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Today we have an electro-based instrumental for you from Berlin's  Dame Bonnet , the track is called Pleasure Dream and it appealed to our dark nature. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #Electronica #ExperimentalMusic #DarkMusic #GothicMusic

A brief but beautiful instrumental for you today from the English composer BPMoore , the track is entitled From All Who Came Before and has a rather lovely video. Enjoy this moment of calmness, no doubt we will be hitting you with something noisy again tomorrow! #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #MusicRecommendation #Instrumental #NewAge #NeoClassical

Another lovely instrumental for you today, this one is by Russia's Pure Violet and is entitled The Frozen Gaze . It is taken from the album  Philodelica . A perfect track for a winter's day. #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #MusicRecommendation #Electronica #ExperimentalMusic #NeoClassical #Soundtrack <a href="http://yurivinogradov.bandcamp.com/album/philodelica">Philodelica by Pure Violet</a>

Gathered into Folds is an equally delicate and grand preview track from the forthcoming album Folded into Bells by Airships On The Water , the solo recording project of Take Shapes drummer Russel Hensley. Sounds very promising to us, give it a spin. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #Instrumental #MusicRecommendation Gathered into Folds by Airships on the Water

British Columbia's  Necroromantic deliver another slab of excellent industrial noise with Seee . Give it a spin and maybe wake up the neighbours. #metal #industrial #nu-metal #Richmond #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #Alternative <a href="http://necroromantic.bandcamp.com/track/seee">Seee by Necroromantic</a>

Here is one where you've really got to immerse yourself in the complete album rather than dip in to obvious single type tracks, from  Elizabeth Joan Kelly this is  Farewell, Doomed Planet! Experimental, textured and sometimes extremely minimal, it is an album about the apocalypse, Chernobyl wolves, pollution, space travel, existential dread and whales. Nothing ordinary about that, so give it a listen while you still can. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #ElectroPop #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #IndiePop #Electronica #ExperimentalMusic #Ambient Farewell, Doomed Planet! by Elizabeth Joan Kelly

This one is going to get you right between the ears, taken from the album Inside The Still Life this is Coda Chroma with a concise but punchy tune called Start Again . Based in Melbourne, Australia, Coda Chroma is the delightful Indie Pop project of singer/songwriter Kate Lucas and producer Damien Charles. They focus on oblique yet moving lyrics, dissident harmony, and shrewd production, with each song spinning in its own universe. As astronauts of the airwaves, we fully recommend it and once you've played it...start again! #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #AlternativeMusic #MusicRecommendation #IndiePop #artpop #angularpop Inside the Still Life by Coda Chroma

Here's another track from Milwaukee, indeed here's another track from Classy Joanzy and once again from the EP  All Filler, No Killer . This time we have  Wait A Seventh  - which promises seventh chord heaven and is a real string-plucker with an almost oceanic vocal. Enjoy! #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #AlternativeMusic #ElectroPop #MusicRecommendation #IndiePop &lt;a href="http://classyjoanzy.bandcamp.com/album/all-filler-no-killer-ep"&gt;All Filler, No Killer (EP) by Classy Joanzy&lt;/a&gt;

Fresh out today is this year's volume (number 14) of the jocular compilation A Very Cherry Christmas from  Cherryade Records . Available on CD only, the album is packed with alternative festive tracks from loads of great bands you've probably never heard of - it even includes us in our Life As Surface Noise guise. Limited to 200 copies, grab it whilst you can. Below is a snippet of what to expect. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #AlternativeMusic  #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #AlternativeChristmas #FestiveMusic #IndiePop #Electronica #ChristmasMusic A Very Cherry Christmas - Volume 14 by Cherryade Records

Giant synth alert! This is Regret by Milwaukee's In/Animate - and is full of the big, bold electro sounds which will make your walls and floors vibrate, something we absolutely love (it shakes the dust off). The track is taken from the EP, The Dream , a story of loss, life, and nightmares. We are enjoying it rather too much. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic  #ElectronicMusic  #SynthPop #ElectroPop #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #Electronica The Dream by In/Animate Here's the full EP experience video (29mins):

From the EP,  Stellium 89 , we present a moody and atmospheric track called Desert Thunder by Ona Tzar . It has a rich mix of brooding electronica, expressive vocals and subtle ethnic tones. Ona Tzar is a multi-medium artist based in Berlin. She sings and composes in the band Sanzàra , as well as her solo project. Musically, she blends elements of trip hop, noir, electronica, experimental, downtempo, psychedelic, and alt rock. Please take a listen. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #ElectroPop #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #Electronica #TripHop <a href="http://onatzar.bandcamp.com/album/stellium-89">Stellium 89 by Ona Tzar</a>

A little burst of guitar noise for you today from Boston's  The Endorphins and their catchy, without really knowing it, tune  Misanthrope . Taken from their recently released album  Dementia Paralytica . Enjoy! #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #AlternativeMusic  #MusicRecommendation #Boston <a href="http://theendorphinsma.bandcamp.com/album/dementia-paralytica">Dementia Paralytica by The Endorphins</a>

Lovely noise alert! Today we have the dreamlike video for Open Skies by the Los Angeles’ indie psych rock outfit Tombstones In Their Eyes . The single opens their new album Maybe Someday - we suggest that maybe today you should give it a whirl? #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #AlternativeMusic #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #PsychRock

