Magicks - Maya (2010)

Bandcamp
Lastfm

9.4

/Experimental indie, New Weird America, Indie dance, Glo-fi, Shoegazetronica, Avant-pop, Chillwave, Dream pop, Freak folk, Post-psychedelic electronica/

Comment: Jason Magicks shows up his muscles throughout this 13-piece release (there is a hidden track as well - a cover version of Beach House`s Walk In The Dark). There is all what can be considered important having come out from the underground scenes of the USA in the course of the previous decade. More concretely, freak/free folk-ish twangs and jubilant vocal whiffs are mixed up with glo-fi/electronic shoegaze-ish progressions. For instance, Moving Right Along, and Chillin All Along are killer progressions (and of course, the abovementioned cover version with a mesmerizing, dance-appealed dimension). This Chicago-based one-man-project shares equally pleasure and challenge to the modern ear. Ohterwise, it is an instance of zeigeist music which used to have potential to outreach temporal borders toward the past and future.

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Alexei De Bronhe - Dance, Dance, Dance (OST) (2011)

 
Foundamental Network
Archive.org
Lastfm

9.4

/Conceptual, Experimental electronica, Soundtrack, Ambient, Easy listening, Mood music, World fusion, Avant-electronica/

Comment: there are represented 7 short-running sonic episodes which show up some electronic music possibilities by a wide range of styles. By the way, it is a conceptual album because of pretending to be a soundtrack on its own. Given that soothing and full of feeling moods are up to ooze out from glockenspiel-relied aggrandizements, glacial glow-alike appearances, resonating-heavy sonic effects, and majestic and immense translucent looming. At times it is about pulsating sonic effects/electricity, at times about raga-drenched propulsions being conjured up by a tanpura and the tabla drums. Its more experimental moments are finely outbalanced by profound laid-back incantations, the listener can detect the elements of cinematic and easy listening flickers being inherently characteristic for very most of soundtracks. In a word, this is a mesmerizing manifesto by Alexei De Bronhe, an indie filmmaker, video, producer, musician, and audio-visual artist from Minsk, Belarus. The issue is being released under an excellent creative artists' umbrella, Foundamental Network.

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Soolee - Breath (2011)

Elegirl

9.3

/Folktronica, Organic electronica, Psytrance, Crossover, World music, Experimental electronica/

Comment: Japanese music. Just 3 tracks. It embarks on with national motifs interlaced with organic electronic beats. The result is truly longing. In fact, the following track used to run in the similar manner as well, though, the relation between the layers is changed and variegated. More profoundly, the notch showcases more chill out-tinged vibes and oscillations. The last track is longer than the previous two tracks in total (11 minutes). It exploits repetitive structures and snippets, flourishing synth orchestrations which are backed up with psytrance rhythms bubbling below and around it. In a nutshell, the outlet is astonishing where the shape and harmony used to amplify each other.

Nureyev- La Leyenda Del Esquimal (2012)

La Gramola

9.0

/Indie rock, Alternative pop/rock, Psychedelic rock/

Comment: a handful of chirpy pop songs sung in Spanish. Catchy harmonies and hooks which have been managed to get a slightly psychedelic touch due to sonorous keyboard/organ sounds, and intense guitar treatment. On the other side, it includes a little bombastic and artificial segments either. You can perceive some similarities with such artists as My Morning Jacket, and The Band Of Horses. However, the opening notch William C is a killer, obviously the best piece I have experienced during the year of 2012 so far.

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