon Phase (2018)

Bandcamp

• Indie pop/rock 
• Ambient pop/rock 
• Indie dance 
• DIY 
• Electro-indie 
• Alternative pop/rock 
• Psychedelic pop 
• Art pop/rock 
• Hypnagogic pop 
• Synth-rock 
• Electronic 
• Alternative dance 
• Krautrock

Comment: approximately 10 years ago I discovered such projects as The Hirundu, Clinker, fydhws, Joxfield ProjeX, Keshco, Two Lane Phonebooth, Tinyfolk, Hox Vox, Enrique Ramirez, SFIAS, iron like nylon and many many other DIY and lo-fi combos through lastfm of which template then was fairly satisfying because you could follow your own radio stations being created by the music you had enjoyed before and a particular search for music by following the tags. Furthermore, you could add tags to music you had been listening to and there were up fan groups for different styles, movements and combos. London, the UK-based Clinker (Reg Verney Trio, and Opera Dog are/were related projects by the membership) is a partnership between the Peter Jordan aka Pete Da Clinker (some of the issues are released under this moniker) and Tomoko Matsumoto whose music is an embedment of a wide scope of indie music, not particularly based on the whole thread of albums they have issued by themselves so far but also on albums as well. 16-track yet 40-minute only brand new one Dr Goon Phase is a good example of it veering away from psychedelic pop sensations and hypnagogic/dreamwave dodges (The Box Is Open, the favourite of mine comes out from these hazy pigeonholes) to doo wop voice centred ditties to more kraut-induced more or less electronic propulsions and even free jazz-y (at We Can`t Know, Know More), and exquisite bongo drum propelled chants (Lion in Wait). In truth, they do away with more (guitar) noise-intoxicated numbers though it may be disputable at Done By Three. At least it is an artsy and gentle krautrock-infused noise pop example. In a nutshell, the outing is a fairly one though the favourite of mine remains still Good Trip, Bad Trip (2011), a fascinating blend of space rock, art rock, and krautrock.

[Teaser of the day] Will Bangs - California!

No Source

• Indie folk
• Alt-folk
• Americana
• Singer-songwriter
• Folk indie

Artist: Will Bangs

Release: I Want To Grow Old With You

Label: No Source

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] Niku Senpuki - Tardigrade eats the strange starfish from "Warning from Space" with a side order of Sashimi. Leaves bad Yelp review

• Psycho-acoustic
• Harsh noise
• Acousmatic music
• Experimentalism
• Post-industrial
• Non-music
• Avant-garde

Artist: Niku Senpuki

Release: Tardigrade

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Dublin Duck Dispensary - The Death Threat

• Indie rock
• Fuzz pop
• Alternative rock
• Electronic
• Avant-rock
• No Wave
• Noise pop
• Post-punk revival
• Garage rock

Artist: Dublin Duck Dispensary

Release: Luanqibazao

Label: Rack And Ruin (rrr081)/Already Dead

Year: 2008

MacroNoise – Continuum (2018)

post-label

• Electronic music 
• Alternative 
• Kosmische Musik 
• World fusion 
• Psybient 
• Downtempo
• Ethnotronica 
• Crossover
• Experimental electronica

Comment: this 8-track issue is not the first entry by Prague, the Czech Republic residing artist Tomas Sebelka (of Slovakian heritage) at RMH. I reviewed his issue Various Species (released on a Canadian imprint, Crime League) approximately three months ago. Similarly to Various Species it is a very intriguing outing though it is more mellow and gentle by doing away with more harsh breakbeat and EBM-drenched angles. Instead of it there are represented more decelerated downtempo and emotive electronica appearances. At Taking Off the artist comes close to hypnotic dubstep frequencies. Of course, talking about gentleness regarding MacroNoise's music it is a comparative aspect because the listener can hear glitched-out noises, abrasive keytar-induced progressions and incisive hisses within the mix. One can hear more ethnic music and psychedelic ambient induced sounds though these tracks cannot be directly considered neither examples of world music nor instances of psybient. Indeed, the forms are way too much littered with different sultry kind of minutiae – and that's makes sense anyway. The solid outing is a bit in the discography of post-label, a record label from the Czech Republic.

