Zukavicz - Food for Men and Animals (2012)

 Label: Self-released on bandcamp

Genre: Progressive Rock / electronic, instrumental (I'm not even sure)

Released: 22 Jan 2012

Origin: Nashville

Buy: see bandcamp link below

Link: http://jeffreydonmiller.bandcamp.com/releases (no e-mail required for free download, option to pay what you want)

Mediafire (back-up): http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bo0ng2shbdf7d7g
Bitrate: FLAC, 320, v0 etc. (your own choice). The Mediafire link is v0.

This is the new release from Nashville's Jeffrey Don Miller aka. Zukavicz, called Food for Men and Animals. It's a complete solo effort(Tristan McNatt made the cover artwork though), and the music sounds like an instrumental hybrid of electronic rock and progressive rock. These genres aren't my  areas of expertise, so bear with me if I am all wrong.

Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I (2011) & 2 (2012)

Label: Southern Lord Records

Genre: (a distinct variation of) Psychedelic Rock, Drone, Ambient

Released: 22 Feb 2011, and 6 Feb 2012 respectively

Origin: Seattle

Buy: http://www.southernlord.com/store.php

Links: Angels of Darkness..., 1 http://www.mediafire.com/?q7akpe6m1uvw7zo
Angels of Darkness..., 2 http://www.mediafire.com/?l3tlybm3yzqb209
Bitrate: mp3 320 CBR and mp3 v0 VBR respectively

The pioneering American drone doom band Earth released the sequel to their amazing 2011 release Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light a few of days ago (tomorrow according to some sources, i'm not entirely sure).

Both of the albums feature a type of psychedelic rock that is very slow and "droney" and a very gloomy feeling. Dylan Carson and Adrienne Davies have created some of the darkest sounding tracks that i've heard in quite some time, and the plagued sounds of guest musician Lori Goldston's cello only solidifies the emotions brought out by these releases. I personally think that the tracks on the first of the two releases were a tiny bit stronger, but I suggest you listen to both albums in order and see for yourself.

Coil - Horse Rotorvator (1986)

Label: Force & Form
Genre: Industrial, Dark Ambient

Released: 1986/87'

Website: http://brainwashed.com/coil/
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dm2iveozwmi

British Experimental band Coil were formed 1982 by late John Balance and Peter Christopherson, both who left us all too soon. John, who previously had collaborated with Psychic TV (where Peter too was active some time), would later work together with key industrial acts such as Current 93 and Nine Inch Nails. Peter had, previous to Coil, been active with Throbbing Gristle, releasing the classic 20 Jazz Funk Greats in 79'.

The sound on Horse Rotorvator I can only describe as a more sharp and clear one, compared to earlier work by the two, the atmosphere seems more enjoyable and fresh compared to for an example 20 Jazz Funk Greats. It is a fun record listening to and I hope you enjoy it. 

Samla Mammas Manna - Samla Mammas Manna (1971)

Label: Silence Records
Genre: Progressive Rock 

Released: The Spring 1971
Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?j43nuqgbvrk9cbs

Swedish Progressive Rock band Samla Mammas Manna were, together with Univers Zero, Henry Cow, etc the founders of Rock In Opposition. A music movement in the 70s who were unpleased in how the Music Industry treated unmarketable and unconventional music projects. This is Samla Mammas Manna's debut album, and it combines ingenious proficient instrumentation with a variety art-ish concept, and sometimes features silly vocals and lyricism. These combinations have made that certain people compare it to Frank Zappa.

Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune (2012)

Label: Astralwerks

Genre: Chillout, Ambient, trip-hop, less pop-ish than their previous releases

Released: 6 Feb 2012 (today)

Origin: France

Buy: this is a major label release so i suggest saving the money to support some other band. if you insit on buying this here is the link http://widgets.platform.emi.com/landing/56b510e4bae54a80b7ee77d781aae987.html

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ttdsuad24x9kqfq
Bitrate: mp3 v0

The French duo's seventh album is a concept album about a trip to the moon/the classic short-film "Le Voyage Dans La Lune". I've only heard this once yet but it's a pretty cool concept and it has some good tunes on it, though i personally think it could have been a bit longer and a bit more elaborative on the story. (it clocks in at around 32 minutes).

儉德大廈 - 在森林和原野 (Kim Tak Building - In the Forest and the Field) (2006)

Label: Harbour Records

Genre: Instrumental, guitar ambient, (hardly) post-rock, (hardly) shoegaze,

Released: 2006

Origin: Hong Kong

Buy: the buying link has 404ed, please comment if you know where to buy this.

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?7x5a452vwxoxiwu
Bitrate: 192 kbps mp3

Kim Tak Building is a hong kong instrumental act, with some post-rock influences. It has a sad or melancholic emotional theme, and that is what holds the songs together as well as great synth pads, pianos and some more unconventional instrumentation. It could be classified as post-rock but does not rely on forte vs piano nearly as much as most modern post-rock acts. It stays calm for most of the album and only occasionally breaks out into a climax.