Fckdsko - Dusk

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“Dusk” sounds like someone opened the doors of two different rooms opposite each other.

The Volume Settings Folder - Bucks Antlers

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On December 23, the artist of the melancholic audio haze from North-East Italy, M. Beckmann, released the new viscous work “Always The Same, Never Alike” for his project The Volume Settings Folder.

Dino Mansik - Iso Ja Tuntematon

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Finnish duo Dino Mansik has presented their new single “Iso Ja Tuntematon,” which means “Big And Unknown.”

Burning Bones - Sad Summers Day

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The recently released track “Sad Summers Day” by Burning Bones is an interestingly shaped music story capturing sorrow that filled with warmth and love.

Park Hye Jin - Close Eyes

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“Close Eyes” is the midnight pulse of the streets, corners, bridges, rooftops, driveways, and the winter moon over Seoul from Park Hye Jin, 24-year-old producer and DJ.

Rebecca Thirdkill - Gunning For You

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“Gunning For You” by the band Rebecca Thirdkill is paranoid mystery-soul, as if produced in a remote medical facility. After the listen, only some kind of pre-apocalyptic numbness is left.

The Towns - Double Standard

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In the track “Double Standard,” the band The Towns combines many amazing things, including richness of music and pleasant weightlessness at the same time.

Angry Blackmen - USA!

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From the very first sounds, Chicago duo Angry Blackmen drives on a motorboat into the information topicality scenery in the new single “USA!”

The Elohims - Elohims Haze

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The Elohims, a duo from Montreal, released an avant-garde electronic album called “Mercure En Retrograde.” This multi-faceted work contains the track “Elohims Haze,” an inviting mysterious tale that’ll wake up your imagination.

Oratnitza - Trunke, Todorke


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Bulgarian folk/ethno bass band Oratnitza has returned with their third album titled “Alter Ethno.”

The Dandelion - Lucifer The Light & Knife


2 minutes of psychedelic splendor and melodic treasures in the new song “Lucifer The Light & Knife” by The Dandelion.

Ozone Jones - Comfy

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The track “Comfy” by Ozone Jones is a properly sharpened riff knife that meets juicy groove flesh.

The Small Breed - Theory Of Mind

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The band The Small Breed offers an interesting experience with their enticing track “Theory Of Mind” from the upcoming EP that is to be released on December 7. This original work will bring up a lot of pleasant nostalgic emotions among fans of the late '60s - early '70s music.

Aemivore - Body Drum

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“Body Drum” is the key track from the release “The Happy They” by Aemivore, an artist from Milwaukee. A noisy requiem and a panic symphony of industrial, drone and ambient genres.

Supermissive - Necessary Evil?

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“Necessary Evil?” is a brilliant desert psych single off of the debut album “Trash Is King” by Supermissive. The powerful attack of the song and, indeed, the entire album, will sweep you off your feet.

L'Avenir - Fallen Star

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An honored ambient explorer from Baltimore, Jason Sloan, who’s also creating minimal wave/сoldwave music under the name L'Avenir, released the split “Mirrors of Expression” with Dirk T. Klein (as Silent Signals) - an industrial and nocturnal synth sound popularizer from another corner of the world. It’s worth your time to pay attention to this work through the track “Fallen Star” from L’Avenir.

Gestures & Sounds - Magnet Bar

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The band Gestures & Sounds just released an EP titled "Lightning is the Name of a Dog,” which includes the song “Magnet Bar” - that sunny Californian sound you need in November.

Moths - Adhara & Ray

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On the debut EP of San Juan masters of combination, called “Moths”, there’s an enticing track “Adhara & Ray.” “Adhara & Ray” is a stone carving in three stages.

Pimkus - Indian Tonic


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"Indian Tonic" is a precious, surreal and gourmet tour “inward” for only €1. This is similar to either Alice’s fall, or levitation in Shambhala.

Coffee Pot - Alkaline

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The band Coffee Pot from Phoenix, Arizona, is about to brighten up your day with their fantastic track “Alkaline” from the album “Anthrophobia” released on November 9.

Sam Hoffman - December

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On November 13, Nashville-based artist Sam Hoffman releases the album  “Fairweather, which confidently fits into these melting fall hours.

This - Behind The Wall

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THIS is a hidden gem and a trio with two basses from Buffalo, NY. And they’re here to give you some unique music experience with their newly released EP “Second Matters.” It’s a profound record that you’ll want to play on repeat in order to crack it.

