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Our Ceasing Voice - The Resurrection EP (EP) (2010)

This are the songs we wrote for the pc-game entitled "Painkiller: Resurrection". After long discussions about the copyrights we are finally able to release it for you as a free digital download. Have fun with it!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SONGS WERE WRITTEN AND RECORDED FOR A PC-GAME. THE TRACKS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH OTHER RELEASES OF THE ARTIST AND MIGHT SOUND VERY DIFFERENT COMPARED TO THEM. THIS DIGITAL RELEASE SHOULD BE SEEN AS A BONUSTRACK-GIFT ONLY.

Genre: Ambient, Metal, Post Rock
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Tracklist:
01 - The Smoke-Screen Of Hope
02 - Forgive And You Will Be Forgiven
03 - When Memories Decay
04 - A Stone's Throw Away
05 - Least We Forget

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Das Racist - Sit Down, Man (2010)

Great HipHop-Band Das Racist giving away a remix-release for free.

Quote: "Das Racist, who took the music world by storm this past March with their debut mixtape Shut up, Dude, is back with a Mishka, Diplo, Mad Decent and Greedhead Entertainment-presented sophomore release titled Sit Down, Man. Das Racist has enlisted superproducers Diplo, Boi-1da, Scoop Deville, Devo Springsteen and Dame Grease as well as collaborations with El-P, Despot, Roc Marciano, Keepaway, Teen Girl Fantasy, Chairlift and Vijay Iyer to make this one of the hottest projects of the year by one of the most sought after unsigned acts in recent years. Fans in the NYC area can catch Das Racist, along with Chairlift, Tecla, Keepaway Maluca and more at their Sit Down, Man mixtape release party, going down this Thursday, Sept. 16. Click here for further details!" Source

Genre: Hip Hop, Underground
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MLE[e] - Discovering The Substantial (2010)

After having listened to the debut EP of MLE[e], Walls And Other Lies, I was really looking forward to listening to their first full length release. With their mixture of alternative and indie rock, they reminded me a little bit of Bands like Placebo and Blackmail. Mixing beautiful melodies with outbursts of chaos is by far nothing new. But if it is well done, I am always on board.

After one and a half years of writing, recording and mixing, MLE[e] present 12 songs packed with emotions, amazing melodies and one can immediately sense that their songs come straight from the heart. This is a DIY production, no doubt, and a very good one, too. This makes this debut seem even more amazing.

It seems to me that Austria has to offer a lot for fans of independently produced music and this debut LP is a great addition to all that has already been presented on this Blog (Our Ceasing Voice, Doomina, etc.). This time, there is no free download, but you can by this record at iTunes for a slim 9.99€. I recommend you to do so and support these four guys from Vienna, Austria and enable them to continue making music. Peace out!

Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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Microtonner - Observer (2009)

Another great PostRock-project from Austria.

Quote: "MICROTONNER produces mainly instrumental sound somewhere between rock, industrial and electronic - heavy guitar riffs meet broken beats and atmospheric speech samples, combined with harmonic melody-pads."

Genre: Post Rock, Industrial, Electronica
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Microtonner - Sub Zero (2006)

Another great PostRock-project from Austria.

Quote: "MICROTONNER produces mainly instrumental sound somewhere between rock, industrial and electronic - heavy guitar riffs meet broken beats and atmospheric speech samples, combined with harmonic melody-pads."

Genre: Post Rock, Industrial, Electronica
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Microtonner - The Power Of Ignorance (2003)

Another great PostRock-project from Austria.

Quote: "MICROTONNER produces mainly instrumental sound somewhere between rock, industrial and electronic - heavy guitar riffs meet broken beats and atmospheric speech samples, combined with harmonic melody-pads."

Genre: Post Rock, Industrial, Electronica
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Cloudkicker - Beacons (2010)

Review of The Discovery (2008) & The Map Is Not The Territory (2009) here.

Genre: Instrumental, Ambient, Progressive Metal
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Cloudkicker - ]​]​]​[​[​[ (EP) (2010)

Review of The Discovery (2008) & The Map Is Not The Territory (2009) here.

Genre: Instrumental, Ambient, Progressive Metal
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Cloudkicker - Portmanteau (EP) (2009)

Review of The Discovery (2008) & The Map Is Not The Territory (2009) here.

Genre: Instrumental, Ambient, Progressive Metal
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RePost: Cloudkicker - The Discovery (2008) & The Map Is Not The Territory (2008)

Habt ihr euch beim Hören von Meshuggah nicht auch schon das eine oder andere Mal gedacht: "Was wäre, wenn sich die Jungs mal ein bisschen Mühe geben würden, was ihre Melodien angeht?" Versteht mich nicht falsch, ich liebe Meshuggah, aber hin und wieder wünscht man sich doch auch mal ein paar Verschnaufpausen, und die sind bei den Schweden doch eher selten. Für alle, denen es auch so geht, gibts von mir jetzt die ultimative Empfehlung.

Ben Sharp war anscheinend der gleichen Meinung wie ich und hat daraufhin sein Ein-Mann-Projekt Cloudkicker ins Leben gerufen. Die EP The Map Is Not The Territory und das Album The Discovery hören sich teilweise an, als wären sie von Meshuggah geschrieben und eingespielt. Nur dass Ben Sharp das ganz alleine gemacht hat und das gesamte Emotionsspektrum ausfüllt... von hasserfüllt bis lebensbejahend ist eigentlich alles dabei. Und genau das macht diese beiden Scheiben so einzigartig.

