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Darwin Raymond - Beyond The Shore, The Sea (2012)

Resting Bell

9.6

/Ambient, Dark ambient, Abstract electronica, Ambient drone, Experimental electronica, Guitar ambient, Organic electronica, Soundscapes, Minimalism/

Comment: Darwin Raymond is a guitarist/producer from Columbus, Ohio, USA who has issued 4 albums on Bandcamp and different labels (Audio Gourmet, FeedbackLoop, Resting Bell). However, his current issue of 9 compositions is inspired by the ocean and all of that pertaining to it. The soundscape used to base on tight guitar works which in turn are channelized through the filters thereby getting a result full of brooding magic, thudding bass glimpses and flashing visions. It sounds like an abstract painting created on the base of minimal sounds and fluttering oscillations. However, inspite of its minimalism it is highly evocative and mesmeric. In a word, it is an instance of still life thereby can be likened to the likes of Pan American, and Loscil. On the ball. By any means.

Syarlothsita - Syarlothsita (2012)

Sea Indie

9.2

/Indie pop, Indie folk, Alternative pop, Folk indie, Dream pop, Jangle pop/ 

Comment: undoubtedly Syarlothsita is a decent representative of the Yogyakarta-based indie scene. These 3 pieces are inspired by playgrounds, fantasy tales, and children`s cheerfulness, more concretely, filled with chiming guitar chords which are embellished with the whiffs of harmonica, fringes of glockenspiel play and articulated singing by Kiki Tsalasita. Yet, the last track Circus In Town is a short output played with the  assistance of lone, dripping piano chords having devoid of any other instruments except Tsalasita`s vocal. The set is issued on Sea Indie, an imprint for Southeast Asia Indie. Both of them are truly solid ones.

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Fontomi - Fontomi EP (2012)

Bandcamp

9.1

/Chilltronica, Indietronica, Chill out, Electro pop, Alternative, Poptronica, Hypnagogic pop, Electronic pop, Glo-fi, Chillwave/

Comment: this 7-track issue comes out of Odense, Denmark produced by Frederik Ludwigs and Niels Malte Lundsgaard Sørensen who used to provide mostly blissed-out electronic pop, however, a little bit reminding of Talk Talk while transmuting from synthetic pop into a more string-based, dream pop/post-rock shape somewhere in the 80s. On the other side, the combo transmits strident glo-fi/chillwave-ish signals and dream-infiltrated impulses which will get mixed up with some pitch changed effects. Mostly it is driven by male voices, sometimes providing instrumental, laidback developments or embellished with female voices. Inspite of it the favorite of mine is No Lows performed by Erika Casier.