tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88469417895439733212024-03-13T23:31:10.025-07:00Engendered from Divine BreathThis site is dedicated to the free released musicKert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-51120268335882639252010-10-13T18:13:00.000-07:002010-10-13T18:48:12.233-07:00Jacques de Villiers More Wind For Lonely Suburbs EP (2010, Jacques de Villiers)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TLZe23BMuDI/AAAAAAAAAN8/qLMmED1_Edo/s1600/52209105.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 174px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TLZe23BMuDI/AAAAAAAAAN8/qLMmED1_Edo/s320/52209105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527709889218787378" border="0" /></a><br />The sophomore album of Jacques de Villiers, an ambient musician from Cape Town. <span style="font-weight: bold;">More Wind For Lonely Suburbs</span> is the fine follow-up to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sleepsongs</span>, having embraced a drift between gorgeous harmonies and microtonal noise, reminiscent of Tim Hecker`s works 6-8 years ago. Compared it tightly to his previous work, the elements of drone and shoegaze are invisibly disappeared and the piano chords up to do carry over the room and the subtle undercurrents of borealic digital noise give a broad way to emotions to be opened and dilated. However, only 3 tracks are represented here: Oceanic Preamble, Written For You After You Left Us ning Wednesday, 18 July 1945 (A Perfect Winter's Day).<br /><br />Download it from <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.6</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-54651051955519740902010-09-17T18:35:00.000-07:002010-09-17T21:35:33.039-07:00[Old but important] 8bit Betty Too Bleep To Blop (Hippocamp)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TJQlra-oUYI/AAAAAAAAAN0/2KyTpWuZDdQ/s1600/nocover.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TJQlra-oUYI/AAAAAAAAAN0/2KyTpWuZDdQ/s320/nocover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518076871342313858" border="0" /></a><br />If to check out for the legendary Manchesterian label Hippocamp`s (being on hiatus at the moment) download rates at Archive.org you can see Bryan Teoh`s album <span style="font-weight: bold;">Too Bleep To Blop</span> sharing bravely the second place more than 40 000 times (not included the other download sites and servers). Vox populi vox dei. Although five years have passed since the release date Teoh`s sounds have been very refreshing up today yet. 7 tracks, based prinicipially on the numbers of chiptune/8-bit/chipbreak/tracker music, being part of this (those) genre (genres), within it recent computer music was started off approximately two and a half decades ago, and maintained (cult) popularity to date as well. Teoh is obviously one of those most ardent musicians I have had the privilege to listen to. No doubt. Ablaze breakcore rhythms, subtle pace changes, great harmonic sweetness coming forth through autotuned vocals and elements of lollipop and shibuya-kei - even more else, the echoes of indie/shoegaze music can be heard from therein. The American's ante is performed on the covering of 8bit`s very technical nature with a lot of emotions and life sense. If to mention all of those extraordinary tracks as And I Know That You're Happy (Ballad of the Lonesome Spaceboy), Reading Rainbow, Nikoma's Theme (Extended Mix) Spooky Loop, the Green Kangaroo, "Blast Off!, it may be viewed as a tautological array because <span style="font-weight: bold;">Too Bleep To Blop</span> consists actually of 7 tracks only. Teoh`s comeback with his new releases would be very recommended in any case. We miss you, Bryan!<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/hc152_too_bleep_to_blop_by_8_bit_betty"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-68218857571545969452010-09-07T18:13:00.000-07:002010-09-07T19:40:35.040-07:00Teacups - Songs about Yarn (Rack & Ruin)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TIbul35iw1I/AAAAAAAAANs/XVDivwBpZVU/s1600/rrr183.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TIbul35iw1I/AAAAAAAAANs/XVDivwBpZVU/s320/rrr183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514357128189625170" border="0" /></a><br />Rack & Ruin Records is certainly one of the fewest labels which has the ability to astonish the melomans at times. The album of 16 tracks gets involved in interesting aspirations. The main feature is to "mess up" the sounds of chiptune/8-bit and orchestrated sound/chamber pop, this is actually the reason why you can hear naivistic and rough electronic music approaches alongside with lucid symphonic sounds. The last mentioned ones are based on violin loops and tehnique of modifying some octaves and the first named are conjured up from old game consoles such as SNES and N64. Although almost all tracks are instrumental and have short duration, nevertheless, the picture will not get fragmentized yet. There are 2 exceptions, though - Knitting for your Resume (SNES) is a beautiful indie pop bob with singing. Also, it would be unfair not to mention the main and longest track Songs About Yarn in B-flat which does come forward through blithesome soundtrack-alike milieu. Listening to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Songs about Yarn</span> is a really worth experience, mainly by 2 aspects - solidness and extraordinariness.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://www.rackandruinrecords.com/releases19.php#album3"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.4</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-44671225338808174822010-09-04T01:08:00.000-07:002010-09-04T22:53:52.709-07:00Nodding by The Fire Nodding by The Fire EP (Bandcamp)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TIMt5k6gLkI/AAAAAAAAANk/9NXmKlDFwq0/s1600/1458302357-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TIMt5k6gLkI/AAAAAAAAANk/9NXmKlDFwq0/s320/1458302357-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513300836016467522" border="0" /></a><br />Nodding by The Fire is a Spanish trio comprising of Javier Ordàs (guitar), Carlos Puente (bass, guitar, Casiotone, flute, harmonica), and Jacob Gonzalez (percussion) does offer a delicious set of 10 tracks. Their music is instrumental without exception, which presents itself as a blend of alt-folk and springing melancholic and sentimental mood music. The album starts as intro for Short Fanfare, which runs on as the gales of psychedelic folk of the 1960s. On the other hand, El Monte swirls around a fantastic assemblage consisting of brass, mandolin, and harmonica accompaniment (however, who is able to achieve such a pilotage, deserves much recognition in any case), and Summer in the Air which is a joyful example of happy-go-lucky whistling. Guitar arpeggios and mandolins around here are to keep continue weaving shroud of progression, where inbetween you can find some fragments of mariachi (guitar) tunes as well. Besides figuring out that the harmonica is a sexy instrument, you can perceive more clearly that the intentionality of this release is directed toward seductive moodiness. Very solid, consistent, and captivating indeed.