Saåad - It Was LP (2010)

Bandcamp

9.2

/Dark ambient, Dark wave, Sound art, Minimal, Ambient noise/

Comment: the Frenchman Romain Barbot`s sound is placed on hold somewhere inbetween ambient, dark wave, noisy ambient and sound-art-like aspirations (those sublimely undulating hiss doses around the main intentions of the record). Here are set up 7 tracks which are loftily stuttering ones with epic orchestration-afforded reverberations. Throughout the course it seems to be minimal, murky, and slightly threatening.

Mr. Spastic - Lucid (2011)

8bitpeoples

8.8

/8-bit, Chiptune, Tracker music, New Wave, Synth pop, Crossover, Bitpop/

Comment: synth pop/New Wave meets tracker/chiptune/8-bit music. Propulsive synth whiffs are supplemented with sawtooth-alike sonic fringes and dreamily glistening vocal supplies over it. By the new wave-ish side this set of 5 tracks reminds a little of David Sylvian`s group Japan, and Jef Barbara.

Mr. Spastic - tEh rOx!

Omara - Simultanmassakker (2011)

Omaramusic

9.2

/Industrial techno, Dub-tech, Experimental techno, Deep techno, Electro, Tekno/

Comment: I love the German Omara`s deep, gleaming grooves running in the repetitive vein of techno, tekno, electro, and dub which at times is wrapped up with the lopsided noisy and industrial-esque forays of post-krautrock music. All of that is played up in 3 long-running tracks which is thought for your spongy matter and for your legs. All the tracks are as similar as different yet, on the first place, craftily elaborated to make huge impact on the listener`s understanding and perception. Why? Because of having appealing, progressive mind throughout the course of the notches. However, Omara seems to be a happy man having ability to create such outstanding kind of music and owning its own record label.

Quell Figure - Roots (2011)

U-Torn

8.7

/Drum and bass, Jungle, Experimental techno, Experimental electronica, Breakbeat, Crossover/

Comment: the Russian Daniil Kasperovich`s 8-track album is influenced by intelligent dance music, sultry techno, off-kilter drum and bass/jungle and poignant breaks, this way reflecting upon its own progressions as well. However, the programmed beats are at times varied with brooding piano chords.

Proviant Audio - Mushrooms EP (2009)

Sojus Records Network

9.3

/Nu-jazz, House, Acid jazz, Afrobeat, Sampledelic, Cut and paste, Crossover, Sound collage/

Comment: during the last days I have reviewed lots of such sort of albums having its very point focused upon sampledelic basic, catchy trip-hop/hip-hop grooves. The Norwegian Mathias Stubø`s work (being then in the age of 17 years old) shows up much similarity with such kind of music, yet demonstrating more affinity toward catchy nu-jazz, psychedelic afrofuturism and looping house music. Furthermore, including peculiar spoken word lines (cigarette is a very democrate instrument). In conclusion, it is really expressive and impressive.

Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down