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Sunday, October 31, 2004

 

The latest Mixing It show: Mixing It - 29 October 2004 is now available on listen again on the BBC Radioplayer.

Friday 29 October 2004 22:15-23:30 (Radio 3)

Presented by Mark Russell and Robert Sandall and featuring a session by the Australian trio Pateras/Baxter/Brown, consisting of Anthony Pateras (prepared piano and electronics), David Brown (prepared guitar) and Sean Baxter (percussion).

Plus tracks from the likes of State River Widening, Philip Jeck & Janek Schaefer and Martin Archer.

# posted by DJ Martian 9:17 PM

 

This week's One World show is: Dedicated to John Peel

Show broadcast on Radio 1 on 1st November 2004 from 1 - 3am

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The One World team aka Mr Psych will be dedicating a special mix he recorded for the Peel show three years ago to the man himself. One World producer Paul Thomas will be taking us through some memories he had working with John from festivals like Sonar.

One World and the music it champions owes a great deal to John and the shows he broadcast from 1967 - 2004.

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Almost Cool review State River Widening - Cottonhead

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New Releases @ Piccadilly Records

Some new releases listed in the weekly guide [via e-mail] from Manchester's music emporium: Piccadilly Records

[New releases listed for week of October 25th]

Bloc Party - Helicopter
Wichita
cd single

The follow up single to the Top 40 hit "Little Thoughts", accompanied by an extensive UK tour, from the most exciting new band of the year.

Tim Bowness - My Hotel Year
One Little Indian

Calling all fans of Bowie, Sylvian, Blue Nile, This Mortal Coil and the quintessential 4AD sound, Hammill, Walker, Drake, Tim Buckley, Eno, Marks Hollis and Eitzel, Massive Attack, Red House Painters and existential introspection set to a smorgasbord of 21st century beats - upbeat, downbeat or simply a heartbeat. That end result is one of the year's most original, personal and haunting records - embracing that Bowness-branded singer-songwriter / art-rock style but with a noticeably starker, intimate, gripping edge.

The Cuts - Cuts
Birdman

Modern day psychedelia — coming right at you with lightning speed. The Cuts' self-titled LP is finally available on everyone's favorite digital format! The Cuts stand apart from any contemporary garage rock purveyors. Tough as nails, neurotic, simplistic, big, deep, catchy and devastating all at the same time. This album is a reissue of the band's debut record with original lineup, never before available on CD.

The Drama - Nothing Can Tear Us Apart
Fierce Panda

The Drama are from Oakland, California, USA. They consist of Joe Gregory (vocals, guitars), Jess Gowrie (drums) and Chris Over (bass). They describe themselves as a 'dark rock band'. That much is true. This four-track ep – their debut release anywhere in the known universe – cannily brings together a clutch of their finest moments thus far. These four tracks capture The Drama at their most potent and paranoid. All crunching guitars and venomous vocals, "Nothing Can Tear Us Apart" is a grimly jubilant statement of intent from a blazing new arrival on planet rock.

Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - The Royal Society
Island / No Death

"Royal Society" is the eagerly awaited follow up to 2002's "Horse of The Dog". Produced by Chris Goss and touted as Dave Grohl's favourite record, "Royal Society" is every bit the step up that Brighton's finest promised.

Matt Harding - Thinking In Fours
Moshi Moshi

Matt Harding plays his own distinctive brand of electro-folk, that has been compared to everyone from Beck to New Order to The Beta Band. This EP features one track from his "Commitment" album along with five brand new tracks.

Help She Can't Swim - Fashionista Super Dance Troupe
Fantastic Plastic

Help She Can't Swim are five young people from the South coast of England. "Fashionista Super Dance Troupe", their debut album is a terse 24 minute affair recorded in an energetic two week blast earlier this year. The album fizzes with energy propelled by a nods to the likes of Mecca Normal, Beat Happening, Huggy Bear and Sonic Youth.

Pinback - Summer In Abaddon
Touch & Go

The third chapter in the Pinback story begins with their debut record for Touch and Go. "Summer In Abaddon" was recorded by the duo in Zach's home studio over the course of 2003, and truly captures Pinback's essence. Although it may seem like gentle pop music at first encounter, its brilliance is slowly revealed upon repeated listens. Songs are buoyant and lively at times, melancholy and dark at others, and always resonate with an underlying intensity.

Punish The Atom - Filthy Boy
Retarded

The debut single from PTA, five young men from Nottingham whose lightning strike dynamics echo their PIL, Fall, Wire and Devo influences. Two versions appear on the single: "Filthy Advice" and "Filthy Boy". The latter a re-mixed version created by fellow Nottinghamian (if there is such a word! - you know what we mean.) Richard Warren aka Echoboy. Also slipped into the package is "For Your Pleasure": A two minute glam-punk romp inspired by Bryan Ferry, The Sweet and the Japanese transport system. It's a great statement of intent from a band that's already renowned for wrapping barbed-wire melodies around intense rhythms and rousing vocals.

State River Widening - Cottonhead
Vertical Form

State River Widening's David Sheppard and Keiron Phelan paint evocative sonic landscapes with a vast array of instruments on this beautiful album which mananges to combine elements of post rock, americana, Philip Glass composition and electronica without any contrivances or difficulty. Almost wholly instrumental, save for Anne Briggs' folky wisdom on one track and the odd hushed voice elsewhere, it's a remarkable achievement. Vertical Form do it again.

Sucioperro - The Hidden Perils Of Dancing
Adorno

New three piece Sucioperro (it's pronounced sooch-ee-oh-perro and is Spanish slang for 'dirty bitch') are currently taking the Scottish underground by storm. Comprising diverse musical influences from Tool to Talking Heads, Pearl Jam to Prince. Their vibrant, energetic and muscular sound is winning hordes of new fans all the time.

Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Sunburned Hand Of The Man
Wabana

From Sunburned Hand Of The Man: 'we got news from the agency that someone raided the tape vault while we were pimpin' it live on the West Coast Alaska wedding procession'. Basically this is a semi official bootleg, and limited as hell release from the wigged out standard bearers of the USA's new folk / new weird americana scene. Do not expect to find this in the NME, this is like Faust, Can and Cluster getting down with the No-Neck Blues Band and creating some folk drenched acid fried psyche trip-outs. Highly recommended.

CD - ORE041CD
Very very limited edition CD release of this very rare and much sought after album.

Various Artists / Damaged Goods - The Cheap Sampler Volume 3
Damaged Goods

The third sampler from the Damaged Goods back catalogue this time featuring 28 tracks both new and old with three exclusives, Buzzcocks: "Don't Come Back" previously unavailable on CD. The Kitchen: "Legion Of Mary Team" previously unreleased. Honeyrider: "Cyberfriends Network" previously unreleased. A lovely eight page full colour booklet, 28 tracks all for the price of a maxi CD single. Artists include: Holly Golightly, The Ulcers, Buzzcocks, Shelleys Children, Fabienne Delsol, Armitage Shanks, Age Of Jets, The Kitchen, Honeyrider, Mikabomb, Cogs, Buff Medways, Singing Loins, Hard Skin, Oizone, Cuckooland, Manic Street Preachers, Revillos, and more!!!!

Les Georges Leningrad - Sur Les Traces De Black Eskimo
Alien 8

Now operating as a trio, LGL are leaner and more dangerous than ever. Thanks to rigorous touring the band has never sounded so tight and energetic. This latest effort is without a doubt a catchier affair, boasting a number of potential crossover hits. It mixes elements of post-punk and noisy improv to deliver a completely unique hybrid.

Hella / Dilute - Live
Sickroom Records

As part of an ongoing live series, this double CD features Dilute and Hella, two innovative and unique bands, who have both been held in high esteem for their dynamic and intense live performances. Each CD has five tracks by one of the bands. Dilute, from Oakland, CA, produce wonderful soundscapes that literally resonate with soul fire. Melodies bubble and simmer punctuated at times by sparse, childlike vocals. Now residing in Sacramento, CA, Hella have blown away countless jaded hipsters with their intricate, winding spazz-core compositions. Zach Hill is a veritable animal on the drum kit while Spencer Seim's guitar work is equally impressive, as he bursts forth with a seemingly endless supply of pulsating, jittery parts that intertwine perfectly. File alongside: Pink & Brown, Lightening Bolt, Mogwai.

Lesbians On Ecstasy - Lesbians On Ecstasy
Alien 8

The debut release from Montreal's Lesbians On Ecstasy. Since their inception a year and a half ago, L.O.E. have been rocking asses and minds across the USA with their slamming live shows. L.O.E. hijack the back catalogue of lesbian anthems, dragging them kicking and screaming out of the folk festivals and onto the drugged up revelry of the dance floor. They pillage shamelessly from the likes of Tracy Chapman and Melissa Etheridge, juxtaposing them against Tribe8 or Team Dresch, not forgetting the lesbian standards of The Indigo Girls and others. L.O.E. don't sample these artists, but cheekily reference their themes and lyrics, creating booty shaking dance hits. Styles range from electro punk to hard techno and straight-up pop.

Sweep The Leg Johnny / Rumah Sakit - Live September 9th 2000
Sickroom Records

Recorded live at legendary San Francisco club, The Bottom Of The Hill, this pair of discs, 13 tracks in total provides a snapshot of two inimitable musical forces at the height of their respective prowess. Rumah Sakit have distinguished themselves as a band that defies convention at every turn. A savage intercourse erupts between the reckless and the restrained. Disjointed and abrasive this is truly a band best appreciated live. For nearly a decade, Chicago's Sweep The Leg Johnny have toured and played with a passion rarely equaled. Their sound is solid as steel, yet almost incomprehensible in the depth of its subtlety. Pulsating rhythms hold the body mesmerized, while intertwining melodies and fragmented vocals resonate with a sense of desperate energy. File alongside: Don Caballero, Bardo Pond, Soeza.

Freeform Five - Strangest Things
Ultimate Dilema / Atlantic

Freeform Five release their highly anticipated debut album "Strangest Things" on Ultimate Dilemma. You could never plan something like Freeform Five, they're a fluke, a happy accident, an affair of chances; they defy mathematical law. For a start, there are really only four of them; lynchpin producer, multi-instrumentalist and chief songwriter Anu Pillai and vocalists Cabba, Tamara Barnett-Herrin and Nick Decosemo. And the music they make together is the sum of four individual subsets of random circumstances, past phases and meandering paths up to this point. "Strangest Things" sees the four piece take on the dance floor, plus f*ck with the stereotypical album dynamic in producing some of the catchiest numbers you'll hear all year. Here brooding pensive melancholy sits comfortably next to four-to-the-floor club bangers, with a potential pop smash or two thrown in for good measure, without ever sounding muddled or schizophrenic. Proper electro-pop, electro-house and electro-rock'n'roll.

The Emperor Machine - Aimee Tallulah Is Hypnotised
DC Recordings

Andy Meecham (aka Chicken Lips / Big Two Hundred) presents his debut album under The Emperor Machine guise. "Aimee Tallulah Is Hypnotised" fuses live and electronic elements and displays a true melting pot of styles and influences, seamlessly shifting through BBC Radiophonic Workshop style experiments, Italo / space disco, kraut rock and electro. There's an underlying cinematic sci-fi presence to these offerings, most prominent with the DR Who-inspired album opener "The TV Extra Band", the John Carpenter-esque "Dying By Wits" and "SH3A" and the War Of The Worlds like melodies of "Front Man" and "Brains In A Box", the album is also interspersed by Radiophonic enthused interludes "Erotic Hoverfly" and "Killed By A Truck". Joined here by Roger Johns (bass guitar), Jamie Parkes (violin) and Beebe (flute), Mr Meecham utilises his analogue synth collection and alluring array of vintage apparatus to devastating effect, and whilst delving into early 70s production techniques manages to carve out new avenues for the future.

The Hacker - Reves Macaniques
Pias

"Reves Mecaniques" is the second album from French techno stalwart The Hacker. The Hacker is firmly established as one of the most dynamic of the new breed of French electronic producers, having enjoyed great success with Miss Kittin and the running of his own Goodlife record label with fellow founders Oxia and Alex Reynaud. This album is the follow up to his debut "Melodies En Sous-Sol" and is a significant honing of The Hacker's sound, embracing elements of hardcore and rave into his clinical, sometimes brutal techno and electro. He has made an album that treads a thin line between dark electronic rock / pop and techno, even going as far as producing a turbo-charged goth stomper with the inclusion of the single "Flesh & Bone" featuring Perspects, beautifully icy electro pop with "Masterplan" featuring Miss Kittin, and the 'alternative' anthem in-waiting of "Traces" featuring Mount Sims.

Robert Wyatt - His Greatest Misses
Ryko

This is the first real definitive collection featuring 17 of Robert's greatest all-time solo material recordings to date and includes the much sought after and requested "Shipbuilding" which has never previously been on an album and has only been available as part of the EPs box set. Also includes his only other hit single from 1974 - "I'm A Believer".

Breather Resist - Charmer
Jade Tree

Breather Resist have been pretty busy since their 2002 inception, with releases on Initial and Deathwish before Jade Tree saw their considerable potential and snapped them up. They've a lot to get off their chest. This album is a vicious catharsis of intense, raging, anguished vocals set against a searing backdrop of burning, heavy, growling rhythm guitar, illuminated by occasional dark flashes from the lead, and punctuated by tight as fuck timeshifts and fist in the face breakdowns. This is much less metal than savage hardcore - and it's utterly awesome...

Various Artists / Back To Mine - Carl Cox
Dmc

Dance stalwart and much loved international DJ Carl Cox steps up to the "Back to Mine" turntables and shows a side to him that's never been documented before. All his musical influences are present from the old Caister soul weekender days through to blissed out modern day electronics. Includes Ramsey Lewis, Diana Ross, Harvey Mason, Bill Summers, John Handy, Loose Ends, Timmy Thomas, The Style Council, Black Science Orchestra, Coco Steel & Lovebomb, Leftfield, Sounds Of Blackness, 808 State, Jesus Loves You etc.

Various Artists / Life:Styles - Laurent Garnier
Harmless

Frenchman Laurent Garnier began DJing at Manchester's Hacienda during the late 80s, setting up his own F-Communications label and becoming one of the world's best DJs along the way, able to drop sets that span house, techno and funkier stuff too. Here he digs deeper through his record collection to bring us this supremely eclectic set of tracks, taking in disco, funk, Kraut rock, reggae, latin, soul, jazz and more.

16 track blended CD. Extras include Van Morrison, George McRae, Liquid Liquid, Tom Browne and more.

