Falcon Lake - Drown EP (2012)

Bad Panda

9.2

/Art pop, Glo-fi, Chillwave, Post-pop, Avant-pop, Post-psychedelic electronica, Experimental indie, Exotica pop, Crossover/

Comment: there is a set of 4 songs by Leon Piers, a Bristolian musician who used to fuse exotica pop elements with glo-fi/chillwave tendencies. The compositions are mostly instrumental ones just exploiting repetitive phrases-vocal loops. Beauty meets proficiency, the past meets the present. The project can be compared with Monster Rally who also likes to blend 60`s exotica pop with the slabs of contemporary hypnagogic pop.

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Various Artists - Bad Conqueror EP (2012)

Fresh Poulp

9.2

/Dub, Industrial techno, Avant-techno, Dubstep, Remixes, Experimental techno, Noise, Breakbeat/

Comment: the main axis of this 6-track compilation is beset with a somewhat ethereal yet writhing set of heavy breaks and rhythms. Furthermore, these notches used to include lots of industrial-tinged seeds, compelling dub noises and glistening metal grinding bits which on the other side are headed by angst-filled motifs and topics. In a word, such kind of sound is called dubstep today. More detailly, PhoniAndFlore`s Bad Conqueror is remixed by other projects like Vini Selecta, Uzul, Yamoy, N-Tone, U-Stone and commissioned by a cult label called Fresh Poulp.

Gobi Bear - Lebanon

Plastic Penguin – Bande Dessinée (2011)

Noisybeat
Lastfm

9.1

/Kosmische musik, Krautrock, Electronic pop, Electro, Dub, Experimental electronica/

Comment: the whole sounds like a tribute album to the Düsseldorf scene, especially to the legendary groups like Kraftwerk, and Neu!. Indeed, in addition to kosmische, bubbling synth vibrations, acidic melodies-harmonies and motorik propulsions the listener can detect more straight hints at the abovementioned groups through the titles like Neon Klang, Neu!gativland, PC79vocoder. Of course, it is not all at all - Dub Sans Sub takes on a lofty dub appearance where lazy oscillations are blended with whimsical electronic undercurrents. The project comes out from Italy.

Seekwhencer – Leipzig EP (2011)

Moods Plateau

9.3

/Dub house, Dub-tech, Tech-house, Sampledelic, Funk, Bubblegum techno/

Comment: it is a joyful issue of 7 tracks where different rhythms and moods are variegated and traded to each other. The main template of the release seems to be running on bubblegum techno leaps which at times will be replaced with dub-tech and tech-house frequencies. Even stylistically pure funky grooves (or charming old school synth funk progressions) are up there. Or just providing lofty crossover versions of the abovementioned styles. The album is instrumental except SurPlusSwing. A Thunder Melt Down takes on more sampledelic motifs and shards. An astonishing issue indeed.

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