Weekly Release Dump

Friday, 6 September

Atena – “Born Rotten” [Single] (progressive deathcore)

Oslo, Norway
Independent

Bonniesongs – Energetic Mind (indie folk)

Brighton, UK
Small Pond

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Cognizance – Malignant Dominion [EP] (technical death metal)

Leeds, UK
Prosthetic

Foscor – Els sepulcres blancs (post-black metal)

Barcelona, Spain
Season of Mist

Fuck Shop – The Fap Five [EP] (grindcore, pornogrind)

Enschede, The Netherlands
Independent

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Álvaro Domene & Henry Kaiser, Ouxpo, Cloud Rat, The Big Yes, RAIC, and Steve Lehman Trio

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Álvaro Domene & Henry Kaiser – El tren fantasma (Iluso)

https://vimeo.com/325315303

Guitarists Álvaro Domene and Henry Kaiser join forces to create a new, improvised soundtrack to El tren fantasma, a Mexican black and white silent film from 1927. Needless to say, the newly substantiated soundtrack is far more contemporary than the movie itself, and consists of two electric guitar duets and one massive acoustic guitar duet, which makes up the biggest portion of the recording. Despite its minimalist conception and impressive length, there is no shortage of ideas flowing through El tren fantasma, from start to finish. The … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

Friday, 30 August

Alex Hahn – New Flight (jazz fusion, modern jazz)

Los Angeles, California

Big Dead – Bone White Branches (post-rock, alternative)

Brisbane, Australia
On Art as Catharsis

Blosse / Aster Wreath – Stranded [Split] (avant-garde black metal)

Montréal / Saint Paul, Québec / Minnessota
On Fólkvangr

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Bryce Dessner, and Eighth Blackbird – When We Are Inhuman (contemporary classical)

Chicago, Illinois
On 37d03d

Dal Sasso Big Band – The Palmer Suite (jazz fusion, big band)

Paris, France
On Jazz & People

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Shards, Fire-Toolz, Širom, Nathalie Joachim, Tjalling, and Patricia Taxxon

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Shards – Find Source (Erased Tapes)

Beauty sometimes comes from the unlikeliest of marriages. Enter the debut album of London-based vocal ensemble Shards: Find Sound. Their vision takes the shape of choir music amorously intertwined with electronic music and synthwave. Choirwave, perhaps? The staple track off this record might be the second one. “Summer Sickness” has all the nostalgia and longing it can muster in its dissonant intervals, so poignantly used it’s truly heart-wrenching. The song starts with arpeggiated chords on synth, and a lush, vibrant polyphony of voices, later joined by some percussion and bass. All this … Read more

Monthly Recommendations: August 2019

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Zeitgeber – Transforming the Random Crushing Forces of the Universe into Manageable Patterns (Art as Catharsis)

I have a deep love affair with the Australian handpan-and-clarinet duo, dating back since the release of their debut, Heteronomy. On their upcoming EP, the duo expands its sonic palette by adding layers of guitars, bass, didgeridoo, viola, and more to the core instrumentation. This leads to a more lush band sound, but affects the way the material can be played live. Well, such matters matter not for now, because the recordings are as trance-inducing and enjoyable as ever. Be ready to hop … Read more