It has been a while since the ever-magnificent dark ambient label Unexplained Sounds Group graced our blog. One of their recent releases, curated by Mike Borealla and label owner Raffaele Pezzella, collects bleak, mournful sound art from artists like Richard Bégin, Autistici, and Gianluca Becuzzi, among other artists.
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Sonmi451 – Panta Rei
Sonmi451 released this album on the now defunct eilan rec. record label in 2017. It serves as a shining example of ambient music akin to Brian Eno and Harold Budd, with an added touch of elegance.
Various Artists – Nyahh Records: The Alien Territory Archives: A Collection of Radical, Experimental & Irrelevant Music from 1970s San Diego
This is one of those rare records where I advise my less advanced listeners (Georgian students, I’m talking to you) to prepare for something different. This barely qualifies as music. The works presented herein should be treated as sonic art, experiments, rumblings, anything but a structured song. The fact that Continue Reading
The Fall – I Am Kurious Oranj
This album by The Fall was my introduction to the band, and if I remember right, it was because my brother had bought the cassette or vinyl. Needless to say, Mark E. Smith’s bizarre voice and the dark, meaty instrumentation blew my mind. Listening to it today reminded me of Continue Reading
Various Artists – The Church of Noisy Goat: 5 Year Anniversary Music Compilation
We at MYNTH offer our beloved friends in Brazil. They have been releasing dark music for an amazing five years. From their Bandcamp site: “Five years of noise, darkness, experimentation, and sonic resistance. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of The Church of Noisy Goat, we present a compilation featuring over Continue Reading
Athak – Best Off Era 17 – 22
Athak is a group from Hong Kong that carries the spirit of the Zeuhl genre into the modern age. It’s perhaps quieter than Magma or Zao, but just as intricate.
Foa Hoka – Вовків не їдять
Foa Hoka are Ukraine’s experimental music legends. After all these years, they are still active, making vital abstract techno. Always worth a follow!
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
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
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