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Glorie [ Glorie “ New Video “ ]

Instrumental band, Glorie, was formed in Memphis in the spring of 2009 by former Satyrs frontman, Jason Paxton, after an eight year hiatus from playing music. The other members of Glorie (Jonathan Kirkscey, Rob Brimhall, Andy Saunders, and Jeff Hulett) come from diverse musical backgrounds and have performed with an impressive array of artists such as Cat Power, Jay Reatard, The Bloodthirsty Lovers, Snowglobe, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and Al Green.

The band started as a desire to create more substantive, engaging instrumental music with a strong focus on melody. Their music blends acoustic, electric, and electronic sounds and draws inspiration from many genres including rock and instrumental hip- hop. Texturally, the instrumentation is diverse including layers of strings, synthesizer, guitar, piano, and vibraphone creating an entrancing thick wall of sound with a cinematic quality.

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The majority of 2010 was spent recording Glorie’s debut record which was released May 17th, 2011 on Makeshift Music. Much time, energy, and money went into the making of these recordings. We're offering this album completely free, no strings attached, and no required e-mail. We don't mind if you put 0 and download the album for free. However, any money donated would be greatly appreciated and will help fund future recordings. If you do decide to download this record and are into this band and these recordings please do us a favor and help us spread the music around. Link people back to this site for us.

If you're interested in using our music for the purpose of advertising your brand or for film please message us and by all means Check out our first official live video! Some super high quality cams were used to capture this shit. This is the first video in a three part series that we’ll be releasing in the coming months. Special Thanks to Live From Memphis and Andrew McCalla for making this happen! Hope you dig! Spread it!

Tracklist

1. Highrise 05:36

2. Music For A Horror Movie 04:13

3. Looking Through The Mirror 03:58

4. Full Circle 04:06

5. Still Saved 03:51

6. Water Drops 04:23

7. Lazy Day 04:29

8. Nightmares Then Sunshine 04:07

9. Gunshot City 05:31

“Instrumental rock is a much maligned genre that very rarely sees any genuine creativity anymore but [ Glorie ] have really discovered a honey-pot here that too few others bands are even looking for, seemingly content to just float with the flotsam.” - Benjamin Hiorns.

Credit Released 17 May 2011 | The band Glorie is:

Jason Paxton [ Vibes, Keys, Guitar ]

Robert Brimhall [ Guitar ]

Jeff Hulett [ Bass ]

Andrew Saunders [ Drums ]

Jonathan Kirkscey [ Cello, Guitar, Keys ]

Additional Help:

Roy Brewer - Violin

Jessie Munson - Violin

Dave Shouse- Keyboard Sample on Highrise

All songs written by Jason Paxton except Track 7 written by Jason Paxton and Jonathan Kirkscey. Strings arranged by Jonathan Kirkscey and Jason Paxton. Recorded at Ardent Studios and Easley McCain Recording, Memphis, TN and Elmwood Recording, Dallas, TX. Mixed at Elmwood Recording by Stuart Sikes. Mastered at West West Side Music, New Windsor, NY by Alan Douches.

Artwork by [ Johnny Taylor ].

Assistant Engineers - Jason Gillespie, Carter Mchann, Lucas Peterson

Recording Engineers - Doug Easley, Jeff Powell, J.D. Reager, Stuart Sikes.

Special Thanks to: [ Katherine ] ~ [ Andy Morris ] ~ [ Steve Tracy ] ~ [ Team Clermont ] ~ [ family ] ~ [ friends ] ~ and [ fans ] for their support.

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[ TheSilentBallet ]:

This melodic Memphis quintet doesn't sound like a rookie band. That's because it's comprised of a group of established players who combined forces to release a self-titled debut album earlier this year. The level of their professionalism is surpassed only by the catchiness of their grooves. Cello and violin add a welcome balance.

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Labirinto [ Kadjwynh ]

LABIRINTO

From São Paulo city, the group was formed in 2003 by the desire and experience of friends whom aimed to work out their musical influences through the composition of instrumental music. Inspired by feature movie scores, experimental music bands & sounds and references that go beyond music itself - like arts, photography and literature -, the compositions look in to create textures and images based vibes: as in a sound track, but casting the listener to come up with the picture and scenario on his own mind.

