Wednesday, September 7, 2011

America Addio. Cotton Kingdom.


Cracked-out synthpop. Experimental blips and bloops. References to American history. Tweaked and twacked vocals. Monophonic synthesizers. Catchy. Confused.
America Addio - 'Cotton Kingdom'
2010
1. Monster Show
2. The Roped People
3. Escape From Chicago 2009
4. Astray in Hawkeyeland
5. Boss of the Plains
6. Lucky Side of the Street
7. O Pioneers!
8. Simply Living
9. Round Up
10. Essex
11. In the Year 2525

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Various Artists. Odour of Dust and Rot.


Insane black metal. Underground. Dark. Evil. Wintery. Grim. Kvlt as fuck.
'Odour of Dust and Rot'
2011
1. Unknown Artist - Enslave Every Star
2. Glossolalia - Filth in the Light
3. Absum - Living Graves
4. Unknown Artist - Strain I
5. Tukaaria - Empty as the Prophecy
6. Unknown Artist - Rhythms of the Feast
7. Absum - Profaned
8. Unknown Artist - Tempest
9. Unknown Artist - Strain II
10. Kuxan Suum - Principle of Harmonic Resonance
11. Nihilobstat - Traced in Absurdity
12. Unknown Artist - Strain III
13. Odz Manouk - A Virulent Wind
14. Absum - Restless Scepter

Friday, September 2, 2011

Planning For Burial. Leaving.


Post-rock. Black metal. Shoegaze. Solitary experimentation. Ambient despair. Lo-fi melancholy. Pure power.
Planning For Burial - 'Leaving'
2009
1. Wearing Sadness and Regret Upon Our Faces
2. Memories You'll Never Feel Again
3. Oh Pennsylvania, Your Black Clouds Hang Low
4. Humming Quietly
5. We Left Our Bodies with the Earth
6. Being a Teenager and the Awkwardness of Backseat Sex
7. Seasons Change So Slowly
8. Verse/Chorus/Verse
9. Leaving

Monday, August 29, 2011

Mamaleek. Kurdaitcha.


Experimental black metal. Eastern-tinged noise. Lo-fi emotionalism. Destructive. Visceral. Eerie maximalism. Sound effects for the end of ages.
Mamaleek - 'Kurdaitcha'
2011
1. The Hypocrite & The Concubine
2. Wake Up, Jacob
3. My Body Rock Long Fever
4. Sinner Won't Die No More
5. You Can Bury Me In The East
6. What a Trying Time
7. The White Marble Stone
8. Some Valiant Soldier

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Mesa Verde. The Old Road.


Post-rock tinged skramz from beyond. Build-ups. Let-downs. Screams. Squealing guitars. Doubt and worry. Desperation and feedback.
Mesa Verde - 'The Old Road'
2008
1. A Deep Sleep Without Dreams
2. For the Tree That Fell
3. When the Canary Dies Run Like Fuck
4. Return to Victories
5. No More Bad Future
6. Post-Youth

Friday, August 26, 2011

Giles Corey. Giles Corey.


Acoustic music from the industrial revolution. Vicious reverb. Supernatural ambient noodling. True folk music. Blistered fingers. Suicide. Acoustic ghosts.
Giles Corey - 'Giles Corey'
2011
1. The Haunting Presence
2. Blackest Bile
3. Grave Filled With Books
4. Empty Churches
5. I'm Going to Do It
6. Spectral Bride
7. No One is Ever Going to Want Me
8. A Sleeping Heart
9. Buried Above Ground

Tunng. Mother's Daughter and Other Songs.


Experimental folk. Electronic elements. Tons of instruments. Glitched-out vocals. Acoustic guitars. Heavy bass. Crazy harmonies.
Tunng - 'Mother's Daughter and Other Songs'
2005
1. Mother's Daughter
2. People Folk
3. Out the Window With the Window
4. Beautiful and Light
5. Tale From Black
6. Song of the Sea
7. Kinky Vans
8. Fair Doreen
9. Code Breaker
10. Surprise Me 44