7/20/2011
7/19/2011
Doug Sharp - Boogafoo Music (2011)
/Avant-garde, Proto-electronica, Primitronica, Psychedelic, Experimentalism, Weird, Conceptual, Sonic effects, Avant-electronica/
Comment: Similarly to Gary Wilson and R Stevie Moore, as the musicians advanced in age, Doug Sharp- a 59-years-old man living like an eremite in a remote cabin in Wisconsin - is up to his sonic deeds, indeed, justifying his name completely. As the kind of truesome avant-gardist having created under his proper name he is also known as part of Zilch Spacecraft Network (in liaison with his daughter Margaret). This classical set/legacy of 13 tracks were created in 1974 via a bunch of phase and pitch effects on a Moog modular synthesizer. In fact, this is an unique appearance of the legendary electronic keyboard showcasing the borders, but also the possibilities and advantages of the analogue sound. Additionally, I recommend listen to Hannah M.G Shapero`s My name is Marietta Cashman (2009, justnotnormal). In conclusion, as an appeal to all dear music critics, please add these two experimentalists into a new list of musicians whenever you are ready to re-write the electronic music history once again.
Craig Chordman - Beacon Of Dreams (2011)
Jamendo
8.7
8.7
/Indie, Chill out, Mood music, Poptronica, Easy listening/
Comment: Craig Chordman is an instrumental musician from the Foggy Albion. This is his seventh single over here at Jamendo, which is created through beatific indie progressions, within it can be perceived for chillout-ish, at times even chillwave-ish milieus and developments. All those soothing flutes and chiming strings are delectably up to. Such sort of single is to be succeeded in the final part of any kind of melodramatic film undubiously.
Nameless Dancers - End Of Night (2011)
/Easy listening, Chill out, Bossa nova, Lounge, Smooth jazz, Crossover/
Comment: First of all, I can remember for the excellent lounge album Morning Touches (2011, Bump Foot)... . Nameless Dancers is the project by Evgenij Kharitonov aka EugeneKha (a very profilic musician, poet and art activist-curator from Moscow), Konstantin Guro, and Olga Astra. Indeed, End Of Night continues in the same ideological and aesthetical vein as Morning Touches used to shift for. However, the Russian trio takes on a colourful patchwork of diverse styles running on easy listening mode. Indeed, it makes up some tricks with jazz music, a drawer of easy listening a la Bruno Nicolai`s more light-hearted tracks, intricate visions on bossa nova and chill out sound.
Erik Nilsson - Recollage (2011)
9.3
/Folktronica, Modern classical, Chamber folk, Art-pop, Dream folk, Electronic, Psych-blues, Avant-folk, Organic electronica, Baroque folk, Avant-folk, Experimentalism/
Comment: Erik Nilsson`s album starts out with an obscure but majestic snippet as if were brought forth from GYBE!-like space somewhere, which soon will be followed by glitch-pieced micro rhythms and folktronic overthrows being surrounded by modern classical shadows around it. In fact, the following tracks will continue running on the similar template, at times adding some glockenspiel embellishments and more and less bouncing cadences. During its course permanently changing guitar timbres and chord sequences are getting close to flamenco and psych-blues guitars, Some tracks on it used to remind in its breathtaking of Oskar Hallbert`s touch or gillicuddy`s experimentalism. For instance, the last two notches are genuinely odd experiments with elliptical loops on electro-acoustic and psych-folk mode.
The Bilinda Butchers - Regret, Love, Guilt, Dreams (2011)
/Shoegazetronica, Dreamwave, Hypnagogic pop, Dream pop, Chillwave, Post-pop, Electronic pop, Glo-fi, Experimental indie/
Comment: In any cases, The Bilinda Butchers` album was very expected for. The first experience of mine related somehow to the duo`s music was their single under the Beko DSL wherein they mesmerizingly covered the Panic At The Disco`s track This Love Is Fucking Right!. The other part of it, Tulips, is represented on this 6-pieced set as well. However, the San Franciscans` recognizable sound - consisting of strumming guitars and chillwave-ish synthetic layers - reflects upon itself as one of the most masterful progressions in the vein of MBV`s Loveless. Moreover, as Kevin Shields used to warp guitar sounds and pitch buried vocal lines, Michal & Adam used to bend particles into sublime chords and sexy moods surrounding dreamily a listener`s ears, however, balancing craftily between the old and new tradition. One of the albums of 2011 for sure. The closest relative to them? Memoryhouse, of course.
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