Beyond Boundaries is a 10-track playlist aiming to feature 10 “out-of-the-box”, outstanding gems! Not exactly unclassified, but certainly unique and uncommon.
“Sound Explorer”: Christos Doukakis
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William Soovik Grand Finale
(free jazz, experimental)
Quick pitch: A drone-y, psych-rock vibes experimental free jazz treat, which showcases Joel Fabiansson’s awesome guitar playing and Viktor Reuter’s huge bass sound.
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Lullabies for Falling Empires
(neoclassical, contemporary music, post rock, cinematic)
Quick pitch: Take a Casio SK-1 sampling our keyboard player humming, add sub-bass, and lead melody on cello!
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Sunbunny
(lo-fi rock, experimental, jazz)
Quick pitch: Ancient echoplex guitars weave jazz lines across the stereo field. Lo-fi rock, ‘freak’ jazz treat!
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Albin
(idm, kraut, electro)
Quick pitch: Setting the vibes from the 70s krautrock scene in a contemporary context of downtempo electro…
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Keurotin
(glitch, abstract)
Quick pitch: Pure glitch-gasm by hungarian composer, musician, sound artist based in Berlin, Ákos Zságer-Varga (AKA Keurotin)…
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Chris Hyson
(experimental, chillstep)
Quick pitch: Based on samples from the classic film ‘Who framed Roger Rabbit’, it takes the listener into a trance-like journey through clever use of harmonic and rhythmic repetition, with tension gradually building, only to beautifully resolve to a soothing and satisfying end.
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Tiger Rags
(instrumental, psychedelic)
Quick pitch: An eerie blend of psychedelic guitars meeting cinematic landscapes, it features a haunting collaboration with jazz trumpeter Rob Songhurst.
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Ang Fang Quartet
(experimental, instrumental)
Quick pitch: A weird little instrumental piece written for a 1920s German silent film called “Faust”.
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Vivid Shade
(electro-pop, experimental, industrial)
Quick pitch: A song about a dystopian future, about a robot that has become self aware. A hymn for all the young girls, LGBTQI, POC and anyone else that feels that society is constantly forcing them to fit into a box that they know they don’t belong in.
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BLANK BLANK STRUCTURE
(idm, electro, experimental)
Quick pitch: An idm number with an introspective, insular sound and breakbeat-style drumming from Eiji. “Big in Japan”!
Diego Diaz
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