GENRE: Folk, Rock, Psyhedelic
Label: Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:23:23
"...From the near classical guitar intro of the opening, brooder-song “The Aftermath”, it is clear that ‘Darkling, I Listen’ is a much different sonic animal than the intimate, and mostly acoustic, affair of The Black Atlantic’s debut album ‘Reverence for Fallen Trees.’ Clocking in at 23 minutes and 23 seconds, ‘Darkling’ contains five fully sculpted songs with a wide array of elements and influences, from 70’s psychedelic folk–rock to Phil Spector-esque orchestrated chamber pop and 60’s Motown soul sensibilities. It also takes informed cues from current indie epitomes such as Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, and Bon Iver. The Black Atlantic wears these influences on its sleeve without sounding inauthentic. ‘Darkling I, Listen’ is an immersive listening experience, rustic and pastoral, but without the obvious pretty embellishments. It is impressionistic in its scope, full of wide-open vistas and cavernous sonic swells."
Label: Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:23:23
"...From the near classical guitar intro of the opening, brooder-song “The Aftermath”, it is clear that ‘Darkling, I Listen’ is a much different sonic animal than the intimate, and mostly acoustic, affair of The Black Atlantic’s debut album ‘Reverence for Fallen Trees.’ Clocking in at 23 minutes and 23 seconds, ‘Darkling’ contains five fully sculpted songs with a wide array of elements and influences, from 70’s psychedelic folk–rock to Phil Spector-esque orchestrated chamber pop and 60’s Motown soul sensibilities. It also takes informed cues from current indie epitomes such as Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, and Bon Iver. The Black Atlantic wears these influences on its sleeve without sounding inauthentic. ‘Darkling I, Listen’ is an immersive listening experience, rustic and pastoral, but without the obvious pretty embellishments. It is impressionistic in its scope, full of wide-open vistas and cavernous sonic swells."
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - The Aftermath (Of This Unfortunate Event) 02 - The Flooded Road (Built on Sand) 03 - Darkling, I Listen 04 - An Archer, A Dancer 05 - Quiet, Humble Man |
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Zreen Toyz & Øystein Jørgensen - Abyssal Soundscapes
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 04:37 Published in Electronic
GENRE: Electronic, Dark Ambient, Drone, Electroacoustic
Label: DNA Production
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:54:47
With deep ambiences and mysterious sounds, Zreen Toyz & Oystein Jorgensen offers us a travel to abyssal depths, an exploratory pathway from light to dark through an environment totally unfriendly to humankind.
Label: DNA Production
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:54:47
With deep ambiences and mysterious sounds, Zreen Toyz & Oystein Jorgensen offers us a travel to abyssal depths, an exploratory pathway from light to dark through an environment totally unfriendly to humankind.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Sub 02 - Through The Aphotic Zone 03 - On The Edge Of Abyss 04 - Inhabitants Of The Abyssal Depths 05 - Deeper Beyond The Light 06 - Inconceivable Pressure 07 - The Mariana Trench 08 - Abyssopelagic Secret Life |
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Reverend big O - When There Is Only Light To Believe In/Hope For
Sunday, 13 May 2012 06:54 Published in Rock
GENRE: Rock, Indie, Post-rock, Slowcore
Label: 23 Seconds
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:60:00
Often described as "Sweden´s slowest band", this time Reverend Big O from Malmö explore the album formula rather than the pace. The album is put together as one long single breath and the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The music is rooted in 90´s shoegaze sounds like Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine etc. as well as post-rockers like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions In The Sky.
The main contributors on this album are Nicklas Nilsson and Jörgen Dahlqvist. Nicklas is also a member of The Bell, a band with several releases in Europe and the U.S. Their music have attracted considerable attention and several of their songs have been heard in American TV-series like The Vampire Diaries, Jersey Shore etc. Jörgen Dahlqvist is artistic director for one of Sweden´s leading performing arts collective Teater Weimar, Dean of the theatre academy in Malmö 2009-2012. He was also co-founder of the legendary Swedish record label A West Side Fabrication in the late 80´s.
Label: 23 Seconds
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:60:00
Often described as "Sweden´s slowest band", this time Reverend Big O from Malmö explore the album formula rather than the pace. The album is put together as one long single breath and the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The music is rooted in 90´s shoegaze sounds like Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine etc. as well as post-rockers like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions In The Sky.