Labirinto develops sounds, timbres and dynamics that are all equally blended, avoiding the predominance of a unique sound source. Their harmonics constructions - done by guitars, bass and drums, followed by analogic and digital synths, cello, violin, piano e other instruments - prioritize the emotions aroused by running through the whole aesthetic labyrinth.

In addition to the musical environment, the band seeks to maintain close relations to various artistic languages: designing posters and projecting images during the concerts together with visual artists; composing soundtracks to short movies and documentaries; using illustrations from graphic artists, in both physical and virtual materials produced by the band.

Labirinto is acknowledged as a pioneer in developing its musical style in Brazil. Their references are based on post-rock, progressive rock, experimentalism, minimalism, classical and Brazilian popular music. After some years of career consolidation, the band is one of the most respected and renowned in the indie scene, getting good reviews from the public and the press.

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After one year and a half of the Anatema album release, Labirinto's new EP is almost finished, and already has a name: Kadjwynh - it is a brazilian indian word for "vital energy".

The album is being physically produced in the U.S. in two formats: CD and picture disc vinyl. The tracks were mastered by Bob Weston (Shellac/Mission of Burma) who had worked with the band on the previous album Anatema.

The recording and mixing sessions happened at Mosh and Dissenso Studios, both in Brazil, during the last 4 months, and the beautiful artwork, with influences from comic books, was created by Ricardo Sasaki, following the concept developed for the album.

The EP will be released in March and April during the band's second tour to the U.S. and Canada, with two festivals among the other 15 dates: Canadian Music Fest (Toronto) and Heart of Texas Rock Fest (Austin). 
The band was also invited to release the new EP at the renowed Casa del Popolo (Montréal), owned by members of the cult instrumental group Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

Tracklist

1. Non Sunt Daemones

2. Tuira

3. Piam Ket

4. Cairo

The Kadjwynh release in Brazil will take place in São Paulo, in late April, when the band returns from the international tour. All concert dates can be seen in the new band's website which has been redesigned following the artistic conception of the new EP. At the website you can get the latest news, videos, photos and a brief diary of Kadjwynh recordings. Also during the tour, the band will update the blog with a tour diary daily. Keep posted! To have a small taste of the new album, the track "Cairo" was featured in the European compilation More Hope for Japan by the end of 2011, and a new remixed version is also part of the EP.
 Check out the first version of the song released on the compilation [ HERE ].

FINALLY IT'S HERE: The tour is over and the EP is now available for download. It's Loud, it's intensely Dark, amazingly Drone(y) with a touch of classical built, especially "Cairo" and above all it's flawless and it's free. So be sure to get it. [ Kadjwynh ] only last for about 20 to 25mins but it's rediculously good and well done. Been waiting for this for a while and I am totally excited about it.

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RÁDIO ETIÓPIA [ Music For Sinners... ]

The co-founders of RÁDIO ETIÓPIA lines-up [ Tony Justerini ] ~ [ Anatoly Brooks ] ~ Intro voice led by [ Ana Ribeiro ] and Special Guests [ JOÃO H ] and [ JOSÉ RAMON ]

New episodes are posted every Monday set completed apart from the mainstream line of music and dedicated to all the sinners of this world. Side project include [ RÁDIO ETIÓPIA BLOG ]

RÁDIO ETIÓPIA shows are absolute journeys to the deepening of the soul by the best contemporary artists and in the most profound poetry manner listeners are led on a non-stop trip of about 80mins per show. [ [ [ Completely FLAWLESS... ] ] ]

[ RÁDIO ETIÓPIA - LA TRISTE HISTOIRE D'UN HOMME VULGARIS ]

[ RÁDIO ETIÓPIA - INTERLUDE FOR FLOATING ABOVE THE POOL ]

[ RÁDIO ETIÓPIA - PUNKAYO ]

[ RÁDIO ETIÓPIA - RISEN ]

[ RÁDIO ETIÓPIA - SARAJEVO ]

Collapse Under The Empire [“Fragments of a Prayer” + “Interview”]

Collapse Under The Empire is an instrumental / post-rock duo from Hamburg / Germany. They formed 2007, when Chris Burda and Martin Grimm got together to develop their own music. Collapse Under The Empire is a 2-piece post-rock band with an electronic feel which makes the band unique, but equally inspiring and other said bands of their genre. Fusing keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, and drums to form a soul searching ambience that speaks volumes to the world through music. The thing I love about intrumental music is that anyone in the world can listen and enjoy it. You dont have to understand a certain language for the song to speak to you, and the music speaks to everyone in their own personal and different way.

