Ross Baker - Photographic Reflection (2012)

No-Source
Lastfm

9.4

/Shoegaze, Experimental folk, Dream folk, Epic, Laptop folk, Ambient folk, Space folk, Ambient, Soundscapes, Noise/

Comment: Ross Baker aka Second Thought`s set is a lofty blend of digital-shaped borealic noises, microscopic shoegaze washes, acoustic folk guitar-based strums, and majestic synth horizons. In a word, it is a pleasing batch of 10 track drifting visually somewhere across the Arctic snowfields in a warm ship. There can be drawn parallels upon the likes of Clark Nova Portable, Tim Hecker, brunk, Alicia Or Simbra, Loscil, Slowdive, Bed..

ACL - The New Myself (2012)

Faturenet

8.8

/Electro-indie, Electronic pop, Breaks, Acid, Trance pop, Electro pop, Chilltronica/

Comment: this bunch of 12 tracks contains hypnotic, trance and indie tinged chilltronica with angular breaks, acidic bubbling synths and somewhat exhausting milieus, however, reminding of Kraftwerk sometimes.

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Julian Percy, Jon Evans, John Murphy - Last Dominion Lost (2012)

Audition

9.5

/Electro-acoustic, Avant-metal, Noise rock, Ambient noise, Avant-garde, Brutal metal, Psycho-acoustic, Sound art, Experimentalism, Noise/

Comment: this bundle of 6 compositions is a sultry blend of chirping noises, signal-based frequencies, and suggestive pitch effects and phase changes below and overhead. Sometimes the soundscape is carved with the assistance of distorted voices and clattery drums and thudding bass vibes, however, changing its situation into a quite clinical case. Even an instance of ambient progressions is represented within it (of course, it is made up in their own mode of expression). In a word, at times the whole used to sound in a mesmeric way, sometimes in a more straightforward way, though, being uncompromisingly idiosyncratic throughout the course. By kindred souls the combo can be compared with the likes of Interlard, and Hella. Truly extreme indeed.

Lowpines - ePop024 (2012)

Eardrums Pop
Bandcamp

9.5

/Alt-folk, Indie folk, Folk indie, Dream folk, Twee pop, Alternative pop, Indie pop/

Comment: there are up 3 songs performed by the cockney band Lowpines (Oli Deakon and Lyla Foy). A pair of tracks are original ones and one is a cover version of a piece by the Vancouver-based To Be Good Tanyas. However, Lowpines is an organic link between slowcore and twee pop and indie pop/folk appearances - those now and then chiming, a little bit wistful guitars are backed up by slow-paced rhythms and male and female mixed dreamy vocals. The favourite of mine is Heavy Hander, though, the rest of songs used to have otherworldly beautiful (or blissful) touch as well. In the first place the combo reminds me of Mojave 3 (especially an early period of Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell-headed combo sometime in the mid 90s). Highly incisive and suggestive in its mellow nature. Top songs.

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