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://noddingbythefire.bandcamp.com/album/nodding-by-the-fire-ep-2010?type=email&sig=fa84ad89b4578efef186d4a93d9d6ae5&auto=mp3-320&payment_id=2314627015"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >9.7</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-34682793215530801472010-09-01T00:02:00.000-07:002010-09-01T00:53:15.901-07:00The Goner Bitemarks EP (DFBM/Bandcamp)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TH4CO9CO0CI/AAAAAAAAANc/yxh1ntuZdP0/s1600/1048894829-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TH4CO9CO0CI/AAAAAAAAANc/yxh1ntuZdP0/s320/1048894829-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511845449873412130" border="0" /></a><br />The Goner, a five-piece collective from Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, has released 3 albums (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Halartrallar</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hind</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hand</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Haven</span>) in the recent years. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bitemarks</span> is the first EP seen the sunlight by them. Psychedelia, improvisation, gothic/noir, drone and the approach of minimalism are here to be blended into a organic universe via folk music algorithms. Again, neofolk/dark folk, the output of traditionally sounding folk, and some psychedelic milieus are around here to come finishing it off in the joint area and to stand at each one`s side. The middle age, past and today will be wrapped in one restricted conception. The violin parts - which are played as a collaboration act by Emma Wahlgren, and much praised by the band itself -, organ passages getting more massive step by step, clearly articulated guitar chords, and the last two minutes at Oakmulgee Creek, the ending track, are filled in by the found sounds/natural sounds. To get a example of the relatives hereof, I cant`t go around without to mention Espers and Anahita (strong medieval music tendencies), Six Organs Of Admittance (epic progressive tendencies), Death In June (airy dark-sounding viscosity). Congratulations for the suggestively impressive coverprint as well.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://dyingforbadmusic.com/dfbm-06-the-goner.phtml"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.3</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-31148039333737284312010-08-27T22:29:00.000-07:002010-11-30T23:46:55.318-08:00Felipe Casey Cardona Casio Nightlife (Noise Horror)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mrF0dr8Cc8I/THidE9vnMMI/AAAAAAAAAxA/4Lbfg5ipnSg/s1600/Tape2.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mrF0dr8Cc8I/THidE9vnMMI/AAAAAAAAAxA/4Lbfg5ipnSg/s320/Tape2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510326852707102914" border="0" /></a><br />Having a speak about Felipe Casey Cardona`s 4-track cassette single <span style="font-weight: bold;">Casio Nightlife</span> it is not realistic to ignore Ariel Pink`s low-tech doings in the middle of the 00`s being attracted so many attention and hence giving a launch to one developing musical scene, named as chillwave/glo-fi/stargaze nowadays, which relies on a blend of the roughness of the do-it-yourself aesthetics and dreaminess of the bedroom music. However, the situation is changed and the greatest of them (Ariel Pink, Devendra Banhart, Wavves) are being signed up by well-known labels, moreover, the aforementioned artists have managed to move on more toward the centre of pop music, though.<br /><br />Cardona takes his path in a direct and downright way. Low-end synths and noir-alike vocal sequences with some sense of violet-y colorings are ready to be instantly thrown forward from the start to the end. The opening and self-titled track seems to be a tribute to the erotic music, the finishing one Subjective Paradoxical Argument is a deep inner space noir. Two tracks in between do conjure up naivistic synth chords and merely discernible distorted backcloth, by having the singing in English and in Spanish. Prevalently he does drift in a lucid and high spirited mood, yet, in the ending phase his conception is used to seem a little bit monotonous and equable. But he is a talented guy anyway.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://noisehorror.blogspot.com/2010/08/nh002-felipe-casey-cardona-casio.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7.7</span></span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-45997871907093126612010-08-26T17:19:00.000-07:002010-08-26T18:29:22.340-07:00The Victory Park False Silence (Radio Hand)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THcTlx_m56I/AAAAAAAAANM/fgeYKusCQfU/s1600/l_9995ffc5419b446484b2478175520645.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THcTlx_m56I/AAAAAAAAANM/fgeYKusCQfU/s320/l_9995ffc5419b446484b2478175520645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509894208907306914" border="0" /></a><br />The debut album from a trio coming from Moscow does reflect a quite similar effect to the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Interpol, however, their output imposes even more on its roughness. I have listened a lot to The Victory Park in the recent days, being still not tired of them. Their music is uncompromising, seemingly having no intention for somewhat calculation regarding objects of utility, also lacking the annoying hermetics proper often to the studio walls and the producers of kind of I-know-which-is-the right way-to-record. It is personal anxiety and pessimism, which encourages those musicians to struggle on with their fights. Obviously it is inspired by post-punk and proto-indie forerunners (Joy Division, The Cure, The Chameleons, Durutti Column) came about from the end of the 70s and early 80s. Infused with the verbal side sustained by the pessimistic philosophy of life, and obscure moods. Inspite of darksidedness the guitar chords are played up to the glare and dinstinct flash and overdriving riffs do conduct a trip sometimes even further, crossing the boundaries of post-punk, of coming to the territory of shoegaze music (a la Swervedriver); beyond of that there is given importance to the neurotic drums and some pinch of electronics with the purpose to get push up this desired and obligatory dark appealing. A worth album mentioned in by many bloggers from around the world.