GiMGiGaM – Yashiki Resort

Yashiki Resort is an album by GiMGiGaM that was released on the label Mayoware Record in 2016. This album is a few genres but mostly instrumental soft rock stuff and ambient.

This is an awesome and relaxing album. This album definetely has some tracks that have a vaporwave sound to them, but this album is vaporwave. Very vaporwave-esque melodies/percussion/rhythm, heck there’s even some saxophone. The first two tracks are the most vaporwave-esque. The album then takes on a much more acoustic and ambient sound. Pretty acoustic guitar, ambient effects, ocean sounds, these ones are really calming. There’s a random dance track thrown in with these, then it closes with a jazz track. There’s also tropical vibes in some of the tracks.

Download for free here

http://mayoware.com/download/MYWR-217.zip

БОГized – Второе Пришествие Богized

Второе Пришествие Богized is an EP by БОГized that was released in 2011 on the label Popsakal, but according to the label it was made is 2004. They are known for their very lofi experimental acoustic rock stuff. This album is a bit different than what they usually put out because it isn’t as acoustic guitar heavy, other aspects are different too. I picked this album because one of the songs on it is my favorite by them.

This release is a mix of experimental, grindcore, raw black metal, noise, and acoustic rock. The EP is lofi and a buzzing is present in lots of the music. The compositions go allover the place and range from really calm to noisy distorted guitar riffs that a mix of black metal and grindcore. Sticking to their roots there are acoustic guitar parts scattered throughout the release. My favorite track on this is, Святые Мощи Серафима Саровского, the third track. Its also my favorite track by them. It sounds very much like something an experimental ambient/new wave Japanese band would put out in the 80s. The song starts with a very circus sounding melody which sounds happy and childish. Its accompanied by singing that mutates into black metal vocals. It then starts going into other genres and its really awesome.

Listen to and download this awesome EP here

https://archive.org/details/POPSAKAL190

BELLZLLEB – 祈り

祈り is an album by BELLZLLEB released in 1990 on Nude Records. BELLZLLEB usually do a mix of thrash/doom/black metal but this release is much different, calm acoustic rock.

This release has no percussion, its mostly acoustic guitar, vocals, and a synth. The atmosphere on this album is really good. It has a dark and somewhat drawn out sound due to the vocals and deep atmospheric synths that lurk quietly under the other elements. There’s varying levels of reverb and what sounds like very slight and very slow/gradual modulation on the vocals and guitar. This combined with the repetitive guitar and droning synths and odd singing creates  a really hypnotic vibe. The singing ranges from more “traditional” singing to stuff that sounds angelic and very atmospheric.

Listen to this awesome album here (also the album cover looks like it could be a weird PS1 game cover to me)