July in 212 Albums

by Dæv Tremblay

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Wednesday, 1 July

Fred Lonberg-Holm & Ken Vandermark – Consequent Duos: Series 2D

46:53
free improvisation
Chicago, Illinois
Catalytic-Sound

Jordan Nobles – Chiaroscuro

44:30
contemporary classical
Vancouver, British Columbia
Redshift Music

SPC Eco – 7月 / July

26:40
darkwave
UK
Independent

Thursday, 2

Kyle Bruckmann & Tim Daisy – Loop Language

42:35
experimental jazz
Chicago, Illinois
Relay

Shoeb Ahmad – Surface​.​ Location

28:29
experimental electro
Canberra, Australia
Independent

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Monthly Recommendations: July 2020

by Dæv Tremblay

Animatist – Inverted

Toronto-based jazzy mathy proggy rock band Animatist just released a follow-up to their amazing 2017 album Face Club. Inverted is the quartet perfecting their sound and their vision with over forty minutes of amazing material. Definitely check this one out and watch out for all the time changes!

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Ehnahre – The Scrape of a Keel (Painted Throat)

Oh, how I love Ehnahre! Read here my throughts on The Marrow, if you don’t believe me! With The Scrape of a Keel, the experimental doom-drone outfit explored even further the uncharted tunnels and … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

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Friday, 24 July

Ant Law – The Sleeper Wakes

46:21
nu jazz
London, UK
Edition

Anthony Gatto – Wise Blood

78:44
opera
New York, New York
New Focus

The Auanders – Text(us)

61:04
free jazz
Italy
Auand

Bedsore – Hypnagogic Hallucinations

40:00
death metal
Rome, Italy
20 Buck Spin

Buried Realm – Embodiment of the Divine

48:50
death metal
Colorado
Independent

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay


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Friday, 17 July

Amarionette – Sunset on This Generation

38:40
alternative rock
Las Vegas, Nevada
Independent

Collage Project – Off Brand

57:58
contemporary classical
New York, New York
New Focus

Daggers – Neon Noir Erotica

35:15
post-hardcore
Liège, Belgium
Throatruiner

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ГШ – Гибкий график

59:29
noise rock
Russia
Independent

GS Sultan – Music for a Living Water

38:19
experimental electro
New York
Independent

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Aal, Gena, The Rest Is Silence, Ehnahre, Aseitas, and World Sanguine Report

by Dæv Tremblay

Aal – The Only Path

Lithuania’s Aal is bringing good old-school progressive death metal to the table. With the debut album The Only Path, the band conjures up sounds of Cynic, Exist, and even some Death! It’s definitely a strong contender for best prog death of the year, so don’t sleep on it!

Джена [Džena / Gena] – Чур меня [Čur menja] (Фузз и Дружжба [Fuzz i Družžba])

Чур меня (Čur menja) is Russian atmospheric post-metal trio Джена (Džena)—romanized as Gena—at their best. Though not an old band, Gena really have their vision and their … Read more