Recent Music Heroes

6/08/2017

Trillion Catz – Keep It Real EP (2017)

Soisloscerdos
Free Music Archive

Bandcamp

Plinkerpop
IDM
Post-pop
Space pop
Krautrock
Indietronica
Alternative
Glitchtronica
Experimental rock
Avant-rock
Electronic music

Comment: this bunch of 4 compositions comes out from such label as Soisloscerdos Netlabel, being the first entry of the imprint into the blog. Trillion Catz is the duo of Michael Nordhagen, and Günter Neumann from Berlin, Germany. Since the start in 2015 they have been especially active in 2017 while releasing three outings, including this 16-minute issue. Musically the duo`s music is a logical sequel to the Düsseldorf-Cologne-Berlin IDM/plinkerpop/indietronica/neokrautrock/post-rock scene of the 90s, to the bands like Tarwater, Mina, To Rococo Rot, Barbara Morgenstern, Contriva, Mouse On Mars, Kreidler, Pluramon. By listening to an instance of kraut-related music it is being an arousing experience to me in almost of cases. Keep is Real EP is the case for sure because it surprises with coherent structural buildup and mind-blowing sounds. Those bass driving dynamic lower parts are embellished with spacious, majestic, at times elliptic synthesised upper templates though at times the beauty is interrupted by glitched-out electronics and sonic effects here and there. I am sure it will be added to the top list of music releases in 2017.

Nilaesh – Gladio (2014/2016)

Bump Foot

Bandcamp

Techno
Tekno
Acid techno
Psytrance
Psytekno
Electro
Crossover
Psytechno

Comment: Wolverhampton, UK-based Nilaesh Patel aka Patel`s 5-track issue and 35 minutes are a fatty blend of tekno, electronica, acid techno/house, electro, and on the other side there are clearly represented psy-related elements as psytrance, psytechno, and psytekno. It is a crossover issue being influenced by wild and lysergic warehouse parties of the beginning of the 1990s. It is not surprising at all because Nilaesh Patel started DJing since the mid-1990s. However, his influences seem to be remarkably more wide, for instance, at the opening Mess Around he employs a sample from a shoegaze/indie dance duo Curve`s ditty called Horrohead. It can be said the whole successfully revitalises old traditions both within the rave and psy-related scene because one can hear sublime inner burning and sultry atmosphere throughout the tracks. The great issue is a part of the discography of a legendary Japanese imprint, Bump Foot.

6/07/2017

Number Eleven – Autism (2017)

Electron Emitter

Techno
Experimental techno
Avant-techno
Abstract techno
Avant-techno
Electronic music
Industrial techno
Post-industrial

Comment: Autism is the Lithuanian artist's fourth outing on Electron Emitter. Autism as a condition (though it is disputable) is considered on a wide spectrum. By its nature it is related to enormous potential and on the other hand it is related to tremendous disability. However, on one peripheral side of the condition is a state called savant. It pertains to human beings who can lead their lives normally yet excelling at languages, and applied sciences with pure mind and also enormous premiss and will to work off. The only shortage related to them is their low capability to be empathetic. In a word, the emotions are something they are not able to understand. Although human beings by the aforementioned characteristics they seem to be quite similar to the definition "robot" in a way. Our society is highly specialised and it will be even more and more. It needs more and more people who are autistic to excelling at doing one operation/action/thing. We do not need the so-called humanists anymore, we need less feelings, at the lowest degree actually; we need more processors, more microscopic chips, more artificial extremities to result in elegantly shaking sleek machines while being productive at the highest degree. The influence of The Smiths`s lyrics will be succumbed. I am not Human and I do not need to be loved (anymore). No, it is not a hate speech, it is the sober calculation. Number Eleven's 11-track outing is robotic in its monotonous routine based on spacious offbeat rhythmic structures and at the same time having the state of mind of getting signals from outer space. One can hear hirsute cadences and elemental electro progressions and noisy sonic chips and eerie shadows and halcyon synthesised upper layers which used to result in an ominous atmosphere. At times some layers are clearly accelerated with regard to the pace of others, at times they are decelerated, at times they produce a sense as if being subjugated to an incisive abrasion. Could it be considered the enhanced disorder as one of the titles suggests? It correlates very well with getting signals from an abyss of outer space. The signals are falling over one's head. Does it mean something good for the human kind or not? Does it mean something altogether? In fact, the story is old and it can be considered a notch from the sequel of Autechre created cerebral techno tradition. However, Number Eleven's approach is to add more neoclassical and post-industrial frequencies to the melting pot in comparison to the legendary Manchester duo. Top notch by any means. Your life is here to be... .