Category: Review

Recommendations to music releases I like. Each review features track descriptions of my favourite tracks. A download link can be found at the bottom of each posting.

jasmin – [2005] EP02

Jazzy postrock. A modern classic, surfing hard on genre boundaries.

Wed, 15th Nov 2017
Ramacod – [2017] Fang

Digestible microsampling. Hundreds of millisecond-long snippets, beautifully arranged, form a danceable melange.

Wed, 8th Nov 2017
Emerald Park – [2011] Reality Bites EP

Radio-compatible guitar pop rock. Three relaxed songs from Sweden.

Wed, 1st Nov 2017
Wings Of An Angel – [2016] Vain Crescent

Excellent quiet ambient.

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Galavis – [2012] Not Enough

Simple dancefloor loops. Not winning awards for subtlety, this EP knows how to create catchy loops.

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
MEDL4 – [2017] Anima Mundi

Bassy classy instrumental hip hop. Vocal samples introduce each song, but then instrumental samples reign.

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
M-PeX – [2014] ODÝSSEIA

Portuguese guitar meets modern beats. Guitar and double bass, featuring electronic sounds.

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
Djinnestan – [2004] Rain 1

Dreamy soundscape. Fairytale forest ambiance, masterfully crafted.

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
Zifhang – [2017] Two Worlds

Vintage trip hop. Old music samples, forming auditory dioramas above contemporary beats.

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
Herr Doktor – [2017] Time for Love

Nostalgic 80s synth pop. Tightly produced retrowave, focused on beats and synth pads.

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
Bluevet – [2014] Believers

Recreational electronic beats. Unobtrusive chord patterns and subdued melodies.

Wed, 6th Sep 2017
Cutside – [2016] Paramnesia

Powerful big beat trip hop. High-concept sounds meet instrumental hip hop.

Wed, 30th Aug 2017
Floating Machine – [2017] Convergence EP

Monotonic, minimal trance. Evokes unconscious head nodding; its creator calls it “hypnotic”. No experiments.

Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
Geotic – [2009] Hearth

Minimal guitar drone ambience. Soothing instrumental music based almost completely on subdued, soft, echoing guitar melodies.

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
Triplexity – [2008] Live in Triplex City

Non-cheesy world lounge. A striking balance between combining multiple music and ethnic styles, and producing a coherent musical release.

Wed, 9th Aug 2017
Timezone LaFontaine – [2017] Soul Night

Very musical vocal hip hop. Serious musical loops and very rhythmic lyrics give this rap release a very distinct feel.

Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
The Nuri – [2009] Masquerade

Excellent progressive hard rock with strong female vocals. This is one of the early prominent examples of professionally produced, Creative Commons licensed albums out there.

Tue, 25th Jul 2017
Golden Grey – [2016] Awaken the Wolf

Glitch-craft ambient. Beautiful electro sound, aiming at the space between C148’s Minecraft and soft, minimal synth quirkiness.

Wed, 19th Jul 2017