https://banahaffarreleases.bandcamp.com/album/intimaa Experimental ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released May 19, 2023 This is not the type of music you can listen to passively or appreciate in the background. A lot of people might miss out on what’s happening here because it needs to focused on like a complicated novel but also meditated on because it’s seriousContinue reading “intimaa’ إنتماء by Bana Haffar”
Category Archives: electronic
Such is life by AnnaOtta feat. La.Fumero
https://annaotta.bandcamp.com/album/such-is-life ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released June 16, 2023 Experimental Such is Life is one of those rare experimental records that leans as much into a universe beat pop aesthetic as it does the avant garde. Largely based on human voice manipulation the sound is difficult to describe. This album would sit well onContinue reading “Such is life by AnnaOtta feat. La.Fumero”
Immensity by Silent Universe
https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/immensity Space Music Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released February 7, 2023 Immensity is an instrumental electronic record that lands more in the camp of space music than dark ambient although there’s lots of crossover in the genres and Cryo Chamber tends to lean into the latter. A spiritual cousin to the themes of 2001Continue reading “Immensity by Silent Universe”
Pillars of Light by Stellarium
https://exospheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/pillars-of-light Genre: Space Music Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ released March 21, 2023 If you’re a fan of Klaus Schulze or Jean-Michel Jarre or just in general whatever they play on Hearts of Space this is probably the best release so far along those lines in 2023. So again, if, you’re interested in finding newContinue reading “Pillars of Light by Stellarium”
Ciphers by Daniel Kordik – N.O. Moore
https://superpang.bandcamp.com/album/ciphers Genre: Experimental Rating: Highly Recommended released February 10, 2023 Ciphers seems to me to be a serious sonic attempt to accelerate spiking neural activity by emulating synthetic means. This definitely isn’t fuck you eat shit noise; this is calculated measured sound art that is demanding but ultimately pleasantly engaging. Maybe alien medical monitors soundContinue reading “Ciphers by Daniel Kordik – N.O. Moore”
Entropy by Colin Bragg
https://colinbragg.bandcamp.com/album/entropy Genre: Experimental Rating: 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸 5/5 Stars According to his BandCamp notes Bragg decided to pull out his old man’s guitar and created this excellent release in a couple days. The electronics remind me of Edgar Froese and the guitar playing Loren Connors. From what I’m seeing this music hasn’t reachedContinue reading “Entropy by Colin Bragg”
Hypnagogia by MARTINA BERTONI
https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hypnagogia Genre: Drone Rating: Highly Recommended Released January 20, 2023 Just yesterday I was relaxing in my backyard reading science fiction and listening to electronic drone music mostly from the 70’s. One artist I was discovering new work from is Isao Tomita. Tomita is one of many, but still I felt very moved by howContinue reading “Hypnagogia by MARTINA BERTONI”
Sentrifuge by Pjusk
https://pjuskswc.bandcamp.com/album/sentrifuge Genre: Ambient Rating: Recommended, especially for fans of the genre released March 18, 2022 (BandCamp) Right from the start I want to say I really like this album. It clearly separates itself from the very crowded field of ambient music. Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik, whose name is spelled with an extra i in his BandCampContinue reading “Sentrifuge by Pjusk”
Call and Response by Stefan Goldmann
https://ashinternational.bandcamp.com/album/call-and-response Genre: Experimental Rating: Highly Recommended As the title hints at Call and Response is the artistic expression of reverberation. If the machines have any sentience perhaps they feel like slaves and chain gang workers from the past. Musically this also calls on more modern traditions. A 2022 release like this with this sound isn’tContinue reading “Call and Response by Stefan Goldmann”
Starlight And Still Air by Starlight Assembly
https://starlightassembly.bandcamp.com/album/starlight-and-still-air Genre: Art Pop Rating: 🌌🌌🌌🌌🌌 released on bandcamp October 22, 2021 Other reviews and hype: https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/starlight-assembly-starlight-and-still-air-cd/BNSD.062CD.html https://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2021/10/starlight-assembly-starlight-and-still-air/ https://lineamasondixon.it/en/2021/10/27/starlight-assembly-2/ The vocal arrangements sort of remind me what can be heard in contemporary opera compositions. And unfortunately I typically find that style annoying, soulless, and simply poorly done. But there’s always room for me to learnContinue reading “Starlight And Still Air by Starlight Assembly”
