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Jazkamer - Balls The Size Of Texas, Liver The Size Of Brazil (Purple Soil)
While the prolific duo of John Hegre and Lasse Marhaug is mostly known for its taxing brand of harsh noise and glitch-happy deconstructions, this 2007 release on Czech label Purple Soil proves to be much more affable than their past works would have suggested. Sure, there is an electronic storm of a piece somewhere on here that's guaranteed to have you jumping for the volume knob, and the first track is basically little more than an old medical report apparently found on vinyl, but the real attraction here is to be found on the tracks which rely on a strangely western-tinged blend of guitar noise. The drawn-out squalls and piercing feedback become sorrowful ballads for desert sunrises and midnight prairies, the sort better seen when the whiskey kicks in. In those moments of grace, everything else just fades away.
(CD, multi-paneled booklet, $16.00)
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Bardoseneticcube - KachaREX (Puzzle God)
Flowing sounscapes with twinkling noises and delicate chirps, occasionally thickened up by a dense fog of synthesizer sounds. Worth the admission price just for the 9th track alone, which combines processed organ-like vocals with a flurry of squeaky toy sounds. Limited to 150 copies.
(CD-R, hand-made cardboard sleeve, out of stock)
Bardoseneticcube - Tek-Now II (Puzzle God)
For this release, Bardoseneticcube leaves aside the industrial drones for energetic technoïd pieces and strange sampler-heavy rhythms. Includes a couple of genuine "what the hell is this?" moments. Few copies left.
(CD-R, clear jewel case, $12.00, last copy)
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[ electro ] [ rhythmic noise ]
Mux - The Second Confession (R.A.I.G.)
Another great discovery from the St Petersburg scene. Using analogue synthesizers, assorted instruments and digital processing, this duo churns out sludgy, rhythmic tracks with scraping sounds and rusty textures that wouldn't sound out of place on a Mental Destruction album. Add in some fragile melodic squalls and a strong sense of pacing, and you've got a release that definitely deserves attention.
(CD, special cardboard packaging, $17.50)
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Joan Silver Pin - Chiaroscuro (R.A.I.G.)
Joan Silver Pin is an experimental electro-acoustic / jazz fusion band from Moscow, with core members also active in other bands. While "jazz fusion" usually results in a mental alarm blaring off in my head, this album couldn't be further away from the pompous noodlings that the tag might evoke. This is gorgeous and seductive music that shape-shifts from post-rock to electronic ambient to jazz, but cleverly enough to avoid the pitfalls of a confused mish-mash of genres. The arrangements are atypical but never aimless, and the combination of electronics, female vocalizations and traditional instruments (namely the trumpet) inspired and carefully crafted. In short, a great reward for adventurous ears courtesy of RAIG.
(CD, multi-paneled sleeve, out of stock)
[ experimental ]
Irmologion - Dynatos (R.A.I.G.)
Electro-acoustic and ritualistic ambient with Orthodox thematic influences. A less sinister sermon than their previous self-titled album, but distilled from the same essence.
(CD, laced hard book folder with CD held inside a silk cloth, $19.00, last copy)
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[ dark ambient ] [ electro-acoustic ]
Lebenswelt - Lebenswelt (R.A.I.G.)
Introspective and somewhat cinematic dark ambient with industrial undertones from this Moscow trio. While nothing initially stands out to accustomed ears, the album's variety and efficiency make this the sort of release that will grow on you should you give it a chance.
(CD, cardboard folder with 6-page booklet, out of stock)
[ dark ambient ] [ industrial ]
Womba - Evidence Of Letta (R.A.I.G.)
Industrial ambient collage from Tikhon S. Kubov, the person behind other RAIG-related projects such as Mux and Won James Won. Some of the material is a little reminiscent of the futurist audio constructions of Vetrophonia and Linija Mass, but Womba sets aside the mechanical fury and aesthetics of those projects for a lighter (and sometimes humorous) approach. Pleasantly comatose and confusing.
(CD, cardboard folder with 6-page booklet, $17.50)
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Maurizio Bianchi & Telepherique - The House Of Mourning (Radiotarab / Cold Current)
New collaboration release from these almost excessively prolific projects, this being the second one to be put out on CD if I'm not mistaken. The title pretty much indicates what the theme is here, and the mood is generally somber and meditative. On a side-note, the Greek Rembetica music and chants sampled by Telepherique on certain tracks sound amazingly close to some traditional Egyptian music.
(CD, digisleeve, $15.00)
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[ dark ambient ] [ experimental ]
Circadian - Flanking The black Moose (Radiotarab / Eibon Records)
A collaboration release between the persons responsible for Nothing and Gruntsplatter. Imaginative mix of dark ambient, playful atmospheres and glitch-tinged electronics. Co-released with Radiotarab Records.
(CD, jewel case, $10.00, on sale)
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[ dark ambient ] [ experimental ]
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