Jacaszek - Glimmer (2011)

Glimmer is a beautifully dark eerie composition by polish electroacoustic musician Michael Jacaszek. The ebbs and flows of this recording are very serene with ambient textures closely related to Murcof or Fennesz. what is essentially classical instrumentation such as Harpsichord or my favourite, Bass Clarinet. the digital edits are very emotional and visual. Fans of Kaada will very much love this album.

  

Glimmer

Tracklist:

1. Goldengrove

2. Dare-gale

3. Pod Światło

4. Evening Strains to be Time's Vast

5. Seidene Stille

6. What Wind-Walks Up Above!

7. Even Not Within Seeing of The Sun

8. As Each Tucked String Tells

9. Windhover

Crone - Endless Midnight (2011)

Third post in one day! Crone is the one man band of Jeff Caxide, bass player for ISIS, Red Sparrows. Endless Midnight is recorded by ISIS drummer Aaron Harris who guest appears along side Cliff Meyer (ISIS, Red Sparrows) and Aaron Turner (ISIS, Old Man Gloom, Mamiffer) who also did the artwork/layout. seems like these guys like to keep it in the family. Endless Midnight is a soundscape of droned out guitars and keys with Jeff's signature bass tone being very apparent. The whole albums swoons upwards into a crescendo somewhat similar to ISIS but is far from the metal side of things. 

Endless Midnight

Tracklist:

1. What You Dream Of

2. Ghost City

3. The Silver Hammer

4. Cellar Holes From A lifetime Ago

5. Endless Midnight

The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation - Doomjazz Future Corpses! (2007)

If you are in the need of some doom/drone but dont want the backing of a wall of distorted guitars and dudes in robes, this album is for you. The Name itself is pretty much exactly what to expect, and If you are wondering what Doomjazz as a genre is? Its pretty much doom played on acoustic instruments. You will find moments of electric guitar and electronics but most of it is traditional jazz instruments under the pressure of studio delays and reverbs  This is the first of three albums from TMFDJC but they have also released music under their alias The Kilmanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, it's pretty much the same thing but without the doom/drone aspect.

Doomjazz Future Corpses!

Tracklist:

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four

5. Five

6. Six

7. Seven

Efrim Manuel Menuck - Plays "High Gospel" (2011)

The new record from Montreal's Efrim Manuel Menuck (Godspeed You Black Emperor!, A Silver Mt. Zion) Plays "high Gospel" is a deeply emotional album with its spatial guitar sound and harmonious uplifting songcraft that definitely delivers. It swells and soars with beautiful layers of textured field recording, tape manipulations, electronics, organ, piano, and vocal harmonies. the opening track "our lady of parc extension and her munificent sorrows" has the simplicity of a indie folk song. where by track two "a 12-pt. program for keep on keepin' on" you are taken on a schizophrenic soundscape with heavy driven drums and grey noise. Plays "high Gospel" is an album that should not be overlooked and is definitely worth 40 minutes of your time.

Plays "High Gospel"

Tracklist:
1. our lady of parc extension and her munificent sorrows
2. a 12-pt. program for keep on keepin' on
3. august four, year-of-our-lord blues
4. heavy calls & hospitals blues
5. heaven's engine is a dusty ol' bellows
6. kaddish for chesnutt
7. chikadees' roar pt. 2
8. i am no longer a motherless child