Butipreferrominapov – Lullaby For My Deaddog (2018)

In Your Ears

• Americana 
• Indie folk 
• Folktronica 
• DIY 
• Folk indie 
• Post-folk 
• Alt-folk 
• Drone folk

Comment: this bunch of 9 compositions bridges successfully the old and modern approach of folk music. For the listener it is an inspiring, horizon-widening outing. There are up the songs mostly getting inspiration from the Appalachian plateau and American roots music (although the artist obviously comes from Italy. In nay cases, Italians have previously developed some very American brands like producing Western movies a la Once Upon Time In America) – banjo and guitar plucked chords are proudly represented and on the other side all of that is varied with droning electronics, acidic keyboards, microscopic electronic beats, treated vowel loops and groovy synthesised whirlpools to add some churning electro-tinged, cybernetic touch to the whole. In that case, one can draw parallels upon The Beta Band. Secondly, resigned glimpses backwards in many songs resemble Wilco. Marco's fragile vocal timbre used to contrast suitably with the aforementioned firework. In one song he yodels like Zach Condon. The magnificent and adorable issue is a part of the discography of an Italian imprint, In Your Ears.

K4mmerer – Mind Train (2018)

Jamendo

• EDM 
• Electro pop 
• Electronic pop 
• Alternative dance 
• Post-disco 
• Dance pop 
• Synth-pop 
• Ambient pop

Comment: K4mmerer has released approximately 40 albums at Jamendo since 2008 and he keeps running in the vein of electro pop and post-disco path. Mind Train, 9-track issue, provides many fascinating vibes full of different configurations with different frequencies on basses and exquisitely kicking drumming. All those finely set up kick, ride, tom and snare pitches. At Nobody one can hear high-pitched guitars/keytars with treated, a bit warped vocals. It is followed by Platform, one of the most laid-back propulsions within the whole. Fallingrainmonkey is another example of how to employ effectively and conjure up convincing symbiosis based on a treated vocal sample and slightly gleaming rhythms. The self-titled track reminds of some tracks from within Currents (2015) by Tame Impala. In other words, it is as if produced by Kevin Parker. In a word, the result is outstanding and I am going to add it to my list of the best albums in 2018.

[Teaser of the day] Hizmi - Nue

Bunkai-Kei

• Electronic music
• Digital soul
• Digital funk
• Glitch-soul
• Crossover
• Alternative

Artist: Hizmi

Release: Dendel Voile

Label: Bunkai-Kei

Year: 2014

[Teaser of the day] Juanitos - Joe Tequila Twist

Jamendo

• Psych-pop
• Alternative pop
• Latin music
• Indie pop
• Crossover
• World fusion
• Acid pop

Artist: Juanitos

Release: Best of Vol.2

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] Viktor Van River - Miracle

Dusted Wax Kingdom

• Breaks
• Trip-hop
• Alternative
• Electronic music
• Hip-hop
• Cinematic

Artist: Viktor Van River

Release: Almost Human (EP)

Label: Dusted Wax Kingdom

Year: 2014

[Teaser of the day] Zgress - Timbo

• Electronic music
• Art pop
• Alternative pop
• Digital soul
• Autotune

Artist: Zgress

Release: Timbo

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2010

Zis0ky – Into The Abyss (2018)

Sun Department

• Hi-Tech 
• Psytrance 
• Electronic music 
• Darkpsy

Comment: in fact, I have had few contacts with such styles as darkpsy, and hi-tech the music of an artist called Zis0ky is described for. There is represented a bunch of three compositions of which rhythmic frequencies extend to 180 to 190 bpm. It is very fast and tectonic like the gabber style or an accelerated jungle example, however, being imbued with slight psychedelic vines around the rhythmic backbone. In fact, the artist employs and treats vocal samples from TV series (at Brain Trip). Into The Abyss is the debut issue by John-Michael Heck AKA Tranonica and being released on Sun Department Records, and Ektoplazm as the biggest platform for psytrance, psybient, Goa trance etc.

Aigar Vals – End Game (2018)

Bandcamp

• Shoegazetronica 
• Synthwave 
• Post-punk 
• Alternative rock 
• Ethereal wave 
• Epic 
• Dream pop 
• Indie 
• DIY 
• Art pop/rock
• Crossover

