This episode brings 10 hot albums issued in July and August 2023 by the artists once spotted by our goose. Let’s enjoy each of them!
1. Tim Linghaus – Yurusu II (2023)
🇩🇪 In the very beginning of July, our 25th episode of Goosebumps Chronicles begins. Tim presents the second part of Yurusu, his waltzes for piano collection. It is truly summer one. We will easily find a tiny pathway along the mountain slope and our travel will follow it through the memories of the fading past. The piano keys remember the sounds of calm and silent steps. Let them deliver us once again to this personal story which has so much common with other human beings’ tracks.
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Previous masterpiece by Tim Linghaus, “Yurusu” (2022), in our Goosebumps Chronicles ~19 Episode.
2. Bear the Mammoth – Purple Haus (2023)
🇦🇺 This awesome album from the Australian explorers shine in the purple part of the spectrum. Their previous release issued 5 years before was powerful and rich in overwhelming moments. This time the band decided to focus on different advantages. Touching and voluminous structures prevail within this record, although they still transform into something huge sometimes. At these peaking moments, you’ll feel the mammoth’s capacities in full. Get prepared for an outstanding experience.
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Previous masterpiece by Bear the Mammoth, “Years Under Glass” (2018)
3. Oki – Live at Café Oto (2023)
🇯🇵 The august begins with this special live album recorded during the London Jazz Festival in November 2022. It’s a true feast of tonkori in its unity with wonderful vocals, upbeat drumming, soft bass and mystical mukkuri which is heard in some compositions. This set of soulful instruments and vision creates a labyrinth of meditative patterns that welcomes you to step in. Don’t hesitate and you’ll feel excited along this extraordinary adventure inside. Maestro has a lot to share with us and it is.
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Previous masterpiece by Oki, “Tonkori in the Moonlight” (2022)
4. Acid Magus – Hope Is Heavy (2023)
🇿🇦 Two years after the “Wyrd Syster” album the band from Pretoria id back with another opus. It starts by meeting the huge beast rising from the deep. So is the music, which appears from the underground and collects the powers from the soil. It doesn’t hurry as there is a whole epoch to evolve and finally reach the skies. Catch the stream and glide upwards. In the very end of the trip, you’ll be able to see Trillion Tonne Sun. It surely worth it as it is one of the best tracks by the team so far.
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Previous masterpiece by Acid Magus, “Wyrd Syster” (2021), in our Out of the Doom episode.
5. Rezn & Vinnum Sabbathi – Silent Future (2023)
🇺🇸 🇲🇽 Two great bands dealing with the heavy sound this time join their efforts. Interestingly enough, once upon the time both of them independently appeared in our blog. No surprise, their collaboration is ever more than just a sum of two universes. This work collected the best features from two collectives but it differs from anything you could heard from them before. Characterized by way milder sound and thorough arrangements, these compositions indeed turn new page of the bands’ history.
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Previous masterpiece by Rezn, “Chaotic Divine” (2020).
Previous masterpiece by Vinnum Sabbathi, “Of Dimensions And Theories” (2020)
6. Germán Lema – En Mi Casa Me Salía (2023)
🇦🇷 This EP by Argentinian jazzist is Compact but intense. As you may guess, it changes the vector of our episode. For pieces with various moods will cheer you up, then sooth and finally amuse you. Sweet voice of the trumpet is spreading around the globe, from heart to heart. The Hammond support it in each phase, while the guitar and and the saxophone offer their own points. The drums finalize the narrative by making precise accents. I bet you’ll enjoy this record even if you are not among the jazz connoisseurs.
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Previous masterpiece by Germán Lema, “Reescribiendo a Barrios” (2021).
7. Zen in Space – Between The Abstract (2023)
🇦🇺 In the middle of August, the story of this Australian electronic project is continued by this nice EP. Adam Jedda Ozana, who runs the project, shares his passion through five fresh tracks. They occur to involve both smooth and spiky textures. Mixing and splitting, they dance in strange cosmic movements, slowing down for a while. Hold your breath and feel yourselves under water or perhaps elevated in the midair. Don’t open your eyes and just imagine a bed of flowers which comes next. Can you get lost in it?
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Previous masterpiece by Zen in Space, “Earth Tones” (2020).
8. Volleyball – W~o~w~s~o~s (2023)
🇬🇧 It’s time for a trip to our one and only star. The sunlight will show us the way. Obviously, the London based band decided to devote their mini album to its majesty the Sun. Not a bad thing, we should admit. Since the very first sound on this record, we are going to feel the warmth and the brightness in this sunny music. It is everywhere inside, just waiting for us to listen. Once played, the songs will embrace us and we’ll forget the woes and the anger. Become a solar tourist and go on a flight with the crew!
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Previous masterpiece by Volleyball, “Mush” (2023).
9. Dabda / 다브다 – Yonder (2023)
🇰🇷 The brigade of experienced arithmeticians and geometers from Korea continues to explore multidimensional space. They overcome limits and manage the progressions at ease. Their math is clear and not too abstruse, letting you smile and lift your spirits. This time the team is again faithful to the chosen course. Nothing extra, just “pastel psychedelia“. Although, there are also obstacles on their way. It’s not a problem as they are easy to overcome. Just listen to the songs and everything will be solved per se.
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Previous masterpiece by Dabda, “But, All The Shining Things Are” (2020), in our Math Lessons E01 episode.
10. Hello Meteor – Traditional Dreams For January (2023)
🇺🇸 Our episode ends with an experimental piece coming from shiny Seattle. This is a sort of chronology irony. The title of the record alludes to the depths of winter although it was released in the summer. Then, the album was brought to us by a fair wind just in time for the beginning of winter. So the cycle is thus closed. This selected ambient music is equally good for both the cold season and the hottest days. This is probably the best choice to close our episode and move further.
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Previous masterpiece by Hello Meteor, “Earth Journos” (2023)
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