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wtorek, 30 sierpnia 2022

WatchCamp July-August '22 with glaston, The Heart of the Sun, Jellies, Jiangnan Shangguan, T R E M O U R S



glaston - I Am Whole

Yet another fantastic project from Switzerland; but the Zurich's outfit are not new to the music stage, they are around since 2014 and have released one full length album. The new singles are filled with very moody post-rock with classical elements and I hope the new album is released as soon as possible. This one track costs 1 USD.



The Heart of the Sun - Probably Not

Stockholm-based Filiph Antonsson leads this music project that goes with moody but also pretty complex compositions and very sad vocals ornamented with voice samples and finished with mesmerizing psychedelic passage. It's a real autumn kind of music. The single costs 0.75 EUR (8 SEK).


Jellies - Always

Two artists, Adam and Tommy live on the other sides of the Atlantic Ocean but they manage to create something very dreamy and very melodic together. Especially the first track here creates particularly moody atmosphere in this bedroom pop kind of style. Two songs cost 2.5 EUR (2 GBP).



Jiangnan Shangguan - No Beginning Where Everything Ends

A member of the Californian post-rock outfit In Lights, Jiangnan Shangguan, created a deliciously atmospheric, ambient pop-like experiment. There are emotional vocals here but distant and covered by noisy music all around. The track costs whatever you want to pay.




T R E M O U R S - Affectations

The Lauren Andino-Glenn Fryatt duo comes from Los Angeles and, very much in the Californian noise/dream pop fashion, released an extremely airy piece of melodic music. Andino's vocals are utterly oneiric while still managing to bring catchy melodies to life. Three songs cost 5 USD.


poniedziałek, 4 lipca 2022

Watchcamp Best Singles of May-June'22 with atmos bloom, Midpoint Union, Onira, The Palace of Tears, Redloz


atmos bloom - daisy

The first single from the incoming album that will follow the band's 2020 debut EP; the Curtis Paterson and Tilda Gratton duo from Manchester present a super airy indie pop that is so very, very catchy. The song costs 1 USD.



Midpoint Union - Beyond Days

Pedro R. is from Portugal and his music combines synth-based, lively and melodic backgrounds with vocals that in turn combine dream pop's subtle sound with post-punk's vibes all over them. Two songs stay in your head from the very first time you hear them. They cost whatever you want to pay.



Onira - What's to Fear?

Carefree and tune-rich indie pop with a lo-fi-kind-of noise all over it - this is the Californian band who have recently released their debut single/short EP. Three brief songs cost whatever you want to pay.



The Palace of Tears - Tears of the Moon v​.​2

The Erick r. Scheid and L.V. Darkling duo from New Orleans create a super interesting take on darkwave music: minimal and atmospheric backgrounds and vocals that range from suggestive whispers to opera-like beautiful singing. Two years after their debut, they are releasing a short but very meaningful EP. Two tracks cost whatever you want to pay.



Redloz - Ungatz

The Dutch artist Bart de Groot, together with Jonny Parlett who provided vocals, created this airy and melodic piece of dream pop. Two versions of the song cost 2 EUR.


poniedziałek, 25 kwietnia 2022

Watchcamp March-April'22 with CERAS, Dream Suicides, Inner Mirror, Shallow Waves, Shuteye Unison


CERAS - 2022 Demo

The short album is "A glimpse at what's to come" from the Washington-based psychedelic rock artists who draw a lot from shoegaze's overwhelming sound with striking vocals. Certainly made me curious about the incoming music. Two tracks cost whatever you want to pay.



Dream Suicides - It's Better Not To Say Anything

The Californian artist Daniel Romero has already a pretty impressive discography. The musician with a thing for Stranger Things the TV-series, released a new single filled with airy but also very melodic indie rock. Two songs cost 1 USD.



Inner Mirror - Azaran 

Arturo Flores, a former member of the dream pop band Kordan, released a handful of EPs in the last months but my attention was drawn to the new single with its extremely warm and moody dream pop. It is partly so good due to the guest vocals by an artist called Coco, but also thanks to the airy and subtle music in the backgrounds from the New York artist. Two versions of the single cost 2 USD.



