#folktronic

[minarachelle]

Go_a, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands 2022

[yorkcalling]

Nick Howe releases melancholic, folktronic breakup track

Nick Howe is responsible for one of my favourite tracks and videos I’ve posted on this blog, but it’s been a while since we shared anything from him. Continue reading Nick Howe releases melancholic, folktronic breakup track

[gotardmusic]

GOTARD - Alsahwa (video AI)

(Eng) The new clip for the song "Alsahwa" from the latest album of the GOTARD project "Dharma" is a short story about the search for higher truth, the purpose of existence and the ultimate break with cultural and social limitations to listen to the voice of one's own mind and heart.

(Pl) Nowy klip do utworu "Alsahwa" z ostatniej płyty projektu GOTARD "Dharma" jest krótką opowieścią o poszukiwaniu wyższej prawdy, celu egzystencji i ostatecznym zerwaniu z ograniczeniami kulturowymi i społecznymi by posłuchać głosu własnego umysłu i serca.

[nettaclaymation]

[jetbelly]

(JetBelly)

[captainwormburner]

Pablo the Possum - Folktronica Electronic Rock - Captain Wormburner

[youreaclownnow]

The world is superflat now, but ironies abound

Transcendence isn't dead, it just went deeper underground

Within this 'no infinity' infinity is found

The lack of deeper meaning's getting deeper all the time

'Cotton Eye Joe' may just be joke folk techno

But tonight it had me crying

So folk me Amadeus one more time

[sunnystrollblog]

Did JD do a alien

bro this is the funniest comment i’ve ever gotten and i’m assuming you’re talking about my recent post

yeah no she’s a different type of troll specifically a species that i made for my sona a folktronic troll lol

[nep-toonies]

once again eurovision has lost me completely to another folktronic rave music dancing in the forest with stroboscopic lights and i couldn't be happier

[minarachelle]

Go_a, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands - 2022

[lenasai]

hello! it's bandcamp friday!

here are some charity compilation albums donating all of their proceeds (which will be more if you buy today) to humanitarian and cultural groups helping folks in palestine!

the first one linked is only available until december 3rd, so now's the time to check it out!

there are lots more out there, these are just the ones i've personally listened to

griffin mcelroy is also donating proceeds from all of his adventure zone soundtracks from now until the end of 2023 to the palestinian children's relief fund

[mrstsk]

Published on February 15th 2024, this is John Robinson's second book discussing the songs of Momus. Pre-order at https://poniesandhorsesbooks.com/product/folktronics/

[burlveneer-music]

Gilroy Mere - Bicycle Ballet - from his forthcoming Clay Pipe Music album Gilden Gate

Oliver Cherer is back with a new Gilroy Mere record which follows on from his other much lauded Clay Pipe releases (The Green Line, Adlestrop and last year’s D Rothon collaboration, Estuary English). Over the last two decades Ollie has released numerous collections of music in an ever shifting array of modes, from folktronic, singer-songwriter styles through psychogeographic electronica to jazz-tinged, confessional ghost-pop and most recently, the “guitar tainted machine rock disco” of Aircooled.

Gilden Gate is an album of two halves. Side 1 ‘Rising’ celebrates the sun-drenched beaches, pastures and heaths of rural Suffolk, whereas Side 2 ‘Falling’ explores the underwater world of the lost city of Dunwich and its five church spires.

[grrloveless]

This shit goes insane. Folktronic i think its called and I wouldn't have expected it on a Charli xcx album in 2024. Good shit

[captainwormburner]

Mother Nature's Ways - Folktronica Electronic Rock - Captain Wormburner

[existentialmagazine]

Review: Lee Switzer-Woolf’s dark folktronic single ‘Flying Saucer Working Party’ explores a haze of raw metallic tones in plea to escape the mundane

Reading-based singer-songwriter Lee Switzer-Woolf may have only begun sharing his musical releases two years back, but in the meantime, he’s put out an astonishing two albums and a handful of singles that express his unique blends of alternative, folktronica and rock. Crafted at home, his releases carry through that sentimentality you can only really find when artists carefully piece together every inch of their music themselves, delivering much more than just a song but a slither of true personality and care in itself.

His newest single ‘Flying Saucer Working Party’ is no exception to that, but this time taking a step away from the Folktronica of his first two albums and leaning fully into a fuller, darker and more electronic sound. This slow, uneasy setting of the scene is instant, capturing the listener between a grungey middle-ground of deep, muted bass twangs, steady thumping drums and clashing tinny percussion, a looping industrial feeling soundscape that’s hard to escape. Lee’s spoken-sung vocals complement it all perfectly, a raw-toned release in every aspect while placing lyrics that are completely unavoidable in front of you to hear and understand, carrying much more meaning than you’d anticipate from a song titled ‘Flying Saucer Working Party’. From lines like ‘fridge magnet poetry, no one in the mirror, lying about the price of things’ there’s an immediate disconnect to reality, painting a picture of not just uncertainty but straight-up impossibilities as Lee sings of the eternal struggles of normalcy and domesticity we all face.

This dream-like state of distortion is continued by added backing vocal layers, a haze that makes the sound feel foggy and unclear, picked up by striking synth notes and metallic clashing percussion. Intended to be otherwordly in many ways, the sound is almost guaranteed to take you away from everything you know, covering the promise of abduction from the constraints of the mundane and how we weigh that against our feelings of insignificance in the world. Through the poetic lines like ‘I’m too heavy to be carried’ we feel the weight of Lee’s words, a depressing reflection on how the world can truly hold us down at times. This continues further as the track plays out, admitting ‘leave those copacetic moments in your head, come to bed, ‘cause we can medicate it in the morning’, seemingly reliant on medication to escape the same cyclical patterns we often feel trapped within.

It’s hard not to hear and relate to some aspect of ‘Flying Saucer Working Party’, transporting you elsewhere in lyricism and sound for an experience you’ll hold with you for a lifetime. Just be sure to listen for yourself here, you won’t regret it.

Written by: Tatiana Whybrow

Photo Credits: Oakmist Photography

// This coverage was supported and created via Musosoup, #SustainableCurator.