Depth Affect/John Cassettes EP (2006)

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9.2

 /Indietronica, Alternative dance, Big Beat, Experimental electronica, Organic electronica, Electronic pop, Remixes/

Comment: this album comprises a loads of remixes which used to shift over the territories of indie and electronica, searching for some mild opportunities to land and seat itself in a more appreciated location somewhere near the centre of the indie scene. More concretely, at this 9-piece album sizzling synth bits and dance-appealed electro vibes surrounded by ringing yet mechanical guitar chords and syncopated vocal/and rap snippets have the deciding role to play in perceiving and teasing. The listener can detect the remixes by the likes of OffTheSky, Mitchell Akiyama, Melodium among others.

[Teaser of the day] Children Of The Drone - 04/02/04 ->14/01/04

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Death by Snoo Snoo - LP (2010)

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9.4

/Indie punk, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Post-punk, Art punk, Dub rock/

Comment: this collective comes out from Finland who used to fuse frenzied garage rock, swiftly striking punk and arty, indie-embellished stuff into an enormous alternative rock chunk. Because of being headed by female vocals and sort of half-shrieking it reminds of Elastica, Slutever, and Bikini Kill. On the other side, Black Worm surprises the listener with a little lopsided, dub-loaded bass frequencies and airy vocal lines. The result is highly galvanic and masterfully balanced between striking power and lofty touch.   

Treasure Hunt - Seatec Astronomy (2012)

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9.1

/Post-psychedelic electronica, Glo-fi, Avant-pop, Sampledelic, Cut and paste, Sound-art, Experimentalism/

Comment: this one-man-project originates from Dallas, Texas and is headed by Myles Byrne-Dunhill who mixes up a diverse array of aesthetics, veering away from sampledelic excursions and sound art-esque spirituality to more knee-deep, trance-induced space pop shamanism and futuristic glo-fi disco glimpses and psychedelic flickers. In a word, the album is an astral body full of frantic, carnival-alike propulsions, however, which can be compared with the likes of Gang Gang Dance, Faust, Vierivä Viiksiportieeri, Kospel Zeithorn etc.   

Julies Moron - Mr. Nowhere (2003)

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8.7

/Sampledelic, DIY, Experimental electronica, Lo-fi, Experimentalism, Nu jazz, Mood music/

Comment: Julies Moron is the nom de plume for the Estonian artist Tanel Põld who had got involved in musical activity in the first half of 00`s when he had produced a handful of releases. This issue includes 13 short-running instrumental pieces which used to shift somewhere in between jazzy, laidback electronica and more tumultuous/experimental developments (including the frequencies of cut and paste aesthetics, noiseful antics, some out of gravity appearances) which is infiltrated with the kind of lo-fi/DIY aura. For instance, A 100 Year Dream sounds like an excerpt taken out from a Meredith Monk`s notch.

Warm Speakers - Mezcal Noon EP (2011)

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8.8

/Alternative dance, Glo-fi, Poptronica, Experimental indie, Chillwave, Alternative, Leftfield/

Comment: Warm Speakers is a glam-electro-indie (or glo-fi) collective from The Big Apple. Behind this one-man-project is a man called Patrick Berlinquette who offers up a handful of tracks spreaded out over 15 minutes. More concretely, the issue used to hark back to the tradition of shoegaze/and powerful dream pop being embellished with charming lo-fi dust and backed up with suggestive disco rhythms. Indeed, Berlinquette searches for the power of seduction. 

Louie & The Ocean – Insubstantial (2012)

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8.6

/IDM, Electronic pop, Lo-fi, Electro pop, Mood music/

Comment: this is a drift between IDM-esque beats and downtempo-tinged moody electronica where the listener can meet either melancholic or more swift dodges and angles. Furthermore, the album incorporates the elements of homemade aesthetics and gleaming synth/electro shades. This 9-track album comprises predominantly instrumental notches. In a nutshell, it is obviously better effort than the previous release by Louie & The Ocean, the French artist used to be.