TWSN – “Half of Your Heart” If you like your house music pulsating, funky and discoriffic, with a soulful-yet-robotic vocal, this one is […]
OPM: Music to Feel Good To
Camp – Commun·e A fascinating collection of intricate and ever-shifting rhythmic sound sculptures that consistently defy expectations. It’s definitely dance music DNA behind […]
OPM: Music Is an Adventure
Camilo Bravo – Volatil This album is deep – a varied, vibrant and multi-hued mixture of different styles and musical textures. Jazz, folk, […]
OPM: Flashback Edition
This week’s entry rescues some pre-blog writeups from social media. Enjoy the flashback! EncryptedWhispers – “Multipeanut” This track opens on swirling, surging rhythms […]
OPM: New Singers, New Instruments
me:she – “In the Key of E” Absolutely gorgeous, lush indie pop. A husky, slightly smoky woman’s voice, a shuffling beat and piano/electric […]
OPM: IDM, Industrial Revival and Other (Mostly) Noisy Things
Gene Boggs – Spacetime Intriguing and pleasant mix of post-rock and ambient elements. Elements of prog, post rock, ambient and New Age are […]
OPM: Film Scores, Dancefloors, the Occult, and Lots More
Prismika – “In My Dreams We’re Still Together” An absolutely gorgeous slowburn electronic track that nods toward shoegaze, downtempo and IDM without really […]
OPM: Four Flavors of Electronic and One Weird Trip
Crow’s Labyrinth – Consolation Ambient music created entirely with a bass guitar and effects, you say? Oh, and it’s largely improvised live, without […]
OPM: Filk, Metal, and Famous Musicians
Moss Bliss – All the Love This marks the first time anyone has submitted filk – basically folk music with a science fiction, […]
OPM: From folk to experimental electronics
Jennifer Vena Wood – “Soft All the Time” Rough-edged folk delivered with a minimalist arrangement – a voice, a guitar, and some poetry. […]