Irish – Destructions LP (2007)

Jamendo

Negative Artwork & Sounds 

/Experimental electronica, Lo-fi, Synth industrial, Breakcore, Drone, Avant-garde, DIY, Drum and bass, Leftfield, Psychedelic/

Comment: I wrote about Kengo Miyazaki aka Irish`s previous issue, called Manufactures (2006, MinusN) for almost four months ago. Similarly to Manufactures Miyazaki continues to explore electronic borders and churn electronic dark matter by positing electronic rhythms next to synthesiser induced whiffs, though, both of these compartments are being warped in a way to create psychedelic sensations and kind of whirling feel. All of that is subject to many stylistic turns and phase and pitch shifts. I cannot understand is he doing it tongue-in-cheek or having serious attitude. Throughout the course inferior lo-fi sounds are running alongside with “serious” industrial drones and even epic progressions (the last one third is truly bewitching of the ending track Welcome Home (Hulot)). For instance, listen to Broken Smile and just trying to understand it – is it jungle/drum and bass music or not at all? If it is the fact then in which way it used to relate to other drum and bass/jungle artists? Miyazaki as a sonic hooligan used to destroy gravitational mass around the listener to free him/her to get ascended and veered away. However, the geniuses are not objects to be judged. Holy shit as you have already understood.

[Teaser of the day] Quonset Slut - Fuck Backwards

Distance

• Ambient rock
• Dark ambient
• Doom rock
• Soundscape
• Stargaze
• Post-rock
• Minimalism
• Guitar ambient
• Avant-rock
• Experimental rock

Artist: Quonset Slut

Release: Quonset Slut

Label: Distance Recordings

Year: 2011

Milky Way Wishes: A Kirby Super Star Tribute (2013)

Ocremix

/Chiptune, 8-bit, Chipbreak, Brass pop, Crossover, Urban music, Alternative pop, Poptronica, Tracker music, Metal, Conceptual, Nintendocore, Electronic pop/

Comment: Ocremix.org is a site for music activists and artists who are being enthusiastic for searching and creating with regard to the videogame music. This time a bunch of artists who have created 23 compositions are being keen to pay tribute to such men as Dan Miyakawa, and Jun Ishikawa who created a game called “Kirby Super Star”. However, do not make adverse opinions about the issue because that hint does not mean this tremendous mixed bag involves 8-bit/chiptune/chipbreak progressions only. There are also up enthralling guitar driven and orchestrated (with or without brass sections) opuses with obviously different sound quality rates. For instance, Sixto Sounds exploits punchy metal drums, powerful guitar riffs and overwhelming orchestrations with a hint at mariachi music. PrototypeRaptor reveals his preferences in the vein of hip-hop, soul, and R`n`B music, of course, set out in his own terms. By going on, gentle melodies and light-hearted, volatile motives are also represented over there to spawn good sentiments and touching sensations for you. In fact, the release is a tickling quest for the listener to rediscover new undercurrents, sonic plateaus and highlands and densely crossed styles being still possible to be dug out from some compartments of pop music. There are represented such musicians as halc, Insert Rupee, Geoffrey Taucer, Usa; PROTO-DOME, Ergosonic, Sir NutS, Brandon Strader, Hylian Lemon, Mazedude, Benjamin Briggs, OverCoat, Monobrow, OverCoat, Sixto SoundsPrototypeRaptor, The OverClocked Plaid Muffins. Few tracks are composed in collaboration between some of the aforementioned artists. In a nutshell, let`s listen to this smorgasbord of two discs and find out your cup of tea.

[Teaser of the day] Alexandre Bilodeau - ÃÃÃÃEnergy (Paul Keeley Remix)

Epsilonlab

• Tech-house
• Electro-house
• Hi-NRG
• Remix
• Electronic dance music

Artist: Alexandre Bilodeau

Release: Energy

Label: Epsilonlab

Year: 2005

Os Clausas – Os Clausas (2013)

Sine3pm

/Minimal techno, Experimental techno, Motorik, Kraut techno/

Comment: less is more if to start off with some triviality. However, the Italy-based artist Christian di Vito aka Os Clausas` music is being far away from it. There are up experiments with more and less stern yet appealing techno patterns, noises and electronic drones. Furthermore, you can perceive ambient textures under the rhythmic mayhem. The favourite track of mine is DRSD which is a gentle echo and expansion of motorik rhythms by Klaus Dinger, and Michael Rother who constituted a seminal krautrock combo, Neu! for four decades ago. Indeed, representing static, repetitive rhythms in the middle which in turn are accompanied by a lurking hiss fuelled drone on one channel which will spread out stepwise. PP exploits reed organ shuffles juxtaposed against the cadences atop. The finishing track Milspec is funky on its own terms, however, arousing a more loosening feeling at the end of a day. This dainty issue is a part of the huge discography of the Italy-based imprint Sine3pm being a home for many more and less known artists worldwide.

[Teaser of the day] The Firstborn - Vajra Eyes

• Doom metal
• Post-metal
• Progressive metal
• Raga music
• Crossover

Artist: The Firstborn

Release: Lions Among Men

Label: Rastilho Records

Year: 2012

Mizukage Records Compilation Vol.06 (2011)

Mizukage

/Folktronica, Modern classical, Glitchtronica, New Age, Piano music, Dream folk, Experimental electronica, IDM, Kosmische Musik, Chamber pop/

Comment: this compilation proves that the Japanese music could stylistically be very varicoloured and eclectic, however, giving no damn regarding the content and verve. Indeed, the listener can discover lots of great compositions from there extending from keen folk and electronica mixed compositions to semi-mechanical loops and incisive digital noise blended torrents to breezy flute fuelled New Age-y motives to Moog induced spaced-out rhythms to quirky modern classical outputs where slowly slung piano chords are accentuated with fragile noises and bracing debris. In fact, the listener can discern how subtle melodies and sublime harmonies are juxtaposed against possible kind of form experiments thereby creating welcoming tension between these compartments. All of that reminds of My Bloody Valentine who was probably the first alternative rock combo being ready to introduce an inferior, noisy concept with fascinating melodies and enthralling gears. The miscellany involves such artists as fraqsea, Atnr, Sane Masayuki, Hajimeinoue, Oxyfog, Fugenn& The White Elephants, Go-Qualia, Shintaro Aoki, Waki, Himuro Yoshiteru, Tsunenori, Morning Dew, Yoshihisa Nagao, and Haniho Kyuden (Tominaga & Aiko).