7 Bandcamp Friday recommendations

It's that time again, the only people actually helping artists right now, the blessed Bandcamp Friday. Here are some recs from stuff I think is worth yr time.

SiP - Leos Naturals

This Chicago synth phreak was recommended to me by my buds in Smoke Bellow. This cassette is a fantastic combo of Herbie Hancocks experimental stuff, floaty new age reverberations and a motorik pulse.  Modern kosmische musik often fails to live up to its influences but this album is full of familiar sounds that are made new into one of my favorite releases of the year. If your a fan of Moebius, Roedelius and Terry Riley, this is not to be missed

https://sip-groop.bandcamp.com/album/leos-naturals

Rill Ghosties - Whiskey Landfill

I truly do not recall how i discovered this band from Upstate New York, but their influences being MBV and Stereolab of course I was curious. They had kept saying they were relasing this but then went silent. Than, outta nowhere, boom they release this to little fanfair in July. The record itself sounds very similar to Velocity Girl, Rocketship and noisy Belle and Sebastian. You can tell a lot of care was put into this release, and its a real shame thos band hasnt gotten more press, feel like tons of people would vibe. 

https://rillghosties.bandcamp.com/

(Liv).e - Couldn't Wait To Tell You...

Lojii, who put out one of my favorite releases of the year posted about this record on IG, so I immediately checked it out, and here we are, with what will definitely be in my top 5 of the year. Its been getting alil hype this week and well deserved, this is a kaleidoscopic swirl of RnB, Soul, Hiphop and Lo-fi production. Its feel like Ann Peebles and Quasimoto got together, dropped acid, and recorded an LP w a 4 track tape machine. It's just...so so good, damn.

https://o-liv.bandcamp.com/album/couldnt-wait-to-tell-you

Lifeguard - In Silence/Tin Man

For christ sake, Chicago is killing it right now, its the hub for some of the most exciting guitar bands in the country, and one of the newer ones is Lifeguard. They play a brand of experimental indie that isnt around much now. They take no wave, psychedelia, post punk and classic indie and stir is all together. Its classic SST kinda indie rock, its damn good.

https://lifeguardband100.bandcamp.com/album/tin-man

Blue Zero - Lemon

Shoegaze gets way to much shit considering emo, just saying but shoegaze also by in large is kinda whack, but for me its like I CAN MAKE FUN OF IT cuz I'm in it but you....who are you? Anyway, Chris from the killer band Marbled Eye has a "fun" side project called Blue Zero. As of right now, he only has one jam up but damnnn it's the way shoegaze should be, noisy, up tempo and guitars guitars guitars. Shoegaze should only be played punx, cuz everyone else fucks it up. HOPEFULLY,  Chris will upload more jams soon.

https://bluezero.bandcamp.com/releases

Bèret - Jesus White

This is a weird record, very singular and jagged. I feel like I'm getting chased down a dark tunnel when listening to this.......in a good way. Its in the same lineage of Women, Velvet Underground, Durutti Column or if Flying Saucer Attack was less interested in the sky, and more interested in the dirt. This shit is weird in the best way, and perfect soundtrack to current reality.

https://beret.bandcamp.com/album/jesus-white

Brenda Ray - Naffi Years 1979 - 1983

This compilation is 10/10, one of my favorite reissues of the last 5 years, its lofi dubbed out pop with amazing beats/proudction and vibe. The amount of dreamy space echo used on these tracks make for a extremely chill but engaging listen. I truly cannot recommend this enough.

https://brendaray.bandcamp.com/album/brenda-ray-naffi-years-1979-1983