H Stewart - GenreLess (2012)

  

Clinical Archives

9.4

/Avant-garde, Noise, Minimalism, Experimentalism, Microtonal, Ethereal pop, Ambient, Modern classical/ 

Comment: H Stewart is a musician from Kansas, USA who has issued a few albums under Clinical Archives before it (more concretely, regarding the first 100 albums of the Moscow-based cult label). However, her music can be considered an instance of ethereal pop made up of hovering ambient textures and sensitive vowel effects which by their shapes and timbre may remind of the aesthetics of Laurie Anderson, and Meredith Monk, for instance. On the other side, it is subjected to the concept of the minimalism, this way avoiding to be braw and joyous. There are a pair of astonishing compositions (Mindtown; SongBird) where haunting ambiance is amplified with fragile piano chords Furthermore, her compositions inwardly could even be classified as compulsive or obsessive. Now her soundscape is accentuated with the washes of massive yet lofty noise, or using the looping, glitch-y effects of a sampling unit, now it is more somber and even a little bit ghastly, however, searching for balance and also finding it. In a word, it is a distinctive, very special publication. It is like the touch of a butterfly causing an incessant array of waves thereby ultimately changing the world into a mysterious but better place around itself.

Tjolgtjar - Witchcrafts (2011)

Dipsomaniac
Archive

9.1

/Death metal, Grindcore, Hardcore, Psych-metal, Surf pop, Crossover, Experimental metal, Avant-garde/

Comment: Dipsomaniac Records is keen on to issue such kind of music which is heavy, sharp, tense, frequently obscure, and emphatically cutting edge. However, the particular release of 9 compositions can be considered to get involved in a mutilated and deranged view of hard rock and metal which used to run on both fast and mid-tempo paces, hitting and biting. On the other side, however, such a kind of style is entitled as death metal today, though, incorporating a loads of the chirps of other musical styles. Mostly there can be found hints at grindcore, psych-rock/metal, hardcore. Furthermore, even some basics of the aesthetics of electronica and surf pop are to be pronounced at times over there. In a nutshell, lots of power and vital energy comes out from within it.

[Teaser of the day] H Stewart - SongBird

Archive

Eufoteoria - Cookies (2011)

Mùsica Vermella

 8.8

/Electronic pop, Downbeat, Sampledelic, Breaks, Poptronica, Jungle, Crossover, Experimental electronica/ 

Comment: this batch of 8 quite shorty tracks concerns whimsical electronica which used to change its tonality over the course and providing the shuffling patterns of broken beats whereas the listener can discern manipulations with the rhythm length and deliberate stylistic variations (extending from jungle and brooding downbeat electronica to more brisk electro and pop inclined electronic endeavours and big beat thudding where music is frequently subjected to the algorithms of pitch effect and (other technological appearances) and permanent sampling activities. In a word, the result is intelligent and braw (and, indeed, euphoric at times).

Clavicula - Erosion (2011)

Bestiar

8.6

  

/Hard rock, Classical rock/

Comment: Clavicula, in general, is a bone locating in the upper part of the body. This is a quite fragile and easily breaking one, especially after falling down frontward from the heights (for instance, if you are riding on a bike or horse). An ensemble, called Clavicula used to be remarkably more powerful in their doings playing masculine, Spanish-sung rock on their 8-track issue. Basically their power comes out of the flirtation with the riffs of hard rock-ish guitars and lighter metal music appearances or being a little keen on the glamorous charm of hair rock at times. They do represent classical hard rock reminiscent of Van Halen, and Led Zeppelin (of course!), for instance. This is such kind of music which had been popular throughout 1980s. Enjoyable.

Brothertiger​/​Soft Lightning Remix EP (2012)

Bandcamp

9.4

/Chillwave, Indie dance, Glo-fi, Dreamwave, Chillwave, Post-pop, Alternative dance, Experimental indie, Remixes, Conceptual/

Comment: there are represented a pair of tracks, remixes, and artists who take on catchy blissful electronica/indietronic developments being supported with spaced-out vocal lines, dreamy synth templates and poignant constitution in their aesthetical expressions. Furthermore, it is supposable both for using in your headphones and on the dancefloor. In a nutshell, if you are searching for an example of the ideal pop concept then there it is over you. Is it an instance of today`s gilded disco appearance?

[Teaser of the day] Testet ölt - Dèli bàb