Category: Releases

  • Jay Tholen – Blood Fete

    Blood Fete is a celebration of surrender by way of self-denial and self-sacrifice. “It’s the Bloodiest party!”

    Those who enjoy chip music, avant-pop, or early progressive rock should find something to enjoy here. There’s a little dubby section somewhere too!

    Note: This summer our youth group is heading up to New Orleans for an annual event called ‘Feed the Multitudes’ where thousands of groceries and shoes are handed out to those in need. It’s a little more expensive than usual this year due to a few changes.

    All profit made on this record will be used for transportation, food, and shelter on the trip. It will also make up the difference for the kids who can’t afford to come.

    (If there’s anything left over I’m using it to fix this huge crack in my windshield. Surprised I haven’t been pulled over yet…)

    1. Party Invitation (02:11)
    2. Seaport Crow Station (04:43)
    3. All of All Our Fountains (04:01)
    4. In Pursuit (01:21)
    5. Blood Fete (05:21)
    6. Here Am I (01:51)

    Jay Tholen – Tracking and Sequencing, Voice, Synthesis, Samples, Acoustic and Electric Ukulele, Transistor Organ, Bass, Percussion

    Matt Mears – Guitar, Bass, Percussion

    Jay Tholen Sr. – Bass

    Christine Tholen – Voice

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  • Various Artists — SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS

    Various Artists — SOUNDSHOCK:

    FM FUNK MADDNESS!!

    This is FM FUNK MADDNESS!! — an album of songs by 18 FM synth enthusiasts from all over the world, personally selected by zinger (founder and maintainer of soundshock.se).

    Bringing the combination of frequency modulated tones and catchy, funky grooves blended with a portion of jazz and idm, we cordially invite you to join us on a fantastic journey to a world where slap rumble drives the beating of your heart.

    Tracklist

    1. Shogun — V.S.O.P.M. (3:32) | VOPM
    2. Blitz Lunar — Cascade Masquerade (4:11) | FM7, GXOPLL
    3. Kulor — Fashion Queen (2:37) | DX-7
    4. Keishi Yonao — Crush Roll (2:59) | VOPM
    5. Torben “Metal” Hansen — Cascades (3:55) | FM8, Zebra
    6. Bomb Boy — Ignition, Set, GO! (5:11) | Thor
    7. Virt — Five Nine Seven Eight (4:30) | VOPM
    8. hally feat. Seiko Kobuchi — utabism – a synthesizer boy (2:37)
    9. Tsuyoshi Shimokura — FunkOsaka (2:42) | VOPM, MDX
    10. Madbrain — Oskari the Heimfanker (4:38) | AdLib OPL3
    11. Utabi Hirokawa — Stop and Go (Ubiktune edit) (3:22) | Sharp X68000
    12. hizmi — Pendulum II (5:35) | Sharp X68000
    13. Simon Stålenhag — Ripple Boogie (3:14) | FM7
    14. zinger & bacter — Sky Stroll (3:59) | FM7
    15. Dong — Mirror Maze (3:05) | Toxic, Freqatic
    16. Louis G — The Enemy of My Enemy’s My Enemy / No Speed Trap (5:49) | VOPM
    17. zabutom — Endorphemeral (3:24) | Operator
    18. hex125 — pf (NRTDRV funk edit) (3:53)

    Artwork by Tsuyoshi Shimokura

    Released under a Creative Commons-License

    via Various Artists — SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!! | Ubiktune.

  • Starpilot – Internastellar

    Starpilot.

  • Hexadeci – Alone In The Dark

    This music is some of the best Amigacore in the past 10 years – skirting between party music for the post-apocalyptic crowd and a nightmarish take on otherwise light-hearted themes. What’s most remarkable about these tunes isn’t necessarily Hexadeci’s programming expertise he’s totally awesome, or the creative use of seemingly random samples Shakira? A Swiss yodeler?. No, it’s how he manages to effectively tear down dance music to shape his own tastes AND create tunes that are actually MUSICAL, instead of slipping into the same tired traps of hardcore posturing. It’s a fun record and we promise you’ll get some seriously confused looks when you drop a Swiss Yodelcore track at your next house party. Try it. Film it. Send us the video.

    via Radiograffiti

  • This week on the FMA: The Munitionettes

    This is a HIGHLY recommended listen.. Nab it!

    Free Music Archive.