[Compilation] Theory Of Everything (2011)

I Heart Noise
Bandcamp

8.5

/Post-rock, Electronic pop, Electro-indie, Hardcore, Art-pop, Experimental pop/

Comment: This is one of those numerous compilations issued under the I Heart Noise umbrella. However, there are represented 4 tracks by the same copious set of artists. Phone Home`s Meds starts out as a loosely tinkling, reggae-hued beats will evolve into resplendent harmonic patterns. Telethon`s OwNixGolly is the heart-throb of mine on it. Fantastic gear amongst the surrounding nettlesome sonic shit. Indeed, it should be one of the electro-rock templates for all of us. Ted Bundy`s Volkswagen`s (what the heck!) Whorehopper is a heavily moshing, riff-loaded hardcore/metal-reflected rock. Old World Vulture`s Benny is more inflected toward instrumental post-rock where silentfulness is variegated with galvanized post-rock riffs. A good yet uncomprehensive overview of the artists under IHN. Obviously you have already figured out what to do next.

Tabar - Hugs EP (2010)

Tabar
Mediafire
Lastfm

9.1

/Indie pop, Art-rock, Experimental indie, Alternative pop/rock, Math rock/

Comment: Tabar is a quartet from Midlands, UK, offering a handful of songs, more concretely, wherein mouthwatering, artistic indie tendencies are at times adjoined by figurative math rock influences. Indeed, stunning choruses, catchy chord transitions, sublime synth soothing, angular full-clad guitar shapes make up their debut EP highly promising.

Martin Back - Unstable Rotation Centers (2010)

PandaFuzz

8.9

/Avant-garde, Minimal, Microtonal, Noise, Sound-art, Electro-acoustic, Acousmatics, Drone, Experimentalism, Avant-electronica, Avant-jazz/

Comment: This is an advanced, 4-pieced achievement by Martin Back who used to explore the very extremities of conceptual electronic music. In true, his sound can not be considered "usual electronica" at all, because in the opening track he pushes forward on buzzing, drone-inflected progression at times a bit slowed down, sometimes a bit speeded up. Indeed, there can be detected for quite restraint, minimal approach. On the other side, one of those long-running tracks - the third track - is designed for to blur the borders between electro-acoustic music and experiment-prone jazz music. The second track is a true-bred instance of an abstract buzzscape applying for to get the greatest amount of gloss on the album. The closure notch takes on a menacing, digital noise-backed somersets. As a consequence, the whole is a efficacious and accomplished.

Max Tannone - Ghostfunk (2011)

Max Tannone
Lastfm

8.8

/Mash-up, Cut and paste, Plunderphonics, Crossover, Hip-hop, Psychedelic rock, Afrofuturism, Afrofunk/

Comment: This is Max Tannone`s eighth album (during a span of 3 years, since 2009) this time being the godfather for a 10-set hodgepodge consisting of Ghostface Killah`s hip-hop rhymes and afrofunk/afrofuturistic rhythms and funk-based psychedelic grooves. However, you have no reason to doubt in his abilities and legacy. All those sequences collated here are intended to realize in solid impact and synergy.

Tabar - Hugs

Doug Sharp - Boogafoo Music (2011)

Itsu jitsu
Lastfm

9.4

/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

/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.