Hochenkeit - I Love You (1999)

Genre: Psych Folk, Freeform
Label: Road Cone

Psych Folk with some Asian ethnic refrences and Freeform Krautrockrumblings. Excellent record!

Tracklisting

1. Ritual Nacirema 
   
2. Help Me/Help You 
   
3. Pios Bori? (Who Can Tell?) 
   
4. Smokin' The Astronaut 
   
5. Frightening Diaspora, Drifting Cranes 
   
6. Fuzzy Rumble Face 
   
7. I Love You 
   
8. Domestic Peace 
   
9. A Roomful Of Sun 
   

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63 Crayons - Spread the Love EP (2002) + Good People (2004) + Here Comes the Crayons EP

Genre: Indie Poop, Psychedelic, Space-Folk

Label: Happy Happy Birthday to Me (US)
Similar Artists: early of Montreal, early Pink Floyd, Elephant 6 collective stuff

The first records by the 63 Crayons are typical E6 Sixties Indie-Folk-Pop-on-a-4-track-tape with the difference of their use of some nice synthy- and theremein-sweeps and swooshes. It's really fun to listen to and their only aim is happieness I would say! Lot's of psychedelic effects like backward sounds, organs and refrences to early Pink Floyd, uuh uuh - aah aah's - bababahhs. Popcorn could be written and performed by Syd Barret, yes! So check out! And don't miss their great last LP posted here and here some youtube

Spread the Love EP (2002) - Tracklisting

1. Take A Vacation 
   
2. Powerlines 
   
3. Emma Peel 
   
4. Ben S. Pipes 
   
5. Cool, Cat 
   
6. Blue and Red 
   

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Here Comes the Crayons EP - Tracklisting

1. Here Come The Crayons 
   
2. Weatherman 
   
3. Blue And Red 
   
4. Untitled 
   
5. Go Now April 
   
6. Soapy Bubbles 
   
7. Ben S. Pipes 
   

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Good People (2004) - Tracklisting

1. Sam's Pancake Breakfast 
   
2. Song For My Sister 
   
3. Go Now April 
   
4. Rocketship 
   
5. Walking 
   
6. Making A Mess - a.) Ascent Of The Balloon - b.) Attack Of The Evil Onions 
   
7. Mrs. Brewster 
   
8. One Chord For Peace! 
   
9. Mice And Feathers 
   
10. It's About Time! 
    
11. The Mold 
    
12.  a.) All Songs At Once - b.) Suzy Eats An Apple (Anaerobic Glycolysis) 
    
13. Popcorn

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Ashtray Navigations - Tristes Tropiques (1999)

Genre: Avantgarde, Freeform, Noise, Drone
Label: Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers, Blackbean And Placenta Tape Club, Rhizome

one-man-and-a-tape-machine-against-the-universe...

The highlight is about ten minutes in when some of the baddest-assed tabla playing I've ever heard comes down the pike with the expected (but still effective) space/drone heaven-rock accompaniment. (Blastitude 9)

Tracklisting

1. Reel (19:07)
2. <...Rail Between> (18:04)
3. Thier Heads Are Green And Their Hands Are Blue (6:26)
4. Bethesda Before The Rain (1:50)
5. Bethesda During The Rain (1:23)
6. Bethesda After The Rain (7:00)
7. <...It Sure Is> (8:23)
8. Theme From ''TRISTES TROPIQUES'' (3:11)

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The Punks - Thank You for the Alternative Rock (2005)

Genre: Freeform Noise Rock with less Rock, Improvisation
Label: 5 rue cristine (US)
Similar Artists: Gang Gang Dance, maybe

This record got everywhere bad reviews, so this seems really bad music to die for. But give them a try. I can't remember any single song when I listen to this CD, but who cares. Random improvised freeform rock

Tracklisting

1. Theme From John Chavez
2. Jean Travolta
3. track 3
4. Rock and Roll Punks Rock Rock and Roll
5. track 5
6. track 6
7. Drop It Like It's Hot
8. Beaches and Canyons
9. track 9
10. Turn Up the Awesome
11. Comida
12. track 12

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Los Banditos - Super Mono (2005)

Genre: Garage, Porn Beat, Rock'n'Roll, Trash, Surf, Reggae, Grindcore, Punk
Label: No Label (Tour CD)
Similar Artists: Messer Chups

German Garage/Porn Beat Supergroup with a limited release, all recorded in the basement. Rare CD with some Coverversions and a lot trash and fun and fake.

