RNR666: Mexican Slang was started as a one woman lo-fi harsh pop band in Toronto by Annabella Lee.
Ms Lee: Lo-fi is useful. Alternative rock. Some songs are punk, some a bit more noisy.

„Inside The Velvet Castle” digital EP on Buzz Records

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Tim Presley writes songs and makes recordings under the name of White Fence. He has arrived from HC-punk to rock and roll of the 60s.  His music is like a mix of Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground. And now here is the glam rock too. At least in this track. „It’s basically about that moment you leave the nest, go through college, live on your own and all of that—basically me until the present, and all of my friends, and a lot of my generation, I guess. It’s very literal, but that was kind of the point. It’s kind of tongue in cheek, too. It’s half-silly, half-serious. If you have friends who have parents who are kind of rich and you see that and you think, „Well, I’m shit poor. What would I do with that money if I was in their position? How would I live if I made a really good salary and I could afford nice cars and a nice house?” I don’t know anyone of my friends that could afford to buy a house, at least in L.A. It’s kind of like, „Am I going to live in an apartment my whole life?” There’s a little bit of envy in it, but also not really. It’s fun to dream. It’s kind of like, „What would I do if I won the lottery?” But it’s also fucking sad because, like I said, am I ever going to own a house? I doubt it. It would be cool though. I feel like everyone could relate to that song. Except for the one percent.”*

„For the Recently Found Innocent” LP/CD/Cassette on Drag City

*Read the full interview here. But what need are those awful, affected photos?

„Agnese is a beautiful, sensitive, thoughtful, and strong-charactered woman. She is a beautiful and loyal friend, and will support you no matter what. Everyone needs to know an Agnese. Andrea is a gorgeous lady that one of a kind, the most rare female on the face of the earth; the kind that every guy dreams about. She is confident, honest, loyal, protective of what she has, strong, artistic, beautiful inside and out, excellent lover. A tower of strength for those she cares for, the rock to her family. She is a person you can depend on, just don’t go too far in crossing lines with her or those she loves. Or else you better run and get out of her way… because she will come out and get you. Mauro Just about the best boyfriend ever! Mauro is a person you can always be with and never be bored. Hes funny, cute, smart, talented and everything you could ever want! Very Very sweet! Michele is a very good friend. Someone that is always there for you and never leaves your side. Basically amazing.”

They are FOR FOOD. Not a simple psychedelic rock band from Ferrara.

La petite mort

from digital album Don’t BeliEve In Time. Video by highly talented Italian visual artist and musician tab_ularasa. One inactive of his bands: E.X.P. – excellent psychedelic rock band, full discography free download.

„La petite mort” is an phrase for post-orgasmic state in French, i.e: little death.

STRANGE HANDS of Bordeaux. 60s-like dynamic psych garage rock trio without bass, but with 12 strings guitars and organ.

„Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things” LP on Azbin (France) and Ayo Silver (Spain), cassette on Burger Records (US)

Western Euro tour in July. One of the craziest parties of RNR666 was of theirs. Look!

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„Solo Paradise” MOLLY NILSSON‘s musical reports from Buenos Aires. Bittersweet heart beats, sunny economic breaks, romantic cats and plane crash. The Latin mood didn’t touch very much her Scandinavian attitude. She’s one of the most interesting performers in the synth pop underground.

Sólo Paraíso (The Summer Songs) on Night School Records (UK)

+ „These Things Take Time”, her debut CDr from 2008 is on double LP with unreleased recordings from the same period  by Dark Skies Association (Swe)

In the future too:  “Our knives are never dull / our moon is always full”

Stupid, unimaginative video Vs Absolute garage pop hit
I Got The Moves

by the 4 pieces Brooklyn based all girl band, Habibi.
They plays Motown influenced mystical oriental minimal garage beats.

debut album on Burger (US)
debut single on Born Bad Records (France)

Cha Cha Guitri was a French minimal synth pop band in Saint-Etienne in the early 80s. The boys composed and sang, the girls sang and designed minimal costumes. Only two cassettes were released and three concerts were given. They were too artistic for the break-through.

