Cagey House - 1902 (2009)

Bump Foot

9.3

/Art pop, Electronic music, Spoken word, Sampledelic, Sound collage, Avant-garde, Weird pop, Hauntology, Cut and paste, Library music, Post-pop, Avant-pop, Experimental pop, Spoken word/

Comment: Cagey House is Dave Keifer, a musician from Baltimore, USA whose most albums are made up of the collected sounds/samples only. He has issued a lot of releases neither of them happened to be mediocre or obtuse. In any cases, there are presented 6 short-running glimpses which do sound like soundtracks for possible velvety art house movies or a performance of the puppet theatre. More concretely, these compositions are a little bit haunting, a little bit buffoonish, a little bit beeping, a bit everything. In a word, the result is highly intriguing and precious to be listened again and again.    

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The Plasmas - Noentiendo (2008)

Gamemusic4all

9.2

/Technical metal, Chiptune, Synth fusion, Crossover, Experimental metal, Symphonic metal/

Comment: this set of mostly instrumental tracks is made up of highly swaying guitar riffs, thick rhythm sequences, however, which sometimes used to incorporate the Russian-related motives (though the project originates from Chile). The result is a frantic merry-go-round rotating around technically played chords, amusing chiptune-ish electronica. Moreover, there are represented some examples which take on so-called regatta pop synth fusion propulsions thus reminding of the regatta competition in Tallinn as a part of the Moscow Olympics. Indeed, all these aforementioned elements used to be in full swing.

Rabbit-O-Matic - Particles of a Comet (2000)

Commie

9.0

/Ambient, Soundscapes, Minimal/

Comment: indeed, my comment is about a comet (or track) which apparently hints at aspiration to get a trip in the outer space at least in the next 322 seconds. More concretely, the flight is a soothing and relieving one being surrounded with slightly resonating borders. In turn, these borderlines are composed of hissing vibrations and lofty dusty motion. In a word, in spite of being a heavily minimalist configuration it makes impact upon the listener.

Radio Royal - RRDL01 (2012)

Clinical Archives

9.6

/Avant-garde, Experimentalism, No Wave, Psycho-acoustic, Improvised music, Noise, Krautrock, Experimental electronica, Sound art, Psychedelia/

Comment: aarrghh, this 7-piece issue is an erratic blend of psychedelic and spaced-out propulsions, chameleonic improvisation sections, psychotic squeezing noise forays, mesmerizing repetition-heavy electronica, however, ideologically resulting from the tradition of early electronic days (regarding the academic or classical music circuits) and the synthesis-induced krautrock alchemy (Conrad Schnitzler, Roedelius-Moebius) and the tradition of NY, California and Chicago-based improvised noise and sound art (Big City Orchestra, Borbetomagus, Tuxedomoon, The Residents). Highly convincing and one of the most impressive albums in the year of 2012 indeed. In a word, it is holy madness.

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Bark Bark Disco - Let's do this EP (2012)

Bandcamp

9.0

/Alternative, Electro-indie, Indie pop/

Comment: this is a lovely set of 4 notches wherein throughout the course sustained guitar chords are mixed up with electro(nica)-tinged propulsions which in turn are intelaced with male and female mixed vocals. However, all the parts on the EP are suggestive, brisk and even compelling (especially a track, called Give Me Back My Heart filled with potency to hit). The main theme of the lyrics is spotted upon the complexity of relations and love. Nice listening.