<br /><br />Download it from <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://radiohandnetlabel.blogspot.com/2010/03/rh014-victory-park-false-silence.html">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >9.3</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-86252421348314222122010-08-26T03:02:00.000-07:002010-08-26T04:28:56.214-07:00Fourteen Twentysix Lighttown Closure (Mine, All Mine!/Wise Owl/Bandcamp)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THZH1UOr7ZI/AAAAAAAAANE/L6MXngHXFlo/s1600/2896415888-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THZH1UOr7ZI/AAAAAAAAANE/L6MXngHXFlo/s320/2896415888-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509670175423327634" border="0" /></a><br />Expanded from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Songs From To Forget</span> EP, being released 2 years ago, Chris van der Linden`s conception has acquired more grandeur deliveries. Indeed, Fourteen Twentysix is a bombastic giant which size is really intanglible and unfound over the first listenings, which, in fact, might be a sign of good music. The diversity of guitar patterns wrapped up by dark-sided electronic timbres and rhythms, and cello orchestrations at times, will be culminating in the last track Lashes, having progressed into the epic chaos of the rolling and swirling stringent instruments. Some natural sounds here and there around and in early days recorded live drums somewhere in the shed by the countryside do add organic and vitalic feeling to the release. By Linden`s velvety timbre with it comes quite close to the music of such crafty pop luminaries like David Sylvian and Mark Hollis, which comparison, though, is the plaudit by all odds. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lighttown Closure</span> is a fine example of the bombastic yet deep issue, without being leaned on by empty gestures.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://mamrecords.com/artists/fourteentwentysix/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >9.3</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-1152788403426600552010-08-25T02:21:00.000-07:002010-08-25T02:48:11.534-07:00Okinawa Lifestyle - Lazy Friend You Move So Fast EP (haaa00a00a0a/Bandcamp)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THTkxmryE-I/AAAAAAAAAM8/YBBevsGQoxI/s1600/Lazy+Friend+You+Move+So+Fast.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THTkxmryE-I/AAAAAAAAAM8/YBBevsGQoxI/s320/Lazy+Friend+You+Move+So+Fast.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509279785029866466" border="0" /></a><br />Having reviewed their previous release <span style="font-weight: bold;">Naha</span> I expressed strong hope of mine that the melomans all around the world would get a lot of issues from this crafty Tbilisian duo in the future again and again. Their sonic alchemistry is a good example of balancing between magical harmonies and edge-y strobo rhythms around.<br /><br />However, a new EP does continue walking on in the steps of the previous album. All of those funky electro strokes and through the filters of club music roving electronic pop tunes are previously blended intensively with exhilarating chillwave/glo-fi aesthetics, for instance, being as close to The Neon Indians for instance, as they have never done it before. This music can seriously be described as contemporary indie dance, or even post-house sometimes.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://okinawalifestyle.blogspot.com/2010/07/okinawa-lifestyle-lazy-friend-you-move.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">9.3</span></span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-18449564344667205552010-08-23T22:58:00.000-07:002010-08-23T23:12:49.318-07:00Kämmerer Rhodes to Wisdom (Jamendo)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THNild7hSrI/AAAAAAAAAM0/Vt7HujpX418/s1600/1.200.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THNild7hSrI/AAAAAAAAAM0/Vt7HujpX418/s320/1.200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508855165033204402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhodes to Wisdom</span> is the sophomore album of Kämmerer, a musician from Gothenburg, Sweden. In fact, he is earlier used to get involved in other acts as well (Cliffhanger; GroovydracuLinda; Alphadog). <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sir Agent Chill</span> was his debut release, which was issued approximately 3 months ago under Jamendo, was played on exhilarating atmospheric and caustic synth lines, having an assuasive effect, being describable as "chillout" or "lounge".<br /><br />The recent album within 40 minutes and 10 tracks have entrenched deeper into the Black music tradition showing up the undercurrents of funk, rhythm and blues, and soul vibe as much as it is possible to talk of introducing of new directions. By a technical side, shimmering acid synth sequences are sit in for the velvet-alike sounds of the Rhodes (electric piano). However, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhodes to Wisdom</span> is a modern record, chatting up with club dance rhythms, eventually reminiscent of nu jazz/acid jazz, and downtempo tunes.<br /><br />Download it from <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/71759">here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >8.4</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-45252135762399281792010-08-22T19:43:00.000-07:002010-08-22T23:22:08.873-07:00W Physalis EP (Elpa)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THHx7ITrfQI/AAAAAAAAAMs/mL1rejRz5Gw/s1600/elpa45_cover.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/THHx7ITrfQI/AAAAAAAAAMs/mL1rejRz5Gw/s320/elpa45_cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508449817395428610" border="0" /></a><br />The choice of anonymity is an ethical statement, actually. Indeed, especially in the recent reality show era, when the purpose of the TV is to offer dull stripped-down plays and the chance to get some cheap fame to the manipulated ones and thereby humiliating a person`s humanness in a broader sense as well.