Comment: Aigar Vals is known as the drummer from such Estonian dance-appealed indie groups as Badass Yuki, and Junk Riot. End Game is his debut album some weeks before his band mate from Badass Yuki Mart Avi would release his fourth solo outing OtherWorld. 8-notch outing is an intriguing drift between cinematic synthesised developments and epic panoramas – oh yeah, it is so beautiful! - and on the other side, it is more about undulating yet warped electronic shoegaze. Let's say – it is an example of unconventional shoegaze. Indeed, I would like to avoid the term nugaze because nugaze used to relate to something superficial and volatile and secondary in my mind. Most of those bands are produced and channelized into a very similar product. All those guitars, drums, and synths are packaged tightly into a sparkling yet empty box. One can feel lo-fi and DIY-tinged (at times elegantly awkward) attitude within the whole by adding an extra charge to it. Additionally there are up bold bass lines, stomping piano chords and heavy drum fringes here and there thereby drawing parallels upon the electronic post-punk/synthwave scene. Thirdly, those decelerated a bit murky soundscapes remind a bit of such ethereal wave juggernauts as Lycia, Autumn's Grey Solace, and Love Spirals Downwards. All those unforgettable halcyon hours spent behind heavy curtains sometime in the past. However, in the context of Estonian music it is absolutely singular, absolutely extraordinary. I like it very very very much. The issue is a part of the discography of Estonian underground (mostly) tape imprint Trash Can Dance (best regards to Trash as well!).

ZeeKat – it Hertz EP (2018)

Bonimedia

• Alternative rock 
• Indie rock 
• Art rock 
• Fusion
• Electronic 
• Post-rock 
• Jazz rock 
• Progressive rock 
• Psychedelic rock 
• Improvised music 
• Sampledelic
• Ambient rock 
• Yacht rock

Comment: behind these eight compositions is the Polish artist Lukasz Padzik whose music is built on atmospheric synthesisers which used to rotate around vivid, frequently fusion-tinged guitars. The aforementioned pillars are variegated with vocal samples, interesting sampled and short wave radio induced minutiae, and treated electronic effects. The whole starts off with 2AM which is based on exuberant synthesiser slides, wide range progressive and jazz rock guitar framing and suggestive samples all the elements used to merge with each other. In fact, it is an excellent start for an album to develop into new and invigorating directions thereafter. Lukasz Padzik likes to stay within the borders to set out a more impressive picture, to get maximally festive and cinematic feeling from within it. At times those prog/fusion guitars are tuned into a more laid-back, yacht rock form. The fascinating release is a part of the discography of Bonimedia.

[Teaser of the day] Monkey Warhol - It`s Warhol Actually

Free Music Archive

• Electro pop
• Synth-pop
• Alternative dance
• Electroclash
• Electronic music

Artist: Monkey Warhol

Release: The Darwin LP

Label: Free Music Archive

Year: 2016

[Teaser of the day] Limbo Deluxe - Policia Urbana

Jamendo

• Psych-pop
• Alternative pop
• Acid pop
• Latin music
• Indie pop
• Surf pop

Artist: Limbo Deluxe

Release: Super Disco Pop Beat Punk

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] Tha Silent Partner - Guns Dont Kill People

blocSonic

• Hip-hop
• Electronic music
• Cinematic
• Breaks
• Urban music

Artist: Tha Silent Partner

Release: (muted) Sessions

Label: blocSonic

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] System Morgue - Torsion

Free Music Archive

• Ambient rock
• Avant-rock
• Dark wave
• Post-rock
• Darkgaze
• Ethereal wave
• Experimental rock
• Electronic

Artist: System Morgue

Release: Voies

Label: ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ 

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Dereleech - Vanguard Of Corruption

Jamendo

• Industrial music
• Experimentalism
• Dungeon synth
• Martial industrial
• Neoclassical
• Dark ambient
• Avant-garde

Artist: Dereleech

Release: Disrupted Rites

Label: Jamendo/Bandcamp

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Clinker - The Box Is Open

• Electronic
• Space pop
• Glo-fi
• Ambient pop
• Hypnagogic pop
• Indietronica
• Alternative
• Chillwave
• Dreamwave

Artist: Clinker

Release: Dr Goon Phase 

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] The Hirundu - 50days The Hirsty Tape1

• Psych-rock
• Art rock
• Indie rock
• DIY
• Experimental rock 
• Alternative rock
• Avant-rock

Artist: The Hirundu

Release: Git Biscuits

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2018

Twilight Kamikaze – A Drive with Elise (2018)

Silent Flow

Archive.org

• Post-disco 
• Alternative dance 
• Electro pop 
• Electronic music 
• Experimental electro 
• Industrial electro

Comment: first of all, this 3-notch outing starts off with the favourite format of electro for me - sultry rhythmic patterns coated with tight synthesiser-induced layers atop. Later on, the course used to turn a little bit by incorporating more ominous sonic effects and by coming near to a more static and restrained yet experimental approach. However, the final track This Void Inside used to successfully merge the tendencies of the first and the second parts of the self-titled track. It is highly galvanized and a bit shifted in its rhythmic work while manipulating with some sort of black matter to build up the result. As if drawing some rhythmic patterns from the Detroit electro scene to build it up on an (post)-industrial template. Yeah, it is convincing in a highly hypnotic way. The astounding issue is a part of the discography of Silent Flow. One of my favourite things with regard to the rhythmic patterns in 2018.

