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Comment: I am very delighted to listen to a brand new issue called Hannah Banana by Monkey Warhol. In fact, by having listened to the previous issues by the artist I soon realized he is an outstanding musician due to a humorous touch and dadaist turn while preserving his overwhelming poppy drive. The recent set of 31 minutes provides something new and surprising – indeed, similarly to the previous experience you can take part in light-hearted post-disco, carefree electro and flowing poppy house and alternative dance appearances but the whole of 8 compositions adds an extra value with such numbers as Fremdenfuhrer which is an artsy indie pop/rock number. Almost same things can be said about Open Highway which is a witty drone and power pop mixed balladry. In truth, it takes my heart. Very beautiful. Beyond all of that you can hear intense robot pop-inflected numbers. Let's ascend into a cliché – he did it again.

Le Mansarde Hermetique – Haunted Attic (2017)

Petroglyph

Bandcamp

Kosmische Musik
Krautrock
Motorik
Electronic music
Ambient pop
Psychedelic
Alternative
Space music

Comment: this bunch of 8 compositions takes on an exploration of spaced-out electronica inspired by Kosmische Musik/krautrock. Minimally surfacing and slowly changing rhythms and microtonal changes create vintage yet arousing ambiances around the listener. So yeah, it is beatific and ennobling at the same time. I guess it can be considered an example of harmonious music because you can hear proportionate and symmetrical structures and elements faced against one another. Even more, it can be considered an example of music for the spheres. All the pivotal points are subtly integrated into the mix from scratch and given that the music is a mellow flow without any disruptions and deranged effects. Mostly it used to base on synths though some guitars add an additional value to the blend. At Sonnige Zeiten one hears a psychedelic droning with an obsessive, minimal/motorik rhythm. By kindred souls one can draw parallels upon the likes of Tangerine Dream, Manuel Göttsching, Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel. The issue is a part of the discography of Petroglyph Music, a Norwegian imprint. Behind the project are Micahel Brückner, and Mathias Brüssel, and Haunted Attic is their homage paid to French comic artist Jean Giraud aka Moebius (1938-2012). Top (kraut/Kosmische) release.

5/27/2018

[Teaser of the day] Weldroid - A New Planet

Electronic music
Psybient
Chilltronica
Mood music

Artist: Weldroid

Release: Turgeoncellsil

Label: Kahvi Collective

Year: 2018

[Teaser of the day] Nick R 61 - Kangaroo Jack

Fusion

Electronic music
Breaks
Glitch-hop
Sampledelic
Alternative dance
Skwee
Hip-hop
Broken beats
Urban music

Artist: Nick R 61

Release: ( isla )

Label: Fusion

Year: 2011

Dave Fuglewicz – Orange Mist Sunrise/Orange Mist Sunset (1996)

The Living Archive of Underground Music

Synth music
Improvised music
Electronic music
Avant-garde
Experimental electronica
Psychedelic
Experimentalism
Minimal synth
Drone
Minimalism
Avant-electronica

Comment: one of the main characters of the blogosphere is to dig out music having been produced many decades ago and having the status of virtually forgotten. Given that many of these blogs used to have a considerable following it will give a refreshing impulse to many projects. One of the most striking categories is music which can be pigeonholed as minimal synth, krautrock tinged experiments most of them following DIY attitude. One of those issues is also Dave Fuglewicz's Orange Mist Sunrise/Orange Mist Sunset consisting of 12 tracks. You can see an impressive analogue synthesiser-based technical park on pictures and your sonic experience probably fits with it. One hears throbbing Moog synths providing the pace and intriguing layered synthesises with different phases on experimentation. You can hear how different layers used to shift against one another, more profoundly, one of the layers is switched off white the other one is switched on for pitch effects, deceleration and acceleration, lots of arpeggio moves. And vice versa. All of that used to happen in a minimal vein and at the same time you obviously figure out it is an example of improvisational music. And at the same time it does not do away with a free flow and psychedelic facets. It might be you start thinking of it as way too lengthy but one should consider the fact it is in concordance with the nature and mind of this kind of music. Remember the works of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, for example. By the way, with regard to contemporary synth wizards like M Geddes Gengras, Steve Hauschildt, Daniel Lopatin you can see the same tendencies to go on. The issue was the tape of a month of The Living Archive of Underground Music curated by Don Campau.

Radikal Satan – Nueva Marginalia (2009)

Discos Buen Pony

Tango
World fusion
Alternative
Post-industrial
Neofolk
Dark folk
Art music

Comment: Radikal Satan is a combo from Argentina who has produced some suggestive music so far. If tango as a style is of Argentinian heritage then Nueva Marginalia is genuinely Argentinian. Beyond tango which is an adornment on the basis of post-industrial and neofolk music it ebbs and tides between heaven and earth, between an artsy heaven and an artsy hell. Mostly its murky components are concerted into a subtle whole yet at times the anarchy falls down to the ground. It is finely predominated by a deranged mind. If you used to enjoy Einstürzende Neubauten induced desperation and anxiety then such a sort of hell is also presented over there. Just listen to it to cope with your own devils. The aforementioned variety filled with spaced-out breathing attests to the fact the 4-notch issue provides memorable moments. The release is a part of the discography of Discos Buen Pony.

Marcel Pequel – From One To Nine (2012)

Headphonica

Archive.org

Free Music Archive

Modern classical
Contemporary classical
Piano music
Mood music
Art music

Comment: from one to nine by having been illustrated with short compositions on a piano where one dim chord is followed by another in a loose yet refreshing way. It varies at length from a minute to a three minute. I guess the piano is played in a dark room being away from a hot summer day. The mood is being created, the relations between the chords equate the flowing, slowly and a bit hypnotic atmosphere which provides a forward-flowing and purgative impulse. For sure, it is a moody experience yet simultaneously it is an instance of active listening where any chord must be caught with stark seriousness. The outing is a bit of the discography of Headphonica.

5/24/2018

[Teaser of the day] Jeremy Messersmith - #5

Indie pop/rock
Art pop/rock
Baroque pop
Singer-songwriter
Chamber pop
Alternative pop/rock

Artist: Jeremy Messersmith

Release: Paper Moon

Label: Self-released/Bandcamp

Year: 2012

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5/29/2018

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Monkey Warhol – Hannah Banana (2018)