Their records of 1981 on LP/CD/digital on Born Bad Records (France)

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„Das Leben ist ein Puff…” und Puff ist eine Berliner synth punk gruppe

7″ vinyl platte über Slovenly Recordings (US)

Xeno & Oaklander, cold minimal synth pop duo from Brooklyn,
in January between New York and Moscow landed in Budapest
to play a show and to shoot a video for the new album Par Avion,
because Sean McBride also loves this city

„Stale white boys playing stale black music” or „100 AUSMUTEANTS fans can’t be wrong… 100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans can.” Well, a fantastic Aussie garage synth-punk band where every member is Kurt.

LP on Goner (US) and Aarght Records (Aus). And their brand new 7″ on Easter Bilby (Aus). You can listen their home recorded album here

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DEPAKINE CHRONO. Czech punks on acid with guitar, drums and calculators. Debut album on cassette

and digital. A witty pun track title: Iva 8bittova

Side effects: seizure, double vision, back-and-forth movements of the eyes, seeing flashes of light, blurred visions, lack of coordination, confusion, hallucinations, tremors, dizziness, ringing in your ears, problems with thinking or memory…

They said: acid punk. I say: psychedelic rock. Influenced by kraut rock and Japanese pop. Similar to another Japanese band, Boris.

BO NINGEN – SLIDER

from the album III on Stolen Recordings (UK)

Their short story: 2006. Two Japaneses meet in London and form the Bo Ningen. Give only one show where the audience to force them to cease music. 2007. One of them meets another Japanese. Big happiness. They play music for 10 hours per day. Finally the drummer is coming towards them.

Berlin > To Rococo Rot is a no wave pop trio with jazz and classical elements and a little Velvet Underground feeling in their music. The upcoming album featuring Arto Lindsay (DNA, Lounge Lizard, Ambitious Lovers)

‘instrument’ – LP, CD on City Slang (UK)

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New York > Sex Scheme (ex-Mountain Cult) plays noisy blues with harp. Strange, but it comes Big Black to my mind.

7″+ digital + cassette + if you order either of them, then you can pick a CD-r

The BILDERS are groups of various musicians and friends from New Zealand, Australia, United States, Germany, Austria and France. It had/have various line-ups. The New Zealander writer and musician, Bill Direen stands in the centre of the groups. Their alternative melodic minimal pop is like the Blurt.

TOO MUCH MUCH

A 7″ vinyl with 3 songs will be released late summer/early fall on Smart Guy Records (US). One of his drummers is Stu Kawovski (Stuart Page), who also in the best alternative pop band of New Zealand, The Axemen

Simple, beautiful and funny living room pop by English twins, Amelia and Pat. They’re like a little Breeders from Brighton, or an alternative Simon & Garfunkel, or Osmonds on cheap whizz with a taste of tropicalia. They formed in the summer of 2011 after sharing a dream in which David Bowie told them they were destined to make music together

Bentcousin – Dizzy 7″ on Team Love Records (US)

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OvO is an Italian industrial noise metal duo by Stefania & Bruno with guitar, drums, effects and electronics from the deepest corner of Hell. Averno/Oblio (ie. Arrow/Point) 1 sided 12″ EP with 2 songs, other side black and gold handscreened artwork by Luca Font. 300 copies. Nice work

„when people I know ask me what my band is like I tell them,
‘it’s noisy, with keyboards, you wouldn’t like it.”

Gentle Friendly started when David took some scrapped drums and guitars out of a skip in East-London. Cleaned the instruments and invited Daniel to “come and mess with the stuff” while he played his broken Casio MT-40. Eventually the guitars stayed out of use. Very playful experimental pop. Maybe like the early Animal Collective. or Deerhoof. Full album stream

KAUA’I O’O A’A LP or Digital on Fat Cat Rec