Smith & Mighty - Retrospective
K7

Rob Smith & Ray Mighty, the Godfathers of the Bristol sound, present their finest tracks, early releases, rarities, and some recent recordings. Before there was Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead and all that followed, there was Smith & Mighty, late 80s / early 90s perveyors of sound system soul. Starting off reworking some Dione Warwick classics by adding heavyweight reggae bass and stripped-down hip hop breaks, their sound influenced a generation of Bristol music makers and was an antidote to the over-produced soul sounds from over the pond.

Various Artists / Last Time I Do This For Nothing
Illicit

A triple CD compendium featuring unreleased material from Deadly Avenger along with exclusive cuts from the Illicit archives. CD1 is titled "95", named after the year Damon Deadly Avenger started producing demos from his bedroom in Leicester. This album shows how the Deadly Avenger sound has developed over the years and acts as a blueprint for his debut album "Deep Red", comprising specially re-recorded versions of the early material on DC, tracks from the first two Illicit EPs plus exclusive demos, skits and previously unreleased tunes, all of which are available on CD for the first time. The second CD focuses on the "Battlecreek" series, Damon's attempt to recreate the old school hip hop battle records. He invited likeminded artists and friends to contribute tracks for the EPs which have become seminal records, and are a perfect representation of what happens when hip hop and the breaks collide. All three EPs are collected together here on CD for the first time. CD3, "Cast And Crew", is an attempt to represent all aspects of Illicit Recordings and the artists who have been involved with the label over the years, on one CD with fourteen tracks including Fatman Scoop's "Be Faithful", Chicago house-god Derrick Carter's remix of Deadly, the replayed recording of the Rocky theme "Going The Distance" (sampled on "We Took Pelham"), an exclusive Bronx Dogs track, and much more.

The Residents - Commercial Album: 25th Anniversary Edition
Mute

Re-release of the landmark 1980 album on CD to tie in with the issue of The Residents' "Commercial Album 25th Anniversary" Special Edition DVD. The group is now entering its fourth decade as faceless anti-stars, existing in the dim outskirts of mainstream awareness. During that entire time, they've consciously kept their origins and personal lives shrouded in mystery. The creation of this obviously contrived 'mystery' was one of the first decisions they reached after realising that they had become a group - something they define as an organism with a mind, will and direction of its own. The essence of this decision was to aggressively create a separation between their personal and professional lives. Anonymity was, and is, their only rule. They live by it to this day. Since, in 1980, the nature of their music prohibited access to pop radio, The Residents originally envisioned "The Commercial Album", as a reinvention of the Top Forty format. With this concept the group attempted to revolutionise the way popular music was heard.

Akufen / Freeform / The Rip Off Artist : Blu TribunL
Inflatabl

Inflatabl Labl seem to delight in unlikely combinations. Here they get three top notch electronic producers to make four tracks each, in a style they're completely unfamiliar with....the blues. And the results are stunning. Akufen forgoes his house tendencies for a raw, glitchy shuffle,with the voices of the past rising like ghosts. Freeform (Skam) harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of world music to create something that is Deep South, Far East, nowhere and everywhere at the same time. And lastly Rip Off Artist (Tigerbeat6 / Label owner) focuses on the core of the blues: the guitar and the twelve bar chord progression, then splinters it into a thousand pieces, with rhythms that lurch and sputter, missing a beat here and there. Blues and electronic music would seem worlds apart, yet these artists have managed to fuse the two, turn it inside out...digitize...invert and subvert.

Efterklang - Tripper
Leaf

Denmark's Efterklang are the latest signing to The Leaf Label. A ten-piece outfit including strings (Sigur Ros' Amina Quartet), brass, piano, percussion, electronics and choir from Greenland, Efterklang make intimate epic music.

Vauxhall 44 - Sub - I
Inflatabl

Inflatabl's fourth release is Vauxhall44's first full-length album, entitled "Sub-I". The artist is Yuki Kiba, a Tokyo resident who began playing guitar at the tender age of fourteen. He has seen his share of go-nowhere garage bands, playing experimental rock, jazz, reggae and so on, and didn't start making computer music until he was twenty-one. Sounds like a typical kid from the suburbs, right? What we can't figure out is how this shy, deferential Japanese kid makes such fascinating music. Each track is constantly changing, sometimes jump cutting to the next big idea, sometimes gradually evolving through shifting elements that never play the same way twice. Superficially, there are techno and house elements to his tracks, but there are so many little details that the mind has no chance to wander. This makes "Sub-I" an uncommonly satisfying experience.

Various Artists / Where We're At
Small Town Supersound

Nine track label sampler at a budget price. Features all artists connected to the Smalltown Supersound label at present: Jaga Jazzist, Kim Hiorthoy, Lars Horntveth, Sir Dupermann etc. plus two new signings; Toy and Mental Overdrive. A perfect introduction to the Supersound.

Wax Poetics - Issue Number Ten, Fall 2004

Articles on Montgomery Express, Antibalas, Les McCann, Wattstax, Beastie Boys, Eddie Fisher, Melvin Van Peebles and Mingering Mike. An essential magazine that just gets better and better.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:00 PM

 

Splendid interview Otto Von Schirach

preamble:

Otto Von Schirach's music is indescribable -- much as a mini fire engine stuffed with circus clowns getting raped by a transvestite pencil sharpener is indescribable. Since his debut (2001's 8,000 B.C.) on Miami's electro/IDM label Schematic, the Cuban/German maverick has upended electronica with a warped (some say frightening) sense of humor and a very broad notion of what passes for music. Von Schirach, who seems to have a direct connection from his id to his mouse-clicking fingers to his constantly churning hard drive, is prodigiously good with his gear; he creates sublime, uncategorizable onslaughts (like Global Speaker Fisting and its predecessor, Chopped Zombie Fungus), and contributes to comeback albums from electronic music legends (his involvement with Skinny Puppy's The Greater Wrong Of The Right gave the album a startling, nu-school impact). And he does it all without missing a beat (pun intended).

We caught up with Von Schirach between legs of the Skinny Puppy North American tour (he's been opening for the industrial legends on every stateside stop), as he juggled promotional duty for the newly released Global Speaker Fisting and preparations for another trip with Cevin, Ogre and crew. Global, like his other three albums, is a marvelous amalgam of left wing electronica, hip hop, IDM, gabber and experimental techno; it's impeccably precise, full of dadaist whimsy (his lyrics, teetering on the verge of putrid absurdity, will nonetheless provoke belly laughs). Potty humor colliding with grand scale, electro-mathematics? This is the album Mr. Bungle will make after they reunite in 2032, only you get to hear it now. Then again, no one does it (or will do it) like Otto Von Schirach, who has an entire class of artistry all to himself.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:42 PM

 

SPOTLIGHT...KEY NEW RELEASES [October 18th]

Key new album releases for October 18th [A more detailed release listing including other new releases, compilations and reissues - can be found further up this webpage.]

Ada - Blondie (Areal)
Arco - Restraint (Dreamy)
Beans - Shock City Maverick (Warp)
Carter Tutti - Cabal (Cti)
The Dead Texan - The Dead Texan (Kranky)
Deathprod - Morals and Dogma (Rune Grammofon) [Now available at Boomkat]
Dosh - Pure Trash (Anticon)
Elend - Sunwar The Dead (Prophecy)
The Haunted - rEVOLVEr (Century Media)
Husky Rescue - Country Falls (Catskills)
Jason And The Astronauts - The Mourning After Math (Unlabel)
Johann Johannsson - Virthulegu Forsetar (Touch) Cd/Dvd
Katell Keineg - High July (Megaphone)
Krisiun - Bloodshed (Century Media)
Les Georges Leningrad - Sur les traces de Black Eskimo (alien 8 recordings)
Losoul - Getting Even (Playhouse)
Minit - Now Right Here (Staubgold)
Peter Murphy - Unshattered (ViaStar) [US Import available @ amazon.co.uk]
Paal Nilssen-Love/Ken Vandermark - Dual Pleasure 2 (Smalltown Supersoud)
No Things - Coward / Trees (Blast First/ (petite) ) EP
Re - Alms (Constellation)
Rodney P - The Future (Riddim Killa)
Shitmat - Full English Breakfest (Planet µ)
Shur I Kan - Waypoints (Freerange)
State River Widening - Cottonhead (Vertical Form)
Subtle - A New White (Lex)
System 7 - Encantado (A Wave)
Tears In X-Ray Eyes - The Way We Live Now (Test Tube Records)
The Thing - Garage (STS)
Total Science - Good Game (CIA) 2cd
Turing Machine - Zwei (frenchkiss records) [US Release]
Ricardo Villalobos - thé au harem d'archimède (Perlon)
White Hole - Pink Album (KYO)
Wolf Eyes - Burned Mind (Sub Pop)

# posted by DJ Martian 2:26 PM

 

SPOTLIGHT...KEY NEW RELEASES [October 11th]

Key new album releases for October 11th [A more detailed release listing including other new releases, compilations and reissues - can be found further up this webpage.]

Age of Silence - Acceleration (Blackend)
Am/Pm - The Ends I & II (Dreck)
The Autumns - The Autumns (Bella Union)
Blueprint - Phenomenology (Golf) [Ex earthtone 9 members]
Peter Brotzmann / Friis Nielsen/Peeter Uuskyla - Medicina (Atavistic)
Chronomad - Sokut (Alien Transistor)
The Ex - Turn (Touch & Go)
Jake Fairley - Touch Not The Cat (Dumb Unit)
Tim Garland - Change of Season (Scirocco)
Growing - The Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light (Kranky)
Headman - Dance Modern (Timewarp)
Richard H Kirk - Meets The Truck Bombers Of Suburbia (Intone)
The Knife - Deep Cuts (Rabid) (R) [First Time UK Release 2004] [2cd / Includes Dvd]
Motormark - Chrome Tape (Digital Hardcore)
Myrakaru - Tammetoru (Expanding)
Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved (V2)
vidna Obmana - Legacy (Release/Relapse)
Oceansize - Music for Nurses (Beggars Banquet) EP
Amanda Rogers - Daily News (2nd Rec)
Savath & Savalas - Mañana (Warp) CDEP
Michael J. Schumacher - Stories (Quecksilber)
Stereotyp Meets Al'Haca - Phase Three (Klein)
Superthriller - Superthriller 1 (Mint Music)
Tiefschwarz - Misch Masch (Fine) 2cd
Triosk - Moments Return (Leaf)
Vincent & Mr. Green - Vincent & Mr. Green (Ipecac)

# posted by DJ Martian 2:22 PM

Saturday, October 30, 2004

 

This Week's New Releases @ Boomkat

This week's new releases @ Boomkat - A Pelicanneck Online Music Store include:

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Khonnor - Handwriting
Type

Khonnor is a 17-year-old wonderboy from smalltown Vermont, usa - who has somehow managed to craft the most startling singer-songwriter debut we've heard in years. with an uncanny maturity and a gleefully rebellious lack of regard for generic restraint, Connor Kirby-long has taken influence from the sonic disruptions and considered melodic dimensions of outsider heroes like Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke, Sonic Youth and even The Smiths.....all in between dodging maths class and fitting in his homework. Khonnor's early experiments stemmed from exceptionally original and unrestrained mixtures of guitar, twisted lyrics and abrasive electronic noise. Using only an old PC, a microphone from a 'Learn Japanese' boxset and a single low quality PC speaker, Connor creates something highly original - picking up the gauntlet thrown down by Fennesz on his now fully fledged classic 'Endless Summer'. Dreamlike digitally manipulated guitar disruptions and wavering synths form the foundation for most of the tracks, as Khonnor frankly and openly charts the ups and downs of teenage love, pocket change and lost hazy nights. 'Megan's present' breathes with a kind of plangent optimism, which may remind some of the finest moments in Mercury Rev's back catalogue. In a year when electronic music has been encroaching on the sensibilities of the pop world, where indie-electronic albums are no longer an oddity, Khonnor's music offers something different. The punk rock attitude, the seemingly innate understanding of distortion and electronic manipulation, the fresh and heartfelt emotion, the unhidden fragility and anticlimaxes of adolescence. This seventeen year old from Vermont, in his debut album, has compiled something so personal and original that its frightening to imagine where he might take us next. For the meantime, remind yourself of the gentle, complex inner vocabulary that engages the teenage mind and wonder at just how often it's managed to find _expression in something so fragile, flawed and oddly complete as this quite breathtaking debut album. "Handwriting" is a quite amazing debut, fitting that it's on john Xela and Stef Lewandowski's Type imprint. Essential purchase.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Styrofoam - Nothing's Lost
Morr Music

For "Nothing's Lost" Styrofoam shows his gentle hand as both a writer, producer and voice - he sings on half of the album's songs himself - but the realisation of the recordings took many different routes. Markus Acher (Lali Puna/The Notwist) contributed guitar tracks for "Misguided" and "Make It Mine" while Lali Puna singer Valerie Trebeljahr also got involved, singing the song's chorus on the spot. Anticon artist Alias rounded things off for "Misguided", providing one of his rare rhymes while stamping beats for "Couches In Alleys" and "Make It Mine". Ben Gibbard of The Postal Service/Death Cab For Cutie, meanwhile, flew in from Seattle to join Arne and Brendon, as Alias is known to his friends, to develop four of Arne's initial tracks into fully fledged compositions. With Andrew Kenny from American Analogue Set, the production process went completely virtual. Arne (Brussels) and Kenny (NYC) logged on to iChat regularly to swap files and to discuss the steps to be taken to complete their song "Front To Back". Unlike his usual, subtle vocal delivery, Kenny went for an almost R'n'B style vocal in a very expressive and catchy falsetto, while Arne provides a mildly broken beat, sprinkling tiny acid licks all over the place. Last but not least Styrofoam asked Bent van Looy, singer of the hugely successful Belgian band Das Pop into the studio. Their collaboration is by far the most danceable contribution to this album. The cool, bubblegum pop feeling of this song is enhanced by a blatant, slightly retro octave bassline as well as the additional vocals of japanese singer Miki, whom Bent brought into the studio spontaneously. He met her the night before while she was performing live on stage with Munk, a neo funk punk band releasing on Gomma Records. Van Looy liked it so much that he just had to bring her along to the Das Pop studio. And it definitely paid! One of the strongest releases on Morr Music for some time.

808 State - Newbuild
Rephlex

Repressed with much good sense and timing by those Rephlex folk, "Newbuild" is the definite UK acid techno album, a mastercalss in bleep constructions that every electro purist and acid freak in the known universe should own. "Flow Coma" alone ends any argument anyone might have about how definitive this album is, so if you don't know it or, indeed, any of the tracks here, now's your chance to get with the programme. Mighty.