<br /><br />However, I was looking for the artist background called W, though, getting no word at his/her Myspace or on the Elpa label page. I even thought to get contact with the musician, but I found this idea unneccessary at the last moment, yet. Have there been any other musician, whose identity, being revealed, thus became better? This is the case of pseudo-problem actually. Let´s music to speak.<br /><br />In fact, a four-track EP, issued under the Latvian label Elpa, says much more than some stilistically similar, though 2-3 times longer releases. This item does dwell on the examples of ambient, downtempo, IDM, broadening sometimes into the shadows of Kosmische Musik and New Age on here. Besides, there is also an example, which is densely dominated by digital sound processing - indeed, the ending track épiphyte seems sound like the perfection on behalf of glitch-y sonic ruins. In any case, the main emphasis is built up on the organic tonality of synthesizers, although those tend to move through various patterns and shades, reminding by its effects of such electronic artists like Lackluster, Myrakaru, Younnat, and Electricwest. More exactly, pulsating electronic keyboards, occasional vocal bits, and even some jitter of pop/rock shot (the title song), and sharp sonic tissue at times do make sense.<br /><br />An intriguing, emotionally awakening whole, which synth-based music (of obviously influenced by the 70`s) meets intellectual techno ideology of the last two decade.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://elpamusic.blogspot.com/2010/06/elpa45-w-physalis-ep.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">9.0</span></span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-5771192703369052032010-07-29T02:23:00.000-07:002010-08-23T23:43:35.543-07:00Chappaquiddick Chappaquiddick (Noise Horror)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TFFKvfzj1FI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Bi6WD6vzLs4/s1600/l_a44d576f41be4fa1a8c135114f26169c.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 174px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TFFKvfzj1FI/AAAAAAAAAMk/Bi6WD6vzLs4/s320/l_a44d576f41be4fa1a8c135114f26169c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499258799848150098" border="0" /></a><br />An excellent blending of art-punk, fusion, avant-garde, progressive rock, improvised music, and a bit of hardcore. The more I listen to this trio from Florida the more it might be it reminds me of a mix of Soft Machine and one of the members, Taylor Ross`s parallel project Witchporn, and his label mates The Moon Runners. By the way, avant-prog/experimental rock master Gianluca Missero aka Hox Vox from Venice gave me the solid feedback, saying that during his living in the northern part of the USA he had not chanced upon such a organically wrapped up ensemble, though, he was being well aware of similar acts (he signified this genre as "clean psychedelia eclectic mix-up"). At last I want to ask is it a new sign of the rise of new American underground music through tape labels?<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://noisehorror.blogspot.com/2010/07/nh001-chappaquiddick-chappaquiddick.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">10.0</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-78303981373611838882010-06-12T04:07:00.001-07:002010-06-15T04:17:26.450-07:00Moon Runners Full Enough (Rack & Ruin)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBYObIuZKiI/AAAAAAAAALo/CMcqeAoK7oY/s1600/moonrunners-front.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 211px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBYObIuZKiI/AAAAAAAAALo/CMcqeAoK7oY/s320/moonrunners-front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482585455731485218" border="0" /></a><br />Duo Danny Natter-Jake Jones comes from Olympia, USA, the city with decent musical traditions, launching an inspiring art/avant-punk line. Music which is a mixture of motorik patterns, blues, garage, math-rock, post-hardcore, surf rock, and psychedelic seeds. 11 tracks within circa 45 minutes do show some affinity toward The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Times New Viking, The Fall, The White Stripes, the 80`s end Sonic Youth, Big Black, and The Stooges as well. The tracks have relatively short duration, averaging two and a half minutes out, which is sufficient enough, to deliver a spicy and noisy sonic depeche. The opening track All Cops Are Murderers does open up through exhilarating surf-y blues refrains while opposing to it primitivistic declamations to have created an intriguing contrast. My Name Is Not Mud strikes with Mark E Smith-ian cynism, and the clash coming out from guitars and drums. Indeed, all what regards Natter and Jones noise doings it is completely targeted and refined. In the track Wolf Shirt all is about to speak in the terms of very harshness, accompanied by a minimalist electronics (compare it to The Fall`s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Perverted By Language</span>). I Want to Say No is also driven by similar bass-synth outlines - still edge-y and psychedelic ones. The ending track Death Tunnel can be considered as exceptional - an nearly 17-minute long colossus, which provides the opportunity to have some experiments with form and content - after the intense hits of blues and noise rock you can hear atmospheric and reversed upper sonic sentiments, which is apparently the case of minimalism. One of the best.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://www.rackandruinrecords.com/artists/moonrunners.php"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.7</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-51558196204643826782010-06-12T04:05:00.001-07:002010-06-17T04:32:19.442-07:00Foxes In Fiction Swung From The Branches (Orchid Tapes)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBoAgpOHIbI/AAAAAAAAAL4/7Ttu0NXdRWk/s1600/bikeboysicon.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBoAgpOHIbI/AAAAAAAAAL4/7Ttu0NXdRWk/s320/bikeboysicon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483696057097855410" border="0" /></a><br />Warren Hildebrand, an youngster from Toronto has gradually beefed up his position in the powerful (post-rock/ experimental folk/experimental indie/ambient) music scene in the North America. His debut album <span style="font-weight: bold;">Swung From The Branches</span> - the talk of which will be coming about now - will be soon released under the label Moongadget which is better known by the artists of such as Hella, Casino Versus Japan, Benoit Pioulard, Praveen, Dykehouse (though, the last three names are related through some compilations). However, he bears the course, and the indie bible Pitchfork dedicated an relatively lengthy introduction to the forthcoming event.