Shallow Waves - Skin

Zaid Khan and his band are from Canada create some particularly noisy rock with post-punk influences and minimal, guitar-oriented vibes. There's something from shoegaze here, there's something from darkwave, definitely an interesting mix. Two tracks cost 4 EUR (5 CAD).



Shuteye Unison - Pale Blue Dot | Severe Clear

Another Californians here; the band from Fairfax released an album over a decade ago and decided to "settle into fatherhood" only to come back with a new single now. They present a soft and subtle take on indie pop with heavy oneiric vibes all over. The two songs cost 2 USD.


wtorek, 1 marca 2022

Watchcamp - Best Singles of January-February'22 with Builder, Minaxi, Sole Solitude, Thy Pallor, Tukisigure



Builder - Terrapin

A german duo consisting of Emanuel Oropesa and Sebastian Balk released their third, slightly longer single and filled it with dark and massive guitar post-rock. The quality of their music is clear and the ability to crush the audience with sounds - wort admiring. The two songs cost 5 EUR.



Minaxi - The Deep Blue Sea Conveys Your Love

Although they describe themselves as alternative rock band, the new single from the Americans from Minaxi is mostly about dreamy atmosphere and pop's catchiness. Also the remix made by Simon Scott shows vibes of utter ethereality and I dig it. The single costs 3 USD.



Sole Solitude - MEDS

Distorted vocals and slow beats, extremely ethereal atmosphere and melodies. The Washington-based artist brings some very modern-sounding electronica meeting dreamy slowcore in his new single. Great tunes. Two tracks cost 7 USD.



Thy Pallor - The Day Everything Begins​.​.​.

Turkish artist released their first single with clearly lo-fi but very moody and ethereal take on distorted post-metal music.The single costs 1 USD.



Tukisigure - Inori 

The name of the Japanese project translates to "drizzling rain on a moonlit night" and fittingly, the artist presents music that is both ethereal and post-rock-heavy. The first track from them shows some technical difficulties but still promises some great music. The single costs whatever you want to pay.


środa, 29 grudnia 2021

WatchCamp November-December '21 with Ai fen, Pierre Andersson Ek, Avalon Skies, Hiroe, Sweet Sore



Ai fen - Can You Believe?

The Polish-Chinese Czech Republic-based artist is already fairly known in the offstream environment here. This time, she comes back with a new single that showcases her airy but also very much experimental electronic pop with outstanding vocals. The single costs 1 EUR (20 CZK).



Pierre Andersson Ek - Vår värld

The "artist and neighborhood rascal" from the southern part of Sweden creates nugaze music that can be carefully compared to the icons such as Nothing or The Pains of Being Pure at Heart; his music consists of loud and noisy guitars (with such a good quality to them!) and melodic, soft vocals; I love it. Two tracks cost 6 EUR (56 SEK).



Avalon Skies - Wanderer's Dream

Antti Pihlajaniemi creates "electronic yet organic, earthly yet otherworldly music" which translates to a blend of electronica and minimal dark folk with very dark and airy atmosphere, sounding very Finnish-like really. The original version includes a metal-like voice in spoken word parts, but, to be honest, I prefer the second, instrumental version. The two versions cost 2 EUR.



Hiroe - demos

The Philadelphia-based fresh post-rock band released their demos, and while I'm usually very hesitant towards demo material, this time it absolutely rocks. Two tracks present so much good quality guitar-based instrumental music that I can't wait to hear some more from the Americans. The album costs 7 USD.



Sweet Sore - Resonance

The South African artist Justin Mitchell has been releasing singles and short albums for several years now. His new single presents a moody bedroom dream pop with barely audible vocals and a lot of background drones. The single with a short intro costs whatever you want to pay.


wtorek, 26 października 2021

WatchCamp September-October'21 with Lumari, Midsommar, The Never Not, stars on fire, XIX


Lumari - Doors and Corners

A Minnesota-based debut; the noisy pop band shows that they know how to create melodic and loud music with their first single delivering some interesting airy and atmospheric pop with super fun chorus and angelic-like vocals. The single costs 1 USD.



