Venetian Snares - Horsey Noises

Artist: Venetian Snares
Album: Horsey Noises
Year: 2009
Genre(s): Electronic, experimental, breakcore

This E.P. is short but manic and typical Venetian Snares insanity. Horsey Noises and the remix, Horsey Noisers, are two of the only songs to feature vocals from Venetian Snares, making them sort of different.

Mediafire.

Posted by DW.

hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA - Feed On Me

Artist - hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA

Album - Feed On Me

Year - 2010

Genre(s) - Stoner / Rock / Grunge

hYPNOTIC hYSTERIA from Bergamo, Italy. ‘Feed On Me’ is the band’s third album, expect something different with all kinds of influences. From tasty stoner/ fuzz/ grunge to alt- progressive rock.

Download

Posted By: KB

Bastard Noise - A Culture Of Monsters

Artist: Bastard Noise
Album: A Culture Of Monsters
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Powerviolence, death metal, noise, progressive, experimental

Bastard Noise have really gotten interesting lately, moving beyond noise and back into powerviolence as they did with Man Is The Bastard. This is not your ordinary stuff by any means... some weird and very interesting stuff right here. Great fucking album.

A Culture Of Monsters.

Posted by DW

Barren Earth - Curse of the Red River

Artist - Barren Earth

Album - Curse of the Red River

Year - 2010

Genre(s) - Progressive/Metal

Do you like Opeth? If so, Barren Earth shares a very similar progressive sound like Opeth, and its very good. Check it out.

Download

Posted By: KB

Z-Rock Hawaii

Artist: Z-Rock Hawaii
Album: Z-Rock Hawaii
Year:
Genre(s): Experimental, noise rock, alternative

Z-Rock Hawaii comes from a pretty interesting lineup, to say the least... it's basically a Ween/Boredoms collaboration, featuring Dean and Gene Ween of Ween as well as Yamantaka Eye, Seiichi Yamamoto, Yoshimi P-We, and Yoshikawa Toyohito of Boredoms. The result is noisy, interesting, and sometimes even kind of funny.

Give it a shot.

Posted by DW.

IC joins the Big Dipster team

We have a new member, IC, who just put up his first post, an Earl Shilton album. We look forward to his future contributions.

Earl Shilton - Two Rooms (Full of Insects)

Artist: Earl Shilton

Genre(s): Experimental death/black/thrash metal

Earl Shilton is a one man project of Alex Thomas (who was the drummer for Bolt Thrower on Mercenary). I've always had a hard time pinning the music down to one genre, but the entire album is great because of that. Supposedly he's played live shows with his brother and sister filling in on drums and bass. Technically, the title track is Zwei Räume (Voller Insekten)... it's just in German. In 2007 he posted a blog on MySpace saying a new album was finished... I have yet to hear it though. Until then, check out this album, it's his only official release so far and it's a damn good one.

Earl Shilton - Two Rooms (Full of Insects) [2003]

Posted by IC.

Winters In Osaka - Swarm Of Witches

Artist: Winters In Osaka
Album: Swarm Of Witches
Year: ???
Genre(s): Noise

Chicago noise band containing one of the guys from Plague Bringer and a bunch of other dudes, some of whom are from other bands I'm not really familiar with. This is really good stuff. I'm not familiar with a lot of Winters In Osaka, but what little I know has made them one of my favorite noise groups, and this is my favorite release I have of theirs.

Why don't you give it a listen?

Posted by DW.

Isis - Live

Artist: Isis
Genre(s): Post-metal, progressive

One of the greatest bands of the last ten years that will have a huge amount of influence yet on great bands to come (at least, I'd guess they will) was Isis, who broke up just recently to go about their separate paths. Throughout their career of various studio work and E.P.s, they also released five live albums. As a somewhat late tribute to Isis and their still sort of recent end, I'm posting all the official live works in one entry. Listen to all of them, but Live V is the best one (Oceanic in its entirety mastered by Justin Broadrick). Enjoy.

