The Peach Tree - Absorbtion

Castles - Cancer (2011)

Mine All Mine
Mine All Mine

8.6

/New Weird America, Freak folk, Free folk, Indie folk, Lo-fi, Folk indie, DIY, Singer-songwriter/

Comment: Castles is Cassidy “Thunderhorse” David-Weber, a singer-songwriter from Milwaukee, USA who makes up uplifting folk music based on a bit abrasive guitar-driven gears. Suggestively jubilant vocal manner supplemented with catchy skidding chords and unexpected noiseful hooks reminds of Animal Collective`s sound and concept. No doubt, the enormous influence by Avey Tare & Panda Bear will obviously endure for over a long period of time on prospective artists, on the other side, if to watch the present case, it is positive on its own.

Rimar - A (2011)

Mediafire
Bandcamp

9.0

/Mash-up, Cut and paste, Sound collage, Hip-hop, Plunderphonics, Disco, Soul, Latin music/

Comment: The United States has always been a hotbed for idiosyncratic producers who used to have recherche sense for crossing beats and harmonies. The reason is very understandable actually - this has been a melting pot of a vast loads of music styles for more than throughout one century. Rimar is undoubtedly one of those (mash-up) producers who used to fuse different genres and eras with each other. Here are 6 tracks, most of them short-running ones. The first track is a mishmash of beatific glo-fi sounds and mc-ing. The second and third track are essential examples of sunshine-filled soul disco. The fourth notch reflects upon amusing spoken word samples with diffuse shattering beats behind it.

Various Artists - Jouets (2008)

f|m
Lastfm

8.8

/Folktronica, Toytronica, Modern classical, Child`s music, Ambient, Conceptual, Electro-acoustic, IDM, Organic electronica/

Comment: This album can be classified as a compilation of child`s music (by its technical side, just using the toys as the musical instruments). This was the first release for the f|m records (Singapore). It is mainly contemplative and quiet which at times branches out to uplifting progressions of folktronica (for instance, Springly Planet by Bed). Here are represented 14 tracks by various artists and by its stylistical array, however, incorporating all of those genres somewhat adjacent to toytronica/child`s music, though all of that is soaked in an infantile way. Here are represented Bosques de mi Mente, Daniel Dixon, akey, sonicbrat and many others. However, the list of artists veers from France to Japan, from Spain to Singapore. As sounding as the kind of sci-fi lullabies, download it for your child and for yourself.

Slutever - Part 8 (2011)

Mank - Esoteria (2011)

Mankymusic
Lastfm

8.8

/Ambient, Modern classical, Chillout, Soundscape, Epic, New Age, Downtempo, Dystopbient/

Comment: Mank is a lone wolf from Wales, having been involved in making of music since the 90s. Moreover, he heads up a records, Mankymusic. However, this album includes 10 tracks with the total time of a bit more than one hour. The recent sonic combinations by him can be reified as a series of pictures based on icy yet somewhat warm impressions illustrating the kind of still life coming from the Northern Pole or the Arctic climate horizon (in fact, he used to have real experiences related to this realm). In a more concrete way, his soundscapes base on picturesque progressions backed up with mid-tempo gears (similar . The last track Anhedronia gets involved in running as a more modern classic-based arrangement. In a nutshell, this is a majestic and beautiful issue.

This House is Full of Noise - Mood Disorder (2011)

This House Is Full of Noise
Bandcamp

8.6

/Drag, Witch house, Noirgaze, DIY, Crustgaze, Lobit, Electronic, Synth noir, Lo-fi/

Comment: Wow, it is inspiringly destructive...not on the level of manipulating with the moods of a listener only. Those at times very slowly slugging gurgling segments and at times shoegaze-influenced progressions showing a refreshing counterside to the danceable drag scene. Yet, the common part through (a small amount of) pounding beats is represented either.