The Bordellos – How To Lose Friends And Influence No-One (2016)

Small Bear

• Post-punk 
• Alternative rock 
• Indie rock 
• Psychedelic rock 
• Americana 
• Lo-fi 
• DIY 
• Trance rock 
• Acid folk

Comment: The English combo The Bordellos started their issue with the statement we don't believe in motherfuckers anymore, which rather used to foretell a pessimistic approach to come. Indeed, it is fastened by the title, being a paraphrase of a Dale Carnegie's writing. Lyrically it hints at many cultural subjects and artists, at times cynically and ironically, at times on nostalgic feels though musically the album is foremost an enjoyable entry into psychedelic and lo-fi littered music. However, the combo provides some dodges into American roots music (involving much harmonica interplay with the rest of a composition) and trance rock, however, the latter having a common part with psychedelia anyway. For me, the musical group associates with contemporary British DIY culture, having joint parts with the likes of The Hirundu, and Clinker, for example. Of course, by listening to this 13-track outing one can suppose about many artists of being obvious influences under it (The Fall, Captain Beefheart, Spaceman 3, 60s acid folk from the UK, Jesus And The Mary Chain, Jandek, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bob Dylan among others) I like their critical disposition and anti-pop stance against some cultural appearances and institutions with regard to the song titles (Piss On Spotify, Did The Bastards At The BBC Kill John Peel?, Vinyl Record Stamp Collector) which in turn fortunately is backed up by stark psychedelic touch and ability to create strong, often jam-alike compositions. Listen to this issue and read more about their thoughts in an interview for Yeah I Know It Sucks. The issue is a part of the discography of Small Bear Records.

[Teaser of the day] Hypermagic - Ferris Reel

• Alternative
• Shoegazetronica
• Indie
• Nu-gaze
• Hypnagogic pop
• Electronic
• Indietronica

Artist: Hypermagic

Release: Of Marsh and Mallow 

Label: Self-released/Free Music Archive/Bandcamp

Year: 2012

[Teaser of the day] Alphaxone - Beyond Borders

Otium

• Dark ambient
• Experimentalism
• Illbient
• Epic
• Soundscapes
• Minimalism
• Ambient drone
• Avant-garde

Artist: Alphaxone

Release: Explorations

Label: Otium

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] El Negro Ricardo - Macumba

• Dance rock
• Art punk
• Indie dance
• Punk funk
• Post-punk
• Alternative dance

Artist: El Negro Ricardo

Release: La ermita de los negros

Label: Socsub

Year: 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.  

[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