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Swung From The Branches</span> was firstly published by the Canadian`s own tape label Orchid Tapes. What makes his sound special? Certainly one of the (technical) premises is a dense blending of analogue and digital technology. Indeed, the sounds are recorded onto tapes , on the other hand, the use of digital reverb machines gives it another dimension. Having integrated different sonic waves into an organic whole it can only hints at a musician`s cleverness. The album of 19 tracks can be divided into two parts. First section is introduced by hilarious ambient/atmospheric post-rock numbers, in which you can hear tape hisses in a positive way, sometimes even pastoral primitivism evoking from somethere. Above all, it reminds me of the Fort Collins scene`s doings, especially M. Pyres` ambient experiments in some albums. However, the middle tempo rhythms, spoken word/storytelling, but first and foremost giving to the soundscape faster move, and the new phase started. The musique concrete-embedded items are subtly added to open-felt electro-acoustic environments, there are also viewable some experiments with pitch-effects, and various volume intensities. New Panic Cure is the first indie number demonstrating instantly, why the great hopes are set upon him; Jimi Bleachball does recall My Bloody Valentine, in particular, through Hildebrand` s vocal manner and timbre, which is getting really close to Kevin Shields himself (compare it to Off Your Face, and Moon Song). The title song is opened window/door laptop folk, which contains a lot of tape manipulations, and psychedelic vowel textures. Though Shields was mentioned herein, the closest of Hildebrand`s contemporaries is obviously Bradford Cox. In the same context one of the highlights of the album is 15 Ativan (Song for Erika). Dynamic indietronica/poptronica simply pushes the serotonine to flow to higher levels. One of the masterpieces of the year!<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://orchidtapes.blogspot.com/2010/04/001-foxes-in-fiction-swung-from.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">10.0</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-37442342599056516892010-06-12T04:02:00.000-07:002010-06-13T04:42:51.125-07:00[Live Session] Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's show, 5/4/2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBTBC0qjATI/AAAAAAAAALY/DSQSQYjGYRI/s1600/images-albums-The_Dreams_-_Live_at_WFMU_on_Brian_Turners_show_542010_-_20100510180423379.w_290.h_290.m_crop.a_center.v_top.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBTBC0qjATI/AAAAAAAAALY/DSQSQYjGYRI/s320/images-albums-The_Dreams_-_Live_at_WFMU_on_Brian_Turners_show_542010_-_20100510180423379.w_290.h_290.m_crop.a_center.v_top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482218900657733938" border="0" /></a><br />The French duo/love pair Nafi aka Scott Serpent, and Armelle aka Bisoubisou remained me first time with the excellent single pair on label Beko DSL (though, it wasn`t their first release yet). The duo mixed avant-punk and no wave creating an astonishingly ecstatic milieu around the listeners.<br /><br />9 tracks within 36 minutes provide a way out set of post-punk, no wave, dub, reggae, and the world music, in-between filled by monotonous shamanism (Intro / Reggae 1 / Rising Son), exploiting in the primitivistic way programmed synths and electronics, sheer psychedelic layers and noise walls. The most remarkabale it is their ability and ratio to realize their conceptual sketches to bring ideas into an end - into a real apotheosis (Reggae 2; Tropique du Cancer). All of those nihilistic shifts and vectors, though uncompromising ones, are mere instruments to fill this purpose. The band is ruled by democracy (or should I say rather anarchy?) - sometimes sings Nafi, sometimes Armelle, sometimes they sing in unison. By speaking about parallels and legends it reminds of the early PIL, The Clash, The Slits, The Screamers, Karen Cooper Complex, Sonic Youth, even Elastica, and from nowadays it is a bit reminiscent of Gang Gang Dance. However, it does not make sense to think The Dreams could somehow to be the bastard of one of them. Listen and enjoy, and if it is for purpose you could take a lesson for to be aware of how practicing punk music in the `adequate` way.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Dreams/Live_at_WFMU_on_Brian_Turners_show_542010/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-28387055769661264942010-06-12T04:01:00.001-07:002010-06-12T20:16:22.336-07:00[Old but important] Ashbrg Music for Cats (Hamsterloco)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBRC1UVPjeI/AAAAAAAAALA/BA1EhAdAnV4/s1600/hl041.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 178px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBRC1UVPjeI/AAAAAAAAALA/BA1EhAdAnV4/s320/hl041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482080130175045090" border="0" /></a><br />Actually the first premise is very promising anyway - Aleix Pitarch `s music is without any doubts always liked by me, and secondly, the cats are always enough cute to be welcomed and dedicated something to them. However, can we expect the new turns regarding artistic freedom, i.e playing with various forms and genres?<br /><br />30-year old Catalan has released a bunch of personal issues under his own Hamsterloco label, many of whom have been re-issued recently. Indeed, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Music for Cats</span>, consisting of 17 tracks and enduring merely 32 minutes, was initally brought to an end in 1998 having revealed his unconventional approach to 8-bit/tracker music. On the one hand, all of those acid synth lines, bewildering and quaint sonic layers and mutated samples, and on the other side, it is all blended into a weird mix with a lot of diverse references - drum and bass, big beat, downtempo, ambient, and chilltronica. Even indie tunes are represented here - actually red eyes does bid bass sequences which, indeed, are probably one of the best moments on it. Also, there are quite a lot primitivistic sound collage as well, which conceptually is immanently concomitant with 8-bit music anyway, though, it seems the Barcelonan is used to involve to trying to magnify even more differencies and gaps to bring forth interesting contrasts between its parts. In any cases, though, psychedelic undercurrents are the corpuscles of his bloodstream. There are some very eccentric tracks too - for instance, country phone, does it belong more to the Kenny Rodgers`universe, or the Bruce Haack/The Jackpine Savage`s weird one, though? Will it be playlisted in Country music radio shows? Another example, flinser, is a hauntingly rumbling one, or spy which is built up on a sample of a sufi song, or empty going on a fly and disappearing into endless desolation. However, if you are being aware of Pitarch`s favorite artists (David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, The Residents, Deerhof, Scott Walker, The Cure, Yellow Magic Orchestra) it does not surprise you, though.