Dolby – Dub:Expo EP (2002)

Thinner

• Dub house 
• Dub techno 
• Alternative 
• Electronic music 
• Deep house

Comment: this set of 4 compositions used to excel at dub house (and dub techno in lesser extent) frequencies which happened many years before dubstep appeared to please our mind. However, all those low yet predominantly flowing basses did predict the birth of the style. It is a nice listening experience in a rainy evening while being wrapped up by the deep and charming and warm oscillations. At times the main layer of the basses is embellished with tickling electronic effects and iterative reverberations being so characteristic to dub music. Or a flow of crackling hisses breaks into a layer of the basses to wobble together charmingly. Behind the project is a producer from Leipzig, Germany, Marko Fürstenberg, who is being widely known within the webaudio/netaudio world and the outing is a part of the discography of a cult imprint, Thinner. Glorious vibe.

Kirk Cosby – Dreams In The Absence Of Oxygen (2011)

Vaatican

• Experimentalism 
• Sound collage 
• Sampledelic 
• Avant-garde 
• Plunderphonics

Comment: these 6 pieces within a 45 minute are up there to unhinge and irritate a listener. Of course, it is a glorious whole made up of original samples though these samples used to come out from very disparate sources. From spoken word ones to more tranquil electronic sounds, moody jazz samples and earnest singing and on the other side you can perceive monotonous drumming and short wave frequencies and austere hiss extractions to be added to this informative melting pot. Of course, mention must be given to other minutiae as well you can hear in the mix. Recently I reviewed The Fucked Up Beat`s brand new one Insomnie which may be similar to it. Especially at Stimuli Unconsciously, and asdf Space you can perceive parallels with it. Otherwise the whole chimes in a more haphazard, in a more convulsive way. It can be described as an instance of disruptive and insubordinate music. From earlier times with regard to the artists it bears a resemblance with the likes of People Like Us, and Ergo Phizmiz. In the absence of oxygene I guess dreams come first for some minutes and then to be ready to die thereafter. But you should relax (by citing one of the phrases from the issue). The tricky outing is a part of the discography of mind-provoking imprint Vaatican Records.

[Teaser of the day] Bradley The Buyer - Epileptic Playground

Sirona-Records

• Alternative rock
• Blues rock
• Indie rock
• Psych-rock

Artist: Bradley The Buyer

Release: ARTWAR: Installment 1

Label: Sirona-Records/Bandcamp

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Fabio Anile - When Nothing Happens

Laverna

• Modern classical
• Soundscape
• Post-classical
• Ambient
• Electronic music
• Mood music

Artist: Fabio Anile

Release: Weigthless 

Label: Laverna

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] Mikr Tonalwsky - Passing And Mutating

Triceratupuz

• Avant-garde
• Electronic music
• Sound art
• Experimentalism

Artist: Mikr Tonalwsky

Release: End of the Rat

Label: Triceratupuz

Year: 2013

Tante Jules dan Pemuda Inisiatif – For Peace and Togetherness (2010)

Cratediggers

• Indie pop 
• Singer-songwriter 
• Alternative pop 
• Noise pop

Comment: as the title says this set of 7 compositions is dedicated to peace, solidarity, and love. And the lyrics will affirm it. Behind the project are Singapore artist Juliana Yasin and Majalengka, Indonesia-based Jatiwangi Art Factory. Coincidentally I am reading at the moment William Somerset Maugham`s Far Eastern Tales so the idyllic outing used to resonate with it. Indeed, some lyrics are represented in English, and some in a local language (I shall have to apologize for my stupidity). However, music is an universal language so it is my pleasure to understand a subtle stringed accompaniment for a light-hearted singing at times being accompanied by male voices as well. At times gentle flute whiffs and magically sounding melodica based droning are embedded in the gentle singing and calm guitar strums. Only the final track Damaikan Bumi used to employ panoramic noisy guitar dodges, making up the fine resonance for the whole. In a nutshell, it is a lovely issue being part of the discography of Cratediggers.

[Teaser of the day] Debate Club - Elephant Shoe

• Indie rock
• Alternative rock

Artist: Debate Club

Release: Fish Fry EP

Label: Beko DSL

Year: 2017