Unlimited Space Nine and Stars Sound System – Be (2018)

Unlimited Space Lab

• Kosmische Musik
• Psytrance 
• Electronic music 
• Alternative dance 
• Synth-pop 
• Ambient pop 
• Crossover

Comment: this is a split release on Unlimited Space Lab consisting of long-lasting (up to a 10 minute) compositions of such projects as Unlimited Space Nine, and Stars Sound System. More profoundly, bass frequencies and modulated synthesiser sounds propel the 4-track outing to an extent one used to have no certainty is it either an example of trance or synth-pop or ambient pop or electronic psychedelic music or EDM. Or something else at all for one's pleasure. Of course, it is the pseudo-concern because the most important aspect is that the issue is thoroughly coherent and soul-arresting. The X Shape, and Watching Secret Rats From VIIIth Dimension are the favourites of mine due to a laid-back propulsion and yet a catchy theme progression provided at the same time, and amazing keyboard pitches and rhythmic symbiosis, respectively. At times the tracks are embellished with ivory piano chords, lofty synthesiser overdrives and suggestive spoken word snippets. Very pro.

Macroform – Shining (2018)

Jamendo

• Chilltronica 
• Electronic pop 
• Alternative 
• Glo-fi 
• Chillwave 
• House pop 
• Breaks

Comment: Macroform is a musician from Sarasota, Florida, USA. He is a musician who explores sound and experiments with a broad range of instruments including guitars, old Casio keyboards, African drums and percussion and found sounds and synthesizers. By listening to this huge, 19-notch outing it can be said he knows how to conjure up one's mood and bump up neurochemicals to optimal level. Macroform has been a prolific artist who has issued more than 40 releases during the last 12 years including 5 issues in the recent year. One may say the amount is way too much to stay at one and the same level artistically. An other one may say it is necessary to produce in a row to preserve and not forget the artistic skills. In this context the second opinion seems to be true. Of course I have not listened to all his issues but by considering the recent one has all what a very decent issue should provide. Stylistically it veers away from house-tinged piano and electric piano shuffles and catchy rhythms to serene chillwave and chilltronica-drenched glimpses and cloudless synthesised and sampled orchestrations. Macroform knows very well how psychologically manipulate the listener to cope with such a long release – from speedy delivery to slowed-down ones, from raspy facets to more floating ones. By balancing different elements with one another it is a foundation to avoid boredom. Secondly it is like a simulacrum for a listener's life. All in all, I am going to add it to my list of the best albums in 2018. Hopefully I can find time to listen to the rest of issues by him having been issued in 2018.

[Teaser of the day] MushroomWavved Collar - Vacuum Morning

8Ravens

• Lobit
• DIY
• Outsider tekno
• Electronic music
• Lo-fi
• Alternative

Artist: MushroomWavved Collar 

Release: [8R086]

Label: 8Ravens

Year: 2013

[Teaser of the day] Deicida 69 - Absolutamente Moderno

• Art punk
• Post-punk
• Angst rock
• Avant-punk

Artist: Deicida 69

Release: Presidentes Puercos

Label: Bandcamp/Jamendo

Year: 2016

Awake In The Dew – Sounds To Ascension (2018)

Tranzmitter

Tranzmitter

• Electronic music 
• Chilltronica 
• Ambient 
• Alternative 
• Kosmische Musik

Comment: undoubtedly this 7-track issue is masterfully produced full of sultry synthesised and spacious progressions as if an interface to bring together heaven and Earth. Awake In The Dew is a project by the Brazilian musician Diego Henrique. He has divided the project`s music into multiple categories: the first of them was 2007 to 2011 drawing more on lo-fi and post-rock ground, and the second started in 2012 and it is obviously electronic. Electronic music may be bottomless, and there it is – as mentioned above the listener can hear a bound between mundane and heavenly, however, the sounds represented over there are very diverse – from profound gentle layers-infused ambient and blissful panoramas to noisy synthesised facets, signal-alike sharp effects and abrasive electro-acoustic reverberations and sheer delays and steep rhythmic patterns. It reminds a bit of Tangerine Dream in the middle of the 70s particularly with such issues as Rubicon, and Ricochet. These astounding 36 minutes are a part of the discography of Tranzmitter.

