Tag: experimental

Tunnel Speeches – Self Titled

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Intriguing electro-acoustic experiments from avant-garde outfit Tunnel Speeches.

This debut collaboration is a very interesting listen – weaving it’s way between lofi beats, plunderphonic ambience and post-rock.

The interaction between Drums and Guitar are molded together with the help of strangely satisfying samples and atmospherics. Dissonant at times, in the best way possible.

Gritty choppy percussion sits as the foundation for these tracks – stretched over 11 improvisational jams – Tunnel Speeches are not shy with mixing styles together with quite a pleasing outcome. Avant jazz collides with dark ambient and lo-fi hip hop.

Overall it’s a great listen that’s had me coming back again and again – lucky for us it’s available on Cassette tape for now! Snag it or the digital version from the official Bandcamp page today.

Spreading Roots Episode #2

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Spreading Roots – our Monthly radio show on Ingrown Radio – has just released it’s second episode!

Featuring a ton of music featured over the last month, it’s a great place to start if you’re looking for fresh new sounds! Hosted by Ingrown Records, you can stream the show now on their Mixcloud.

Spreading Roots is a Mix Series Presented by Ingrown Records

Songs selected and mixed by Eternity Tree’s Christopher Hoffmann Jacob (A.K.A. Ohsaurus)

Christopher’s Links – Website  Label  Twitter

Tracklist

Elektra Monet – Opal
https://elektramonetswc.bandcamp.com/album/transience

GENDEMA 未来 – Landing I
https://vivariumrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-morning-loft

Ensemble de Cadavres Exquis – March of the Jackanapes
https://submarinebroadcastingco.bandcamp.com/album/the-warlock-tapes

A-C Repair School – Daybreak Na Cova Da Piedade
https://acrepairschool.bandcamp.com/album/rf-s

Tunnel Speeches – Roadside Tour Guide
https://tunnelspeeches.com/album/tunnel-speeches

Hannya White – More than anything else
https://hannyawhite.bandcamp.com/album/no-preview

Spartan Jet-Plex – Baubo
https://spartanjet-plex.bandcamp.com/album/godless-goddess-2

House of Tapes – Aurora
https://feelingbetternow.bandcamp.com/album/tomorrow-never-die

Laundry – duter
https://freshlaundry.bandcamp.com/album/smellophone

Brone Pone – Rainboom Party
https://vivariumrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/brone-pone

H-M-O – To, Through and Beyond
https://ingrown.bandcamp.com/album/bark-up-the-spirit-tree

Halogen Star – A Hollow’s Dagger
https://vivariumrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/this-nameless-undead

NTBTR – HELIANTH
https://ntbtr.bandcamp.com/track/helianth

Vasko the Pig – Used Up
https://webelotrax.bandcamp.com/album/a-void-in-darkness

Eternity Hotline – Soy Sauce (Music Video)

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Feast your eyes and your ears upon the brilliant dark thickness of Soy Sauce!

We are very excited to premier this amazingly twisted music video for Eternity Hotlines’ track from their latest album, Super Glue.

The video itself is a fun journey through a bleak yet surreal world – scooting playfully along the edge of the void whilst having an out-of-body experience.

Retro polygonal forms flicker in and out of existence atop an abyssal pool, dark as soy sauce! Eventually we wake up in our dentists office – that was one powerful dose of anesthetic, we think to ourselves. Perhaps it was laced with something more powerful…

Be sure to check out the full album from Eternity Hotline, which we took a close listen to recently!

Cause Without Effect, by Information For The Blind

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Raw and wandering post-industrial ambient techno from Information For The Blind (SeisMoGraph).

Cause Without Effect is a beefy 2-track project that certainly feels more like a full EP given the breadth of sonic exploration occurring within the 16-17 minutes of music.

The title track – nearly 10 minutes in length – bounces between dark ambience and experimental electronics with ease, guided by interesting vocals and vocoders. Structures and built up and deconstructed, chugging along to a dark and ominous end.

Meander Patterns offers a more unified vision, opting to solidify itself in a single atmosphere – rhythms and accents swirling around to provide steady progression.