<br /><br />No doubt, it is one of the top releases in the 8-bit/tracker music universe.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://hamsterloco.com/9disco/hl041.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-83198357683482697002010-06-11T02:33:00.001-07:002010-06-11T13:55:22.894-07:00Hox Vox Mjöllnir (Jamendo)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBKiprZu55I/AAAAAAAAAK4/yNxTlveZuII/s1600/1.200.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBKiprZu55I/AAAAAAAAAK4/yNxTlveZuII/s320/1.200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481622533372307346" /></a>
<br />45-year old Gianluca Missero have reached its sixth album yet. More exactly, `Mjöllnir` means Thor `s hammer, and all the songs, except one, bear the names of the gods of the Vikings. At the peak of the last year was released curious club beat-driven <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hurry Up Harry - Part 1</span> which in spite of all promises have yet not found a sequel - instead of it the Venetian is generally back to his old habits, exploring and discovering new angles of avant-garde and progressive rock. As he himself has pointed it out his purpose is to melt together sacre and profane. Therefore, Missero as a great creator has much aspects to add to his diverse yet excellent discography. The Italian does open some burning doors being never opened before. On the other hand, it shouldn`t be surprising at all, because <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mjöllnir</span> is titled as `zeuhl`. Indeed, in the conceptual heart of the album there are brittle bass undercurrents, scratchy guitars, the drum cascades by rote, enough interesting entries into symphonies, theatrically obscure keyboards, and classically overwhelmed mannerisms. Chaos and order - on and off, and softness and roughness do change its places as well. Even the pomp elements are used to have influence on you to get your hands up. Crafty, decorous, enjoyable, and consistent. Unquestionably one of the best publications from the RIO/avant-prog field altogether I have had the honour to know.
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<br /></span></span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-79588652459221967342010-06-10T11:42:00.000-07:002010-06-10T13:04:28.945-07:00Least Carpet Least Carpet (Dying For Bad Music/Bandcamp)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBFE70YXJaI/AAAAAAAAAKo/6XbI7h883UI/s1600/650536381-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/TBFE70YXJaI/AAAAAAAAAKo/6XbI7h883UI/s320/650536381-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481238015950398882" border="0" /></a><br />Marko Martini aka Least Carpet `s debut album has epithets such as `psychedelic` and `experimental`. Indeed, it`s expressively psychedelic, and in this regard the magic of his music has already been attributed to some sort of mushrooms and weed. However, it is unlikely that the necessity arises at all, so far as this kind of music for the projection is not needed to show up by decisive pictures or fictions. Although being a conception of the folk, it is quite far from the well-known folk tradition. The German man`s concept is instrumental not being subordinated to any statements or visions. Just expandingly streaming sounds, the harmonies in movement, non-traditional instrumentation (a bouzuki, a melodica, flutes, guitars, cymbals, a Jew`s harp). Certainly, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Least Carpet</span> neither does deliver the extravagancy or ecstasy of freak folk, nor it is the part of the Eastern and Central European traditional music movements - as opposed to what is being mentioned in their home label website, except for Old Wedding Song, which treats the Hungarian folk music with some rhythmic influences from the Balkan Peninsula. The experimental side is primarily reflected through growings from harmonies into long droning keys, and skilful using of guitar and its effects within ethnic instrumentals. All of those who are being familiar with the Children Of The Drone (and its adjacent projects), and Six Organs Of Admittance, however, it will constantly be telling you of belonging intrinsically to the Indian music tradition. And the parallels can also be drawn with Charalambides` dragging psych lines. In most cases, very beautiful, it is like the opening of a lotus flower (A Narrow Path (Part II); Leaving) ). I am being remembered it is already the another great album in the vein of experimental folk from Germany in few months (after gillicuddy <span style="font-weight: bold;">The yaouhl! Mashups</span>).<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://dyingforbadmusic.com/dfbm-02-least-carpet.phtml"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.6 </span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-36953441111691860272010-05-19T04:18:00.000-07:002010-05-25T04:58:30.056-07:00A Warmth Hearth (Rack & Ruin)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S_uz9-EyY7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/R9l3WEVscA4/s1600/rrr174.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S_uz9-EyY7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/R9l3WEVscA4/s320/rrr174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475167649215439794" border="0" /></a><br />A Warmth is Robby Massey, formerly known as dessktop, whose previous project could be considered like CocoRosie`s little brother - his truly primitivistic approach to pop conceptions which was partly based on folk, on electronics, on lo-fi, and on found sound aesthetics. To evoke new sounds the pans and pots were involved in action as well.<br /><br />However, the new project will run the same traces the more and less way - through those 5 instrumental tracks presented here having based on a minor-key synth play, sporadic glockenspiel riffles, feedback choppiness on the background, even some orchestrations are melded into a whole one. Bulky melodies will start sometime, having some development and finally getting a more impressive outfit. Actually it all is concentrated on small details to have defined the release goodness. Even if <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hearth</span> don`t pretend to be your favoritest issue it is exciting enough to be listened again and again.