The Ramalamas - Drowned - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

At first glance Tchaikovsky does not seem easily to fit the InchChillInch bill. He is known for pieces such as the 1812 Overture, music which is impassioned and animated in distinctly Russian style, often fiery, even ballistic, and infused with darker moments inspired by the composer's personal turmoil. However he also wrote some of the most beautiful, fragile and ethereal ballet music that has ever been choreographed, as well as lyrical slow symphonic movements and haunting songs. His unique talent lay in his inspired and inventive use of melody, seen at it's best in works such as the Nutcracker with it's myriad infectious tunes. Many of Tchaikovsky's melodies are based on folksongs he collected, predominantly Russian and Ukrainian but also Polish, Italian, Spanish and French (this last seen in the Piano Concerto No. 1, in this collection).

'On his second album InchSubaqueousInch under The Drown moniker, Portland's Funeral Doom extremist Markov Soroka - also the heart and soul of Tchornobog and Aureole - sets out to absorb all light and in the process creates realms of fluorescent beauty. While celebrating surges of darkness and disturbance through Tchornobog, the obsessively driven artist offers a different facet of his persona via Drown. Although the foundation of the music is uncompromisingly heavy and grief-laden, it is carried by a current of playful melodies and weightless harmonies. These forces combined create a relentless maelstrom into the depths of the sea. Produced by Greg Chandler (Esoteric), who is no stranger to funeral doom metal, InchSubaqueousInch is a jewel that shines brightly within this still rather obscure genre. As Markov frankly states InchDrown is what I wished 'aquatic doom' sounded like before I started the project.Inch Just as his other ventures, Drown is based on an ongoing conceptual story and to be seen as a musical theater of sorts, focussing on one protagonist among other characters. Since such stories can work on a metaphorical level too, Markov says InchThe drowning of our lives is as much a metaphor as it is a construct to escape into on this album. The common woe of human life are the various forms of grief and depression we feel as loss.Inch The water filling the protagonist's lungs not only crushes them; they make him one with the ocean deep... InchSubaqueousInch is available as Digipak CD and Gatefold LP (black, limited transparent blue).

A year in the making, The Daysleepers return with their 2016 full length. Drowned In A Sea Of Sound takes nothing but the best elements of the band's highly acclaimed EP's and blends them with some entirely new experimental soundscapes. The Daysleepers trademark sound of mixing dreampop, post-punk and new wave styles is still very much present, and at times pushes even beyond those boundaries. Imagine the sounds of the Cure, Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons and Slowdive rolled into one. These 10 tracks touch on a wide variety of sounds and emotions ranging from spacey ethereal drones to blissful up-tempo dreampop beauty. For fans of the early out-of-print EP's, Hide Your Eyes and The Soft Attack, Drowned In A Sea Of Sound is a must have. It is proof that The Daysleepers have fully matured and discovered their true sound.