Ammon Contact - One In An Infinity Of Ways
Ninja Tune

Together with Daedelus, Madlib and the rest of the burgeoning L.A. post-jazz movement, Ammoncontact have been honing their immaculate hodge-podge funked-up productions to much critical acclaim and fanfare over the last couple of years. " One In An Infinity Of Ways" flows from track to track like one of Niño's legendary Spaceways radio shows, made on an MPC 2000 and an ASR-10, with a few keyboards and synths thrown into the mix. Prefuse 73 has labelled the music "machine funk", which isn't a million miles from where they're at, as long as you remember the playfulness which leads Carlos to claim that "Ammoncontact are all about having fun as well as trying to stretch the boundaries of hip hop." Throw in guests including Daedelus, sometime Scienz of Life and now KMD member Lil Sci, plus musicians from the legendary Build An Ark group and you have a record that just sells itself. Double dope.

Andrew Pekler - Nocturnes, False Dawns, Breakdowns
Scape

One-time Sad Rocketeer Andrew Pekler returns to Scape with his second album "Nocturnes, False Dawns, Breakdowns", a far superior effort to 2002's rather mediocre "Station To Station". "Nocturnes..." revolves around a hazy jazz aesthetic, the clever-clever electronic adjustments and re-edits of yesteryear seem far removed from the dusty late-night tales told with such evocative charm across the 14 tracks on offer, even though everything you hear on this album comes from sampled sources. Pekler's love of late 60s / early 70s electronic fusion jazz always makes itself known, with the drums high up in the mix, accompanied by threatening keyboard clusters, often reminiscent of the open textures of classic Miles Davis records like In a Silent Way or Bitches Brew, even early Weather Report like 'I Sing the Body Electric'. A Very nice addition to the scape roster, highly recommended.

Der Zyklus (Dopplereffekt) - Biometry
DUB

Much delayed and extremely anticipated first album proper from Heinrich Mueller, best known for his releases as Dopplereffekt, Arpanet, Japanese Telecom, Elektroids and more. The legend returns after more then a year of silence with new sound experiments from the Dataphysixs sound laboratories - a collection of abstract interpretations that veer from BBC Radiophonic Workshop experiments in sound design and effect processing (all with a biological theme), to the supremely killer dancefloor classic "Biometric" - a track that's already been hailed by many as one of the finest Drexciya-related productions, and you know that ain't taken lightly. Head back to the lab, the beat scientist has unfinished business with you. Ace.

Funkstorung - Isolated : Funkstorung Triple Media
K7
BOOK + DVD

Book & DVD published in collaboration with award-winning design publishers Die Gestalten Verlag. Funkstorung launched a a visual remix competition with the release of their "Disconnected" album - the response bringing in 1,200 images from over 800 designers (11 of which have already been used in the original CD artwork). More than 40 directors from all over the world, including New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, America and the whole of Europe were involved in the production of the videos for the DVD. Housed here with this lush heavyweight book, the DVD features countless artwork pieces and video clips from artists both known and unknowm. Limited copies only.

Machine Drum - Bidnezz
Merck

Machine Drum has always been the most high profile and in-demand artist over at Miami's Merck imprint - no wonder given the imapct his awesome "Now You Know" album made on its release some 4 years ago. Travis Stewart sticks to the Machine Drum agenda here, though dipping into some distinctly jiggy territory while he's at it. Past the glorious droned-out bliss of opening segment "Entrau", "Disa Bling" sets the agenda with a narrowly cut-up bboy flick through hiccup funk, Prefuse stylee, though with those trademark warm strings turning things fluffed-up and blue. "Stevie Bam Jackson", "Offs" and "Inner Outer", meanwhile, add the scuzzed up vibe that Dabrye has personalised in recent years - though they serve as a good reminder of how upfront and up to the minute Machine Drum's sound has been, not to mention influential. 22 tracks wide, deep, instrumental electronic hip hop shiznizz, ya'hear?

Ontayso / Sense / Tim Koch - Where Have You Been?
U Cover

U-cover splits itself three ways for its latest release, giving more or less equal bandwidth to Ontayso (with a little bit of help from the Yunx possee), Sense and Tim Koch. Thankfully this isn't an overtly IDM affair, Ontayso opting for a dense and jazz-tinged variation on ambience, while Tim Koch plugs in his distortion pedal for some token experimentalism that works a treat. Sense delivers the sweet-smelling electronic soundscaping he's best known for, but all round its a cohesive collection of tracks that work a treat. Check!

Ontayso / Various - Remixed Reworked Vol 2
U Cover

Second volume of remixes for Ontayso, this time featuring a surprisingly tantalising lineup of contributors, among them : Pan American, Greg Davis, Multiplex, Tim Koch, Funckarma, Bauri, Abstract Knights and more. Both Pan American and Greg Davis tracks tower over everything else here, Mark Nelson opting for another beathless late night hum for his Pan American rework, while Greg Davis gets his guitar out for an uplifting, gentle post-folk number. Very nice indeed.

Pedro / Various - Fear and Resilience Remixes
Melodic

Excellent lineup of contributors for this extended remix collection from Pedro - including reworkings from Prefuse 73, Danger Mouse, Cherrystones, Pedro himself and an epic, 21 minute masterful hodgepodge remix from Fourtet. The opener from Prefuse 73 delivers much as you'd expect, jazzed-up stutter jams with a violin-doused b-boy slouch, you know the score right? Danger Mouse gives it the mellow instrumental stylings, deploying the weight of its low-end to maximum effect, while the gargantuan Four Tet mix unfolds from the minimised orchestral glitches of its opening to a full-on Kraut driven space-jazz number worth the price of admission alone. Bargain pioce, vinyl limited to 900 copies for the world only, buy!

Rainstick Orchestra - The Floating Glass Key In The Sky
Ninja Tune

Baku Tsunoda and Naomichi Tanaka have been working together as the Rainstick Orchestra for the last four years. They met when they were both DJing in a club in Tokyo and, as they lived near to each other, they began hanging out and trying to improve their musical skills by working together. By day, Baku is an Editorial Designer and Naomichi is a Systems Engineer. While Naomichi cites an early love of the music of Manchester as a formative influence as well as time playing in punk bands, Baku started out playing guitar and piano in both a Yellow Magic Orchestra covers band and a session group who played in the style of Maceo Parker and Funkadelic. What they create together, using guitars, piano, bass & sequencers, is a delicate `systems music' that gives a nod to the minimalism of Cage and Reich as well as echoing forms such as techno and jazz. Unsurprisingly, they both subscribe to the idea that music is "borderless". The result is another smokey, jazz-tinged burner that fits in with the Ninja catalogue perfectly. Very nice indeed.

Robert Henke (Monolake) - Signal To Noise
Imbalance

Monolake's Robert Henke has already dipped his toes twice into more drone-based sound environments, once on 1994's "Piercing Music" and then again on 1997's "Floating Point" - both for his own Basic Channel affiliated Imbalance imprint. This latest effort, "Signal To Noise", spreads itself across three long and deeply absorbing digital drone pieces, largely inspired by a vist to the Joshua Tree national park in California earlier this year. Those of you looking for the post-techno machinations of his inspired Monolake project will wonder at the connection between his percussive output and these stripped down pieces, but the answer resides within the carefully destroyed and processed timbres that make up "Signal to Noise". Henke is a master of scene-setting, within the restraints of the drone-based pieces you start to sense he's pushing his sonic vocabulary further than before, away from the unique, though instantly recognisable, metalic beats of his Monolake alter ego he's found a breathless and slowly evolving musical vocabulary that takes it's time, reflecting on the scenery at hand in slow motion. If you found yourself left in awe at the dense hum created by the magnificent Deathprod, this album will send you off into that other-worldly dimension once again. Highly recommended.

Tanakh - Self-titled
alien8

Third album from Jesse Poe's Tanakh project for the excellent Alien8 imprint, once again taking traditional singer/songwriter concepts and turning them inside out with layered drones, filters, distortions and slivers of clarity that peek out of the mix like rays of sunshine through dense clouds. This latest Tanakh lineup includes Pat Best (Pelt), Via Noun (Bevel), Peter Neff (Tulsa Drone), Phil Murphey (Broken Hips), Tom Brickman (Rattlemouth), Jeff Krones (Wckrspgt) with Jesse Poe chief at the controls. Each of the two cd's features one long track (an hour long on cd1 and half an hour long on cd2) - making for a slowly developing, dense, involving listen. Recommended.

The Soft Pink Truth - Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want.....
Soundslike

One-half Matmos man and part-time knob twiddlin' genius for pixie-belle Bjork, Drew Daniel seems to be on a mission to camp-up his Soft Pink Truth project with every release. Gone is the cut-up micro-funk of "Soft Pink Missy", instead we find our man slapped up to the eyeballs with cheap makeup and a determination to get his mucho talented mates in on the act with 32 minutes worth of American hardcore and English punk cover versions (Crass, Minor Threat and Die Kreuzen amongst others). Hearing pseudo-plunderphonic genius Vickie Bennet (People Like Us) letting her hair down and giving mockney narration a go should be enough of an incentive for anyone to get on the floor, spark up and jack, while other contributions come from fashion icon and dresser to the stars Jeremy Scott, Dani Siciliano, and (who could forget) Blevin Blectum. Camp as t*ts and rather good fun, chekkk itt oooot.

Tim Hecker - Mirages
Alien8

Incredibly rich, sumptuous new album from the increasingly staisfying Tim Hecker, layering his particular blend of organic ambience with slivers of piano, found sounds and the quiet hum of abandoned machinery. Playing counterpart to the processed acoustic emissions of Fennesz, Hecker takes a much darker route, only offering relief from the mass of textures he concocts with deep buried remnants of melody and light. As a follow-up to Mille Plateaux's sublime "Radio Amor", "Mirages" is an even more majestic album, striding with a confident heaviness further out into the wilderness, deep into the night. Amazing music.

Various / Rephlex - Grime 2
Rephlex

Onwards and upwards for the grimmmmmeeee posseee, given a second showcase on the Rephlex imprint with a spotlight on another 3 artists : Kode 9, Loefah and digital mystikz. Kode 9 is perhaps the best known of the bunch, particularly after those two blinding tens on Hyperdub. His four cuts here don't dig quite as far down as you'd hope, but the tumblin breaks more than make up for it, particularly on the prime cut "Dislocated". Loefah and Digital Mystikz, meanwhile, have graced the Big Apple rosta and are given 3 tracks each here to show off their wares. Loefah applies the edits to a distinctly asian vibe, particularly on "Bombay Squad", but it's left to Digital Mystikz to head further out to the darker edges of the pitch with some unusual percussive tumbles, mashed up noises and just the right dose of the low-end presha, dub styles. Good sh*t.

Various / Shitkatapult - Special Musick For Special People
Shitkatapult

Ace, if rather expensive DVD release from Shitkatapult, signifying their 50th release and their 5th year anniversary. It contains 24 tracks combined with images, sixteen Shitkatapult artists from all over the place with interviews plus live concert footage from T.Raumschmiere and Das Bierbeben. AUDIO/VIDEO SECTION: RECHENZENTRUM / Der gruene Punkt / Rechenzentrum, MAGNUM 38 / Und? / Blackdata, ANAPHIE-STIC (FEAT. MISS TIGRA) / Throw me a bone / Daniel Thouw, APPARAT /Bolz /TRANSFORMA, ANDERS ILAR / Flakes Descent / Soft Citicen, Jason Macfarlane, BOXTYPE/ Whenever /Daniel Thouw, Bao-Nghi Droste, FENIN (FEAT. GORBI) /None of them/ Soft Citicen, Jason Macfarlane, PETER GRUMMICH / Fasern/ Kokoma, T.RAUMSCHMIERE / Noch nie | Nicht mehr/ D.Manns, M. Stotz, P. Gslz, PHON.O / Stop da Shotblocka / Phon.o, HAKAN LIDBO / Clockwise / Allan Gustavsson, DAS BIERBEBEN / Reproduktion / D. Manns, M. Stotz, P. Gslz, SAMI KOIVIKKO / Want some more / Teemu Raudaskoski, NAPOLI IS NOT NEPAL/ El Tractor / Ulli Bomans, KERO / Usb Urger / Shenanigans, GWEM/ FYMW / Alexandre Singh, BONUS VIDEO SECTION: ELASTIC HEADS / Kickin! / Anna Wagner, KYBORG / Minimal Explanation / Anna Wagner, BUS (FEAT. PAUL PM) / Dancehall Queen / Alexej, LIVE FOOTAGE of T.RAUMSCHMIERE, APPARAT, DAS BIERBEBEN plus 16 Interviews with Shitkatapult Artists BONUS AUDIO SECTION (additional Animations by Track & Field): MODESELEKTOr / Hasir (Live@Rex/Paris), LUSINE ICL / Seemingly, MOTOR / Din 10, RICHARD DEVINE/ Metval 72, QUASIMODO JONES /Rock'n Roll Dream. BONUS DATA SECTION All 24 Tracks as mp3-files to drag & drop on your hard drive.

Various / Sonar - Sonar 2004: Motors Running
Sonar Music

Another double bill from the revered Sonar festival - two cd's showcasing the "sonar by day" and "sonar by night" stages from the 2004 festival. The "Day" side echoes from the dreamy folk and electronics of Juana Molina and Sketch Show to the newly explored territories of Fibla and Balago, the first of these journeys continues sedately, traversing colourful landscapes and embracing the juggling acts of carioca sounds from Instituto and Sabotage, hip hop from Buck 65, Beans, Botanica del Jibaro, Jaylib, decktrickery from Kid Koala as well as the white glove experimentation of Ryuichi Sakamoto and the jazz flirtations of Dani Siciliano. The "night" CD features Hell and Tiga, Agoria and Tim Wright, Dave Clarke, Matthew Dear and Paul Nazca sustaining the pressure. Its left to the mighty Deathprod of Rune Grammofon to round off this unassailable roster. A fitting tribute to the giant warehouse nights of Sónar.

Various / Sonig - Irregular CD Volume 1
Sonig

Mouse On Mars keep on pushing their Sonig imprint to the nether regions of strange sounds and outsider music, this latest cd compiling the last three twelves onto one handy cd. The players are : Schlammpeitziger (remixed by Wevie Stonder, Vert, Andreas Dorau and Electronicat), Jason Forrest (aka Donna Summer, with 5 cuts of sample-squeezing dusted mentalisms) and Wevie De Crepon (featuring their monumental raved-up Bollard loving anthem "Ton Wah" in both German, English and Acappela versions, plus a handy remix from Mouse on Mars themselves and even a "Build Your Own Bollard" kit). Good stuff.

