emotional

Moteer boss and The Boats/The Sea & The Remote Viewer main man, Craig Tattersall’s new alter ego The Archivist gathers his unreleased stuff for UK’s Lacie’s Records. Essential no filler disc if you are into early Jan Jelinek, Napoli is not Nepal, Porn Sword Tobacco, Origamibiro, Xploding Plastix and of course Tattersall himself.

Two prolific names from the experimental electro-acoustic scene Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek has just released Blank Grey Canvas Sky on the Swedish Fang Bomb label. Spanning 6 songs and 43 minutes Blank Grey Canvas Sky is a meticulous embroidery of pianos, instrumentation and drones.

This was lying around in my hard drive after an initial skimming period, when a few days ago I went back to see how it fared. It fared pretty good actually. I probably know no more than 3 Springsteen songs so I can’t rate the covers against the originals, yet although for the 60s-70s folk connosieur Paul Baribeau’s music may sound derivative, his energy & sincerity make up for the simplicity.

Member of a new generation of romantic pianists Hauschka, alongside Sylvain Chaveau, Goldmund (aka Helios), and Max Richter have been quite prominent, putting emotion and quiet introspection in the center of compositions..

One of the emergent trends for contemporary music this year, – if we can get a glimpse while actually living inside it- is the apparent comeback of shoegazing aesthetic in indie music circles. Two artists today, Paneye and Vadadi both free download albums fusing shoegaze with other elements.

Austin, Texas’ natives Balmorhea will be releasing a new album right after last year’s highly successful Rivers Arms. Balmorhea’s emotive soundscapes would appeal to the fans of Max Richter and Goldmund (labelmates on Western Vinyl), who want more layers and energy to their music while retaining the tender side of their colleagues.

Modern day druid Phil Legard AKA Xenis Emputae Travelling Band has released his first 2CDR on Ikuisuus. His 18th release “The Crooked Pool” compiles 80 minutes of “wordless hymns, death dirges and quiet rustic meditations”.

Ever wondered how the surge of music software in the last few years have created an influx of immature and unsophisticated music, people with not even a basic grasp of how music works or how you can create emotions can easily make music and find a scene of followers now.