Turmeric Acid y Bardo Todol - Sonopædia
A real banger. A collection of strange radio plays in the style of Ścianka's "Piotrek", but set in the reality that surrounds us. Engrossing para-sci-fi micro-stories derived from the most ordinary sounds: the reverberation of sewage pipes, the wailing of a priest during mass or processed synths. Turmeric Acid is the pseudonym of Michał Fundowicz, presented on the project's Bandcamp as the "editor of Sonopedia". Curated by Bardo Todol. Released on cassette by Strategic Tape Reserve. I think it's time to take a closer look at this label.
Nina Garcia - Bye Bye Bird
This stuff sounds like a solo album by a member of any no wave band from the 80s. Raw, dehumanized, unbearably rattling guitar by Frenchwoman Nina Garcia. Where Eagles Dare! Beautiful cover. Unfortunately only vinyl from Ideologic Organ (also Kali Malone). Unfortunately, because I don't have a record player.
Przyzwoitość - Eryk, mówiący banan
Dariusz Dudziński, ex-drummer of the legendary Ewa Braun and current Titanic Sea Moon. Humorous, recorded with minimal resources, songs about the everyday life of a person (banana?) who thinks too much. And when you think too much, all that is left is - to quote Miłosz - "a rope and a branch bent under the weight" or the rejection of seriousness as such. For me, it's a bomb. Greetings to Mr. Dariusz, who sent me the purchased copy by InPost. I would prefer the mighty Polish Post Office, but oh well, that's the climate we have.
Sokołowski/Stasiewicz/Leszoski - Manna
Eaten meat, just a skeleton. Few people after high school would agree with the thesis that this is music. Few enthusiasts of Karlheinz Stockhausen would be moved. I am somewhere in the middle. Listening to these less than forty minutes was harder for me with each subsequent attempt. I have already collected about twenty attempts, so that says something. A minimalistic released CD from Antenna Non Grata.
That's How I Fight - Movement Three - Continuum
Big deal. Definitely, so far, my favorite album from this year. Again ex-member of Ewa Braun - Piotr Sulik. Plus Gosia Florczak, Jacek Sokołowski (not the same one as above) and Pieczarka Franciszek. Guitar connected to endless loops, synthesizers, drums, flute (!), accordion (!!) and guest bass by Jacek Chrzanowski in one of the tracks. A strange set. The music is sometimes frozen somewhere far in time, and at the same time very dance-ritual. Ambient that FIGHTS (effectively) against the sounds of everyday life. You can feel like you're in Jon Hassell's backyard. Released by Zoharum.