6/06/2011
6/05/2011
Clark Nova Portable - Birds fly out of the trees like dust beaten from an old sofa (2010)
/Experimental electronica, Minimal, Sound-art, Ambient, Chamber music, Microtonal, Soundscape/
Comment: This is a single by the Oslo resident Rudi Simmons. It rings out vastly foggy, restrainted and wraith-like. Moreover, it is hardly audible. This is like a lone stake standing on the crossroad of ambient, chamber music, experimental electronica, and sound-art. It must be listened to loads of times to get a intuition and possible intention below it.
Quadrilles - {[(Q)]} (2010)
/Indie rock, Alternative pop, Post-punk, Math rock, Dance rock, Crossover/
Comment: Quadrilles is a trio from the Foggy Albion mixing up indie rock with the elements of danceable post-punk ( a la Gang Of Four; or somewhat restrainted The Pop Group) and math-rock. Indeed, just a guitar, bass and drums (played by a gal, by the way). The Turks Are Restless is the most outstanding one on it.
6/04/2011
Dinosaur Youth - Stone Ages (2011)
Ethno Indigo
8.4
8.4
/Ambient noise, Ambient drone, IDM, Post-rock, Noise, Experimental electronica, Crossover/
Comment: By reading firstly the description of this album at Archive.org and while listening to it this makes out somewhat an interesting gap. Indeed, it might be and at times it is about noisy postrock songs. On the other side, it seems to be a re-definition of the abovementioned style as well. First of all, through those 8 tracks are represented noisy ambient, skipping ambient drone, murky atmospheric sound, unconventional blurred/hurted/noisy IDM-esque overthrows, and masterfully subdued guitar noise levels. You can find out even some parallels with Sonic Youth`s most conceptual and experimental workouts herein. An intricate outset for sure.
Muhr - Everything Is Ok, We're Still Standing (2011)
Camomille
8.8
8.8
/Post-rock, Modern classical, Ambient, Drone, Chamber music, Avant-garde/
Comment: Two tracks by the Montrèal-based legend Vincent Fugère for whom Muhr used to be just one of his many musical practices. Yet, the abovementioned nom du plume used to be the most well-known of them so far. Threatening drones, epic alternations in tones, shimmering string-relied magic, soundtrack-alike orchestrations, slowly evoking and progressing soundscapes in light and dark. All in all, a sequent masterpiece by Muhr.
Keijo & Uton - Alun Ääniä (2009/2011)
/Forest folk, Free folk, Psych-folk, Avant-folk, Experimental folk, Drone folk, Improvised music, Psychedelia, Krautrock, New Weird Finland, New Weird Europe/
Comment: The Finnish underground folk does have much to say for all of us. For instance, Laulu Laakson Kukista (2008, Fonal) was the best album of 00`s or Kemialliset Ystävät`s album Ullakkopalo (Fonal) was one of the best album of 2010. However, Keijo Virtanen and Jani Hirvonen, two legends from the Finnish psych-folk/forest folk scene representing their stream of sub-consciousness, i.e potent vision via shamanic rhythm sections, off-kilter blues chords, psychedelic bottomlessness and shivering krautrock-esque mysticism. Improvised jam sessions which are built on repetitive loops, quasi-ethnic drumming, at times reverb-loaded singing, restrainted yet electrified strings and droning hiss. And as customary to the forest folk scene the reflections through silence are proudly represented here. A great event indeed.
6/03/2011
Giggs - Universos EP (2011)
Monofònicos
8.6
8.6
/House, Club dance, Downbeat, Tech-house, Remixes, Dub-house/
Comment: This release from Medellin (Colombia) makes up much sympathy over you. Being embellished with confident cadences of tech-house and dub-house, brooding mid-tempo and at times minimal slow-tempo beats, Universos EP seems to be masterfully variegated and balanced in any cases. It reminds of those listening times of radio shows in the evenings in ending part of the 90`s. Half of the tracks are original, half of them are remixes. Indeed, it is genuine satifactory in its rhythm connections and mood interactions.
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