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2/25/2012

Double Dan - Emotions In Motions (2008)


23 Seconds
Lastfm

9.1

/Alternative pop/rock, Twee pop, Indie pop, Baroque pop/


Comment
: sometimes you as the listener do not need many words to describe music at length. Double Dan, a Swedish trio is one of such kind of instances whose music involve highly sonorous and propulsive indie/twee pop tracks which used to revolve around flourishing guitars, full-chorded singing, lush synth expansions. Its well-accomplished result is not surprising at all because the members of the band are related to such Swedish pop luminaries as Sambassadeur, Club 8, Acid House Kings.

Crouching_World - Dismembered (2011)



/Improvised music, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Illbient, Experimental electronica, Funk, Dance rock, Noise, Electronic pop, Dark pop/

Comment
: a quite amorphous (or bulimic) vision about music. However, it is mostly electronic and effect-laden, or filled in with threatening, murky orchestrations or on the other side are variegated with more pop inflected standards - even funk groove teasers are proudly represented there. Of course, it is not an usual example of funk music - it is rather mutant type of dance rock (heavily accentuated with whimsical electronics). Indeed, these subdued guitar chords are truly astonishing components. The favorite of mine is Dismembered Head which consists of compelling synth throbs and gloomy bassoon layers and slight vowel effects. This 5-piece project comes out from Chicago, Illinois.

2/23/2012

Merino & Rat - Metamorfosis (2011)


Monofonicos

9.1

/Industrial techno, Soundscapes, Experimental techno, Dub-tech, Illbient, Dystopbient, Psycho-acoustic, Avant-techno, Electro-acoustic/

Comment: Santiago Merino & Miguel Isaza have created a seamless blend precessing around the axis of techno rhythm sequences (which are obviously dub-inflected at times) and more or less dystopic electro-acoustic ambiances/soundscapes and heavily drilling industrial-soaked sonic effects (hiss-drenched vapour, croaks, murky reverberation, squeaking bits-bats). In a word, the whole is subjected to an algorithm of permanent changes and disillusioned gradients.

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Billy "Bong" Kenny - Albatross EP (2008)



/Downtempo, Chilltronica, Chill out, Lo-fi, Cinematic, Experimental electronica, Mood music/

Comment
: in a rough way, lo-fi-tinged downtempo rhythms and profound dub flickering counterpoint organically progressing synth inflections and cinematic orchestrations effectively accentuated above it. Just 3 pieces spreaded out over 11 minutes by Billy "Bong" Kenny, a producer from Liverpool, UK.

El Senor Ciuf Ciuf - As Seen From Above (2006)



/Indietronica, Art pop, Avant-pop, Electronic pop, Poptronica, Crossover, Experimental indie/

Comment
: at the first sight or seen from a remote distance the aesthetics of El Senor Ciuf Ciuf seems like an indietronic one, yet, if you have a more tight focus upon it you can see very joyous elements and effects evoking from within it. The listener can detect Faust-alike brass and free jazz and art rock mixed frantic rock jams, quirky synthetic pop appearances which used to have no temporal anchor jutting out from itself. From this aspect the Italian musician`s outlet can be compared to the likes of Ariel Pink, and Gary Wilson, for instance. Furthermore, at times it is driven by effortless, electric piano driven snippets and compartments and as an example of his pop contrast because he used to take on a more acute, devouring and choking noise`n´tronica (The Unspeakable Chant of A Collapsing Universe). In a more general way, the listener can detect how experimental yet joyous rhythms can be housed in the same pigeonhole. in a word, such an eccentric but highly mesmerizing gem was created in 2006. An unsung ghost from the past.

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