[Teaser of the day] Forest Kingdom - As I Walk Along The Forest Path

Devil Noise

• Drone
• Ambient drone
• Ambient
• Electronic music
• Dark ambient
• Neoclassical
• Soundscape
• Dark wave
• Epic

Artist: Forest Kingdom

Release: As I Walk Along The Forest Path

Label: Devil Noise

Year: 2012  

Gnomefoam – Tendrils (2017)

Bandcamp

• Indietronica 
• Art pop 
• Gospel 
• Experimental pop 
• Electronic pop 
• Singer-songwriter 
• Alternative pop 
• Spoken word 
• Indie rock 
• Alternative rock 
• Synth-pop

Comment: I can remember for a conversation with Steve Bromley aka Gnomefoam through lastfm sometime in the beginning of 2011 when he told me about his brand new one coming soon on Rack And Ruin Records. Unfortunately sometime soon it would be announced about the ending of Dean Birkett led imprint. I can't remember anymore what happened to the forthcoming Gnomefoam's outing but it was very sad to know about the end of this imprint with idiosyncratic roster whom lo-fi and DIY aesthetic was the thing of honour. Good old times worth to be remembered at any time. Apparently Gnomefoam and Chad Golda are the only artists who are being active from the roster today. For sure, Steve Bromley's uncanny approach was something remarkable. However, much seems to be changed since then. I say immediately it is a great album wherein Steve Bromley's sound and intention is remarkably more grown-up yet at the same time still holding up playfulness. Furthermore, there are up an innumerable bunch of different faces to have appeared throughout the 13-notch outing. From more classical indie pop and synth-pop/electro-indie/indietronica and convulsive sampledelic pop to noisy rock and gospel and even spoken word induced spiritual, illuminated music. Regardless of the style the compositions are uncompromising and full-fledged. The gospel track called Uppers is one of the highlights of the issue. Lyrically it is frequently pessimistic and murky yet it seems to be Bromley's posture as an artist recently. At times it reminds me of Joy Division though indirectly. A sublime flirtation with the Grim Reaper, isn't? For instance, listen to such a track as Things Will Be Better (When I'm Dead) to understand what I meant. I'm very glad to be back enjoying his fascinating music.

Fortadelis – Stimulus (2017)

Jamendo

• Ambient pop 
• House pop 
• Electronic pop 
• Ambient trance 
• Kosmische Musik 
• New Age 
• Electro pop 
• Italo disco 
• Crossover 
• Mood music 
• Psytrance 
• Deep house 
• Breakbeat

Comment: Fortadelis is one of those electronic musicians/producers who is adept to drift seamlessly between different styles while avoiding to result in either a cheap or a magniloquent result. In truth, it is positively magniloquent because of being partly a firework of gurgling electro, lofty chill out, acidic Italo disco, dusty New Age and atmospheric/psytrance inflected music. On the other side, Tomislav Ocvirek, the musician and synthesiser enthusiast from Zagreb, Croatia likes to convey more contemporary elements to the audible interface such as hypnagogic deep house, peaky breakbeat attacks, profound delay effects (dub) and solid ambient pop. So it can be admitted the artist is an old school musician by his choice on the music instruments while being contemporaneous with the kind of artists whose premise is to match the past with the present and make thicker the cultural layer this way. In fact, any of the aforementioned elements used to reflect the other ones on its own and vice versa. Moody meets cerebral. Yeah, I guess I am going to search for the synthesiser enthusiasts from the Balkan peninsula due to having full of potential because he is the second one I have discovered recently. The first was Abul Mogard, the drone/ambient wizard from Serbia who himself builds up the synthesisers. In a word, the result is a top tier and being issued on Jamendo.

[Teaser of the day] Microcobra - Egoist

• Tracker music
• 8bit
• Chiptune
• Sampledelic
• Bitpop
• Nintendocore
• Electronic music
• Acid electro

Artist: Microcobra

Release: Barbara Brylska likes rave chiptuNES

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] Novelty Daughter - Still Warm

• Doo-wop
• Soul
• Electronic pop
• Mood music
• Urban music
• Rnb

Artist: Novelty Daughter

Release: Impatients

Label: Stereocure

Year: 2014

[Teaser of the day] Tozo - Pollakiuria

Free Music Archive

• Tech-electro
• Alternative dance
• Electronic music
• Experimental electro

Artist: Tozo

Release: Albatross

Label: loveandtonicrecords/Bandcamp

Year: 2013

Cuubik. – to James (2016)

Bandcamp

Trash Can Dance

• Indie pop/rock 
• Alternative pop/rock 
• Dream pop 
• Lo-fi 
• DIY 
• Psychedelic rock

Comment: in the 90s there had been the vital indie guitar pop/rock scene in Estonia full of urge and naivety. Probably the most well-known ensemble was Röövel Ööbik, the first combo coming out behind the Iron Curtain to had appeared in John Peel show and had their own session. However, there had been existed such combos as ÖÄK, 1983, Dallas, Dreamphish, Bizarre, The Chance, Afternooning Plague Family, Bimini, Borax, FM Violet, The Choice, Jim Arrow And The Anachrones. In the 00s most of the collectives ended their tenure and new combos were more professional and unfortunately boring and lacklustre. Cuubik. is a contemporary group yet their soundscape sounds very authentic in comparison with the aforementioned era. The members of the combo call their sound fake indie yet it disorienting description. It is an instance of indie/alternative pop/rock at its finest and genuine meaning. It is more than a little bit lo-fi and DIY, it is a little bit dreamy, it is a little bit psychedelic and even employing electronic and dance-appealed sounds at times. I feel myself truly fascinated while listening to these slightly drowsy yet highly enchanting compositions. Highly nostalgic and refreshing at the same time. I do not miss the 90s but I am always ready to rememebr it with a positive word. One can find out a couple of great tracks from within it (Philosophers, Mindgame Mastermind, You and You). You can get a shortened version of the album on tape as well being released on Trash Can Dance.

[Teaser of the day] Ghost Wavvves - Decisions [Teaser of the day]

• Ambient
• Soundscape
• Epic
• Electronic music
• Ambient drone
• Minimalism

Artist: Ghost Wavvves

Release: Human Instrumentality Ambient Music

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Mank - Bwyd Ellyllon

• Ambient
• Glitch techno
• IDM
• Alternative
• Experimental techno 
• Electronic music
• Ambient techno

Artist: Mank

Release: Solipsism

Label: Mankymusic

Year: 2015

[Teaser of the day] Azevedo Silva - Charlie

Free Music Archive

• Singer-songwriter
• Indie folk
• Alt-folk
• Folk indie

Artist: Azevedo Silva

Release: Clarabóia

Label: Free Music Archive/Làstima 

Year: 2012