Here's the weekly digest thread of my #OPM post: 5 writeups of new (to you, probably) artists and #music for your listening pleasure. #Rock, several flavors of #ambient and #NewAge and more await you within!
Of course, you can read the whole thing, with longer writeups than fit in a single post, here:
A fascinating and inventive reinvention of the #rock formula. To the base mixture of guitar, bass and drums, Phainopepla adds violin and vibraphone, more or less coequal with those core elements, adding intriguing new dimensions. That’s then topped with an elastic and expressive female lead vocalist who definitely lives in the same area as PJ Harvey without actually sounding all that similar.
Dark, atmospheric electronic meditations that live in the realms of #breakbeat#ambient, if that is a thing. “Swallow It Up” is a skeletal beat hung with shards of synth textures for the first half before adding another layer or two of percussion and something like a minimal bassline. Spare and haunting. Closing track “For Dad” is a distillation of old-school #electronica channeled into a soundtrack for late-night drives.
This collection is billed as “embellished piano improvisations” and that’s a fair assessment. The core elements here are piano improvs and field recordings that typically feature the “beautiful birds” of the title. Added to these parts are touches of synthesizer pads and washes, most on the delicate and/or haunting side of things. Falling somewhere between #ambient and #NewAge, these pieces manage to be both delicate and weighty.
Lush, organic sounding #neoclassical that would probably serve pretty well for #ambient fans as well. Creative arrangements and instrumentation paired with rich, vibrant production give these two tracks a widescreen, cinematic energy that sucks you into another sonic world. Just two tracks now, but six more are incoming if you like them.
Seven tracks of classic-style ambient – lots of #synth washes, an inoffensive arpeggiated synth here and there, the very occasional hint of a beat – each tied to a separate mood. The sound design is solid, showcasing a decent variety of typically ambient textures, with the occasional dip into #synthwave. In true #ambient fashion, this one is easy to get lost in – put it on, turn it down and zone out while it does its thing.
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