Eclectic Vibes
by Andrew Frey
Nic Fanciulli - Global Underground DJ Series
Nic FanciulliGlobal Underground DJ Series
Label: Global Underground
A double disc dose spotlight of highly danceable trance inducing house music from one of today’s hottest DJ’s. Exhibiting fresh beats mixed into comfortable rhythms with compelling gyrating momentums.
• Nic Fanciulli WebsiteOmar Faruk Tekbilek - Rare Elements
Omar Faruk TekbilekRare Elements
Label: 5 Points Records
Immediately infectious and compelling world beat electronica from renowned Turkish multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek. The 10 sizzling remixes featured here are done by Amon Tobin; Junior Sanchez; Cheb I Sabbah and others. Of note, Omar plays twelve traditional Turkish instruments: ney, kaval, kavala, zurna, oud, aglama, jura, darbuke, def, bendir, davul and finger cymbals. WOW!
• Omar Faruk Tekbilek Website • Omar Faruk Tekbilek WikiWumpscut - Fuckit
WumpscutFuckit
Label: Metropolis Records
Grim, terse and bleak German industrial electronica. The music feels as if one is angrily strolling down a dimly lit industrial tube of hypersymbolic overtures nestled into remote areas of your being that are searching for catharsis and the distant yearnings of the narcoleptic playgrounds of sound and rhythmic structures of distant dreams.
• Wumpscut Website • Wumpscut WikiDavy Knowles & Back Door Slam - Coming Up For Air
Davy Knowles & Back Door SlamComing Up For Air
Label: Blix Street Records
Possessing all the trappings of “The Next Big Thing” including a big name producer (Peter Frampton), slots at a load of summer festivals, and a substantial amount of raw talent, this 22 year old British blues pop guitarist from the Isle of Man is on the fast track to achieving his goal.
• Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam Website • Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam WikiStratovarius - Polaris
StratovariusPolaris
Label: Armoury Records
This first outing after the departure of former bandmaster Timo Tolkki finds this Finnish melodic power metal group revisioned and situated to continue their formidable musical legacy for many more years to come.
• Stratovarius Website • Stratovarius WikiVieux Farka Touré - Fondo
Vieux Farka TouréFondo
Label: Six Degrees Records
Standing firmly on his own merits, this son of legendary Malian bluesman Ali Farka Toure leads his musical charge with a graceful, majestic grandeur. The ancient and contemporary African instrumentation and rhythms fill a broader vision as well as purpose with all but one of these modern classics penned by Vieux himself.
• Vieux Farka Touré Website • Vieux Farka Touré WikiTYR - By The Light Of The Northern Star
TYRBy The Light Of The Northern Star
Label: Napalm/SPV
Viking Metal by actual Vikings! Named after the God of War and Justice, this inspiring Faroese quartet brings us pagan metal anthems/hymns galore! Their folk metal attack is awakened and filled with vibrant traditional harmonies while telling tales of the Viking struggle against the horrors of Christianity and it’s bloody Crusades that were forced upon them.
Valina - A tempo! A tempo!
ValinaA tempo! A tempo!
Label: Joyful Noise Recordings
The technical artsty rock that this Austrian trio purveys sways from booming and brain scratching mega riffs to experimental rock plateaus with indeterminate attitudes. Math rock produced by Chicago’s Steve Albini.
• Valina Website • Valina Wiki3 Inches Of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom
3 Inches Of BloodHere Waits Thy Doom
Label: Century Media
Daredevil vocals riding on the unrelenting waves of an unabashed speed metal barrage. Vocalist Jamie Hooper notes of the album. “We are forging the steel that we’ll use to annihilate the heavy metal posers, and in every town we play, the streets will run red with their blood.” Nuff Said. Produced by Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison.
• 3 Inches Of Blood Website • 3 Inches Of Blood WikiAndreas Kisser - Hubris I & II
Andreas KisserHubris I & II
Label: Mascot Records
Sepultura’s lead guitarist and musical visionary brings us an opus broken into two discs, the first electric and second acoustic, exemplifying the songwriting skills and depth of this masterful artist who enmeshes his Brazilian rhythmic heritage into these diverse and gratifying contemporary compositions.
• Andreas Kisser Website • Andreas Kisser WikiDujalu - Dujalu
DujaluDujalu
Label: Self Released
Part English, part Australian and part Ecuadorian, this Wisconsin trio has corralled their various backgrounds to birth a raw and emotive musical force empowered by spirited female vocals in the context of a supercharged acoustic underbelly sprouted with unexpected rhythms and textures.
Jahdan Blakkamoore - Buzzrock Warrior
Jahdan BlakkamooreBuzzrock Warrior
Label: Gold Dust
A raw, innovative and intense blending of dancehall, roots, R&B, cumbia, hip hop and dub from this Guyana born but Brooklyn raised musical warrior. Teamed with fellow Dutty Artz members Matt Shadetek and DJ /rupture this release strikes hardest when Blakkamoore’s intense and diverse lyrics are melded to mighty dub and dancehall DJ beats.
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