Live I

Live II

Live III

Live IV

Live V

Posted by DW.

Maps & Atlases - The Three E.P.s

Artist: Maps & Atlases
Genre(s): Math rock

One of the first posts on the Big Dipster was Perch Patchwork, the most recent Maps & Atlases album. If that was your first exposure, you REALLY need to get the E.P.s. Bird Barnyard is all right and shows an interesting and very different start. Trees, Swallows, Houses is kind of like Minus The Bear on crack, angel dust, acid, and ecstacy. You And Me And The Mountain calms it down a bit, but contains some great songwriting and is a good precursor to Perch Patchwork. Check these out.

Bird Barnyard (2005)

Trees, Swallows, Houses (2006)

You And Me And The Mountain (2008)

Posted by DW.

Boredoms - Chocolate Synthesizer

Artist: Boredoms
Album: Chocolate Synthesizer
Year: 1994
Genre(s): Noise rock, experimental, noise

One of my favorite releases from a band that's really at the forefront of the "Japanoise" underground. This release is definitely weird, but easier to get into than some of their other stuff.

Try it out.

Posted by DW.

Tuxedomoon - Desire

Artist: Tuxedomoon
Album: Desire
Year: 1981
Genre(s): Post-punk, avant-garde

Tuxedomoon is pretty neat and fairly well-known in the avant-garde popular music scene. If you haven't heard them before this is a good one. If you have heard them but don't have this one, it's worth getting, too. You win either way. Unless you already have this album. Then you can just appreciate that we're posting it for everyone to enjoy.

Download.

Posted by DW.

The Hush Sound - Like Vines

Artist - The Hush Sound

Album - Like Vines

Year - 2006

Genre(s) - Indie/Alternative

The Hush Sound is an Indie quartet based out of Chicago. Most of their songs feature female vocalist and pianist Greta Salpeter, who also has a solo project which I hear is pretty good. Anyway, check out The Hush Sound and choose to dig it or not.

Can ya dig?

Posted By: El KayBe-o

Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine - Rampton

Artist: Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine
Album: Rampton
Year: 2002
Genre(s): Drone, doom

Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine is essentially a supergroup, consisting of Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O))), Khanate, Burning Witch, Goatsnake), Greg Anderson (Sunn O))), Burning Witch, Goatsnake), Lee Dorrian (Cathedral, Napalm Death), and Justin Greaves (Iron Monkey, Electric Wizard). Some pretty decent drone on this album. Check it out.

Rampton.

Posted by DW.

Nurse With Wound - Rock 'N Roll Station/Second Pirate Session

Artist: Nurse With Wound
Album: Rock 'N Roll Station/Second Pirate Session
Year: 1994 (reissued 1998 with Second Pirate Session)
Genre(s): Experimental, avant-garde, industrial, noise

Nurse With Wound have been one of my favorite groups for awhile now. Rock 'N Roll Station is probably one of their best albums (though also one of their most accessible), and here it is presented with the harder-to-find companion disc, Second Pirate Session, containing alternate versions and sessions from the same recordings. Both are very worthwhile.

Rock N' Roll Station

Second Pirate Session

Posted by DW.

Bison B.C - Earthbound

Artist - Bison BC

Album - Earthbound

Year - 2007

Genre(s) - Stoner Metal/Sludge

Bison B.C is a band that has been growing on me for the past year. It wasn't until a couple months ago I heard their first release Earthbound, and it left a great impression on me. Bison B.C keeps growing upon each release, but I would still title this as their best release so far.

Enjoy

Posted By: KB

Death In June - Operation Hummingbird

Artist: Death In June
Album: Operation Hummingbird
Year: 2000
Genre(s): Folk, neofolk, apocalyptic folk, experimental

Operation Hummingbird is not one of Death In June's more well-known albums, but it's a rather underrated one that has some very pleasing moments.

