instrumental

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.

“Gloomy Sunday,” tells the tale of a person in mourning who is contemplating suicide. Due to numerous anecdotal stories of people listening to the song and launching themselves from rooftops, the BBC banned the tune, which eventually became known as “The Hungarian Suicide Song.”

Change of direction with the change of the season. Dreamy soundscapes, emotional music suitable for rainy and gray weather. Drone, instrumental music, electronica, shoegaze, psychedelia, tropical nu-wave. Porn Sword Tobacco, Bibio, Atlas Sound, The Orb, Ashra & more.

Labels that use bandcamp for distribution are automatically a winner in our eyes and deserve more attention. California’s Future Recordings is one of those labels, which focus on dreamy post-rock, instrumental soundscapes a la Sylvian Chaveau & Johann Johannson & ambient/drone.

Through Moonlit Windows is the new EP of When Tides Collide, a project by Carlos R. Andujar which was started with the intention of creating music, sound, or noise for the purpose of sleep accompaniment.

One of the most frequented bands here on undomondo is Portland rockers Grails. Somehow they manage to more than one release each year and we feel like you wanna hear all about them, because they deserve it.

Colorado’s IZ, formed by guitarist Michael Serviolo is a power trio, with bassist Tom Sublet and drummer David Kerman. Their 2006 album E-M remained below the radar somehow but I think it’s worth a few listens, if you’re into experimental heavy stuff. Progressive riffs, timechanges, abrupt stops and noise is abound on E-M released by the experimental household RERUSA.