Other Organs – Glimpse (EP)

Other Organs is the solo project of senior Derek Mann, from Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA. I don`t know what`s in the water, or is it the weather, or the nice beaches but man, there is a lot of amazing noisers / musicians originating from Florida. There`s four instrumental track on this EP. We start things up with relaxing / repetitive ambient / ambient noise = meditative moods for rainy days (upon gazing eyes), Then there`s some ambient synth / VST mixed with voice samples = aural minimalism (in his sun). We have some minimal electronic music generating a `new age` atmosphere (ages of new). This song gave me some really good vibes. We end this with a piece of dark minimal electronic music with percussive element (processes of Pluto). This EP (21.37 minutes) would easily fit on a mini CD-R. I love this and I totally recommend it. More info here:    
https://soundcloud.com/otherorgans
And here:
https://www.facebook.com/otherorgans?

A couple of Distroboto mini CD reviews

What is distroboto? Here is the exact answer from their website :distroboto machines are former cigarette machines which no longer sell cigarettes, but instead, sell art in the form of miniature books, crafts, comics, music, film, animation and more, all for only $2.00 each! 

Last time around I bought four mini CD¸s. So here`s four mini reviews as well. Let`s start with:
Tony Ezzy: these things I have seen (EP)
There`s three songs plus a fourth ghost track. I never heard anything like this before. How to give this a proper description? A wild, off the wall, spacey  near jazz orchestrations. Imagine this as the bastard child of (in no particular order): Hawkwind, Amon Duul II and Sun Ra. I know it`s weird, it`s damned weird. I( read that he`s really good live. More information here:  
http://www.tonyezzy.com/


Jeff Barbara: soft to the touch (EP)
Off with the weird and on with the more conventional this time around. Jeff Barbara delivers six short but well crafted songs. His music is a potent mix of: glam, soft rock, pop, light soul with some nice grooves included (not disco oriented). Lots of influences are at work here (or so it seems): Roxy Music (the `Avalon ` album), KC & The Sunshine Band, Steve Winwood (`Arc Of A Diver `album) and David Bowie (the seventies perhaps). Good stuff. Contact:       http://www.jefbarbara.com/index.php


Aerosol Constellations / Bridges to Dreams – Split                        A - Aerosol Constellations: the moon as landed = a slow, drony, evolving ambient soundscape exploring the vast uncharted coldness of space. This one sounds like cold, and spacey ambient noise. 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aerosol-Constellations/289601157717668
b – Bridges To Dreams: the waiting room = low-fi synth + droning / repetitive / slightly distorted guitar + a minimally immersive drum beat = pure slowcore shoegaze bliss. Mighty impressive material.
www.bridgestodreams.bandcamp.com/


Darcin: des mitaines chaudes (EP)
This is Nicolas Dion`s solo electronic music project. He delivers two tracks of extremely minimal, low-fi ambient music (toned-down electroaccoustics perhaps?).  A pretty peaceful experience it feels like listening to almost nothing at all. If you`re into Richard Chartier`s  reductionist microsound electronic music, then this baby`s for you. More Darcin  goodies here: 
https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Nicolas+Dion%22

Dysthymia - those silent thoughts (cassette)

                           
This is the second time I get my greedy hands on a Dysthymia release. Dysthymia is  an American project of depressing and noisy analogue and industrial works. To be honest, I don`t find thid depressing at all. I find this noisy and times but not like an all out wall of noise assault ( MSBR anybody?). there`s six tracks on this sixty minutes long tape. And what does it sounds like? Well, here goes;
1 - The formation of illogical thoughts patterns: short noise bursts mixed with rhythmic noise.
2 - Recalling my every failure, a sick amusement: noise drones which generates a cold and desolate atmosphere.
 3 - My composed and stoic persona is a convincing lie: self generating / regenerating noise burst / drones.
4 - A compulsion for self-inflicted misery: grinding, grating ambient noise with mucho dark undertones (now that`s why I came here for).
5 - An ominous knell pervades past,present,future: a scary atmosphere simply done with a good dosage of short noise bursts (doing more with less).
6 - Calmly drifting out of orbit- A requiem: claustrophobic, spacey ambient noise (in space no one can hear you scream folks). Contact:  
Self Abuse Records  
PO box 87 
Groveton  
NH 
03582  
USA

Shy Rights Movement - a lifetime in the shadows (CD)

I listen to various styles of noise / music. Shy Rights Movement is Mark Ritchie`s solo musical outlet. There`s eleven tracks and a total running time of 44.17 minutes of material.  The music is really basic i.e. stripped down. It consists of acoustic and / or fuzzy electric guitar mixed with Mark`s personal / peculiar signing. I like this CD it`s a nice mix of relaxing, minimal, lo-fi, foreboding, melancholic somber melodies / ballads for rainy days. Or perhaps, when you wake up in the morning after an evening of too much drinking / partying. I recommend this if you like, in no particular order: Terry Lee Hale, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Eric`s Trip and the lighter side of the Jesus and Mary Chain (if that`s a possibility). I would highly suggest sending  Mark a trade in case you would like to hear some Shy Rights Movement material, or a polite letter / request. Mark didn`t mention the price of his albums. Better be safe than sorry. More information here: 
Mark Ritchie
94 Main Street
Forth
Lanark
ML11 8AB
UK
Email: donbirnam@hotmail.com