Operation Hummingbird

Posted by DW.

Vampire Moose - Serenade the Samurai

Artist - Vampire Moose

Album - Serenade the Samurai

Year - 2006

Genre(s) - Metal

From Last.fm:

Fusing death metal brutality and raw hardcore intensity with abstract, progressive arrangements and jazz-like instrumental dexterity, Mooose sounds something like the progeny of an insane cross-breeding of Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan and Obituary - only weirder and more vicious.

DowNLoaD

Posted By: KB

Boris - Variations

Artist: Boris
Album: Variations
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Stoner rock, psychedelic, drone, experimental

So, before you get disappointed, I'll tell you flat-out that this isn't really "new" Boris. It's more of a greatest hits, although several songs have been re-recorded to showcase Michio Kurihara and Farewell appears in its full version for the first time on CD. It focuses on Heavy Rocks through Smile era Boris, so you don't really get all the early heavy stuff, but that's all right I guess. If you buy it, this comes with a DVD of them performing live in Japan. So you should try to get an actual copy.

Either way, here's Variations.

Posted by DW.

Indian - The Unquiet Sky

Artist: Indian
Album: The Unquiet Sky
Year: 2007
Genre(s): Doom, stoner, sludge

One of Chicago's heaviest bands right now, Indian serves up doom that's outright abrasive. The distortion could bury you alive, and the snarling vocals are absolutely vicious. This is some pissed off, hostile stuff. Reminds me in a lot of ways of early Amplifier Worship-era Boris.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste Of Rain... Why Kneel

Artist: Deep Puddle Dynamics
Album: The Taste Of Rain... Why Kneel
Year: 1999
Genre(s): Hip hop

Deep Puddle Dynamics are a hip hop supergroup comprised of Slug (Atmosphere), Doseone (cLOUDDEAD, Subtle), Sole, and Alias. They're one of the few supergroups I know that's just as good as anybody involved in it. These are some sick rappers. Every track is great, but the highlight for me is Heavy Ceiling, my personal favorite hip hop song ever, and this is definitely one of my favorite underground hip hop albums.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Thou - Summit

Artist: Thou
Album: Summit
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Doom, sludge, drone

Two Thou posts in a row? Well listen to this before you complain. This is the new full-length from Thou, titled Summit. Six tracks, just under an hour. Un-be-fucking-liev-a-bly amazing. I was blown away upon first listen. You need to hear this.

Get it.

Posted by DW.

Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For

Artist: Thou
Album: Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Doom, drone, sludge

Thou is one of the heaviest bands out there today and one of the metal bands I expect to really take off in the next few years. They're also very prolific and put out a few releases a year. This particular E.P. is heavy, diverse, and features a sick-as-fuck Nirvana cover. I couldn't recommend Thou more. They're really one of my favorite bands as of late. I plan to post everything I have from them over the span of the next few months, so keep checking back if you dig this one.

Get it.

Posted by DW.

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes EP

Artist: Fleet Foxes
Album: Fleet Foxes E.P.
Year: 2006
Genre(s): Alternative, folk

One of my favorite bands in the so-called "indie" scene, Fleet Foxes started with this self-titled E.P., which I decided to upload because most people don't seem to be aware it exists. It's not quite as good as their self-titled full-length or Sun Giant, but this is a raw, less-developed sound that can really give you more appreciation for the band and how far they've come in a few short years. I'm really excited for their new album later this year.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Sleep is Wrong!

Artist - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Album - Grand Opening and Closing

Year - 2001

Genre(s) - Avant-garde/metal

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is a avant-garde band that formed in the late 90's. This is their first album that come out back in 2001, and its easily the best I have heard by them.

Download

Posted By: KB

Custodian - Excruciation Of Routine

Artist: Custodian
Album: Excruciation Of Routine
Year: ????
Genre(s): Noise, harsh noise

No fucking around, pure and hard harsh noise. Not doing anything new, just doing it really well. Not the actual cover. Couldn't find it.

