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Tilting Irons by TONGUE DEPRESSOR

https://tonguedepressor.bandcamp.com/album/tilting-irons Genre: Experimental Rating: 🐍🐍🐍🐍 released on bandcamp February 15, 2022 Two tracks by this avant garde duo. Sounds like a spelunking expedition in Lee Ranaldo lock grooves. Neither musician seems to have any desire to show off. They just hop into very peculiar patterns and slowly warp and bend what starts out warped andContinue reading “Tilting Irons by TONGUE DEPRESSOR”

Pallid Memories by Loneward

https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pallid-memories Genre: Ambient Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 21, 2022 This beautifully produced release is engulfing and lush and succeeds at sweeping your mind away in a deep way that most attempts at ambient cannot. It’s layered and spacious and perfectly paced. Honestly, I need to spend more time digging through the Altus labelContinue reading “Pallid Memories by Loneward”

Chasing the Phantom by Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat

https://blacktruffle.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-the-phantom Genre: Gamelan released on bandcamp July 22, 2022 In the Bandcamp notes references are made tothe spiritual hidden within the digital (recommended reading) but as a listener I hear a music very tied into the directly physical, specifically the land that spawned the genre. Or the land crying out for the spiritual. Prayer. I’mContinue reading “Chasing the Phantom by Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat”

Compact ZZZoo by ZZZoo

https://eyevyberecordz.bandcamp.com/album/compact-zzzoo Genre: Psychedelic Rock Rating: 5/5 💚💛🧡❤️💙 Usually I don’t review compilations but since I hadn’t been introduced to this band and the cover art is so irresistible I decided what the heck, drive fast, take chances. Plus, Japanese things are usually fun. The first track is an instrumental with unfolding happy sound fractals. ItContinue reading “Compact ZZZoo by ZZZoo”

𝕘𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 by B E T A B L O O D

https://boguscollective.bandcamp.com/album/–84 Misinformation has shaped our reality. Threats all around us all the time. Threats to the democracy we’re used to. Democracy is a double edged sword. Fascists. Demagogues making reality itself up for grabs. The intersection of media and democracy. The tables are turned. We all need to spend money and stop ghosting the news,Continue reading “𝕘𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 by B E T A B L O O D”

Paradise by BINQ

Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I couldn’t find this on bandcamp but it is on Spotify and YouTube. It’s sounds and feels like it’s hypnogogic or hyperpop disguised as something simpler. The beats and production is really interesting with lots of smooth changes and nice sounds. The cadence on the rapping is unapologetically white.Continue reading “Paradise by BINQ”

construída 2 by May HD, Mariana Carvalho, Em Extinção, Taticocteau

Genre: Experimental Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ released on bandcamp July 25, 2022 Unrecognizable national anthems brought forth from decimated vinyl to protest the repulsiveness of life in Brazil during the reign of Jair Bolsonaro. As an American, and further as a Floridian, I get it. This is a not a noise release but it is anContinue reading “construída 2 by May HD, Mariana Carvalho, Em Extinção, Taticocteau”

chamomile by marine eyes

https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/chamomile Genre: Ambient Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ released on Bandcamp July 22, 2022 I love marine eyes. Everything I wrote in this review applies here, too : https://birdboyblizzard.music.blog/2021/04/01/idyll-by-marine-eyes/ If you ever got into the beauty of Chubby Wolf (Danielle Baquet-Long) this reminds me of that. This is on Past Inside The Present and that is aContinue reading “chamomile by marine eyes”

loosies by contron

Genre: Folk Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ released on Bandcamp July 29, 2016 Going by discogs and bandcamp release dates best I can figure, Contron, who just popped into my bandcamp feed with a new single was most active in 2013 and then again in 2019. He’s a lofi folk musician somewhat in the vein of Smog.Continue reading “loosies by contron”

Infinite Water by dystopian exoplanet

Genre: Vapor Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ released on bandcamp July 18, 2022 With the abundance of vapor and vapor adjacent releases flooding Bandcamp, vapor artists are challenged with keeping signature components of the genre intact while being both non-formulaic and engaging. dystopian exoplanet successfully accomplishes this task with Infinite Water which is both hypnotic and reaching.Continue reading “Infinite Water by dystopian exoplanet”

Understanding Shima33 and Decoding Dreampunk

Shima33 is a virtuoso of the futuristic. As one of the few pioneers and a platform builders for an entire genre he has at the age of 25 secured a place in music history. I can’t tell you what’s going to be on the golden oldies in the 2030’s but I can say this isContinue reading “Understanding Shima33 and Decoding Dreampunk”

A NU MYSTIC TRAJECTORY by HKE

https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/a-nu-mystic-trajectory Genre: What Pop Music Should Be Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp July 7, 2022 First off, praise. AOTY list maker. All that. Fucking brilliant. So goddamn great. It’s really burdensome to try to describe. First and foremost, fuck my review, just listen to it. It’s sad music. In aContinue reading “A NU MYSTIC TRAJECTORY by HKE”

