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Picture Credit: Horte   Horte - Maa Antaa Yön Vaientaa Release Date: August 27, 2021 Label: Pelagic Records Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 36:06 Genre: Experimental / Psychedelic Post Rock Origin: Finland Four years after the release of their selftitled debut , Finland's Horte are back with their new longplayer "Maa Antaa Yön Vaientaa". The Finnish title can be translated to "The Earth lets the Night silence" and thus speaks volumes about the deep and melancholic soundscapes that are contained on the album. The seven tracks also have titles in Finnish language, and a brief look at the songlist reveals that Horte are continuing the narrative of their debut release. The track ' Konttaa, ne konttaa ' from 2017 album "Horte" receives a second part on the new release. "Maa Antaa Yön Vaientaa" is an album to get lost in. And it furthermore is an album in one piece. The Finnish quartet presents deep, dark, and cold soundscapes full of...

Picture Credit: Pressor Artwork: Stas Vasilev   Pressor - I glow Release Date: August 20, 2021 Length: 05:56 Genre: Post Rock / Experimental Origin:  Kostroma ,  Russia Recently, Pressor's cover version of The Beatles' 'I want you' was featured on MangoWave . Now, the four-piece band from Kostroma has released another cover single. This time, Pressor present their interpretation of the song 'I glow', originally written and played by St. Peterburg's Antethic . I Glow by Pressor Different to recent tracks by Pressor, this one is not as heavy when it comes to Stoner Metal. Instead, the quartet provides us with some stunningly atmospheric Post Rock and an experimental twist. Thereby, Pressor pay tribute to Antethic - a band you should check out - and show the great variety of their music one more. Pressor Online: Facebook Instagram V Kontakte Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music?  Here's MusoSoup! Follow ...

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: DIMWIND   DIMWIND - Slow Wave Violence Release Date: May 14, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 42:31 Genre: Progressive Post Rock Origin: Gothenburg , Sweden Jonas Eriksson  (drums) and Andreas Hansen  (strings, keys) have been playing music together for over twenty years. Nevertheless, it took until 2019 till they finally founded the band DIMWIND. Knowing each other for such a long time, both as persons and as musicians, is a foundation Jonas  and Andreas  can build something monumental on. In May 2021, the time has come for DIMWIND to release their first work "Slow Wave Violence". Title and cover artwork might already give you an idea of what to expect from the album. The soundscapes on this seven-track instrumental release are cold. DIMWIND musick freezing storms over the Northern oceans, the rough waves that clash against a rocky Scandinavian shore, and the melacholic and yet impressive majesty of an iceberg floating in the wate...

Picture Credit: Tough on Fridays   Tough on Fridays - Cabin Fever Release Date: May 03, 2021 Length: 04:13 Genre: Garage Rock Origin: Georgetown , Texas , USA After " Bad Memories and Wishful Thinking " and " Undone ", this is already the third time, Texan trio Tough on Fridays get featured on this blog. The song "Cabin Fever" is actually the last track from their pre-pandemic sessions, and now it marks the dawning of a new era since it is the first song, Chris , Carly , and Caleigh  release via Golden Robot Records . "Cabin Fever" deals with the experience, vocalist and guitarist Caleigh  made when having a nocturnal panic attack in the Coloradan countryside. The song shows how normal such an incident is, that it can happen to anyone at any time, and that it should not be a taboo topic. Different to previous releases by Tough on Fridays, their Garage Rock has a slightly different atmosphere on "Cabin Fever". Spacey Post Rock contradict...

  Picture Credit: Poliverso Artwork: C. Ochs Poliverso is a new band based in Saxony's capital Dresden. So far, there are no public releases but that will change very soon. The quartet is about to release their first single "El Quinto Sol" on July 02, and their EP "Sunbound" will then be selfreleased on their Bandcamp page on September 17, 2021. As I got the chance for a pre-listening session, I can tell you what to expect from Poliverso: The band plays an eclectic mix of Prog, Post, Heavy, and Stoner Rock. The vocals are sung in Spanish and English, and together with the soundscapes they create a sonic journey that reminds me a little bit of Winterthur's The Dues . I am super excited for this EP to drop, and I recommend to all th fans of progressive, heavy, and yet sensual rock music to follow this new band. You will definitely read about their releases on MangoWave! Picture Credit: Poliverso Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music...

Picture Credit: The Mummy Cats   The Mummy Cats - Wolverine Release Date: June 18, 2021 Length: 03:57 Genre: Progessive Post Rock / Alternative Rock Origin: Birmingham , Alabama , USA Is it not fascinating what Craigslist has made possible since the site started in the 1990s. The number of interesting, beautiful, weird, funny, or heart-warming stories or situations connected to the platform are enumerable, and founder Craig Newmark might still be astonished sometimes. Nevertheless, this is the story of James Cox , who used to work as a power tool salesman in Tennessee and then moved back to his home town Birmingham, Alabama to focus on his major passion music. Via Craigslist, Cox got in contact with guitar player Morgan Liveoak . The two musicians realized that they talked the same language when they were jamming and creating songs together – it was a match! After one and half years of creative and productive work, James Cox and Morgan Liveoak decided to start releasing their ...

