Sounds Vol. 1 || Galapagos

The sweet bumping sounds of Galapagos have been a new regular part my daily tunes in my past few weeks of blogging absence. The name and the cover probably should give you a rough idea of what your in for on this one. Sounds Vol. 1 is a collection of upbeat sample heavy island dreamt glitch-hop bliss that showcases some pretty dope skills at mixing up some catchy and easy going vibes. You can find more sounds here and this release here. Look forward to hearing more new awesome jams from Galapagos coming sometime this spring/summer via cassette release through the recently established Chill Mega Chill label.

The Kingdom || Bank Heist

Bank Heist is the side project of Matthew Joel, who currently plays guitar for the Teen Dazes live band. Recently he has brought to earth the sounds of The Kingdom, and it is one hundred percent pure electronica gold. Bank Heist picks you up in a big bright colorful space ship and proceeds to take you on an epic dance driven cosmitronic space journey.  Bumping bass and drum tracks rock the ship through out the entirety of the ride while a magnitude of roaring synths tear open paths in space. Genuine musicians craftsmanship can be heard in every inch of the structure holding this musical spaceship together. After the momentous journey you finally reach your destination, The Kingdom, the last track, here your beamed you down slowly and laid to rest onto some sort of beautiful dream world of bliss and enlightenment. This amazing space journey is the first digital LP to be released under Crash Symbols and can be transmitted to your home via bandcamp.

red indians || mascara snake

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I've had a long day today, been trying to catch up on a load of things and tie up some loose ends on my music project. In the midst of getting ready to call it a day just a bit ago, I happened to come across this ensorcelling no-fi soundtrack in my email. This kinda short but really amazing album has completely captured my attention and eased my soul a bit. It pulls you in with easy going and inviting rhythmic beats and melodies and wraps you up in layers of warm glowing noise. Entrancing string work delivers the emotion the majority of the time and it does it well, expressing a variety of moods from track to track. This is something I could get into all the time, and more then likely I will. You can help your self do the same by heading over to bandcamp and by following this talented artist on his blog.

all the girls i know all of them || Hips Like Cinderella

 I have been bumping these tight jams on the regular since I was fortunate enough to come across this noisy surfgaze masterpiece on Get Off The Coast a while back.  In the post Jheri described exactly what your getting out of this album in perfect words:

 "Imagine stirring Dead Gaze and Weed Diamond into a thick black cauldron and then letting it simmer for a few days. Hips Like Cinderella is what you'd get, pouring over the side with it's foamy outtake and flooding you with every memory you wish you had"


The vocals are well mixed and the vibes are huge. The whole experience conjures up a great balance of taking it easy and sprinting through you mind, and has a very good natural feel and flow when listened trough from beginning to end. You can catch this album on bandcamp and more from Chaz Bell himself on his blogspot.

Under God's Heaven // Creep *Radio Head Cover || Heinali and Matt Finney

 

You know that feeling you get when you see a great movie that your really digging and it gets to that point in the film where the awesome character recites the most sad/ real/ on point monologue, with the brilliant soundtrack that couldn't be more suitable, and you become completely captivated and lost in the movie its almost surreal.  That feeling of power of word and musical delivery to accompany the emotion of the speaker is demonstrated perfectly in the sounds of Heinali and Matt Finney, Matt Finney provides the dark and real vocals through spoken word in tones equally as omniscient and aware as the thoughts of the poems speaker. Heinali  shapes a world of sound that feeds off the emotion created in Matt's monologues, through droney heavy distorted guitar, momentous drum tracks, drowning like samples, entrancing ambient synths, and an overall well produced nightmare soundtrack meets shoegaze type elements . Under God's Heaven is a great track to start with and get you comfortable with how deep these ideas run, when watched with the music video produced for it you get an experience that tops even some of the most dramatic moments in film. Their more recent cover of Radiohead's Creep is really where you can catch their talent bringing the lyrics of the song into the more depressing introspective manner it feels so right in. All of its a amazing work, specially considering Matt lives here in the United States and Heinali happens to be in Ukraine, quite a collaboration. You can catch more of their work on their myspace and bandcamp.

Walkabout || Ra Cailum

With no hesitation Ra Cailum took all the things I dig about pop and nostalgia and stirs them into a melting pot of rich chillwave, and served me that delicious soup of soul my mind craves. Included in the ingredients of this soup besides sweet emotion is fresh analog drum sampling, creative bedroom synth work delivered in the moment, and distant but present voice of our musical chef. Walkabout is the full course meal with that soup as the starter.  The whole LP finds that great combination of ambiance, glee, pop, and daze, and culminates into something more then satisfying. This five star meal can be found here for your hearing consumption and recommended with a tip of preordering this tape from Wonder Beard Tapes.

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Since Forever || Blastoids

Total immersion for me here, everything about this album feels vast and extravagant, capturing a perfect balance of all the spacey feelings and electronic noise that I have grown to love about Blastoids. The intro orchestrates a big booming soundtrack of the what the band usually dishes out, grand slam drumming, laser like synths, and big vibes. The rest of the album feels less sporadic then their earlier releases and feels like a more dreamy experience, but still retaining all the awesome spacey sounds, ambiance, catchy odd vocal work, and epic drum work your heart can desire. This new atmosphere feels just as well crafted and creative as ever, and creates a new fun and deep sound to lose your thoughts in. Do your self a favor and visit their bandcamp page and give the whole album a listen.

 

Visually on par with the vibes Blastoids brings, this fresh and well done video paired with the release of their album is pure magic:

Self-Titled EP || Naminé

So I was checking out Life: Aquatic a few days ago and caught wind of this Melbourne based bedroom producer. Naminés first self titled ep melts pure dreampop bliss into beautiful oceanic sound schemes resulting in a fluid and harmonious soundtrack. Making great use of effects, layering, and filters to submerse you into calm seas of ear pleasure, and appropriate sampling and fine vocal work complement the music flow the whole album through. Soon to be on Life Aquatic Records first release, Naminé is a great project and hopefully has an awesome year ahead. You can find a digital download of his EP here and pre-order the limited release 7" here.

My Bedroom Floor || Teen Daze

Right before the beginning of this new year, Teen Daze revealed a collection of tracks originally written earlier last year and now released for our listening pleasure as a wonderful gift to the new year. After a brief well spirited intro, Teen Daze unleashes an array of well produced dance galore, sporting upbeat drum tracks and awesome synth work that will keep your blood pumping the majority of the album. Barely losing momentum from the begging, My Bedroom Floor never loses sight of its creators goal of "inspiring joy and excitement". Lighten up your next party or drive night and acquire this retro-fitted dance album on his bandcamp page.

City of Ash EP || Pariah Carey

Earlier this week I was pleased to hear my boy Jheri Evans's new EP, his project Pariah Carey creates a multitude of original swamped out electronic thrill rides, and City of Ash is no exception. Creeping down a darker and more ominous track this time around, the first half of the EP warms you up to the ritualistic drum style and trepidatious digital soundscapes that exist in the world of Pariah Carey. From there on emerges a more dreary and ambient world that feels like a mind altering spirit walk through a deep jungle underworld, complete with tribal drums and eerie atmosphere. Sound interesting, give the whole soundtrack a listen on his bandcamp page, where you can also find more of his creative works.