Bandcamp Esoterica

a collection of my favorite offbeat works

  1. 猫 シ Corp.

    Brief note: "mallsoft" classic that presents an alternate version of post-9/11 America

  2. Midori Takada

    Brief note: the album's second half shines with marimba and erhu suites

  3. sawako

    Brief note: a collection of random sounds from everyday life

  4. Brief note: a mesmerizing chorus of frogs in their natural habitats

  5. foresteppe

    Brief note: plunderphonic escape into simple melodies reminiscent of childhood

  6. Live Media

    Brief note: repurposed radio commercials come together to create broken, hypnotic loops

  7. 戶張大輔 Tobari Daisuke

    Brief note: avant-garde, lo-fi Japanese folk from the 90s

  8. 音羽信

    Brief note: unearthed 70s Japanese folk album

  9. 식료품groceries

    Brief note: the seminal work in the "mallsoft" genre

  10. Inlustris

    Brief note: calming electronica that reimagines classical standards

  11. Psuedo Desnudo

    Brief note: straight-to-tape, psychedelic "pop"

  12. Cudighi Records

    Brief note: versatile, Michigan-based compilation album with Finnish influences

  13. Brief note: Japanese "future funk" with elements of "kawaii"

  14. Dan Melchior

    Brief note: imperfect, guitar-based instrumentals that are melancholic

  15. Blood Lord

    Brief note: dungeon-synth composed entirely with a Casio VL-Tone

  16. Borg

    Brief note: strange, yet engaging medieval folk music

  17. Forest of Yore

    Brief note: ethereal "forest" ambience good for relaxation or meditation

  18. Hole Dweller

    Brief note: lo-fi, dungeon-synth that evokes the charm of the Shire

Bandcamp Esoterica is an album list curated by J. Patrick Gray:

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