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://www.rackandruinrecords.com/artists/awarmth.php"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />8.3</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-24917158307327552452010-03-31T22:53:00.000-07:002010-05-18T05:21:40.792-07:00Okinawa Lifestyle Naha (haaa00a00a0a)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S_KFPC8uo3I/AAAAAAAAAKY/lJUUlshN6WE/s1600/Okinawa+Lifestyle+-+Naha.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S_KFPC8uo3I/AAAAAAAAAKY/lJUUlshN6WE/s320/Okinawa+Lifestyle+-+Naha.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472582990744691570" border="0" /></a><br />Georgia's duo Okinawa Lifestyle consisting of David Datunashvili and Gigi Jikia who is yet a little known to date, though undoubtedly one of the most shimmering pop acts nowadays originating from the borders of the former U.S.S.R. Their music can be classified as part of chillwave/glo-fi movement, being this way as an earmark in the running of the aforementioned style on popularity all around the world. In fact, the Tbilisians, however, pushed already off their debut <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roswell Crash</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">EP</span> one year ago. Are they as one pair amongst the first pioneers of chillwave music actually? It might be right this way.<br /><br />Speaking about the 12-track LP, it is built up on profuse chords exchanges and the evocation of the groove and velvet-alike harmonies. However, in accordance with duo`s previous release the new is more concerned about disgressions and mood swings. For example, the main harmony of the opening Rouge à Lèvres comes out from the middle of abrasive electro industrial chaos. Levan runs through the prism of beatific and glamorous sounds, enough to be regarded as one of the central pieces on it. Tbilisi Presents does offer a hybrid of the noir mood-ish Pulp (Seductive Barry, Weeds II, My Legendary Girlfriend), and Ariel Pink-ish tunes. Actually it is hard to imagine how the pop music could sound even the better way! But you should never say never. Little Place is a blend of funky electro, hip-hop, and rock riff hooks. Goblin Dance mixes sentimental atmospheric layers with a bit of "garbage" sound. Nightwalk and the Sunrise Club have entered into an area of electronic pop music influenced by club dance jitters,which, by the way, is reminiscent of some of the songs from the Estonian cult band Borax on the album <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mikroraion</span> (1999). Emotional Experience is used to be to find some balance in-between lounge music and deep house. Ninenda is just a fine track to be ended up with positive mood.<br /><br />Indeed, it appears it`s very happy time we are living in being sorrounded by so much beautiful music. Hopefully we hear about this Georgian band soon once again.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yn3ytjzz5dy"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.8</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-46977013763993669482010-03-23T21:06:00.000-07:002010-03-29T23:01:52.184-07:00[Compilation] New Weird Australia, Volume Five (NWA005)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S6nIFXH0CgI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Duw4HL1I8C8/s1600/NWA005-Artwork-by-Kris-Keogh-Front-1200-e1267240580767.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S6nIFXH0CgI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Duw4HL1I8C8/s320/NWA005-Artwork-by-Kris-Keogh-Front-1200-e1267240580767.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452108818340383234" border="0" /></a><br />In a relatively short period of time the New Weird Australia compilations have already reached the fifth piece in a row, which probably does testify the fact that the Australian underground scene has enough power and vitality to subsequently set up the steps to permeate over the world. <br /><br />Indeed, all around of it is ebulliently colourful. Speaking about any kind of so-called New Weird- movements, for instance about New Weird America or Finnish forest folk, you can find out the connection with folk music. In fact, to find out the link with folk music in Australian counterpart it is actually a bit harder task, though. For example, there is represented the music of Alex Yarbley aka Dot.AY, who have acquired enough notoriety in chiptune/tracker music circles in the last years. Another example and pleasant surprise is meet to Gail Priest, who is known by her confident sound art characteristics and methodology (in the recent case, the minimalist vocal drones are flavoured with spare electronics). However, the other projects are also far from (alt-) folk tunes - a primitive noise (Justice Yeldham, who is described by the Wire journalist Bruce Russell as one of the interesting artists after Iggy Pop to date), Ship Caught has a gothic blend of psych-punk and shoegaze to boom out, as if Joy Division had a very special wish to make acquiatence with the specifics of the Wall Of Sound; indie psychedelia (Crab Smasher), a sort of electronic primitivism (Ripple), a kind of Glass Bead Game with cut and paste formality (Kate Carr), a vanguardistic bunch of glitch-electronics, space rock, digital noise/ambient (Blake Freele, / / / ▲ ▲ ▲ \ \ \). Further, even in the recent context Mookoid`s structure seems to be innovative (Hex River Valley). My personal fancies are the Peace Out!`s psych-electro space noir mania (Running the Sand), so you can label it as `modern` without you could sound ridicolous somehow; and Burning Palms` noisy psych-rock with loudly ringing echo drums (Mockery). Third favorite of mine is The Atlas Room`s Iris , which is used to be similar to Burning Palms, though, having more emphasis on motorik sequences and rooting out the borders between different styles.<br /><br />In short, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Volume Five</span> is a fabulous collection of ideas and sounds. If you want to get some excellent examples of contemporary avant-garde rock music, you should certainly listen to this compilation. Aboriginal spirits have got up to the machines to groove themselves out.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://newweirdaustralia.com/2010/03/new-weird-australia-volume-five/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-61929131357108253282010-03-23T20:53:00.000-07:002010-03-23T20:59:53.987-07:00[Artists] Momoko Pins<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pnAo2GTY1H0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pnAo2GTY1H0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
