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  • Radio Of Aliens (Vol. 2) - Cover artThe netlabel LASER VISA offers a pretty cool release by various artists from their stable as a tribute to Yuri Gagarin. These artists sound like they’re straight out of 1985, in a good way. Artists like Ambelion from Ukraine (Ambelions track White Sky Is Blue stands out in particular) and Ergrover, also from Ukraine (who’s track Prototype is exceptional) represent various countries in eastern Europe that remember very well the oddysey undertaken by Yuri Gagarin back in the early 60’s as the first human in space.

    As for the music itself, this is how electronic music sounded back in the pioneer days. The final track is absolutely outstanding. Hearkening back to MODEDIT and other tracker programs with the Tron-esque sounds, if you were a hacker / geek kid back in the day, or if you just enjoy lofi electro, then check out this release, and in fact the entire catalog of LASER VISA.

    Radio Of Aliens (Vol. 2)

     

  • Nheap – Clouds under the table

    Clouds Under The Table - Cover art

    A well thought out musical maneuver. Starting out with a light and airy trip through the clouds, the album moves on to darker territory with a somewhat ambient, yet jazzy feel. If you are reading this and you are familiar with an artist called Blipp, then you will enjoy this release.

    Clouds under the table.

  • Deep Elm Records – Samplers

    Deep Elm RecordsThe fairly incredible indie netlabel Deep Elm Records has a ton of samplers available for free download. There is something for everyone here – from postrock to punk, it all rocks hard. I started with the sampler Postrockology, and I’m working my way through the rest. It’s a mixed bag, and some of the tracks are better than others (there are a few that I just don’t care for at all, but only because if style and substance – everything I’ve heard so far is technically excellent). Definitely go here, check things out. I’m sure you’ll be kept busy for quite some time.

    Deep Elm Records

  • Ghostly 2012

    2012a_largeA facebook friend recently steered me in the direction of the album Dive by a band called Tycho. Tycho is an ambient electronica act that is really superb if you like Boards of Canada. Tycho releases albums on Ghostly.com – which is not exactly a record label, more like a storehouse of art-related items that happen to include music. So Ghostly.com has a handful of free releases, by their own collective of artists. So far I have listened to the 2012 release, and it is nice. Not quite post-rock, not quite ambient, it’s all mellow and chilled and relaxing and pretty much perfect. I am looking forward to checking out all of their artists, and in the meantime I have Ghostly 2012 on pretty much on constant repeat in the Jeep. It’s really perfect driving music. So go check them out asap. You will not regret it.

    Ghostly 2012

     

  • Bitbasic – Meek

    Bitbasic - Meek (album cover)

    Bitbasic brings a strange album full of ambient sounds somehow transformed into a set of glitchy electro. It’s been a long time since I’ve jammed out to anything even remotely approaching glitch, and I think this album works nicely as a reintroduction.

    Bitbasic – Meek

  • Still not dead!

    Folks, the orbit is not quite dead yet. Just on the back burner. On low heat. EXTREMELY low heat. Keep your eyes peeled.

  • Zizz – Comfort

    Zizz - Comfort

    From the Deep In Dub netlabel comes Zizz with a cool set of ambient tracks.

    Zizz – Comfort

  • Entertainment For The Braindead – Roadkill

    EFTB - Roadkill album artLet’s see, how can I describe this? Post-Bluegrass? Hillbilly ambient? Plain old banjo weirdness? Whatever genre you want to try and pigeon-hole this in (ok ok, I’ll go with Experimental), it’s extremely awesome music. Haunting, pulsing rhythms. Bowed instruments. And a banjo. Far away, ethereal vocals. It’s hard to believe she is from the city of Cologne, Germany, and not some sort of Appalachian free spirit stepping out of the mountains, barefoot with banjo slung across her back, singing an eerie melody that echoes off the surround mountainside. This is a definite must listen.

    Entertainment For The Braindead – Roadkill

  • TrianguliZona – Flossy

    TrianguliZona - Flossy (album art)The Orbit is not dead yet!!! I’ve been working for quite some time, but now I have the whole summer free. Music! So, for todays post, from the Test Tube netlabel comes TriangulaZona all the way from 2008. Extremely reminiscent of Revolution Void, the band produces light and echoing horn blasts over processed acoustic guitar vibes and a well defined, yet at times frenzied, drum beat. Each track has a live feel to it, giving you the sense that you are in a dark, smoky club somewhere on the back side of town listening to the band jam out on stage right in front of you.

    TrianguliZona – Flossy

  • Blossom – Blue Balloons

    Mellow guitars start this release out, but it doesn’t take long for the nicely mellow breakbeat to show up. Blue Balloons is reminiscent of Revolution Void and Boards of Canada, though not as all over the place – these tracks are more structured, and would be perfect background for some trip-hop vocals. I especially love the big fat square bass synth in my favorite track from the album and that is track 5 – Nightbeat. All in all, this is an excellent release, one of the best I’ve heard this year.

    Blossom – Blue Balloons