Picture Credit: Zement Artwork: Complex Pleasures / Hannah Gebauer   Zement - Soil Release Date: May 28, 2021 Length: 03:22 Genre:  (Neo-)   Krautrock Origin:  Würzburg  /  Nuremberg ,  Germany Apparently, 2021 is a great year for fans of Fraconian Neo-Krautrock duo Zement. The live album " Schleifen " has just been released via Sunhair Music , and here we are, two weeks later, listening to the second ex ante single of their third studio album " Rohstoff ". The eight-track album will be out on July 09 on vinyl and CD, distributed by Crazysane Records . Different to their recent releases on tape (" Unter Palmen " and " Klinker auf XLR "), 'Soil' promises "Rohstoff" to be a less experimental and electronic album. The new song is defined by atmospheric and psychedelic contemporary Krautrock. Zement tie on to the sound of their previous albums " Werk " and " Klinker ". And yet, the band's progress and develo...

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: Breaths Artwork: Michelle Roberts Breaths - Lined in Silver Release Date: March 26, 2021 Label: Trepanation Recordings Format: CD / MC / Digital Length: 60:18 Genre: Post Rock / Post Metal Origin: Richmond (Virginia) , USA The album on hand is the debut by Virginia's Doomgazer Jason Roberts , also known as Breaths - not to be confused with Oregon's Stoner Doom band Breath ! Breaths provide us with almost exactly one hour of atmospheric and intense music that can be located somewhere between Post Rock, Post Hardcore, Post Metal, Shoegaze, Doom Metal, and even some Black Metal. Quite an interesting mix and definitely a great recipe for music that is brachial, soulful, and atmospherically cold at the same time. Like fog on a cold winter morning, the atmospheric soundscapes shimmer through the air, as they are joined by heavy Doom Metal riffs. The brutal intensity of the motifs makes a spring on this foundation like waves of a storm surge and hence creates this in...

Six Days of Calm - Reflections Release Date: March 21, 2021 Length: 05:41 Genre: Cinematic Post Rock Origin: Würzburg , Germany Taken from last year's sensational debut album "The Ocean's Lullaby", the soulful track 'Reflections' now receives its own music video. Via melancholic and yet beautiful imagery, a respectful and sober take on life and time is presented here. But let the pictures speak for themselves. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Six Days of Calm Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: twangmen twangmen - triskele and cascades Release Date: December 04, 2020 (digital) / March 12, 2021 (physical) Label: EMG Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 69:20 Genre: Progressive Post Rock Origin: Austria A lot has happened since Austria's twangmen released their debut EP " Double Peace " in 2013. Not only has the band moved to the state Vorarlberg (a beautiful region in Western Austria, known for its gorgeous landscape and very unique language). Also, the band has grown from a trio to a quintet. Be introduced to the line-up which has recorded the full-length album "triskele and cascades": Martin 'Medy' Mayer  - guitar, Gunnary Kiesinger   - keyboards, Flow Frick  - drums, Fabian Jäger   cello, Daniel Seeger  - bass. triskele and cascades by twangmen What twangmen have created here is a collection of intelligent and various Prog and Post Rock tracks. Keyboards and cello add a highly meditative and atmospheric layer to this rather ro...

Vanity Nemesis - Prelude (Alternative Version) Release Date: 12 February, 2021 Length: 05:29 Genre: Progressive Post Rock Origin: Lisbon , Portugal Energetic, dynamic and yet sedative. Vanity Nemesis combine the atmospheric features of Post Rock with the smooth darkness of Alternative Rock, and the innovation of Prog. After all, the music is influenced structures of classic music. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Vanity Nemesis Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Volvopenta Volvopenta - Simulacrum Release Date: September 14, 2020 (digital) / February 26, 2021 (physical) Label: Tonzonen Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 48:56 Genre: Ambient / Noise / Krautrock Origin: Mülheim an der Ruhr , Germany The Ruhr area in the West of the Federal Republic of Germany is famous for its post-industrial charme and its vibrant culture. The region has become one of the most versatile hot spots for all sorts of artistic output in Central Europe. Being one of the largest metropolitan agglomeration areas on the continent, the "Ruhrgebiet" ans its residents are actively fighting the grey tristesse of their new reality. Like flowers that grow in cracks in the tarmak of abandoned industrial zones, the Ruhr area is growing its new post-industrial culture. Mülheim's Volvopenta are a great example for this movement. The quartet produces a unique sound that musicks the charged ambivalence of grey dystopia and the colourful hope for reb...