Notable Releases I

This post represents the first of what will hopefully become a regular or semi-regular update. In lieu of the monthly music-related series, Neosurrealist will now offer segregated updates focusing specifically on charts, weekly reviews, and recent album releases/discoveries. The following list is comprised of albums discovered/released during May 2007, primarily focusing on shoegaze, post-rock, and ambient-influenced releases.


A Genuine Freakshow- 0.008%

Post-rock, Shoegaze
Self-Released, April 2007
3 Tracks, 19 mins.
*CI Rating: 5/10

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A Hundred Times Beloved- Antarctic Sunrise

Shoegaze, Electronic
Alison Records, March 2007
9 Tracks, 36 mins.
CIR: 4/10

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And So I Watch You From Afar- This Is Our Machine...

Post-rock
Self-released, March 2007
5 Tracks, 26 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Angelic Process, The- Weighing Souls with Sand

Post-metal, Shoegaze, Drone
Profound Lore Records, May 2007
10 Tracks, 47 mins.
CIR: 6.5/10

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Aristeia- You Give Me Strength, You Give Me Patience!

Post-rock
Self-released, April 2007 (MP3)
8 Tracks, 47 mins.
CIR: 7/10

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Broaddaylight- The Bell Jar

Shoegaze
Self-Released, December 2006/January 2007
5 Tracks, 25 mins.
CIR: 4.5/10

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Bury the Sound- Autumn Magnets

Post-rock, Progressive
Hidden Shoal Recordings, June 2007
3 Tracks, 23 mins.
CIR: 4/10

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California Stories Uncovered- California Stories Uncovered

Post-rock
Self-released, April 2007
4 Tracks, 23 mins.
CIR: 6.5/10

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Coaltar of the Deepers- Tortoise EP

Shoegaze, Metal
KNIR, May 2007
4 Tracks, 20 mins.
CIR: 3.5/10

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Depreciation Guild, The- Nautilus

Shoegaze, 8-bit
8 Bit Peoples, April 2007
3 Tracks, 13 mins.
CIR: 3/10

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Echodrone- Echodrone EP

Shoegaze
Isomer Records, April 2007
4 Tracks, 29 mins.
CIR: 6/10

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Epic45- May Your Heart Be the Map

Ambient, Shoegaze
Make Mine Music, June 2007
13 Tracks, 50 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Foxtail Somersault- Fathom

Shoegaze, Dream-pop
Self-Released, March 2007
5 Tracks, 22 mins.
CIR: 6/10

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Frail by Design- Frail by Design

Post-rock
Self-released, April 2007
4 Tracks, 22 mins.
CIR: 4/10

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Grouper- Cover the Windows and the Walls

Ambient, Shoegaze
Root Strata, April 2007
7 Tracks, 37 mins.
CIR: 7/10

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Hearts of Black Science- The Ghost You Left Behind

Electronic, Pop, Shoegaze
Club AC30, April 2007
11 Tracks, 50 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Joy Wants Eternity- You Who Pretend to Sleep

Post-rock, Shoegaze
Beep Repaired, May 2007
8 Tracks, 38 mins.
CIR: 9/10

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Keser- Esoteric Escape

Electronic, Post-rock, Shoegaze
Alex Tronic Records, April 2007 (CD-R)
12 Tracks, 60 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Kite Operations- Heart Attacks, Back to Back...

Shoegaze, Progressive
KOA, March 2007
9 Tracks, 48 mins.
CIR: 4.5/10

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Le Chat Blanc Orchestra- Theories Sur La Danse

Ambient
Thisquietarmy Records, May 2007
5 Tracks, 34 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Maps- We Can Create

Electronic, Shoegaze
Mute Records, May 2007
11 Tracks, 53 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Mixtapes & Cellmates- S/T

Electronic, Shoegaze, Pop
Nomethod Records, March 2007
10 Tracks, 38 mins.
CIR: 4.5/10

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Orbit; Dear Beacon- Flee! To the Mammoth Canopy

Post-rock
Wooden Idea Productions, May 2007
4 Tracks, 32 mins.
CIR: 5.5/10

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Portrait of a Drowned Man- Portrait of a Drowned Man

Post-rock
Automaton Records, June 2007
6 Tracks, 20 mins.
CIR: 6/10

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Rumskib- Rumskib

Shoegaze, Dream-pop
Darla Records, May 2007
12 Tracks, 45 mins.
CIR: 4/10

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Saturna- Some Delicious Enemy

Shoegaze, Psychedelic
Nexus Underground, June 2007
10 Tracks, 44 mins.
CIR: 5.5/10

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Shadow Project, The- A Beauty to Fight For

Post-rock, Electronic, Progressive
NR One Records, June 2007
10 Tracks, 57 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Tears Run Rings- A Question and an Answer

Shoegaze, Dream-pop
Disaster Club Records, April 2007
4 Tracks, 22 mins.
CIR: 6/10

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Temjiin- Diamond Scattered Jet Black Curtain

Ambient, Electronic
9.12 Records, May 2007
5 Tracks, 27 mins.
CIR: 4.5/10

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Thrushes- Sun Come Undone

Shoegaze, Post-punk
Birdnote Records, March 2007
11 Tracks, 41 mins.
CIR: 9/10

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Union Trade, The- Now the Swell

Shoegaze, Post-rock
Tricycle Records, February 2007
4 Tracks, 26 mins.
CIR: 5/10

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Veil Veil Vanish- Into a New Mausoleum

Shoegaze, Post-punk
Self-released, April 2007
6 Tracks, 26 mins.
CIR: 5.5/10

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