- Psychedelic rock
- Experimental rock
- Alternative rock
- Dance rock
- No Wave
10/22/2014
[Teaser of the day] LeapFrog - Work Song
[Teaser of the day] Violeta Päivänkakkara - Arktinen Yötä
- New Weird Finland
- Free folk
- Dream folk
- Forest folk
- Weird folk
- Psych-folk
- Experimental folk
Mel - Unguarded (2010)
/Ambient, Experimental
electronica, IDM, Folktronica, Post-rock/
Comment: Mel is the Japanese musician Aogu
Yoshida (also known as On_14, and Ao) who is being part of the discography of
such labels as Test Tube, Bypass, MiMi, On-Li, Rain Music, Complementary
Distribution. Unguarded was issued
in 2010 under the Chinese label Bypass. The album consists of a couple of
lengthy compositions, however, being truly eclectic and mixed. More concretely,
borderline post-rock meets downhome folktronic meets circulatory IDM meets
panoramic ambient. The issue is based on an edited live recording with purpose
to preserve the previous warmth inside it. The listener can perceive both
acoustic and electronic feel, both freedom and titillatingly aesthetical
pressure on her/his nerves. Furthermore, some of these acoustic chords seem to
be loaned from the Japanese traditional music. Despite of being heavily segmented
in form the whole sounds in an organic way. In a nutshell, it is truly
appealing.
Beast, Please Be Still - Beast, Please Be Still (2007)
/Dark folk, Medieval, Americana,
Post-folk, New Weird America, Indie folk, Drone folk, Folk indie, Art folk/
Comment: beast does not
behave quite in a way how the title would like to see. More profoundly, this
7-track issue is an artsy interplay between silence and ascending and expanding
(indie) folk numbers having hints at different folk music periods and locations
– from hysterical, Arcade Fire-esque indie outbursts and joyous burlesque
interludes to more restraint, even medieval/pagan folk-induced alike shards,
beguiling Americana elegies and going to Appalachian at times. Even some
post-rock alike scraps are presented in the periphery. The ordinary
instrumentation is laced with compelling glockenspiels, overdriven synths and sublime
accordions. Their soundscape is filled with emotive charge to the very last
seconds of the issue. Beast, Please Be Still is a 7-head collective from
Seattle, Washington whose music can be compared with the likes of Arcade Fire,
Anahita, Espers, and Darkwood, for instance. In a word, it is an outstanding effort
by any means.
Bruno Susio – Blues Espresso (2014)
/Mood music, Easy listening, Jazz, Chill
out, Regatta pop, Yacht pop/
Comment: Bruno Susio`s Blue Espresso is properly up-to-date
because of chiming like a breeze in the midst of depressing autumnal darkness. It
is a moody blend of light-weighted yet picturesque jazz progressions,
easy-going chill music and cloudless yacht pop chords filled with slightly
psychedelic and artsy brass facets here and there. However, by harmonic side it
winds up stepwise hence revealing the essence of the album`s core. It reminds
me of the years throughout the 80s in the Soviet Union when such kind of music
was played in the radio sometime between 2-5 PM. By the way, Bruno Susio is a
man behind Smart Note Records, a label with the intent to distribute
Italian-based soul, funk, and jazz groove all around the world. All in all,
though this 19-minute issue is seemingly unpretentious the result is flawless. Love
it.
10/19/2014
[Teaser of the day] Gumbel - Bit War (ft. Perturbator)
- Indietronica
- Electro-indie
- Alternative pop
- Mood music
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