Dither Craf are a new name for me. This is pure, cold, rather brutish experimental music which reminds me of the stuff I used to collect in the 1980s. I’m amazed that I missed out on his work.
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[Music] V/A – Strange Fruits, Catherine Wheel Tribute
The Blog That Celebrates Itself is a label run out of São Paolo, Brazil, who are developing a reputation for great tribute compilations. The object of their affection is Catherine Wheel this time.
[Music] Thy Veils – Sun Sun
Wonderful news for dark ambient fans! Romania’s own Thy Veils have released a new single, pointing them into a different, somewhat tribal and pulse-filled direction. I look forward to hearing more!
[Music] The Monkees – Birth Of An Accidental Hipster
Never did anyone think that The Monkees would actually get back together, but with an album full of amazing pop songs, including this one written by Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher, they have come back with full force. It’s far better than anything the surviving Beatles, Stones or anyone from that era has done in decades.
[Music] Jarda Svoboda – K horám
Many thanks to my friends at Indies Scope, perhaps the best indie label in the Czech Republic. I’m proud to support their roster of bands who continue to impress, like Jarda Svoboda, who was best known as the frontman of the bands Otcovy děti and Traband.
[Music] Folque – Fanteguten
Folque were a Norwegian folk-prog band who were active in the early 1970s. According to some comments I’ve read recently, though they didn’t make much of a dent in the American market, they were quite popular in Brazil, of all places.
[Music] Punk Crock / Punk Was Rubbish And Didn’t Change Anything: An Investigation
If you were one of the silly people who belived punk would change the world, I’d recommend not knocking anyone for believing in the Tooth Fairy, as you have no ground to stand on.
Two amusing article on the phoniness of punk (which died an ugly death, but gave birth to great things like new wave, post-punk and all those goth bands in the early 80s) appear here:
Punk Was Rubbish And Didn’t Change Anything: An Investigation
[Music] Super Thing: self-titled (self-released, 2016) — The Answer Is In The Beat
First album by an Ypsilanti-based psychedelic noise rock band who have mostly (entirely?) relocated to Chicago. Highly influenced by stoner metal, grunge, and Krautrock, but it doesn’t really stick to one thing, even within each song. Vocals are present, but they’re mostly just to emphasize certain parts of the song, or otherwise guide the tracks […]
via Super Thing: self-titled (self-released, 2016) — The Answer Is In The Beat
[Music] Piirpauke – Fyssouni & Imala Maika
Finland’s legendary Piirpauke were among the first bands which could be termed as World Music.
[Music] Yuri Morozov – Human Extinction
This album by Russian synthesist Yuri Morozov was never officially released, probably because the Soviet censors thought it would be too weird for commercial consumption. It’s a shame, as it would have held its own with contemporary German and British heavyweights doing this sort of thing during the late 1970s.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 