Friday, December 22, 2023

Top 15 Best Underground Music albums of 2023



2023 is almost end. And it's time to add to this site, The best of 2023. Long duration album.This means Full Length releases = with more than 8 tracks or with a minimum of 30 minutes.)

So here is below: NOT IN ORDER OF RELEVANCE. The 15 releases are for me the best of the underground scene of this year. 


Artist:  PACO MORENO

Album: After Dark

Artist country: US / Release date: 23 June

label: PMP (US)

Link: https://pac0m0ren0.bandcamp.com/album/after-dark

Genres: Vaporwave, Downtempo, Dark Beats

Paco Moreno main music websites: BC: https://pac0m0ren0.bandcamp.com/


Artist:  SONA NYL

Album: Chroniques de vampires, Vourdalaks et autres non​-​morts

Artist country: France / Release date: 21 December

label: DMP Productions (US)

Link: https://dialatedmusicproductions.bandcamp.com/album/chroniques-de-vampires-vourdalaks-et-autres-non-morts

Genres: Horror Synth, Minimal Electronic

Sona Nyl main music websites: BC:  https://ottovankleist.bandcamp.com/ / YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ludoviclepretre



Artist:  Julius Granell

Album: Psychefelia

Artist country: Spain / Release date: 22 November

label: Self-released

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz-zTf00G4E&list=OLAK5uy_nLyxC35JGYjYxepL3qeUBFygHkWjO3g8M&index=1

Genres: Minimal Electronic, Abstract, Experimental

Julius Granell main music websites: BC:  https://juliusgranell1.bandcamp.com/ / SC: https://soundcloud.com/julius-granell


Artist:  Osvaldo Sotomayor R. + Renzo Filinich O.

Album: Sun pandamonium

Artist country: Chile / Release date: 16 October

label: Rata Sorda recs.

Link: https://ratasordarec.bandcamp.com/album/sun-pandamonium

Genres: Drone, Space Ambient



Artist: My Own Cubic Stone

Album: La Constante Des Gaz Parfaits

Artist country: France / Release date: 10 April

label: Musique moléculaire label (Canada)

Link: https://musiquemoleculaire.bandcamp.com/album/la-constante-des-gaz-parfaits

/ also at self-artist bandcamp:

https://myowncubicstone.bandcamp.com/album/la-constante-des-gaz-parfaits

Genres: Dark Ambient, Experimental

My Own Cubic Stone main music websites: BC:  https://myowncubicstone.bandcamp.com/ / 

SC: https://soundcloud.com/my-own-cubic-stone/tracks



Artist:  Cyanbaal

Album:  Living Tunnel Revision / The Inscrutable Script  

Artist country: Germany / Release date: 13 October

label: Self-released

Link: https://cyanbaal.bandcamp.com/album/living-tunnel-revision-the-inscrutable-script-ep

Genres: Darkwave, Electro Industrial

 Cyanbaal main music websites: BC:  https://cyanbaal.bandcamp.com / Official: http://www.cyanbaal.de/


Artist:  Myrh / Mu Tiny

Album:  Engage In Enchanted Practices   

Artist country: Canada / Release date: 15 April

label: Self-released

Link: https://tarka1.bandcamp.com/album/engage-in-enchanted-practices

Genres: Experimental,  Progressive Electronic

 Myrh main music websites: BC: https://tarka1.bandcamp.com/ SC: https://soundcloud.com/myrhyum


Artist: Cement Tea

Album: Misadventures On The Candyland

Artist country: Brazil  / Release date: 31 August

label: Self-released

Link: https://cementtea.bandcamp.com/album/misadventures-on-the-candyland

Genres: Industrial Hardcore, Noise, Chipcore

Cement Tea main music websites

 BC:  https://cementtea.bandcamp.com/ / SC: https://soundcloud.com/cement-tea


Artist: Tets​ü​o ii 

Album: Tets​ü​o ii

Release date:10 August

label: Dagger Forest (UK)

Link: https://daggerforest.bandcamp.com/album/tets-o-ii

https://tetsuo-ii.bandcamp.com/album/tets-o-ii

Genres: Synth Ambient, Drone 

Tets​ü​o ii  main music website:

BC: https://tetsuo-ii.bandcamp.com/


Artist:  musique moléculaire 

Album: Film obscur

Artist country: Canada / Release date: 17 April

label: Musique moléculaire label (Canada)

Link: https://musiquemoleculaire.bandcamp.com/album/film-obscur

Genres: Dark Ambient, Drone Noise

musique moléculaire  main music website: BC:  https://musiquemoleculaire.bandcamp.com/

official: https://musiquemoleculaire.com/musique-moleculaire


Artists:  vacant possession & fencepost

Album: broken beasts  

Artist country: Canada / Release date: 11 December

label: <1 label (UK)

Link: https://lessthanone.bandcamp.com/album/broken-beasts

Genres: Dark Ambient, Drone Noise, Industrial

fencepost  main music website: BC: https://fencepost.bandcamp.com/

vacant possession main website: BC: https://vacantpossession.bandcamp.com/



Artist:  Vicar Elm 

Album:  Vicar Elm 

Release date: 8 June

label: Drug Arts (US)

Link: https://drugarts.bandcamp.com/album/vicar-elm

Genres: Trip Hop, Alternative Pop

Vicar Elm  main music website:

https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/artist/5UxD5kLRI2CUmgUK7eJdzP



Artist:  Sound Animal

Album: Real Strange Delusions

Artist country: US / Release date: 2 August

label: Camembert Électrique (France)

Link: https://camembertelectrique.bandcamp.com/album/real-strange-delusions

Also available at self artist bandcamp: 

https://soundanimal.bandcamp.com/album/real-strange-delusions

Genres: Avant-garde, experimental, dark ambient

Soud Animal  main music website:

BC: https://soundanimal.bandcamp.com/ Official: https://sound-animal.com/


Artist:  Mario Lino Stancati  

Album: Revision 

Artist country: Italy / Release date: 2 November

label: Unexplained Sounds Group  (Italy)

Link: https://unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/revision

Genres: Avant-garde, experimental, dark ambient

 Mario Lino Stancati main music website:

SC: https://soundcloud.com/mariolinostancati


Artist:  Datapoint 

Album: CONTACT

Artist country: US / Release date: 11 January

label: Illuminated Paths  (US)

Link: https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/contact

Genres: Vaporwave


BONUS:

Artist:  Various Artists x Humanfobia

Album: Terrorlake

Artist country: Chile / Release date: 13 October

label: Internet Daemon  (Chile)

Links: https://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/album/horrorlake

https://archive.org/details/v-a-x-humanfobia-horrorlake

Genres: Dark Experimental, Witch House, Horror Synth

 Humanfobia main music websites:

BC: https://humanfobia-official.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04WVEhq4UDRTKpWEfMSeZT

Official: https://humanfobia.jimdofree.com/