Acre4 - April In March (2012)

Bandcamp

9.3

 /Alternative, Leftfield, Downtempo, Chamber rock, Post-rock, Indietronica, Epic/

Comment: Acre4 is a French duo whose music on the recent issue used to rotate around soothing guitars, lush ascension of orchestrations and sampled voice snippets which are backed up by angular beat programming, however, stylistically extending from elusive indietronic appearances and subdued (down)tempo to highly anthemic chamber and post-rock jitters.

[Teaser of the day] RxGibbs - Futures

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)

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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.

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Death by Snoo Snoo - LP (2010)

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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.