Crunchitize me, Cap'n.

Posted by DW.

Bastard Noise - Rogue Astronaut

Artist: Bastard Noise
Album: Rogue Astronaut
Year: 2009
Genre(s): Noise, industrial, ambient, experimental

Bastard Noise hardly requires an introduction. Just get this.

Get it GET IT get it.

Posted by DW.

Comus - First Utterance

Artist: Comus
Album: First Utterance
Year: 1971
Genre(s): Progressive, avant-garde

British prog rockers Comus really don't get enough credit. Equally deserving of praise as fellow prog-rockers of the time such as Genesis, Yes, and King Crimson, Comus were just a little too weird to get much mainstream attention. Their debut, First Utterance, is prog fused with a bit of avant-garde and experimental influence. This is a classic prog album. What's not to love?

Check it out.

Posted by DW.

Toadliquor - The Hortator's Lament

Artist: Toadliquor
Album: The Hortator's Lament
Year: 2003
Genre(s): Doom, drone

Really, really, really heavy. So heavy it's almost ridiculous. The vocals are great. I'd recommend this.

Get it.

Posted by DW.

Sausage - Riddles Are Abound Tonight

Artist - Sausage

Album - Riddles Are Abound Tonight

Year - 1994

Genre(s) - Funk/Experimental/Metal

Sausage was a side project of Les Claypool (bassist of Primus). Highly recommended for anyone who likes Primus or any of his side projects.

Download

Posted By: KB

Fascist Insect - Fall Of America

Artist: Fascist Insect
Album: Fall Of America
Year: ???
Genre(s): Grindcore, hardcore, powerviolence, punk

Happy Independence Day Eve, America! What better way to celebrate than with some more Fascist Insect? Sorry for the tiny image. It was all I could find. And sorry for not caring enough to look up the year. I'm lazy.

Download.

Posted by DW

Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat - An Interlude To The Outermost

Artist: Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat
Album: An Interlude To The Outermost
Year: 2007
Genre(s): Folk, neofolk, apocalyptic folk, experimental

Don't let their name fool you. This is not grindcore, and it's not a joke band either (though the name is fairly ridiculous). This is great neofolk in the vein of Death In June or Current 93, and probably the best band I've heard since then to practice such a sound. Highly, highly recommended.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Bongripper - The Great Barrier Reefer

Artist: Bongripper
Album: The Great Barrier Reefer
Year: 2006
Genre(s): Doom, drone, post-metal

The Great Barrier Reefer is Bongripper's debut. Just under 80 minutes of uncompromising psychedelic-infused ultra-heavy instrumental metal in only one track. These guys are great! Highly recommended.

Try it.

Posted by DW.

Thy Catafalque - Róka Hasa Rádió

Artist - Thy Catafalque

Album - Róka Hasa Rádió

Year - 2009

Genre(s) - Avant-garde metal, Black Metal

From Wikipedia:

The band started off playing symphonic black metal. As time progressed, so did the band's overall sound. They began adding in much more electronic and experimental influence into their music, creating a very atmospheric sound.

Download

Posted By: KB

Venetian Snares - Hospitality

Artist: Venetian Snares
Album: Hospitality
Year: 2006
Genre(s): Electronic, experimental, breakcore

Fast-paced, manic, intense, and unrelenting, Hospitality is one of the most interesting releases from electronic pioneers Venetian Snares. Short but very good.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Fascist Insect - Death To The Fascist Insect That Preys Upon The Blood Of The People

Artist: Fascist Insect
Album: Death To The Fascist Insect That Preys Upon The Blood Of The People
Year: 2007
Genre(s): Grindcore, powerviolence, punk

From Last.fm: Powerviolence-worship HC/thrash/Doom out of Cleveland, Ohio with lyrics about current events, social commentary, drugs and humor (in no particular order) with a DIY approach/attitude formed in early ‘07.

Download.

Posted by DW.