[Teaser of the day] Enkil - tmd

Ephedrina

• Tekno
• Electronic music
• Ambient tekno
• Alternative dance

Artist: Enkil

Release: AAVV - Hluboko Collective Gate 6 (NetlabelDayEdition)

Label: Ephedrina

Year: 2015 

[Teaser of the day] Prototype 68 - La Harpie

Dusted Wax Kingdom

• Sampledelic
• Hip-hop
• Electronic music
• Breaks
• Nu jazz

Artist: Prototype 68

Release: Lost Highway EP  

Label: Dusted Wax Kingdom

Year: 2007

Alzar - DrOwL – Nymph of the Alien (2018)

MNMN

MNMN

Bandcamp

• Electronic music 
• Alternative dance 
• Psychedelic 
• World fusion 
• Ethnotronica 
• Breakbeat
• Ambient

Comment: this bunch of 15 compositions is dedicated to strangers/aliens/different kind of life forms. To those living beings having no deal with the human race and the planet Earth. However, contacts with a stranger may enrich our life. Otherwise it may result in annihilation of the human race given that species with lower intelligence have no potential to reach other planets in the galaxy. At least having had a fantasy about the stranger would result in one fine album. Musically it is a sultry blend of psychedelic synthesised whiffs, mid-tempo driven ethnic-tinged rhythms and intriguing electronic roundabouts and arousing loops. At times songs are sensualised by mystical female chanting as if mysterious supernatural creatures from within the Russian forests in fairy tales. So yeah, (horrendous) strangers can come from inside us and from our fears as well. Furthermore, given that we may be even more horrendous than our opposite ones. However, it is just a rough, very generalized overview of it. In fact, it embraces a hundreds of combinations in sonic and rhythmic texture. There are different depths, there are different intensities. It is search for balance between gravity and volatility. The impressive issue is a part of the discography of MNMN Records.

Multi-Panel – Rekordgate III (2018)

Bandcamp

• Indietronica 
• Electronic music 
• IDM 
• Folktronica 
• DIY

Comment: The Netherlands, Breda-based Ludo Maas aka Multi-Panel is back with his third and final part of Rekordgate. I think the first part and the third part are the favourites of mine. Partly this is a profound insight into electronic music, indeed, with few or without any guitar-based embellishments in some tracks. All the electronic threads in the embodiment of fatty synths, synthesised broad landscapes and stomping bass synths are drawn out boldly. It could almost be named as synth-pop but it is a bit something else due to his DIY and nerdy attitude. Sparkling pop numbers cannot be considered his first, second or third preferences. The electronic/synthesiser-based predominance is obviously the most striking difference in comparison to the rest two issues. On the other side, guitar twangs, treated guitars and exquisite electronic progressions in many interactions and combinations also make sense. Thirdly, listen to Stand and you get a proof that Ludo Maas can create something truly elusive, and blissful. One may think of it as if being written by Jens Lekman. All in all, the sequel of the releases was success. May we wait for a next one?

Albert Negredo – Paricolintencia (2018)

MonoKraK

• Ambient 
• Abstract 
• Avant-garde 
• Experimentalism 
• Sampledelic 
• Drone 
• Minimalism 
• Electronic music 
• Space music 
• Electro-acoustic

Comment: Albert Negredo`s 4-track issue Paricolintencia is a short (14-minute) outing yet involving many disparate facets – from pulsating and catchy sample-based ambient to colder, more abstract soundscapes as if reflecting upon a yet unknown life form coming from beyond our restricted and exhausted fantasies. You cannot see its face yet you can feel the presence of it. One can hear one and the same sample at Paradona pulsating from the beginning to the end. Yet it fulfils its goal to amuse the listener because the sample is loaded with catchiness based on a female vowel effect. In fact, I would listen to it for an hour. Cloaca is an exquisite crossroad for ambient and electro-acoustic music. The cover print is also ambiguous reflecting upon our intention to get beyond our restricted, boredom-eaten life. This thought-provoking, great issue is a part of the discography of MonoKraK.

