3/04/2012
Etnoscope – Drums From The Dawn Of Time (2010)
Ektoplazm
9.1
9.1
/Psytrance, Chilltronica, Tribal, Chill out, Goa trance, Psychedelic electronica, Experimental electronica/
Comment: these 11 tracks used to interlace psychedelic (electronic) music vibes with thudding (goa) trance rhythms and tribal influences into a floating whole. However, at times it is disturbed with electronic effects and booming high chorded drones. There are some exceptions either - Hidden Track hides in itself amusing "country" music, and Dawn Of Time toys with the frequencies and drones of didgeridoo in heavy way. Or beatific Sunrise exploiting oriental female vowel singing. All in all, it is relaxing and inspiring at the same time by Etnoscope, a Swedish psytrance legend being active since the year of 2000.
Nekrasov & Iversen - SPLIT SERIES #2 (2006)
Planear
9.5
9.5
/Sound-art, Electro-acoustic, Avant-electronica, Noise, Abstract electronica, Microtonal, Experimental electronica/
Comment: it is a mesmerizing experimental/avant/abstract electronica/sound art split by Moscas Nekrasov, and Jan-M Iversen. The narratives of both musicians consist of the seeds of ragged electronic and micronoise blended plateaus, senseless yet compelling signal throbs, and changing rhythm sequences, all of that is wrapped up by electro-acoustic ambiances. Altogether, the whole is an intricate and intriguing configuration issued on a cult Argentinian label called Planear in 2006. In a word, a classic one which needs to be polished from dust by listeners.
J. Dujardin – This Will Be the Last (2011)
Webbed Hand
9.3
9.3
/Post-rock, Shoegaze, Doomgaze, Crossover, Ambient rock, Psychedelic, Experimental rock, Shoegazetronia, Ambient drone/
Comment: the Belgian musician Jeffrey Dujardin (aka Uitgezondert) provides 11 tracks fringed with breakbeat and big beat-esque rhythm patterns below a little bit gloomy skies which in turn involve shimmering shoegaze and massive post-rock-ish washes, orchestrated hovering, and lone plucking or dropping chords. It is as outstanding by its format as by its content. In a word, it involves warm harmonies, uplifting progressions and blissful aesthetics. The listener can see similarities with the likes of Bardo Pond, Seefeel, Jessamine, Flying Saucer Attack. Hopefully it will not be his last album, though.
3/03/2012
Aethyr - Nihil Grail EP (2011)
/Doom metal, Drone doom metal, Post-metal, Avant-metal, Funeral doom, Epic, Experimental metal/
Comment: just 2 long-running notches which take on doom metal with the elements of black metal, funeral, and drone music. Behind Aethyr are two musicians who share their time between Russia, and Western Europe, and whose wish is to stay incognito to the rest of the world. However, their music is very intense, massive, and epic simulatneously which is also one of the main goals of metal music indeed. Furthermore, those hirsute rolling guitars seem to cry throughout the course. Their grail is very impressive in its swaying between insatiable power and aesthetical aspirations.
William Wilson - Summer Holidays & Folk Routine EP (2011)
/Indie folk, Baroque pop, Alt-folk, Singer-songwriter, Experimental indie, Folk indie, Singer-songwriter, Chamber pop, Americana, Indietronica/
Comment: WW`s music seems to be as careless as their slogan "take it easy man, life is just a game". Yet, on the other side, there is represented a formidable aesthetical outlet crossing seamlessly elusive indie touch with baroque pop gliding and rumbling-shaking electronic outbursts and delicately treated rhythms around and below it. It is massive, it is epic, it is monumental, it is... . For instance, listen to Blank which is one of the most beautiful ditties I have ever heard. It flourishes amongst the melodies and harmonies. Or ...By Night (September Sky) what the beautiful longing is hidden in it! By the way, there are up a pair of covers (The PepiBand, Tim Buckley). WW can be compared to such astonishing Italian composers as Barbagallo, Winstonmcnamara, Artwood, Nick Rivera.
Elite Gymnastics — Gizzard Greens V.2 (2011)
/Post-pop, Avant-pop, Alternative dance, Hip-hop, Post-psychedelic electronica, Spoken word, Crossover, Poptronica, Electronic pop/
Comment: EG is an innovative (post-) pop combo which deserves to be discovered by a wider audience. This time these the duo used to rap and chant, of course, doing it in their idiosyncratic way - mixing up colourful mc-ing with shimmering electro/dance/funk/house based templates and in another track taking on a gloomy blend of an ethereal spoken word looming and a spaciously lofty rhythmic maze. In a word, every second on this 2-piece EP is really worth to be choked down.
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