Wrong Way Home - Forest Spawn (2011)

Black Mess

9.2

/Avant-industrial, Experimentalism, Abstract electronica, Drone, Avant-garde, Noise, Industrial illbient, Non-music, Pyscho-acoustic, Acousmatics/

Comment: this 8-track whole starts off with booming bass billets tightly surrounded by dark-tinged spheres and abrasive oscillations which in turn are filled in with spoken word snippets, nihilistic noise examples, organic concrete sounds, and intensive, white-coloured industrial droning and looping bits. In contrast, there are up some notches which used to flutter in a more restraint way comprising soft synth vibes and (relatively) dormant electronic gears, out of gravity-hued layers and much more. Indeed, many more aspects.

The OO-Ray – Waimea (2011)

 Distance

9.4

/Ambient, Ambient drone, Shoegaze, Post-rock, Experimental rock, Minimal, Epic/

Comment: this set of a handful of compositions tends to drift between ethereal and noiseful territories searching for redemption due to these amplified reciprocal poles. Stylistically it appears to be highly epic and majestic shifting somewhere inbetween anthemic, symphonical propulsions and compelling droning outlets and beatific post-rock-esque panoramas. Furthermore, at times these sonic progressions do reach lofty shoegaze-tinged points and undulating anchors (Bee Symphony). Indeed, the album includes a batch of stylistical and sonical infiltrations and organic transmissions.

Depth Affect/John Cassettes EP (2006)

autres_directions

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)

Bandcamp

Lastfm

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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Lastfm

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)

 Julies Moron

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.