DMH – New Blood For All (2015)

Tape Safe

• Ambient noise 
• Avant-garde 
• Experimentalism 
• Epic 
• Leftfield 
• Shoegaze 
• Post-industrial 
• Ambient rock

Comment: if somebody does know or suspect how I used to choose albums for my blog than it will happen truly randomly. I have no methodology to choose from within the bunch of releases waiting to be commented. Last albums I have reviewed I have used the terms “avant-garde”, “experimentalism”, “leftfield”, “post-industrial” steadfastly for them. It is quite annoying to speak these words from one review to another but in the world of the web albums these seem to be prevalent labels. It is just to mention it for the sake of truth. In fact, the net label-based world is a perfect world having no main drive and intention toward money and revealing a human being`s intention to set himself/herself free and experiment with sounds in his/her free, natural state. This 3-notch issue starts off with bass frequencies to progress into a resonant span of wobbly electronic effects to progress into the main narrative – into a massively resonant noise template which at the time also striving to more higher, even majestic perspectives in format and concept. More masculine elements used to vary with feminine sonic aspects, from more powerful investigations to more light developments. At the beginning at Demo 18 one can hear the inclination toward atmospheric guitar/shoegaze world. It can be concluded it will ultimately establish a decent whole for pleasure of all of us because of not employing oppressive (harsh) noises to kill other aesthetical seeds and twigs around it. The issue is a solid bit in the roster of Tape Safe.

[Teaser of the day] Simper - Meteorfall

• Art pop
• Dream pop
• Avant-pop
• Experimental pop
• Noir pop
• Singer-songwriter
• Slowcore
• Americana
• Alternative

Artist: Simper

Release: REMORIES

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Cialyn - Uncanny Valley

• Synthwave
• Electronic music
• Deep house
• IDM
• Alternative

Artist: Cialyn

Release: Off Season

Label: Kahvi Collective

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Pocka - In Montevideo In 1897

Camomille

• Experimentalism
• Avant-garde
• Minimalism
• Dark ambient
• Drone
• Leftfield
• Ambient drone
• Acousmatic music

Artist: Pocka

Release: A Heartsick Lovesong

Label: Camomille

Year: 2006

[Teaser of the day] Bouwakanja - Monocosmic

Section 27

• Avant-garde
• Alternative dance
• Experimental electronica
• Avant-electronica
• Breaks
• World fusion
• Ethnotronica

Artist: Bouwakanja

Release: Monocosmic Force

Label: Section 27

Year: 2012

Buben - Glimmer (2007)

Clinical Archives

• Post-industrial 
• Avant-garde 
• Experimentalism 
• Illbient 
• Electronic music 
• Ambient drone 
• Noise music 
• Leftfield 
• Drone 
• Abstract 
• Experimental electronica

Comment: a Belarusian, Vladislav Buben, is a person whose main goal has been - at least it seems so - to promote (underground) music to the backbone. He has been a prolific artist of having released more than 100 issues so far, also has run a radio show with intent to shed light upon avant-garde and experimental music. His tenures have been under a bunch of imprints, involving a cult Moscow-based experimental music imprint, Clinical Archives among others. Glimmer was issued approximately 10 years ago and for me, the characteristic of this 4-track issue represents one of the facets of the record label (especially with regard to experimental/electronic/non-rock music). It is a decent outing because those slightly oppressive sonic details are set up in the way to provide air and space between them. Buben likes to play different distances by sampling the chugging of a train at the distance, by sampling and then producing barely distorted conversations of politicians (Mr. Lukashenka?, Mr. Putin?). He employs intriguing drumming and greyish shades and monochromatic delays going on and on. It could be very interesting to convert all these sonic effects and relations between the sounds into a visual kaleidoscope. If I had it this would be a favourite plaything of mine. Great success by any means.  

Oh Well, Goodbye – Aquiescence (2016)

Bleeding Gold
Hail Hail

• Post-punk
• Shoegaze 
• Alternative rock 
• Indie rock 
• Dream pop

Comment: there are up some sounds within the indie music scene that will never go out. One of such sounds is a shimmery, reverberating slightly darkened guitar sound which was introduced by such bands as The Chameleons, Joy Division, Durutti Column, Cocteau Twins which later strongly influenced bands within the shoegaze scene. Oh Well, Goodbye shows us the limits of this sort of music are still up there to get expanded further. Those soothing guitar landscapes are accompanied by sublime synthesised progressions and mellow drumming. A sonic heaven is surrounded by another heaven etc. And so it goes on and on. And finally it will be out to start again and again. Even if the limits would be reached it is about reaching something universal and true. It makes me somehow laugh by thinking of it as a decelerated version of jangle pop. It is about credibility and being trustworthy (about something having always had positive impact). In fact, the rumours about the death of guitar-based indie music are strongly exaggerated. By contemporary kindred souls I recommend listen to Russian combo Motorama. This great set of 6 compositions is a joint release by such imprints as Bleeding Gold, and Hail Hail. Certainly one of the most outstanding moments in 2016.