Tracklisting

1. Stiefel, L.Hazlewood
2. Ramblin' Rose feat. Miss Zero, W.Burch
3. Modul 74
4. Hot Rod Sandy
5. Eisenmann, Black Sabbath
6. Rumpelstilzchen
7. Concerto Nr.6 In F Minor, op.23
8. All Right !
9. No Compromeises
10. Du
11. The Bridge
12. Katjuscha, Trad.
13. Als Du Mich Sahst, Trad.
14. Schattenfrau
15. Das Trojanische Pferd
16. Der Turkmenische Adler
17. Tempo 2000
18. Blues Duell

+ Bonus Video

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Los Banditos - Beatclub




Los Banditos - Sex

The School - Espionage (2006)

Genre: Post Punk, Psychedelic, Indie
Label: Kong Tiki

"The School have delivered a completely solid record without any weaknesses..... they find themselves perfectly situated with one foot in Berlin 1976-77 and the other in Manchester 1979-80.....The sound is razor-sharp with a dark and pounding undertone that might scare some away, yet for most it exudes that warm fuzzy feeling. Impressive" -N&D, Sept 8, 2006

Tracklisting

1. You Belong
2. Bad To The Bone
3. 100 Miles
4. Pick Up The Phone
5. Walk Away
6. Beg For More
7. Attraction
8. Miss England
9. Tender Song
10. Friday Kicks
11. Mädchen
12. Last Dance

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Art Of Primitive Sound - Musical Instruments From Prehistory - The Paleolithic (1993)

Genre: natural sounds, ambient, prehistoric, obscure
Label: Hic Sun Leones (IT)

"As the title suggests, this peculiar project commit to disk recreation of 'music' from the Paleolithic period. Involved in the project is Stefano Musso, of Alio Die, and Walter Maioli, a researcher of the Archaeology of Music." Equilibrium

Tracklisting:
1 The Dance Of Leaves (4:09)
2 Flautes (4:30)
2a Aerial Harmonics
2b Curved Melodies
2c In Flight
3 Eagle Bone For The Ghost Dance (1:25)
4 Flying Rhombs (4:57)
4a Horn (Africa)
4b Bamboo (Nias)
4c Wood (India)
4d Wood (Australia)
5 The Horn, The Tortoise, The Bow, The Flintstone (3:44)
6 Sonorous Stones In The Cave (6:08)
6a Stactite Gong
6b The "Organ"
7 River Stones (1:49)
8 Vegetable Seeds: Jungle Voices (5:11)
Performer - Asaga , Luca Migliaccio
9 The Spirit Of The Marshed (5:17)
10 Sea Language, Shells (5:36)
11 Amazonian Finds (4:38)
11a River Shells
11b Tucan Beaks
11c Coleopter Eleters

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Pruditsch / Rowenta - Orion und Kassiopeia (2006)

Genre: Avantgarde, Drone, Collage
Label: Jeans Records

Backward tapes, voices, sampled radio cuts and the unusual use of conventionally instruments are used for sound collages, which are more intimate and laid back.

Tracklisting:

1. Orion und Kassiopeia
2. Lakritzfischen
3. Auerhahn
4. Led Zep
5. Kabul und Kathmandu in Indien
6. Schwarze Raucher
7. Gut geschlafen?

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Christina Carter & Andrew MacGregor / My Cat Is An Alien - From The Earth To The Spheres Vol. 4 (2006)

Label: Very Friendly, Opax
Genre: Avantgarde, Free Folk, Noise

"Brothers Maurizio and Roberto Opalio split this forth release in the series with the American queen of psych-free-folk music Christina Carter (Charalambides, Scorces), here at her debut as the new duo-project together with Andrew MacGregor (Gown). Harsh yet warm plucking at the strings and her fascinating vocals, accompanied by Andrew’s bass guitar chords and singing, sound as if the listener was called to witness the secret dialogues between two distant lovers’ hearts. The title of MCIAA’s track, “The circle of life & death”, fits as ever before Roberto’s cover painting, where the dark imprints left by a white leaf on the acrylic-colored wooden surface create a circle-like representation of life and death. As the violet color recalls transcendence indeed, so do the opening floating-guitar tunes and Roberto’s wordless-vocal hymn." (label info)

Tracklisting

1. Christina Carter & Andrew MacGregor - We Know When We're Thinking About Each Other (19:30)
2. My Cat Is An Alien - The Circle Of Life & Death (21:50)

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Köhn - (Köhn)² (1999)

This CD starts with an obscure and melancholic sounding tune/loop of a South german Brass band and turns fastly in a digital noisy drone. The next track is a clicking scribble of a pop song and so it goes on with digital mush, glitches, melodies, skipping CD sounds, loops, dance beats, acoustic guitars and so on. All recorded on a MiniDisc 4 Track Recorder - Sounds like Laptopmusic, but it's not at these times. The record ends with a catchy deconstructed pop tune. And I thought I would never see the Sun again, oh no...