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Ever since all of those acts, and some of them especially, which established the borders of the aforementioned styles approximately 20-30 years ago are intended to have stayed on the top level to date. Non/Boyd Rice, Death In June, Ataraxia, Current 93, Werkraum. Unlike black metal music, neofolkers have avoided to get devaluated, maintaining their severe, grim and often politically incorrect image. Indeed, for all of those people who have not had experiences with this sound yet should be get apprised that this music has nothing to do with ordinary folk music, except by the word`folk`.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spectral Magik</span> is the first and since the last release by a mystical German musician called Grandmaster Abscon ( by the way, who is supposed to use a mask). The album which consists of 7 tracks is probably one of the best - maybe even the most outstanding - I have found within this mysterious world since. Naturally, widely sprawling high arches as the obligatory element sketched by acoustic guitars and atmospheric synths are represented here. Besides that, the mysterious side as well. The first row of the lyrics will say much about it:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">//Ich komm zürück aus fremden Welten/Seelen/von einsamen Hören/von verlassenen Tränen//</span><br /><br />As confident and credible as by the side of its main elements it is also remarkable by its unusual digressions coming forth distinctly. For instance, Somnium III is fringed by the lightness of organic French estrada music. More specifically - there is no doubt anymore that the leitmotiv is loaned from the evergreenish Love is Blue which was popularized by Paul Mauriat and his orchestra. In true, the track does gradually evolve towards medieval music sentiments. Somnium IV is a stunningly synchronized one of relying on man-woman vocal lines sung in French. Obviously one of the most beautiful ones I have ever heard. Somnium V is getting approach to Einstuerzende Neubauten `s album <span style="font-weight: bold;">Silence Is Sexy</span> and its oeuvres recorded in German. Actually, a follow-up will move with Bargeld`s aesthetics arm-in-arm. The last track - as you even yourselves figured it out already - Somnium VII - descends to Gregorian-alike vowel experiments/ethereal sonic layers, neoclassical dark wave structures, impenetrable spoken word declarations.<br /><br />A sort of mysterious universe. Comparable to the same degree, as the entire<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spektral</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Magik</span> is mystical in its vast goodness. The masterful act really worth for to be discovered by more music fans.<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/paralucid"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-88615763989083041742010-03-22T18:26:00.001-07:002010-03-22T18:28:58.166-07:00[Artists] The Red Crayon Aristocrat Club<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tL5FfY2kgQw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tL5FfY2kgQw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nDBmN2wxxhI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nDBmN2wxxhI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBLuOkaWaNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBLuOkaWaNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_pjscjMylqM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_pjscjMylqM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://theredcrayon.webs.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The Red Crayon Aristocrat Club</span></a><br /><a href="http://theredcrayon.webs.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Zorch Factory Records</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theredcrayon"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Myspace</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Red+Crayon+Aristocrat+Club"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Lastfm</span></a>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846941789543973321.post-28428572846652365542010-03-21T21:12:00.000-07:002010-03-22T00:51:20.136-07:00Yoko Absorbing Museum Of Modern Chaos (Clinical Archives)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S6cg38cTZ-I/AAAAAAAAAKA/d5JHyEebhSM/s1600-h/ca362_01_front72.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-wm3xuLX0-I/S6cg38cTZ-I/AAAAAAAAAKA/d5JHyEebhSM/s320/ca362_01_front72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451362019445008354" border="0" /></a><br />Mikhail Lezin and Evgenij Kharitonov are back in business with their dizzy sound experiments again. This time they are accompanied by two another musicians - Konstantin Guro on saxophones and drums and Alexey Karmanov on rhythm guitar. While their last album <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vinyl</span> was shaped through sharp cut-ups and sonic fragmentality ,though, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Museum Of Modern Chaos</span> directs its focus toward chaotic moments in lush way. It is constituted conterminously conjuring up vivid visual highlights, and indirectly blurring the boundaries between the styles and genres. Guitar improvisation/experimental rock seems to be as a lone house in the middle of an electronic whiteout, which is exciting enough to give it constant try and attention to follow for. At times the conception is fringed by piano music (Opening Museum), and jazz elements (Free Future) either. Duo`s soundscape has aptitude to expand into mechanic (King Of Surf 1) and electronic horror ambience (Museum Of Modern Chaos (Script Type). Another Hemisphere is metallic ambient music riding on gravelly guitar riffs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Museum Of Modern Chaos</span> is a fascinating album for sure. Also, if you are intended to make up the contrast with this one you should listen to Yoko Absorbing`s another gem <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roughly Gently & Special Lowbit Release</span> (2008, Microbit-Records).<br /><br />Download it from <a href="http://clinicalarchives.blogspot.com/2010/02/ca362-yoko-absorbing-museum-of-modern.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">9.0</span>Kert Semmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823701121366428145noreply@blogger.com