Midsommar - Summer's Over

This new Polish band released two singles so far and one thing is certain: the capital city-based band already enriches the fairly narrow dream pop scene here, with the extremely ethereal compositions with thick atmosphere and Alia Fay's beautiful vocals. The debut EP is coming very, very soon. The single costs whatever you want to pay.



The Never Not - Thorn Resistance

A well-crafted guitar post-rock music, this is what the audience can find on the Russian project's third single ever. Artiom Kurylow shows here some interesting instrumental sounds with particularly mighty guitar and a good piece of noisy finish. The single costs whatever you want to pay.



stars on fire - Ready, Steady, Go!

Lo-fi bedroom gaze without much of the twee-like happiness but with tons of atmosphere enchanted in the whisper-like vocals and lively but non-overwhelmingly noisy instruments. Listeners will find the melodies very charming and that alone can be the best point about the South Korean artist's music. The two tracks cost 5 USD.



XIX - Arcobaleni / Neve

The young Italian electronic music artist Marco Anulli gives us his new single with two tracks created with the experimental and noisy vibes in mind. They both feel fresh and curiously complex and at the same time present moody, almost ethereal, atmosphere. The two tracks cost whatever you want to pay.


poniedziałek, 30 sierpnia 2021

WatchCamp July-August'21 with Arctic Bay, dER & Murat Ertel, Martes Niebla, Paul Good & Kirsty Wood, Teletape



Arctic Bay - Someone, Somewhere

A new post-rock band from the Eastern Europe, the Kyiv-based artists play some traditional post-rock with a hint of heavier music. This is their first single ever and it's very, very promising. The single costs 1 USD.



dER feat. Murat Ertel - 64​/​B

dER is Herman Taşçıoğlu from Turkey, who joined forces with multi-instrumentalist Murat Ertel and together they presented this long soundscape filled almost exclusively with electric guitar sounds. There's depth, there's calm, I like it. The track costs whatever you want to pay.



Martes Niebla - Helsinki I

The Sevilla-based dreamy music band released an EP back in 2018 but there was no LP follow-up. Now, as they showed some new singles, including this one released by El Genio Equivocado, one can hope for more dream pop content from their side. The song costs 1 EUR.




Paul Good and Kirsty Wood - No Regrets

Good and Wood are a highly artistic duo from London, their website shows their visual and video art as well as impressive performances. The new act comprises of drone-y ambient pop with calm and  warm spoken word vocals released by Tremolo Projects and mesmerizing companion video. The two tracks cost 0.5 GBP.



Teletape - Стрела

The "Moscow dreamers" make some fun-and-joy indie pop music with a touch of ethereal atmosphere, especially in the form of the airy (but also lively) vocals. This is another single they produced and perhaps it's time for something longer. The song costs 3 USD.


poniedziałek, 28 czerwca 2021

WatchCamp May-June'21 with Domus & Dag Rosenqvist, elhombreanormal, LOCKSTEP, Luthia, PARDALS


Domus & Dag Rosenqvist - Transit​/​Sunrise

A collaboration between Domus Henrik Sunbring-Thobias Eidevald duo, Dag Rosenqvist, a member of the Swedish post-rocking Ef, with the help of Daniel Johansson and his trumpet, resulted in two big tracks of instrumental ambient that smoothly transforms into mesmerizing post-rock. The two tracks cost 20 SEK (2 EUR).




elhombreanormal - renacentismo

Noisy music from Argentina. The band make a blend of very guitar-based and coarse post-rock with psychedelic rock's vocals and compositions and they show their best at the short EP three years after releasing their debut (?) album. Two tracks cost 7 USD (!).



