UNDER THE SUN - Under the sun [2013]

Under The Sun is a quartet of Montpellier drawing its melodies and atmospheres in the depths of the human mind, in the closest to the apocalypse. Being next as well to Hardcore as to the pure post rock, the band delivers a melancholic music touching the dawn of the tragic next day. Their first LP was recorded with Ole Hill in the Trendkill studio and mixed and mastered by Tristan Haillot in the Gran Ma Studio. 4 Titles for 50mn of music, oscillating between bright atmospheres and storms of the last day. 

Genre - Atmospheric Sludge | Post-hardcore
Country - France
Sounds like - Isis, Amenra, Catacombes, Pelican, Milanku, Light Bearer
Label - Unsigned
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01. Initium (08:51)
02. Burst In Dawn (14:37)
03. Anubis Path (14:20)
04. Scars Of Life (12:08)
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Great EP.
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¤¤¤ RECOMMENDED ALBUMS ¤¤¤ [August 2014]

Not many recommended albums this month, but be sure that september will be better.

- THE ECHELON EFFECT - Pacific [2014] (Electro/Post-rock)
- AYNTH - Aempossum [2014] (Darkwave)
- FRAGMENT OF THE ORIENT - Somewhere Outside the Present Human Sphere [2014] (Prog metal)

THE ECHELON EFFECT - Pacific [2014]

Genre - Electro | Ambient | Post-rock
Country - UK
Sounds like - Bitcrush, Hammock, The Album Leaf, Lights & Motion
Label - Glidescope / Oxide Tones
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01. Two Continents (05:24)
02. Visitors On The Bow Wave (05:35)
03. North (05:03)
04. Monterey (07:01)
05. Watching Over The Headland (08:05)
06. As The Land Sleeps (05:37)
07. Cutting The Bay (04:54)
08. Under The Golden Gate (08:38)
09. The Rest Of Our Lives (04:29)
10. Garden Highway (09:05)
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Great album as usual.
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WE ARE WILBERFORCE - Ginger Rogers (EP) [2014]

Genre - Trip-hop | Ambient | Experimental
Country - UK (London)
Sounds like - 21 Hertz, Blicq, Matryoshka, Kick
Label - Unsigned
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01. Cara Mia (03:58)
02. Ginger Rogers (03:46)
03. Something Tells Me (03:06)
04. Let Love Go Feat. Roots Manuva (04:04)
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Pretty sweet trip-hop sound.

AYNTH - Aempossum [2014]

Aynth is a dark electronic music project founded in 2012. The music itself combines complex, often distorted beats with lush soundscapes, exploring genres such as industrial and rhythmic noise. With his latest and 2nd full length album "Aempossum", he evolved into a more softer sound, while including guitars and vocals and reducing most of the noise elements. 

Genre - Darkwave | Ambient | Post-rock
Country - Germany
Sounds like - Lights Out Asia, Hammock, Eluvium
Label - Unsigned
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01. magda (03:51)
02. traemora (run, lil missy) (05:20)
03. hooray, all rats are gvn (03:44)
04. fallen (05:50)
05. kolia (empire falls) (05:04)
06. remaining as a ghost (03:30)
07. this darker shade of pale (05:33)
08. ancolia (03:19)
09. tell you that... (album version) (04:13)
10. endlosschleifen (04:41)
11. ieve (05:20)
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Really good electro chillout album.
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TACTUS - T (EP) [2014]

Genre - Progressive & Atmospheric Mathcore
Country - Canada (Fredericton)
Sounds like - Vildhjarta, Sikth, The Contortionist, Intervals, Periphery, Textures...
Label - Unsigned
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01. The Dirigible (04:47)
02. Sacred (04:20)
03. The Fall (04:35)
04. Ridges (05:11)
05. Born of Light (10:09)
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ADAM FIELDING - Pieces [2014]

Adam Fielding is a UK based electronic musician specialising in blending rich soundscapes with strong melodies to create music that is both diverse and accessible, while retaining a strong emotional undercurrent. 

Genre - Electro | Ambient | IDM
Country - UK (Huddersfield)
Influences - Boards Of Canada, Crisopa, Neat The Parenthesis, Subheim
Label - Distinctive Records
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01. A Call To Action (03:29)
02. Everything Is Wide Open (04:50)
03. What Of Our Hopes (04:27)
04. Final Approach (05:35)
05. While Stars Still Burn (03:22)
06. And All Is Embers (04:34)
07. Sleepless (04:10)
08. An Uncertain Future (03:51)
09. Will I See You Again (03:22)
10. Sunset Radar (03:37)
11. The Final Run (04:14)
12. When All Is Said And Done (04:23)
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Sweet atmospheric electro music.

OUTLIER - Seasons (EP) [2014]

Genre - Melodic Hardcore | Ambient
Country - USA (Santa Clara, CA)
Sounds like - Counterparts, Three Crowns, Elephantis
Label - Unsigned
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01. Undertow (02:27)
02. Everlasting (02:48)
03. Weathered (01:49)
04. Alpine (05:32)
05. Horizon (04:24)
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By request, nice melodic hxc band.

ANCHORLESS BODY - Everything Might Fall Apart [2014]

Genre - Melodic Hardcore
Country - Hungary
Sounds like - Liferuiner, Counterparts, Three Crowns
Label - Unsigned
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01. Exhale (01:04)
02. Somewhere To Dry Out (02:33)
03. Lungs Forgotten (feat Zoltán Jakab of Ghostchant and István Simon) (02:38)
04. Friends Forgotten (02:53)
05. The Weight Of Storms (03:07)
06. Crippling Waves (03:12)
07. Heatseeker (01:33)
08. Comforted By Failure (02:16)
09. Season With Sand (01:30)
10. Everything Might Fall Apart (02:38)
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FRAGMENT OF THE ORIENT - Somewhere Outside the Present Human Sphere [2014]

Genre - Progressive & Technical Metal
Country - USA (Hudson, OH)
Influences - BTB&M, After The Burial, Gru, Substructure, The Contortionist, Animals As Leaders, Bermuda...
Label - Unsigned
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01. Paradisiacal Expanse (05:49)
02. Machinate Conscious (07:10)
03. Expatriate (03:25)
04. Cetacean Augur (03:38)
05. The Ascendant (05:52)
06. Brain Cataracts (09:06)
07. Vanquisher (06:54)
08. Glacial Lakes (04:01)
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Epic album.
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