Certainly an interesting listen that you may find yourself returning to. Stream it now on bandcamp or take advantage of the name-your-own-price download.

Hypnotist, by Toxic Chicken

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Hypnotist is a mellow IDM experience from producer Toxic Chicken, presented by Earthrid.

The 9 track project dances around experimental styles, touching on bit-crushed beats and melodic ambient atmospherics, all tied together by warm electronics. Pounding acid synths sit comfortably next to swooping fuzzy pads as the songs hop along.

There is an interesting overall energy to the album – at times becoming quite rowdy and avant-garde, yet maintaining a firm grounded feeling. The result is a very accessible experimental album – perfect for new ears to this type of freeform experimental electronic sound. With its playful diversity and satisfying and subtly melancholy undertones, this one should definitely be in your listening queue!

Encounter Vast, by Bro Biden

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I was very excited to find a new release from Vivarium Recordings in my feed – I recognized the name Bro Biden instantly and hopped over to the band camp page. When I arrived, before I could click play, I discovered another blurb had already been written – while not exactly high praise, the final words of the author read “good luck“. I read this and immediately took it as a challenge. What could be inside that is so gnarly that it would warrant such a warning? Intrigued, I dove in, and what I discovered was a nearly bottomless pool of beautiful creativity.

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Órfãs, by A/C Repair School

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Somewhere between lofi sound experiments and dreamy bedroom punk lies A/C Repair School – a collaborative project by vocalist Carolina Simionato (soft verges) and multi-instrumentalist Rafael de Toledo Pedroso. Teaming up for this debut album – Órfãs, presented by the amazing Grimalkin Records.

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Super Glue, by Eternity Hotline

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Warped and destroyed acid electronica sounds from Eternity Hotline, brought to us by Sacramento’s Outer Grid Records.

I personally dove into this one not knowing what to expect. I am not familiar with Outer Grid Records, but I can say for sure that I am a fan now! Same goes for Eternity Hotline (not to be biased, but we love all things Eternity here…) – a producer I was not aware of at all, but I am deeply impressed and energized by this release, Super Glue.

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1:1, by OLHO

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I was recently introduced to Brazilian producer OLHO’s creations – I am so happy this release found it’s way into my submission inbox, because I have fallen in love.

OLHO’s body of work dances between atmospheric dub, ambient techno and experimental sounds. 1:1 itself is a 2 track study of interesting washed out energy – saturated yet delicious. OLHO manages to create an expansive and massive atmosphere with a relatively minimal palette of sounds. Utilizing soft reverberating pads together with the flickering resonance of plucking synths to create a dense and dynamic world. The limited yet tasteful use of vocal samples only increases the ethereal nature of the pieces….

Now please pardon me while I explore more of OLHO’s offerings. With most of their releases on Bandcamp being only a Track or two long, I highly recommend picking up the Discography at a little discount! Very interested to see what is next on the horizon for this producer…

Selected Brobient Works, Vol. 1

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The gang at Vivarium Recordings in collaboration with the self-proclaimed Brone Hivemind present us with a collection if bizarre yet satisfying drone and ambient tracks.

Brobient is a unique concept in itself – ambient and drone tracks created and constructed from love-hate realm of Bro-Step. For those not familiar with the style, it sits in between oversaturated modern dubstep and overproduced EDM. You might be thinking HEY that sounds like a weird place to trawl for ambient material – but all the producers involved in this project were quite up to the task.

The thick 11-track playlist brings the listener on a strange and wandering journey through harsh noise, atmospherics, and general deconstructed sonic sensations. Though the sounds are stretched and manipulated, the raw energy of the Bro-Step shines through, with ripping oscillations shredding through the mix. It’s all got an atmosphere of mysterious dankness, wrapped up and delivered hot-and-ready to your earholes via drone delivery.

Big recommendation on this one if you’re looking to spice up your ambient playlist – or if you need something less structured to start your day. Definitely explore Vivariums page for the album for links to all the artists, and to learn more about the Brone Hivemind…