LOCKSTEP - Lockstep 1

What an awesome debut. The Tennessee-based band released a short EP filled with high-quality psychedelic rock meeting noise rock meeting shoegaze with slowcore-like-paced vocals and super dense, mesmerizing guitars. This is the first of a series of self-produced short albums and I can't wait to hear more. Two songs cost whatever you want to pay.



Luthia - Sleepwalker

The Scottish band involved in "exploring the terrain of song, structure, sound and harmony" but not, as one could assume, making ambient music. Instead, they create a unique slowcore/post-folk blend, very artsy and moody music with Irrepressibles-like beautiful vocals and extremely atmospheric spoken word elements.  Two tracks cost 2 GBP.



PARDALS - III

Ibiza-based band who create a mainstream yet involving post-rock music. Their tracks are very much guitar-oriented and making the most of the genre's most recognizable themes. They are creating their debut EP and 'm looking forward to hearing them again. Two tracks cost 7 EUR (!).



poniedziałek, 26 kwietnia 2021

Wachcamp March-April'21 with Corduroy, de Lune, Sonia Gadhia, Gumshoe, Rajada



Corduroy - Gråa Dagar

"Sweden's most beautiful band" of four musicians from Norrköping make another worth-having-on-your-radar artist recording for the VÅRØ label. Their new single is all about noisy-shoegazy indie rock with clear and dreamy female vocals. The band's debut album is supposed to come out this spring. The single costs 1 EUR.

Country: Sweden
Genre: noise rock
Label: VÅRØ




de Lune - lay_it_down

Rin de Lune, a multi-instrumentalist and musical experiments lover from New Zealand, shows a tiny and lovely indie pop song with sweet vocals and moody ambiance while exploring "voice manipulation using an analogue vocoder". The song costs 2 NZD (1 EUR).

Country: New Zealand
Genre: experimental indie pop




Sonia Gadhia - Be Mine

And another short and cute song, this time even shorter and even cuter. Sonia Gadhia, a Californian artist tied with Spirit Goth Records, together with Josh Hwang aka Castlebeat, created this synthpop love ballad that soothes a lot of everyday's pains. The single costs 1 USD.

Country: California, US
Genre: dreamy synthpop
Label: Spirit Goth




Gumshoe - Demos 01

The first of two short demo albums by the UK artist. A quick but interesting adventure in electronic post-rocky music with lively and light tunes on the background of subtle beats and tiny amounts of noise. The two tracks cost whatever you want to pay.

Country: UK
Genre: electronic post-rock




Rajada - Màxim comú divisor

A very interesting debut, this Catalonia-based three-pieces band created some complex compositions with very dreamy, ghost-like vocals on top of that, the songs range from ethereal dream pop fragments to very guitar-oriented ones and this all fits together. The two songs cost whatever you want to pay.

Country: Spain/Catalonia 
Genre: noise rock
Label: El Mamut Traçut



poniedziałek, 15 marca 2021

Watchcamp January-February'21 with Infinite Third, Leon Ampersand, Pale Blue Eyes, That's Your Angel, TREASVRE


Infinite Third - Dissolve/Disperse

Florida's Billy Mays III with his newest tracks. The artist presents his way of blending very much guitar-oriented and quite progressive post-rock with electronic soundscapes and even ambient-like passages. The single tracks here are more towards the louder sounds, yest still mesmerizing. The two songs cost 3.33 USD.




Leon Ampersand - Milquetoast Bleeder

A Jeremy Mendicino and Will Peters duo from Vermont makes some moody and cosy dream pop that reminds me of Fireflies so much but gets more pop-like energetic and melodic pretty fast and finishes with some pretty noisy tunes. The two songs cost 1 USD.




That's Your Angel - Jokerman

Singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania, making some blues-slowcore, extremely atmospheric stuff with clear Nick Cave vibes in this cover of Bob Dylan's song. The debut EP is bound for August, worth waiting for. The single costs 1 USD.




Pale Blue Eyes - Motionless / Chelsea

They call their music cream-pop and it makes so much sense. The English band present their debuting material and it's already so good, catchy melodies in hazy environment with subtle electronic kicks in Motionless and extremely moody reverbs in ChelseaTwo tracks cost 2 GBP.




