Xesùs Valle - Gently Annoying (2012)

Audiotalaia

9.3

/Abstract, Experimental electronica, IDM, Microtonal, Glitchtronica, Glitch ambient, Avant-garde, Experimentalism/

Comment: Xesùs Valle is a knob-twiddler from Galicia, Spain whose current album of 12 compositions consists of glitchy beats, rough bass thudding and more or less microtonal frequencies, abstract digitalized chirps and twitters, some ambient-affected appearances and noiseful progressions within it. Sometimes it is emotionally evocative and even obsessive (full of glowering repetitions and minimal shifts within it). It is a sophisticated and intriguing issue of basing on algorithm-induced analogue and granular synthesis. In a word, it is a consistent result.

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Martiini - Virr-varri ähvardus (2012)

Õunaviks

9.1

/Lo-fi, Home recording, Spoken word, Psychedelic, Experimental folk, Ambient, Organic electronica, Noise, Experimentalism, New Weird Estonia, Avant-garde, DIY, Anti-folk/

Comment: the artist and sound experimentator Martiini hails from my hometown Tartu, Estonia. His 8-track album is a quite unusual issue in the context of Estonia because of containing weird experiments which used to extend from cagy ambient/electro-acoustic textures to more tumultuous folk and organic electronica tinged coils and noisy psychedelic explorations tapped out on a keyboard or guitar and channelized through filters, effect devices and machines. Indeed, his instrumental (with one exception called Psaiko & Martiini lindistamisest) soundscapes are charmingly lopsided and warped filled formally with cellar aesthetics and anti-music business statements. In addition to it I recommend to seek out such Estonian lo-fi/experimental groups as Tuljak, Kago, Kreatiivmootor, EDASI, NE! (by the way, it was a project where Martiini was involved in previously)

Good Natured Threat - Beacons Remixed (2012)

Melodica

Soundcloud

9.2

/Alternative, Shoegazetronica, Chillwave, Trip-hop, Dub, Glo-fi, Electronic pop, Alternative pop, Breaks, Conceptual, Remixes, Poptronica, Downbeat/

Comment: Good Natured Threat is an awesome downbeat/trip-hop collective from Vancouver, Canada, led by the couple, Mark and Lara Hjorthoy, and MC Lewel. This time their single Beacon is remixed by 7 artists all around the world [(Mark Drifter (UK), Xtrngr (SK), Niburu (NL), KeOSz (SK) and Wonderbro (CAN)]. However, GHT`s music in the remake previously involves atmospherical vibes, dynamical rhythms and somewhat sultry indie-tinged touch. Although it might be that some remixes are a little bit weaker in comparison with the original track the result is still solid enough on the absolute scale.

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