Un Vortice di Bassa Pressione - Why Not

Maps And Diagrams - The Giant Woods (2009)

Yuki Yaki

10.0

/Ambient, Ambient drone, Drone, Epic, Abstract, Microtonal, Soundscape, Minimal noise/

Comment: An exhilaratingly epic effort by Tim Martin who played out some ambient music with subtly infiltrated (noise) hisses and into abstract mould designed dronescapes. Yeah, it sounds so warm and sensible via its amazing microtonal growings as the sweetest pop song album ever, anyway, reminding of Tim Hecker`s masterpieces like Radio Amor, and Haunt Me, Haunt Me, Do It Again. The Giant Woods harkens back to following statements that less is more and the beauty is covered behind (manipulated) imperfection. In a nutshell, one of the hallmarks of ambient music.

芳川よしの - Lovely Rainy Day (2011)

Maltinese Records

8.7

/Shibuya-kei, J-pop, Electronic pop, Club dance, Easy listening, Mood music/

Comment: Starting off with a kind of peeping sounds the recent album of Yoshino Yoshikawa is getting develop into national shibuya-kei/j-pop tunes. More concretely, in this case does it mean of having lots of dodges and references toward electronic pop and club dance grooves, though, avoiding hints at Morricone-esque growing tunes a la Fantastic Plastic Machine and Pizzicato Five or close flirtations with indie pop numbers a la Flipper`s Guitar. All in all, as it is usual to this kind of catchy tracks it always makes excellent out.

Espejos Muertos - Espejos Muertos EP (2010)

Zorch Factory

8.9

/Art-punk, Blues, Art-rock, Power pop, Post-punk, Goth punk, Psychedelic/

Comment: This is a silly goth-punk/rock attack in the best sense of the word. More concretely, this spanish-spoken combo comes from Chile and is influenced by the texts of altered states so finely written by Edgar Allan Poe and is keen for launching of the torrents of blues-inflected power pop with lots of astonishing, near-epic guitar overdrives, drum blasts, and obsessively repeated lyric phrases. Might it be described as Manjana-punk or Mariachi-punk for?

The Late Virginia Summers - TLVS EP (2006)

Redstarcommunity
Lastfm

8.4

/Post-rock, Experimental rock, Cowbell indie, Lo-fi, Epic, Live recording, Ambient rock/

Comment: Indeed, TLVS is a duo from Lynchburg, Virginia, USA playing up an experimental mix of ambient (rock), lo-fi, and indie. The best moment at those 6 tracks is related to that Joe Morgan and Nathan McGlothlin are inclined to exploit un-plugged musical instruments or record their concept in the live recording mode respectively. Thereby their aspiration to avoid hermetical soundscapes so usual to the most of ambient music will be resulted in natural results and strong confidence.

The Shalfonts - Sturt Logic (2009)

Giant Manilow

7.3

/Alternative pop/rock, Lad rock, DIY/

Comment: This was the first record by a sort of all-star band closely related to the Giant Manilow Records, though, most of the songs was written by Ralph Morton and Bryn Bowen. The soundscape of the album is filled in with rough guitar strummings, electrified feedbacks and drum blasts, sounding even a bit amateurish, however, ready to move on to reach new heights in the future ( for instance, at Mjuk Nation).

Rare Plants Garden - Rare Plants Garden (2011)

Archive.org

Bandcamp

9.0

/Psychedelic pop, Poptronica, Leftfield, Crossover, Chilltronica, Folktronica, Soul, Funk/

Comment: No doubt, RPR is a fine zeitgeist combo from Russia incorporating the elements of modern black music (unconventional soul and funk vibes), shiny laidback-psychedelia/poptronica, lazily shuffling free folk, subtle nu jazz-hued ticking, over-your-head-gliding cosmic/ambient/deep dub and even recorded sounds from the nature. If you like the oeuvres by Panda Bear, Washed Out, Stereolab and other such artists you might find out something joyous for you as well. For instance, Zuko People is a killer track.