[Teaser of the day] Radiotuman - Mokele-Mbembe Hunting

• Ethnotronica
• Electronic music
• World music
• Psychedelic
• Alternative
• World fusion

Artist: Radiotuman

Release: Tunguska Constellation: Radiotuman - Sakhalin Tales

Label: Tunguska Music Society/Jamendo

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Aortha - Sometimes Straightening Herself Up To Warm Puffs

Haze

• Abstract
• Glitch techno
• Dark ambient
• Experimental electronica
• Micro-techno
• Avant-techno
• Experimental techno

Artist: Aortha

Release: Was Sleeping

Label: Haze

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] Atlas Sound - Coffin Trick

Southern Shelter

• Indie rock
• Alternative rock
• Noise pop
• Live
• Singer-songwriter

Artist: Atlas Sound

Release: Atlas Sound @ 40 Watt Club 2009-12-31 

Label: Southern Shelter

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] The Antlers - Revisited

NYCTaper

• Art rock
• Indie pop/rock
• Sadcore
• Live
• Alternative pop/rock

Artist: The Antlers

Release: Live at Rough Trade NYC on 2014-06-17

Label: NYCTaper

Year: 2014

Mart Avi – OtherWorld (2018)

Bandcamp

• Art pop 
• Post-pop 
• Alternative
• Avant-soul 
• Singer-songwriter 
• Indie 
• Avant-pop 
• Sophisti-pop 
• Space pop

Comment: Mart Avi is a young Estonian art popster who first got attention with such dance rock combos Badass Yuki, and Stones & Holes approximately 10 years ago. However, some years later he started to foster his solo career with potent albums like After Hours (2013), Humanista (2015), Rogue Wave (2016), and more recently OtherWorld. The last three albums constitute a more logical unit due to those sparkling and triumphant yet uncanny poppy incantations as if travelling across an endless astral meadow. For sure, his music is an other world even if you can find out some parallels with such artists as David Sylvian, David Bowie, Scott Walker, The Blue Nile, and Jarvis Cocker and Pulp`s more introvert yet magical bigger-than-life numbers like Seductive Barry, This Is Hardcore, F.E.E.L.I.N.G C.A.L.L.E.D L.O.V.E, and Weeds II. By the way, I heard a mystical, a bit medieval-tinged Dead Can Dance, and a somber, Treasure-era Cocteau Twins either. In fact, it is normal you can find out some parallels with other artists because an artist`s purpose should not be to fend off previous impulses. It is indispensable to come together with them. The most important question is – how all these influences will result in? Does it add some extra value separately and to previous ones as well? I would like to call a music album as an intersubjective experience. You cannot separate it from the past and from the present. While listening to this 8-track album I was running in a darkening forest and the experience was ennobling and frightening at the same time. The dark blue-tinged wall which surrounded me got saturated with a spirited vibe. Was it evil? Was is friendly? Is it a stupid question (of course, it is)? I did not mention before that Mart Avi has been requested as a guest vocalist for many Estonian underground acts. His baritone-tinged singing used to prevail though it is infused more than before with soulful intakes. Similarly to Ariel Pink you cannot categorize him neither temporally nor stylistically. In fact, it is an exquisite play with their own borders to have them and not having them given that the borders must be to an extent to embrace their own spirit. Superb.

[Teaser of the day] St. Jambience - Sunspots

• New Weird Australia
• Avant-folk
• Weird folk
• Post-folk
• Free folk
• Drone folk
• Space folk
• Freak folk
• Psych-fock

Artist: St. Jambience

Release: Sixes and Twelves - Various Artists - New Weird Australia

Label: New Weird Australia

Year: 2013

[Teaser of the day] fm - Which House

Free Music Archive

• Electronic music
• Synth-pop
• Experimental pop
• Alternative
• Glo-fi
• Avant-pop

Artist: fm

Release: Buttons EP

Label: Wood & Wire/Bandcamp

Year: 2012

[Teaser of the day] Buben - Bolds The Record

Chase

• Power electronics
• Rhythmic noise
• Avant-garde
• Post-industrial
• Industrial techno
• Electronic music
• Experimentalism

Artist: Buben

Release: The Number Of Years

Label: Chase

Year: 2007

[Teaser of the day] Max Draztic - Nuna

Dadaist Audio

• IDM
• Electronic music
• Ambient techno
• Glitch techno
• Alternative

Artist: Max Draztic

Release: con-fused.

