Is this the last one? It's the last one this year, that's for sure. Whether Bandcamp Friday will return in 2023 - we don't know yet. In truth it probably doesn't matter as much as one would think. Because even on any regular day, when a small part of the earnings go to the site, it's still always a good thing to support any artist on Bandcamp. And people know this by now, right?
That being said I still used the occasion to strike a couple of releases from my wishlist. Two physical items, which will or won't be featured on this blog later and these three digital only treasures:
LINGUA IGNOTA - Katie Cruel (2022)
That being said I still used the occasion to strike a couple of releases from my wishlist. Two physical items, which will or won't be featured on this blog later and these three digital only treasures:
This single already came out in February, but somehow I hadn't been in the mood or was lacking the attention for it back then, I can't remember. The artwork gives away that this five minute song belongs to the "Sinner Get Ready" cycle and could very well be an outtake from the album. Over minimalistic piano, droning organ and other noises Kristin Hayter's rendition of this folk traditional once again lets her grave voice shine in mesmerizing yet eery glory. Very powerful!
The criminally unknown singer/songwriter/multiinstrumentalist Nick Hudson (The Academy Of Sun) has scored an obscure little feature film called "The Cake Tasting Society" and its soundtrack (released in July) is an intriguing parade of bursts of synth noises, piano, strings, guitar, siren vocals and chorals. As it lies in the nature of the work, I would only count a couple of these fifteen tracks as full "real" songs, but due to the short lengths of these mostly very experimental pieces, the release always remains listenable without dragging. And anyone who already knows Hudson might recognize the "Procession At Insect Eye Level" motif from another release. Strong avantgarde compositions in a very distinct artistic voice.
Hey, finally something brand-new! Japanese prolific multi-genre heavy rockers Boris have suddenly dropped the third album of their 30th anniversary year - and it's a full-on drone one! The shoegazy "W" of course had a lot of deep rumbling bass frequencies, too. "fade" however is a humfest in the tradition of Sunn O))) and early Earth. And Boris' own explorations of the genre of course. Its six tracks add up to over an hour of delicious ultra-heavy drone in slow-motion riffs or almost no riffs at all, with fantastic crunchy textures and just a couple of thin light rays of hope on top. A beautifully brutal celebration of vibration. Drone metal bliss at its finest.
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