Dispatches from the Underground // April 1, 2022

No joke – its Bandcamp Friday today!

Thread of recommendations from Steve Smith

Some new releases from Wormhole World

Artists recommendations from Solemnland – 1/2 + 2/2

Artists recommendations from Yoni Den

Bandcamp haul by Bernie

Bandcamp haul by Houseplant Paradise

New music…

Jordan Reyes & Eli Winter – Controlled Burning (Husky Pants) / Mostly synth + guitar!

Whirling Hall Of Knives – Blown Vestige (Cruel Nature) / The 15th album (?!?) from the duo (and their 4th for Cruel Nature), this sees WHOK in a more down-tempo, contemplative mood. Largely devoid of the trademark beats, ‘Blown Vestige’ layers fuzzed up soundscapes and glitchy electronics, at times straying into dark corners to find My Bloody Valentine hanging-out, cowering from the light (h/t Fort Evil Fruit)

Opin – Hospital Street (Warhen Records) / 35mins of synth improv. Can’t beat it. Only 25 copies available!

anthene – Listening Air (Distant Bloom) / new tape for pre-order from Brad aka Polar Seas

Orphax – Spectrum / Spectrum is a continuation of work inspired by my interested in the perception of time and minimalism. But also it is about the acknowledgement and acceptance of my autism. My autism, or being on the spectrum, might be a reason why I have so much love for minimalism opposed to bombastic music.

Meadow Argus – Peristera (DNT Records) / A mechanical pigeon bursts free from a rickety carousel and takes flight. Is it the steam-powered pigeon of Archytas, the flying machine of antiquity?

Matthew Mercer – Hypnagogia / Matthew Mercer @earinfluxion has new music out today for #BandcampFriday the haunting and hypnotic ‘Hypnagogia,’ a sprawling 38-minute long journey that wafts around you like a chilly fog – Microfilm

Elkhorn – Lionfish (Eiderdown) / Elkhorn’s classick mind meld “Lionfish” is now re-issued in glorious limited vinyl. Re-mastered for vinyl by the magical hands of Phil Petrocelli and the original art work by Max Clotfelter has been given a facelift for the brain-fog new age.

Radio Mixes, Podcasts

Connections to Sound: Minimal_Drone*GRL Guest Mix / A journey through and over flashing lights, electronic landscapes, sparkling air, colourful atmospheres, pieces of life. I always go to other worlds when I listen to @_Ambient_Skyze_ – Still Life with Cat