Sons Of Arrakis - The Black Mirror

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Montreal band Sons Of Arrakis cut through the vast sea of countless stoner rock bands with their lightning armor-piercing torpedo. And it’s very clingy.

Onat Onol - Left Standing Here

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If you’re tired of robotic and stamped music, a great solution will be plunging into the ocean of Onat Onol’s experiment in his new album “Everyone Asked About You.”

Twin Oaks - Montauk

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“Montauk” is a fantastic first single from the upcoming album “See You When I See You” of Twin Oaks. The minimalistic beginning creates the illusion of a soothing dream pop medicine, hiding all the secrets and charms of this song for some time.

Please - Sugar Mama

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Arizona-based rock band Please recently released a wonderful album called “Audible Illusions.” The track “Sugar Mаmа” deserves special mention, it’s a great catchy tune for different occasions.

Pretty - Full Glow

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The track “Full Glow” from the album “Plastic Music for Plastic People” by Canadian band Pretty is a magnificent and informative image of garage rock/psychedelia today.

Whispering Sons - Hollow

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Whispering Sons, a post-punk band from Belgium, are about to shake you out with their dark, engrossing song “Hollow” from the album “Image” released on October 19.

TS Bright - The Same Job


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In the single “The Same Job” by TS Bright, the band only needed 2 verses and a chorus, consisted of 4 lyrical lines each, in order to create probably the greatest poetry in the music of this century.

Kid Katharsis - Grey

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Kid Katharsis, an artist from the UK, using the acoustic guitar passages, hip hop, electronica and other interesting things, has cut out the inventive, odd and sad sound sculpture called “The Joker, the Devil and the Universe.”

Feuerdamon - Animus

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One eternal night, the sails, cutting through the ink waves, wandered from one abandoned city to another, in a century that had long forgotten poisonous daylight.

The Smoking Trees - Who Is The Villain?

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The Smoking Trees, the band founded by writer and producer Sir Psych, released the album “The Adventure Continues…” on October 19. “Who Is The Villain?” is a well-crafted, wondrous track from the album, perfect for a glorious fall day.

Moon Age - Black Widow's Kiss

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On October 5, the band Moon Age, an incredible hidden gem, released their EP “Distant Horizons” that will sweep you off your feet with its remarkable character and extraterrestrial mood. A perfect start for the EP is the song “Black Widow's Kiss,” a magical psychedelic parable, rich and sweet like honey.

Witchpit - Infernal

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In this decade, new rock bands actively keep on following the tradition of being inspired by some original sources from the '70s/'80s. So things are mixing up and reinforcing a retro-oriented culture composed of smoking marijuana, occultism, vintage fantasy and exploitation movies. Now, when music, including heavy genres, becomes a cancan of the 21st century, this scene looks interesting and appealing.

Twist Helix - Ove Arup

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The band Twist Helix released their album “Ouseburn” on October 5, and it’s one special work that deserves all the attention. The single “Graphite” appeared in Grotesqualizer’s very first Friday Gold Playlist, and we’re happy to share more music by this interesting band.

Moonlight Parade - Low Sun

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In September, the band Moonlight Parade from Worthing, UK, released their album called “Out Of Nothing.” This interesting work includes the song “Low Sun” - a perfect soundtrack for escaping from the neon lights of the big city to the big unknown.

The Shakeouts - Glitter Tongue


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The single «Glitter Tongue» by Australian surfy psych band The Shakeouts is an example of an undiscovered musical oasis, full of refreshing water, that you will not find by knocking on the familiar, neighboring doors.

Didi - Fickle Friends

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The delightful new track “Fickle Friends” from Didi is a breath of fresh air and pure drive contained in just over 3 minutes. This catchy tune won’t leave your head for a while.

Gallons Of Mud - Howl

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The swing of the medieval barbaric axe wasn’t quick due to its weight, but if it hit the target, it killed 100% of the time.

Lor - Journey

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The album “Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” piloted by cosmic rider Lor contains the track “Journey” - a synthetic orbital ripple that will increase the visibility of your third eye.

Georgia Lee Johnson - So Much To Ask

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Georgia Lee Johnson, a brilliant singer-songwriter from Vancouver, is about to release her first album “Wanderling” that will include a blooming poetry river called “So Much To Ask.”

Boar Worship - Connor

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The track “Connor” of the duo Boar Worship, based in Colorado, is an interesting example of fierce sludge metal soaked overnight in an oil storage tank.

Recluse Raccoon - Put In The Time

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The band Recluse Raccoon has recently released their first song “Put In The Time” from the upcoming album. And it’s not only the album opener, it’s also a mind opener.