Comprised of singer/guitarist Don Howland and drummer Lamont “Bim” Thomas, the two-piece Bassholes was founded in 1992. Their latest “…and without a name” on Colombus Discount is a premium blend of skronky, noisy garage blues with the right amount of fuzz, delay and harmonica.

The cult sci-fi surf outfit Man or Astro-man?, the band which molded our psyches with the b-movie, OTR, sci-fi, surf aesthetic while we still were youngins, are reunited.

#86 – Dreamy electronic music + ambient soundscapes from Can. Mojib, Seaworthy, Pole, Color Cassette etc.

Tardigrades are polyextremophiles and are able to survive in extreme environments that would kill almost any other animal.

New promo in our mailbox from the 5 piece urban soul & triphop band Si*Sé from NYC. The single from their upcoming Gold EP (out tomorrow) “This Love” gets the remix treatment from Hird.

Eric Lau has a new EP called Kilawatt. The opener features the vocal talent of Muhsinah, another fave, and Oddisee and Kaidi Tatham! Deep jazzy beats!

Just got the Cults virus yesterday night thanks to our pal yvynyl, infectious retro twee pop goodness. MOAR!

Five song selection feat. Mark McGuire – Sun Araw – Dead Luke – Neokarma Jookla Trio – Aidan Baker. Drony, Ritualistic, lo-fi soundscape material.

One of the remaining masterpieces from 2009 on the list is La Barca by the master of aural alchemy Thomas Köner. La Barca his first offering in five years, is a matchless soundscapes album; an inimitable blend of field recordings, subtle synths and restless moods. Out on Fario, sister label to Fear Drop, limited to 600 copies.