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https://jazebaqti.bandcamp.com/album/secrets-of-a-horizontal-lifestyle Genre: R&B-Jazz Fusion Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp March 23, 2021 One time I was perusing reviews of horror movies on Amazon and I came across this one review where the guy said if you don’t like horror movies please don’t review this. I totally respect that. The least you should do is tryContinue reading “Secrets Of A Horizontal Lifestyle by Jaze Baqti”

https://bingsatellites.bandcamp.com/album/longform-ambient-studies-001 Genre: Ambient Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp January 31, 2021 This is part of a series. Part two came out today and hit my bandcamp feed. I started to listen to part two and then thought better of it and started at the beginning. There’s a lot of bedroom producers hitting this space andContinue reading “Longform Ambient Studies 001 by Bing Satellites”

https://cdiab.bandcamp.com/album/in-love-fracture Genre: Experimental Ambient Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp March 19, 2021 This is has been top shelf day for music listening as I’ve come across two sure ins for 2021 top albums of the year. Diab is the bowed guitarist GOAT. And there is competition. I’m not sure I’ve listened to everything Diab hasContinue reading “In Love & Fracture by C. Diab”

https://tuluumshimmering.bandcamp.com/album/waterfall-arcing-in-the-still-of-night Genre: Psychedelic Drone Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp March 21, 2021 An absolutely beautiful work of instrumental drone. It starts of like traditional music from Zimbabwe or Bali or something then it gets echoey and spacey like Don Cherry meets maybe Alan Sparhawk with an analog delay peddle. Whatever…it’s mesmerizing start to finish andContinue reading “Waterfall Arcing in the Still of Night by Tuluum Shimmering”

Today is the anniversary of the release of Bringing It All Back Home. All I can do is throw superlatives at it and bow my head. If you don’t think Dylan is the greatest lyricist to ever live you’re lost.

https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/i-the-serpent Genre: Death Metal Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp January 4, 2017 Slightly blackened slightly generic but well done too. The heart of a school administration metal.

https://vhs-dream.bandcamp.com/album/departure Genre: Shoegaze Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp June 17, 2016 Beautiful recording that simultaneously encapsulates everything right about dream pop and also bridges the gap between Spiritualized (you’ll have to work with me here; I’m talking specifically about their dreamy hooks) and slushwave.

https://miserablegrl.bandcamp.com/album/uncontrollable Genre: Shoegaze Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp April 29, 2016 One of those that deserved to pick up much more traction than it did. An underrated gem.

https://nobusinessrecords.bandcamp.com/album/liudas-mock-nas-in-residency-at-bitches-brew Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp March 19, 2021 I know what you’re thinking: This looks awesome. You’re right. Roughly in the style of Anthony Braxton.

https://tribetapes.bandcamp.com/album/burning-apricot Genre: Freak Folk Instrumental Rating: 5/5 released on Bandcamp March 16, 2021 I enjoyed this tremendously. Enough to say it’s my favorite 2021 release that I’ve got around to listening to so far.

https://hiemalambient.bandcamp.com/album/auburn-blaze Genre: Drone Rating: 4/5 released on Bandcamp March 18, 2021 This band has 83 releases. I admit my reaction might be more a reflection of my mood than the quality of the music. You know what you’re going to get basically. Sometimes I think it’s grown a bit tired and generic. But not withContinue reading “Auburn Blaze by Hiemal”

https://kawabata-makoto.bandcamp.com/album/villa-k Genre: Psychedelic Improvisation Rating: 5/5 released on Bandcamp March 17, 2021 The best soprano sax, flute, voice, bowls & bells, processing guitar, synth, electronics in the northern hemisphere for drowning out my neighbor because she can’t sing for shit. Addendum: Leigh released this on Bandcamp at an earlier date: https://geoffleigh.bandcamp.com/album/villa-k released on Bandcamp MarchContinue reading “Villa K by Geoff Leigh & Makoto Kawabata”

https://pjusk.bandcamp.com/album/syklus Genre: Ambient Rating: 4/5 Released on Bandcamp December 22, 2016 Peaceful and minimalistic. Very relaxing.

Samples available here: https://ghostbox.greedbag.com/buy/stasis-3 Related material here: https://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com This album is available on Spotify and several if not all tracks are on YouTube Genre: Electronica Rating: 3/5 Released in 2016 Stasis received positive reviews including one from The Wire. It’s on Ghost Box which commands respect. The sound is like an 80’s movie that couldn’tContinue reading “Stasis by Pye Corner Audio”

https://boguscollective.bandcamp.com/album/k-o-s-m-i-k Genre: Vaporwave released on Bandcamp March 16, 2021 Rating: 3/5 Another release on Bogus that released MTV Takeover which I reviewed previously and they promise new releases every Monday and Friday. Perhaps like podcasters the mission is consistency and quantity but this release has a respectable amount of quality to go with it. It’sContinue reading “K O S M I K センセーション by パラ D A I S U シ”

https://phagetapes.bandcamp.com/album/world-music-volume-1 Genre: Industrial Rating: 4/5 released on Bandcamp March 12, 2021 A sonic exploration of the aesthetics of nationalism, exploitation, and violence and warfare. A potential reminder to most people that our lives could be worse. Or perhaps that they will be worse.

https://holyhum.bandcamp.com/album/if-there-is-transcendence-let-it-be-now Genre: Drone Rating: 4/5 released March 20, 2020 (I forgot what year this is) Live recording drone coherent short digestible engaging- perhaps worth your time googling who this is but maybe really it’s better to not bother and take the free listen

Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 As an adult it feeds on orb-weaver spiders in the forest understory, which it plucks from their webs. It lays its eggs in water-filled holes in trees; males defend the larger holes as breeding territories. The naiad is a top predator in its tree-hole habitat, feeding on tadpoles and aquaticContinue reading “Dragonfly Breath III: Live At The Stone: Megaloprepus Caerulatus”

https://kristofferalberts.bandcamp.com/album/generasjon-lindemenn Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on Bandcamp January 1, 2017 Aggressive creepy free jazz. काली I implore you! Transport me to Norway

https://carbonbasedlifeforms.bandcamp.com/album/20-minutes Genre: Ambient Rating: 3/5 released on Bandcamp March 3, 2021 20 is sonically rich. Very lush. Very drowns out the shit you don’t want to hear. But it dares to have a beat. Imo ambient music should be beatless unless the beat aggressively makes the music better by being fundamental to the sound. LikeContinue reading “20 Minutes by Carbon Based Lifeforms”

https://joshsager.bandcamp.com/album/interlopers Genre: Dark Ambient Rating: 4/5 released on Bandcamp February 22, 2021 Borders on industrial. Must be really good because my nerves felt wrecked listening to it.

https://pantheophania.bandcamp.com/album/gnostic-pilgrimage Genre: Dark Ambient Rating: 4/5 released on Bandcamp March 9, 2021 GP is what I wish popular new age artists had explored. Usually dark ambient isn’t going to get much credit for merely being dark. This stands out because it holds on tight to its new age origins and progresses more and more intoContinue reading “Gnostic Pilgrimage by Sun Through Eyelids”