Foa Hoka are Ukraine’s experimental music legends. After all these years, they are still active, making vital abstract techno. Always worth a follow!
Rudy Carrera
Blogger, label owner, record store buyer and all around charming lad who loves to share music with one and all.
Various Artists – Santa Sangre Magazine presents: The Seventh Continent compilation
From Santa Sangre Magazine, the gold standard for Goth, Darkwave and dark ambient music: “Here comes the seventh compilation curated by Santa Sangre Magazine, this time inspired by Michael Haneke’s The Seventh Continent. Participating artists were invited to create their own musical vision of the Seventh Continent as a place Continue Reading
Travel Day Back To Tbilisi
No music posts today, as I’m recovering from a grueling trip. See you tomorrow!
Kotra – Rust
Dmytro Fedorenko has been at the forefront of Ukraine’s experimental music scene almost since the beginning, yet his work under his many guises remains fresh. Kotra is his alias for extremely hard techno. I’m not sure you can dance to this, as it’s deeply aggressive, bordering on noise, yet it’s Continue Reading
Travel Day
No posts today, as I’m traveling home.
Alexei Borisov + Vyacheslav Ismagilov – Harem Secret Pastimes
Russian composer Alexei Borisov joins forces with Uzbek composer Vyacheslav Ismagilov (now based in Russia) for a release that is part electroacoustic/experimental masterpiece and part travelogue. From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Alexei Borisov and Vyacheslav Ismagilov join forces once again to create Harem Secret Pastimes, an album sonically inspired by this tale while Continue Reading
Edward Ka-Spel – Hallucinating Happy Land
Edward Ka-Spel, the leader of the Legendary Pink Dots, has a back catalog of scores of solo albums, and today he offers his latest, which you can read about on his Bandcamp site or hear here. This is a purely solo album featuring voice, electronics, and devices that create powerfully Continue Reading
Lord Fayrebank – Lord Fayrebank
Every Wednesday morning, I often discover new artists or bands I haven’t heard of before. This time, Lord Fayrebank appeared in my feed, and I decided to give their album a try. It’s an enchanting mix of 70s folk-rock, progressive music, psychedelic sounds, and even a hint of Brazilian influences.
Bernard Parmegiani – La Création du Monde
This album is considered to be a masterpiece of electroacoustic music. The composer’s notes are provided on the release’s Bandcamp site: “La Création du Monde (The Creation Of The World) (1984), 72’38 — First movement, “Lumière noire” (Black Light) premiered at the 1983 Acousmatic Cycle, 104 Studio of the French Maison Continue Reading
Birthday Off
As today is my birthday, I will be taking the day off for a much-needed rest. See you tomorrow!