We have a classy piano instrumental for you today from the talented London composer, Tom Bettis . The track is called  Alla Deriva  and it is about being away, apart from something or someone that you love. It is a real treat for your ears! #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Classical #Piano #Instrumental #Cinematic &amp;lt;a href="http://mrpianoman.bandcamp.com/track/alla-deriva"&amp;gt;Alla Deriva by Tom Bettis&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Today we have a rather dramatic pop production presented with a deliciously oddball video, the single is called Cigarettes & Gasoline by Anastasia Elliot . The song builds slowly but certainly sparks into life with an incredible amount of energy towards the end. We really loved the overall styling and sinister visuals. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #AlternativeMusic #DanceMusic #MusicRecommendation #Pop #MusicVideo

More delightful electro today, this time from our very own B.L.Underwood (aka Mr Blu) with his latest solo release  Analogue Experiments in the Dead of Night . The collection comprises of a series of electronic instrumentals made with new analogue synths from Behringer - Model D, Neutron and K2 and a few additions from Ableton Live. One track even includes a sample from some manic noise we made together way back in 1983. Atmospheric and sometimes a little disturbing, this should keep your ears twitching nervously. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #Electronica #AmbientMusic <a href="http://blunderwood.bandcamp.com/album/analogue-experiments-in-the-dead-of-night">Analogue Experiments in the Dead of Night by B.L.Underwood</a>

From the mighty Happy Robot Records we have the equally mighty Alice Hubble with her terrific album Polarlichter . We have been playing Alice on our Dandelion Radio show since Goddess came out as a single earlier in the year and we are currently featuring this album with enthusiasm unabated. Kick The Habit is so incredibly chirpy that you tend to forget all the problems in the world. Big beaming smiles all round for this one. Give it a spin! #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #SynthPop #ElectroPop #MusicRecommendation #indietronica #IndiePop #Electronica Polarlichter by Alice Hubble

We like this track for failing/succeeding to fall within any particular genre, the song is called Bleed For Me and it is by the US band Black Zinda . They formed via Instagram (how very modern!) and create something a little different. See what you think, maybe check out their album Black Zinda . #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Alternative #ExperimentalMusic Black Zinda by Black Zinda

Today we have a charmingly budget video from Sheffield's My Lo-Fi Heart for a track called Again . Taken from the new album My Lo-Fi Heart , it has a solid electro groove to help you start the week. Enjoy! #Sheffield #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #AlternativeMusic #ElectronicMusic #SynthPop #ElectroPop

Today we have Red Light Fever by move.by.u , an alt/indie band out of Riverside, USA. As you will hear the track has great productions values with a catchy and explosive sound. Pop rock with a punch. Give it a go.

Here's a tune which we absolutely loved the moment we first heard it, the track is called Push Me and it comes from the delightful Dutch musician, Lijo . The song is a perfect combination of punchy electronica and a slightly oddball lyric, another one of those tracks which we have had on constant repeat play. Even better is that it is presented with a terrific performance dance video. Expect to hear Push Me on our radio show soon! #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Alternative #ArtPop #ElectronicMusic #Video #Electronica

Pleased to announce that, as part of our Life As Surface Noise recording project, we have collaborated with the German artist Daniel Hartlaub on an animated film for our The Night Watchman (Part 1) track. It is being premiered this weekend as part of the Soundwatch - Berlin Music Film Festival . As you can imagine, we are rather delighted.  #animatedfilm #Berlin #FilmFestival

Some exotic, worldly sounds for you today from Andrei Laszlo with a video for Koto , a track which forms part of his Trip To Egypt EP. Andrei is an EDM, Dance, House, Tropical House composer and producer and, as you will hear, his EP has a flavour of Egyptian and Arabic worlds. The video has some some glorious views, should warm you up on a dull British day. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended  #ElectonicMusic #DanceMusic #EDM #WorldMusic

Today we have Homeless Echoes with Games In My Brain . Apparently this was written in 2003 but is only being released now, even more strangely it has the feel of one of those wonderfully quirky electro tunes from the early 80s. A sort of funky in drainpipes earworm. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Alternative #ElectronicMusic  #SynthPop #ElectroPop

Today we have some bright, fresh indie-pop from  Carley Varley with her track Won't Say Sorry . Carley Varley is a musician from Bournemouth (UK), she started off busking on the streets of her home town she has gone on to make her own music and become a full-time musician. Won't Say Sorry is Carley's first single. We won't say sorry (ha!) for bringing Carley to your attention. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #Alternative #DebutSingle #IndiePop

From Galveston, Texas here are El Lago with Citadel , a splendid chunk of noise to keep all you post-punk, shoegaze fans happy. It is taken from their new EP, Pyramid . Crank it up, people! #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Rock #Alternative #Shoegaze #Dreampop #PostPunk &lt;a href="http://ellago.bandcamp.com/album/pyramid"&gt;Pyramid by EL LAGO&lt;/a&gt;

We like songs coming from a slightly different production angle, so that's why we're enjoying  People Are Idiots by  Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra . Taken from the new album You're Going To Die!  - that's two truths told within two titles; along with the promise of junk percussion, sci-fi synths and pizzicato strings buoyed up the all-star singers of the Red Meat Orchestra’s call-and-response backing vocals. Don't be foolish, give it a spin. #IndieMusic #NewMusic #Blog #Recommended #Alternative #ChamberPop #AntiFolk #Baroque #AltFolk &lt;a href="http://paulmosley.bandcamp.com/album/youre-going-to-die"&gt;You&amp;#39;re Going To Die! by Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra&lt;/a&gt;