Kevin Greenspon - Paradise A.D.

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This exhaustive (65 minutes!) compilation of music from 5 cassettes shows the ideas and the creative processes of the West Coast’s ambient explorer Kevin Greenspon, who effortlessly slaloms between somewhat sandpaper-like synthesizer based textures and gentle, subtle guitar-driven vistas in the likeness of the great ambient masters of the decades past. “Paradise A.D.” is a gallery of moods crafted for every occasion. Recommended! If you like this, buy the CD from the artist himself.

Various Artists - Sequence 2

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This wonderful compilation took me by surprise while randomly browsing through the vaaaaast (like the Ikea head warehouse vast) archives of my e-mails. The stunning artwork caught my eye and the music just followed (or actually even surpassed; and fitted; the artwork!). Brilliant & beatific, mutlilevel and higher existence ambient passages cross beat filled areas full of futuristic trippertronics. A mindblowing, monstrous collection of the forerunners of the most modern incarnation of psychedelic music. 43 tracks. Available for free. Incredible. Highly recommended!

Various Artists - Bent Minds (Night People, 2012)

Ridiculously retroid and industrially EBMic, this free compilation of songs from the Night People label’s newest batch of releases will fill you with a futuristic sense of passion and the feeling of nostalgia behind the Depeche Mode-filled times, where everyone had a phrase of wearing trenchcoats and being gloomy all around, artistically. Deep vocals, minimal synths. Night People have shifted themselves into definitely colder and more electronic areas - and it’s doing them much good, it seems. Great compilation, and make sure to grab some of the releases after the listening!

Bent Minds (Mediafire)

Various Artists - Hare Akedod 002

Psychedelic nuggets collected from all over the fertile experimental scene of Belgium, released on cassette by the Hare Akedod imprint. Featuring trakcs by, among others, Hellvete, Jan Matthé, Urpf Lanze, Kosmische Keuterboeren, Razen adn Vom Grill. Cosmic synthesizer noodles meet shamanic Eastern hashish guitar explorations. Kosmische musik and Asian drones in one place. Collected. Condensed. Adventurous. Great compilation, recommended!

Various Artists - Tu nadaje anatomia rekina

Ass kicking compilation of Polish noise rock, math rock and post-rock bands (with serious focus on the noise rock end of the spectrum). The name of this comp (which can be translated to “this is shark anatomy broadcasting”) is a reference to June of 44’s The Anatomy of Sharks, so it gives you an idea what to expect. Raw guitar mutilation, maniacal drumming, some electroacoustic experimentalism… A great introduction for those who want to get acquainted with the more underground/experimental end of Polish scene.

Various Artists - Tu nadaje anatomia rekina