Jacob 2-2 - Gifted Child EP (2010)

Bandcamp

9.0

/Electro, Electronic pop, Downtempo, Club dance, Experimental electronica/

Comment: an artist from Brooklyn, NY, USA who aims to bind pop appeal with bouncing electro and flowing mid-tempo electronica/downtempo and even inducing cinematic fusion-alike overdrives. The form-related tendencies of today are swathed by the glimmer of analogue technology. Sometimes it reminds even of one legendary quartet from Dusseldorf, Germany (Daryl`s Room). However, if you used to love the sound of Arpanet, or Dopplereffekt, I guess, you like it as well. A crafty effort indeed.

Bomb The Music Industry! - Vacation (2011)

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Lastfm

8.9

/Psychedelia, Pop punk, Alternative pop/rock, Brass pop, Baroque pop, Art rock/

Comment: pop punk/happy punk/easycore is obviously not the first choice of mine. Yet, Bomb The Music Industry!`s Vacation is an issue I used to love to. Why? Because of those trivial and straightforward rock hooks which are mixed up with the acute form of psychedelia, dream-soaked appearances, infectious brass pop whiffs and even art rock-ish splashing. For instance, the favorite of mine is The Shit That You Hate which in its baroqueness reminds of High Llamas, and Flaming Lips. The shit what we like.

Shinobu Nemoto - Tetsuo (2011)

Resting Bell

9.3

/Minimalism, Drone, Ambient noise, Ambient drone, Soundscape/

Comment: a bunch of 3 tracks by the Japanese ambient hero Shinobu Nemoto. His musical approach is truly minimal - just a bleak, hiss-loaded drone universe, yet, on the other side these appearances are potently dream-filled and shakingly elusive. If you want to search for the kindred souls of him I recommend to check out for the slept.`s doings.

Schaua - Remove Protective Film (2011)

Laridae

9.0

/Experimental electronica, IDM, Indietronica/

Comment: Stefan Schauer aka Schaua aka Phonomat has been very active since the mid-00`s. A set of countless albums have carried the torch for this release`s sake. While these 9 track do often ring a bell they are whimsical and tricky at the same time. Intense and noisy, even drilling electronic worms are creeping along the crunchy paths of rhythms. More generally, the album is a drift between IDM, indie and electro.

Greg Bird & Flamingo Flame - Statuette/Fire & Horses (2011)

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Lastfm

10.0

/Experimental indie, Dance rock, Alternative pop,Post-punk, Chillwave, Shoegazetronica, Indie dance, Glo-fi/

Comment: a thrilling 2-track miracle by Greg Bird & Flamingo Flame. In fact, I do have no words to convey the proper sense of it over to you. It is somehow related to shoegazing/and post-punk-ish propulsive aesthetics and on the other side showcasing blissed-out whiffs. What else? The vocal lines are highly soul-soaked in its dance-centered catchiness. Pure gold indeed!

Zack Kouns - Mount Of Olives

Monster Rally - Crystal Ball (2011)

Bandcamp

9.2

/Chillwave, Lounge pop, Exotica pop, Glo-fi, Sampledelic, Psychedelic pop, Cut and paste/

Comment: Monster Rally is back with his new album, yet, the formula is continuously same. Blissed-out sample-driven psychedelic/lounge pop where glo-fi meets exotica pop. 17 short-running glimpses will pop out from the recycle bin of pop music making up an uplifting, hitting touch in this way. Indeed, Monster Rally is still the one and only and his muzak schemes used to work perfectly. La Kooka is the favorite of mine.