Anusaya had a chance to interview the owner of net-label “GV sound,” which releases a lot of electronic albums, and self-named music creator SiJ. Please, introduce yourself and tell us how your music career started? – Hello. My name is Vlad. I have been sharing my life with music since I was a kid – […]
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Neko Nine

Neko Nine is a band from Yaroslavl, Russia. It was started as one-man project in 2009 by Seva Shaposhnikov. Focused on post-rock, post-metal and electronic atmospheric music this one-man band released “My stars” EP in 2010, and the album “Summer is you” in 2011. In December 2011 the project became a four piece band rereleasing “Summer is you” […]
Riento Recommend ambient, atmospheric, Fluttery Records, Neko Nine, post rock, post-metal, Russia, Seva
Capture Of The Sky

Capture of the Sky is a band playing music with an interesting mixture of post-hardcore, screamo and post-rock. The band’s post-rock influences give their sound an atmospheric and harmonic mood. Formed in early 2010, in Tokyo, Japan, the group are working hard and have released three self-produced demo CDs. Two of them you can download […]
Riento Explore, Recommend ambient, Bandcamp, capture of the sky, free download, Japanese, post rock, post-hardcore, screamo
From The Outside

From The Outside is an electronic rock music project from Brazil. Actually it’s a solo-project by young and purposeful Rafael Veiga, who’s writing and recording all music. In his music you can find post-rock and ambient influences, and also some experimental tunes and light breezing of trance and IDM music. Powerful meeting of rock and […]
Riento Recommend ambient, Brazil, electronic, experimental, From The Outside, IDM, post rock, Rafael Veiga, rock, trance
Time Keeper

Vietnamese music scene is very little known in the world. But you can find there many interesting and great music projects. And post-rock band Time Keeper is one of them. They started activity only few month ago trying to show people another side of modern culture of Vietnam. If you are in love with beautiful and […]
Riento Recommend ambient, newcomer, post rock, Time Keeper, Vietnamese
Flaccid Redux

Originally from Canton, Ohio, Flaccid Redux is an electronic collaboration of members Incentive and J.V. Textural, sculptural, whimsical and surreal Flaccid Redux’s electronic synth-pop fuses ambient soundscapes, with modern electronic experiments. The duo releases their music through the Dystopiaq netlabel – You can download Flaccid Redux’s music for free at Dystopiaq.com.
Denise Explore, Recommend ambient, anusaya, Dystopiaq, electronic, experiments, Flaccid Redux, synth-pop, USA
Kashiwa Daisuke

Born in Hiroshima, Kashiwa Daisuke (柏大輔) started off as the composer and guitarist of post-rock band yodaka in 2001. Being inspired by the band’s psychedelic sound due to a post-rock approach, and by Maurizio Bianchi, he started a solo project in 2004.
Riento Profile ambient, classical, electronic, experimental, Japanese, Kashiwa Daisuke, piano, post rock, Virgin Babylon Records, 柏大輔
Clemency

Emotional lyrics and soulful singing, combine with strong indie rock grooves, giving way to driving guitar and maturing into an ambient sound-scape – Clemency’s sound is accessible with a strong emphasis on catchy choruses and feel great melodies. Brothers Jason and Paul Watkins, natives of Yukon, Oklahoma, have been making music together since high school. […]
Denise Profile ambient, ambient rock, anusaya, Brent Milligan, Clemency, groove, indie, lo-fi, rock, USA, vibe pop
The Bells of Nirvana

The Bells of Nirvana was formed in the beginning of 2011 and simply is a husband-wife duo of Vitaly and Irina from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Musicians play mainly ethereal-oriented ambient with meditative influences. Slow, atmospheric and a little otherworldly sounds from cold and foggy nothern city.
Riento Explore, Recommend ambient, atmospheric, Bells of Nirvana, electronic, ethereal, meditative, Russia
The Best Pessimist

The Best Pessimist is a one-man project by Sergey Lunev, Ukraine. The project was formed in 2009 and had 4 releases. His music is a fusion of post-rock, ambient and electronica with strong piano lines. His music has an influence of such bands as The American Dollar, God Is An Astronaut, French Teen Idol and […]
Cressy Explore, Recommend ambient, Best Pessimist, electronica, piano, post rock, Sergey Lunev, Ukraine
Lutris

Lutris is a instrumental solo-project from Japan. Mixing different genres Lutris makes his music very catchy and it’s hard not to fall into the sounds. The project had several net-releases available on his official Bandcamp. Finally this year the first “physical” release Indistinct Reveries is out on 7th of December.
Cressy Interview ambient, Bandcamp, electronica, Instrumental, Japan, Kazunobu Asada, Lutris, post rock, shoegaze, solo
Incentive

Mixing complex IDM colors and technoid beat forms, Incentive’s fusion of minimal, harshness and subtle runs the gambit of epic, ambient, and industrial — Leading the listener into a varied world of rhythmic textures through his music. Incentive is James Bruce Osborne, an electronic artist and co-founder of the netlabel Dystopiaq currently based in Pittsburgh, […]
Denise Explore, Recommend ambient, Dystopiaq, electronic, epic, IDM, Incentive, industrial, minimal, technoid, USA
Sputniks Down

Sputniks Down is a three-piece instrumental band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band was found in 2001 by Andrew Blue (bass), David Roy (guitar) and Martyn Healy (kearboard). In the early 2000’s the band made a significant impact in Scottish instrumental music scene. Their style can be described as instrumental electronica, but it would be too […]
Cressy Profile ambient, Instrumental, instrumental electronoica, post rock, Scotland, Sputniks Down, trip-hop
GOJA

GOJA is a experimental electronic unit from Tokyo, Japan. GOJA’s music is a fusion of psy-trance, techno noise beats and ambient influences. Quality electronic sounds and bright expressive rhythms in each melody will make your body moving. GOJA is live artist mostly, but you can hear (and download for free) a lot of his sounds […]
Riento Explore, Recommend ambient, electronic, experimental, GOJA, Japan, Psy-Trance, techno noise beats
Blueneck

Blueneck was formed in 2000 in North Somerset. Beginning their career with thriving live activity, they finally entered in the studio to record new songs. Blueneck’s music is a virtuosic interlacement ambient atmospherics and post-rock motives, dark rhythms and swirling crescendos. Piano, violins and soaring guitars fills every their melody with dark and melancholic feelings. Now […]
Riento Explore, Recommend ambient, Blueneck, dark, post rock, UK
Matryoshka

Matryoshka is a Japanese duet with such Russian name. Their dark and melancholic sound charms you by beautiful melodies and tender female vocal. The songmaker Sen creates amazing electronic ambient tunes with classical and post-rock influences. And Calu’s gentle voice adorns every song. And we’re waiting for new album in this year!
Riento Explore, Recommend ambient, classical, electronic, Matryoshka, post rock, Russia
ikd-sj

ikd-sj is one of the most eccentric bands on Japanese music scene. Their creativity cannot be described by any known genres of modern music. And actually seems you can use only description – H.A.G. or Heavy Ambient Grunge (exactly so, the band name genre of their music by self). Music of the band get a […]
Riento Interview alternative, ambient, eccentric, grunge, Heavy, ikd-sj, Japan
ikd-sj

ikd-sj (or Impotent Kids Don’t Suicide Jesus) is Japanese eccentric band from Tokyo. Their music is fancy mixture of many different styles. But they called style of their music like Heavy Ambient Grunge. Rough guitar sound in aggregate with queer experiments with vocal make their music so brightly and dissimilar to all that you’ve heard […]
Riento Explore, Recommend alternative, ambient, eccentric, grunge, Heavy, ikd-sj, Japan