TREASVRE - Heavy Arms / Secrets

Indie rock with heavily atmospheric and noisy vibes. The way the California-based bands executes their catchy compositions is pretty impressive. The two songs cost whatever you want to pay.



poniedziałek, 28 grudnia 2020

WatchCamp November-December'20 with Ashkan Beheshti, IMKORPO & DEATH TRASHER, Mr. Lazy, Obelia Waxwing, Pelts EN



Ashkan Beheshti - The Message

What a beautiful music! On one hand, quite a handful of ingredients: dark ambient mixed with samples, sacral choirs and neoclassical keys, on the other, the whole thing is put together so tastefully you can't say it's chaotic, quite the contrary: dark and minimal. The two tracks cost whatever you want to pay.



IMKORPO & DEATH TRASHER - TIRO

IMKORPO is a multimedia artist out of California, known for cooperation with Pussy Riots, DEATH TRASHER is a producer from Argentina. Together they created a single that makes me think one thing: good trap with Ghostemane and Scarlxrd's vibes is always welcome. The single costs 1 USD.




Mr. Lazy - The Savichevs Are Dead

Project from a Korean artist Jimi Kim and this post-rock track inspired by Tanya Savicheva, the author of a diary depicting the horror of the siege of Stalingrad. The atmosphere and the gloomy music together with a similar topics make me think of this year's album from Besides.The single costs whatever you want to pay.




Obelia Waxwing - Morae Rally / Island on Fire

Project created as a response to "discrimination, inequality and the continuation of failing systems"w in Australia. The Rebecca Williams - Dermot Seller duo creates an uneasy experimental pop filled with deformed, spine-thrilling sounds but also industrial, mesmerizing atmosphere. Two songs cost 4 USD.




Pelts - London Runner

Indie rock band from Glasgow and their lively though not super loud music. Very engaging single, mesmerizing and slightly unnerving. The band that you should have on your radars. Two tracks cost 1 GBP.



WatchCamp November-December'20 with Ashkan Beheshti, IMKORPO & DEATH TRASHER, Mr. Lazy, Obelia Waxwing, Pelts PL



Ashkan Beheshti - The Message

Ależ to jest piękna muzyka! Z jednej strony sporo elementów: dark ambient przeplatany jest samplami, sakralnymi chórami czy w końcu neoklasycznymi klawiszami, z drugiej strony to wszystko zrobione jest tak bardzo ze smakiem, że absolutnie nie brzmi to chaotycznie, wręcz przeciwnie: mrocznie minimalnie. Dwa kawałki kosztują tyle, ile się chce zapłacić.



IMKORPO & DEATH TRASHER - TIRO

IMKORPO to artysta multimedialny z Kaliforni znany ze współpracy z Pussy Riots, DEATH TRASHER to producent z Argentyny. Razem stworzyli singiel, o którym mogę powiedzieć wprost: dobrego trapu w stylu Ghostemane'a i Scarlxrda nigdy za mało. Singiel kosztuje 4 złote (1 USD).




Mr. Lazy - The Savichevs Are Dead

Projekt koreańskiego artysty Jimi'ego Kima i post-rockowy utwór inspirowany Tanią Sawiczewą, autorką pamiętnika obrazującego dramat oblężenia Stalingradu. Atmosferyczna i ponura muzyka i podobna tematyka przypominają mi tegoroczny album Besides. Singiel kosztuje tyle, ile chcesz zapłacić.




Obelia Waxwing - Morae Rally / Island on Fire

Projekt powstały jako odpowiedź na "dyskryminację, nierówność i podtrzymywanie nieporadnego systemu" w Australii. Duet Rebecca Williams - Dermot Seller tworzy niełatwy eksperymentalny pop pełen koślawych, powodujących ciarki na grzbiecie dźwięków ale też industrialnej i hipnotyzującej atmosfery. Dwa kawałki kosztują 15 złotych (4 USD).