Various / Toytronic - Everything Is Green
Toytronic

Just in case you thought the Toytronic label had left us in midflow, here's a budget priced sampler of what's to come from this most collectable of imprints - and at a rediculously cool price too. What you get here is 80 minutes of music across 18 completely exclusive tracks from the likes of Abfahrt Hinwil, Gimmik, Ochre, Num Num, Maps and Diagrams, Cultek, Low Profile Society and all manner of new names you may well be hearing a lot more of in the near future. £4.99? What you wating for hombre's?

Wang Inc - Woods Roads
Context

"woods roads" is the second full-length album by italy's bartolomeo sailer, known for his releases on mouse on mars' sonig label among others. Inspired by a recent road trip across the pacific northwest and the surreal psychological landscapes in the films of kubrick and jarmusch. 'woods roads' proves to be an intriguing, enigmatic journey through a maze of highways. a steady, understated techno pulse runs through much of the album, like painted lines in the centre of the road - moving from under the headlights into the shadows. Sometimes the rhythm is engulfed by mysterious melodies, ambient, but more unsettling than soothing, the textures of 'woods roads' hypnotizes, imparting a false sense of security. whatever you do, don't fall asleep at the wheel!

Lesbians on Ecstasy - Lesbians on Ecstasy
Alien8

Unusual release for Alien8 this, you can discern from the title more or less everything you need to know about this album : camp, militant, trashy, political, delivered with menace and (hopefully) a pinch of salt. The band is fronted by loveable spazz fruity frankie on vocals. bernie bankrupt supplies the samples, laptop noodling and keyboard lines, while véronique mystique rocks out on the monster bass. jackie the jackhammer brings the beats on electronic drum pads and live drums. Yikes.

Antonio Ferrera - Masada
Tzadik

Featuring: john zorn, dave douglas, greg cohen and joey baron. Finally a chance to see one of the greatest modern working bands up close and personal. Filmed with an intimate three camera shoot by antonio ferrera, a close friend of zorn and a long time cameraman for the documentary masters the maysles brothers, this beautiful DVD captures the band performing a passionate set of music at their home base in the lower east side, Tonic, back in the summer of 1999. This is masada as no one except maybe the band itself has ever experienced it. Filmmaking at its most exciting, bringing you right into the heart of the action - a must for every Masada / John Zorn fan. Dvd extras: 2 extra performances from 2nd set.

Flossin (Christopher Willits / Kid 606 / Hella) - Lead Singer
Ache

Flossin is a new project finding Kid 606, Christopher Willits and Hella's Zach Hill turning their combined attention to the traditional "Band" lineup, working out a way to mess with the formula, making as much noise as possible in the process. Willits is normally involved with much more beautifully minimal sounds, but his guitar takes centre stage here, with the kid sitting at his laptop while Zach Hill attacks his drums with much improvised enthusiasm, building the recognisable heavy rolls of his Hella project into the loud mix.The finest thing about "Lead Singer" is the sense of sheer abandon and loose-limbed fun that fills every moment here, very little structure or intellectual constraint getting in the way of pure adrenaline-fuelled instrument bashing and an almost unnoticable flick of the DSP's. Really good fun.

Greg Davis - Somnia
Kranky Records

Full CD album on Kranky to accompany the magnificent 'Diaphanous' EP released on Lux Nigra last week. Following on from the sugar-coated post-folk loveliness of his "Curling Pond Woods" album for the Car Park label last year, "Somnia" is a much more stripped down and subtly evolving affair, basing itself largely on carefully emitted drones and slowly transforming sound pieces. The album sees a fusion of drone-based work recorded over the last three years interwoven with teasing hidden harmonies, melodies, frequencies and rhythms from an electric sonic pallet. Greg's music fits in perfectly with the Kranky aesthetic, presenting an outward beauty that isn't completely in focus, demanding further inspection for a full appreciation of its depths. It's music like this that makes you want to slow down the pace of life, paying attention to all those fine details that life emits moment by moment, all those things we fail to pick up and digest in all the rush. Hugely absorbing work from an artist that seems to be improving in leaps and bounds with every release - a big recommendation

Smith / Ibarra / Zorn - 50th birthday celebration volume 8
Tzadik

The pioneer creator of the rhythm unit, the master of the game piece and one of the most dynamic drummers in the downtown scene square off head to head in duo and trio improvisations. Two full sets of music are presented here, beginning with a brilliant set of Duos by Ibarra and John Zorn, who have been working together for many years. Both surprising and inevitable, the second set features the historic musical meeting of Wadada Leo Smith and John Zorn, and was one of the improvisational highlights from 2003's month of zorn. Striking and radical sculptures of sound and silence from three generations of improvisational masters. File under: avant garde/jazz.

Various / Dust To Digital - Where Will You Be Christmas Day?
Dust to Digital

Following up last year's life-altering Goodbye, Babylon gospel box set, Dust-to-Digital is back with something great for the madness ahead. Based on Dick Spottswood's popular radio show in Washington, D.C., the cd is beautifully presented with inlays and is chock full of rare christmas influenced tunes. ... Babylon revealed the prismatic nature of gospel, this new album shows many sides to Christmas -- from Vera Hall Ward's inspirational a capella to Leroy Carr spending the holiday in jail. Artists featured include the sizzling wit of Butterbeans and Susie, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, bluegrass heaven in the shape of Fiddlin' John Carson, Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers, and nuff blues credentials from Kansas City Kitty, Lightning Hopkins, Buell Kazee, leroy Carr, Lead Belly and the mighty Bessie Smith. There's calypso class from the Lords Executor & Beginner, hawaiian xmas music, an awesome early latin cut from Los Jibaros, and even a raunchy hillbilly version of 'jingle bells' from Maddox Brothers and Rose. Exactly my kind of thing, and just the job for antidoting the amount of corporate slurry we're all gonna be force fed these next few months. 24 Recordings from 1917 - 1959. Amazing stuff.

Hangar 18 - The Multi Platinum Debut Album
Def Jux

Hangar 18 bubbled away as part of the Atoms Family alongside the hugely acclaimed Cannibal Ox. Their debut fits into the Def Jux sound whilst retaining a personality all of its own, featuring the killer jiggy stomp of `Beatslope', one for you Cannibal Ox heads, razor sharp.

Noah 23 - Jupiter Sajitarius
2nd Rec

I know there's no need for introduction this amazingly upfront and hyper canadian emcee after the killer 'Chicken Pox' 12" did it's damage at the start of this dismal month of October. Now the album's here and it's a truly awesome hip hop adventure. Noah's early albums on his own Plague Language label were wicked albums but at times fell a little close to an Anticon clone-a-thon and the usage of drum n' bass breaks didn't work all of the time. Thankfully this album is where the true character of this artist breaks out in a future/retro style also reminiscent of Boston's finest Mr Lif, Edan and Insight. 'Lizard Lion Eagle' is simply sick, a boom fast rap track that rocks like's Lif's 'Return Of The B-Boy' and Insight's 'Time Frame', the scratch cut up's on Roxanne Shante's "we came here tonight to get started to cold act ill and get retarded" give you the extra kick. A massive introduction. Next >>> 'Photo Soul Decay' a killer soul flecked head nod jam with a hyped lyrical attack and 'Old Earth' get's twisted with rusted drums, bleep throb melodics and a mumble bass flow. Sixteen varied dope tracks in total. Produced by the next breed of canadian hip hop production dope pushers Orphan, Bishop Orange, Naval Avatar, Madadam, King Champion, Paul Fava & Varick Pyr with scratching by Marmalade, phew!!! After The Dream Warriors, after Buck 65 and Sixtoo, after mcenroe and the p&c clan this is your next stop to canadian hip hop nirvana. 1 2 check!!

Christina Carter - Living Contact
Kranky

Third in a series of Charalambides-related reissues from kranky, following 'Unknown Spin' and Tom Carter's 'Monument' album."Living Contact" was originally released as an extremely limited CDR by Wholly Other in 2001 and is another in a seemingly endless list of incredible albums brought to life by the Kranky label this year. "Living Contact" is simple and ageless, you can't quite place where or when these distant, bare songs could have possibly been recorded. It's a mark of Carter's unique songwriting ability and the undefinable recording process that the simple chord changes and tape hiss manage to evoke so much feeling with so little at hand. A wondrous listen, it's getting to the point where more or less everything on this incredible label should come with a "buy on sight" tag attached. Highly Recommended.

Diefenbach - Run Trip Fall
We Love You

Excellent post-rock modifications from Diefenbach, offsetting the formula with some nice electronic touches and a penchant for 60's psychedelia that comes across surprisingly well. Diefenbach operate particularly well at the more hushed end of the spectrum, the downtempo tracks here are very good indeed. Check.

Githead - Head Git
Swim

Githead are Colin Newman (wire, immersion, oracle) on guitar & vocals, Malka Spigel (minimal compact, immersion, Dictaphone, oracle) on bass & vocals, and Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) on guitar & vocals. In their short existence thay have crafted an original, somehow familiar style that combines rhythmic tightness with interweaving guitars, and insistent punchy basslines with deadpan vocals, their lyrics being constructed from random extracts of spam e-mail. Actually very good, worth it for the sound of Scanner giving it some cockney singing styles alone. Check.

Gravenhurst - Black Holes In The Sand
Warp

Prior to this new mini album, Gravenhurst's debut hadn't been subjected to a full sit down listening by this pair of reviewing ears - after hearing bits and pieces, lately their contribution to the excellent Dead Man's Shoes soundtrack, i was quite fresh to this record. After checking 'Black Hole...' i'm more than keen for an extended sojourn with 'Flashlight Seasons'. Cynics may have been questioning Warp's sidestep into folk country, but when the material's this good i for one can quite understand. While the whole world may be going bonkers over The Earlies, Gravenhurst's rather less psychedelic and if anything more understated approach slips quietly under the radar but goes down with ease. Nick Talbot's vocal is the prime reason: simple, clear and unpolluted with mannerism - its an impressive instrument and lends volumes to the tunes on offer. Anyone prepared to cover Husker Du's 'Diane' has got be all right in my book.

Mountaineer - Sleep and me
Sommerweg

Henning Wandhoff's second album will probably be the first time most of us have come across his persuasive brand of alt-country. Based in Hamburg, this is the follow up to "Sunny Day" which we will certainly be tracking down after this album has increasingly been making its way to the player these last few weeks. From chamber works to band sessions, there's a homespun charm to the folk tunes, tropicalia and americana ephemera which seeps from this record - reminding us of some of the best early Lambchop moments in their evident personality. Nice echoey rooms add a cosy feel to the melodies, pedal steel always gets me, and the extra touches of mellotron, banjo, organ and soft, easy rhythm loops lend a similarity to the horizontal JJ Cale albums i hold so dear. Well worth the effort, one of the nicest surprises of the year for me, a truly magnificent album.

The Castanets - Cathedral
Asthmatic Kitty

Gorgeous, open-ended avant-country tinkering from Asthmatic Kitty's excellent Castanets, the work of Raymond Raposa with help from some of the finest San Diego musicians, including members of black heart procession and asthmatic kitty's own liz janes. The castanets create music that is both epic and intimate - from somber love ballads to haunted tales of frustrated redemption, the delivery is potent and devoid of cliché or sentimentalism. echoes of the the velvet underground, no neck blues band , and the delta blues harness a strain of ancient americana that even today pulses through a subdivided and paved landscape; the result is what raposa calls "derailed country psychedelia." backed by the enchanting angelic voice of newcomer bridgit decook and recorded mostly in a secluded cabin in the northern california woodlands, cathedral illuminates architecture where faith and doubt clash in an often ambiguous search for the divine. Lovely.

Playgroup - Reproduction
Peacefrog

DJ, designer, producer and Output Records head Trevor Jackson shares his finest remix moments, with 16 tracks from some of clubland's most recognisable names. ·`Reproduction' features a plethora of Trevor's reinterpretations of club classics, including Soft Cell's `Mono Culture', Radio 4's `Dance To The Underground', Yello's `Soul On Ice' (previously unreleased), plus exclusive remixes of his own material and many more. Full Tracklisting : Nylon Pylon - Pushin' Radio 4 - Dance To The Underground Chicks On Speed - Wordy Rappinghood Louis Austin Feat. Peaches - Grab My Shaft Sinema - In Your Eyes Revtone - Everpresent Playgroup - Behind The Wheel Soft Cell - Monoculture The Rapture - I Need Your Love Chromeo - Gangsta Captain Comatose - Price Gun Baby Trash Palace - Sex On The Beach The VCR's - Get On Andrea Doria - Bucci Bag Playgroup - Bring It On (Version) Yello - Soul On Ice.

Snax - From The Rocking Chair To The Stage
Mental Groove

Debut album from the Khan / Captain Comatose affiliated Snax, suitably popped-up for the mental groove imprint. If you're into Mocky and his sleazy P-Funk beats, hi-energy Disco, romantic electric songs and Glam-Rock grooves, you'd be well advised to check this out.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:59 PM

Friday, October 29, 2004

 

BBC Collective interview Diefenbach

# posted by DJ Martian 7:59 PM

 

Supersilent interviewed: Supersilent Produces Otherworldly Beauty By alexander varty

[via Avant Music News]

# posted by DJ Martian 4:44 PM

 

TrusttheDJ have an article on John Peel who Had An Immeasurable Impact on Club Culture - Fabric’s Nick Doherty

More about John Peel @ Nick Doherty's blog Hackneyed Central

# posted by DJ Martian 4:15 PM

 

Next week's releases are reviewed @ Norman Records

# posted by DJ Martian 3:48 PM

 

The Guardian review State River Widening - Cottonhead

# posted by DJ Martian 1:54 PM

 

M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us

Labels france have a press release for the forthcoming M83 album: Before the Dawn Heals Us due for release late January 2005.

[below is the French to English translated text by Google]


The adventure of M83 symbolically began with the new millenium, in Antibes, in the room of ANTHONY GONZALEZ, teenager impassioned of.... Leaving just a few months spent within a group of pop noisy influenced by SONIC YOUTH and MOGWAI, ANTHONY acquired of one synthé, a sampler and a numerical tape recorder 8 tracks. In solo, it is devoted to the electronic music and sends its first tests to a handle of labels. It is Gooom Disques, a young Parisian label, which answers the first and signs the incipient project. M83 becomes a duet little of time afterwards with the arrival in reinforcement of NICOLAS FROMAGEAU, the guitarist/beater of above-named the first group of ANTHONY.

With them two, they record a first album éponyme, which thanks to its freshness and its undeniable melody qualities, gains all the votes in the French musical press in 2001. A disc which poses bases, still timid, its M83, but are freed already from its influences. At the time of their the first two concerts with the festivals Aquaplaning and road of the Rock'n'roll, the same year, they confirm all the hopes: their live formula manages to extract humanity from their machines. They will connect with Sonar (Spain), the MEG (Montreal)...