Label: (K-RAA-K)³

Genre: Electronic, Noise, Abstract Pop

Tracklisting:

1. Willen = Köhnen 
   
2. Söng 
   
3. Dröhn 
   
4. Köh-köh-köh-kök 
   
5. Zwöhn 
   
6. Kukeleköhn 
   
7. * 
   
8. öhnöch 
   
9. De Köhning 
   
10. The Wrath Of Köhn 
    
11. Kröhn 
    
12. Sönn 
    

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Greg Davis & Sébastien Roux - Paquet Surprise (2005)

Label: Carpark Records
Genre: Laptop Folk, Electronic, Psychedelic

Their love of sound brought them together. The Atlantic Ocean kept them apart. Until now…

After over a year of internet exchanges of ideas and sounds, Parisian Sebastien Roux and Vermonter Greg Davis decided to put their love to the test. Combining their interests in psychedelic music, digital processing, folk, sunshine pop, musique concrete, ethnic sounds, drones and field recordings, Sebastien (who works at the famed computer music institution IRCAM) and Greg (who holds two degrees in music and composition) have created a dynamic musical journey full of joy and surprises. Whether it’s large rocks being thrown into a stream, Sebastien singing or Greg playing the double mijwiz, diverse sound worlds come together in this “surprise package”. Open it and enjoy! (Labelinfo)

Tracklisting:

1. Sea Grasses and Blue  Sea 
   
2. I Am Waiting (For December) 
   
3. Air  Castle 
   
4. Good Decision 
   
5. Tidal Pool 
   
6. I Never Met Her 
   
7. Paquet Surprise 
   
8. To See the Wonderful World 
   
9. Daybreak 
   

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Vegomatic / The Surfin' Robots - Cowabungiga! (2003)

Vegomatic / The Surfin' Robots is a french Electro Surf Group. Imagine Beach Boys through a Vocoder and crushing Spring Reverbs together with acid bubbles and drum boxes. More will come!

Label: SOUNDZ / 3 BIKINI

Genre: Electro Surf

Related Artist: Messer Chups

Tracklisting:

1. central surf controler 
   
2. chemical beach 
   
3. electrosurf up 
   
4. danger surf 
   
5. big frightday 
   
6. surf bit 
   
7. cowabungiga 
   
8. central surf controler 2 
   
9. made in china 
   
10. surf impossible 
    
11. dance the surfin robot 
    
12. surfin robot lament 
    
13. central surf controler 3 
    
14. forbidden beach
    

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Ultra Milkmaids - Pocket Station (2006)

Ultra Milkmaids are well known for their great Dronework in the mid 90s. Later they formed the Surfin Barmaids to play plain Surf Rock because they get bored by experimental music/scene. This record shows a creative melange of shiny melodies, drone/psych/post-rock and - surprise - Surf Rock. And it works very well.

Label: Ant-Zen

Genre: Experimental, Post-Rock, Surf/Rock'n'Roll

Tracklisting:

1. So Sorry (3:21)
   
2. A Real Cry (3:56)
   
3. Less Dream (4:33)
   
4. My Star (6:05)
   
5. Why? (4:18)
   
6. The Greatest Smile (3:11)
   
7. In The Mood (5:20)
   
8. Us (2:24)
   
9. Empire (3:31)
   
10. The Heat (1:18)
    

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Inquiet - Inq Beyong (2008) + 1st EP

Soundscapes, freeform songs and tribal drumming from Down Under.
If you like Animal Collective and Panda Bear, you may like this too.

Label: Brothersister Records

Genre: Freeform, Freak Folk

Tracklisting:

1. Middle of the world
   
2. Rose rose / Be oftener
   
3. Pestle
   
4. High-p low-d
   
5. Hives and honey
   
6. Fresh flesh
   
7. Death
   
8. Drums as water

contains as bonus the free EP from 2005

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un automne à Lob-Nor - s/t (2001)

Second Album of this french group. Very clear and dimensional sound and beautiful tunes enriched with digital clicks and grainy soundscapes. Really each track on this record is full of pure beauty.

