2/06/2012
D’INCISE/HENNIG/KOCHER/SCISS - D’INCISE/HENNIG/KOCHER/SCISS (2012)
/Sound art, Electro-acoustic, Abstract electronica, Avant-garde, Microtonal, Experimental electronica, Improvised music, Experimentalism, Noise/
Comment: there is a connection between Switzerland-based musicians, and between accordion-induced music and nuance-filled live electronics. Three laptops and one accordion. There are 4 long-running compositions which comprise a shitloads of improvised tendencies and refreshing variegations. More concretely, this is a dialogue between organic sounds and more or less treated microscopic sonic explorations, between the acute washes of noise and barely perceptible silentful oscillations drifting between music and...mhh...physics. The album is a shift between the pixels and voxels of white and grey and black-hued minimalism. Or on the other side, this is an intricate and intriguing set of improvised tracks wrapped up in the electro-acoustic/acousmatic environment.
Twizzle - Soda Fountain (2003)
/Electronic pop, Sampledelic, Plunderphonics, Cut and paste, Sound collage, Crossover/
Comment: Twizzle, a Seattle-based duo (Sir Mildred Pitt; Spacecake) had issued their debut 4-piece composition on the legendary Comfort Stand label in 2003. The issue is spectacular because of involving the elements of a diverse array of styles and genres, taking on chanson, art pop, downbeat, electronic pop,ethnic-tinged endeavours, crossover, however, all of that is made up of cut and paste/plunderphonics aesthetics. Piano-based careless tickles are represented there along with captivating orchestrations which will dominate in the senses of the listener. Especially outstanding is Black Elk Mountain which includes Bond-esque orchestration snippets and murky trip-hop-soaked vocals and paces. The more you listen to it the more it gets captivate you. The duo`s aesthetics can be compared with the likes of People Like Us, Pogo, Ergo Phizmiz, and Chenard Walcker.
2/04/2012
Kent State - Past Lives (2012)
/Psychedelia, Experimental indie, Psych-rock, Fuzz pop, Alternative rock, Shoegaze/
Comment: the beginning of 2012 is being very busy for Kent State, Nicholas Vance headed combo from California who has issued 3 split issues with Airlooms (tough blues-vibed rock), Doleful Lions (self-conscious glo-rock/indie, somewhere in between chillwave-ish attitude and The Smiths-esque aesthetics), and At The Heart Of The World (radically obsessive and destructive self-reflection resembling of the doings by the likes of Black Dice, Hella, and Lightning Bolt). However, there are 9 tracks which are the whole portion of notches taken out from the abovementioned split issues (the limited edition of tape and digital issues). More concretely, Kent State`s psychedelic death pop (the self-categoration of the group) which consists of cellophanic fuzz-gaze-inflected guitars are this time profoundly variegated with the vibes of frantic knee-deep angst psychedelia hinting at the timeless rock and roll undulation of such groups as The Stooges, My Bloody Valentine, and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. However, this is not the main reason for the final determination of the album. Obviously a withered yet irresistible call of surrounding environment (the Mojave Desert and Death Valley) adjacent to LA is apparently present there and it makes really sense. An outstanding miscellany which should be enjoyed with the split issues, though. By the way, yesterday I listened to their Walk Through Walls EP which was highly captivating either. In a word - this is our rock`n`roll. You can believe in that.
Jane Siberry - When I Was A Boy (1993)
/Art pop, Electronic pop, Singer-songwriter, Alternative, Chamber music, Crossover/
Comment: Jane Siberry (born in 1955) is a Canadian pop diva who started off her career in the early of the 80`s and who had launched a couple of hit songs from this period either. However, Siberry is always being a little bit quirky musician who has crossbreeded more common and more unusual elements with each other mixing up synthetic, electronic kind of pop music with highly arty approach of classical and chamber music. By the attitude of her Siberry can be compared with the likes of Kirsty MacColl, Bjork, Lisa Gerrard, Kirsty Hawkshaw, and Kate Bush. The ladies who have frequently sacrified their possible economical benefits for substantive aesthetical approach and thanks to it to be more devotedly followed and honoured. At When I Was A Boy are represented her quintessential kind of notches which are variegated due to Siberry`s incessantly changing roles within it (being longing, dark-minded, carelessly chiming - all of that is done in a very spectacular way). A dozen of songs represented there are moody, slightly vulnerable and due to it highly enjoyable. The album which is considered to be the internationally most famous one of her is released under Siberry`s own Sheeba Records (initially on Reprise) and is available at her home site. Produced by Brain Eno, and Michael Brook. By the way, Siberry comes out from Guelph, Ontario, from the same town being home for such nowadays rising indie stars like Memoryhouse, and Mathemagic.
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