Their latest album "Shoulders & Giants" which was released in late 2011 was their 3rd full length album released by the band. The album, and their previous albums, inspire me as a musician and a person in general and gave me the idea to reach out to them for more information about C.U.T.E and learn more about what it takes to become an internationally touring band and just to have the privelege of talking to an amazing band. I sent this interview off and this is the result. I hope their words and music inspire you all as much as they have for me. If you like instrumental post-rock/ ambient sounding music as much as I do, then im sure that you will. Thanks and enjoy.

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"Collapse Under the Empire" Interview & Forth-coming Album

8. Is there anything else that I didnt touch on that you would want your fans to know?

Chris:

Yeah, in the last 3 months we’ve been especially creative, and therefore this summer we’ll already be releasing our next full length album called “Fragments of a Prayer”, with 10 tracks. The new tracks are not as gloomy-sounding as on other albums and are partially more orchestrally oriented. In some tracks, like “The Beyond”, which is accompanied by strings, pianos, horns and woodwinds, we sound more like a film sound track.

We would be happy to work more with the film sound track theme in the future, because we’ve long planned to compose a complete sound track. I think that our music would function well as a sound track. So if a film director or music supervisor happens to read this interview, they should totally get in touch with us!

The new album wasn’t really planned since we wanted to work on the second part of our concept album, “Sacrifice & Isolation”, because it’s appearing end of next year. The funny thing is, the new album came out of work on a B-side for our last single, “There’s no Sky”. We quickly realized that the track composed for the B-side was too good, and decided to write 2 or 3 more tracks to make a small digital EP. When we quickly had 2 more tracks, we decided we would release a mini album... and now it’s become a complete album! As soon as you get into the creative process you get into this mood from time to time, and an album can arise relatively quickly. We’re very proud of the album, because in our opinion, it contains some of our best and all-encompassing compositions of recent times.

If you enjoyed the interview or C.U.T.E's music for that matter... be sure to visit the band networking links, merchandise store webpage. You can download the exclusive non-album track “Anthem of 44” on [ SOUNDCLOUD ]. NOTE that this is an exclusive track, which is not to find on any album and it also comes with an official [ VIDEO ].

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[ Salient Sounds ] Label

[ Salient Sounds ] is an initiative to curate and publish the most culturally engaging and socially relevant music created in the post-RIAA epoch. New modes of distribution demand a new model, and we seek to pioneer this evolving territory. By establishing a dignified place for the 'label' in this exciting era, we aim to support the interests of the artists and the audience while ensuring a standard of quality that realizes genuine respect for the process of honest creative expression.

Our goal to enable musicians to produce the music they need to create while bringing that work to listeners faithfully and efficiently is enabled by the myriad revolutionary technologies afforded through the Internet. In encouraging the dialogue between artist and audience through social networking platforms, we leverage the audience to create a vibrant community engaged in the creative process.

Our own artistic endeavors and in-house production principles demand a professional team based on integrity, talent, adaptability and innovation. Salient is uninterested in dating supermodels or owning yachts; our only interest is in fixing this world through art. To fix this world, we must first fix ourselves; not by strengthening or attempting to solve the problems of current systems doomed to failure from conception, but by creating new ways. We must connect, and we must cultivate. This is built by artists for the benefit of all.

[ EXQUISITE GHOST ]

A fusion of beats, hiphop, syncopated modal trances, spacey supposedly, but grounded enough to get funky. A collection of moods, moments extended from real time to the imaginative playful space of mind. Digital, wave recontextualization, kandinksy textural tone poems. Minimal maybe, but exploratory, sometimes sounding like a dream, or a hallucination. Made from memories. Today we live in the majesty of the past and we remember the jazz still, ghostly, exquisitely. Horns, waveforms, bitcrushers, meditations, and surprising sunny days are set into forms as a shared experience, that is of music and minds.

Dedicated to all times of day and time the environments we live and imagine in and how the kingdom of heaven is within so you should free your ass and your mind will follow because i keep dreaming because when i wake up im gonna be some stardust.

