All their broken hearts – A tribute album to Julie Doiron (2003)

Paper Heart

9.2

/Indietronica, Compilation, Improvised music, Covers, Alt-folk, Indie folk, Post-rock, Folk indie, Singer-songwriter/ 

Comment: this 28-track cover album is dedicated to the (French) Canadian singer-songwriter Julie Doiron by an Belgian-Canadian record, called Paper Heart, however, stylistically veering away from more or less whimsical indie/alt-folk contemplations and straightforward punk-ish forays and freely composed off-kilter appearances to soothing electric piano-led soft pop and fine electronica-tinged indie pop/post-rock examples and heartfelt, intimate singer-songwriter-ism. There are represented tracks by such artists as Snailhouse, Neil Haverty, Tino, Melochrome, nude, Call me Loretta, MEN, Evie, The Radiators (if to name some of them only). In a nutshell, the miscellany is on the ball.

Linear Bells - An Island (2012)

  Zeon Light

Bandcamp

9.5

/Ambient, Glitchtronica, Epic, Abstract, Post-rock, Soundscapes, Modern classical, Experimental rock, Glitch ambient, Musique concrete, Chamber music/

Comment: this peculiar, 7-track issue comes out of France embarking on a journey with a whiff of concrete sounds which later will be interlaced with lone, reverb-laden guitar or piano chords and at times sparse, at times more swelling glitch-y noises, being embellished with fine ambient and drone-esque panoramas above it. On the other side, stylistically the set used to wobble in between gritty experimental electronica, anthemic yet somewhat restraint (or still life-ish) post-rock-ish aspirations, ang gliding drone and ambient-ish soundscapes. If you are intended to search for some kindred souls then I recommend to listen to Pygmalion-era Slowdive, Natural Snow Buildings, Pan American, Tim Hecker, Sejdman, Aboombong, for example.

Galvanic Elephants - Modern Superhero + Numbers (2012)

  

Galvanic Elephants

Soundcloud

9.2

/Alternative rock, Soft rock, Dream pop, Dance rock, Electro-indie/  

Comment: Galvanic Elephants is a quartet from Tartu, Estonia who did convey these two tracks for the auditory approximately four months ago. Modern Superhero contains a straightforward punch based on guitars played walls and and slightly longing vocal lines (in a word, it involves the catchy refrain). Numbers is a more electronically coated and vocally a little bit autotuned danceable reverie searching for its location somewhere in between Keane, and Radiohead. However, the track can be considered an instance of the contemporary soft rock scene. By listening to the issue you can hark back to the post-punk and gothic rock heyday, though, Galvanic Elephants used to produce their music in a somewhat more poppy way. Ultimately there can be concluded this pair of tracks are produced and accomplished in a great way. In addition to it I recommend listen to the likes of Badass Yuki, Stones & Holes, and The Tallinn Daggers either.

Molly Ringworm - DOGSPIT (2012)

 Galactic Intolerance

8.9

/Harsh noise, Avant-garde, Experimentalism, Psycho-acoustic, Non-music, Freeformfreakout, Weird, Avant-electronica, Acousmatics, Dada music, Sampledelic/

Comment: the reason why I approve this album is because of it seals up lots of information in one time unit. Concurrently the listener can perceive a loads of elements appearing over there. The 3-piece course involves lushly howling sample contents, gobbling noise washes, amusingly treated electronics, and psyched-out occurrences. It chimes like a monument for insanity or a reproduction in the vein of real life.

[Teaser of the day] Boyish - Sunshot

Cantaloup - The Sirens Sleep (2011)

  

Bandcamp

9.2

/Post-rock, Indietronica, Organic electronica, Art pop, Chamber rock, Folktronica/

Comment: behind Cantaloup hides himself Thomas Peters who had issued two excellent albums on Aerotone before it. Similarly to his previous oeuvres the new album is a masterful blend of shimmering electronica and fine indie pop and epic post-rock-ish and chamber rock-ish tendencies which may be compared with the likes of Wixel, Anois, Turnus, and Muhr. The listener can find out some teasers from the issue (for instance, Rest, and Echoes) featuring Alke Finn`s voice. In a word, you can feel happy with this 7-track issue.   

Skai Nine - Not a Worry in the World (2012)

Bandcamp

8.8

/Downtempo, Chillwave, Glo-fi, Instrumental hip-hop, Crossover, Mood music/

Comment: there are up a pair of tracks which used to reflect upon different electronic music tendencies extending from majestic glo-fi panoramas and melancholic downtempo to instrumental hip-hop and moody vibes.