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Noble Robot Sideways Mobility

Noble Robot

On the new track from Noble Robot, Rory Barber continues to blow minds. A longer number,“Bright Side” plays with plenty of journey behind it. This band has always taken the adventure road, exploring, experimenting in this uneven box they continue to develop for themselves. Few groups bend genres in a successful manner. Noble Robot has no problem delivering a blurry line on the new single, while exuding their (trademark) quirky musicianship, tinged with improvisational risk. The new song comes in over six minutes, and listening at a distance you’d think it was an EP full of short bursts. Rory and his better half Nellie Gillis just keep releasing wonderful music. Sounds that are filled with compassion, angst, a yearning for love and adventure. I surely hope Noble Robot gets a larger audience in 2013, they deserve it. Also included here is the other new track “Icarus,” which if comparing the two from a stylistic point of view, it completely solidifies the case for a bending musical persona. A+

Water Like Brandy Walrus Blues

Water Like Brandy

Austin’s Brandy Alexander heads up the one man band Water Like Brandy. A cross between bluesy biker folk, mixed with the psychedelics, and a desert ride, we get the track “Cowboy.”  In the last 24hrs the project unleashed a massive collection of songs, getting the soundcloud page on the level. There’s also some really interesting experimentations here, the tune “Dreaming Awake” feels like a soul being sucked through a turntable, attached to a portal, that colors in the lines at a circus. Follow up that “oddly” with the carnival walrus sounding blues number “Open Your Window.” Alexander has plenty to offer up, just make sure you choose the right pill. I have a feeling the dark side is a “took too much” situation. All FREE DL!

Pick Of The Week: Sonic Tramp

Music is everywhere, millions of little pieces fluttering this invisible chain. Some hits are linear, others searching for it in a pool of rainbows. I came across London’s Sonic Tramp (Martin James Wagdin) this morning. When I find a song I like to see the date of its release, and how much press it’s already received. Acres is meant to give some love to Artists who are still relatively unknown even if they have a cult following that swells in their own inner circle. Sonic Tramp is here with no start date, or sign of expiration. Lets drink the kool aid together, and listen to this cat.

The song “With You” was released last fall. It’s a glamour pop number with heavy synth work, traversing the outer glow, while you run in mukluks over some dark disco pants. Sonic Tramp has a ton of great work, a variety of remixes, and a new song just released in the last month, go HERE to listen. He has remixed The Chemical Brothers, MGMT, Crystal Fighters, Friendly Fires, Bon Iver, and  Empire Of The Sun to name a few. I’m just puzzled why his song “With You” hasn’t come across the wire to me in another form at this point. Regardless, its wonderful, a precious cool scenario walking the city streets in some vintage pastels, with a vivid sheen to outline the shadows. That world is always fun, this is your atmosphere.  You can DL the single on iTunes.

Cassida Pax Wild Fire Highlights

Cassida Pax

Cassida Pax is warbling through this retro ether, more like sniffing the good glue then walking the park after dark. Ricardo Stacey out of Canada lives in the Lo-fi TAPE culture. The bedroom pop aesthetic never seems to go away, daily finds of experimental goings on. An explorative measure so expansive the genre continue to rain down supreme pretty lights. Cassida Pax is another pleasant vibe in a long line of great wild wonders. Head over to his bandcamp page, and peep the massive collection of releases.

Drippy Fingers Youth Parade

Drippy Fingers

On the new song “Deadly Melody,” Drippy Fingers aka Phil Ramirez, channels the world with a hook nestled in the Pacific, somewhere over there. Clearly a busy dude, he’s been blowing up his own soundcloud, treating us to the new every couple days. Take for example the WU-TANG esque track “When You Grow Up” which has some interesting directions breaking down the song throughout. Savvy-vintage-goods all together define Drippy Fingers, who aims to comes off as a geeky young person(15yrs), but can’t help his inner coolness with the Art of sampling in his home set, New Jersey.

Like Animals Pipe Dance

Like Animals

In many cases the beat is enough, which we find with the Philippines Like Animals. A groove heavy project just begging for a vocalist to lay something down. The immediately catchy rhythm of “Tools” was just released and its injection of percussion sways the landscape into this tribal chant gesture. You can go here and explore the other releases.

All These Fingers Gold Rings

All These Fingers

All These Fingers is a beat maker/heat thrower out of Detroit, Michigan. Michiganders unite! From first look ATF is a busy producer, dropping albums consistently via bandcamp. Back in April the Tonewheel LP was released, featuring a plethora of different material, from Das EFX remixes to Beastie Boys, ATF handles them all. I particularly enjoy the originals featuring JACK WILSON, so I posted “Satin Starter Jackets” featuring him. You can NAME YOUR PRICE for the whole record here. I also included a track off the upcoming album “Cassette Riddim.” Streaming it this morning I’m eager to nab it.

Cristallin Swirling Memory

 

Cristallin out of Switzerland released “Terranea” last week. The new song opens up in the ocean setting. The emotions released and resonating off the coral reef, it boomerangs back to you, the image walking underneath the clouds. This is a really wonderful song. Cristallin is a filmmaker who makes music to accompany his visuals. It’s easy to hear the emotional input on this track. Inspired by something unsaid, but vivid from the start. Funny thing about this, I wrote the review while streaming via soundcloud,  then watched the video. Great to see what the song put in my mind is exactly what this filmmaker translates on the screen. The imagery is super cool, hard not to picture yourself hanging with these dudes, skating, seeing all the beauty their set has to offer. There’s plenty of others to watch and explore over on vimeo. Get the song for a NAME YOUR PRICE over on bandcamp, along with some other wonderful sounds.

Jack Spelman Dust Vivid Railroad

Jack Spelman

Jack Spelman creates blurry lines boxing in outdoor memorabilia. The ridges are spotted wonders, so beautiful that you almost want to jump the cliff so you can explore the waters below. A full sound, yet quiet in its ability to rest there in the background, painting the pictures for your silhouettes to build a life in. This is the kind of sound made for an old vinyl piece you swoop up in an abandon box in the back of a thrifty spot. The dust is welcomed, now the spotlight for its remnants to build again. This music gets me exploring my writing, which I love. Thanks Jack, pure brilliant experimentations beaming in the shadows. Not much info on this project, like a link to a cassette or to dl the sounds. Stream for now folks.

Choongum Droplet Fire

Choongum

In San Francisco, Choongum is blasting this loopy dream drench all over the coast. Dazzling atmospherics, with a hooky arpeggiated pulse. The new song “Rainbow Syrup” wastes no time getting to its place, from the intro its pull takes you in, drops you on a seat, then you fly away. Surfing around online Choongum has plenty of releases to listen to, a recent album with Shisha on cassette, and a bunch more. Hop over to his bandcamp to go through it all.

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