4/27/2012
Tumblewoof - M ▲ J O R (2012)
9.0
/Hip-hop, Indie-hop, Sampledelic, Mash-up, Sound collage, Cut and paste/
Comment: this is a mash-up album which does mean it is made up of the samples of other musicians and musical groups, though, having different intention and purpose. More concretely, it is wrapped up in hip-hop aesthetics, though having indie pop attitude now and then. It is intriguing because of having such elements as autotuned snippets, cinematic gliding, and crispy rhythms.
SALA - Jurmala Revisited-Breath (2012)
8.8
/Ambient, Musique concrète, Modern classical, Field recording, Minimal, Crossover/
Comment: just a pair of long-running tracks which start off with lush sounds coming out directly from within the natural environment, however, soon getting slowly mixing up other sounds into it. Such sound can be considered as natural kind of ambient music where changes used to be minimal and laconic yet captivating ones thus reminding of the likes of Juanjo Palacious, and Oskar Hallbert. The project originates from Lithiania and is headed by Audrius Simkunas.
mnttaB - shiny stones and miracles (2010)
9.3
/Art-punk, Post-punk, No Wave, Avant-rock, Noise rock, Experimental rock/
Comment: mnttaB is a frantic art-punk/post-punk group from Australia warming up old No Wave traditions a la The Screamers, and 80`s Sonic Youth with more angry and propulsive hints at British post-punk examples a la The Fall, where abrasive, angular guitar-induced noise wall is mixed up with the chords of violins, and manifesting vocal manner. In a nutshell, it is highly convincing due to its nihilistic approach.
4/24/2012
prOphecy sun – Breaking Heat (2012)
9.2
/Abstract electronica, Avant-electronica, Experimental electronica, Experimentalism, Hauntology, Remixes/
Comment: just a pair of pieces (the original track and the remix version of it) which take on off-kilter compositions made up of minimal, a little haunting layers and vowel experiments covered with ghastly vapour. It is paradoxically contradictional because of consisting of blissful yet somehow hysterical compositions resembling of the doings of Curd Duca (his Elevator albums) under Mille Plateaux approximately 13-14 years ago. More profoundly, she is full of weird silence and disturbing coziness.
Maston - Voyages (2012)
9.4
/Exotica pop, Avant-pop, Post-psychedelic electronica, Glo-fi, Alternative, Leftfield, Electronic pop/
Comment: this set of 6 notches pushes off with intensive yet uplifting synth and brass mixed sounds reminding a little bit of Morricone-loaded Stereolab. Indeed, Strange Rituals is one of the best birds popped out from 2012. However, the following tracks showcase the same traces, though, using more spacey guitar sounds and showing more Scott Walker-esque visions which in turn are blended with fine haunting electronica and vintage, dusty keyboards within it. At times it resembles of Space, the British indie combo from the 90`s who loved express themselves through buffoonish vocal lines, acidic synths and highly orchestrated frames. Furthermore, Maston used to take on gritty exotica pop throughout its course. In true, it is elusively strange and retrodelic at the same time. In a nutshell, the result is superb and highly convincing.
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