Beyond the dark zone by Cristiano Bocci
https://unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-dark-zone Genre: Experimental Rating: 🎺 🎺 🎺 🎺 This one’s an aggressive percussive creature. If you remember the band Crash Worship the music on here builds tension in a similar fashion. It also has a film noir cinematic soundtrack vibe. Especially when you’re watching some movie and it occurs to you that the score composerContinue reading “Beyond the dark zone by Cristiano Bocci”
The Landing by Joystick
Rating: 🚀🛰👽👨🏻🚀🛸 Genre: Space Music released on bandcamp September 13, 2022 One of my high school teachers once declared that she didn’t know what a joy stick was and I’m quoting this verbatim “but I find the name very intriguing”. I doubt she suspected that I enjoyed that special little aside so much that itContinue reading “The Landing by Joystick”
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”
Feeding The Machine by Binker and Moses
https://binkerandmoses.bandcamp.com/album/feeding-the-machine Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 25, 2022 Goddamn this is wild. This record does for free jazz what Spacemen 3 did for psychedelic rock. This record is the four minutes spent zooming on nitrous while you were already tripping on acid. Roots wise, the echo brings to mind Bitches BrewContinue reading “Feeding The Machine by Binker and Moses”
Sarin Blizzard by Pestilent Rain
https://pestilentrain.bandcamp.com/track/sarin-blizzard Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp April 3, 2022 This is a single 14 minute track of music grown mostly out of the beatless industrial noise tradition but filtered through a drone lens. It’s not so harsh that it leaves the impression that Pestilent Rain only wants to clobber you with noise. NorContinue reading “Sarin Blizzard by Pestilent Rain”
Vairagya by Mario Lino Stancati
https://unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/vairagya Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp April 1, 2022 The distinction of borders are probably less important than they were in the 1960’s but there’s still a borrowing and building symbiotic relationship of artistic ideas among Italian and German composers. This one’s Italian and you can hear the space savore sanguino. Vairagya, I’veContinue reading “Vairagya by Mario Lino Stancati”
Breaking News by Hildegard Westerkamp
https://earsaymusic.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-news Genre: Electroacoustic Rating: I refuse to put a number on it. released March 25, 2022 “The pieces presented here were created between 1988 and 2012” I’m determined not to feel self-conscious about writing sentences like this next one. To me, this release is a sonic representation of what it is to be a livingContinue reading “Breaking News by Hildegard Westerkamp”
Malar by Uwalmassa
https://divisi62.bandcamp.com/album/malar Genre: Experimental Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp January 5, 2022 Recently a few things have been coming out of Indonesia that’s likely to sit well with fans of western avant garde music. Developing an appreciation for Gamelan is a rite of passage for western music fans. Indonesians were working with complex microtonal percussive conceptsContinue reading “Malar by Uwalmassa”
…for double bass & prerecorded electronics by Daniel Barbiero
https://shopendtitles.bandcamp.com/album/for-double-bass-prerecorded-electronics Genre: Experimental Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp March 22, 2022 Sometimes I really feel pressure to get the right words out there. I’m pressed for time this morning but I want to get this review out. Two and half listens in, I’m telling you this is one of those that’s going to… let’s sayContinue reading “…for double bass & prerecorded electronics by Daniel Barbiero”
Uzu Oto by Gurun Gurun
https://buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/uzu-oto Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp March 11, 2022 What we have right here is some deep dish experimental music. The bandcamp notes indicate they’ve been doing this for a while but as best as I can recall they have never reached my ears before. They successfully combine the hypnotic power of worldContinue reading “Uzu Oto by Gurun Gurun”
SFAIRA by Werken
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”
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”
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”
Acrobatic Thoughts by Panoram
https://runningbackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/acrobatic-thoughts Genre: Electronic Rating: 2/5 The influences fall like rain. So much so that the review on Pitchfork reads like your home room teacher taking attendance. Here and there fleeting moments of delightful lushness give the listener hope only to dissolve into an abstract whimsical cliche. Ultimately, this feels like an intellectual endeavor rather thanContinue reading “Acrobatic Thoughts by Panoram”
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