Gastòn Arèvalo - Austral (2009)

Thinner
Lastfm

9.7

/Ambient techno, Minimal techno, Club dance, Ambient dub, Deep techno, Dub techno/

Comment: this batch of 4 tracks used to drift between sublime dub frequencies and refined techno tabs. The Uruguayian producer Gastòn Arèvalo used to produce his music in an organic way which is strongly inspired by his love to nature. However, there can be drawn parallels upon the acts of such labels as Basic Channel, and Mille Plateaux. The results are without exception flawless, soothing, sultry, and pleasing, however, incurring the listener`s visceral and intellectual sites in very deep way.

Todosantos - Acid Girlzzz EP (2007)

Poni Republic

Lastfm

9.1

/Electro pop, Electro-hop, Indie dance, Electronic pop, Indie, Alternative, Leftfield, Alternative dance/

Comment: this set of pithy electro pop propulsions is tightly mixed up with hip-hop glimpses and droning neokrautrock-friendly aesthetics and indie dance references. The trio hails from the Caracas, Venezuela, and the issue is released on Poni Republic, an exciting indie and electronic pop label. I guess Hugo Chavez likes it. Fiesta, Fiesta!

Calexico - NoiseTrade Sampler (2012)

NoiseTrade

9.5

/Alt-folk, Americana, Epic, Alt-country, Indie folk, Alternative pop, Art pop, Chamber pop/

Comment: Tucson, Arizona-based legend Calexico have been associated with the alt-country scene, however, embellished with cinematic semi-orchestrations and catchy Americana hooks which in turn are variegated with more or less epic crescendos and sultry vapor. Inspite of being generally US-centered it now and then (Para) reminds of the aesthetics of Radiohead`s OK Computer (1997). All these tracks are dragged out from Calexico`s previous issues. A fabulous instance of contemporary pop music indeed.

Captan, Obvio - La Mala Hierba Nunca Muere (2012)

Bandcamp
Soundcloud

9.1

/Free jazz, Improvised music, Easy listening, Psych-pop, Art punk, Psychedelia, Experimentalism, Freeformfreakout, Avant-pop, Experimental indie, Art pop, Crossover/

Comment: Captan, obvio is a sextet from Caracas, Venezuela whose album of 9 short-running tracks is an amalgamation of cutting edge-y tendencies mixed up with a loads of branches of traditional pop music (country, indie, jazz, a capella, Latin motives) which is full of tricky turns and roundabouts, psyched-out punk occurrences, off-kilter ska bounces which in turn are covered with compelling emotions and sensations. Most pieces are chanted and sung in Spanish. Amor de Mèdico, and A Mi No Me Mean La Cama are killers by any means. By kindred souls there can be drawn parallels upon such frantic groups as Messer Für Frau Müller, and Man...Or Astroman.

[Teaser of the day] Lackluster - Gummy 2

slept. - Everything Is You (2011)

Bandcamp

Lastfm

9.6

/Dark ambient, Drone, Epic, Soundscapes, Post-rock, Ambient drone/

Comment: Lukasz Wegrzyn`s 5-track album falls naturally into more or less brooding ambient explorations which are backdropped with epic resonance and still life-tinged contemplations and gritty borealic scrabbles. Sometimes his mercurial progressions are to get its life within the sensations of post-rock-ish elation. This somehow living organism is to be mundane and solemn at the same time. In regard to the tendencies of heavily droning ambient punch it reminds of Eluder`s Drift (2009). In a word, slept. (2009-2011) was one of the most fabulous ambient acts worldwide then.

Animal Collective - Live at Bonnaroo 2009-06-12 (2009)

Archive

10.0

/Trance rock, Post-psychedelic electronica, Free folk, Avant-rock, Weird folk, Experimental indie, New Weird America/

Comment: undoubtedly the 00`s most important and innovative indie group`s live sets are also worth to be listened to. This session contains compositions taken from within Strawberry Jam (2007), and Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009). It chimes so otherworldly, and so faery in a way I get disintegrated amongst these vibes and frequencies ultimately