October Bandcamp day recommendations 20.0

 

Wow, ok October snuck up on me, quick and dirty recs for ya!

The Stick Figures - Archeology

Holy crap, what a discovery, this late 70s/early 80s post punk band sound soooo ahead of its time and they blasts you with this ep. Reissued by Pittsburgh label Floating Mill, this is truly an undiscovered gem that mixes dancey post punk, colliding with jangley noise, experimental moments of youthful excitement and hooks that worm in. I've been listening to nonstop, and every person I play it for is blown away. If you dig Maximum Joy, The Feelies, or modern bands like Sweeping Promises and Mope Grooves there's no way you won't dig this. Also, fun fact, the guitar Kevin Shields talks about being lent to record the "You Made Me Realise" ep with the whammy arm was this doods guitar......so.

https://the-stick-figures.bandcamp.com/

Amethyst  - Moon Glyph label Comp

Readers of this blog already know I'm a massive Moon Glyph stan, they consistently release fantastic music spanning new age, ambient, kosmische and pysch. Somehow on this comp, despite there being 16 different artist's, it feels like a surprisingly cohesive listen. Most of the tracks are firmly in the new age/ambient side of the label aside from a few steps into spiritual jazz and more abstract electronic sounds. It's a great listen, perfect for sunset walks around a cayon or late night reading time. Fun fact, Dummy was supposed to contribute but we goofed up on being so in LP land. Regretting now after listening to this a bunch.

https://moonglyph.bandcamp.com/album/amethyst-new-sounds-from-moon-glyph-records

Spiral XP - Drop Me In

Oh, do you like pummeling bendy guitar rock? Then Seattle's Spiral XP is for you, featuring members of Versing, this hits hard, with feedback and fuzz. This is their debut ep, which was released by Peaceful Tapes ( run by Courtney of The Courtney's/Gum Country fame). Its just good as hell rock music that doesn't need alot of flowery descriptions. For fans of Hotline TNT, Toner and Dinosaur Jr. 

https://spiralxp.bandcamp.com/album/drop-me-in-2

Mark Tester  - Never Mind

This is the debut solo release by the prolific Mark Tester, who has been apart of Burnt Ones, Creeping Pink and collaborated with Landon Caldwell on countless things. This is  a collection of vignettes that range from Clusterish kosmische, noise, Eno like ambience. Two of the stand outs for me are "Polen Conductor" and the final track "I Am Here" both being more songy but still with in the sonic palette.  Its a lovely first look into what Mark would be doing for the next 6 years. Phreak shit, get into it.

https://marktester.bandcamp.com/album/never-mind

Paprika - Paprika 

Another super consistent label is Irong Lung records, and this demo tape by Paprika comes out tomorrow! Only 2 songs are available right now but this is my shit, raw, lofi NOLA hardcore punk that gave me D-Clone vibes right off the bat. The opening of the second track is HARD, love the ignorant use of delay on vocals. If you dig Japanese hardcore/punk you'll love this.

https://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/album/paprika-lungs-210