Filed under: Electronica, Psychadelic, Vocals | Tags: beat culture, glo-fi, lo-fi, steffaloo, synth-pop, vocals
Beat Culture‘s Goldenback Weaver has been gaining quite a few plays on my iTunes over the past month or so, and with the release of a new collaboration with one of my favourites Steffaloo last month; I think it’s time you started listening to him as-well (that is to say, if you have not-already been).
Belong is a beautiful lo-fi synth-pop style piece. SBTRKT and The XX influence is prevalent, even perhaps some M83 in for good measure. But that’s not to say that Beat Culture has simply mimicked the sounds of other artists- to the contrary, his solo trip-hop works are a stylistic blend of sampled records, lo-fi synths and mish-mashings of other noises, while pairing up with Steffaloo has given him the opportunity to showcase his talents as working with a vocalist to create something more dynamic. There’s a-lot going on in Belong, however it’s all crafted to fit together so-well it manages to avoid sounding busy or ‘cluttered’ as can sometimes be the temptation when artists produce vast-dreamy glo-fi pieces.
Beat Culture – Belong (ft. Steffaloo)
Check out his two albums available for free!
http://beatculture.bandcamp.com/
And soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/beat-culture
Filed under: Chilled, Chillwave, Psychadelic, Vocals | Tags: chillwave, dream pop, dreamy, glo-fi, indie, noise, noise rock, Pop, sarah brown, Shoegaze, synth-pop
Following on from my recent posting trend of gorgeous dream-pop chicks I want to have babies with (see Steffaloo and Stumbleine); Stefanie Franciotti is the sole remaining member of Sleep ∞ Over, which was previously a trio. However this is a music blog and not a gossip-magazine, so I’m going to look past whatever it was that made former members Christa Palazzolo and Sarah Brown break away from the group and form their own duo Boy Friend (who, if you are interested; I’ve written about here).
Romantic Streams comes from the full length debut Forever, which is contains elements of equal-parts shoegaze and dream-pop… in-fact I could rant on forever using words like chillwave, glo-fi and noise-rock; but instead this time I’m going to let the music speak for itself for once.
Sleep ∞ Over – Romantic Streams
I highly recommend you check out the album:
http://soundcloud.com/alteredzones/sets/sleep-over-forever
And check out her Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/sleep-over
Filed under: Acid, Electronica, Jazz, Psychadelic | Tags: Acid-Jazz, Jazz, Psychedelic, sample based
Ogdah‘s groovy acid-jazz price Mood Swinging is so cool!
The drums are glitched to perfection- it can be very easy for over-zealous producers to overdo the effects but Ogdah utilizes his stutters and gates with rhythmic musicality. The samples are awesome (especially the one that opens the track), and the acid-jazz feel really grounds the track into something that is pleasing to listen to.
Also, it’s more music from the Netherlands!? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT PLACE?
Download:
Soundcloud:
Filed under: Experimental, Psychadelic, Rock, Upbeat | Tags: Dance, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock, synth-pop
Aside from having one of the coolest photos ever for the cover of their album Eye Contact, New York experimental/lo-fi electroclash outfit Gang Gang Dance recently stopped by my home city of Melbourne for a gig- and I’m ashamed to say I couldn’t make it 😦
Fans of Bjork, The Knife and perhaps even Animal Collective (especially those that have indulged in member Panda Bear‘s solo works) will find familiar-yet distinctly different sounds in Gang Gang Dance‘s work- across the whole Eye Contact record there’s a slight taste of Indian pop, African rhythms and even UK r&b, but only very subtly- the same way you get that odd metallic taste in your mouth before it rains.
For posting today I’ve picked the album’s closing track Thru and Thru. It’s very up-beat, what I can imagine Indian synth-pop would sound like if it was given a western re-hash. Quite an interesting listen, I must admit, it’s somewhat difficult to get into without the rest of the album to support it- but if you are a Bjork fan I’d say it’d be a little more accessible to you.
Also, is it just me or do they use the same samples as Infected Mushroom‘s Heavyweight at one point?
Gang Gang Dance – Thru and Thru
Filed under: Acid, Dubstep, Electronica, Experimental, Psychadelic | Tags: Acid, Dubstep, Electronic, experimental, glitch, Psychedelic
Venetian Snares does some pretty rad stuff. Similar to Aphex Twin, not quite accessible to the virgin listener, his breakcore/acid sound is pretty hectic, and the brilliantly named Chainsaw Fellatio is no exception. On my first listen I was enjoying the acid bassline melody until I felt like I was getting assaulted by some fucking hi-hat sample (you’ll see what I’m talking about). Then it all fades away, and at about the 1:30 mark, shit gets TIGHT. A hip-hop beat takes you off guard and suddenly you feel like c-walking your ass to the nearest DMT dealer. Give it a listen, I guarantee you’ll have trouble finding anything quite like it:
Venetian Snares – Chainsaw Fellatio
Filed under: Psychadelic, Rock, Vocals | Tags: Acoustic, Guitar, Psychedelic, Rock, vocals
Death in Vegas’ sound spans across many genres, from grunge to electronica to acid-rock the list goes on and on. Typing their name into iTunes and playing through their stuff on shuffle can trick you into thinking you are listening to several different bands. I feel Aladdin’s Story is a good psychedelic rock track to show off their sound- and it’s been awhile since we had music like this on the blog.
I recommend you check out Death In Vegas if you like a mix of Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Tame Impala and stuff like The Chemical Brothers, Primal Scream and Unkle. A very eclectic band.
Death in Vegas – Aladdin’s Story
Filed under: Acid, Chilled, Noise, Psychadelic, Rock, Vocals | Tags: Acid, Brilliant, Guitar, Happy, independant, noise, Psychedelic, Rock, vocals
Secret Knives are one of those amazing acid rock bands. A real pleasure to listen to. Really organic- if you love groups like Yeysayer, Tame Impala, Animal Collective and The XX then chances are you’ll love the sadly lesser known Secret Knives.
http://secretknives.bandcamp.com/
FTR download:
Filed under: Ambient, Dubstep, Psychadelic | Tags: ambient, bass, Deep, Dubstep, Hypnotic, Soothing, vocals
Came on shuffle in iTunes and I have no idea where/how/when I got this track, but man is it beautiful.
Deep bass accompanies these foreign sounding vocal parts, mixed in nicely with large filter-sweeping pad synths. Some native drum sounds give it an exotic feel, while the underlying subs give it a clear dubstep influence. Full quality download too, so it’s a real treat if you have a decent sound system.
Phaeleh – Healing (feat. Indi Kaur)
Filed under: Acid, October Tracks, Psychadelic, Rock | Tags: 60s, Acid, Pink Floyd, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Rock
A classic acid rock tune. Interstellar Overdrive‘s opening guitar hits you like a breath of 60s psychedelic air.
(the stream bellow is just the opening snippet of the full prog-rock track)
Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive
