Recent Music Heroes

8/05/2018

Shokushu – Reverberations Of The World (2012)

Sirona-Records

Bandcamp

Electronic music
Alternative
Chilltronica
Mood music
Kosmische Musik
New Wave
Ambient
Krautrock
Musique concrète
Organic electronica

Comment: these 26 minutes to be embedded in eight tracks create different moods through bubbling electronic explorations and serene chill explorations. But not only – you can hear an even more technical approach to it – a track called Brainforest chimes like being created by someone from the so-called German Kling-Klang mindset. At the same time it is wrapped up by organic, true sounds yet as the result it is as if coming from an insular, paradisiacal area inhabited by beautiful and sensual people having no idea about self-destructive shit and stupidity of the rest of the world. And the course goes on and on except the sounds of the Kosmische Musik to be added to the mix, especially sultry and spaced-out imbued parallel universes reminding of Tangerine Dream. At times those halcyon ambiances are interfered with (un)expected incisive, acid throwing synthesisers. The enchanting release is a part of a prolific French imprint, Sirona-Records led by Arnaud Barbe aka Pollux.

8/02/2018

Non Dolet – Dreamlover EP (2018)

Dusted Wax Kingdom

Electronic music
Alternative
Darkwave
Neoclassical
Art pop
Trip-hop

Comment: Non Dolet is an artist from Russia who did contact with me for approximately 5 years ago. Now she has released a 4-track issue under the high-praised Bulgarian imprint Dusted Wax Kingdom. I shall have to mention her sound has been progressed over the years and it is a decent listening experience. By its mood, it is a bit darkened and murky though giving no whole hand to it. The listener can see saturated violet-tinged scenes behind the curtains where melancholy and sadness are formed into the state of art. Those majestic orchestrations (you can hear intriguing diffused melodica drones and faint whistles within it) and slowly evolving rhythmic patterns (a decelerated rock and roll beat which is called trip-hop is clearly drawn out) will result in stretched yet a bit obsessive compositions which look at you as if being a human being once having been existed. And hint at you you're lost, you're a ghost, you have no way to return. You will not bum out and get bummed out. The music as a state of art may be exceedingly delightful but undoubtedly this sort of music arouses one's sensations even more. A great listening.

Multi-Panel – Rekordgate II (2018)

Bandcamp

Indietronica
Electronic
Alternative pop
Indie pop
Art pop
IDM
DIY
Ambient pop
Plinkerpop

Comment: indeed, it is time to give a comment on Ludo Maas' sequel to an album, Rekordgate I which had been released in March 2018. Similarly to it one can hear nylon-tinged acoustic guitars and bubbling electronic beats and wobbly synthesised sounds popping out for a while. In fact, Ludo Maas sings here as well though it is shardly decipherable because of being catatonic and pushed to the background. On the other side, it is not an example of shoegaze at least (or at least, it is the one and only common thread). However, in comparison to the previous notch it seems to be more restrained and phlegmatic as if coming through the mindset of a person of having suffered depression before it, he or she is yet fragile enough to trudge forward with more steady steps; for sure, it is the artist's choice as a step to go on and release brand new ones. Later on, listeners would give a retrospective estimation about each release within the series. Let's wait for the third one.