HedNod Thirteen by mick harris

https://mickharris.bandcamp.com/album/hednod-thirteen Genre: Minimalist Dub Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp June 24, 2022 I’ve slowed down on my reviews because BandCamp has been a fucking desert lately. Everything I want to listen to and review is missing tracks hoping you’ll be so thrilled with what’s available you’ll send in money forContinue reading “HedNod Thirteen by mick harris”

January 7, 2022 by Kenneth Kirschner

https://kennethkirschner.bandcamp.com/album/january-7-2022 Genre: Contemporary Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Kirschner captures the style of composition of the mid twentieth century two or three degrees out from Schoenberg perfectly. The slow unfolding of notes crawling around diminished scales into to the nether of atonality never to find resolution piano style is delicately plated. He’s fantastic atContinue reading “January 7, 2022 by Kenneth Kirschner”

passage by Nicholas Maloney

https://unfathomless.bandcamp.com/album/passage Genre: Ambient Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp June 20, 2022 This one really surprised me. It’s ambient music in the purest sense in that it cooperates fully with your actual surroundings. So subtle as to be almost unnoticeable for the first few minutes then the birds came and IContinue reading “passage by Nicholas Maloney”

Vibraphone Improvisations by Will Redman

https://willredman.bandcamp.com/album/vibraphone-improvisations Genre: Avant Garde Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp March 29, 2022 This one is an austere, no gimmicks, no bullshit, no show off flash – vibraphone improvisation. It’s the right instrument done the right way. I’d be comfortable calling this third stream jazz just based off of the instrumentContinue reading “Vibraphone Improvisations by Will Redman”

Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore by Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker

https://unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/canti-di-guerra-di-lavoro-e-d-amore Genre: Folk Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp June 10, 2022 The Bandcamp notes can guide you about what this music is and what it’s about. I’m just here to put a very zealous seal of approval on it. It has AOTY written all over it. Strings that evoke bothContinue reading “Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore by Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker”

Gainer by Mary Lattimore & GROWING

https://marylattimoregrowing.bandcamp.com/album/gainer Genre: Ambient Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Lattimore’s harp waits nine minutes and forty-five seconds to chime in. First a proof is established. There’s a quality to ambient / ambient-drone on the highest tier. Basinski and Eno. It’s like the musical equivalent of erosion which may seem too obvious in Basinski’s case.Continue reading “Gainer by Mary Lattimore & GROWING”

AFRO TRANE by nat birchall

https://natbirchallmusic.bandcamp.com/album/afro-trane Genre: Spiritual Jazz Rating: Unrated / Favorable released on bandcamp May 27, 2022 It’s obviously a gigantic task. I know it’s jazz and playing standards and carrying torches and paying tribute is all part of the tradition. But I’m also going to say if your chops are up to it then fuck you. YouContinue reading “AFRO TRANE by nat birchall”

Pink Dolphins by Anteloper

https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/pink-dolphins Genre: Space Rock Jazz Fusion Rating: 5/5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released on bandcamp June 17, 2022 First off, thanks to the band for making this available for free. It seems like every record that comes up on my bandcamp feed is missing half the record. Some of these musicians are so obscureContinue reading “Pink Dolphins by Anteloper”

The June Releases by The Volume Settings Folder

https://thevolumesettingsfolder.bandcamp.com/music Inlopp Och Utlopp is sonic sorrow surrealism. It really fills up your sonic reality with thick layers of dreamy melancholy. A lot of people try this but this is better than – this stands out as especially effective. It’s engrossing. It’s nine minutes long and if you’re not a cheap ass like me youContinue reading “The June Releases by The Volume Settings Folder”

The Tragedy of Hip Hip part five

I’m not going to be able to do the investigative journalism to get anywhere with this one. All I have are thoughts. And the sorrow still remains. On August 27, 1987, the summer after I graduated from high school, the great DJ Scott La Rock was murdered. This was the first high profile hip hopContinue reading “The Tragedy of Hip Hip part five”

Editor’s Picks Spring 2022

These are my faves among those that I’ve reviewed so far this year. ANTIDAWN EP by Burial https://burial.bandcamp.com/album/antidawn-ep SICK! by Earl Sweatshirt creeksoft by GMRadioX https://fileunder-gmradiox.bandcamp.com/album/creeksoft W by Boris https://boris.bandcamp.com/album/w 零花 -Absolute Flower- by 剤電 https://disciplineproduction.bandcamp.com Cyberpunk 2022: Alive by Fentanyl Embrace https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/cyberpunk-2022-alive A BOY NAMED HEXD by 999 HEARTAKE SABILEYE https://999heartakesabileye.bandcamp.com/album/a-boy-named-hexd The Winter Concert by ChloeContinue reading “Editor’s Picks Spring 2022”

Equinox by Max Corbacho

https://maxcorbacho.bandcamp.com/album/equinox Genre: Ambient Drone Rating: 4/5 This is audio chocolate pudding and your brain is an eight year old boy. You need this. It’s in your refrigerator gleaming its chocolatey gloss. This isn’t just earcandy. This is oil. The salve for your bruised consciousness. This isn’t chicken soup. This is a universe of creamy comfort.Continue reading “Equinox by Max Corbacho”