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Hello everyone, Some of you already know that I'm currently taking a break from blogging. I've posted about it on Twitter, but the algorithms are fucked on there, so I don't actually know if it's been getting through to people. Anyway, I decided to make an official blog post for anyone who's wondering why I haven't been posting anything for the past few months. I thought I could just quietly…
Hello everyone. I'm back after a brief (and much needed) hiatus with a new list of fantastic Bandcamp recommendations for you. Some of these reviews were written weeks/months ago, but I was unable to find the time, energy and mental focus to publish them. I'm feeling a little better now, so here we go... --- Cassie Wieland & Vicky Chow - HYMN (2023) HYMN by Cassie Wieland & Vicky Chow GENRE :…
Hello everyone. I've been pretty quiet on the blogging front lately, for various reasons... But anyway - here's my latest list of Bandcamp recommendations for you. I was meant to publish this weeks ago, but life kept getting in the way... Without further ado... --- Bipolar Explorer - In The Hours Left Until Dawn (2023) In The Hours Left Until Dawn by Bipolar Explorer (c/p. 2023 Slugg Records)…
Hey guys. Here's my latest list of brilliant Bandcamp recommendations for you all... --- Hana Stretton - Soon (2023) soon by hana stretton GENRE : lo-fi folk, psych folk, field recordings, experimental RECORD LABEL : Brierfield Flood Press / Restless Spring This is unique, mysterious and endearing collection of songs that drift languorously somewhere between lo-fi psych folk, avant-pop and field…
Hey guys. I'm back after a bit of a quiet spell. January was a very busy month for me and I simply couldn't get enough writing/reviewing done during this time, so I bypassed it completely. Anyway, here I am with another list of amazing Bandcamp recommendations for you. Enjoy! --- The Lonely Bell - Ghost Town Burning (2023) Ghost Town Burning by The Lonely Bell GENRE : dark ambient, drone,…
Here's my final recommendations list of 2022. Things have been incredibly busy and hectic for me these last few months, so I've had very little time to listen to new music, never mind sit down and write about it...but thankfully things have slowed down a bit during the festive season, and I've had some time to collect my thoughts on a bunch of albums I've been enjoying lately. I'm currently…
Here's my latest list of Bandcamp recommendations.... I've been absolutely overwhelmed and inundated with amazing new music this month, and I've only got the chance to write about a fraction. Hopefully some of these recent discoveries will make it onto future posts. but for now... --- Joseph Blane - The Spider Room (2022) The Spider Room by Joseph Blane GENRE : experimental, avant-garde,…
Here's my latest roundup of awesome Bandcamp recommendations. If you like what you see/hear, please consider buying these albums and supporting these wonderful artists directly. I'd also really appreciate it if you could share this post on social media, or wherever else you feel may be fitting. --- The Lonely Bell - Kingdoms of the Deep (2022) Kingdoms Of The Deep by The Lonely Bell GENRE : dark…
Here's my latest roundup of Bandcamp recommendations from this past month... --- Mollbury Medical Research Centre - The G4 Project (2022) The G4 Project by Mollbury Medical Research Centre GENRE : experimental, dark ambient, drone, sound art, noise art, field recordings RECORD LABEL : Sensory Leakage Mollbury Medical Research Centre is a top secret medical facility that's situated in an…
Bandcamp Fridays have finally returned! If you're looking for some inspiration for great experimental music to buy tomorrow - here's my latest roundup of recommendations... --- Emilian Gatsov - MFPWNWFOI (2021) MFPWNWFOI by Emilian Gatsov GENRE : ambient, electronic, drone, modern classical RECORD LABEL : Mahorka Here's an album of dark beautiful trance-inducing night time music from Bulgarian…
Here's the latest roundup of great albums that I've been listening to these past few weeks. These recommendations span a variety of different genres, but you'll probably notice that the majority of them fall into the experimental/instrumental category. It's not intentional - it's just my current taste and the particular phase I'm going through right now. If you like what you see/hear, please…
Here's my latest list of experimental noise recommendations. My words hardly do these albums justice. Just listen to them and support these great independent artists and record labels... --- Mathoms -The Woe Trumpets (2022) The Woe Trumpets by Mathoms GENRE : sound art, experimental, noise, dark ambient, electronica RECORD LABEL : Decaying Spheres Mathoms is Mathew Tomkinson - a multidisciplinary…