Fan ta surah surah and by the light of you one would see what could be it's riding the line between freefalling and stumbling it's because time is spherical, perfectly balanced to trick you give a little, take a little, the geometry of living is a kick writing a song up in this, echoes and delays forming into one thought and when i am done i will look up i will gaze timeless for everything is simpler searching for the otherworldly rift whining sirens wind ever on upwards the beat sings of the violet ship lines crossing lights radiate bells toll the golden smear twinkling tears shine on shine on shine on.

An artist is the historian who shows the way of the moment. Their meditation and studies bring out ideas and love and thoughts these things glow in the minds eye like nothing else when seen as humans we play with the darkness of the future with the light of life when one of us has worked at and loved one thing so much it flows what we are receptive to is what we will be moved by, hope and aspiration.

Tracklist

01. Dawn 02:57

02. Evening 02:46

03. Lovesynth 04:51

04. Chords of Mind 03:09

05. Awake 03:27

06. Yacht Donuts 05:09

07. Ground 03:33

08. For Reals 01:50

09. Wavestheory 03:44

10. Heartworks (tek) 03:05

11. Clay 00:48

12. Glisten 01:53

13. Euphony 01:14

14. Loom 02:50

15. Air 04:08

16. Finale 03:47

17. True 03:30

18. Spin 0

A song is a love of a moment in time, where certain natural physics vibrate. It is a living thing, a world surrounded by emotion, suspended powerfully in life. It is when we realize that there are infinite possibilities from finite forms our soundtrack to the living cinema of inner life, simple and directed. Our permission to ask why one thing should be, when we, already are, here

We look at creative action with adoration and pride, we analyze and consider. It is ours, our own reflective prismatic toy to challenge and learn. We make space for each other in these actions, we re-form openly. It is empathy, an interpretive communication beyond language or games. Our images, dramas, hushed reverances, instruments, blank spaces, it is winds in the trees, mechanical technical magic of ingenuity. We are facing up to the skies and making our sunlight. The only cure for darkness is the light of the world. Truth without beauty is the atom bomb

The rule of form is on an end the divine and somewhere other chaos meaning and the entirety of everything at once are entangled opposed step over the line and learn where the line was once in some time. That feeling when you forget how little you know and somehow understand. Ask a question, create the answer, look at a melting clock, time slows down.

[ Anthony Pandolfino ]

Rough, caustic drones filled with static and corruption seek to dominate the soundscape in Anthony Pandolfino's first official release through Salient Sounds, but always buried beneath these ruins of decay are the shimmering and sonorous sounds of hope through enlightenment and indifference to oppression. Cavernous, hollowed beats emerge from the cacophony, propelling the movement that seeks to blast out the ambient hum of Mother Culture and find the highways toward inner freedom.

Indifference is the sonic exodus, the synesthesia that will erode the chains imposed and burdened upon those who are not yet aware of their bondage. And for those already searching, it is an anthem, a call to connect and cultivate so that our future shall be our own, not the one we will soon inherit. We must not dissolve difference, but celebrate it. We cannot afford to argue supremacy while free information exposes the beautiful symmetries and defining differences between peoples.

Tracklist

1. Overpasse 05:36

2. Judged By A Jury Of Your Fears 04:30

3. What Depths 05:20

4. A Wish For Weightlessness 03:37

5. By Myself And Others 05:41

6. With Grace 04:32

7. Gloving Midas 04:48

What could surpass the supremacy of mutual wonder realized through creative collaboration? All blood spilt is red, and skin tone has no comparison to the electricity hidden behind the eyes. Therefore we must unite and rediscover the capability of a diverse human community. There are many structures in place that serve to divide and subjugate. Identify these and dissolve them. Borders should be abolished, and boundaries should be reimagined.

Find your own highway do not conform to safety they will stop at nothing. Float beyond their grasp connect to prosper, do not distance be indifferent to their control and you will have them by the throat.

================================================================== If you want my opinion on this one, as much as I dig [ Exquisite Ghost ] I would insist on starting with [ Anthony Pandolfino ] title "indifference" followed by the rest of his releases then [ Exquisite Ghost ]. But make no mistake on [ Exquisite Ghost ] though. On an electro note there are some serious beat to discover here. Simply hit play on the below previews and you'll know what I mean.

