Juno6 – Devils From Darkonia (2012)

Broque
Lastfm

9.2

/Tech-house, Dub-house, Industrial techno, Minimal techno, Minimal dub, Crossover/

Comment: dominantly deep techno explorations are up there to find out the connection with more profound spheres inside and outside the Earth. Yet, at times the listener can detect some seeds borrowed from within the realm of punching industrial-ism, the rhythms are frequently variegated with the vibes of house, and dub. Furthermore, for instance, by listening to the last track the listener could perceive more experimental tendencies extending from minimal techno vibes to spacey visions based on the impulses from the Outer Space.

Zloty Dawai - Torso Apart (2011)

WM Recordings
FMA
Bandcamp

8.7

/Improvised music, Psychedelic, Free jazz, Noise, Avant-garde, Experimentalism/

Comment: there are represented a handful of (long-running) improvisations, conjuring up lots of noises and dust comprised of (electronic) sonic effects, downbeat basslines, splashing and squeaking strings. All these endeavours are performed as live recorded snippets allowing the air to react with composed sounds. Stylistically the whole veers away from electro-acoustic noise and free jazz outlets to spoken word-prevailing progressions and spacey, acute electronic effect/noise-filled appearances. Ultimately, everyone who is used to be keen to improvised music could find something from within it for him/herself. ZD is a Cologne-based combo involving 5 musicians. Torso Apart is a follow-up to their Teleopsis Belzebuth (2005), and Dada Work Chant (2006) all these albums have been issued on WM Recordings.

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Annorkoth - Annorkoth (2012)

Annorkoth
Lastfm

9.2

/Black metal, Darkwave, Symphonic metal, Dream pop, Crossover, Epic, Ambient rock/

Comment: Annorkoth is an one-man-project from Podolsk, Russia who has been very prolific through his site for the last two years. Annorkoth`s sound is an impressive blend of majestic yet doleful black metal and death metal and on the other side ethereal darkwave/ambient/shoegaze appearances (a la Lycia, Love Spirals Downwards, or Scarlet Leaves). Suggestive vocal lines are cleverly pushed on the background, however, the first line is filled in with picturesque synths and epic guitar noise walls which at times will be calmed down to function as sublime interludes played up to articulated, clear-cut guitar chords.

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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)

Bandcamp

9.0

/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.