I'm back with an attack! Here is the first of two recommendations lists I'll be posting this weekend. I've been listening to so much incredible music lately that I feel the desperate need to share. Spanning various genres, from post-hardcore to R&B to psych folk...here are some awesome albums and EPs you should definitely check out. * Tomorrow I'll be posting a list of Experimental Noise…
I've compiled another list of great ambient/drone recommendations for you all.... --- Galya Bisengalieva - Aralkum (2020) Aralkum by Galya Bisengalieva GENRE : modern classical, ambient, drone, electronica RECORD LABEL : One Little Independent Records Galya Bisengalieva is a Kazakh-British modern classical composer/violinist who has collaborated with a bunch of famous musicians (including Thom…
There's so much beauty to be found in experimental noise and sound art. I know it's not for everyone, but if you open your mind (and your ears, and your heart) and let go of everything you're conditioned to believe music should be and just LISTEN... noise can be a gloriously captivating thing. From quiet hushed avant-garde neoclassical minimalism to strange yet intriguing field recordings to sheer…
So there's no more Bandcamp Fridays, at least for the next few months...but that shouldn't stop us from supporting great bands and artists. Here's my newest roundup of Bandcamp recommendations for you... --- Abronia - Map of Dawn (2022) Map of Dawn by Abronia GENRE : psychedelic rock, kosmiche, prog rock, psychedelic blues, krautrock RECORD LABEL : Cardinal Fuzz / Feeding Tube Records The desert…
Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery by Various Artists GENRE : ambient, electronica, drone, ethereal, meditative RECORD LABEL : Past Inside The Present This is a beautiful benefit compilation album for mental health recovery from the wonderful record label Past Inside The Present , featuring 23 talented women ambient-electronic artists from all around the globe. Cynthia…
I'm not really a Spotify user...but I decided to create a couple of playlists featuring a combination of artists that I've written about on this blog and just general miscellaneous music that I love. I have a lot of issues with Spotify and how they treat their artists, but my intention with creating these playlists is to hopefully get these great artists a bit more exposure. If there's enough…
Here's a list of wonderful ambient/drone albums that I've been enjoying lately and would highly recommend. Most of the awesome artists in this post are low-key and relatively (or completely) unknown, and they deserve our support. We all know at this point that Bandcamp isn't perfect... but they're still BY FAR the best digital music platform to directly support independent artists. If you have…
I've fallen way behind on blogging this past month due to internet connection difficulties and some other life stuff...but I'm back up and running now, and I thought I'd compile another list of juicy Bandcamp Friday recommendations for you all. I decided to mostly concentrate on small low-key bands and artists this time. They're the ones who really need our support and attention. We all know at…
Just A Minute by Lee Baggett GENRE : psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, indie rock, 70's psych rock, freak folk RECORD LABEL : Perpetual Doom Lee Baggett is a mystifying songwriter/musician who was musically at his most active throughout the 70s and 80s, but seemed to have disappeared into the mists of time. 'Just A Minute' is his legendary album, which was thankfully re-discovered and exhumed by…
Wilderness of Life by Ali Murray GENRE : alternative folk, dream pop, shoegaze, post-punk, Scotland RECORD LABEL : Dead Forest Records Ali Murray is a half-Scottish/half-Filipino songwriter/musician hailing from a cold little Scottish island - the Isle of Lewis, to be precise, and this is his first solo album since 2017. I've been highly anticipating this album for what seems like an eternity.…
Stormwinds by Armed Love Militia Dream45 by Armed Love Militia Davie by Armed Love Militia GENRE : dark folk, gypsy rock, dark cabaret RECORD LABEL : self-released Armed Love Militia was a random musical discovery I made while snooping through Bandcamp recently. I was drawn to the title and the visuals of this particular project, so I ended up clicking play and really enjoying the 3 individual…
NEST: a Compilation Supporting Trans Youth and Their Families by Various Wonderful Folks GENRE : experimental, abstract, ambient, field recordings, avant-garde RECORD LABEL : No Thank You Recordings No Thank You Recordings have one of the best Bandcamp bios I've ever read - ''a place for ambient/avant-garde/experimental/field recording artists to share pieces they really believe in and to which…
If you're looking for some ideas/inspiration for music to download this coming Bandcamp Friday (tomorrow), here's a list of awesome albums of various genres that I've been enjoying lately. I plan on plugging these individual releases on Twitter (@fogsongsblog) throughout the day tomorrow too, because they definitely deserve some standalone attention. --- Dayton Swim Club - HANGMAN (2022) HANGMAN…