ATARI TEENAGE RIOT

Atari Teenage Riot Myspace

"A cultural cold war divided along class lines, a new age of surveillance, heroes incarcerated in the worst conditions possible for speaking out against the military complex, a corrupt press core owned by multi-national corporations and raised to repeat soundbytes. This is the post-cyberpunk world on the brink of collapse Atari Teenage Riot’s fourth album Is This Hyperreal? is born into. Every track is an iridescent explosion of nervous energy requesting your attendance in Atari Teenage Riot’s campaign party of education and awareness."
- Digital Hardcore Recordings

digital hardcore

drum & bass

industrial

experimental

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Is This Hyperreal? (2011)

GANESH RAO

"Forbidden Circle is a music video album by Ganesh Rao (Music, Director, Art Director) and Jonny Greenwald (Director of Photography) developed at the Dept. of Visualization at Texas A&M University under the guidance of Professor Karen Hillier. The objective is to create a visually intriguing cinematic and musical experience. Several musicians have agreed to do guest work on the album - Igor Omodei & Matthieu Romarin (Uneven Structure), David Maxim Micic, Jakub Zytecki, Tom Still, and Grayson Cain.
The album is set to launch in the spring of 2012."

— Forbidden Circle blog

OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Bandcamp

"The sound of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and John Frusciante riffing off each other and bouncing textures over simplistic, yet defined melodies is what lies in this new Omar-related musical endeavor. The record goes back to the concept of a two-man guitar jam. It's one of the most basic forms of musical bonding and the intertwining of individuals' styles and musical thoughts over a set progression or song. However the process of two men recording their completely different musical abilities over an album of set melodies and songs, transcends above what is originally seen as a stripped-down, simple jam. (...) The fact that the jam-based, un-intellectualized approach of this album can create such a haunting atmosphere and create a vibe of musical complexity, is what is ultimately the most impressive aspect of this record. When two men approach the same song structure with different sounds and ideas, it can lead to magnificent heights."

— Sputnikmusic

instrumental

progressive

this is too good. recommended!

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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & John Frusciante (2010)

LEAD STONES

Lead Stones Bandcamp

"Set + Setting compiles various early recordings from Lead Stones onto one 40 minute tape. Aside from the Everlasting Pill/Velvet Duel single and the Lord I Feel It video, none of these recordings have been previously released. Equal parts moody and energetic, will appeal to fans of Spiritualized, H.P. Lovecraft, Amon Duul II, etc. Features current members of Andy & Zeus as well as ex-members of Monark. Split release with These Are My Bongos.
Limited edition of 30 tapes/Unlimited digital edition."

— The Electrick Gypsy Service

garage

psychedelic rock

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Set + Setting (2011)

HIJOS DE MAYO

Hijos de Mayo Bandcamp

"Hijos de Mayo is a 4-piece band from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. They play stonernoisepostrock/poststonernoiserock, heavy riffs, screeching noise, spacious and wide sounds and psychedelic atmospheres. (...) Hijos de Mayo started out as an instrumental band in 2006. In the beginning of 2007 they recorded and self-released their first instrumental mini-album.
2008 brought Part 1 of The 4-Track Tape Adventures, the first recording to feature Boukje (voice and noise). Near the end of 2008 Joost decided to stop. He left and Ivo came to replace him. (...) Before Hijos de Mayo Chris and Ronald played in gifkip. Boukje sang in Moral Anxiety and GodsChosenDealer, Ivo hit the drums in Red King Rising and the Ghouls."
— Hijos de Mayo

noise

stoner

psychedelic

post-rock

In Sound Underground free download at their Bandcamp page.

FLASHBACKS #1

"Listeners under the impression that drug music began with "White Rabbit" and ended with "White Lines" would be wise to pick up the first and best volume in the German Trikont label's excellent Flashbacks series - compiling 25 jazz, blues, and vocal cuts from the first-half of the 20th century, the set documents World War II-era vice and sin at its finest, deftly mixing radio hits with utter obscurities. The songs range from the benign (Gene Krupa's "Feeling High and Happy") to the explicit (the Memphis Jug Band's "Cocaine Habit Blues"), and while some of the selections are clearly reaching to justify their thematic inclusion - Bukka White's immortal "Fixin' to Die Blues" almost certainly has nothing to do with "fixing" in the junkie lexicon sense of the term -- the pacing and sequencing are dead-on, and even novelty throwaways like Harry "The Hipster" Gibson's "Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?" stand up to repeated listening in this context. Excellent remastering and liner notes (in both English and German) round out the package."

— Jason Ankeny

jazz

blues

pop rock

Cocaine Habit Blues, MEMPHIS JUG BAND

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Drug Songs (1917-1944) - High & Low (2005)

NAVEL

"(...)It's really wonderful and relaxing, but not as minimalistic as its reference point (Brian Eno, in case you aren't familiar with ambient music). In fact, it doesn't actually sound much like it. There's even got some sparse bass and guitar playing on the first side, not unlike what you would expect to find on a (very) quiet Mogwai song anno 1998-ish. Overall this is really excellent ambient/drone stuff though, and considering these guys have been releasing stuff since the late 90s I'm a bit surprised I haven't come across them before. If you haven't either, make sure you give this a try."

— UAXUCTUM

1. Music For Spaceports 16:24
2. Très Cosmìque 13:31

ambient

drone

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Ambient 1: Music For Spaceports (2009)

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR

And So I Watch You From Afar Bandcamp

"Certainly one of the most interesting listens of the year, Gangs will not disappoint. There is so much experimentation going on in the album, it's hard to know what to do with it, and in the end, there's really nothing else to do but sit back and listen to the album the whole way through, just to know where it's all heading towards. And So I Watch You From Afar has another powerfully moving album."

— Muzik Dizcovery

instrumental

post-rock

math-rock

a must have!

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Gangs (2011)

TOM WAITS

"Compared to some of his best albums, Swordfishtrombones and Raindogs, the album is somewhat similar, although a lot darker and less accessible, as many of the songs deal with murder and death. (...) Bone Machine is dark, sad, furious, frightening and beautiful; a masterpiece of experimental rock. It may not be his magnum opus, an accolade that probably goes to Rain Dogs, but it certainly would have been for most artists. 
It remains one of his darkest and most interesting albums."

— Sputnikmusic

experimental

blues rock

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Bone Machine (1992)

GUADALUPE PLATA

Guadalupe Plata Bandcamp

"Pedro de Dios Barcelo, Carlos Jimena and Paco Luis Martos are cranking out screaming, ramshackle blues influenced by swamps, serpents and satan. In that order. Not just blues, but the kind of peeled-out, whacked-out riffs, licks and choogles that can fuel popular uprisings. Adding to the sinister mystique are the band’s videos and press shots, which look like something out of a snuff film. The blues can be boring in the wrong hands. These guys will make you sweat a little."

— The Days of Lore

blues 
blues 
blues!

Just go to their Bandcamp page for free download. Enjoy!

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