27 Feb 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Back last June, when we covered LA psych artist Aria Jalali aka
Railcars for the first time, I wrote about his then still unreleased track
Stray Dogs of Wroclaw that it was "slightly reminiscent of
Not Not Fun's label roster". A couple of months later, it appears as if I wasn't the only one thinking that way about these seriously deep explorations into the realms of drone music: Under his new
Gypsy Treasures moniker, Aria is about to drop a cassette on everyone's favorite LA label.
Buried Goods is a brief collection of four tracks that are not new but rather a summarization of Aria's psychedelic experimentations during the naughties. The tunes are all heavy trips informed by the long-gone past of Eastern European musical traditions, all cut up and manipulated with harsh noise, but still strangely true to the letter in a way that
Zach Condon could only dream of. An absolutely intriguing, deeply captivating work from start to finish.
Order the tape now on
Not Not Fun (artwork provided by
Christian "Megazord" Oldham) or get the whole thing for pay-what-you-want over at
bandcamp.
Gypsy Treasures - Of Moorish Towns
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27 Feb 2011 — Tonje Thilesen
Here at NFOP, there is nothing we love more than starting off a grey and cold Sunday in the city with a trip - of the musical kind, of course. South Carolina resident Dylan aka
Persona La Ave just handed me this crazy electronic experiment lasting for nearly 10 minutes, crafted together by the young genius himself after (as he states himself) being greatly inspired by the American composer
Steve Reich these last couple of days. Download this crunchy goodness exclusively below.
Persona La Ave - Oh Suga
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27 Feb 2011 — Henning Lahmann
We've reported about this occasion twice before already, but there is reason to believe that Portland, Oregon dudes Jon Jurow and Shane McDonell aka
Chrome Wings are getting somewhat closer to their forthcoming 10 inch release on our slightly retarded yet relentlessly adored friends at
Amdiscs. Oh please don't ask what that particular reason to believe is exactly cause frankly we don't know, but give yourself a little Sunday morning treat with that very contemplating psych jammer off said record below.
Chrome Wings - New Lands
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26 Feb 2011 — Tonje Thilesen
Now this is refreshing for once. Lonesome Ghost from Dallas, Texas crafts folky pop tunes and sometimes mellow lo-fi, varying all the way from the uplifting Golden Cage to the more melancholic I Was Only Trying To taken from their pretty fresh 4-song EP None of These Songs are About You or Anyone You Know which you can download for free off their bandcamp.
Lonesome Ghost - My Dear
Lonesome Ghost - Love is a Dream
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25 Feb 2011 — Henning Lahmann
"This record is like a mental postcard from Varanasi (India). It's probably my favorite place in the whole world, being there is like being on LSD. And if you dive in Ganga water (the purest water on earth according to the hindus, the most polluted and unhealthy according to science), hold your breath and open your ears, this music is what you'll hear."
High Wolf's
A Guide to Healing 7 inch is out March 22 on
Bathetic and already up for
pre-order now. Deep and heavy psychedelic drones by the French enigma, built on highly repetitive patterns informed by traditional Indian music that will suck you in immediately if you're willing to let it happen. As expected, only the highest quality emerging from High Wolf's spirited mind.
High Wolf - Free Your Energy Field
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25 Feb 2011 — Henning Lahmann
NFOP regular Matthew Sage aka M. Pyres (of Colorado's
Patient Sounds) has been very busy lately to finish his new album, but apparently "the studio setup isn't working"; however, instead of just relaxing to see if things are gonna get straight all by themselves again, Sage rather recorded three bedroom versions of finished album songs in order to try out variations. The brief
Myrtle Threes EP which is the result of this process is now up on Patient Sounds'
bandcamp for everybody's pleasure.
Also, Mr Sage has just put up another example of his unquenchable desire for sonic explorations with his Starling Murmurations project.
I is a two-track collection of minimal and easy baritone guitar and programming experimentations, slow burning séances and nicely contemplating voyages of sound.
I will be available on tape sometime in March, but you can get the whole thing digitally already
over here.
M. Pyres - Suburban Revolver (halfawake version)
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25 Feb 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Magnificent synth landscapes here by Burlington, Vermont imprint
NNA's Toby Aronson, who's got a C-20 tape out now on
Cylindrical Habitat Modules.
Sensations is a very futuristic trip to the outer realms of your consciousness, the perfect soundtrack to any science fiction movie that's ever been made and for sure one of the finest pure electronic music cassettes to be released so far in 2011. Take a listen to
Planet Waves below, and be sure to cop the whole thing.
Edition of 80, so don't hesitate and
order now.
Toby Aronson - Planet Waves
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