This latest release from our friends at Mahorka Records, featuring the Belgium-based Christophe Bailleau O’Farrell, is going to date me a bit by using this reference. This is less experimental and more avant-garde, reminding me of the legendary Made To Measure series that featured such luminaries as Tuxedomoon, Hector Zazou, Continue Reading
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Тодор Караколев – Дома (Todor Karakolev – Home)
From the stotrojka Bandcamp site: “There’s no place like “Дома“, the new EP by Todor Karakolev, a three-song collection invoking both nightmarish and dream-like visions. It begins with “103”, referencing a special “home” to many for a long time. The accompanying video suggests this track may be an attempt to Continue Reading
Goran Kajfeš Tropiques – Tell Us
Elegant and rather swanky music is on order today, courtesy of trumpeter Goran Kajfeš.
adarcah – Ordeal
adarcah is, by far, the most prolific dark ambient composer working out of Greece, and his releases are consistently good. There is a sort of quiet terror vibe to his work, and this latest mini-album is no exception.
E.N.D. – Null
Null is the debut release from E.N.D., who I will assume is from Brazil, particularly Porto Alegre, as the project is associated with my dear friends at M I S T, one of a myriad of boutique record labels specializing in experimental, dark ambient, drone and post-industrial music. This release, Continue Reading
Jawhinge – WeirdWired
Our dear friend and noise colleague Ivo from Mahorka Records introduces us to the project Jawhinge from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The sound is post-industrial, but the jungle and ragga elements, along with tape samples that remind me of 1980s EBM, make this an absolute keeper. Sadly, I’m on the road, but once I’m home, Continue Reading
Chalupáři – Jak Se Do Lesa Volá, Tak Se z Lesa Ozývá
A huge thanks to my dear brother, Hubert Heathertoes, for introducing me to this gem from Chalupáři, the Czech outfit that delivers something truly special. It’s noisy, yes—but in the most immersive, profoundly atmospheric way. This is an excellent test record for your speakers, yet if you give it time, Continue Reading
Len Faki – Zera
For me, techno has to have a point. Dance music is generally dance music, but if it allows me to recall memories of big beats, timely samples and a great groove, I will show interest. Len Faki’s sound is good, deep techno, and the samples mentioned would have fit well Continue Reading
Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players – Just Landed
From Burnt’s Bandcamp site: “Friedman had already founded the Nu-Dub Players in 1996 during a vacation in New Zealand (precisely, the Great Barrier Island off the coast of Auckland). The album Just Landed (Scape, 1999), released years later, was the product of a painful process of cut up. While the Continue Reading
Zadig The Jasp – 🇰🇵애국자🇰🇵
Well, I guess I can now say I’ve seen everything. Zadig The Jasp is a French band that produces North Korean vaporwave, now dubbed as lablorwave. I see what you did there! Though I’m glad vaporwave fizzled out, this does make for a good, easy listen.