The main contributors on this album are Nicklas Nilsson and Jörgen Dahlqvist. Nicklas is also a member of The Bell, a band with several releases in Europe and the U.S. Their music have attracted considerable attention and several of their songs have been heard in American TV-series like The Vampire Diaries, Jersey Shore etc. Jörgen Dahlqvist is artistic director for one of Sweden´s leading performing arts collective Teater Weimar, Dean of the theatre academy in Malmö 2009-2012. He was also co-founder of the legendary Swedish record label A West Side Fabrication in the late 80´s.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - 03.16 02 - Words Like Clouds 03 - This Street Is Connected (To Other Streets) 04 - Then We Fall 05 - A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose 06 - Walk Inside 07 - I Feel Such Rage (Toward You) 08 - Love Is A Two Headed Dog 09 - It's Not The End Of The World, It's Not |
GENRE: Electronic, Pop, Minimalism, Electroacoustic
Label: La Bel
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:17:35
A medicine sound against humanity that screams and shouts.
A small work which is like a whisper, re-discovering the basic things to say.
A delicate work, between electro-pop, acoustic ballads and symphonic bewilderment.
MeDo’s Little Trap is a container, an imaginary collective, whose only composer and permanent member, tries to hide in order to come across only as a pure musical act. The idea of the collective dates back to 2010. The musical production took shape in 2008. Actually the record project involves the publication of a full album, but since self-production requires a very long time, the collective/non-collective decided to release in the meantime a 4 tracks EP: Medicine Sound.
Label: La Bel
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:17:35
A medicine sound against humanity that screams and shouts.
A small work which is like a whisper, re-discovering the basic things to say.
A delicate work, between electro-pop, acoustic ballads and symphonic bewilderment.
MeDo’s Little Trap is a container, an imaginary collective, whose only composer and permanent member, tries to hide in order to come across only as a pure musical act. The idea of the collective dates back to 2010. The musical production took shape in 2008. Actually the record project involves the publication of a full album, but since self-production requires a very long time, the collective/non-collective decided to release in the meantime a 4 tracks EP: Medicine Sound.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Medicine_Sound 02 - ComeBack Home 03 - The Mad and the Saint 04 - Lake |
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GENRE: Electronic, Ambient, Minimal, Soundscape
Label: Rain
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 02:59:30
“If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more, to dream all the time.”
Label: Rain
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 02:59:30
“If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more, to dream all the time.”
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - The Mourning Dream |
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GENRE: Electronic, Ambient, Drone, World Fusion, Tribal
Label: Earth Mantra
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:51:26
Thematically, the album is obviously about the Axis Mundi mythology, the turning point of the world and line through the Earth's center around which the universe revolves. Some cultures believe the Axis Mundi is a mountain, some a giant tree. Paul reports: "The idea behind the piece was exploring the climb up the Axis Mundi, or going into the Axis, depending on how you look at it. The piece starts off dark (at the base of the tree / mountain), and filled with shadows. From there it gets a little lighter, although there are still some dark elements mixed in. Finally it ends in a view from the top, or the place deep inside. Basically, it's just about getting lost in a world and going for a ride."
And what a ride the listener experiences. Musically, the piece evolves at the ideal peace, flowing slowly from scene to scene without calling any attention to the movement. The ambient elements are particularly well done, with radiant swells of texture revolving effortlessly around the axis of the listener's consciousness. As always with Frore, the percussive elements delight. Rattles, clay flutes, fujara, shells and stones, rain stick, frame drums, djembe, and other percussion instruments provide a dramatic foundation upon which the entire piece rests. And the production quality amazes us. Paul has always focused carefully on the details of his recordings and his instrumentation, but he seems to have outdone himself with this album. A perfectly balanced spectrum, a spectacularly detailed mix, and a superb mastering sheen combine, a masterwork as the result.
Listeners will notice a strong Steve Roach or Vidna Obmana influence, but to us the Paul Casper influence outshines them all. This is the music of Frore, fresh and inviting, the kind of sound journey that makes us want to listen again and again. We feel strongly that this album will go down as one of the best tribal ambient albums of 2012, and one we are exceptionally proud to bring to our listeners. In our view, nothing less than music for the ages.
