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Wacky Southern Current – [2011] In a Realm of Uncertain Summer
Cinematic instrumental post rock. Like an alternative soundtrack to Magnolia, this slow-paced exercise in wackyness.
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adamned.age – [2013] transit berlin
Clicky soundtrack for a city. Cinematic and highly enjoyable as headphone fuel.
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In Vitro – [2017] Deep Hope
Minimal house. Repetitive beats and only subtle changes in harmonics introduce an element of trance (pun intended).
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Still Pluto – [2014] Songs To Mend The Heart Once Been Torn Apart
Solid soft hard rock. Very well recorded and produced vocal rock music; hard to place on the spectrum between soft and hard rock.
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Impressions from Bangalore
After a short visit to the Parliament building Vidhana Soudha and the adjacent park, we went to KR Market, an impressive combination of markets for fruits & vegetables, flowers, spices and tools (!), all under one roof. The neighbourhood did not disappoint either with its downtown cows near cramped temples. And – of course –…
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Bannerghatta National Park (Zoo)
Only 15 km from Electronic City, a huge National Park with accompanying zoo sits within a hilly forest. The Northern part of the Park is open to “Safari”, which actually means driving through rather large enclosures for each species. Then there is a large butterfly conservatory, housed within an architecturally pleasing glass dome. Most impressions…
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Bangalore walk beyond Electronic City
Just some metres beyond the industrial zones, large residential areas bloom. Old neighbourhoods witness how skyscrapers pop up in their vicinity. And again, (sleeping) dogs everywhere.
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Bangalore Electronic City Phase I by Night
Some impressions from Wipro Avenue (west part) before, during and after sunset. (Sleeping) dogs are a common sight. So is pollution from dusty roads and exhaust pipes.
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Sister Soleil – [2012] Haunted EP
Indie trip-hop. 4 track EP full of intriguing tracks and collaborations of creative musicians.
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Various Artists – [2017] Dark Of Winter: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Exceptionally broad movie soundtrack. Cool credit punch songs, mystical and disturbing ambient tracks live side by side.
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melodysheep – [2013] Symphony of Science Collector’s Edition
Scientific ear-candy. Musical blend of talks about everything from biology to cosmology with upbeat electronica.
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Psilodump – [2005] The Night I Lost You All You All
Netlabels come and go, artists stay. This gem of a release was originally released at now defunct label Candy Mind. Its site is offline, domain gone, yet thanks to archives, we can still enjoy its original releases. In this case, though, the artist has salvaged their releases on BandCamp (and added many more over the…
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Various Artists – [2012] mix-toor presents: This is material music
Massive music extravaganza. There is a lot of hip hop bonanza going on in 46 tracks.
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Graham Castronovo – [2012] A Cry Into The Cosmos
Space’y lounge trance. Spacious synth walls, filled with slow beats.
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Luis Marte & Roger Delahaye – [2017] MOVIL/INMOVIL
Piano meets glitch electronics. Hybrid sound of live recording and studio production.