Dispatches from the Underground // January 2022, Vol. 4

New and Upcoming…Albums, Singles, EPs

Daryl Groetsch – Home Again / Floating thru midair w/ the new @PulseEmitter – Matthew Hiram

brusalan – Cloud Lullabies

RDKPL – S/T (Imploding Sounds) / Burner accounts, self titled, spicey psychedelic, spacey elektric, industrey ambient, lofey scapes

Boo Hiss – Sike Jazz (Deathbomb Arc) / The follow up with Boo Hiss’ debut ‘Sike Roc’ doesn’t simply go deeper down the rabbit hole, it finds holes side channels and hidden caverns to explore. Continuing Todd Drootin’s (aka Books on Tape) methodology of fighting instinct in order to create beyond the limitations of bias, Boo Hiss sounds at once alien and familiar – a result of both chance and the subconscious – tempered by decades of skill and experience to keep everything in place.

Hound Dog Taylor’s Hand – Congratulations / magmatic skronk spasms, a surplus of scorched-earth guitar heroics, ~30 minutes of free-rock catharsis by people conversant with fantastic jazz records – Dave Segal

Billow Observatory – Stareside (felte) / up for pre-order

Shane Parish – Viscera Eternae (Ramble Records) / Great big old slab of solo guitar jamming right here. Two tracks totaling 45 mins. One with steel strings, the other with nylon strings. Exploratory, but accessible. Really dig Shane’s work in general but am totally loving this – Marco Esquandolas

Factor Chandelier – Time Invested II (Fake Four) / 20 years after the release of his first album, Factor Chandelier has created Time Invested II, a nostalgic and energetic compilation reminiscent of how his music career started / up for pre-order / out in March

Daniel Bachman – Lonesome Weary Blues (3 Lobed) / Absolutely gorgeous fingerpicking album – Man From Atlantis

Steve Lynch – Let Us Prey OST (Burning Witches) / Amazing score not to be missed

Last Action – Good Vibes (Imploding Sounds) / 5 new tracks of that signature lo-fi noise from prolific Belgium artist Carlo Steegen whoop whoop

Rupert Clervaux – Zibaldone IV of CVX (h/t Dillon)

Luke Stewart’s Silt Trio – The Bottom (Cuneiform Records) / This albums jams so hard – Shane Parish

Listening Recommendations…Past and Present

Monochrome Echo – The Forgetting / Out walking with this album – Thomas Ragsdale

Yves Noir – Chambre Funéraire Données (Trium Circulorum) / this is what can happen when you introduce a friend to your modular rack and press record. happened in 2017

Radio, Mixes, Podcasts

between two points 1/22 edition – show by Richard Chartier

Foxy Digitalis Mix Season 2, #4: Nate Scheible

SOB 01.27 / / Causa Sui, Perhaps, Acid Mothers, @Dark__Leaves @GreyFrequency goods from @woodford_halse
Papir, WIndkraft, Foam Giant, White Manna @nickjonahdavis … and bit o’ something for Mr. Farrell …

Reading

Autobiographical Order Nos. 754-756: Emma Ruth Rundle, ESG and Lords of the New Church (via 1000 Times Jeff)