Dan Deacon - Twacky Cats (2004)

Comfort Stand

9.3

/Avant-garde, Indietronica, Dada music, DIY, Avant-electronica, Electronic pop, Weird, Experimentalism/

Comment: Twacky Cats was released by this Baltimore-bred, academically educated musician in age of 23 years old in 2004 having revealed 5 vanguard electronic staples as if R Stevie Moore-esque DIY aesthetics meet masterful manipulations on angular-led, even dada-like electronics (sine wave and FM manipulations, Broadcast-like spooky sections of innovative pop, peculiar pitch-treated samples), deliberately balanced notches relied on skipping electronics and sublime indie pop, and a frantic, even infantile-induced notch about diverse beasts in the jungle (Arms Saloon). Yet, on the other side, it might be considered the foremost pop album ever. Close to, it is a classic one really worth to be remembered daily.

humeka - Moolid the Lobster (Infloria Edit)

Nodding by the Fire - At home in the wilderness (2011)

Bandcamp

8.4

/Alt-folk, Mood music, New Weird Europe, Baroque folk, Epic, Chamber folk, Indie folk, Instrumental folk, Folk indie, Brass folk/

Comment: This is the sophomore album by this Spanish-based instrumental music combo (Javier Ordàs, Carlos Puente, Jacob Gonzàlez). Likely to the self-titled debut issue (2010), indeed, At home in the wilderness is managed to manipulate on listeners` mood via brass-induced themes, fully radiant harmonica-led melodies, some adjacent droning examples and craftily tinted textures, some of those having reached essentially dizzy altitude. For instance, I`ll tell you a story, and the self-named track. On the other side, it can not outbalance the trio`s first outlet.

Absent Fever Presents Woman Was The Word

Absent Fever
Mediafire

9.3

/Electronic pop, Indie pop, Chillwave, Soul, Singer-songwriter, Indie folk, Dream pop, Folk indie, Dream folk, Conceptual/

Comment: This is a seamless project between female bloggers and musicians purposed to pay tribute to the women involved in the cultural realm. Three remarkable female bloggers were asked to write pieces, poetry, stories, about anything that made them feel inspired to put pen to paper. Here are 3 tracks, the first of them, Elisabeth`s Rose Throw Me To The West (inspired by East to West) starts out with a snippet from the ancient, 1920`s jazz-influenced pop music which soon gets developed into an electronic-induced soulful brand. Rachel Levy`s Pierced (inspired by Heavy Percussion) and Yohuna & Adelyn Rose`s All The Slow Songs (Waiting) (inspired by Friends With Both Arms) are used to be catchy, dream-alike folk-ish notches, however, representing the indie (folk) music sphere at the highest level.

Distape - The Flying Cats Season (2011)

42 Records
Bandcamp
Lastfm

8.8

/Poptronica, Experimental indie, Glo-fi, Lo-fi, Psychedelic, Singer-songwriter, New Weird Europe/

Comment: Distape is the brainchild of Michele Alessi, coming from the homeland of the Farfisa organ - Italy. However, there are represented 5 beautiful examples of the songwriting which are mainly created through catchy electric keyboards-backed hooks-loops, lo-fi beats and slightly pessimistic, symbolism-tinged lyrics. Furthermore, there can be detected for some subtle bows of electrified guitars played up with huge impetus. By the way, the issue is mastered by Barbagallo, one of the Recent Music Heroes` longtime heroes.

Tryad - Struttin`

Orphalis - Watchmaker Analogy EP (2011)

Torn Flesh
Lastfm

8.5

/Brutal metal, Death metal, Black metal, Progressive metal, Technical metal, Goregrind/

Comment: Orphalis (Jens Duerholt - vocals & guitars; Morten Formeseyn – guitars; Danny Koehler - bass; Kai Volman - drums) is a combo from the western part of Germany (Dortmund-Luenen) who used to play appealing technical death metal with some influences from the black metal, and goregrind purviews. Within the 3 tracks can be met stumbling grooves of key changes, mangling riffs, punching drums and grinding voice, all of it wrapped up in an organic (metal) whole. Indeed, it mostly takes on impression via (omni)potent energy.