Country : France Genre : Abstract Electro Style : Instrumental , Dubstep , Future Beats , Bass , Beatmaker
Label : NOIZION recordz Year : 2014
DJ DEMONANGEL Rating : 5/5 FAN Rating : 5/5
Eikonoklastes (from the Greek εἰκονοκλάστης means "iconoclast" or "breaker of the icon").
Hubwar gives us here a narrative album that draws on a wide range of sub-genres relative to the "bass music" current. Cinematic atmospheres and afrofuturistic beats punctuate this album, cornerstone of the label.
From the remote and dreamed Antarctica, arrives to us the work of Rmine. Disco and Downtempo mixed with a strong trace of an experimental sound by this unique artist. Proud to include him in our family, we give the welcome to Rmine. Source
Tracklist : 01 - Danish Wharf (Deep Techno Mix) 02 - John The Revelator (Son House chillout remix) 03 - Panopticon 04 - Crimea River 05 - Mayim
Country : Russia Genre : Electronic Style : Psychedelic , Glitch , Abstract Electro
Label : Cuntroll Records Year : 2013
Devant l'abondance de projets diffusés sur le net et les réseaux sociaux, piocher au hasard en espérant découvrir la perle rare relève du défi improbable. Aujourd'hui, je remercie cependant l'heureuse providence qui m'a placée devant Shagonar, le nouvel album de Eholow tout juste sorti sur le label russe Cuntroll Records. Fortement intriguée par le graphisme de la pochette et doublement motivée par le téléchargement libre, je me laissais séduire sans trop de difficultés avant d'être immédiatement conquise... de la première à la dernière note. Eholow pourrait se traduire du russe par "saisir l'écho", ce qui résume finalement bien l'essence musicale de ce trio originaire de Krasnoyarsk en Sibérie : Depuis 2010, Alex Pustinskiy, Ivan Gudkov et Ivan Tarasov expérimentent, superposent avec les moyens du bord les sons et les instruments, métallophone en tête (leur symbole), guitare, basse et synthés vintage avant d'introduire l'electro dans leur dernière création financée par crowdfunding. Aucune piste ne déçoit, toutes sont différentes et chacune contient son originalité sans jamais pourtant troubler la cohérence de l'ensemble où se côtoient délicatesse et force, tension et rêve. L'album débute avec Care et les paroles distordues d'une vielle leçon d'anglais sur disque graphite époque soviétique, pour enchaîner sur l'efficace Happy Stepy, qui bascule dans la poésie grâce à la flûte, subtile jusqu'aux derniers soubresauts du final. La suite est une succession de petites bombes mélodiques : le sas du sous-marin refermée, Prairie symboliserait la descente grisante dans les profondeurs d'un lac aux eaux troubles ; Sorrel aux accents dub, rythmée aux sabots de chevaux, parsemée de chants russes et dialogues allemands, dispute la première place à Shagonar aux beats denses totalement maîtrisés. Les compositions d'Eholow explorent une dimension ethnique (Bipedalism), alternent douceur (Hypnogogic, Rainy Mammoth) et étrange (Dull), amenant l'auditeur entre recueillement et merveilleux (Slower). Il y a de la magie dans la tête de ces trois Eholow : si Shagonar est le nom de cette ville noyée sous les flots d'un barrage non loin de la frontière mongole, alors préparez-vous à plonger au coeur d'un univers qui semble rétif à toute classification de genres. Vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés ; pas sûre que vous souhaitiez les rouvrir quand vous remonterez à la surface...
Mekha provides a deep, introspective selection of tracks, working in his own dark glitchy beeped-up dub-techno style of beatmaking with a range of collaborators.
Spaceape-esque vocals from MegaZimze, dusty female focals from Snowflake and a host of far-out remixes from Dsve Hosx, The Raging Sea, Emmerichk and Plug.
This is headphone electronica at it’s most polished.