Das polyrhytmische Drumming, das repetitive Riffing, all das, was den Stil Meshuggahs ausmacht ist auch auf diesen CDs vorhanden, nur dass Herr Sharp über all dies noch einzelne Melodiebögen legt. Und diese Melodien sind es, die dafür sorgen, dass sich Cloudkicker nicht anhört wie ein weiterer Meshuggah-Klon. Dies und die tatsache, dass Cloudkicker ohne jeglichen Gesang auskommt.

Auch die Philosophie von Ben, der in seinen Liner-Notes

"This album was recorded for a grand total of $0, and is therefore being distributed for free. If you paid money for this you're a sucker."

schreibt, finde ich großartig. Obwohl ich bei einem Album/einer EP dieser Qualität kein Problem damit hätte, Geld zu bezahlen. Er schreibt weiter:

"Distribute this anywhere and everywhere you see fit. Give credit where credit is due."

Also, holt euch die EP und das Album, hört es an und wenns euch gefällt, gebt es weiter. Ich denke, ich habe meinen Auftrag hiermit erfüllt... oder etwa nicht, Herr Sharp?

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Did you ever, while listening to a Meshuggah record, wonder: "What if those guys would once try really hard and incorporate some melodies into their music?" I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Meshuggah, but every once and then one needs a break from all the complexity... and you don't get those from Meshuggah. For everybody who feels exactly the same: I've got just the thing.

Ben Sharp apparently felt the same way and started his one man project Cloudkicker. The EP The Map Is Not The Territory and the LP The Discovery sound like they were written and performed by Meshuggah themselves at times. But Ben Sharp did all of that himself and additionally uses the whole spectrum of emotions for his records... from hate-ridden to life-affirming. And this is what makes these records unique.

Everything Meshuggah stand for, polyrhythmic drumming, repetitive riffing, is in these tracks, but there's more: Mr Sharp adds overlying melodies to his very complex songs. And those melodies make Cloudkicker a lot more then just your average Meshuggah clone. The melodies and the fact that Clodkicker doesn't need vocals.

I also admire Ben's philosophy; in his liner notes, he wrote:

"This album was recorded for a grand total of $0, and is therefore being distributed for free. If you paid money for this you're a sucker."

Although, for a LP/an EP of equivalent quality I would gladly pay some money, no questions asked. Furthermore he wrote:

"Distribute this anywhere and everywhere you see fit. Give credit where credit is due."

So, you people who read this, get the LP/EP, listen to it and if you like it, give it to a friend. I think, my job here is done... is it, Mr Sharp?

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Genre: Instrumental, Ambient, Progressive Metal
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Somniaferum - Stories 'Bout A Lonely Bird (EP) (2010)

Quote: "„Somniaferum“ is the 21 years old Alexander Hagen from Bochum, Germany. Grown up in the small town Heiligenhaus (close to Düsseldorf), he encountered music very early. Firstly educated in different instruments on music school (e.g. flute), he learned to play guitar, bass and drums by himself. He was guitarist of the Alternative Rock band „Last Joker“. Since winter 2007, Alexander released a few ambient recordings under the name of „Somniaferum“. In early 2010 he began to work on new songs"

Genre: Post Rock, Electronica, Experimental
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Class Of Kill'em High - Motobike 7" (2010)

New indierock project with members of pg.lost

Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
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Hate Life (MMX Summer Comp) (2010)

Quote: "Hi! I'm Matthias from Throatruiner Records, a young hardcore/crust/screamo/grind/sludge/doom/noise/black metal french record label. With my good friend from Swarm Of Nails Records, we have just released the HATE/LIFE sampler, a free downloadable compilation with the future of violence (or not) from blackened hardcore to post-rock, from grind to sludge, from crust to noise. We just wanted to make something cool for the bands, for us, and for the listeners."

Genre: Hardcore, Screamo, Sludge, ...
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1 - Anorak "some skirts"
2 - Arms of ra "pyramids"
3 - Art of burning water "only chocking"
4 - As we draw "way down"
5 - Birds in row "orange disease"
6 - Bloodkitt "void woods, skin roads"
7 - Bone dance "birds singing"
8 - Celeste "il y a bien des porcs que ca ferait bander de t'étouffer"
9 - Chère catastrophe "party time"
10 - Danishmendt "chutes"
11 - Dreams of the drowned "liquids of apathy"
12 - Elitist "back to the funeral"
13 - Exilym "man never went to the moon"
14 - Hky "monument inversion"
15 - Huata "alchemist reborn"
16 - Mygirlfriendisawatermelon "you should try"
17 - Nesseria "par pertes et profits"
18 - Pigeon "anchorite"
19 - Plebeian grandstand "ordo ab chao"
20 - Pretty mary dies "to the bomb"
21 - Quartier rouge "douche dorée"
22 - Reno "is this a turning point or just the end?"
23 - Rqtn "n3"
24 - Sickbag "scar manifesto"
25 - Stuntman "draw the portrait"
26 - Totorro "my bob's blue eye"
27 - Xnoybis "picardian fight song"

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The Polar Dream - The Polar Dream EP (2009)

I know, I know... I'm a little late, reviewing this old EP when the five Mexicans have already released their debut album called Follow Me To The Forest, but nevertheless, this EP is worth being reviewed.

With their beautiful melodies and their very positive songs, they have managed to amaze me in a way Sigur Ros did when I first listened to their (). Not that I do want to draw a comparison here, The Polar Dream do not sound like Sigur Ros, they have a very unique sound. They do use the same instruments (Do I hear a Glockenspiel or a Xylophone here and there?), but The Polar Dream create a rock oriented sound, which I find is one of a kind.

Interested? If yes, download it and if you like it, I urge you to support these guys and buy their debut album.


Genre: Rock, Post Rock, Instrumental, Ambient
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