Here's the #Fediverse exclusive digest thread of my weekly music recommendations! Music from @jvw @atomicshadow @NOISEBOB @signalinfusion and @floby in the thread today. Listen to these good folks and boost the thread!
#Music #NewMusic #ListenToThis #folk #IDM #experimental #rock #CoverSongs #OPM #OtherPeoplesMusic
Atomic Shadow - Hippopotamus Suitcase
I’m not going to lie, this speaks to me on a deep, personal level. While it isn’t all that close to what I actually create in its execution, I feel like it's spiritually quite close. Musically, this is #experimental work on every level – soundscapes, musique concrete, field recordings and drones, all grooving together. Occasionally pretty but more often bracing but all very well crafted.
https://atomicshadow.bandcamp.com/album/hippopotamus-suitcase
12 track album
Signal Infusion - The Skipped Beat
Well produced post-industrial soundscape that goes heavy and dark without sacrificing musicality. The four tracks I sampled offer a musical vision that’s dark, brooding, angry and intriguing. Overall a polished and intriguing take on the #cyberpunk sound.
https://signalinfusion.bandcamp.com/album/the-skipped-beat
12 track album
NOIBSEBO - “572 Songs”
Ten minutes of #weird, shifting drum-machine rhythms, splashes of noise and atonal #soundscape full of scrapes and whines. Has an unsettled and unsettling vibe that would almost work as an avant garde horror score. Definitely not for everyone, but I think the people who are going to appreciate it are already convinced to give it a try, so what else can I say?
https://iidamedia.bandcamp.com/album/rhus-pooping
1 track album
Floby - “Civilization (Justice cover)”
Ever wonder if the pulsing electronics of Justice would work translated into something like late ‘70s era Blue Oyster Cult? Well, this cover of “Civilization” is here to clear things up. Given that the original is something like an electronic-noise update of ‘70s era BOC, it should come as no surprise then that yeah, it works pretty well!
Lyrics: Stand in line as we march to the drums of the east, Paralyzed and possessed by crusaders deceased, Lost to the sirens that call from the turbulent tide, Bound by the science that lives on the
Jennifer Vena Wood - “Soft All the Time”
Rough-edged folk delivered with a minimalist arrangement – a voice, a guitar, and some poetry. Like most material in this genre, your enjoyment is going to be directly tied to how much you enjoy not just the format but also the particulars. The lyrics are clever, well constructed and engaging, so if they click with you, this will likely find a home in your heart.
https://jennifervenawood.bandcamp.com/track/soft-all-the-time
track by Jennifer Vena Wood
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You can find the full version here, with a bit more to say about most of these artists:
https://www.etherdiver.com/2024/04/19/opm-from-folk-to-experimental-electronics/
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https://mtp-music.bandcamp.com/album/home
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8 track album
@etherdiver its technically a 'diary' of 2007 - 2022 so all the songs tell a continuous story across the 36 minutes of the whole thing. so randoms songs from it work, but not as well as when its listened to as a whole.
I appreciate it may not be your 'thing' and you don't have the time 👍 🙂
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