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Crimson Mourn [ Bring Your Desires Here ]

Crimson Mourn is the solo-project of Mauro Beltran, a 17 years old boy from Valencia, Spain. His project is a complete DIY concept for this young musician who is just trying to reach something to call "own". His first album title [ Our Eyes Closed ] was released this year "2011" and it’s out for free.

As the kid [ M. Beltran ] is trying to reach the right ears to promote his music. The entire album was recorded with cheap and worthless materials, but behind the music lies the a great deal of passion, love and sweetness to create something that is totally out of this world.

In the place where he live’s his music is almost invisible and choked with lots of mainstream characters. The name [ Crimson Mourn ] comes from his first book main character. [ M. Beltran ] 2nd album has already begun PAY ATTENTION! as a huge surprise awaits for all of us in the near future. [ M. Beltran ] is also involved playing in another band call [ Tears And Emphasis ].

[ Our Eyes Were closed ] ~ Definitely one of the most talented 17 years old chap I've come across in my entire five years blogging history. I MEAN IT LADS. Talking about cheap materials... Well, have a listen for yourself and tell me. EXCELLENT sound going here, anyone who can pull a record at this caliber at the age of 17 then he or she should be able to conquer the underground music world by the time he reaches 27.

[ Bring Your Desires Here ] ~ Dear listeners, his is my second album. I'm 18 years old, and I'm trying to make my dreams come true. This album is a compilation of 9 months of pure work. There's love, hate, dissapointment, enthusiasm, suffering, hope, happiness and sadness on every track. A bunch of feelings gathered in 72 minutes from my soul and heart speaking, just for you. I've got a long way to go, and this is just my second step. I hope you enjoy. Thanks, from the bottom of my heart.

Tracklist

1. Moments Collapsing The Eternity 11:46

2. A Song To Whisper Over The Silence 10:21

3. Your Heart Beats Like Mine 02:29

4. Underneath This Sea Of Broken Stars (To Sail Across) 07:33

5. All Those Bombs Are Fireworks Now! 05:45

6. Kids On The Moon 09:26

7. Sleep, Don't Wake Up 12:36

8. The Beauty Of The End 13:04

Recorded at home with cheap and worthless gear. All tracks recorded by Crimson Mourn. Crimson Mourn is: Mauro Beltrán. Visual artwork: Maider Jimenez ( www.emeclick.com )

Special thanks:

Maider, Ewa, Liviandad, Amapola, Lust, Mark, Micaela, Tears And Emphasis, Oleg, so many wonderful people I'm knowing, Everyone from Deploy Your Senses, everyone else I could ever include... and, of course; YOU.

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Casilofi [ Sounds ] & [ Little Treasure ]

Casilofi is [ Sander van Dijck’s ] sound project. Without being held to any guidelines, rules or other limitations, he writes music; music for the open minded. Inspired by everyday sounds and emotions, he produces songs that can’t really be categorized into one specific box. From Ambient, to Indie, to Post-Rock, to IDM and so on. He also works with other inspiring artists and loves experimenting with all kinds of instruments, effects and recording techniques.

To date [ Casilofi ] has released a full album title [ Sounds ] in 2011 and a mini three track album / EP title [ Little Treasure ] in 2012. Both titles are available for free on the artist BandCamp page and is highly recommended based on the quoted tags.

================================================================== [ Sounds ] was written and recorded by Sander van Dijck, during the first months of discovering the world of recording and mixing music. It features instrumental, melancholic songs, going from Ambient, to IDM, to Post-Rock. Every song was another adventure in the world of sound, and every song contributed to the process of learning the basics of recording and producing music.

[ Little Treasure ] is more on the side of experimental, lo-fi, Post-Rock and Ambient. Simply follow the appropriate link on BandCamp to listen and download BOTH albums. Thank you for listening. I put a lot of time & love and effort on these titles. Feel free to share them as much as you want. Peace...

Tracklist

1. Earth 04:02

2. Sunº 04:13

3. The Little Things in Life 06:01

4. The Here, The Now 02:02

5. Layers 04:40

6. LoFine 03:06

7. Create, Create, Create 04:45

8. Memories 06:21 9. Eyes Wide Open 04:14

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

-Thorwald van den Akker –Artwork

-TLAB (www.facebook.com/tlabsounds) -Drums and Noise on track 2

-Reena Riot -Lyrics & Vocals on track 2

-Will James (www.facebook.com/unsuddenlywilljames) -Poem & Spoken words on track 3

-Ruben van Asselt -Drums on track 1 & 2

-Tessa Douwstra -Backing Vocals on track 2 & 3

-Peter Lugin -Cello on Track 3

All tracks mixed & owned by Sander van Dijck (www.sandervandijck.com).