In ÒO2, Gooom signs a deal licence with Labels/EMI in order to be able to give to the project the means of its ambitions. ' Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts' is recorded with the autumn 2002 and is announced like a first turn in the career of M83. A more radical disc, where tablecloths of synthés saturated and sharp guitars intermingle around melodies haunted by the phantoms with the German rock'n'roll with the Seventies. With his exit, this second opus is systematically compared with ' Loveless ', mythical the fourth album of MY BLOODY VALENTINE. A very flattering comparison but ever asserted explicitly by the duet. In echo with the movement ' Shoegazing ', whose MY BLOODY VALENTINE was the head of file, the foreign press, never miserly about neologisms, speaks about ' Screengazing '.

Once again, it is thus under the congratulations of the press and a growing public of fans that ' Dead Cities... ' is born in April 2003. But maintaining it is England which packs for the music of these young French. The NME at the head, the album and the singles are covered with praises. The live version grew rich by a beater and a bass player for a format resolutely more rock'n'roll that before. At the time of their second English round, they record their first radio session for the BBC (crowned by a resumption of SONIC YOUTH). Profiting from the attention paid for a few years with an electronic scene however in loss speed, M83 has become one of the rare French groups to export itself successfully.

It is however only a little more than one year later than M83 leaves to the attack the USA After the single ' Run into Flowers' (with very noticed remix of Jackson), ' Dead Cities... ' leaves in licence at the prestigious label Mute (itself precursory in its time of the first synthetic jolts with FAD GADGET, DEPECHE MODE, NORMAL THE...) in North America in July 2004. Carried by an increasing word of mouth, the disc receives a fulgurating, directly returning reception, the week of the exit, in electronic Signal 20 music of Billboard.

Meanwhile, Anthony recovered only to work for the third album from M83. NICOLAS left towards new musical adventures in solo (It currently prepares an album for Gooom) and the rhythm section joined its group of origin at the end of ' Dead Cities Tour '. A separation carefully, almost natural, moved by divergent musical desires and a will to go from front, out of the compromise. The desire also for each one for taking up a personal challenge.

' Before the Dawn Heals Us' is thus still, in more than one way, an opposite course in the course to M83.

An opposite course followed by a great jump, as ' Moonchild proves it ', in own way of opening. Its M83 is always there but it matured, was packed considerably. It took much width and is authorized today new figures, epic flights, more ambitious arrangements. Composed between March and May 2004, always in Antibes, it was recorded during June in a detached house, reconverted in studio, in full shift beaussoise (with the place known as of "Fairy") by ANTOINE GAILLET. For the first time, it is a beater and a bass player who ensures the rhythm section, instead of machines. On the other hand, as on the preceding album one finds neighbors of the Gooom label among the intervening musicians: the parts of orchestra (cords, coppers, toms of orchestras...) were recorded and arranged in Montreal by Canadian MONTAG. BEN OF CYANN & BEN lends his voice to ' Farewell/Goodbye' to the sides of the American singer LISA PAPINEAU. But the album also opens to new collaborators as the American actress KATE MOLAND who lends her voice to very cinematographic ' the Bus Chase Terror' and the very young (between 9 and 13 years) chorus of the small singers of St Louis pose splendid vocal flights on four titles. The whole will be finally mixed, always by ANTOINE GAILLET, with the Sun Studio in Paris at the end of July.

The result clearly installs M83 like one of the French groups most promising of these last years. Extremely of the international recognition of its predecessor, ' Before the Dawn Heals Us' is an album ambitious, rich, melody, been useful by a production with the height of the changes occurred these two last years in the young life of ANTHONY (23 years). It definitively establishes M83, name of a remote galaxy, in our daily newspaper: that of children having grown feet on ground, but the head elsewhere.

Tracklisting from Labels france email:

'Before the Dawn Heals Us':

1. Moonchild
2. Don't Save us From the Flames
3. In the Cold I'm Standing
4. Farewell / Goodbye
5. Fields, Shorelines and Hunters
6. *
7. I Guess I'm Floating
8. Teen Angst
9. Can't Stop
10. Safe
11. Let Men Burn Stars
12. Car Chase Terror!
13. Slight Night Shiver
14. A Guitar and a Heart
15. Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun

# posted by DJ Martian 1:42 PM

 

Issue 34 of Earplug

OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 10

Earplug is a bimonthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features for the international electronic music community.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:20 PM

 

DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs of 2004

The results are in:

100 - Mark Farina
99 - Roland Van Gelderen
98 - Andy Farley
97 - Darude
96 - Marco Bailey
95 - Lisa Pin-Up
94 - Zinc
93 - DJ Shadow
92 - BT
91 - Rank 1
90 - Proteus
89 - James Lavelle
88 - Nic Fanciulli
87 - Seb Fontaine
86 - Remy
85 - Chris Fortier
84 - Armand Van Helden
83 - Ronski Speed
82 - Derrick Carter
81 - Casmic Gate
80 - DJ Vibe
79 - Anne Savage
78 - Dave Pearce
77 - Benjamin Bates
76 - Miss Kittin
75 - BK
74 - The Tidy Boys
73 - Felix Da Housecat
72 - Aphrodite
71 - Flash Brothers
70 - Junior Jack
69 - Kat Tracid
68 - DJ Hercio
67 - 2ManyDJs
66 - Victor Calderone
65 - Michel De Hey
64 - Max Graham
63 - DJ Rush
62 - M.I.K.E (PUSH)
61 - DJ Luna
60 - Slacker
59 - Matt Hardwick
58 - Fergie
57 - Dave Seaman
56 - Lee Burridge
55 - UMEK
54 - David Morales
53 - Plump DJs
52 - John 'OO' Flemming
51 - Fatboy Slim
50 - Adam Bayer
49 - Mistress Barbara
48 - Satoshi Tomiie
47 - Jeff Mills
46 - Pete Tong
45 - Laurent Garnier
44 - Richie Hawtin
43 - Nick Warren
42 - Marco Carola
41 - Gabriel and Dresden
40 - Danny Tenaglia
39 - Above & Beyond
38 - Blank & Jones
37 - Dave Clarke
36 - James Holden
35 - Bad Boy Bill
34 - Sven Vath
33 - Yoji Biomehanika
32 - Markus Schultz
31 - Adam Freeland
30 - Lisa Lashes
29 - Lady Dana
28 - Johan Gielen
27 - Mauro Picocko
26 - Andy C
25 - Eddie Halliwell
24 - DJ Dan
23 - Chris Liebing
22 - Erick Morillo
21 - Steve Lawler
20 - Danny Howells
19 - Taul Pall
18 - Benni Benassi
17 - Roger Sanchez
16 - Marco V
15 - James Zabeila
14 - Judge Jules
13 - ATB
12 - Sander Klienenberg
11 - Carl Cox
10 - Deep Dish
9 - Paul Oakenfold
8 - John Digweed
7 - Christopher Lawrence
6 - Hernan Cattaneo
5 - Ferry Corsten
4 - Sasha
3 - Armin Van Buuren
2 - Paul Van Dyk
1 - Tiesto

Source: from Tech-House Mailing List

# posted by DJ Martian 1:02 PM

Thursday, October 28, 2004

 

This week's Later show: Show 3: 11.35pm, BBC 2, Fri 29th October 2004 features: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Manic Street Preachers and Fried

# posted by DJ Martian 4:20 PM

 

DJ magazine Top 100 DJs of 2004

Tomorrow DJmag publish the results of their annual Top 100 DJs poll, in a special issue of their fortnightly magazine.

Special collectors edition: Top 100 DJs 2004. Interviews with all of the DJs who made it into this year's list

# posted by DJ Martian 3:48 PM

 

Stylus review these 2 Michael Mayer albums: Michael Mayer - Touch / Speicher 2

# posted by DJ Martian 3:19 PM

 

Splendid review Growing - The Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light

# posted by DJ Martian 3:17 PM

 

Stylus review März - Wir Sind Hier

# posted by DJ Martian 3:13 PM

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

 

Terrorizer - Issue 124

New issue of Terrorizer Magazine features Swedish band The Haunted on the front cover.

Terrorizer was John Peel's favourite Metal magazine, he often name checked the magazine and played tracks from the cover mouted CDs.

FEATURES

MARDUK: STUDIO REPORT
THE HAUNTED
ANAAL NATHRAKH
ENSLAVED
PIG DESTROYER
NASUM
VADER
BEHEMOTH
SAXON
DANZIG
ROTTING CHRIST
UNLEASHED
WITHERING SURFACE
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
VENOMOUS CONCEPT
RWAKE
THE ACACIA STRAIN
CATHEDERAL: HARD OF HEARING
RAMMSTEIN
THE BLED
WINNEBAGO DEAL
2004 READERS' POLL
2004 READERS' QUESTIONNAIRE
NEURO/VISION EXTRA: JEAN ROLLIN

# posted by DJ Martian 9:42 PM

 

Tonight on Radio 1 at 11pm:

Mary Anne Hobbs - A tribute to John Peel

Mary Anne was musically probably the closest to John Peel on Radio 1 in the past decade. There was a mutual respect/ admiration between them plus a shared love of noisey rock music and a diverse range of electronic and dance music. Mind you Mary Ann has a clear sense of genres, whilst Peel frequently commented he had difficulty in understanding where one genre started/ ended.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:04 PM

 

Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost answers questions about the new [forthcoming] album.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:42 PM

 

The London News Review provide a creative tribute to John Peel: ACME Heroes: John Peel

# posted by DJ Martian 11:30 AM

 

So many tributes to John Peel to read through, NewsNow have a newsfeed: NewsNow: John Peel

# posted by DJ Martian 11:04 AM

 

This week's flavourpill LONDON an email magazine covering music, art, and cultural events

# posted by DJ Martian 10:53 AM

 

The Performing Rights Society launch New Music Award for British Music

PLAYLOUDER report on the launch of a New Music Award

The PRS Foundation for New Music has launched a significant new arts award, intended to recognise the finest innovators and talents in Britsh music today.

PRS Foundation: The New Music Award

New British Music

Creative freedom
A large amount of money
All genres
Any artistic context
Launch: 26th October 2004

The New Music Award is the most important and financially significant new initiative for the UK's creative and music communities.

Full details will be released here on 27th October 2004

Background, What is PRS Foundation

What Do We Support?
In a nutshell, PRSF is looking to support music creators, performers and promoters who are involved in creatively adventurous or pioneering musical activity.

It does this by offering a wide range of funding schemes for new music activity. Below you will find a summary of the funding schemes currently offered by the PRS Foundation.

You may have seen PRS Foundation for New Music logo on sponsored music tours advertised e.g in The Wire .

If you look at the ethos of PRS Foundation of New Music it is very similar to that of John Peel's - focus on new music and creativity.

IMHO it would be appropriate if John Peel's name was attached to this award.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:14 AM

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

 

Radio 1 report The music world pays tribute to John Peel

A tribute show to John Peel will be hosted tonight at 11pm by Lammo on Radio 1.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:46 PM

 

The last ever The Fall Peel Session: The Fall Peel Session No. 24

# posted by DJ Martian 7:07 PM

 

Radio 1: Request a Session Track

John Peel passed away on Monday 25th October. This week, to celebrate John's life and the massive contribution he has made to UK music, we're going to be playing Peel session tracks from the archives.

If you have a favourite session track that you'd like to hear from the past 37 years of John's career please request it below. We'll do our best to play them over the next few nights.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:00 PM

 

the john peel sessions details of every Peel session since 1992, upto the end of 2002.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:35 PM

 

BBC News: John Peel: Your tributes and Radio 1: John Peel Tributes

# posted by DJ Martian 4:03 PM

 

John Peel RIP

Breaking news: Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies

A broadcasting legend, iconic, individualistic and irreplaceable.

Music radio will never be the same again, however his philosophy and spirit should never be forgotten.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:24 PM

Monday, October 25, 2004

 

Official website for Ongaku, Playhouse, Klang labels - german minimal/ microhouse music.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:44 PM

 

This Thursday is Bjork day on 6 Music

# posted by DJ Martian 4:17 PM

 

Pitchfork review The Dead Texan - The Dead Texan

# posted by DJ Martian 3:23 PM

 

Brainwashed Releases a listing of recent & upcoming electronic/experimental/etc. releases has been updated.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:52 PM

 

musicOMH.com review Depeche Mode - Remixes 81-04

# posted by DJ Martian 12:50 PM

 

Splendid interview Dosh

# posted by DJ Martian 12:44 PM

 

Junkmedia interview The Faint

# posted by DJ Martian 12:42 PM

 

Stylus review Yellotone - Tar File Junction

# posted by DJ Martian 12:39 PM

 

This week's new releases @ Fopp

# posted by DJ Martian 12:32 PM

 

This week's One World show on Radio 1 features: Alex Smoke, Diefenbach + Subtle

Show broadcast on Radio 1 on 25th October 2004 from 1 - 3am

# posted by DJ Martian 1:04 AM

 

Almost Cool review Tim Hecker - Mirages

# posted by DJ Martian 12:02 AM

 

Almost Cool review Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt

# posted by DJ Martian 12:00 AM

Sunday, October 24, 2004

 

New Releases @ Piccadilly Records

Some new releases listed in the weekly guide [via e-mail] from Manchester's music emporium: Piccadilly Records

[Releases for October 18th]

Arco - Restraint
Dreamy

When London trio Arco released their debut album "Coming To Terms" in 2000 it won widespread acclaim, and Arco were inevitably compared time and again to Belle And Sebastian, Low, Red House Painters, Nick Drake and Mark Eitzel. Arco have continued ploughing their own sweet furrow in their own sweet time, and now, four years after "Coming To Terms" they release their 2nd album. 11 more songs of desolation and consolation, 11 more stars glittering in the firmament - and every note and every word with its own role to play in the unforgettable whole.

The Departure - Be My Enemy
Parlophone

More post-punk abrasive melodic jerky danciness, with Chameleons' tolling guitars and a pulsing bassline. These sound like our very own answer to Interpol; hey, we invented it anyway! Another excellent record to be filed next to Franz Ferdinand and Dead 60s
CDS - CDRS6653
The CD single also features the tracks "She's In Stereo" and "Crashing The Same Scene", along with the video for "Be My Enemy".

Paula Frazer - Indoor Universe
Evangeline

The former vocalist with 4AD band Tarnation with an excellent album of melodic alternative country tinged rock. Simple but effective melodies and her generous, warm laid back vocals give a personal, confidential feel to many of the songs as they deal with the eternal questions of love, life and the pursuit of happiness.

