Best of September 2019

by Dæv Tremblay

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Patricia Taxxon – The Best Day

The absurdly prolific musician and youtuber Patricia Taxxon recently released The Best Day, the as-of-yet latest album of hers. It’s the first time I stumble upon her work, but I’m sure to keep an ear out for upcoming ones. The Best Day is a superbly optimistic and upbeat synth pop album with an artsy touch. Nothing too flashy, but a few interesting modulations and creative choices here and there are just enough to keep my interet hooked, and complement the earworm melodies marvellously. A very nice and catchy pop album for all!

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September in 164 Albums

by Dæv Tremblay

Sunday, 1 September

Anastásios Savvópoulos’s Ouxpo – Deterritorialization (free improvisation)

Ljubljana, Slovenia
Inexhaustible Editions

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Patricia Taxxon – The Best Day (experimental pop, synth pop)

Santa Cruz, California
Independent

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The Ritual Aura – Velothi [EP] (technical death metal)

Perth, Australia
Independent

Vasilis Xenopoulos – Dexterity: The Music of Dexter Gordon (jazz fusion, bebop)

London, UK
Independent

Monday, 2

Clair-Obscur – Thé camomille (free jazz)

Berlin, Germany
QFTF

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Lingua nada, Kodian Trio, Shwesmo, Threnody, Essi, and Car Bomb

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Lingua nada – Djinn

Noise rock band Lingua nada are back, this time donning the stylized name لينغوا ذدى. Comparing this new opus to their last one, Snuff, it seems a bit more on the accessible side of the spectrum, but it ultimately sounds like an alt-rock or pop group going straight into psychedelic and experimental sounds, which is mighty fine by me. Djinn is varied and surprising in a lot of ways, full of effects and cool compositional devices. Totally recommend that album for those looking into weird pop rock music.

Kodian Trio – III (Trost)

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 20 September

The Agonist – Orphans (melodic death metal, metalcore)

Montréal, Québec
Napalm

Casimir Liberski – Cosmic Liberty (math rock, jazz fusion)

Brussels, Belgium
Ropeadope

João Lencastre’s Communion 3 – Song​(​s) of Hope (avant-garde jazz)

Lisbon, Portugal
Clean Feed

Cult of Luna – A Dawn to Fear (post-metal)

Umeå, Sweden
Metal Blade

Dustlights – Dreams Outside [EP] (post-doom)

New York
Ropeadope

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Freese Trio, Prissy Whip, Pás de problème, Daniels, Pangaea, and Tides from Nebula

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Freese Trio – The Beast in the Blueprint

The Beast in the Blueprint is an astounding and creative album by Leeds trio Freese. Blending trip-hop and darkwave, among other things, Freese create a sombre but creatively gorgeous album. It’s full of haunting melodies and each song is very well crafted. A great album to be sure!

Prissy Whip – Swallow

Succinctly, Prissy Whip is a weird band. I love weird bands. On Swallow, the band offers us a delivery that is part avant-prog, part experimental pop, part noise rock, and all fun! Their sound mostly consists of altered … Read more