Tuesday, November 18, 2008
she - Chiptek (2008) [EP] [FREE MUSIC]
Bitpop / Electronica / Retro
Fans of the Gameboy-fueled sounds of she’s debut Pioneer will eat up the similarly constructed Chiptek, “layered with filters and mixed with sounds from sega, nintendo and msx and the familiar sweeping sounds of she.”
she - Coloris (2008) [FREE MUSIC]
Electronica / Dance / Funk
Swedish electronic artist and bitpop revivalist Pjat Lain emerges from a slew of slower output and plants a foot into the modern dance club scene with the funkified Coloris.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Adebisi Shank - This Is the Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank (2008)
Hard Rock / Bitpop / Experimental
Two-handed tapping, spastic bitpop bleeps and blops, octave pedaled guitar and incredibly tight playing: when their powers combine, the result is the refreshingly spry rock ‘n’ roll of Adebisi Shank. Not Captain Planet, as you may have guessed.
Monday, November 10, 2008
God Is An Astronaut - God Is An Astronaut (2008)
Electronic Rock / Instrumental
Of interest to craftsmen and headbangers alike, God Is An Astronaut’s all instrumental music is electronic rock of the utterly enjoyable sort.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Fear Before - Fear Before (2008)
Experimental / Metal / Noise-Pop
Long having shaken out their scene hardcore sillies, Aurora, Colorado’s Fear Before the March of Flames now birth music equal parts metal, industrial, and pop, and fire it straight at experimental and noise-pop fans. And all without the last half of their name!
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia (2008)
Alternative Rock / Blues / Soul
The first full-length collaboration between Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan is a desperate hurricane of despair and debauchery befitting its artful cover. Just be prepared to take your dose of each singer separately, most of the time.
Friday, October 10, 2008
What Bird - Good Night, Good Riddance (2008)
Folk Rock / Electronic / Indie
Graveyard shift commuter-poets with a soft spot for acoustic/electronic pop will find their car stereos have found a new best friend in Good Night, Good Riddance.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Genghis Tron - Board Up The House (2008)
Grindcore / Metal / Electronica
Those who do not abide the eardrum-rupturing squall of grindcore under normal conditions shall fall on worshipping knees before the aptly-named Genghis Tron as they molest guitar and sampler alike.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Arusha Accord - Nightmares of the Ocean EP (2008)
Technical Metal / Prog
Not for the faint of heart, the music of The Arusha Accord is heavy like a calculus exam, and does justice to all those folks who like to compare heavy metal to classical music.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun (2008)
Experimental / Prog-Rock
Experimental supergroup including Anthony Green and members of Rx Bandits seizes eardrums with bombastic jams, scattered musical non sequiturs, tempered by jazz-like restraint. If you haven’t yet been introduced, say hello to the new Radiohead.
