Bit_Rat - Alberta EP (2011)

Pterodactyl Squad

8.8

/Chiptune, Chipbreak, 8-bit, Chipmetal, Progressive, Crossover, Primitive pop, Experimental electronica, Nintendocore/

Comment: Firstly I made acquaintance with Josiah Tobin, a Calgary-based chiptune/8-bit/tracker music artist through a compilation dedicated to the Pink Floyd`s classical Dark Side Of The Moon (he covered Speak To Me/Breathe). I like his searing approach within it he used to blend gasping sawtooth-shaped beats/harmonies impulsively with doom metal and progressive rock aspects (it can slightly be perceived) at times. On the other side, through its highly dense breakcore patterns, it rings out like a sort of rave music. And not for the robots only.

Possimiste - Behind The Seas (2011)

Bad Panda
Possimiste
Lastfm

9.4

/New Weird Estonia, Experimental indie, Folk indie, Art pop, Singer-songwriter, Post-folk, Dream folk, Baroque pop, Chamber folk, Indie folk, Folktronica/

Comment: For sure, I feel myself really enthralled and inspired, firstly, because the single used to be far away from a dead-end one, and secondly, it comes from Estonia, the home country of mine. Behind this project is a young lady, however, who used to make out great pop dizziness (visit her blog/and other sites for checking out for other contents). In a more concrete way, her fourth single consists of loping rhythms embellished with the orchestrated wispiness, soothing harmonica-based whiffs, xylophonic clatter, angelic yet galvanized vowel harmonies, and exhilarating progressions and transmissions from one point to another level. However, she continues a charismatic and innovative (and absolutely decorous) musical tradition of nowadays Estonian music prospered for the last 3-4 years (Maria Minerva, Kadi Uibo, Iiris, Talbot, Mirabilia, Ewert & The Dragons, Music For Your Plants, Tolmunud Mesipuu, Kreatiivmootor, Imandra Lake, Tallinn Daggers etc). An instance of nowadays grrrl riot/girl power for sure.

Uberlulu - La Fin Du Paquet (2009)

Uberlulu

8.6

/Avant-garde, Classical, Experimental electronica, Weird pop, Crossover, Breaks/

Comment: Uberlulu is a frisky artist coming out from France, being obviously influenced by the dadaist experiments, Californian (less and more) pop avant-garde (Negativeland, The Residents, Big City Orchestra), nihilistic old school industrial music (Cabaret Voltaire, Zoviet France, Throbbing Gristle etc) and apparently much more else. In addition to, the concepts have played a huge role in its music. However, you have excellent chance to see the connections between Uberlulu and those abovementioned artists because of being highly profilic over the last years. This is a two-track single, showing up sultry and easy beat-induced progressions simultaneously, and classical/baroque-drenched weirdness which is spiced up with metallic ticking and barely audible droning beneath it. All in all, it is just a piece of cake (and of course not the best one) for to figure out Uberlulu`s whole configuration.

Tudo de Volta - Eu não

kIRk - About Simple Things EP (2009)

kIRk

9.3

/Hip-hop, Trip-hop, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Breakbeat, Crossover, Urban music, Experimental/

Comment: This fascinating 5-track EP was initially released by the 16 Wersòw label in 2009. Now it can be grabbed from the band`s site only. And it is really worth to do it. Variegated trip-hop/and at times frenziedly bouncing breakbeat breaks meet obsessive mc-ing, all of that is accomplished with a wide array of jazz styles (from Miles Davis-alike cool jazz-y trumpet-relied floating to more freely and frenetic incantations), at the same time getting wrapped up in highly atmospheric and murky ambience respectively. A urban music gem indeed.

Alexis Erisian - The Abolition Of Pain (2007)

Kallisti Gold
Lastfm

5.8

/Industrial, Techno, Crossover, Trance, Electronica, Neoclassical, Electro/

Comment: Lots of sonic aspects and elements are uploaded here, veering from neoclassical/industrial workouts to brooding trance sound. Yet, unfortunately, the impulses of those basic aspects are set against each other, thus diminishing possibly good results on its own. Moreover, you just can perceive coarsely oscillating sound units penetrating your ears having no goal and visible (and invisible) intention. Honestly, because of being exposed as an aimless bulimic one, those 14 tracks (and 66 minutes) are way too enough for the listener.

Glenn Brown - 3 Crows & The Moon EP (2007)

This Plague Of Dreaming

9.5

/Guitar ambient, Experimental rock, Ambient, Space rock, Experimentalism, Post-rock, Soundscape/

Comment: Just a man with his guitar and a few effects devices surrounding him. Beatific, undulating, at times haunting guitar-conjured ambient sound made by Glenn Brown (born in 1973), the follow-up to the album Sodium Light City (2006, Test Tube). The album`s general approach is minimal, yet, evoking a loads of delightful memories you can not resist to. The Tanks Are Empty is the exception around there sounding similarly to Ben Chasny`s magical, one-loop-repeated based psych-folk. Otherwise, Brown`s oeuvre can be compared to the likes of slept., a Foggy Realm, docks, diecidicembre, The Post Riot Era, and Woodworkings. Moreover, some experimental shoegaze acts seem to be quite close to it (A Beautiful Machine, Bowery Electric, Pygmalion-era Slowdive).