sotomayor
sotomayor
19 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 3,00

New proposal made in Chile by BYM Records, cataloged as #zot2017 in the name of Marcelo Salas "El Matador".

Nueva Costa - Dilema (BYM Records, July 23, 2017)

The vibrant South American neo-psychedelic scene, driven by the legendary label BYM Records, presents this new Chilean duo that deserves attention after the Holydrug Couple. Nueva Costa is the project of the duo composed of Angelo Santa Cruz and Daniel Bande; their latest album is titled "Dilema" and was released last July. Unlike the Holydrug Couple, who have now leaned towards an easy dream-pop formula, Nueva Costa seeks a blend of minimal pop electronics and specific atmospheres that, on one hand, look towards psychedelic music, while on the other, propose characteristics typical of South American pop culture. All the songs on the album are marked by the dominant role of synth sounds and particularly by the pulsations of bass, resulting in mostly synth-driven compositions that are tinged with South American atmospheres and inspired by the synth-pop of Pet Shop Boys and New Order. Other tracks stand out with more typically pop and downtempo sounds like "Podria decir lo mismo" or "Entre tu y yo", while the hypnotism of the introductory track "Telenovelas" and the ecstatic psychedelic dimension of "Trampa" are particularly interesting. Overall, I consider this a very beautiful and interesting album in the South American pop landscape, and I appreciate it for how it self-defines without necessarily being labeled as a neo-psychedelic music album. Notably, the performances of vocalists Carolina Sandoval ("La Noche") and Geraldine Neary ("Entre tu y yo", "Podria decir lo mismo de ti") are worth mentioning.

Nueva Costa - Dilema (Full Album)

#chile #synthpop #bym
 
ALFAMA
ALFAMA
19 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 5,40

"Yang/Yin" by Zendik (usa, 1972) I imagine this Zendik as a sort of sorcerer lost in the darkness of the 70s; the album is beautiful but best taken in small doses. It feels like listening to a stripped-down version of the Doors, with the mind wandering through a timeless labyrinth. A psychedelic blues almost unintentionally, yet it is perceived this wayā€”hypnotic, deconstructed, a formula to evoke some spirit. An album to listen to.
 
Dislocation
Dislocation
19 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 9,20

Jaco Pastorius - BlackBird (Studio Version)

PASTEURIZED WEEK: Blackbird....... just to bring a new tear to @[dsalva]'s face.....
Here's the lineup, see if you can critique it.....
Jaco Pastorius: Bass
Herbie Hancock: Synth, piano
Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, Tom Scott: Sax
Toots Thielemans: Harmonica
Chuck Findley: Trumpet
Howard Johnson: Tuba
Don Alias: Percussion
Peter Erskine, Jack De Johnette: Drums.
 
sotomayor
sotomayor
19 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 3,00

Since @ALFAMA has brought it up again these days, I went back to listen to it. Organisation was certainly too experimental a project to "break through" and achieve success, and this was probably the reason why Ralf and Florian abandoned it after this first and only album. I definitely have it somewhere on CD, but who knows where it ended up. It was a pleasure to listen to it again after years.

Organisation - Tone Float (RCA Victor, August 1969)

The first and only album by Organisation, basically the first project of Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider-Esleben before the founding of Kraftwerk. The lineup also includes Basil Hammoudi, Butch Hauf, and Aldred "Fred" Monicks. The album was recorded in London with the collaboration of the legendary Konrad "Conny" Plank and released on RCA Victor in August 1969. "Tone Float" certainly has a sound quite different from what we usually associate with the historic duo of electronic music. It is an episode of experimental and psychedelic music or at the edge of progressive. The basic inspiration looks at the use of cutting-edge instrumentation and a certain interest in mechanical components. The album was, after all, recorded in the middle of a refinery (as stated by Ralf Hutter himself), and their goal was to try to reproduce those "industrial" sounds. Essentially based on the title track "Tone Float," which occupies the entire Side A of the LP, it constitutes a long session of minimalist music with progressive psychedelic influences repeated throughout the duration of the track in a consistent, almost hypnotic manner, along with the distinctive sound of the percussions and the central role of Florian's alto flute. On Side B, different compositions alternate: "Noitasinagro" is already kraut-rock, "Milk Rock" and "Rhythm Salad" are two experimental episodes of avant-garde and abstract noise; "Silver Forest" can be defined as a brief glimpse of minimalist ambient music, and it is probably the most interesting track besides the title track. As mentioned, we are very far from the sound that would later become typical of Kraftwerk, but this is an album that is always worth discovering or rediscovering.

Organisation - Tone Float (Full Album) 1969

#krafwerk #organisation #krautrock
 
Dislocation
Dislocation
18 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 5,15

Genesis isolated vocals: For Absent Friends

"For Absent Friends" only voice, isolated from the instrumental part... The astonishing magic and charm of Piero Gabriele's voice...
 
Battlegods
Battlegods
18 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 0,84

Tackhead - Mind At The End Of The Tether Another killer track by Keith LeBlanc...boom!
 
dsalva
dsalva
18 jan 18

DeRankā„¢: 2,63  JukeBox

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With all due respect, but the Nobel for atomic nonsense is mine to win today!