https://shopendtitles.bandcamp.com/album/sfaira Genre: Musique Concrete Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 21, 2022 Listening to this got me to thinking about the evolution of electronic music and what’s been going on with the releases that have been hitting my bandcamp feed. Obviously, there’s no way to tell if what I’m observing is an actual pattern inContinue reading “SFAIRA by Werken”
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Protozoan Battle Hymns by Rhododendron
https://rhododendronpdx.bandcamp.com/album/protozoan-battle-hymns Genre: Metal Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp May 14, 2021 First off, straight up, this would be a free and clear 5/5 except for the high end is severely muted on the recording. Even on the bandcamp page the ten already sold cassettes are advertised as normal bias. Fuck that. Dolby off. High bias.Continue reading “Protozoan Battle Hymns by Rhododendron”
They Don’t Know What I Go Through At Home by SpermaNoise / To Hell With Religion
https://implodingsounds.bandcamp.com/album/they-dont-know-what-i-go-through-at-home Genre: harsh noise / grindcore (split) Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 12, 2022 My favorite and least favorite thing about this is the album cover reminiscent of the horrifying Dark Angel covers. I hope that poor girl never sees this. As their names would lead you to believe SpermaNoise are the harsh noiseContinue reading “They Don’t Know What I Go Through At Home by SpermaNoise / To Hell With Religion”
DWA DNI by Rhodri Davies
https://rhodridavies.bandcamp.com/album/dwa-dni Genre: Minimalism Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 18, 2022 This is one I shouldn’t have to sell. Any serious music fan will love this. Davies plays a brilliant collection of solo harp pieces that put him in a class by himself. I really wasn’t quite sure how to classify this but since theContinue reading “DWA DNI by Rhodri Davies”
Muster by Beispiel
https://beispiel.bandcamp.com/album/muster Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 This one is kind of a retro-contemporary electronic release. Sorry for the ridiculous classification but it definitely conjures the early pioneers of electronic music in an austere way despite being improvisational. The duo successfully build on each other’s ideas and it’s a fun curious listen but thankfully never silly. There’sContinue reading “Muster by Beispiel”
Laceration Hazard by Laceration Hazard (Logan Perry And Nick Didkovsky)
https://loganperry.bandcamp.com/album/laceration-hazard Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 7, 2022 LH is essentially an avant-garde keyboard / guitar improvisation. Both musicians are very aggressive and adventurous. There’s a touch of old school electro-acoustic and musique concrete about it but the guitar is often angrier than the early pioneers. Both musicians have a healthy senseContinue reading “Laceration Hazard by Laceration Hazard (Logan Perry And Nick Didkovsky)”
Cronicas del templo by NΣPTUNӨ
https://noproblemadigital.bandcamp.com/album/cronicas-del-templo?from=fanpub_fnb Genre: Drone Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 18, 2022 It’s not just this musician or this particular release but there’s something pleasantly blank slate about this brand of experimental drone. It makes me think of that philosopher that imagined a man completely isolated in space never seeing or hearing anything his whole life.Continue reading “Cronicas del templo by NΣPTUNӨ”
Enchanted I & II by Ozymandias’ Dream & Imisu
https://forestkids.bandcamp.com/album/enchanted-i-ii Genre: Chill Hop Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 18, 2022 Even though I got the chance to interview the guy it’s still easy to wonder who’s who when it comes to the The Forest Kids Collective. The deal is all the artists in The Forest Kids Collective are all the creations of theContinue reading “Enchanted I & II by Ozymandias’ Dream & Imisu”
Striving Toward Oblivion (Black Metal) by VORGA (Germany)
https://vorgaband.bandcamp.com/album/striving-toward-oblivion-black-metal Genre: Black Metal Rating: 5/5 released February on bandcamp 4, 2022 I could be wrong but seems like 2019 was the last great great year for metal. Are we in a bit of drought? Nothing has hit me over the head and said you’re not going to believe this but this is crazier thanContinue reading “Striving Toward Oblivion (Black Metal) by VORGA (Germany)”
I know there’s something left for you by dynastic
https://dynastic.bandcamp.com/album/i-know-theres-something-left-for-you Genre: Emo Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 4, 2022 Straight up this is the most exciting emo hyper pop release of pure joy and love that I’ve heard since yourarmsaremycocoon. Iktslfy is the refrain for the end of last song called dear / distance . lake city quiet pills has 100 gec insanity.Continue reading “I know there’s something left for you by dynastic”
Masses by Armbruster
https://armbruster.bandcamp.com/album/masses Rating: 5/5 Genre: American Classical This music hits hard with sorrow and beauty. Two comparisons came quickly to mind. Jonny Greenwood’s Power of Dog score and Aaron Copland. It’s a bit more melancholy than Copland but it’s essentially doing the same thing: Providing the soundtrack to America’s lost and damaged soul. Perhaps appropriate toContinue reading “Masses by Armbruster”
i guess u had 2 be there by Ł ō ũ ď ʋ ɨ ȼ ǻ ʀ
https://loudvicar.bandcamp.com/releases Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 released February 10, 2022 A short collection of cough syrupy beats. One of the genre tags on the bandcamp page says “pain management”. I’m not sure if that’s tongue in cheek but I can feel that in these. People are not born with morphine in them. So why do opiateContinue reading “i guess u had 2 be there by Ł ō ũ ď ʋ ɨ ȼ ǻ ʀ”
Brian Ruryk – Enhanced Mimicry (PLM184) 3.5″ Floppy Disk by Poor Little Music
