Brilliantly precise and frenetic 140 submission from Berlin-based Valfi. This is harder than most music I cover these days, but I imagine some long-time readers will particularly appreciate it as a good example of how the sounds I used to focus on can be masterfully updated for a new generation. Besides, who can resist those microtonal balkan melodies? Also, as an extra bonus is another track from Valfi that I found on his soundcloud–this one more of a contemplative acidic IDM trip (but still with those great mictrotonal melodies he’s clearly really into crafting). Both tunes are out for streaming, or on bandcamp via Istanbul-based label Bounce.

Valfi – “Bauns!” (sc)

Valfi – “Deep Yearning” (sc)

Another wild submission, for what’s shaping up to be a sort of atypical edition of this feature. This is from Derriziel Pierce, an American artist I can’t find much information about online. This track, as well as every other on the album Metagod revolves around a heavily manipulated vocal that sounds as if it may be Turkic throat singing (or at least very clearly referential of it). The whole album may just have been inspired by Dune, but it all feels like an attempt to summon some sort of nightmare spirit from beneath the steppes. No bandcamp for this, but the artist was kind enough to let me upload the mp3 here–it’s also out for streaming all over.

Derriziel Pierce – “PlanetEaters” (mp3)

Finally, another one from left field (at least for me lately), by an enigmatic Brazilian artist named Garum Trophex. This is track is so clean and straightforward in its references and structure that it almost borders on progressive techno, but I couldn’t help but find myself captured by it. It may not be my usual speed, but it’s hard to deny how well this is put together, or how well this would work on a lot of floors. True to the artist’s apparent arcane streak, in the few weeks since this was sent to me, the track (and the whole album on which it was released) has been scrubbed from the internet. Nonetheless, the artist sent me the mp3 asking me to post it, so I’m gladly sharing it with you all now. So, no bandcamp or streaming; as far as I can tell, this post will be the only remnant of the work remaining.

Garum Trophex – “Synapsis Sporata” (mp3)