Label: Earth Mantra
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:51:26
Thematically, the album is obviously about the Axis Mundi mythology, the turning point of the world and line through the Earth's center around which the universe revolves. Some cultures believe the Axis Mundi is a mountain, some a giant tree. Paul reports: "The idea behind the piece was exploring the climb up the Axis Mundi, or going into the Axis, depending on how you look at it. The piece starts off dark (at the base of the tree / mountain), and filled with shadows. From there it gets a little lighter, although there are still some dark elements mixed in. Finally it ends in a view from the top, or the place deep inside. Basically, it's just about getting lost in a world and going for a ride."
And what a ride the listener experiences. Musically, the piece evolves at the ideal peace, flowing slowly from scene to scene without calling any attention to the movement. The ambient elements are particularly well done, with radiant swells of texture revolving effortlessly around the axis of the listener's consciousness. As always with Frore, the percussive elements delight. Rattles, clay flutes, fujara, shells and stones, rain stick, frame drums, djembe, and other percussion instruments provide a dramatic foundation upon which the entire piece rests. And the production quality amazes us. Paul has always focused carefully on the details of his recordings and his instrumentation, but he seems to have outdone himself with this album. A perfectly balanced spectrum, a spectacularly detailed mix, and a superb mastering sheen combine, a masterwork as the result.
Listeners will notice a strong Steve Roach or Vidna Obmana influence, but to us the Paul Casper influence outshines them all. This is the music of Frore, fresh and inviting, the kind of sound journey that makes us want to listen again and again. We feel strongly that this album will go down as one of the best tribal ambient albums of 2012, and one we are exceptionally proud to bring to our listeners. In our view, nothing less than music for the ages.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Axis Mundi |
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GENRE: Electronic, Drone, Dark Ambient, Soundscape
Label: Resting Bell
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:77:00
"The Axis Of The Skies" is a huge 77-minute piece, loosely inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft story Polaris. It is designed to evoke a feeling of drifting in and out of a dream world, whilst simultaneously floating through space towards a dying star. It is divided into 5 pieces but is best enjoyed as a single long-form piece. If you take a listen, you’ll drift into a massive world of sound. Sparkling melodies; dark, droning environments and GFL's trademark use of field recordings are all there, changing around and guiding you through this journey. The climax of the piece is the fourth section, "Gravity Assist", with its slowly-evolving, harshly distorted parts changing to a very subtle and quiet passage leading into the final part of the work.
Label: Resting Bell
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:77:00
"The Axis Of The Skies" is a huge 77-minute piece, loosely inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft story Polaris. It is designed to evoke a feeling of drifting in and out of a dream world, whilst simultaneously floating through space towards a dying star. It is divided into 5 pieces but is best enjoyed as a single long-form piece. If you take a listen, you’ll drift into a massive world of sound. Sparkling melodies; dark, droning environments and GFL's trademark use of field recordings are all there, changing around and guiding you through this journey. The climax of the piece is the fourth section, "Gravity Assist", with its slowly-evolving, harshly distorted parts changing to a very subtle and quiet passage leading into the final part of the work.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Aphelion 02 - Precession Of The Axis 03 - Moment Of Inertia 04 - Gravity Assist 05 - Perihelion |
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GENRE: Acoustic Guitar, Free Improvisation, Ambient
Label: Test Tube
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:40:34
"Most of the album tracks were captured as free improvisations, except for the title track 'The path of love' and 'Susret' which were originally composed for a 'dance performance movie' called 'Happily Ever After' (Vimeo link for the trailer), directed by Vladimir Koncar (also responsible for the Triangulizona live show visuals). However, the tracks that Ivan composed for the movie feature Hrvoje Galler playing the piano, while the new versions presented here were recorded with Ivan playing just his acoustic guitar, like everything else on this album.
Ivan explains the reasons behind this album: "(...) 'Happily Ever After' had in the begining been titled 'The path of love', but Vladimir changed it later. But, for me the original title was very suitable for the material which I worked solo.
I recorded many tracks in two years, thinking about making a solo acoustic album. Some of them were recorded at home."