https://poorlittlemusic.bandcamp.com/album/brian-ruryk-enhanced-mimicry-plm184-35-floppy-disk Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 11, 2022 The Poor Little Music label don’t play. It’s something to recognize that they command respect. And they got more of mine with this release. Ruryk’s work here (and damned if I don’t have a ton of listening to do looking at his discographyContinue reading “Brian Ruryk – Enhanced Mimicry (PLM184) 3.5″ Floppy Disk by Poor Little Music”
PERCUSSION by Felix Hauptmann / Leif Berger / Roger Kintopf
https://boomslangrecords.bandcamp.com/album/percussion Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 All these musicians are brand new to me which makes it all the more surprising how great this is. This is composed third stream Jazz borrowing from less austere interpretations of Schoenberg serialism. I’m thinking like 1940’s Elliott Carter. I mean, I can’t say for sure what was inContinue reading “PERCUSSION by Felix Hauptmann / Leif Berger / Roger Kintopf”
Ready for the return of the light by The Beautiful New Age Relaxation Tapes
https://thebeautifulnewagerelaxationtapes.bandcamp.com/releases Genre: New Age Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 8, 2022 On the real here ngl keeping it 100 and all that last night the creeps were up in my noodle doing bad things. I put this in my noise canceling headphones and it was like a brain massage. I felt comforted and easy.Continue reading “Ready for the return of the light by The Beautiful New Age Relaxation Tapes”
shadows gathering against by Josh Sager
https://joshsager.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-gathering-against Genre: Drone Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 31, 2022 This is creepy. Nervous music. Unnerving. If music touched the stove this would be part of the scar tissue. If music were your money this is part of what you stole from your mom when you were jonesing. If music were language this wouldContinue reading “shadows gathering against by Josh Sager”
this far by Nathan Blehar & Tony Falco
https://tonyfalco.bandcamp.com/album/this-far Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 4, 2022 Falco’s drumming is brilliant and there’s not much more to say about that. If this were solo percussion it would be a very good record. And to be fair if it were just Nathan Blehar’s solo tenor it would still be very good.Continue reading “this far by Nathan Blehar & Tony Falco”
SUMMARY EXECUTION by BLUDGEONED
https://viletapesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/summary-execution Genre: Metal Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 5, 2022 Standing out in the world of heavy metal is an incredibly difficult task. Metal is the most durable and international genre of music since Tony Iommi cut off his fingertips. Metal is the tardigrade of music. Metal can be good simply by ticking offContinue reading “SUMMARY EXECUTION by BLUDGEONED”
プッシュミー by OPHANIM
https://theophanim.bandcamp.com/releases Genre: Barber Beats Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 4, 2022 A six track split 3/3 between DARK DESIRE • ダークデザイア & Gods of Something. I’ve reviewed the romantic and sexual nature of DARK DESIRE • ダークデザイア before and (oh the copy and paste changed my text style- oh well) even if it wasContinue reading “プッシュミー by OPHANIM”
The Winter Concert by Chloe Jackson-Reynolds
https://sr3323.bandcamp.com/album/the-winter-concert Genre: Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp January 5, 2022 17 year old CJR pulls off a jazz masterpiece completely of our time. One of the first things I want to be clear about is that I love this album and although it was made by a (presumably) female teenager, there’s no preferential treatmentContinue reading “The Winter Concert by Chloe Jackson-Reynolds”
The Set-Up by Hidden Forces Trio
https://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-set-up Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 24, 2022 Another fantastic release on Raw Tonk made generously available in full on bandcamp with a physical CD made available to purchase. I understand that talk is cheap but I do appreciate it. HFT is a Spanish outfit who have been at it forContinue reading “The Set-Up by Hidden Forces Trio”
Dreams by Matt Cliffe
https://mattcliffe.bandcamp.com/album/dreams Genre: Spiritual Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 1, 2022 Cliffe plays every instrument on Dreams except for the piano on the second track. His style reminds me of several greats including Don Cherry, Charles Lloyd, Eric Dolphy, Aaron Copland. He also applies minimalist techniques on the piano. He very successfully pulls fromContinue reading “Dreams by Matt Cliffe”
Eke in Rotterdam by EKE
https://doekraw.bandcamp.com/album/eke-in-rotterdam Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 2, 2022 Another of many reliably good free jazz releases on the Doek RAW label out of Amsterdam. The band includes Yedo Gibson on reeds and trombone. Gibson originally hails from São Paulo and recorded with a fellow speaker of Portuguese, the brilliant Susana SantosContinue reading “Eke in Rotterdam by EKE”
I <3 Art by The Lucid Intermission
https://thelucidintermission.bandcamp.com/album/i-3-art-2 Genre: Experimental Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp February 2, 2022 I was tempted to classify this as post-punk. It’s not post-punk like Wire or Pere Ubu but like the psychedelic bad trip bands from the eighties like the Butthole Surfers or Tragic Mulatto. Or the Hell Cows or Stickdog or the Warlock Pinchers orContinue reading “I ❤ Art by The Lucid Intermission”
A BOY NAMED HEXD by 999 HEARTAKE SABILEYE
https://999heartakesabileye.bandcamp.com/album/a-boy-named-hexd Genre: Experimental Hip Hop Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp January 1, 2022 Layers upon layers of absolute genius. The Slint homage album cover which was originally a nod to Mao. The song titles. The nod to the Refused nodding to Ornette. But oh my god the hooks! This thing is full of brilliant fiveContinue reading “A BOY NAMED HEXD by 999 HEARTAKE SABILEYE”
Warmth Highest 