Pelts - London Runner

Indie rockowy zespół z Glasgow i jego żwawa, chociaż nie głośna muzyka. Bardzo wciągający singiel, hipnotyzujący i nieco niepokojący. Zespół, na który trzeba mieć uwagę. Dwa utwory kosztują 5 złotych (1 GBP).



wtorek, 3 listopada 2020

WatchCamp September-October '20 with The Dreamless Sleep, Dumb Numbers, Flights of Helios, Small Planets, Soular Order (2020) PL


The Dreamless Sleep - Until the Sea

Muzyczny projekt Matthew Chastneya z Wielkiej Brytanii, kompozytora zajmującego się na co dzień soundtrackami, który tym razem postawił na orkiestralno-neoklasyczne piękno w tej smutnej, smutnej balladzie. Dwie wersje kawałka, jedna instrumentalna, druga z fenomenalnym wokalem Axela Mansoora kosztują 4 złote (1 USD).



Dumb Numbers - The Longest Goodbye

Dwa kawałki od amerykańskiego projektu kręcącego się wokół Adama Hardinga i Dale'a Crovera. Ich muzyka to atmosfera generowana przez wiolonczele i głuche i wyraziste dźwięki perkusji. A na tym tle melancholijny wokal. Muzyka do przeżywania, także w drugim, instrumentalno-eksperymentalnym utworze. Dwa kawałki kosztują 8 złotych (2 USD).

Flights of Helios - I Feel / Gulo Gulo #1

Znowu neoklasyczne instrumenty, tym razem w tym art rockowym singlu zespołu z Oxfordu. Niespieszne kompozycje, soulowo-popowe wokale, gęsta atmosfera. Dwa utwory kosztują tyle, ile chcesz zapłacić.

Small Planets - Breathe

Tym razem coś zdecydowanie gitarowego. Shoegaze'ujący rock o urokliwym wokalu i wpadającej w ucho melodii to muzyka od zespołu z Kalifornii. To pierwszy kawałek, a drugi to zupełnie pierwszoligowy post-rock. Dwa utwory kosztują 12 złotych (3 USD).

Soular Order - Below / Waves

Singiel muzyka z Manchesteru wydany przez City By Night Records to bardzo ambientowe, bardzo gęste i bardzo eteryczne (te ledwo słyszalne, rozproszone wokale!) soundscape'y. Idealne do rozpłynięcia się późną nocą. Dwa kawałki kosztują tyle, ile chcesz zapłacić.


WatchCamp September-October '20 with The Dreamless Sleep, Dumb Numbers, Flights of Helios, Small Planets, Soular Order (2020) EN


The Dreamless Sleep - Until the Sea

Music project of Matthew Chastney from Great Britain, the compositor, usually creating soundtracks, this time reached for the orchestral/neoclassical beauty in this sad, sad ballad. Two versions of the track, one instrumental, one with the phenomenal vocals by Axel Mansoor cost 1 USD.



Dumb Numbers - The Longest Goodbye

Two songs from the American project revolving around the Adam Harding and Dale Crover duo. Their music involves a lot of cello-generated atmosphere and rumbling and clear sounds of the drums. And this makes the background for melancholic vocals. A music to feel to, also in the second, instrumentally experimental track. Both cost 2 USD.

Flights of Helios - I Feel / Gulo Gulo #1

Again some neoclassical instruments, this time employed by the Oxford-based band's art rock. In this single, slowish compositions, soul-pop vocals and dense atmosphere dominate. Two songs cost whatever you want to pay.

Small Planets - Breathe

This time something strictly guitar-based. Shoegazing rock with charming vocals and ear-catching melodies make the music by the band from California. This is the first track here, the second makes top class post-rock. Both of them together cost 3 USD.

Soular Order - Below / Waves

Manchester-based artist's single released by City By Night Records is all about very ambient, very dense and very airy (those barely audible, foggy vocals!) soundscapes. Perfect to melt away to in the late night. Two tracks cost whatever you want to pay.