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Теми и Идеи [ The Rigged Orchestra ]

[ Теми и Идеи ] is the side project [ fydhws ]. He has been working on this project for the past six months. [ Теми и Идеи ] translated as (Themes and Ideas) and taking a radical turn to neo-classical style. [ The Rigged Orchestra ] got nothing to do with drones, noise, ambient, or guitars although the compositions were developed on acoustic guitar. Go get it guys it's an amazingly beautiful album.

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This is zero-frills rock, (sort of, not really): guitar, bass, drums, a pedal board, the occasional piano. Wordless and unorthodox, it is nevertheless clear there is a plot to all of this — a screen full of character actors, menace, and resolution — you just won’t be able to divine it.

Distorted, unjagged guitar; bass drum worship, air raid dissonance, and unabashed ironworking. It’s difficult to remember a hard rock project so fiercely independent, one so tirelessly devoted to discovery. [ __review by "The Muse In Music" ].

Minimalistic, very slowly progressing primal sonic atoms, threatening infiltrating drone overthrows, static krautrock effects, and a kind of sound which comes very close to the sound-art-like approach. Knob-screwers` output indeed. [ __review by "Recent music heroes" ].

Tracklist

1. The Rigged Orchestra I 03:54

2. Бран 04:45

3. Зрак 02:00

4. Sonus Novicius 02:10

5. За негде, ама за каде? 04:33

6. Простор 03:44

7. The Rigged Orchestra II 02:52

There’s a lot of experimentation on show with musical boundaries pushed in every way possible. On top of this is a lot of layering in sounds creating a all encompassing atmosphere that drags you right into the middle of the sound and doesn’t let you out until it’s over… [ __review by "Tomatrax" ].

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Sofy Major & Membrane [ SPLIT ].

Permission To Engage, with no question mark. Because Sofy Major doesn’t ask for. With their debut album, Mathieu (bass-vocals), Seb (guitar) and Mathieu (drums) from Clermont-Fd (FRA) authorize themselves to fire at will. Result is they break many walls between extreme musical styles, to resume in fifty minutes what others have been trying for years.

But it was the least these three hard workers (and not rockers, unless maybe…) could do for their first full length : no way, after several releases going from hardcore to doom and intensive touring over France and Europe, that the band stops a perpetual evolution guided by a DIY work and life ethic. Far beyond anything they’ve done before, Permission to Engage takes Sofy Major to a new step in the band’s career. With this first collaboration with Andrew Schneider (Unsane, Made Out of Babies, Keelhaul, Converge), expect no-prisoners-shows and epic assaults on stage. And the charge is just getting started.

================================================================== [ METALSTORM ] ~ Sofy Major, or, how not to make friends with a stellar debut. Sofy Major is your no bullshit kind of band. This French trio has a clear agenda: obliterating body and soul through consistently heavy music. At the same time Sofy Major is also your versatile kind of band with many dead-eyed faces. Yep, ambivalence will reign supreme in this review; I suggest you start dealing with it (the escape exit is the X at your upper right, ladies).

After such an intro, I'm sure you're all expecting a detailed and coherent description of the Sofy Major sound. Truth is this band doesn't roll that way. By keeping the accessibility to a strict minimum the band isn't offering the listener many handrails. This is pretty much Dakar Rally music; very challenging and demanding, and dangerously easy to get stuck in the quicksand before giving up altogether.

SOFY MAJOR - Stoom Stoom Stoom from Riot House Production on Vimeo.

Cathedral-sized rhythm patterns sway back and forth between claustrophobic sludge with a vague post-hardcore sneer and, well, dissonant noise. ...And that's all I came up with after weeks of repeated listens and trying to put this music into words. I really got nothing here. Since I kept wandering off into these weird sludge-induced trips, I'll just share one of those. So in case you aren't blessed with an abundance of imagination, Sofy Major won't be your thing either (the escape exit is still the X at your upper right).