Label: Dadaist Audio

Year: 2008

[Teaser of the day] Macroform - Dreamy Afternoon

Jamendo

• Chilltronica
• Electronic music
• Dreamwave
• Mood music
• Ambient pop

Artist: Macroform

Release: Rivers

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Olivia Tremor Control - A Sleepy Company

Archive.org

• Indie rock
• Live
• Alternative rock
• Art rock
• Appalachian music
• Americana

Artist: Olivia Tremor Control

Release: Live at 40 Watt Club on 2011-10-14

Label: Archive.org

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] OX - Bang

MNMN

• Alternative dance
• Juke
• Electronic music
• Bhangra
• Crossover
• Hip-hop
• Breakbeat
• Footwork

Artist: OX

Release: Bang EP

Label: MNMN/Bandcamp

Year: 2018

Macchiato Funky – Bugella 20-50 (2018)

La bél

Free Music Archive

Bandcamp

Archive.org

• Post-rock 
• Indie rock 
• Alternative rock 
• Yacht rock 
• Art rock 
• Electronic 
• Funk rock

Comment: Macchiato Funky is a quartet from Italy whose line consists of such musicians as Michele Seggiaro (guitar), Massimo Ferretto (guitar), Nicolò Seggiaro (bass guitar), and Adriano Bossola (electronic & production). I would like to compare Macchiato Funky with Tortoise but the main difference between the combos is that Macchiato Funky`s music used to lean more toward yacht rock-ish horizons rather than flirting with jazz-y edges. Yet, the line between these stylistic characterizations is relatively thin. At times even funky rhythmic patterns used to drive the course (however, it is a bit more synthesised funk than the music of Pop Group, or Gang Of Four due to prominent role by Adriano Bossola). Similarly to Tortoise they use electronic layers and sonic effects around the pace in an adept and intriguing way. Otherwise, the music is an artsy alternative rock/post-rock example being issued on an Italy-based imprint, La bèl. Great album by any means.

Radj – Bitolomaka EP (2017)

Archive.org

Yandex

Illsound

• Trip-hop 
• Sampledelic 
• Downtempo 
• Electronic music 
• Urban music 
• Cinematic 
• Nu jazz 
• Chillstep

Comment: this set of 9 notches consisting of sloppy decelerated rhythms, lone piano chords, and minor orchestrated chamber music fringes. Some tracks are adorned with spoken word snippets in Russian (obviously sampled from old cartoons of Sojuzmultfilm). It is a bit autumnal music with stylised sadness coming from Montrèal, Canada. One can feel invigorative chill flowing from the slots of it. At times it is so slowed down you cannot call it trip-hop anymore – it is rather chillstep instead of it. The exquisite outing is a part of the discography of such labels as Illsound, and Dusted Wax Kingdom.

Deophobic Necrosis – Persecution (2016)

Torn Flesh

Bandcamp

• Death metal 
• Brutal metal 
• Grindcore 
• Goregrind 
• Crust punk

Comment: it is nice to be back again at Torn Flesh. Predominantly does it mean to experience something brutal and aggressive. The human being as a species is violent and for me as a fucking human being it is very suitable to float in a soup of death metal, grindcore, and crust punk (with verbal hints at killing, atrocities and other adverse things). Supposedly aggressiveness is closely related to the development of intelligence so for Western European people there is no chance to get survived while being exposed to the so-called soft values. With regard to it for almost every day we are exposed to bloody news about the collapse of Russia soon but such sort of news are profoundly fake. Do you believe in the collapse of a country who owns a huge territory with a fathomable amount of resources, whose population is high-spirited due to their religion and who don't give a heck to weird and weakening and frequently contrary impulses coming out of the Western side, and who own the optimal amount of aggressiveness to survive and develop further. That's called the evolution. The point of mine is that the Western world used to undermine itself from inside and through uncontrollable migration (which is caused by those who are elected by us due to wars being induced to get entrance to new resource fields. As you see it is a fucked-up closed circle). Actually Deophobic Necrosis hints at the conflict between Christians and Muslims thoughout the 16-track outing. Yeah, Deophobic Necrosis provides a vital and uncompromising whiff of energy which is needed to get out of a pink dream. You can also listen to it as an alleviating remedy to the closed circle hinted above.

