Water Damage - 2 Songs
If it's not obvious from my Twitter or IG, but Water Damage has become one of my favorite current bands. Droned out minimalist rock music that is for me atleast, is soothing but I don't think for most, this will be the case lol. First track is similar to what they were doing on last year's "Repeater" buuuut their are strange wild edits(?) Or pauses jump out that really gives this track an off kilter vibe. Theres another lil thing is that there are these random snare hits with reverb that make it sound HARD. The B-side pushed their sound into a interesting direction with the vibraphone or xylophone, with Steve Reich like repetition and just grows from there, it's quite mesmerizing. MAN, this shit just hits, obvi if you dig Tony Conrad, Faust, Bardo Pond or Jessamine....you'll love.
https://waterdamage12xu.bandcamp.com/album/2-songs
Loopsel - Öga for Öga
Loopsel is emerging as one of my fav up and coming artists, She is involved with a couple killer bands in Monokultur and Skiftande Enheter. On her own she makes I guess "psychedelic folk" in a vague sense, her early shit kinda gave some Flying Saucer Attack vibes but this record is much more lucid. The production is so cool, dense with interesting sounds and rhythmic elements. It's all a bit foggy, dream like with a hint of menace similar to stuff like HTRK and YL Hooi. I find it hard to describe this music, but I really dig it, and like Water Damage is soothes me. One songs that really sticks out is the 7th track that feels like some weird ritualistic like hymm that kinda freaks me out in the way those chanting vocals in Ghost in A Shell unnerved me as a kid. It's dope. It feels like Antena meets Troth meets Jessica Pratt.......
https://mammasmysteriskajukebox.bandcamp.com/album/ga-f-r-ga-eye-for-an-eye
Loris S Sarid - A Tiny Reminder
I guess the theme of these first three suggestions is soothing the anxiety beast within. Loris record "Music For Tomatoe Plants" is in constant rotation in my house. They continue to explore Japanese ambient/new age music in such a organic / naturalistic feel. Moon Glyph continues to be king of some of the best peaceful music.
https://lorisssarid.bandcamp.com/album/a-tiny-reminder
Hipwell - Gardenworld
This Hipwell record has been hitting super hard recently, I bump this in the car when dealing with annoying LA traffic. Firmly in the Berlin school, kosmiche or krautrock arena, massive synth baths and celestial atmosphere. Some tunes are blissful, upliftingly dreamy, and some are more dense, broody and intense. But it all flows well, in its own .....ehem Gardenworld. RIYL Ashra, Mark Banning, Steve Hillage and more recent stuff like Tarotplane.
https://adamhipwell.bandcamp.com/album/gardenworld
The Living Rainbow - A Winter Tale
Weird little lofi pop record that is reminiscent of Cleaners from Venus, TVP, Solid Space and Influenza Prods. The organ/synth sounds are lovely, the tunes are clever and the vibe is very UK/C86. Feels like FoG pOp from the bay, but ya know not.
https://infomation.bandcamp.com/album/a-winter-tale
XV - On The Creekbeds On The Thrones
Great Detroit weirdo pop, from members of Shells, Deadbeat Beat and Tyvek. Idk how to properly describe this record, it's kinda raw, it's kinda psychedelic, alil dub and alil avant. Too my dum dum ears it's a mix between Raincoats, Red Krayola and Movietone 🤷. It's really cool, and I feel cool listening too it. Disorienting production, detached vocals at times but then there is a playfulness too....very distinctive band. "Fresh Lettuce" is so odd, otherworldly. If you dig Mope Grooves, Maximum Joy and freak flags flying.
https://thexv.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-creekbeds-on-the-thrones
Khanate - To Be Cruel
Obviously most people are aware of this, but my god, what a masterpiece of disgusting foul drone "metal". Dynamic vocals, far out lyrics and tones that test the boundaries of space n time.
https://khanate.bandcamp.com/album/to-be-cruel
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