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Picture Credit: Oll Ef   Oll Ef - Ghost of Us All Release Date: August 25, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 27:06 Genre: Post Rock Origin: Portland , OR , USA Little do we know about the Portland-based duo Oll Ef. The two members are brothers who both have played in plenty of bands and released a lot of music with bands such as Magistrater, VTRN, Sunthrower, Kaddisfly, or Water & Bodies, to name a few. Now for the first time, the two brothers have joined their forces, and the result is the EP on hand, "Ghost of Us All" by Oll Ef. For almost half an hour, the duo presents stunning soundscapes to dive into. Time and space stand still and race with high velocity at the same time when Oll Ef play their thrilling sonic narratives that tell us about the endless discrepancy between constancy and progress, and of entropy. The soundscapes on "Ghost of Us All" vary between progressive and artistic Post Rock à la Russian Circles, cinematic and atmospheric so...

Picture Credit: Lore City Artwork: Nancy L. Greco  and Lore City   Lore City - Participation Mystique Release Date: July 23, 2021 Label: Lore City Music Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 45:20 Genre: Art Rock / Post Rock Origin: Portland , Oregon , USA Art and Post Rock duo Lore City from Portland, Oregon are celebrating their tenth anniversairy. This is a beautiful opportunity for the band to release their fourth longplayer "Participation Mystique" which they distribute via their own label Lore City Music. Laura Mariposa Williams  (vocals, keyboards) and Eric Angelo Bessel  (percussions, keyboards, guitars) have taken the energy from a once-in-five-hundred-years constellation of planets that occured in early 2020, and have transformed this galactic power into nine new songs. It happened within the constellation of Capricorn, that Saturn was aligned directly with Pluto. Participation Mystique by Lore City "Particpation Mystique" is a deeply atmospheric and psychedeli...

Picture Credit: Lore City Artwork: Nancy L. Greco  & Lore City Following their recent album " Alchemical Task " (October 2020), Portland's Psychwave duo Lore City will release their fourth full-length " Participation Mystique " on July 23, 2021. The nine-track release will be available on vinyl and as a digital album and can already be pre-ordered via the band's Bandcamp profile. The first ex ante single "I know you know" can be streamed since May 26, and it is a beautiful introduction to the psychedelic gloomy reverie, "Particpation Mystique" is about to contain. Dream Pop and Wave sounds darker than the night grind on a cold Post Rock atmosphere, as Laura Mariposa Williams (vocals, keys) and Eric Angelo Bessel  (percussions, keys, guitars) create a massively psychedelic soundscape. As an appetizer for the upcoming album, the single raises hope for a gigantic work of dark and atmospheric sonic arts. Air and mood of this track somewha...

Picture Credit: The Sleepy Haunts   The Sleepy Haunts - Queendom Release Date: December 10, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 28:46 Genre: Indie Rock / Alt Country Origin: Portland , Oregon , USA Prick up your ears, because here is a newcomer band from the Pacific Northwest that is definitely worth keeping in mind. Elizabeth Dupuis  and Gillian McMahon are The Sleepy Haunts, and they released their debut "Queendom" last December. So, let's have a closer look at the eight-track release from the young duo. The Sleepy Haunts · sour lemonade The Sleepy Haunts provide us with soulful Indie Rock. Their style features musical elements from Alt Country, Alternative Rock, Garage Rock, and is altogether smooth and gentle. Catchy tunes are created by distorted guitar riffs and driving rhythms. The songs do not need many riffs, instead the melodic parts are created by the thrilling vocals which are frequently supported by smooth backings. The Sleepy Haunts · Pissed O...

Ghost Frog - Straight Jacket Release Date: November 26, 2020 Length: 03:16 Genre: Paranormal Stoner Punk Origin: Portland ( Oregon ), USA From their third album "Astral Arcade" (2020) Ghost Frog Online: Homepage Facebook Twitter Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Breath Artwork: Tyler Wintermute Breath - Primeval Transmission Release Date: February 05, 2021 Label: Desert Records Format: CD / Cassette / Digital Length: 44:57 Genre: Stoner Doom Origin: Portland ( Oregon ), USA Portland, Oregon seems to be a vibrant hotspot for Doom Metal, Stoner or Desert Rock, Psychedelic Rock and related genres. If you're interested in getting an insight in the local scene, I recommend you to listen to this compilation and its successor . Nevertheless, here's a band that did not appear on either of these two releases, and yet once more proves the smoky and apocalyptic potential of Portland's music scene: here is Breath! Breath is a duo consisting of Steven O'Kelly  (bass, vocals) and Ian Caton  (drums, auxiliary percussion). On the track 'Observer' they get additional support by Rob Wrong  who played the only guitar on the debut album "Primeval Transmission". Hence, you might already assume what to expect from...

Picture Credit: Quizboy Quizboy - Quarantine Barbie Release Date: December 25, 2020 Label: Audio Mirage Studios Format: Digital Length: 23:29 Genre: Alternative Rock  / Dork Metal Origin: Portland ( Oregon ), USA Dolls help children to increase their imagination and to make them create their own stories and narratives. The world’s most famous doll Barbie is available in uncountable forms and settings. Barbie and her plastic environment have adapted to plenty of real-life situations and happenings. But is there a quarantine Barbie, yet? A Barbie wearing tracksuits, working in the home office and eating deep-frozen food night by night while watching TV and getting accustomed to day drinking after some weeks? Well, at least there is an EP called “Quarantine Barbie” by Portland’s Quizboy and it will be released on the weirdest Christmas Day since year a young couple looked for accommodation in Bethlehem. Quizboy’s EP contains six songs and three bonus tracks. The latter are ‘Stage of ...