Number Twenty Three
Spaghetti westerns are one of the best things on the planet.
Spaghetti western soundtracks are almost even better. They've become so commonplace in society; you can whistle "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" theme and almost everybody will recognize it. So, of course, some musical artist is going to mess with it. The Dirty Diary is that artist.
The Dirty Diary is a rock band from Denmark. They take many common western tropes, older country elements as well as blues and combines them with rock instrumentation and scratchy, awesome production. The slow, plodding beats and truly badass guitar riffs make them just plain fun to listen to. Sitting down to listen to their album is like becoming an old-timey bounty hunter for thirty five minutes. It's an experience.
It's free, too. Also nice.
Favorite song: Broken Guitar String Blues
Related artists: Fat White Family, The Pinheads
Number Twenty Four
More noise. It's not as bad as the last one, I swear.
This is noise rock. It's a genre that combines harsh noise and feedback with rock grooves and instruments, like guitars and bass and drums and such. It's a pretty brutal genre, almost more so than regular noise, because of the truly demonic vocals it presents.
There are two noise rock artists I've been listening to a lot lately. The first is Yvette. They're the less abrasive. They have steady beats and some actual melodies in their songs. They haven't gotten a lot of recognition, but I've been enjoying their even blend of accessible and brutal.
The second is White Suns. They're insane. I don't want to say more about them. You'll see.
Anyway, this post is probably not going to go over well. Oops.
Favorite song(s): White Suns - Clairvoyant, Yvette - Carbon Copy
Related artists: Indian, Whores., Get Your Gun
Number Twenty Five
Remember dubstep? Thank God that's mostly over.
I only mention it because without it Tom Jenkinson wouldn't have released the awesome album "Ufabulum". Tom Jenkinson, going under the name "Squarepusher" is one of my favorite electronic music artists. He's been releasing albums for a while, and they've all been pretty great.
He takes influences from drone, ambient as well as house and even some EDM-type stuff, but turns it all on its head, making it dark and overwhelming and weird. His style is pretty unique; he toys around with so many ideas while keeping it still uniquely Squarepusher.
If you like this, check out the back catalog. It's equally awesome.
Favorite song: Dark Steering
Related artists: Autechre, La Femme
Number Twenty Six
Anonymous musicians are sort of hit-or-miss. Sometimes their total disconnect from the public just makes their music more interesting, sometimes they just seem introverted and annoying. In the case of Mamaleek, it is definitely the former.
Mamaleek is a black metal/electronic outfit signed to Dan Barrett's recording company, Enemies List Home Recordings, and are completely anonymous. They are brothers recording from somewhere, that is all the public knows. But their music is pretty incredible.
Their even blend of black metal and electronics is unique and startling. The wretched vocals matched with heavy beats and screaming feedback makes the music itself even more attention-grabbing. Their album is a free download from Enemies List's site, which is also awesome.
Hope you like 'em.
Favorite song: The Hypocrite and the Concubine
Related artists: Agalloch, Have A Nice Life
Number Twenty Seven
More rock.
This one is pretty straightforward. I'm posting about them because of that, the straightforwardness. It's sort of nice to have a rock band just to listen to for the riffs, and the steady and catchy drum fills, some good vocal deliveries too.
This is Wild Books. They're from Poland. That's all I got.
It's free too. I dunno. Have fun?
Favorite song: Walk Of Shame
Related artists: Pile, The Rare Occasions
Number Twenty Eight
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