Brian J. Podesta - Heart 2 Hearts

@bjp1

An album of largely solo #piano works (with just a few tracks dipping into larger arrangements, such as the addition of #acoustic #guitar on “La Nascita”). Solid playing, based largely in a classical context, with perhaps just touches of pop and jazz.
Definitely a little spicier than what you’d hear tinkling away behind you in the local piano bar, but overall placid, relaxed and relaxing.

brianjpodesta.bandcamp.com/alb…

Heart 2 Hearts, by Brian J. Podesta

12 track album

^{Brian J. Podesta}

My Turning Point - Home

@MTP

There’s something so essentially ‘90s #AltRock about this album, yet it doesn’t really sound much like ‘90s alt-rock. The vocals, which are a strength of this album, are a big part of it – sounds a bit like all the big singers of ‘90s grunge rolled into a ball but toned down. Beyond that, it’s mostly a feeling – my gut tells me this artist came of age in the ‘90s, or at least on a steady diet of the best #music from that era.

mtp-music.bandcamp.com/album/h…

Home, by My Turning Point

8 track album

^{My Turning Point}

Ordos Mk.0 - “Routine”

@ordosmarkzero

A lovely, lilting #ambient track that builds a sense of space and beauty atop the sound of a train running over the tracks (quietly, tho). Gorgeous sound design and an understated use of dynamics and layering create an engaging musical #soundscape, and the use of the train sounds and a touch of tape hiss/noise combine with that to offer a real sense of place.

ordosmarkzero.bandcamp.com/tra…

Routine, by Ordos Mk.0

track by Ordos Mk.0

^{Ordos Mk.0}

Gahlord Dewald - Ashuelot

@gahlord

Intriguing #experimental work combining double bass with #electronics and field recordings. Has an almost jazzy feel at times (think avant garde, not smooth) but mostly sticks to the wholly undefinable. Despite some pretty weird stuff going on, there’s a grounded element that comes from centering an acoustic instrument that really helps cement this as more than esoteric noodling.

gahlorddewald.bandcamp.com/alb…

#DoubleBass #Electroacoustic #WeirdMusic

Ashuelot, by Gahlord Dewald

3 track album

^{Gahlord Dewald}

Apply Triangle, Reilly Spitzfaden - “If This Reaches You”

@reillypascal

Another #electroacoustic submission! A bit more out there than the last, but it’s an interesting trip that’s full of surprises. Woodwinds, radio noise and samples, and electric piano are all set on a collision course and end up wound around and thru each other. Sounds a bit like early #Scanner collaborating with a handful of classical musicians, but everyone is on datura (in a good way).

applytriangle.bandcamp.com/tra…

If this reaches you, by Apply Triangle, Reilly Spitzfaden

from the album Oxalis Triangularis: Vol. 2

^{Apply Triangle}

Choan Gálvez & Solo Va - “Undressed #2”

@choanmusic

Here we’re pairing an #electronic-based track with ukulele, which is a little off the beaten path. The electronics are deep and weird, with barebones rhythms anchoring echoing lines of squelching synth, but the ukulele is the star. Somehow sounding dark, epic and mysterious, it offers a reason for the electronic accompaniment to exist. This will challenge your conception of what the ukulele can do.

choan.bandcamp.com/track/undre…

#experimental

Undressed #2, by Choan Gálvez & Solo Va

track by Choan Gálvez & Solo Va

^{Choan Gálvez}

That's it for this week! Please remember to #listen to any of these tracks that sound intriguing (and hey, if your music is featured here, maybe listen to ALL of the others, as a professional courtesy?) and, if you can, support these acts with your favs, follows and finances (and maybe a #Boost or two as well).

If you'd like to support my writing, you can buy me a coffee:

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Or just listen to/buy some of my music:

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One last thing: If you'd like to read a little more about each of these artists (these are slimmed down versions designed to fit in a single standard Mastodon post), you can find the full version here:

etherdiver.com/2024/04/25/opm-…

And find all of the previous editions using the #OPM hashtag here on Fedi, or on my blog (where it's ALSO a category):

etherdiver.com/tag/opm/

Don't forget, #BandcampFriday is right around the corner, and now you have a nice list of potential things to check out/buy!