Artist: avant

È complicato l'universo di Julia Holter . Lei è californiana, eppure la sua musica ricorda i vicoli innevati e gelidi dell'est Europa . Il respiro di un giradischi filtrato dalle mura di un vecchio palazzo. La pioggia battente sui vetri umidi di una finestra. Le suggestioni, però, sono pericolose. A ventisette anni e al secondo album (il primo, " Tragedy ", uscito appena lo scorso anno) a Julia Holter non riesce difficile essere allo stesso tempo colta e seducente. Colta perché dietro le dieci tracce di " Ekstasis " si nascondono, pericolosi, fantasmi neoclassici e world [...]

Gatekeeper's Invitation by Carson McWhirter Guitar monster Carson McWhirter has a new album up on Bandcamp titled SNDLPVN , and "Gatekeeper's Invitation" is one of the easier ins on the album; meaning that straight drumming and angular riffs digest a little easier than some of the other tracks on this album. Basically, here's the plan: Try this track, then explore others. Because Carson is an artist look to stretch his abilities in in every brand of guitar-related musical expression. From the riveting acoustic number on "Watchers," to the piano-backed "IV," McWhirter writes songs [...]

AETERNA (2012) by Black Swan To those of you who prefer their ambient music as dark and eerie as possible, allow me to direct your attention to the experimental drone project Black Swan. I've heard plenty of artists toy with "dark ambient" music with underwhelming results, mostly at the hand of a weak atmosphere and/or uninteresting sounds, but Black Swan sidesteps these issues by creating soundscapes that are engaging. With thick and airy drones, lo-fi field recordings, and appearances from a chillingly solemn choir at its disposal, the music's atmosphere is anything but weak. It's the [...]

A funk grows in Brooklyn. Something is still growing, deep in the bong-water-damaged basement of some warehouse passed over for conversion into lofts and condos, fed by fragments of addled party banter, mystery stains, and unfashionable drug freakouts. That's Black Dice. They're the picture of Dorian Gray that allows 2012 Williamsburg to look like Soho, taking upon themselves the trash and crime and noise of the former neighborhood. Black Dice feels like a relic from a time when indie music could still piss people off for being unlistenable rather than for accompanying the car commercial you've seen three times in [...]

After the release of its debut album, I Missed You Black Diamond, experimental music project Thee Source ov Fawnation is following things up with a new, 21-minute EP of dissonant drones, gritty beats, and ominous tones. This " 3EP " seems to work as a trilogy, with one track segueing into another to keep the 21 minutes of this release uninterrupted. Stream the 3EP above, and listen to more of this group's music right here .

As major labels continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it's creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealth of sights and sound from luminaries such as those featured on Emerald Cocoon's Alone Together series . The stark, naked embrace of Christina Carter greets those who dare venture into Emerald Cocoon 's debut 7-inch series. An [...]

It's often said that "expectation breeds disappointment" and unfortunately, it is true of Happy To You.

Sexta-feira é dia de mixtape! Depois de algumas semanas sem novidades na seção mais amada do blog, eis que temos uma ótima surpresa: uma nova parceria com o coletivo Avante 7 ! Para quem não conhece, o projeto é uma coleção de tudo o que nós amamos na blogosfera (música, arte, cinema, comportamento, etc) e traz conteúdo de primeira para todos que buscam qualidade na internet. Pensamentos misturados, remisturados e inusitados: a ofensa criativa que todos merecem. Avante7 é um blog coletivo [...]

Concert événement jeudi soir au Club Transbo à Lyon, avec la venue de deux artistes de Zone Records . Soirée au format particulier puisque les portes ouvrent à 20h30 et se fermeront à 0h. Un grosse affiche techno au format concert, c'est à ne pas manquer ! > DOPPLEREFFEKT (live) > THE HACKER + Invitations : Ed'N'Legs et la rédaction de WATM Magazine vous offrent des places à gagner pour cette [...]

New England noise artist Derek Piotr has a new record on the way in may titled Airing . The track streaming above, "Airing," is the first to drop from it. Derek's music has a bit of a love-hate relationship with accessibility. His tracks consciously avoid melody and tone as if they were high school bullies. Instead, Piotr's favors the more textured and atonal side of things. But the "noise" his tracks are comprised off never come off as harsh or unlistenable. In fact, there are quite a few patterns to be pulled out of [...]

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Of course a metal band with a name referencing geometry would make music that sounds tight and calculated; but I'd argue the Dutch band Dodecahedron does it without sounding too robotic. In fact, rather than a machine, I'd liken these meticulously crafted tunes to the creation of a torture device. A perfect torture device. This device has everything: pins, blades, chains, bars. It terrorizes on both a physical and mental level. Dodecahedron's latest LP, ALLfather , is a bombardment of speed, dissonance, and volume. It's a pretty strong combination of progressive rock, black metal, and experimental music. [...]

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Più che noto è il legame tra Mike Patton e l'Italia: un legame, nato grazie a una relazione sentimentale e consolidatosi nel tempo con frequentazioni culturali, che ha infine portato l'artista californiano (voce negli importantissimi Faith No More e fondatore di numerosi, eccentrici, estremi e variegati gruppi come, per esempio, Fantômas e Tomahawk ) alla realizzazione del progetto Mondo Cane tra 2009 e 2010 (un disco e un tour europeo che omaggia la canzone italiana degli anni '60 con l'aiuto di Roy Paci , un'orchestra di quasi sessantacinque elementi e il tastierista Enri [...]

Julia Holter – "Marienbad" Julia Holter, hot on the heels of her excellent 2010 LP Tragedy, is readying a new album for release in 2012, Ekstasis . Judging by the first preview of the album, the excellent Marienbad, Holter is continuing with her avant-pop aesthetic but a little more playful and along the lines of Goddess Eyes (or her 2007 releasing Eating the Stars). Preview the track above and check out the full tracklist on [...]

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