While recording the final versions, Ivan decided that the music lacked - his words - "proper emotionally common sound and technical audio quality" - so he decided to re-record them in a single session at a professional studio in Zagreb, to maintain the true improvisation 'soul' but with a better sound quality overall, without overdubs, overedits and usual post-production changes.
'The path of love' is an intimate acoustic guitar session, and should be listened to in a peaceful setting, preferably with headphones, in dim light or complete darkness. Enjoy."
Label: Test Tube
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:40:34
"Most of the album tracks were captured as free improvisations, except for the title track 'The path of love' and 'Susret' which were originally composed for a 'dance performance movie' called 'Happily Ever After' (Vimeo link for the trailer), directed by Vladimir Koncar (also responsible for the Triangulizona live show visuals). However, the tracks that Ivan composed for the movie feature Hrvoje Galler playing the piano, while the new versions presented here were recorded with Ivan playing just his acoustic guitar, like everything else on this album.
Ivan explains the reasons behind this album: "(...) 'Happily Ever After' had in the begining been titled 'The path of love', but Vladimir changed it later. But, for me the original title was very suitable for the material which I worked solo.
I recorded many tracks in two years, thinking about making a solo acoustic album. Some of them were recorded at home."
While recording the final versions, Ivan decided that the music lacked - his words - "proper emotionally common sound and technical audio quality" - so he decided to re-record them in a single session at a professional studio in Zagreb, to maintain the true improvisation 'soul' but with a better sound quality overall, without overdubs, overedits and usual post-production changes.
'The path of love' is an intimate acoustic guitar session, and should be listened to in a peaceful setting, preferably with headphones, in dim light or complete darkness. Enjoy."
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Preludij 02 - Serenada 03 - Dvije minute do 04 - Cesta 05 - The path of love 06 - Putopis 07 - Das Erste 08 - Susret 09 - Netko drugi |
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GENRE: Electronic, Ambient, Chill Out, Shoegaze
Label: BFW Recordings
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:52:49
Organoid is the project of musician Oleg Marchenko from Kiev, Ukraine, formed in late 2010. Long-standing fascination with electronic music's culture in all its forms has resulted in creative substance at the junction of IDM, ambient, electronic and experimental music, with a constant melodic foundation. The author draws his inspiration from various musical genres, passing them through the prism of he own worldview, creating atmospheric and unusual music.
Label: BFW Recordings
Release date: 2012
Total running time: 00:52:49
Organoid is the project of musician Oleg Marchenko from Kiev, Ukraine, formed in late 2010. Long-standing fascination with electronic music's culture in all its forms has resulted in creative substance at the junction of IDM, ambient, electronic and experimental music, with a constant melodic foundation. The author draws his inspiration from various musical genres, passing them through the prism of he own worldview, creating atmospheric and unusual music.
| TRACKLIST |
| Thougtless Desire Medusa Alienation Horizon Exosphere Xcruie Obsession Luminescence We Are Seasonable People Toy Numbers Fragile Angel Katuva |
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GENRE: Rock, Post Rock, Post Metal, Shoegaze
Label: Lost Children
Release date: 2011
Total running time: 00:17:42
wecollectskies' new 4 track EP has an ambitious approach to how the entire albums sound was architected. It has been in the works for four months as Josh Elliot's final project on university and aims to suit the modern days listening habits.
And it shows, the mixture of metal 'cohones', shoegazing bliss⦠it exhales an energy that grabs you from the first notes and will continue to surprise by breaking barriers and blending genres within the realm of post-rock and post-metal. And it all sounds spectacular.
Label: Lost Children
Release date: 2011
Total running time: 00:17:42
wecollectskies' new 4 track EP has an ambitious approach to how the entire albums sound was architected. It has been in the works for four months as Josh Elliot's final project on university and aims to suit the modern days listening habits.
And it shows, the mixture of metal 'cohones', shoegazing bliss⦠it exhales an energy that grabs you from the first notes and will continue to surprise by breaking barriers and blending genres within the realm of post-rock and post-metal. And it all sounds spectacular.
| TRACKLIST |
| 01 - Apocalisse Morti 02 - Last Word Of Home 03 - Remote Controlled Skies 04 - Withered Hands |
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