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Toyoneu

9.1

/Noise, Ambient, Dark ambient, Experimental electronica, Kosmische Musik, Experimentalism, Crossover, Electro-acoustic/

Comment: This is a 4-track accomplishment in an immense way released by a young artist from Japan. Three fourth of the notches are profound appearances of majestic (dark) ambient washed with dense vertiginous hiss noises and metallic electro-acoustic shadows. In some places, however, can not be defined properly for is it either an instance of the noise-based outfit or a bit harsher and malicious instance of ambient-influenced one, either neoclassicist hovering or even slightly new age-ish appearance? Inbetween those stylistic elements you can detect for pitched sonic effects/and phase changes/and modulated layers. However, the (really huge) exception comes from within the third track which sounds like a tribute to mid-70`s German krautrock/Kosmische Musik bands like Ash Ra and Tangerine Dream.

Astronote - Weapon Of The Future (2011)

Bandcamp

9.0

/Urban music, Hip-hop,Soul, Rap, R`n`b/

Comment: Astronote is a producer from Paris, France who represents a new album, Weapon Of The Future. Actually all is fine on it - irresistible rhythms and socio-critical rhymes (indeed, he used to chant in English) are highly synergically laced with each other, more concretely, all the stuff is made up through the influences of r`n`b, witty pop music, electro buzz, noir-filled snippets and the orchestrated layers of "beautiful" music. By the way, he has already collaborated with such luminaries as Talib Kweli, Jamall Bufford, Invincible, Donwill of Tanya Morgan, Joell Ortiz, Guilty Simpson, and Mayer Hawthorne. Altogether, all of that makes out as a sign of credibility and confidence. Masterful.

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)