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https://kathleenyearwoodordeal.bandcamp.com/album/requiem-world-in-ashes-complete-version-with-8-movements Genre: Gothic Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp September 6, 2021 A requiem to death itself it’s seems. Odd because death is neither dead nor dying. She’s been compared fairly to Diamanda Galas but the music to this is even grittier. You’ve heard of Pet Sounds? This is Death Sounds. But seriously https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/13/spain-wildfires-military-deployment/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/breaking-news/firefighters-battling-spreading-wildfire-in-gush-etzion-679340/amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/after-touring-california-wildfire-damage-biden-rebuts-complaints-about-cost-of-combating-climate-change-004723132.htmlContinue reading “REQUIEM (World in Ashes) Complete version with 8 movements by Kathleen Yearwood Ordeal”

https://healingsoundpropagandist.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-in-digital-dust Genre: Ambient Drone Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp September 10, 2021 Rich texture for perfect sleep. Utilitarian music. Another one to get you through the night. Don’t butt dial your sister while you’re snoring.

https://l33k5p1n84574rd5.bandcamp.com/album/deep-thought-deep-vault-chapter-1 Genre: Dub Rating: 5/5 This is my second review of this artist: https://birdboyblizzard.music.blog/2021/08/14/%e6%b7%b1%e5%a4%9c%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9a%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9%e3%83%80%e3%83%96-by-%e3%83%ad%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3%e9%a8%8e%e6%89%8b-vs-dub-h4xx0r/ I like this one one star better. From Augustus to Tubby and Scratch to African Head Charge and Creation Rebel. This is the tradition.

https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kitsune-name-your-price Genre: World Music Ambient Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp August 17, 2021 Mediumistic, fluid, yielding, receptive, constant vibrations. A certain for my AOTY release list. Here’s a link to Ryuzen’s discography http://alcvin.ca/ryuzen/discography/ And jarguna’s https://www.jarguna.com/discografia/ And Projekt records https://www.projekt.com/store/ Kitsune is one of the best ambient drone field recording fusions with Oriental Trad you’llContinue reading “Kitsune (name-your-price) by jarguna & Ryuzen”

https://igneousflame.bandcamp.com/album/lapiz Genre: Ambient Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp March 25, 2021 On a casual listen you might not notice what separates this from the very flooded ambient scene. It’s two things really: 1) The guitar playing is interesting and quite good 2) There’s really clever clips of beautiful melody that most musicians can’t write It’sContinue reading “Lapiz by Igneous Flame”

Behind The Machine (Soundtrack to the Novel) https://daveluxton.bandcamp.com/album/behind-the-machine-soundtrack-to-the-novel Dream Sequence https://daveluxton.bandcamp.com Genre: Space Favorable Review Luxton is officially an OG of the space genre. His sound is classic and even definitive Hearts of Space. By my count he has 21 releases and he also runs Wayfarer Records. His music is absorbing and relaxing and bothContinue reading “Double Review: Two 2021 Releases by Dave Luxton”

Available on Spotify Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 4/5 2021 Hook driven hip hop that successfully hangs its hat on catchy art pop sensibilities. Instead of being confined by genres he uses them an assertion of artistic independence. Moon Child creates a moving, philosophical, and a sonically metaphysical neatly organized pattern.

BODY N SOUL by C Y G N https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/body-n-soul 2018 Discover by C Y G N https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/discover 2019 Into The Past by C Y G N https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-past 2021 Rating: 5/5 Dummy by Portishead obviously made a big splash. Numbers don’t lie. And although the glory was, of course, shared with Tricky there’s still pretty muchContinue reading “Spacesuit Human Trilogy by C Y G N:”

https://uraudiovisual.bandcamp.com/album/ur-038-pesto Genre: Folk Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp September 1, 2021 A musical garden of many influences, both folk and psychedelic, a concept album held together by solid song writing. The plot, as well as I understand it reminds me of an Ursula K. Le Guin digression.

https://hotelneon.bandcamp.com/album/live-on-stars-end-radio-august-29-2021 Genre: Drone Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp September 3, 2021 Either just in my mind or maybe all over Hotel Neon are one of the top names in slow moving ambient drone. It’s a name that I respect. This is in line with what I expect from them. Very meditative comforting safe waves ofContinue reading “Live on Star’s End Radio: August 29, 2021 by Hotel Neon”

https://mikiplayspiano.bandcamp.com/album/a-kind-of-mirror Genre: Classical Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp August 27, 2021 Upon listening to this the first frame of reference comparisons to come to mind were Steve Reich and Frédéric Chopin. Not quite as geometrical as Reich and occasionally tempered by small touches of Romanticism. Then when I googled Randall-Myers, Glenn Branca’s picture came upContinue reading “A Kind of Mirror by Miki Sawada & Brendon Randall-Myers”

https://pathwornpilgrim.bandcamp.com/album/beauty-of-the-bitter-coast Genre: Neoclassical Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp September 3, 2021 Self described as “dungeon synth” complete with a fun by kitschy cover but the quality and professionalism of this music transcends its presentation. I’m not trying to shit on dungeon synth as a genre. I’m actually quite a fan as previous reviews will show.Continue reading “Beauty Of The Bitter Coast by Pathworn Pilgrim”

