Recent Music Heroes

11/17/2016

[Teaser of the day] David Schombert - Astro

Jamendo

Electronic pop
Chilltronica
Mood music
Techno pop

Artist: David Schombert

Release: Electron

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2005

Crayon Mortel – Piel (2015)

51 Beats

House pop
Indietronica
IDM
Electronic music
Alternative dance
Psychedelic pop
Electro-indie
Shoegazetronica
Ambient pop
Drone pop
Post-rock
Crossover
Epic
Avant-pop
Art pop
Glitch pop

Comment: this album is a sequent example of seminal soil in Italy to create music with grandeur and style. As we know very well Italians are the godfathers of noise and electro (house/disco) music, but also having contributed immensely to industrial and progressive and music and soundtracks. Alessio Bressan`s 7-notch release used to touch the tradition of the latter with regard to exploiting (deep) house music to mix it seamlessly to indie and post-rock-tinged music which in turn does have occasional dodges towards dream pop, shoegaze, baroque pop (for example, at Away). Twowt is a way between droning and microscopic orchestrated arrangements which eventually results in something overwhelmingly epic and majestic. However, the final part of it seems to depict something more bucolic and rustic. As a contrast, it makes fairly sense. At times one can find out parallels with artists being released on Morr Music, at times with the likes of Seefeel, Autocreation and Locust, at times with the likes of Atlas Sound and Tangerine Dream yet Bressan has his own proper handwriting. All the aforementioned elements of experimentation are very poignantly counterpointed by sublime harmonies and lofty progressions. That`s all what we need actually for, isn`t. For me, it is a formula for ideal pop music. This staggering ghost is a part of the discography of 51 Beats.

11/16/2016

[Teaser of the day] Osterii - Blind in the Headlights

Post-hardcore
Experimental rock
Noise rock
Screamo
Alternative rock

Artist: Osterii

Release: Leftovers

Label: Deplorable Sounds

Year: 2016

[Teaser of the day] S.W. Campbell - Someones Walking On My Grave Tonight

Prosity

Singer-songwriter
Folk rock
Americana

Artist: S.W. Campbell

Release: SWCampbellEPPR13

Label: Prosity

Year: 2012

[Teaser of the day] Xarhope - O mascarilha

Psychedelic
DIY
Improvised music
Lo-fi
Avant-garde

Artist: Xarhope

Release: XS 35 Jackpooote - Jackpooote LP

Label: XS

Year: 2008

[Teaser of the day] The Echelon Effect - First Fall Refrain

Post-rock
Alternative rock
Epic
Electronic
Experimental rock

Artist: The Echelon Effect

Release: Sierra

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2014

Frenklah - Tokyotape (2016)

Dusted Wax Kingdom

Sampledelic
Sound collage
Chilltronica
Mood music
Psychedelic
Soul
Breaks
Funk
Urban music
Cinematic
Afrofuturism

Comment: if there is playing an issue from the roster of Bulgarian imprint Dusted Wax Kingdom one can be absolutely sure it is something for his/her soul. Dusted Wax Kingdom is an imprint for refined sample-based music being built on inspiration from (nu) jazz, soul, funk, chill out and plunderphonics which on occasion results in cinematic glimpses. Let`s call it just urban music though depending on an album it could be mixed up differently of course. And all of that used to inspire the listener either. At least I feel myself inspired every time I am listening to it. Frenklah`s 11-track issue which clocks in at a 22-minute only is the case without any doubt. It is an in-between case of enchanting iterations in rhythms and suggestive harmonies of psychedelic music which at times is coated with wondrous, filmic vamps (Shinkansen, for instance). At No Dress there is up an indicative hint at the title of the album (by exploiting Japanese-based samples) though musically it does have a little common with the Japanese culture. By listening to the first issue Godzilla Intro it is an example of pure funk rock, and its is followed by The Theme which is also funk though relying more on cut-and-paste technique and more laid-back and afrofunk combined elements. In a nutshell, the result is stunning.