Belleli, Avi – “Strawberry Cream and Gunpowder ” – [Ad Hoc]

Born in Tel Aviv, Avi is one of Israel???s most well
known composers. Also the leader of rock group,
Tractor???s Revenge, who has a few gold albums over
seas. This release is music set to a dance piece
performed in Europe, Japan, Israel and New York, of
the same name, choreographed by Yasmeen Goder. It
almost feels like you???re watching a semi-horror,
silent foreign film that takes place in cold empty
warehouse starring 2 mental souls. Very sparse and
creepy.
Strange handclaps. Random hoarse female screams and
whines. Underwater bubbling pits. Gentle guitar
strumming, turned intense electric. Empty
whistling tunnels.

Fe-mail and Giffoni, Carlos – “Northern Stains ” – [Important Records]

Norwegian duo Fe-Mail met Brooklyn based Giffoni when
he booked them to play the No Fun Festival in New York
2005, but he then flew overseas in early 2006 to
create this lovely noisy collaboration in Oslo.
Electronics, synths, samplers, microphones, and
precise detailed timing are what make this
experimental bubbling, warbling album quite enjoyable.
It???s not an intense wall of noise (well, not all the
time), but a nice belly crunching bowl of feedbacking
scribbles.

Can – “Tago Mago ” – [Spoon]

Tago Mago is Can???s third full release (1971) and is
often thought of as one of the best krautrock albums
of all time. It was groundbreaking, experimental,
influential and one of their best ever! The second album with
Japanese singer Damo Suzuki, his sometimes moody
sometimes crazy vocals made the intensely rhythmic
jazz-inspired drumming, improvised guitar and keyboard
solos, and extensive tape edits into fantastic far out
musical melting pots. Everything from full on trancing
funk jams, screaming fits, and mind-zoning space outs!

Sixes – “Cursed Beast ” – [Troniks]

S6X6S. From Oakland!
Simply title ???The Beast??? when it started – 2 painful
years in, an 8-track reel-to-reel and a computer
ruined twice, two teeth pulled and a resulting throat
abscess requiring hospitalization, the name easily
retitled itself to ???Cursed Beast???. It brings you the
fantasies (or nightmares) of looping trains from hell,
regurgitated bull snot, haunting vocals of the
netherworld, heavy rhythmic drones and swirling guitar
noises. Dark, hateful, and full of disgust.

Bran(…)Pos With Tarantism – “Tear N’ Pause ” – [Chitah! Chitah! Soundcrac]

San Franciscan B()P & Tarantism recorded live at WLUW
in Illinois. Itchy glitches, noisy bloops and
frustrated electronics, puts you on the edge of
Anxiety Mountain. It???s almost like being constipated
??? the sound pushes, tries and comes so close to making
sense, that when it finally does and releases??? MAN do
you feel satisfied! Each side about 20 minutes long.
-cinderaura

Side 2 does have a messy noisy version of the EAS, but
I???m thinking people will know it???s not real. (and
something that sounds like Beeker at the end!)

Black Ox Orkestar – “Nisht Azoy ” – [Constellation]

From Montreal, Black Ox Orckestar contains members of Godspeed You Black Emperor/A Silver Mt. Zion and
Sackville. This sounds nothing like those bands
though! Original re-interpritations of Jewish music
traditions, acoustic instrumentation, Yiddish
singing… this record is beautiful! The record’s
name translates into “Not Like This”. They Listened to
pre-war recordings of Jewish and non-Jewish music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, and wanted to capture the rawness and emotional intensity they heard there. I definantly feel it, and think this is slowly
becoming my new favorite type of foreign sound, so
emotional!

Kaada – “Music For Moviebikers ” – [Ipecac Recordings]

Norwegian sound artist Kaada makes beautiful
simplistic music that makes you feel as if you’re a
little french girl playing with her doll house on top
of a shady grass hill. Kaada and 22 other musicians
from all over Europe created this album, which is
inspired by an imaginary film, in a short amount of
time. He’s even made some of the instruments himself, out of springs and piano strings. This would fit
right in with your Godspeed YBE and Yann Tiersen
collection. Kaada also plays in Cloroform, and has
also toured as the Kaada/Patton band.

Shogun Kunitoki – “Tasankokaiku ” – [Fonal Records]

Finnish four piece who have released their debut album
6 years after getting together. Sounding somewhat
classical (think laptop Baroque), this
electronic/slightly rock album is beautiful and full
of butterflies and rainbows. Each track has a steady
looped synthetic sound, while added layers of sound
swoosh in and out, creating a feeling of inspirational
happiness. At times, it feels like I’m watching
Koyaanisqatsi or any film featuring long flying shots
over rolling grassy hills and sandy beaches.

Big City Orchestra – “Comp Traz Ju05-Fe06 ” – [Ubuibi.Org]

From an angry ant frantically pounding his electric
typewriter to endless minutes of floating electronic
drone and a dead sounding zombie to a slightly
Negativlandish style George Bush spoken word (ummm
uhhhhh) and an angry lady tired of the idiocy of the
government, this cd is mind zoning and at times scary
(track 8 = perfect for telling a ghost story over).
Lots of electronic glitchy noises to numb your brain.

Track 9 is the same as 3, just with no bed. Play
over your own!

Dublab Presents : In The Loop 4 [coll] – [Plug Research]

Pretty mellow and nice release from Plug. indie
guitars, floaty vocals and sprinkly cupcakes!

A1 – A steady kick drumbeat (almost a heartbeat sound)
along with Becky Stark’s sweet voice bring tears to my
eyes.
A2 – Daedelus & wife duo! Sounds slightly
Sterelabish.
A3 – Excellent track from AC’s first release. Boiling
fantasy smashing into the cymbals. Nice.

B1 – Devendra Banhart & Hairy Fairy make a nice
acoustic campfire marshmallow roasting tune.
B2 – Join in with the handclaps, acoustic guitar and
hum’s as the glitches make you itch.
B3 – cute jingle jangle that makes me think of an
upbeat Neil Young.

Jennifer Gentle – “Sacramento Session/5 of 3 ” – [a Silent Place]

Beautiful ruckus from some young Italian Stallions.
Very different from their last (more poppier) album tracks.

*Side A gives you visions of Pompeii… very Floyd
droney stoney jam out. Recorded live at KDVS!

*Side B is perfect for you horror tape swooshing
experimental knobbing noisers.
All instrumenals!