[Teaser of the day] J-K - Mais Nada

• Hip-hop
• Sampledelic
• Rap
• Urban music

Artist: J-K

Release: Sorriso Parvo

Label: Monster Jinx

Year: 2013

[Teaser of the day] Kelpe - Rolly Devore

• Synth-pop
• Alternative
• Glo-fi
• Electronic pop
• Crossover
• Ambient pop

Artist: Kelpe

Release: Rolly Devore / Hekla Prays 

Label: Bad Panda

Year: 2015

[Teaser of the day] The Fucked Up Beat - Refugees of the Drought

• Hauntology
• Avant-garde
• Oldie music
• Art music
• Sampledelic
• Plunderphonics
• Experimentalism

Artist: The Fucked Up Beat

Release: Insomnie

Label: Free Music Archive/Bandcamp

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Scarlet Hideout - Herbivores

Lo_Kiwi

• Experimental rock
• Alternative rock
• World music
• Indie rock
• Psych-rock

Artist: Scarlet Hideout

Release: Hedocentric 

Label: Lo_Kiwi

Year: 2005

[Teaser of the day] Gabriel Ares - Ela vai embora

• Psych-rock
• Tropicalia rock
• Alternative rock
• Indie rock

Artist: Gabriel Ares

Release: Vale​-​Canção

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Matt Kelly - Villain

• Surf rock
• Alternative rock
• Fuzz pop
• Indie rock
• Psych-rock

Artist: Matt Kelly

Release: EP 2016

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2016

[Teaser of the day] Troposphere - Sylvan Joint

• Electronic music
• Psychedelic
• Ambient
• Downtempo
• Chilltronica
• Alternative

Artist: Troposphere

Release: Tropism Season 2

Label: Post-Label

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Jaydiohead - Lucifer`s Jigsaw

• Hip-hop
• Indie
• Mashup
• Rap
• Alternative
• Urban music
• Sound collage

Artist: Max Tannone

Release: Jaydiohead: Jay​-​Z x Radiohead 

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] Valzi - Sage And Elisabeth

Backtrack

• Indietronica
• Ambient pop
• Electronic music
• Alternative

Artist: Valzi

Release: Some Girls I'm Not Related To  

Label: Backtrack

Year: 2004

[Teaser of the day] Neil Halstead - Driving With Bert

Archive.org

• Indie folk
• Alt-folk
• Singer-songwriter
• Live
• Folk indie

Artist: Neil Halstead

Release: Live at The Moonshine Festival - Festival of the Arts Grounds on 2004-10-10

Label: Archive.org

Year: 2004

[Teaser of the day] Stembreo - Dust Sleep Cometh

• Psycho-acoustic
• Harsh noise
• Freeformfreakout
• Non-music
• Avant-garde

Artist: Stembreo

Release: MK Ultra Lite

Label: Centipede Farm

Year: 2017 

Walt Thisney – Furtho (2018)

Bogus Collective

• Piano music 
• Art music 
• Avant-garde 
• Modern classical 
• Experimentalism 
• Chamber music 
• Post-classical

Comment: this is another fascinating piano-driven outing by a prolific creator. By watching the cover print of this 7-track issue one can see a huge keyboard in front of outer space by divided into the foursquares. More profoundly, musically it is an effortless touch based on exquisite manor piano registers and the rhythm is supported by bold piano chords, double bass steps, and some more orchestrated violin (or cello) improvisations. However, the main accent is set out by those freely floating, light-hearted piano chimes as if one wondrous composition to hover from the beginning to the end. By contemporary souls one can draw parallels upon the likes of Lubomyr Melnyk, Nils Frahm, Hauschka, Max Richter. The magnificent issue is a part of the discography of Bogus Collective.

[Teaser of the day] Kidgloves - KG Luvahman

Hippocamp

• Soul
• Urban music
• Alternative pop
• RnB
• Electronic pop

Artist: Kidgloves

Release: Kidgloves EP

Label: Hippocamp

Year: 2005

[Teaser of the day] Dmyra - Thyp Sagoras

Free Music Archive

• Electronic music
• Ambient pop
• Chilltronica
• Downtempo
• Alternative
• Synth-pop

Artist: Dmyra

Release: Love in the Air 

Label: Clinical Archives 

Year: 2009

[Teaser of the day] Cagey House - Angels for Feldman

Free Music Archive

• Art music
• Electro-acoustic
• Avant-garde
• Spoken word
• Electronic music
• Alternative

Artist: Cagey House

Release: Queen of Spins

Label: Haze 

Year: 2014