Tracklist

1. Ruin it All 04:21

2. Doomsayer & Friends 04:04

3. Some More Pills 03:00

4. Once was a Warrior (fan my flame and I'll still be one) 04:46

5. Membrane - Gruesome Tales 06:44

6. Membrane - Small Fires 08:06

7. Membrane - Lifeless Down on the Floor 05:03

You find yourself in the vast tundra wastelands. You see a lonely Ice Age hunter-gatherer. Stumbling through the snow, running for his life. Chased by a herd of fierce mammoths, seemingly startled by signature hardcore screams coming from the distance. The tremendously heavy animals pummel along and along. Eventually catching up and trampling the man, leaving him crippled in the freezing cold.

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The Watermarkhigh [ Slow Motion Clarity “EP” ]

The Watermark High is the alias of Johannesburg [ South Africa ] based experimental electronic musician, Paul van der Walt. The endeavour’s evocative sound typically evolves around the mergence of various electronic elements with acoustic instruments. Paul released his debut album, “Loneliness As An Art Form”, in 2009 and a remix EP of songs from that album entitled “Loneliness Remixes”, in 2010. March 29th 2012 saw the release of the first new Watermark High material since then, in the form of a 5 track download-only EP entitled “Slow Motion Clarity”.

The “Slow Motion Clarity” EP was recorded over a number of sessions at revered South African electronic producer, Jacob Israel’s Benjamin Studio based in Pretoria, throughout 2011, barring the title track, which Paul engineered and mixed himself, at his home studio. The EP was mastered by 12K Records founder and ambient musician, Taylor Deupree, at 12K Mastering in New York, USA. Taylor has worked with a wide range of renowned artists and labels including Hammock, Friends of Friends Records, Own Records etc.

The first song off the EP to have been recorded and released for online streaming in early 2011, “Maybe Tomorrow, Everything Will Be Different”, led to a publishing deal with international publishing company, Massive Music [ Amsterdam, New York, Shanghai, Los Angeles, London ] through their Massive Talent initiative. Between live performances throughout South Africa over the coming months, Paul is already working on his next EP to be released later this year, in his attempt to release more music, more often, albeit through a series of singles and/or EPs.

Tracklist

1. Slow Motion Clarity 01:55

2. Maybe Tomorrow, Everything Will Be Different 05:30

3. Green After So Much Blue, Was Like Music To My Eyes 04:21

4. Are You Going To Get Dressed Today? 04:05

5. Feel The Fabric 04:00

OTHER QUOTES:

[ Loneliness Remixes EP ] ~ These remixes were originally only available on the physical CD release of The Watermark High’s “Loneliness As An Art Form” album. Seeing that this physical version was extremely limited, it was decided to release these remixes for download as well, as a separate remix EP.

[ Loneliness As An Art Form ] ~ The Watermark High’s debut album and was independently released on the 20th of October 2009. The album comprises 11 songs reflecting the band’s wide variety of influences ranging from post-rock to electronica to ambient. “This record is almost insanely pretty” – The Silent Ballet | | | If you could touch music, this would feel warm and fuzzy - Electro Trash | | | Evocative and experimental. The Watermark High. Remember that name” – Musical Mover & Shaker | | | …wishes The Watermark High would crawl inside my head and live there forever” – Chrisopher Khotso Olsen, Facebook fan | | | Every song is bursting with shimmering guitar tones, hammy synth washes and deeply earnest vocals. And they’re tuneful too.” – The Silent Ballet.

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Volte Face [ One Night Alone ]

Following a solo project in late 2010, Volte Face experimenst and mixes different musical influences. Closely attached to the strength of sound, the band products on his own his first EP called "Easy Play".

From the keen 80s sound to the hypnotic instrumental vibrations, Volte Face immerses you in an explosive cocktail. Today, the Rennes-based trio presents "One Night Alone". Their latest production is a major turning point for their next composings, with incisive Post Rock Electro riffs.

Always seeking for sonorous drunkenness and sensations, Volte Face is preparing his first album, while working on his new visuals for the shows.

Tracklist

1. One Night Alone 04:02

2. The Fame (Bonus Track) 03:24

3. One Night Alone (Remix) 03:56

There's not much to go on this single, three tracks, just over 10 minutes but if you do like your post-rock blend with a nice feel of electroscape tune then this might just be the right way to go. Quite promising indeed.

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