Horishima Yeah! # 115 (September 2014) (zine)

I just love this 8.5 by 11 inches cut and paste, black and white, monthly six pager zine. Cover picture stars of this issue: Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks. Big Daddy was an English professional wrestler famous for his record-breaking 64 inch chest. Giant Haystacks aka Haystacks Calhoun was a 6 ft 11 in 685 lb English professional wrestler. He laid the groundwork for future ring behemoths like: André The Giant, Big John Stud, King Kong Bundy, The One Man Gang and Vader. On the front page there`s also `bloodshot and trembling` poetry section. My favorites this time around are:
Found out
All my life,
In so many ways,
I`ve been waiting
To be found out.
And
Coaches & horses
They ruined it
Like they ruined
So many other things,
Trendy bar staff,
Cool music,
Modern décor
But zero soul.
Francis, Jeff and Norman
Wouldn`t even bother
To haunt this place.
There`s `1.5 years on probation `Gary Simmons monthly, vulgar, intense, in your face, funny as heel episodes of life in jail. I just love this stuff! Nest in line there`s a couple of music and concert (Mark Eitzel) reviews. There`s `Hiroshima Yeah! O`er London `which are various text messages Gary Simmons send and receives (what can I say? To each his own). Mark Ritchie writes `Trouble` a non-politically correct way of dealing with pricks in a bar. Man, I can definitely relate to that one. We end this zine with  `Doctor Thornaby chapter 2` (by: A Willshaw). I think this is a serial. It`s interesting, bleak at times definitely not an easy read folks. Contact: Mark Ritchie
94 Main Street
Forth
Lanark
ML11 8AB
UK
Email:   donbirnam@hotmail.com

Horishima Yeah! # 114 (August 2014) (zine)

HY! Is a 8.5 by 11 inches cut and paste, black and white, monthly five pager zine. There`s a picture of Bob Hoskins on the front page. He was a famous English actor who starred in classics like: The Cotton Club, Brazil, Pink Floyd The Wall, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Nixon, Super Mario Bros (not a classic but I liked it, hey, I`m weird, sue me), Enemy At The Gates, and Hollywoodland. There`s `the promise beauty` poetry corner. Favorite poems include:
Thinking too much
Thinking too much
Doesn`t help you
Get through life
Most of the time.
And
The feeling doesn`t reach me
People keep telling me 
How great I am,
How capable I am,
What a good friend I am, 
I hear the words,
Believe the intention,
Yet still the feeling 
Doesn`t reach me.
I always enjoy reading those poems it`s definitely potent stuff.  We also have `The Great Rock Tolchock`, Gary Simmons monthly installment of life in jail. This is weird, hilarious, crazy i.e. not an easy read that`s for sure. There`s some music and concert (Neil Young + The National Park) reviews. Mark Ritchie writes `a dog named tofu`. A short story  about what happens when you ingest unknown pills and drink too much at the same time, We end this zine with `Doctor Thornaby`, written by A Willshaw. Man, you have to read this to believe it. Now for the next step in evolution, write Mark a nice letter to get a copy of `Hiroshima Yeah! `. Contact: 
Mark Ritchie
94 Main Street
Forth
Lanark
ML11 8AB
UK

Email: donbirnam@hotmail.com

Karsten Hamre – broken whispers (CD)

I got this CD as a trade item. Never heard of Karsten Hamre before (he`s from Norway and is a prolific artist).  There`s seven tracks with a good running time of 51.39 minutes. I look at the cover and I`m thinking that this album could be punk, noise or probably some type of boring new age gothic crap. Appearances are deceiving indeed. It turns out that this is extremely well crafted music. The pieces are organic, brooding, sometimes atmospheric (dark soundscapes included), gloomy ambient electronics with soundtrack qualities. I am highly impressed. This is good really good. I would mix every song on this here CD with a segment from a movie. Then again, why not? Here goes:           
A – abandoned glory: Maniac (1980) = the scene where the girl gets offed in the subway station.
B – fortuna synapsis: the Ninth Gate (1999) = the end credits.
C – the black waves: The Thing (1982) = when they discover the spaceship buried in the snow.
D – enshrouded lands: The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) =  when FBI cadet Clarice Starling meets Dr Hannibal Lecter in prison (the first time).
E – an ominous serenade: The Tenant (1976) = before every creepy scene (there`s lots of them) in this movie.
F – dioxide universal: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) = the spaceship lands, and we see Klaatu and Gort  slowly coming out.
G – when darkness falls: Revenant (2012) = Paul`s first encounter with the ghost which haunts the house. 
More information here:  
http://www.masterpiecedistribution.com