https://halipalombo.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of-praise Genre: Experimental Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp August 27, 2021 An extraordinarily unique and personal ambient adjacent experimental release. The music / sounds / words are gentle and tender. Even without language the tracks feel very vulnerable and sincere. As this genre and medium continues to mushroom very creative people are running ahead withContinue reading “Songs Of Praise by Hali Palombo”

https://wharflurch.bandcamp.com/album/psychedelic-realms-ov-hell Genre: Metal Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp September 3, 2021 I’m a Georgia boy but have lived in Lower Alabama Florida for years now. There is no place on earth, including Louisiana, that is better than Florida for metaling out in the middle of a graveyard at 3 AM tripping balls on mushrooms. AndContinue reading “Psychedelic Realms ov Hell by WHARFLURCH”

https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/album/saudade Genre: lofi instrumental hip hop beats Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp January 29, 2021 I want to go through at least the 2021 Tiger Blood label releases and that idea brought me here. From what I’ve heard Tiger Blood has pretty tight quality control. You can’t really go wrong exploring their discography. This is,Continue reading “saudade by Silhouettes”

https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/tahitiara Genre: Ambient Drone Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp September 3, 2021 Two fifteen minute tracks both based around an African tribal choral sample. I used to listen to a lot more African trad but most of the best stuff in my physical collection (almost exclusively CDs) aren’t available for online streaming and I neverContinue reading “Tahitiara by ukujula”

Available on Spotify Genre: Rock’n’Roll Rating: 4/5 Released June 18, 2021 It’s stupidly difficult to write a good review for Styx. You have to cleanse yourself of your unfounded bigoted assholery. You have purge the propaganda that you’ve been fed since college that said it’s borderline sacrilege NOT to shit on these guys. Like theyContinue reading “Crash of the Crown by Styx”

These are my favorite releases of 2021 thus far:  Proof by BLOOP (Lina Allemano / Mike Smith) Eternal Screw by ONY Lost Dreams (Chopped and Screwed) by Dj Purpberry Waterfall Arcing in the Still of Night by Tuluum Shimmering In Love & Fracture by C. Diab Burning Apricot by Carnivorous Plants Cyberdreaming by VHS SpectreContinue reading “Editor’s Picks”

https://hudsonlee.bandcamp.com/album/reflex-angle Genre: Post-dubstep Ambient Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp July 30, 2021 Mellow engaging relaxing music that’s hard to categorize. Maybe think Shpongle meets Portishead meets Primal Scream. Actually, now that I’m thinking of it The Future Sound of London’s Lifeforms sort of comes to mind. Whatever it is, it’s easy on the ears. AContinue reading “Reflex Angle by Hudson Lee”

https://venoztks.bandcamp.com/album/light-breaker Genre: Experimental Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp August 26, 2021 Sounds generated from shortwave radio the closest musical relative I can think of for this is Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Hymnen. Shortwave is a great medium because the message, even if indiscernible, monopolizes the frequency. Although it sounds electronic and obviously is electronic it’s also theContinue reading “light breaker by venoztks”

https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/vanaprastha-the-man-who-went-into-the-woods-to-find-himself Genre: Ambient Drone Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp August 20, 2021 If you’re a fan of this genre you’re probably familiar with Olan Mill. This is the same guy. Past Inside the Present label is without fail consistently very high quality. This is exactly what you expect. Generations of quiet and subtle music hasContinue reading “Vanaprastha (The Man Who Went Into The Woods To Find Himself) by Alex Smalley”

https://kosmogon.bandcamp.com/album/m-ssan Genre: Space Music Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp August 27, 2021 Unquestionably influenced by Klaus Schulze’s Timewind this is so fucking good it could be a goddamn sequel. Both use ARP Odyssey. I don’t know what the difference is but Jean-Michel Jarre used an ARP 2600 on Oxygène. By equating it with Timewind IContinue reading “MÄSSAN by K O S M O G O N”

https://longsword.bandcamp.com/album/divine-radiance Genre: Dungeon Synth Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp August 25, 2021 Lofi recording of synth and drum machine recreating traditional medieval / early Renaissance musical themes. Successfully carries a folk ambiance associated with that era. The mood is very effective and it successfully gets the listener pondering our relationship with time. It’s not justContinue reading “Divine Radiance by Longsword”

https://cartiercal.bandcamp.com/album/intricate Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp August 25, 2021 Rich deep beautifully masculine hip hop. Hip hop and Delta Blues share the distinction of demanding the most personal vulnerability of all American music genres. The music doubles as literature. Other genres like folk and emo can make a claim but at theContinue reading “Intricate by Cartiercal”

https://heathenhandrecords.bandcamp.com/album/discography Genre: Extreme Metal Rating: 4/5 A smoking hot mash up of almost everything wild about metal. I guess it’s a bit like Naked City but fortunately less contrived than the Zorn stuff. Almost, without fail, I compare all metal I like a lot to Gorguts and the math elements really do push this toContinue reading “Discography by The Severnaya Complex”