Aljosha Konstanty (AK) has quite a good body of work, but this particular release, his newest, really caught my ear.
Downtempo, relaxing, and it allows you to work unencumbered by anything distracting.
A beautiful release.
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[Music] Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The single that would make Joy Division an international phenomenon is celebrating 40 years since its creation. It sounds as gloriously shattered today as it did then, and served as the gem in the crown of a brief but powerful catalog.
Where did the time go??
[Music] Bandcamp Weekly January 22, 2019
Bandcamp’s weekly shows are a great way to explore music you probably wouldn’t normally run into. It’s certainly true in my case, as I know little about hip-hop, modern soul, or a handful of the other genres ably covered by DJ Andrew Jervis, though he’s in my wheelhouse when it comes to ‘World’ music and reissues. At least in China, I know that I can reliably wake up every Wednesday morning (with few exceptions) and find a pile of new releases to check out.
[Music] Abquexa – Steep
2019 is off to a flying start!
Several of my favorite musicians and/or composers are quite actively broadening their catalogs, and our old friend, Abquexa (among his many aliases) has returned to the blog with a disc that could be described as ‘avant-pop’. The tunes fit the normal song structure, but the weirdness in each track makes for very intriguing listening.
[Music] Āustras Laīwan – Māris Tensīlis
I have a deep interest in Old Prussian culture, as a thread of my own ancestry comes from the region now known as Kaliningard, though it was once East Prussia. I’m impressed to see that some bands are trying hard to preserve the culture.
All credit for the music of Āustras Laīwan goes to Aleks Āulaukis, ably assisted by Anna Dushkina on viola and vocals, and by Aleksey Stepuchev, who plays trumpet.
[Music] Aisha Orazbayeva & Tim Etchells – Seeping Through
London-based Kazakh musician Aisha Orazbayeva has become one of my favorite active violinists.
She’s paired in this EP with Tim Etchells who adds spoken vocals, which work perfectly.
[Music] H. J. Ayala – Atmospheres
H. J. Ayala has been featured here before, providing some mightily atmospheric guitar playing. His current release has to be his darkest yet, however. The entrance to the album (appropriately titled “Entrada“) feels like the beginning of a horror movie with a proper budget. The tension is palpable.
It gets deeper in feel from then on. The whole of this album was made on guitars only, with effects being added after the recording. In fact, all the sounds come from the guitar in it self and the place where the microphone was settled.
Eerie listening, but very rewarding.
[Music] mcthfg – Korean Dub, Volume One
Though credited to Korean composer mcthfg, this release is actually a compilation featuring three of South Korea’s finest dub technicians. From the Bandcamp site:
South Korea has a vibrant, amazing group of underground artists, and this album is dedicated to them.
Tengger is Itta (Indian Harmonium, Voice and Toys) and Marqido (Synthesizer)
tengger.netmdbrkn
mdbrkn.bandcamp.comKuang Program is Taehyun Choi
www.kuangprogram.net
[Music] Bandcamp IRL: Oakland Record Store Opening in February
Very cool news from Bandcamp! It seems that they are about to launch a proper record store in Oakland, California, and will stock it with some of what they think are their best releases. Read more about it here, courtesy of Bandcamp Daily.
[Music] Various Artists – V Miracle: Music for Oceans
Belarusian record label Ezhevika Records had a very impressive 2018, coming up with impressive release after impressive release of all sorts of electronic music and electropop, as they call it.
Their latest release is a compilation of indietronica, future beats and other hard-to-describe genres put together for a record whose profits will be given to SeaLegacy, a non-profit society for ocean conservation.
Learn more at www.sealegacy.org
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 