Derek Piotr - Virtual 7" No. 25 (2012)

EverythingIsChemical

EverythingIsChemical

9.2

/Experimental electronica, Noise, Avant-electronica, Abstract electronica, Experimentalism, Avant-garde/

Comment: Derek Piotr is a sound artist/experimentator from Poland (who has been residing in New England for a while) whose teacher has been Meredith Monk, for instance. His 4-track issue is an amalgamation of distorted and warped sounds where bass-heavy rhythms, susurrous noises, sublime vocal-based effects, and incisive, repetitive electronic aspects are seamlessly merged with each other.

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Torn Flesh

8.7

/Breakcore, Dark electronica, Breaks, Neoclassical, Electro metal, Cybermetal/

Comment: this batch of 7 pieces is a frantic blend of thudding breaks and desperate beat sections, neoclassical synth hooks and whiffs, furious metal attacks and demented black metal appearances, however, all of that is forced out with enormous power and confidence. In a nutshell, it is intense, powerful, and even somehow majestic on its nature.

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Undra - Music in my Heart

Das Hobos - Memphis Buchloe (2012)

Camomille

8.9

/Experimental folk, Funk rock, Indie rock, Blues, Roots music, Dance rock, Soul, Alternative/

Comment: this set of 7 songs is a refreshing drift between folk-y and blues-y moods, between acoustic and electric, though, all of that is channelized in its own way by this German trio, called Das Hobos (also known as Rhythm Police, the indie version of Leroy Schlimm, Frank Nägele and Tom Simonetti). For instance, Harlem Master is still an indie-tinged, more concretely, a little indietronic jam. However, my favorite track is 888 which sounds like a modern version of American Primitivism tightly mixed up with Bowie-esque funk grooves and soul vibes In fact, the same can be said about Toy Of Toy. The issue is released on Montrèal-based label Camomille Records, headed by Vincent Fugère aka Muhr.

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Bandcamp

9.7

/Post-rock, Alternative, Epic, Ambient rock, Avant-rock, Cowbell indie, Experimental rock/

Comment: believe me, it is a formidable album full of crashing crescendos and otherworldly beautiful passages. You know I like post-rock, though, generally I do not have faith in post-rock anymore. Yet, by listening to this 3-track (in total it is wrapped up in 56 minutes) it reminds of the experience I got in a day 12 years ago by listening to Godspeed You! Black Emperor`s Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (Kranky). More profoundly, majestic structures are interlaced with (so-called cowbell) indie-tinged bucolicness which in turn are adorned with repetitive noises and sublime electronic effects. Only some issues on Future Recordings had had such impact on me. Moreover, there is impellent density between static and dynamic structures and elements which provides impulses to convert its power into rock and ambient appearances. As you have already figured out it is emotionally thoroughly evocative and shaking. In a word, it is an instance of rock music spotted on the absolute.