Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Monday, 17 October 2016
Saturday, 15 October 2016
Gusgus – attention (CD)
I found this in the DVD section at renaissance Montréal.
I was next to the movie Top gun. The sixth album from this Reykjavik,
Iceland band (formed in 1995). It came out on Underwater Records in
2002. I had high expectations here, especially after hearing the magnificent `this
is normal` (their third album). Total disappointment. Don`t get me wrong
this album is good, it`s well made, good production values. They mix up
electronic with house, downtempo, electro, disco (à la Daft Punk) and
ambient. This sound too commercial for my taste buds. It sounds like they
wanted to be a big hit on the dance floor. On a good note, one track caught my
attention big time
8 – Detention (2.32 minutes) = a short & sweet
beautiful chill-out ambient piece. I`m sure they sold tons of copies of this
album. It`s good, believe me it just don`t work for me that`s all. It`s a good
thing I bought this for two dollars
only.
Various Artists – Zen CD a Ninja Tune retrospective (two CD)
A monster double CD baby of various styles, mixing electronic
music with leftfield, trip hop, downtempo, jazz, techno, nu jazz, lo-fi, rap /
hip hop, break / broken beats and lounge. You will hear 32 songs from the likes
of DJ Food, Coldcut, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, Mr. Scruff,
Wagon Christ, Kid Koala, Luke Vibert, Hexstatic , Cinematic
Orchestra, Funki Porcini, DJ Vadim, The Herbaliser, 9
Lazy 9, Up, Bustle & Out and Jaga Jazzist. This
compilation serves as a nice introduction for the Ninja Tune roster. A
good way to discover interesting, original artists / bands. I liked everything.
My favorite artists are Wagon Christ, Amon Tobin and Mr.
Scruff. Nice
Osman Arabi – burning sigils (CD)
Osman Arabi is a guitarist, music producer and sound designer from Tripoli
– El mina, Lebanon. Burning sigils is his first album. It came
out in 2008, on fractured spaces records. FSR was a label
focusing on various types of underground music: industrial, dark ambient, dark
folk, drone, martial, noise. They released six albums before calling it quits
in 2010. This album consists of a single track titled burning sigils
(38.25 minutes). It is a long piece of ambient electronic music with evolving
repetitive, yet highly hypnotic percussions. The percussions gives the track a
ritualistic feel. It`s relaxing, meditative and also addictive. It feel like a
toned down version of Muslimgauze. I like this a lot, Fans of Muslimgauze
will definitely enjoy this album. Contact: http://www.osmanarabi.com/
Mika Vainio – in the land of the blind one-eyed is king (CD)
Mika
Vainio, was
one half of that internationally renowned Finnish electronic music
project named Panasonic (or Pan Sonic). This is his sixth
solo album. First time I hear him going solo. Upon the first listen I really
didn`t like this. It took me more listens to appreciate it. To be honest it`s
the seventh time I`m hearing this album and I love it. Not a user friendly CD,
that`s for sure. Here`s what it looks / sounds like
1 – Sunder
here, sailor (1.10) = a short but not sweet noisy assault.
2 – It
is existing (8.30) = glitch + drones + ambient noise + random percussive
elements = sweet minimalism.
3 – Ahriman
(4.37) = lo-fi & harsh frequencies = ambient minimalism.
4 – He
was a sound sometimes (9.50) = processed frequencies / rhythmic noise
morphing into meditative ambient noise.
5 – Colour
of plants (6.53) = minimal ambient noise with strangely meditative
qualities.
6 – Streets
(1.07) = lo-fi noise drones meets dark ambience.
7 – Motel
(3.23) = minimal lo-fi + droning noise bytes (you`re testing my patience aren`t
you).
8 – Snowblind
(6.30) = a symphony for drones and glitches.
9 – Further,
higher (1.59) = beautiful ambient darkwave. Recommended for people with an
open ear for experimental sounds / music. Contact: http://www.mikavainio.com/
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