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Genka - Oleg Kosjugin EP (2011)

Legendaarne

9.2

/Hip-hop, Urban music, Rap/

Comment: while the EP is introduced with the signal theme from Criminal Russia - Today`s Chronicles this 7-piece is directed upon Estonian drug dealers, womanizer-thiefs and other tough lads who have gotten much resonance here and away. But not only - it is also downrightly self-ironic and socially resonating hinting at the prejudical "world view" of pesky jerks and human beings with the attitude just-me-and-the-world-alone. The compositions are chanted in Estonian, the rhythms are arranged by Cool D (also known from A-Rühm), and performed by Genka (Toe Tag; A-Rühm), an important part of the Estonian hip-hop heavy artillery. The favorite of mine is Marraskil, a whimsical composition with witty lyrics.

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Gurdonark - Seven Virtues (2009)

Jamendo
Lastfm

8.8

/Experimental electronica, Organic electronica, Minimal, Ambient pop/

Comment: Robert Nunnally, a 52-year-old musician/netaudio activist from Texas, USA had released his first album approximately 10 years ago. Additionally to the creation of music he runs Negative Sound Institute, a record label co-founded with Verian Thomas, another musician. Seven Virtues includes...surprise, surprise... seven tracks which at the first glance seem to be way too tedious and sparse. Yet, the more you are getting into it the more approval it gets. Actually its minimal undertones within ticking electronic progressions and more swelling visions and some propulsive forays and barely perceptible pitch and phase changes start to function finally demonstrating its strength and huge affinity. Indeed, the release is the kind of grower, and the whole seems to be bigger than its parts on their own.

˦eS‡∆iSL & Zoom-on-a-Kill - ∆uthentic Sexual Liberation (2011)

Bandcamp

9.4

/Witch house, Newbreed, Avan-garde, Avant-electronica, Drag, Trianglecore, Experimental electronica, Dark pop/

Comment: crosses and triangles. This 12-track album is as sharp as the razor blades on your face or on your ... . The collaboration act comes out from Mexico, providing truly angry and demented and on the other side some peculiarly soothing appearances running in the wake of witch house/newbreed/drag aesthetics. More concretely, hardcore, grindcore, (post-)dubstep, dark wave, ethereal sequences, and even some such sort of examples reflecting upon the aesthetics of cut and paste/sound collage - all these styles are seamlessly mixed up with each other showcasing the outlet as essentially convincing - however, outreaching the realm closely related to hipsters`bounce. Louder than bombs indeed. The instance of nowadays punk music for sure. I am sure Malcolm McLaren would have liked it.

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Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Live at WFMU on Transpacific Sound Paradise October 8th, 2011 (2011)

FMA

9.4

/Ethnic music, World Music, Live session/

Comment: captivating ethnic music-tinged incantations and colourful wassails by a septet from Salento, Puglia, the southern part of Italy. By listening to it am not wondering at all about the fact that they were awarded as the best Italian World Music group in 2010. These 7 tracks are laced together from diverse influences from different places of the world, however, which used to swing and stomp and exult incessantly or on the other side taking on more brooding (Questa Matina) or droning (Tira Cavallu) gears. The songs are variegated with female and male-sung voices and more instrument-relied endeavors (Indiavolata). At Indiavolata the combo gets quite close to the sonorous yet pensive aesthetics of Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Great