Time for a special DOUBLE tease! Last week I was too busy to do my teaser for Other People's Music, so this week, we're doubling up. Twice the reviews teased! Let's start with this week's batch; you can read them all here:
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/opm-illusions-of-time/
Collector of Dust – Entropic Tapestries
Epic journey thru a kaleidoscope of post rock roads less traveled.
https://argalirecordsnetlabel.bandcamp.com/album/entropic-tapestries
@reonmoebius.bsky.social
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/opm-illusions-of-time/#CollectorOfDust
2 track album
Tim Eveleigh – Life Is Not a Competition
Jolly, upbeat pop/rock from a decidedly English singer-songwriter.
https://timeveleigh.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-not-a-competition
@timeveleigh.bsky.social
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/opm-illusions-of-time/#TimEveleigh
10 track album
Russ Somers – “I Drink My Whiskey Neat (I Don’t Like Ice)”
A fun and folky anti-ICE protest/drinking song – short, sweet, sharp and pointed.
https://russsomers.bandcamp.com/track/i-drink-my-whiskey-neat-i-dont-like-ice
@rsomers.bsky.social
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/opm-illusions-of-time/#RussSomers
track by Russ Somers
Six O’ Matic – Ascension Span
A wide ranging, freewheeling set of instrumentals that span genres but all share a certain buoyant energy.
https://sixomatic.bandcamp.com/album/ascension-span-ep
@sixomatic.bsky.social
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/opm-illusions-of-time/#SixOMatic
6 track album
Traiken – Heartless Angels
Instrumental industrial metal with a deep thematic and musical focus.
https://traiken.bandcamp.com/album/heartless-angels
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/15/opm-illusions-of-time/#Traiken
13 track album
Okay, that's this week's tease. Now let's look at LAST week!
Here's the whole thing so you can skip the line...
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/08/opm-the-passion-of-lovers/
Downupright – Troubleseekers (Original Soundtrack)
A TTRPG soundtrack that goes on a nostalgic journey thru some of electronic music’s most beloved genres, from lo-fi beats to big-room trance.
https://downupright.bandcamp.com/album/troubleseekers-official-soundtrack
@downupright.bsky.social
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/08/opm-the-passion-of-lovers/#Downupright
13 track album
Forward Ether – Silent Music
A collection of weird and esoteric instrumental hip hop that defies the “lo fi beats to [blank] to” conventions for a distinctive and unique approach to the genre.
https://silentmusicsounds.bandcamp.com/album/forward-ether
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/08/opm-the-passion-of-lovers/#ForwardEther
18 track album
Drug Pilots – Alien Country
Funky, groovy electronic rock instrumentals that feel like a lost record from the late ‘80s.
https://drugpilots.bandcamp.com/album/alien-country
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/08/opm-the-passion-of-lovers/#DrugPilots
6 track album
Phantom West – Executioner Hills
High-drama, high-energy dark synthpop with powerful vocals, from a brooding croon to anthemic shout-singing.
https://phantomwest.bandcamp.com/album/executioner-hills
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/08/opm-the-passion-of-lovers/#PhantomWest
12 track album
Logotrope – Crom Cruaunch
Wonderfully goopy and textured set of IDM, weird techno, and generally insane electronica.
https://www.bargecamp.com/logotrope-crom-cruaunch
@logotrope.xyz
https://www.etherdiver.com/2026/05/08/opm-the-passion-of-lovers/#Logotrope
Aaaand, that's it! Two weeks worth of tease in one thread!
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Thanks for listening and reviewing. It was a new perspective for me. These reviews are a great thing you do.
Maybe it's odd, but I've never thought of Drug Pilots as a rock band. My concept backstory is aliens following a radio station across the galaxy because they wanted to play Earth music. Thus the odd mix of funk, electronica, and that opening wacky zydeco track. I chuckled a little at the "I was there" - in the 80's, I was playing fretless bass in Seattle noise/punk bands. Thanks again!
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