Holly Herndon - "Home"

With just a few brief albums and a handful of singles under her belt thus far, Holly Herndon is quickly becoming one of the most interesting electronic music producers to watch in 2015.

If I'm correct, she's slated to drop a new full-length toward the start of next year via RVNG Intl., and her most recent single here shows her incorporating lyrics into her usual mix of glitchy rhythms and strange vocal manipulations.

Not only is the chord progression on this thing pretty epic, but the massive bass and dense cacophony of rhythms is pretty overwhelming much of the time--of course, the visuals in the video attached to this song mirror this.

Rather than delivering yet another sparse, abstract experiment on par with "Chorus" or any number of tracks off Movement, Holly take a maximal approach with fantastic results.

Orbweaver - Strange Transmissions From The Neuralnomicon

Try out this new EP from Florida technical death metal band Orbweater. The title certainly is a mouthful: Strange Transmissions From The Neuralnomicon. You're in for some fast, dizzying, interstellar guitars on this one. The playing is consistently flashy, but it usually only adds up into making these songs weirder and weirder. Orbweaver's music may be grim, but also sounds like it takes place in the deepest recesses of space. Imagine the bloodiest slasher flick taking place on a stranded spaceship, and you'll be most of the way there.

Stream Neuralnomicon above, and grab a vinyl copy of it here.

Actress - Ghettoville

Actress' latest album is like a musical sketchbook filled with intimate, personal experiments with techno, house, and more.

Scott Walker- "Epizootics!" and "See You Don't Bump His Head"

Enigmatic singer-songwriter and former baroque pop crooner Scott Walker grows stranger and stranger with each release--or at least that's what the two tracks embedded above illustrate. On December 4th, he'll be putting out Bish Bosch, which will be his first record in five years, making the the followup to 2006's the Drift. If you've got Spotify, stream the tracks "Epizootics!" and "See You Don't Bump His Head" above.

Fergus & Geronimo- Funky Was the State of Affairs

Stream: Fergus & Geronimo- Funky Was the State of Affairs On it's sophomore effort, Funky Was the State of Affairs, Fergus & Geronimo seem to pull out all the stops with a series of abrupt tracks, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, and some weird spots of spoken word. I didn't think the duo could get any stranger after last year's "unlearn.", but I was wrong, very wrong.

It's not necessarily a bad thing, though. The strangeness of artists like Zappa have always been a reference point, and that influence seems stronger--at least in a comedic sense--on this album. With that comparison in mind, Funky is easily Fergus & Geronimo's Lumpy Gravy.

Hubble + Patrick Breiner- "Hubble Chase"

As part of a compilation that independent record label SOUNGS has just released, Hubble, solo guitarist Ben Greenberg of Pygmy Shrews and Zs, and Patrick Breiner, a Connecticut resident who triples as a saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer, have teamed up for a mind-bending new collaboration. Titled "Hubble Chase," the song accompanies twelve other tracks on this release, which you can buy and/or stream in its entirety over at the SOUNGS Bandcamp.

Without warning, "Hubble Chase" begins with an onslaught of chaotic arpeggios which come courtesy of Breiner's saxophone and Greenberg's guitar. The former dominates the right channel, while the latter takes hold of the left, and the pair join together to create a wall of sound that somehow feels both harmonious and somewhat cacophonous. Structurally, "Hubble Chase" is deceptively simple. It makes no clear changes in direction throughout the four-and-a-half minute length it falls just short of spanning, yet it bears a certain amount of subtle change that gives it movement. The song's minimalistic nature and idiosyncratic saxophone wizardry makes Colin Stetson comparisons unavoidable, but I could go as far as to recommend it to anyone looking for something that is as experimental as it is exhilarating.

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Patti Smith- "Banga"

Legendary proto-punk, art rocker, and musical eccentric Patti Smith has a new album out this week titled Banga, which is actually somewhat of a nonsensical tribute to a fictional dog who waited 2000 years on the edge of Heaven for his master who had ventured in to speak with Jesus Christ. According to her, any dog that waited that long deserved a song.

And what a song it is. Smith's fierce vocal presentation spews abstraction after abstraction as her band rocks the tune with a wavy guitar riff and some shuffling drums. The sound of a howling dog pierces the background, even as the song reaches its loudest moments.

Banga is out now via Columbia. It's streaming on Spotify as well if you've got that available to ya.

Carson McWhirter- "Gatekeeper's Invitation"

Guitar monster Carson McWhirter has a new album up on Bandcamp titled SNDLPVN, and "Gatekeeper's Invitation" is one of the easier ins on the album; meaning that straight drumming and angular riffs digest a little easier than some of the other tracks on this album. Basically, here's the plan: Try this track, then explore others.

Because Carson is an artist look to stretch his abilities in in every brand of guitar-related musical expression. From the riveting acoustic number on "Watchers," to the piano-backed "IV," McWhirter writes songs that are both technical and emotionally riveting.

Stream the SNDLPVN in its entirety here, and buy it on Bandcamp.

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