Browse archive 2011

Cuba is Japan
The Conflict At Mactan / Pigafetta's Dream 7"

2011 # krautrock, psych folk

Genre: Psych Folk, Krautrock Label: Alpine Areas Cuba is Japan is from Melbourne and the first listen reminds on a folky version of Kings of Leon on the vocal part. But it's different in music. Cinematic folk music with bits of Krautfolk. This …

E. Dresch
Short Stories

2011 # folk, acoustic, psych folk, american primitive

Genre: Acoustic Guitar, Forl, American Primitive Label: self "...The New Age people call it Folk; the Folk people call it New Age, but it is really neither. It's transitional. The style is derived from the country blues and string band music of the …

The Brians
Introducing

# indie pop, electronica, psych pop, psychedelic pop

Genre: Pop Label: not on label The Brians were a conceptual pop band from Lyon, France with Frz from Aspic Records, Blue Baboon and Sébastien Roux as members. If I remember right, it was part of an art project/exhibition, but u …

Mountainhood
America 2 or Nahuel Huapa, A Saga: The Intense Vibes of the Rainbow, A Tale of Transformation Of My Brother

2011 # -, psych folk, freak folk

Genre: Psych Folk, Freak Folk Label: Dead Pilots Records Mountainhood is more freakier than Devendra Banhardt. No one sings more off-key at full volume, torture his harmonica and strum his guitar as Michael Hilde aka. Mountainhood. Oh and no one …

Alligator Indian
beko 92

2011 # lofi, post-punk, noise rock

Genre: Post-Punk-Lo-Fi-Noise Label: beko dsl Another great beko digital single release. One band with 2 different sounding songs. Side A is a quite noisy female-vocal-lo-fi-song, which reminds me a bit of Vivian or Dum Dum Girls (or even Be …

The Miami
I'll Be Who You Want Me To Be

2011 # lofi, bedroom folk, garage pop

Genre: LoFi Folk Label: self An exploration of traditional American lyrical poetry, mainly African-American (slave songs, gospel hymns, spirituals) reinterpreted by two middle-class, secular, well-educated college kids; a genuine clash of culture.T …

Romantic States
Still Pedals

2011 # lofi, bedroom pop, electronica

Genre: Indie LoFi Pop, Electronica Label: Beko-DSL Do you remember the Videohippos from Baltimore? They were somehow connected to Dan Deacon if I remember right. It was fine electronic driven lofi pop. Romantic States is Jim Triplett with nice lo …

The Vévé Seashore
A Cup of Coffee for Your Fears EP

2011 # psychedelic, surreal folk, psych folk, freak folk

Genre: Surreal Psychedelic Folk Label: Dying For Bad Music So here is another digital release from DFBM. After the "Seven Years of Gulliver", a strange journey through wooden guitar strumming and campfire folk on helium, they isolate their hit "A …

bidibop
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2011 # electronica, dream pop

Genre: french electronica, dream pop Label: Dying For Bad Music So here is a new release of DFBM. Vincent, the man behind bidibop is one of the people I know since a long time. I released a great experimental mini-release on my former label, wher …