Label: les disques Serpentine - chronowax

Genre: Post-Rock, Electronic

Tracklisting

1. polar
   
2. boss A
   
3. katg
   
4. mugwump
   
5. wltz
   
6. rain trans
   

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Bonus:

Grab here a full liveset from 2001 in Amiens

and on top, the last existing recordings of un automne à Lob-Nor where released as free download EP on tri postal netlabel under the title Bye Bye. enjoy!

un automne à Lob-Nor - 41°N;90°E (1999)

First record of this wonderful french Post-Rock outfit.

Slow developing Post-Rock tracks beautified with digital sounds.

Sebastien Roux (guitar) is now performing in his own project.
Vincent Nicolas (samples/guitar/visuals) is now performing in his own project bidibop.
Jean Nicolas Heillouis (drums) and Alexandre Gouy (bass/guitar) are now playing in Pan European. More of Lobnor and related will come soon.

Label: les disques Serpentine - PIAS

Genre: Post Rock, Electronic, Instrumental

Tracklisting:

• Untitled
  
• Untitled
  
• Untitled
  
• Untitled
  
• Untitled
  
• Untitled
  
• Untitled
  

including one Compilation Track from v.a. - Esprit III Aspic Project

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Avia Gardner - Mill Farm (2006)

Mill Farm's spare low fi beauty leads into the world of broken folk tunes into the sound of Jenna Robertson's voice,  acoustic instruments like guitar, harmonium, autoharp and others + the minimal use of drum machines and computer mystery. The creaking songs work perfectly with their childlike quality, simple arrangements, light sonic interludes, always keeping the acoustic character. Dusty songs of some strange beauty.

Label: Intr-version / Cargo

Genre: Electronic, Laptop-Folk

Tracklisting:

1. Between Our Pages
   
2. Stay Stationary
   
3. My Please
   
4. The Weight of Hours
   
5. Winter’s Fucking Over Yeah
   
6. Fearsome and Terrible
   
7. Jars of Steam
   
8. They’re Drowning So We’re Safe
   
9. Please Write When You Can
   
10. Thinking of You, Sometimes Aloud 
    

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Sergej Auto - Achtung Auto (2001)

This is more than a boring House record. It's very nice electronic music by a czech (?) guy who works as composer for czech animation movies. There are lot's of analouge sounds, clicks, clatter, hiss and organs.

Label: SaasFee*
Genre: Electronic, House

Tracklisting:

1. Roptk Start (0:20)
   
2. Auto68 Rock (4:40)
   
3. Potpk Kosmonaut (7:24)
   
4. Flyik (4:35)
   
5. Traafijk - 72, Stoop (6:11)
   
6. Flibka Top (4:59)
   
7. Whumb Ktob (6:33)
   
8. Heij! Lôlek (4:43)
   
9. Planet Muzak-tempo (4:39)
   
10. Oop Stratostaaty (2:34)
    
11. Finjeboog Rhytkp (4:51)
    
12. Elektrpk (6:28)
    
13. Kujkii Fauna (2:08)
    

recommendations are bold ;-)

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Ribbon Effect - Slip (2000)

A wonderful record for sunday mornings. Some noisy soundscapes, lovely tunes,  improvisations, organs, delayed guitars, happy drumboxing - all the stuff to make you feel good. Best soundtrack to start your day ;-).

Label: Roomtone Records
Genre: Electronic, Ambient, Post-Rock

Tracklisting:

1. Slip 1
   
2. Slip 2
3. Slip 3
   
4. Slip 4
   
5. Slip 5
   

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Some more Info:

Slippery ambient soundscapes, gurgles, and and rhythmic guitar vibrations abound.

Ribbon Effect was formed in 1998 by Bill Talsma, Jacob Ross, and Danielle Malkoff, who met while working at Chicago's Experimental Sound Studio. The band produced their first self-titled recording combining the practice of studio manipulation with live performance in June, 1998. 1999 saw this four song EP followed by Danielle contributing the vocals to "Seafrance Cezanne" on Tarwater's Silur album, and the recording of more Ribbon Effect material. Later the same year, the band collaborated with visual artist Joel Ross on Slip, a multimedia show held in Chicago. Slip's presentation combined the trio's live performance with six video monitors projecting moving images that centered on an unidentified urban landscape.

This year, the instrumental tracks originally composed for the series of live performances were enhanced and recorded in the studio for SLIP, Ribbon Effect's debut full-length CD. The band's music is haunting and cinematic, alternately evoking stasis and motion. An interplay of chiming guitars, dub-inflected bass, lingering keyboard melodies and electronics gives way to desolate tones and barren soundscapes, which in turn evolve into pronounced rhythmic patterns. At times, SLIP recalls the exploratory studio excursions of Fridge, Pluramon, Pan American, Augustus Pablo, This Heat, and Rome. At times it does not. Enjoy!