Alix Perez’s forthcoming Chroma Chords album is set for release mid-May, and geez does that ever seem so far away! Oh look, that rhymed. Shogun Audio is probably one of the most recognized labels in drum & bass, and even though I (and the rest of HoB) tend to try and push the virtually unknown talent as much as possible, there are always a few exceptions for those next-level artists who might already have more publicity ground covered by fans, media an what have you. Source
Tracklist :
01 . Crystals 02 . Broken Heart (ft. Two Inch Punch) 03 . Playing Games (ft. D.Ablo) 04 . Annie’s Song (ft. Sam Wills) 05 . Chroma Chords 06 . Move Aside (ft. Foreign Beggars) 07 . Warlord (ft. Riko Dan) 08 . YDK 09 . We Could Have Been (ft. D.Ablo) 10 . Villains 1 Heroes 0 (ft. They Call Me Raptor) 11 . The End Of Us (ft. Sabre & Sam Wills) 12 . Monolith (ft. Foreign Beggars & Jehst)
Country : Austria Genre : Electro Style : Electro Swing , Nu-Jazz
Label : Etage Noir Recordings Year : 2013
The Parov Stelar trio is one of the two live set-ups, which accompany Parov Stelar on stage as he travels the world. “The Invisible Girl” marks the trio’s first release in this formation. The roots of their live appearances are clear to hear in the ten tracks. All aspects of melancholy are replaced by a lust for life in a raw, energetic and more direct style than one would normally expect from Parov Stelar. Sold out shows across the world have proven just how popular Parov Stelar is as the forerunner of a genre which has exploded over the last years. He played a host of shows with the Parov Stelar trio, especially on the U.S tour and they helped make it an outstanding success. Together with live musicians Jerry di Monza and Max the Sax, Parov Stelar is able to bring the magic of his music to the stages of clubs and festivals across the globe. While Parov Stelar’s solo album is full of delicate, intricately composed songs, “The Invisible Girl” has been inspired by the drive and euphoria of the tour and tries to capture there elements. In order to achieve this, a more intuitive and quicker recording process than usual was needed. All of the instrumentals were recorded within one intensive week in the studio, and the finishing Parov Stelar touches were added during all-night production sessions. The result is a collection of 7 tracks, 3 of which are presented in two alternate versions. The release presents a different aspect of the Parov Stelar sound, which is in keeping with the trio’s live gigs – jazzier, dirtier and a little bit crazier! Source
Tracklist :
1. La Calatrava (feat. Michael Wittner) 2. The Invisible Girl 3. Doctor Foo 4. Menage A Trois (feat. O.J. Cherrytree) 5. The Fireface 6. At The Flaming Bar (feat. Michael Wittner) 7. La Divina 8. Doctor Foo (Smooth Version) 9. Menage A Trois (Club Version) 10. The Fireface (Club Edit)
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Country : USA Genre : Electronic Style : Experimental
Label : fofmusic.net Year : 2013
Shlohmo (real name is Henry Laufer) is the flagship artist of Friends of Friends, a label whose artists are making it more and more difficult to distinguish between genres. The producers in FoF's stable draw on every musical ingredient available to them; they source samples and influences from any decade, genre, or style that they're interested in. What's most impressive about what Shlohmo and his peers are doing, and what's epitomized on Laid Out, is the way that they can transform vocal samples into instrumental elements while retaining the immediacy and accessibility we normally associate with pop vocals. Two sections of the Shlohmo's new EP, Laid Out, have an uncanny catchiness. The first is from the single "Don't Say No", featuring Tom Krell of How to Dress Well singing in his most desperate falsetto. The other sticky section is the loop from the best track on the EP, "Out of Hand". There's an obvious difference between the two: one features a singer emoting as best he can, with provocative, romantic lyrics. The other has just the ghost of a vocal, with words that are difficult to make out. But there's no difference in the intensity of the emotion that both songs conjure and the instrumentation in both is geared towards emphasizing those central refrains. "Later" the six-minute centerpiece of the