Gun Club - Death Party
Sympathy For The Record Industry

After a lineup shake-up, Death Party (1983) is the only recording by this version of the Gun Club. In addition to Jeffrey on guitar and vocals there is Dee Pop (Bush Tetras), Jim Duckworth (Panther Burns) and Jimmy Uiana. This is a strange and unholy record. "Death Party" (the track) was co-written by San Francisco band Flipper and Pierce, and according to Duckworth 'It was based on a moronic rock riff that made us all laugh.' The standout track among the apocalyptic preaching is the haunting and beautiful "The House On Highland Avenue". Also included for the first time anywhere are seven tracks from a live radio broadcast from Geneva, Switzerland in March 1983. The band on this recording is Patricia Morrison, Jim Duckworth, Dee Pop and Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Suffice to say there are a lot of surprises, revelations and astonishing moments from this session.

Gun Club - Miami
Sympathy For The Record Industry

For all of the usual idiotic reasons including having the audacity of being vastly ahead of their time, one of the most legendary and increasingly influential Los Angeles bands of the last 25 years has characteristically never received the respect and success they so richly deserve. Although always revered in the UK - an abundance of Gun Club bootlegs are currently making the rounds and their original records demand exorbitant collectors' prices. Has the time really come to recognize the immense contribution of the Gun Club? The Gun Club were irreverent upstarts and genuine innovators. They were among the first to incorporate the punk ethic and flaunt that attitude. They injected it into a resurrection of the dark spirit of blues and roots music and thereby created a unique new hybrid genre. For leader/guiding light Jeffrey Lee Pierce, The Gun Club was an intense and cathartic medium to broadcast and exorcise his personal demons with a repertoire concerned mainly with themes of sex, vengeance and a preoccupation with death. On stage he was known for his substance abuse and unpredictable behavior. Unfortunately his talent and vision was silenced forever in 1996 when he died of a brain haemorrhage. Following their ground -breaking debut, "Fire Of Love", "Miami" was released in 1982 and has been out of print for more than 10 years. Produced by Blondie's Chris Stein, it has a cleaner sound than its predecessor, yet manages to retain a similar urgency and overall intensity as well as Pierce's ominous trademark howl. Debbie Harry sings back-up on various tracks under the pseudonym D.H.Lawrence.

Gun Club - The Las Vegas Story
Sympathy For The Record Industry

Although Jeffrey would reform and reignite The Gun Club up until his death, this release from 1984 marked the end of the original era. Kid Congo Powers was back on guitar after serving time with The Cramps and Rob Ritter who left to join 45 Grave was replaced by Patricia Morrison on bass. Including peculiar choices for covers by Pharoah Sanders and Gershwin, "Las Vegas Story" begins with a Bo Diddley drum beat and continues through a pastiche of styles and storylines that encapsulate the warped ideals of middle America.

Jason And The Astronauts - The Mourning After Math
Unlabel

This young Tunbridge Wells 5-piece of post-punk-art-disco-nouveau-math-noise makers release eight new tracks. The follow up to their 7" on Unlabel which received some great reviews and was played many times on radio 1 by John Peel. Their guitars and vocals cut through like knives, with live disco drumming backing and bursts of electronics – once again Jason And The Astronauts have made a record ahead of its time, yet it draws on older references like The Fall, Gang Of Four, The Faint and Joy Division / New Order as well as receiving contemporary comparisons to bands like The Rapture, Franz Ferdinand and The Thermals.

Karma Destination - Produced Out Of Cycle
Karma Destination

An eclectic mix of diverse influences from U2 to Puressence, to the Dandy Warhols from this North West five piece.

Katell Keineg - High July
Megaphone

Part time Dubliner, part time New Yorker, katell Keineg releases her much anticipated third studio album. Following on from 1997's "Jet", an album that was described by Esquire as 'one of the greatest overlooked pop masterpieces of the decade', "High July" features ten stunning new songs including the apoplectic "What's The Only Thing Worse Than The End Of Time", and the sublime, wonderfully crafted ballad "Beautiful Day". Self-produced with the help of Robbie Adams and Dim Gurevich, "High July" features a host of guest performers including Matt Johnson (The The), Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs) and Susan McKeown.

Manic Street Preachers - The Love Of Richard Nixon
Sony

This is the first Manics single for two and a half years and is released ahead of the forthcoming album "Lifeblood". Musically, the single and indeed the album, follow on in style from "There By The Grace Of God" and is their most mature work to date, with beats pitter-pattering away and barely a guitar in ear-shot. But that chorus could only be The Manics. It's great when bands don't want to sound like themselves anymore.

CDS - 6753421
CD1 includes an exclusive bonus track "Everybody Knows / Nobody Cares".

CDS2 - 6753422
CD2 includes "Everything Will Be", "Askew Road" and the video for "The Love Of Richard Nixon".

Meow Meow - Snow Gas Bones
Integrity

Debut album from this LA four piece, who owe as much to the likes of Jesus And Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine as they do to decades of West Coast harmonies. "Snow Gas Bones" is fuelled by Meow Meow's penchant for pop melodies and art-damaged, found-sound sonics; a literate blend of fuzzed out / revved up guitar anthems and beautifully understated / stoned soundscapes. Wonderful!

Minus The Bear - They Make Beer Commercials Like This
Undergroove

The second mini-album release by Seattle's Minus The Bear is the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut "Highly Refined Pirates". "They Make Beer Commercials Like This" features six brand new tracks, and the release coincides with the band's first UK / European. Minus The Bear feature legendary producer Matt Bayles (Isis, Mastadon) and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie and Sharks Keep Moving.

No Things - Coward / Trees
Blast First (petite)

No Things are Pat Noecker (bass / vocals), Ron Albertson (drums), Christian Dautresme (vocals /guitar). Noecker and Albertson may be familar names to some of you as the powerhouse Nebraskan rhythmn section of the original line-up of The Liars. Dautresme, a Paris born American, has a long history of bands, most recently (2003) he toured as part of Him (Fat Cat groovers, not BMG mega rockers, that is) this single is the first two blasts from this monsterous sounding Brooklyn based trio. Dark, dense and intense, "Coward" is a two minutes and fifty-seven second exorcism of (self?) loathing, lust and crazed wolfishness. "Trees" is a wild late night ride through strange countryside. Alcohol effects are wearing off and petrol is running low, there's no sign of habitation and there's a growing sense of dread....
CDS - PTYT003

Spectrum - Live Chronicles Vol 1
Space Age Recordings

Sonic Boom aka Pete Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3 and EAR) has put together two very limited volumes of live recordings, radio sessions and out-of-print rarities. Volume 1 contains recordings from two live shows, one from Newcastle Riverside on 29th May 1991 and the other from ULU London, on 3rd May 1990. During the mastering track markers have been set to split the songs whilst retaining a single, uninterrupted performance. The optikinetic illustrations, used on the CD cover are based on the work of Japanese artist Jajime Ouchi. The CD disc art is by french artist Jean Larcher. The gatefold artwork and rear booklet illustrations are from the book harmonographs by Anthony Ashton.

Spectrum - Live Chronicles Vol 2
Space Age Recordings

Sonic Boom aka Pete Kember (Spectrum, Spacemen 3 and EAR) has put together two very limited volumes of live recordings, radio sessions and out-of-print rarities. Volume 2 contains four tracks recorded for a Radio 1 session, plus tracks recorded during performances in Seattle, Chicago, Manchester and London. Also included are tracks taken from two hard to find and very limited releases. The optikinetic illustrations, used on the CD cover are based on the work of Japanese artist Jajime Ouchi. The CD disc art is by french artist Jean Larcher. The gatefold artwork and rear booklet illustrations are from the book harmonographs by Anthony Ashton.

Tears In X-Ray Eyes - The Way We Live Now
Test Tube Records

London's Tears In X-Ray Eyes have continued carving their own niche for almost four years. An ambitious mix of electronica, guitars, strings and orchestral percussion, the whole thing was cooked up by singer/producer Tim Closs in a bedroom in South London. Ten finely-twisted songs, in equal parts melancholic and optimistic, all resonate with a longing for the imagined tranquillity of a bygone age. Romantic, nostalgic, but with a grandeur and sense of spirituality. Tim's always loved pop and is not afraid to wear its heart on his sleeve, sounding like the late 60s Scott Walker, or the really early Bee Gees records.

Would-Be-Goods - The Morning After
Fortuna Pop

They are back, their eccentric and evocative guitar pop honed by two years of live shows. Jessica Griffin star of 80s label El at the helm with Peter Momtchiloff (Talulah Gosh, Razorcuts, Heavenly), Debbie Green (Headcoatees) and Lupe Nunez-Fernandez. WBG's first arrived in 87 with "The Camera Loves", two decades later the album is regarded by many observers as one of the important creative landmarks of the 80s. The 12 songs featured on "The Morning After" show that the WBG's have lost none of their melancholy charm and wit but have moved beyond the ornate eclecticism of their acclaimed 3rd album "Brief Lives" to a classic guitar pop sound ranging from new folk through tango to garage rock. For fans of the Magnetic Fields, Francoise Hardy, The Smiths, Nico.

Mugison - Niceland
Accidental

"Niceland" opens in cinemas in late September after previews earlier in the year at Cannes and film festivals around the world. Recorded entirely in a church in his hometown of Isafjordur, Iceland, the soundtrack was completed prior to Mugison's European tour with Mum, and is predominantly a gentler affair than his debut album, "Lonely Mountain", which gained much critical praise. Will Oldham meets "Amelie" might be one way to describe it.

Dead Texan - The Dead Texan
Kranky

The Dead Texan is the first solo album from Adam Wiltzie (Stars Of The Lid and WIndsor Of The Derby) and as you expect from someone with his pedigree, this is without doubt one of the most beautiful ambient/ avant album releases of the year. The 11 tracks sweep between noctambulent piano and string infiltrated mini symphonies and 60s filmic vignettes.
2CD - KRANK072
This CD is accompanied with a DVD containing seven visual pieces veering from meditative video footage to real time animation created by Christina Vantos.

Oxbow - Serenade In Red
Ruminance

Brand new studio album. Oxbow's "Serenade In Red" is recorded by Steve Albini (Shellac, Jesus Lizard, Nirvana) and Gibbs Chapmann (Red House Painters, Faith No More). Featuring very special guest Marianne Faithfull. Photos and artwork by Richard Kern (Sonic Youth, Nick Cave).

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - The Doldrums
Paw Tracks

After years of recording in relative seclusion in the hills of Los Angeles, Ariel Pink (the first non-Animal Collective member on the Paw Tracks roster) makes his official Paw Tracks debut with "The Doldrums". Originally a handmade CD-R release a couple years back, "The Doldrums" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti was discovered by the Animal Collective during one of their West Coast tours and became an immediate favourite. Recording at home with a guitar, bass, keyboard, and 8-track (the drum sounds are all unbelievably created with his mouth), Ariel Pink blends lite FM and warped lo-fi pop into something beautiful and confusing, yet highly addictive.

Re: - Alms
Constellation

The second full length from this genre defying duo is a very sombre and richly-detailed work that brings to mind the work of Einsturzende Neubauten and Basic Channel / Panasonic. Through micro-recordings of metallic objects and resonances, field recordings and raw filter-bank improvisations, Aden Evens and Ian Ilavsky construct a sonic landscape of polluted signal sources, weaving tentative, fading signs of humanism into the mix by way of piano, organ and drums. The result is a tense, highly dynamic sequence of full-spectrum composiitions that strive to celebrate, critique and eulogise freedom.

The Third Eye Foundation - OUMUPO 1
Ici D'Allieurs

The Ici D'Ailleurs label launches its OuMuPo collection: Several DJ's and electronic music composers have been enlisted to remix the label's entire catalogue, but there's a twist - the remixers have to comply with constraints issued in the OuMuPo Charter....the album must be 42 mins long, the end of the album must lead into the beginning, thus enabling it to be listened to in a loop, they must select tracks from at least five different artists on the label. This is the first in the OuMuPo series, and Matt Elliott aka Third Eye Foundation is in the chair. OuMuPo is the French shortname for "OUvroir de MUsiques POtentielles", one of the many artistic movements derived from surrealist Raymond Queneau and François le Lionnais' 1960 Potential Literatures Opener. At the time they aimed at putting together words and letters and following new rules to compose new works. This principle has inspired a lot of creators, especially in music, but also in comic strips.This CD series comes with a 16 page comic book designed by one of France's leading cartoonists. In this instance it's Jochen Gerner.

Ame - Ame
Sonar Kollektiv

We are reliably informed that Ame is pronounced 'Ahm' and is French for soul, a feeling that pervades all the tracks on this wonderful debut album (CD only i'm afraid!). What started life as a B side on an "Off Limits" series sampler for Dixon has since then shot off to become a coherent production success story, remixing tracks for Trüby Trio, Simone Serritella, Jazzanova, Nigel Hayes and Random Factor and now bringing us their own work. Ame´s electronic disco-tech sound is easily accessible without ever loosing deepness or complexity, with comparisons being made to Metro Area and Kerrier District. Includes the singles "Nia", Ojomo" and "Mifune". This has been a permanent fixture on the shop CD player since we got sent a CDR two months ago, and is sure to appear in our end of year chart. WE LOVE THIS!!

Lee Coombs - Breakfast Of Champions
Fingerlickin'

Lee Coombs delivers his eagerly anticipated debut artist album "Breakfast Of Champions" and tears through a torrid throng of musical genres along the way, mixing up tough breaks and tougher tech-edged acid house. He hurtles from the carefree sunshine of the Space terrace towards dark ebbing klaxons and sleazy tribal echoes with "Black Elk Speaks". The album's eponymous track takes on grimy acid house that would send the freaks down at DC10 running for cover before the soothing vocals and glinting guitar twangs of Coombs' New Order "Crystal" remix (CD only, or on separate 12") lends sanctuary to the sinister breaks of Axel F electro style "Would Be True".

Shur-I-Kan - Waypoints
Freerange

Shur-I-Kan's lovely mix of broken beat, soul and house continues over the course of the first full length album, as Tom Szirtes stretches his production muscles backed by a talented pool of musicians and singers. 12" favourite "Generations" is the only track that's been out before, so prepare yourself for a brand new experience of top nu jazz and 4/4 with astounding musical proficiency.

Various Artists / X-Press 2 - Choice
Azuli

Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle are the first non-American DJ's to be asked to compile a "Choice" collection. With previous compilers including the legendary Louie Vega, Danny Tenaglia, Jeff Mills, Frankie Knuckles, Francois Kevorkian and Derrick L. Carter, they're in good company. X-Press 2 first burst onto the international club scene in 1993, with their Sound Factory inspired "Music X-Press", and have been DJing and making music together under various guises ever since. Here they pick out some pivotal inspirations, favourites and classics, spread over an eclectic mix of disco, house, funk, soul, punk and post punk. The double mix CD includes tracks by Key Tronics Ensemble, KC Flight, Prince Charles & The City Beat Band, Incognito, James Brown, Neal Howard, Carl Craig, Patti Smith, Samuel Purdy, Natural Experience, Lola, Art Of Noise, The Cure, Womack & Womack, Yello, Chaka Khan etc.

