Parametic Delay – Love Song Before Sleeping (2011)

No-Source

• Indietronica 
• Post-pop 
• Electronic pop 
• IDM 
• Plinkerpop 
• Glitch pop 
• Bitpop
• Synth-pop

Comment: I can remember for the first half of the 00s while one of the most interesting sounds was related to the so-called duyster (from Belgium) and such labels as Morr Music, and Monika Enterprise. Such peripheral sounds and bits as glitches, noises, 8 bits and other wonky sounds were scraped to subjugate them to sub pop/gentle indie pop inflected harmonies and melodies. Within the netlabel world there have also been such kind of juggernauts who provided a platform to an immense number of artists. Error Lo-Fi, Aerotone, 12rec. and of course, No-Source imprint (unfortunately all these records are defunct now). All the aforementioned elements are apparently represented on this 5-notch issue coming out from Indonesia (the duo of Benk Robo, and Dittea). It is witty, it is poignant, it is charming, it is cerebral with regard to the choice of sounds and accomplished compositions. At the same time it is intact and not smeared with the burden of everyday life. We cannot be without adjectives while describing an astounding release. This issue makes that sense.

Random Forest – Panoramic (2016)

Bandcamp

• Post-rock 
• Epic 
• Art rock 
• Experimental rock 
• Ambient rock

Comment: post-rock is a style which cannot be understood in one certain way. First, post used to refer to something which comes after rock music yet still having something common with the previous phenomenon. It is the kind of ontological explanation. However, such combos as Stereolab, Broadcast, Slowdive's Pygmalion can be considered post-rock in that transgressive sense. Mostly post-rock is understood as guitar-based music which used to meander on symphonic guitar progressions frequently from the silent starting point to reach loud and majestic crescendos. Like a powerful male to provide multiple orgasms to a female. Indeed, post-rock as a style is a drift between divine and mundane. Furthermore, the categorisations cannot be presumed as clear-cut ones between the ones there supposed to fifty one grey shades of...whatever. Behind the London, UK-based combo Random Forest is the duo of Aaron Gilbert and David Walters (The Echelon Effect). David Walters aka The Echelon Effect has grown an impressive following to his project through the social media and first of all thanks to his wondrous music. In fact, Random Forest as a minor brother of it continues to trudge the same path of atmospheric and dreamy guitars, and electronic beats and suggestive effects. Indeed, these guitars clearly imply their power to dominate and emit beauty simultaneously while the electronics used to support it in an almost invisible way. It can even be compared to The Smiths at The Queen Is Dead (1986) when Johnny Marr added a sampler/synthesiser (denoted as The Hated Salford Ensemble and Orchestrazia Ardwick at Strangeways, Here We Come) to complement guitars with more orchestrated sounds. Or My Bloody Valentine would have been doing since the Glider EP (1990) to give MBV's sound the panoramic touch. In a word, the result is astounding which should be employed as a remedy for patients with low a serotonin level.

[Teaser of the day] Four Letter Word - Emergency Broadcast

• Hardcore
• Agit-punk
• Punk rock

Artist: Four Letter Word

Release: Zero Visibility

Label: BYO/Bandcamp

Year: 1999

[Teaser of the day] Santa Inferno - Marmalade

Imaginary Albums

• Lo-fi
• Alternative rock
• Indie rock
• Psychedelic rock
• DIY

Artist: Santa Inferno

Release: Desert Music

Label: Imaginary Albums

Year: 2004

[Teaser of the day] A Problem Like Maria - Petrichor

• Indietronica
• Art pop
• Dream pop
• Singer-songwriter
• Post-pop
• Indie pop
• Chillwave
• Alternative pop
• Electronic music

Artist: A Problem Like Maria

Release: Lagniappe

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2013

[Teaser of the day] dml - Beta Testing

Broque

• Tech-electro
• Electronic music
• Alternative dance

Artist: dml

Release: The Chemistry of Boredom 

Label: Broque

Year: 2016

Tree No Leaves – Sacred Natives (2017)

Bandcamp

• Indie rock 
• Alternative rock 
• Progressive rock 
• Art rock 
• Experimental rock 
• Psychedelic rock 
• Drone rock 
• Americana 
• Southern rock

Comment: I can remember for my first experience with this combo happened approximately 8 years ago with regard to such a great label as now defunct Modicum Of Silence, the Ohio, US-based imprint led by Nic Ross. For sure, you are having serious problems to find out the discography of the record label but many albums you can download from the rare albums section at RMH. Since then, since the first chords Tree No Leaves' music has been highly artsy due to its quest towards a perfect synthesis in rock music. And I think they have succeeded in doing it. For instance, Sacred Natives, the 4-notch outing is a fascinating match by putting together such styles as vehement indie music and on the other side adding to it more traditional yet still mind-provoking genres like Kosmische Musik, krautrock, psychedelia and progressive rock. Thirdly, you can hear American threads like Southern rock, Americana even if those are not always prevalently apparent. At times those freely floating and slightly acidic Hammond organ based grooves remind of such Manchester baggy juggernauts as The Charlatans, and Inspiral Carpets (especially at Emperor's Cyclical Disco). And The Doors is an obvious influence. As I said already it is the perfect match.

[Teaser of the day] Soma - Oceano

MonoKraK

• Ambient pop
• Ambient techno
• Space pop
• Electronic music
• New Age
• Mood music

Artist: Soma

Release: Uno 

Label: MonoKraK

Year: 2017

[Teaser of the day] Pasqualino Ubaldini - Etn(i)a Maris

Jamendo

• Drone folk
• World music
• Crossover
• Big beat
• Psychedelic
• Art folk
• World fusion

Artist: Pasqualino Ubaldini

Release: Metissage

Label: Jamendo

Year: 2011

[Teaser of the day] Jason Sposa - All Of Those Years

Hearthphone

• Indie pop
• Art pop
• Singer-songwriter
• DIY
• Alternative pop
• Dream pop

Artist: Jason Sposa

Release: The Olivia EP

Label: Hearthphone

Year: 2009