Dispatches from the Underground // December 2024 Pt. 2

New Music

odd person – my dismal arcadia (Ingrown Records) / this one is doused in grey. I stepped away from my usual max/msp processes in this one. instead it’s all done in my DAW. turning the grid off and arranging rectangles into patterns

Spiral Wrack – If We Land On Water (Old Technology) / Is it OK I have bought physical copies of all my Spotify top tunes? And an album off Bandcamp today? I just don’t know anymore / But this is what I bought, you might like it too – ‪Dan Mudford‬

Body Meπa – Prayer in Dub (Hausu Mountain) / is it post-rock? math rock? fusion? all of those, to some extent. Is it dub? No, but some of the basslines are. Fascinating music – Bill Barnett

Hidden Fountain – Paper Charm / “Paper Charm” is the debut album from Hidden Fountain, a Boston-based synth exotica outfit. Do you like PBS bumpers from the 70s? Old cop show themes? Martin Denny? How about ~~~sexy Mort Garson~~~?!?!?! – Gustaue Flavbert

Jonathan Snipes – Batman Unburied (Original Soundtrack) (Deathbomb Arc)

Satoshi Tomiie – Magic Hour / We’ve had some great dub techno releases this year but this might be the one I most instantly fell for. title track feat Kuniyuki Takahashi is a big highlight but the whole thing is sumptuous, spacious, bursting w warm house rhythm & alluring textures – David James

VA – Optimistic Nihilism: A 2024 Trouble In Mind Label Sampler / 40+ minutes of music for ONE DOLLAR

Listening Recommendations

Dialect – Advanced Myth (RVNG Intl. / Warm Winters Ltd.) (h/t ‪Rick Adams)

c.soûle aka wiley soule – Solamente Augustine / It’s BandCamp Friday, don’t you know. Welcome to the hordes of new friends and neighbors. I’ve a bunch of things on the work, but for now, why not come soften your brow to this, my last, from earlier this year? / ambient, synthesizer, experimental

Wolf People – Ruins (h/t Dillon)

Master Wilburn Burchette – Guitar Grimoire (Numero Group) / Taking a short break from this year’s favourites & travelling back 50 years to the esoteric world of Master Wilburn Burchette & his Guitar Grimoire… – De Selby

Django Django – Born Under Saturn (h/t ‪VogonLaundromat)

Tidiane Thiam – Africa Yontii (Sahel Sounds) / I adore this beautiful album – Dillon

VA – STOP MVP: Artists From WV, VA & NC Against The Mountain Valley Pipeline (WarHen Records) / Still got copies of this comp and still sending money to folks putting in the work. Featuring music from Daniel Bachman, Yasmin Williams, Dogwood Tales, Sally Anne Morgan, Nathan Bowles and a ton more. Digital & 2xCD.

Misc

Trouble in Mind favorites – roundup by Alan Ranta