Various Artists / Disco Undead
Device

Twelve track album of horror-themed European electro techno and Italo disco, exclusively recorded for this Device compilation. Features the likes of Bangkok Impact, Orgue Electronique, Tobe Hooker, Legowelt, Gique and Negative, taking on scary electronic disco themes or John Carpenter style synthesized scores with a modern (retro) twist.

Beans - Shock City Maverick
Warp

Fresh on the back of recent single "Down By Law", Anti Pop Consortium founder Beans brings us his all-new power-packed album "Shock City Maverick". In a time when hip-hop is more readily perceived as a bloated monster fuelled by rampant materialism, misogyny and banality, Beans' originality and unique voice stand out a mile. Already receiving support from Gilles Peterson, 1Xtra and other forward thinking DJs, "Shock City Maverick" looks set for big things.

Quasimoto - The Unseen
Stones Throw

With Madlib-mania reaching fever point, it's worth checking out his 2000 off-the-rails magnum opus. Madlib's deeper than deep jazzbeats are even more mind-alteringly mutational than ever and with the addition of helium-inhaling alter ego Quasimoto on the mic, it's easy to see why this record caused such a stir amongst open-minded music lovers! A very unique album indeed...!

Rodney P - The Future
Riddim Killa / Low Life

Rodney P, official UK hip hop don, finally delivers his debut album - 15 solid tracks in his own inimitable style. Having collaborated with everyone from Roni Size to Nitin Sawhney, Rodney finally gives us his own unique sound influenced by gospel, soul and of course reggae. "The Future" is a real snapshot of the eclectic mix that is British music right here and now. Deliberately not a who's who of UK hip hop, the collaborations here are based on talent not profile. Singers Olivia Chaney and Honey Williams provide sweet soul and new guns Mystro, Karisma and veteran M.C.D. add their unique style. As long-awaited as it gets, but more than worth the wait.

Yesterdays New Quintet - Angles Without Edges
Stones Throw

The full length imagination of Madlib and co (or is it really just him?) drops on Stones Throw, a mystical journey through b-boy free-funk and jazz touching base with everything from Sun Ra to Innerzone Orchestra. Other galaxy rhythms transmitted from LA and beyond by the YNQ musicans. Call it hip hop, call it nu jazz, whatever, it's just damn fine music. You should know by now how dope Madlib is and this 2001 album is all the proof you need.
2xLtd CD - STH2042
Limited CD contains bonus disco featuring tracks from the "Elle's Theme" and "Uno Esta" EPs - the first time they've been on CD.

Various Artists / DJ Kicks - Daddy G
K7

Daddy G of Massive Attack keeps it cool and deadly with this inspired mix of downbeat, reggae and funk taken from his own record box for this newest instalment of DJ Kicks. He's created a beautifully kaleidoscopic mix which is an eclectic array of sonic surprises that reveal the true impetus of Massive Attack's panoramic and singular sound. Included are rare remix versions of tracks from Massive Attack ("I Against I" with Mos Def, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Mustt Mustt", Les Negresses Vertes etc), Tricky's "Aftermath", Meters, Aretha Franklin, Foxy Brown, Willie Williams, Johnny Osbourne, Barrington Levy, Badmarsh & Shri and many more.

Shitmat - Full English Breakfest
Planet Mu

The five 12" EP series comes to an end, only for the best tracks to be compiled onto this CD. If you want to make your ears bleed listening to sampladelic hardcorejungleraggaravegabbabreakcore, then this is the CD to help you out. Not for the faint hearted!

Various Artists / DJ Pogo Presents - Pulp Fusion Revival Boogie Down
Harmless

DJ Pogo's back picking out more 'original revival ghetto jazz and funk classics' for our listening pleasure, mixing up 70s and 80s bombs. Despite having sleeve notes that talk about the blandness of disco, there's plenty of tracks here that would've filled dancefloors of 80s discotheques such as the Paradise Garage: David Joseph "You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)", Unlimited Touch "I Hear Music In The Streets", Wish & Fonda Rae "Tuch Me (All Night Long)", Cameo "Candy" etc, sit alongside jazz-funk and funk gems like Herbie Hancock "You Bet Your Love", Roy Ayers "Love Will Bring Us Back Together", Vaughan Mason & Crew "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", Marva Whitney "It's My thing", Parliament "Flashlight" and more.

Various Artists / Dusty Fingers - Volume 12
Strictly Breaks

The mucky hands crew are back after trawling through numerous record libraries, collections and secret vaults to uncover these lost gems of exotic rock, psyche, funk and more for breaks fiends or weird music lovers (like us) the world over.

Various Artists / Sound Of Philadelphia Volume 2
Soul Jazz

Featuring the productions, arrangements and songs of all the Philly heavyweights - Gamble and Huff, Thom Bell, Vince Montana, Ronnie Baker and MFSB. This album focuses on Philadelphia classics alongside seriously rare material. It shows the evolution from sixties soul into seventies disco, a sound that Philadelphia artists and producers invented, featuring early material from MFSB aka The Salsoul Orchestra (under aliases such as Promised Land and The Family), rare Gamble and Huff productions and one-off singles from Vince Montana, Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris and other future players in a sound that revolutionised a generation!
CD - SJRCD98
Comes packaged with one of Soul Jazz's customary thick booklets full of photos, interviews, biogs and history.

Dosh - Pure Trash
Anticon

"Pure Trash" is Martin Dosh's follow up to his acclaimed Anticon debut. A more beat concious LP than the debut, he returns equipped with his trademark busted Rhodes piano, a tattered ass drum kit, sampler and an assortment of effects pedals and creates a unique sound incorporating electronica, avant rock, jazz and a hint of hip hop. The record's pretty piano melodies and dirt-filthy breaks have a contemplative, but stubbornly optimistic outlook in the face of a daunting world. "Pure Trash" demonstrates not only a range of influences, but also a thorough exploration of melody, rhythm, texture and depth of sound.

Subtle - A New White
Lex

Subtle are an Oakland based sextet that includes Anticon's Doseone and Jel from the Themselves and cLOUDDEAD, and this is their debut album. "A New White" builds on the sound of the last Themselves and cLOUDDEAD albums and makes room for the multiple layers of instrumentation and sampling that give the band their unique density. Made up of one electronic drummer, one kit drummer, electric cello, three keyboards, three samplers, guitar, winds and Dose One's vocals, Subtle hit the hiptronic spot nicely.

Thighpaulsandra - Rape Scene
Ochre

The third studio album from Thighpaulsandra who is also a full-time member of both Coil and Spiritualized. "Rape Scene" follows on from the hugely succesfull "I Thighpaulsandra" and "Double Vulgar" albums that were released on Coil's own legendary Eskaton label.

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Straight No Chaser / Autumn 2004 - Vol 2, Issue 32

This quarter's Chaser includes interviews with / articles on Bjork (the cover star), Jean Grae, Build An Ark, Richard Bona, Swoon, Lemi Ghariokwu, Martha Cooper, Albert Ayler, Louie Vega and Nathan Haines, plus those all important charts - Gilles is listing Little Barrie, Sebastian Tellier (only ten months late!), the Smoke LP and Wookie's mix of Jill Scott (about to get a proper release!), High Contrast, BITA and more.

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Sea of Tranquility interview Steven Wilson [of Porcupine Tree] to discuss the Blackfield project: Interviews: Steven Wilson's open mind leads to a vast Blackfield!

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Saturday, October 23, 2004

 

This Week's New Releases @ Boomkat

This week's new releases @ Boomkat - A Pelicanneck Online Music Store include:

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Efterklang - Tripper
Leaf

Another label that has seemingly found its finest form of late, Leaf's latest signing "Efterklang" deliver a beautifully realised debut that has had us transfixed. This Danish band boasts a remarkable lineup, a ten piece outfit that includes amongst its ranks the amazing Amina quartet (Amina provide all the strings for Sigur Ros) plus a breathtaking arrangement of brass, piano, percussion, electronics and even a choir from Greenland. Their sound is very much rooted in the ethereal instrumental landscapes that Sigur Ros and Mum have delighted us with over the last few years, but the sound of "Efterklang" is considerably more organic and reverential. The opening "Foetus" sets the scene perfectly, slowly developing from a barely audible tinkle of shimmering padded bells to a haunted layer of midnight strings that eventually accompanies the hushed choir. Amazing stuff. The piano motifs and echoed voices on "Collecting Shields" also beautifully illustrate the ageless quality Efterklang posess, only the electronic malfunctioning that radiates little shards of sound throughout the album pulls you back into the beginning of the 21st century. It goes without saying that fans of Sigur Ros and Mum will immediately fall in love with this fabulous album, as will those of you who yearn for gentle yet daring music. Haunting, ageless, beautifully flawed night-time music for snow-filled landscapes and camp fire reunions. Gorgeous.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Gonzales - Solo Piano
No Format

A good friend mentioned to me over the summer that he had listened to a promo of the forthcoming Gonzales album and couldn't quite believe what he was listening to. An album of delicate heartstopping solo piano pieces, written and played by the notoriously extravagant berlin resident with flamboyant b-boy aspirations. Well, it didn't seem very likely, or at least it was hard to imagine that it would be anything more than a mildly touching novelty item. Well, ahem, its an assumption that couldn't be more wrong. "Solo Piano" is in the top 5 albums of the year for me, a quite incredible collection of the most moving, accomplished and unforgettable solo piano pieces you'll hear in a long time, and one of the most tantalising career moves you could possibly imagine. It's true that piano music has seen something of a rebirth over the last couple of years, but what really gets me with this album is just how accomplished the compositions here are. Having heard this album no more than 5 or 6 times, each track is now deeply embedded in my mind - I cant think of anything else released this year that touches its majestic simplicity and unstained beauty. Released by the No Format collective - its been a long and rather lagborious process to get hold of this album in good quantity and at a reasonable price (thanks to all involved!) - but sometimes we hear a record that compells us to do the oddest things, I tell ya. "Solo Piano" is just one of those albums that rides the zeitgeist to oblivion, transcending fashion and trend, keeping itself close to your heart at all times. If I'm not listening to this magnificent album in 5, 10 or 20 years time I'd be very surprised indeed. A huge recommendation - every home needs this record.

Burning Spear - Sounds From The Burning Spear
Soul Jazz

'I & I, Sons of The Most High Jah Rastafari. Our hearts shall correspond and beat in the one harmony. Sounds from The Burning Spear." So begins one of the justifiable grails of reagge music, Spear's 'Door Peeper' presented here in its original seven inch version. Soul Jazz have showered us with so much goodness over the last few years its really hard sometimes to be discriminating, but this collection permed mostly from Winston Rodney's rare and untouchable singles and peppered with some choice pieces of his still classic first two albums for coxsone, has to be the the pinnacle. Discovering this work, in all its honest simplicity, its grave warmth and heartening melodic depth, is one of my continuing closest pleasures in all music. Versioned countless times, nothing can touch the Spear for true roots believers: lyrically and heartically, Rodney literally shows us the way, and i urge you to check this life-altering music sooner rather than later. Its been sustaining me for twenty years now, and should be treated as a necessary companion in life. Obtain and play often.

Ladyman - Viagra Opus
The Agriculture

Producer Raz Mesinai (aka Badawi) presents a collection of hook-laden dancehall and dub excursions under his new Ladyman moniker. Raz released his first record at the age of 18, his work as a musician, composer, engineer, dj, and producer has kept him on the forefront of the new york underground music scene. His recordings as badawi and as one half of the seminal duo sub dub are impossible to classify, but all have hybridised electronica, dub, percussion, avant-garde and illbient styles, uniting electronics with acoustic instruments and traditional drumming in a fusion of the ancient and the futuristic. since 1999, mesinai has also been releasing electro-acoustic works under his own name on john zorn's tzadik label. This is his most dub-heavy work for some time, check!

The Hacker - Reves Mecaniques
Pias

More dark pop business from the Hacker, treading a thin line between electro, techno, electropop and something altogether more gothic. This album is the follow up to his debut `Melodies En Sous-Sol' and is a significant move away from the purist electro that stamped itself all over his debut, this time round embracing hardcore and raved-up stabs into his clinical, sometimes brutal beats. Features the turbo-charged goth stomper `Flesh & Bone' featuring Perspects, beautifully icy electro pop with `Masterplan' featuring Miss Kittin, and `Traces' featuring Mount Sims. Check.

$tinkworx - Ain't-Chit History
Delsin

$tinkworx have emerged from a few years of providing well-considered singles projects, melding the soulful spirits of detroit and drexciyan futurism with a penchant for more recent developments in the electrohouse fraternities, thinking particularly of Environ and Metro area. If any of this tackle floats your boat, as we suspect it might - then make a beeline for the new Delsin, a full length delight. It wields all the consistency of sound we've come to expect over the last few years from this excellent label - splashes of disco history, the sensation of pure boogie, orbiting the sounds of deep, soulful machine funk and a commitment to this most auspicious musical lineage. There's a degree of respect in these recordings which goes way beyond simple imitation of all things detroit - the feeling is just there and you know it, or at any rate should do.

Akufen / Freeform / Rip Off Artist - Blu Tribunl
Inflatabl Labl

The Rip Off Artists' Inflatabl labl seem to delight in unlikely combinations. "Blu Tribunl" features four tracks each from Akufen, Freeform and the Rip Off merchant himself, deconstructing the Blues with characteristic flair and eccentricity. Akufen largely forgoes his trademarked hiccup house tendencies for a raw,glitchy shuffle,with the voices of the past rising like ghosts. Freeform (skam) harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of world music to create something that is part deep south, part far east,nowhere and everywhere at the same time. Rip off artist, lastly, focuses on the core of the blues : the guitar and the twelve bar chord progression,then splinters it into a thousand pieces,with rhythms that lurch and sputter,missing a beat here and there. Good, mental business.

Black Lung - The Grand Chessboard
Ant Zen

David Thrussell's latest album is a strictly instrumental affair - the early description of black lung's music as "ultra-distorted sound and darkest ambient", has become quite obsolete. The music is less distorted and much more electronically oriented with a variety of rhythmic structures, that don't always take the darkest route. Essentially this is IDM with strong industrial leanings, fans of the Hymen catalogue will know what to expect. Check.

Cinelux / Various - Pardon my French Volume 1
Pardon my French Volume 1

With an ability to mix abstract hip hop, electronica, kraut-rock influences and shades of jazz, cinelux will certainly atract fans of can, fridge / four tet, hood, prefuse 73, dabrye and dj shadow. These 11 tracks also include remixes by Capitol K, Mitchell Akiyama (intr_version, raster noton, alien 8), and Machine Drum (merck). Check.

