Glenn Liljestrand - Sandslott / Luftslott EP (2012)

23 Seconds
Lastfm

8.6

/Downtempo, New Age, Synth fusion, Mood music/

Comment: just a pair of tracks (the long-running ones, though) by a Swedish producer which rely on synth propulsions, though doing it partly in different ways. Sandslott is a more New Age-tinged/mood music outlet pushed off with Tangerine Dream-alike layers, and Luftslott based on synth guitar riffs and mellow synth soothing fuses New Age tendencies into a more brisk, fusion-alike cream. Both pieces are instrumental ones.

[Teaser of the day] Dan Masquelier - Wake Up

Zarach "Baal" Tharagh - Deadly Pale Face (2012)

Dipsomaniac

9.3

/Noise, Brutal metal, Crossover, Psychedelia, DIY, Avant-garde, Experimental metal, Avant-metal/

Comment: there are up 7 tracks crossing tightly noise and metal, nihilistic and black and essentially brutal. It involves massive noise washes, ominous moaning, some heavy guitar riffs and abrasive oscillation. Inspite of the abovementioned nihilistic endeavours the album can be considered a psychedelic one which recognizes the borders, though, consistently bringing them to test. This is a case how would have chimed Black Sabbath if they started today. In a word, it is thoroughly formidable in which the listener can be sure it is not about pop music or pop music in its positive sense at least. The negation of it is awesome.

Duncan Malashock - Secret Animals

Lastfm

9.2

/Avant-pop, Neokrautrock, Post-psychedelic electronica, Experimental rock, DIY, Experimental indie/

Comment: Duncan Malashock is a 30-year-old filmmaker, artist and musician from Brooklyn, USA who provides a handful of jubilant tracks veering out from electronic, motorik rock to carefully treated psychedelic plateaus. The ideas of Neu!, Faust, and even (early) Kraftwerk are finely represented there, though, these vistas might be brought forth through the influences of other musical groups. Furthermore, in addition to adequately measured dosages regarding sonic experiments Duncan Malashock gets benefited from creating crafty melodies and harmonic progressions (for instance, the best example is Non-Renewable Source Of Fun).

Logic Moon - Polygon Garden (2012)

Archaic Horizon
Lastfm

9.3

/Organic electronica, Epic, Experimental electronica, Crossover, Musique concrète, Experimental folk, Ambient/

Comment: in the first place, it is great pleasure to announce that the US-based Archaic Horizon, the record label is back again after a quite long timespan. There are up two releases, one of them is Tobias Lorsbach aka Logic Moon`s 4-track issue which takes on lofty folk music, undulating field recording terrains, and a prudent amount of electronically designed developments. There can be heard birds chirping, more or less moody throbbing, string-based plucking and single amplified chords. Its minimal concept is epic and beautiful.

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Richard There - If You Call Me