Richard There - Musical Rapes (2011)

Bandcamp
Lastfm

8.7

/Neofolk, Avant-garde, Folk noir, Covers, Experimentalism, Singer-songwriter/

Comment: it is said that there are represented Nirvana, Lydia Lunch, Alien Sex Fiend, The Flaming Lips, Syd Barret, The Goodluck Boys, Daniel Johnston, Frank Sinatra, Donovan, Leonard Cohen and Luna !!! All together in a musical orgy with Richard There!!! Indeed, all is mixed up in this way. While these songs can partially be considered as cover songs, however, it does have very strong touch by There, offering peculiar and surrealistic visions, all of that wrapped up by nihilistic dark-hued folk spasms. And finally, don`t forget, you should not support the musical industry who is intended to poison our minds, destroy our dignity and manipulate with our money. Rather support the Palestinian children who shall have to cope with their everyday life.

The Wind Whistles - Turtle

Ocaixi - Jove Carn Japonesa (2006)

Hamsterloco
Lastfm

8.8

/J-pop, Breakcore, Experimental electronica, Lo-fi, Noise/

Comment: breaks, breakx, breakx... . Off-kilter and blurred visions. Lo-fi experimentalism and noisy forays. Catalonia, Japan... . Karaoke folk? A naivistic yet desperate disco dancer. Distorted yet witty techno. Hamsterloco. For more quotations you shall have to listen to this 16-track album.

Kent State - Challenger B​/​W 2814 (2011)

Bandcamp

9.2

/Fuzz pop, Noise rock, Post-punk, Sheogaze, Alternative rock/

Comment: a combo from Baltimore, Maryland. Cellophane-coated guitars and roughly stomping drums coming out from the compartment of shoegaze and post-punk music. In a word, two noiseful ditties which seem to be quite unusual. Awesome indeed.

Due Samoani - Saturae Cubiculae (2011)

Paragrafo

9.4

/Experimental rock, Art rock, Avant-blues, Experimental indie, Avant-rock, Noise rock, Post-industrial/

Comment: this is a classy sequel to Samoani`s masterpiece Early Tapes (2011, Paragrafo). If Early Tapes did have concentration more on krautrock-ish and wicked rock explorations then this new one used to gather both grits of experimental rock and innovative indie touch. Of course, there are represented much more as well (Captain Beefheart-esque abrasive blues rock, noisy art rock). By the way, all these instrumental notches are entitled with the names of famous basketball players worldwide.

Turrks - Bisbee (2011)

Beko DSL
Lastfm

9.3

/Psych-rock, Experimental rock, Psychedelia, Alternative rock, Noise rock/

Comment: heavily reverb-loaded psych-rock/psychedelia from Oakland, California. A shitloads of massive guitar washes and arrogant, manifesting vocal lines a la Mark E Smith (The Fall) which ultimately makes out an excellent result.

The Forced Oscillations - Doomed