album is similar to "Out of Hand" with its looped, anguished vocal sample. Only here, the voice is blurred beyond the point of recognition. The track doesn't have the same kind of grab as its predecessors (perhaps because the repeating loop is less recognizable as a human voice), but it's equally intense, with waxing and waning drum machines that surround and heighten that go-for-broke sample. Laufer's last project, the Vacation EP, played around with these kinds of melodies and samples, but that record largely avoided pop leanings. It was withdrawn, soft, pretty, akin to Nicolas Jaar's debut Space is Only Noise or to Teebs' Ardour. And while it was solid, Vacation was made for people who were already comfortable listening to electronic music. The first three tracks on Laid Out have far more ambition: they're meant to pull in pop and R&B listeners who might not otherwise be drawn towards electronic music. The last two songs on the EP, "Put It" and "Without", hold more back and function almost as sketches of the songs that come before them. Each has an instrumental through-line that one can imagine being replaced by a stronger sample. They're smart and well-constructed but they can seem out of place, and dwarfed by what came before. Still, those first three: Shlohmo's already one of the better producers of his young generation and Laid Out should add substantially to his growing reputation. Source
Tracklist :
01 – Don’t Say No ft. How To Dress Well 02 – Out Of Hand 03 – Later 04 – Put It 05 – Without
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Country : France Genre : Abstract Electro Style : Broken Beat , Experimental , Electronic
Label : Jarring effects Year : 2013
Il y a des albums qui tombent mal. On n'essaie pas forcément de les écouter et on les met de côté. Puis on retombe dessus... Pas tout à fait par hasard quand c'est signé chez Jarring effects dont on connaît l'intérêt pour les découvertes électroniques à haute valeur ajoutée. Think about the future est donc la première création officielle d'un autodidacte : Tristan Spella aka Mat3r dolorosa qu'on avait déjà pu croiser à travers des collectifs comme Rockwave ou Jarring effects. La graphie de ce nom de scène n'est d'ailleurs pas loin de rappeler un certain EZ3kiel dont il pourrait être un parent proche. Think about the future est un projet solitaire - complété de quelques featurings vocaux (Black Sifichi/Ezra) et scratches (Djohn) - pour lequel il utilise guitare, batterie et bien entendu l'indispensable sampler. L'album s'ouvre sur la voix rauque du story teller New Yorkais Black Sifichi qui avait déjà croisé la route de Brain damage (Burning before sunset) autre client de Jarring effects. Petit monde que voilà ! La suite abandonne le spoken word pour une trame toujours aussi sombre et mélodique. The way of the samouraï invite Jim Jarmush et son désormais classique Ghost dog dont on regrettera quand même le sample en français* plutôt que la puissante version originale portée par la voix d'un Forest Whitaker au sommet de son art et bien plus mystique. Il n'empêche que sa construction progressivo-explosive avec une très jolie montée en puissance au fil du morceau laisse augurer du meilleur. Et certains morceaux à venir construits sur ce même schéma ne démentent pas cette première impression. Fighting inside, Reloading et L.Bishop sont même des modèles du genre. On en redemande... Et si la chute dénote un peu du reste de l'album (Not a game semble plus brouillon et Urban comic's trip n'est pas une conclusion à la hauteur) on ne va pas bouder son plaisir pour autant. L'ensemble est vraiment très bon. Le son très personnel avec ses basses introspectives qui doivent claquer en live d'autant que le projet semble associé au vj-ing d'un certain Johnooded à l'imaginaire annoncé comme sombre et envoûtant dont on vous laisse apprécier le teaser ou encore cette session live au Riddim Collision de Lyon. A suivre de très près... Source
Tracklist :
01. Shadows Book Feat Black Sifichi 4:22 02. The Way Of Samouraï 4:21 03. Un Jour De Pluie Feat Djohn 3:29 04. Fighting Inside 4:18 05. Reloaded 2:57 06. Laissez Les Hommes Pleurer 3:36 07. Final Feat Djohn 5:23 08. L.Bishop 3:49 09. Not A Game Feat Ezra 3:53 10. Urban Comic's Trip 4:36
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