Ellen Allien / Various - My Parade
Bpitch Control

Second mix cd from Ellen - and if you've never gone to see her play you should make it a priority - the lady KNOWS how to jack a room, I tell ya. Anyway, this selection is a bit more pop-fronted, opening with the decidedly camp "Always" from Midi Rain. From here on things ger progressively more crunchy, starting with the massively underrated Wildplanet, and onto Bpitch favourites Apparat, Modeselektor and, of course, Ellen herself on the fabulous "Bang Bang". Nice to see the excellent Ola Bergman also featured, his awesome "Vulture's End" leading into Andre Estermann's Musik Aus Strom classic "Plash". Tight, enjoyable business from a woman who knows her tunes.

Ezekiel Honig - People, Places & Things
Single Cell Music

This beautifully conceived, rich album from Ezekiel Honig finds itself planted somewhere between Jan Jelinek, Shuttle 358, Opiate and Move D, striding along microscopic terrain with the faintest nod of respect to the deep chord washes of Detroit and the minimal machinations of Cologne. Albums like this are easy to skip past, particularly as they are so effortlessly enjoyable. While there's a certain alluring quality poseesed by those releases that require a bit of work before they open themselves up to you, Honig has nonetheless managed to produce an album that radiates warmth after repeated listens despite not really breaking any new ground. As far as minimal sunset music of this kind is concerned - "People, Places, Things" is just about as good as it gets. Recommended.

Kattoo - Places
Hymen

kattoo is volker kahl of beefcake - here's what ge's had to say about his first solo album "I was commissioned to make a film score, for a low-budget german porno full of, how do you call them, midgets, and also a lot of de-clawed cats, but then the producers of that movie lost all of their government arts funding, so i was left with a lot of beautiful classical-sounding music. what should i do with it? throw it out? no! i decided to beat it over the head with a techno and an industrial baseball bat. actually, the sounds of the breakbeat are from the midgets having sex with the cats." Erm, right!

Mark Van Hoen - The Warmth Inside You
Very Friendly

Perhaps best known as the man behind sonic experimentalists Locust, and backed by a brace of acclaimed releases on the seminal R&S label, Mark Van Hoen has been exploring a spectrum of emotive electronic flavours for more than a decade; fusing and abusing new and old techniques and technology to produce music that's as baffling as it is beautiful. For this new album Mark has carved deep, intricate and complex sounds behind melodic top lines without a single library, preset or stock sound used. Aside from a few ghostly vocals, every sound here is from analogue synthesizers, though without sounding dated or retro in any way. "The Warmth Inside You" and "Three People's Presence", in particular, manage to convey all the shimmering warmth and beauty you wouldn't associate with the machines used to create them. Very good indeed.

Marz - Wir Sind Hier
Karaoke Kalk

"Wir Sind Hier" (`We Are Here') is Marz's follow-up to their hugely acclaimed 2002 début "Love Streams" on Karaoke Kalk. It's an album that displays the shimmering songwriting ability of Albrecht Kunze and Ekkehard Ehlers beautifully, at once more ambitious and more heartfelt than anything the pair have been previously involved in. The manifesto is clear - adapt joyous pop sensibilities into a kind of heartwarming, glorious home-listening experience that's just as comfortable with campfire folk as it is with crunchy house rhythms - spanning the spectrum in search of that unknown factor that makes certain songs so sugarsweet memorable. The fact that both Kunze and Ehlers have such a dispersed and varied musical background propels each of these 11 songs into a slightly more knowing dimension - never taking the expected route, always drawing on one obscure musical discipline or another to make this overtly accessible and open music display it's charm in ever-surprising ways. Like one of those pictures that changes depending on the angle from which you look at it, a conceit that's telling of these particularly rewarding musical times. Lovely.

Portland - My Daily Routine
Component

8 tracks of engaging IDM based on portland's three point approach to song writing (1.emotional, 2.cruchy, 3.melodic). while the intent may be simple, the songs themselves are more than a sum of their parts and add up to an introspective and melancholic album. Features a collaboration with dryft on "the last ever" and a remix of van houten by somatic responses. Check!

Trygve Seim - Sangam
ECM

Featuring the fabulous Arve Henriksen on Trumpet! "Sangam", means "coming together", in Sanskrit, sometimes taken to signify "the meeting point of three rivers". Interpret that literally in Trygve Seim's case and the different rivers might symbolize the cross-referencing of jazz, contemporary composition and diverse world folk traditions in his work. On the second ECM album issued under his name, the Norwegian saxophonist draws inspiration from musical and non-musical sources both local and far-flung, bringing these influences to bear on compositions and arrangements that are uniquely personal. Seim has been heard recently with The Source, the improvising group he co-leads with Øyvind Brække and Per Oddvar Johansen (both featured here), and has guested on Christian Wallumrød's "Sofienberg Variations", but "Sangam" is closer in spirit to "Different Rivers", the ECM debut that overwhelmed international critics in 2001.

Various / Smalltown Supersound - Where We're At
Smalltown Supersound

The kind of label sampler you all seem to love, not only bringing together a good selection of unreleased, forthcoming and established gems from a label with a hugely varied roster, but doing so at a price no one can argue with. Features tracks from Kim Hiorthoy, Jaga Jazzist, Toy, Yuichiro Fujimoto, Mats Gustaffson / Sonic Youth, Lars Horntveth and lots more - 9 tracks in total and a thoroughly enjoyable listen to boot. Good value indeed.

Vauxhall 44 - Sub-i
Inflatabl

Nice to see a new album from the californian Inflatabl crew surfacing in this week's boxes. Across their handful of releases they've manged to maintain a canny balance of more experimental material, with a goodly doage of bassy dub, or dubby bass, whichever way you prefer it. Vauxhall 44 seem mysterious, and we're none the wiser - even after discovering the productions issue from one Yuki Kiba. But no matter - there's nuff innovation and actually many tracks working particularly well. From the steady skank of 'miw' to the banging steppas of 'Case', yuki adopts a pleasantly easy approach - the sounds are deep, but never hackneyed - 'Kliar' and 'Scrp' in particular are wicked head-nodders, replete with gorgeous bassy smudges. Good quality material, from a label not afraid to try something new, and maybe make a few mistakes along the way. Refreshing indeed.

Charley Patton - Devil Sent The Rain Blues
Universe/Comet

Patton really was there at the beginning. While the Revenant box set was an admirable and in fact totally unprecedented devotional exercise as part of John fahey's last will and testament, it did perhaps succeed too well. By this i mean, the tracks became almost subservient to the opulence of the packaging. On this exceedingly modest italian issue, Patton's just allowed to do his thing - this guy was playing guitar behind his head fifty years before Hendrix. Listen to the opiated 'Spoonful Blues' for one of my favourite tunes of all time, fear for the later Charley - having your throat slit by a jealous boyfriend is never going to be tidy business and above all enjoy the primal surge and mercurial talent of one of the founder members.

Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings
Universe/Comet

As the shackles of copyright begin to loosen on these historic recordings, methinks we're going to be seeign loads more of these repackaged, re-presented versions of the central tenets of blues, and therefore rock-n-roll and just about everything that's come after. we know you've heard some brain dead perm banging on about how their new album is 'getting back to the blues', but Robert, whoever he was, really lived it and had absolutely no concern for spandex or haircare products. Riding the coat-tails of the first-wave of blues, spearheaded by the dynamic Charley Patton also discussed this week, Johnson raised the bar: for one, adopting vocal guises which prefigured the whole way hip-hop vocalists have assumed bad boy personas, often to their audience's complete ignorance. There's millions of pages on this guy, but mercifully the complete discog is quite small - if you've never heard any, or just fancy a dip, think loose living and bad behaviour, try not to get arrested, but please listen to robert johnson. Thank you.

Z'ev - Headphone Musics, 1 to 6
Touch

"In 1967 Z'EV took a tape music class at the UCLA night school. The leader of the course was Joseph Byrd who was the founder and theoretician of the first electronic rock band; The United States of America. So while it's almost 40 years now that he has been involved in the production of electro-acoustic music, Headphone Musics marks the first release of a product exclusively featuring this form of music. All of the source material is drawn from the collection of cassette tapes Z'EV has amassed over the last 30 years - sounds and soundscapes he has either recorded himself or witnessed, or tapes that have been given to him by various peoples on his travels or been received by him through the mail from fans etc. Technically he remains a bit orthodox in that basically he still plies the old tools of the tape manipulation trade in the current digital sphere. What this means is that he concentrates on editing, phase relationships, time dilation, and inherent and 3rd harmonic distortion as his only means of processing the information he is transforming. There is no looping involved, although #2 features a recording he made in 1984 using his controlled-skipping Lenco turntable. 'As Is As' is a live recording of a sound poem Z'EV produced and performed under the name 'S. Weisser' at a Sound Poetry Festival in 1976 at the La Mamelle art space in San Francisco. It was produced using 2 reel to reel tape decks, 3 cassette decks, and 2 microphones." Recommended, intense lisetening.

Break Bread - Break Bread EP
Peanuts & Corn

THE hip hop label for 2004 is most' def Peanuts & Corn. With the sooncome full album history from Vertical Form of mcenroe's production genius it's the perfect time for all the P&C emcee's to get down together. Break Bread is pretty much an expanded continuation of the pre P&C group Farm Fresh. So Break Bread brings to the mic Pipi Skid, Gruf, Yy, John Smith and mcenroe also on production with DJ Hunnicutt who also rocks to cut and scratch. At only five vocal tracks and five instrumentals (total time 50 min+) you might think we were being short changed but this is not the full album we are all looking forward to - simply a showcase for the P&C sound at large and it rocks hard. 'Grown Ass Men' drops ill scratching, boombap beats, eerie prog-rock chords and nuff dark funk - one by one the emcee's drop their twisted but oh so dope lyrics - an incredible track. The Hunnicutt produced 'We Make Noise' is even better, lyrics to recite for days - vocals and beats in perfect harmony, double def fresh. 'No Other MC' will in time go down as one of the best posse hip hop cuts of all time a 'chorus line' for the 21st century, the announcer's comments are ill & funny and the Biz Markie hook is off the hook. Pipi Skid just like Busta Rhymes in Leaders Of The New School just about steals the show, just that is. 'Positive, Kay?'s strings and deep throb beats lay down into a personal reflective flow and there's a killer sample in there somewhere. 'Breakfast All Day' up's the tempo and attitude adding an ill Q-Tip scratch to the recipe. By the time you reach the end you'll be a rapture's and then the full dope instrumentals for each track drop, oh my god! I can't recommend this CD highly enough. Acquire, ight'.

Various / Peanuts & Corn - Peanuts & Corn Tape Hiss (1993-97)
Peanuts & Corn

Now this is a very special treat for y'all. Unreleased tracks from the P&C archive plus tracks previously only available on wobbly tape. P&C act's featured include Farm Fresh, Mood Ruff, Different Shades Of Black and Roddy Rod aka mcenroe. Throughout the jazz bass samples are in effect sounding fresher than ever. It's like finding out that their was a secret crew of dope canadian emcees and producers rocking the jazz hop as hard as Tribe and Gangstarr but just off the rader. These tracks dropped before the canadian sound of P&C and Buck65 & Sixtoo had a chance to develop and in that they sound incredibly fresh so much so you could class this compilation as vital as the Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf album 'Big Shots' dropped earlier this year on Stones Throw. The Mood Ruff track 'Can't Be Beat' is mega-ill and as good a place as any to start with this incredible album - twenty tracks deep flying off the shelves to our hometown and down b-boys, internet freaks peep your copy now. Shligedy shlammin' - buy!!

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - The Doldrums
Paw Tracks

After years of recording in relative seclusion in the hills of los angeles, ariel pink (the first non-animal collective member on the paw tracks roster) makes his official paw tracks debut with "the doldrums". originally a handmade cd-r release a couple years back, "the doldrums" by ariel pink's haunted graffiti was discovered by the animal collective during one of their west coast tours and became an immediate favorite. Recording at home with a guitar, bass, keyboard, and 8-track (the drum sounds are all unbelievably created with his mouth), Ariel Pink blends Lite FM and warped lo-fi pop into something beautiful and confusing, yet highly involving.

Bloc Party - Helicopter
Wichita

The follow up single to the massive `Little Thoughts', featuring exclusive B-sides from the album sessions plus the cd features the much sought after Minotaur Shock remix of 'Tulips' currently fetching £50 on the internet. Another limited release, another one of those items you'll find up on ebay by the end of the week, innit. 7" comes on transparent green vinyl.

Matt Harding - Thinking In Fours
Moshi Moshi

Lovely 6 track EP from Matt Harding on Moshi Moshi, good songwriting enveloped in understated acoustic arrangements and electronic overlays, decribed in the sales notes as "folktronic" but actually striding a much less complex or self involved stratosphere. "In Her Voice" sounds like the blow Monkeys stripped down and performed in outer space, while the small and perfectly formed "Patriot Square" gives it all sparkling 4/4 styles and straight vocals before "Red" sits itself on the porch with a harmonica and an acoustic guitar to watch the sunset in lazy and self contented style. Very nice indeed.

Noel - Wrong Places
Lok

After settling in Eastberlin in the early nineties, Noël joined an early incarnation of the band Mina as their drummer. A neigbourhood band, playing live at backyard parties in Berlin-Mitte, with Masha Qrella on saxophone. Every once in a while, Noël used to sing along to his own songs. Whilst going on to add drums to last year's excellent Contriva album, Noël spent months recording songs to tapes he sent back to berlin from his course in france as a kind of diary. Pretty nice stuff, sounding like early Beatles demos sung in harmony. Noël spent all of his money on poorly recorded Beatles bootlegs, while all his classmates were listening to Depeche Mode. Early Noël tapes made the rounds in Berlin for a while, until in the last year, he finally got his act together - this album owes a huge debt to Sören Schrader, who plays vibraphone in Gaston. Sören arranged and recorded the tunes, the girls and boys from Contriva, contributed further bits and pieces. Finally "Wrong Places" is finished, Noël lets his baby go reluctantly. Good tunes nonetheless.

Dominik Eulberg - Flora & Fauna
Traum

Eulberg's star has been surely and steadily rising these last few months, showing up with a brace of twelves for Traum, some Trapez remixes and a twelve in their relentless limited series. Acclaim has been gathering, for the diamond hard beats and crystalline dancefloor shapes - here across seven track vinyl and ten track cd, Dominik unleashes a well-nigh essential dancefloor album for any self-respecting tec-floors. The mood is universally well controlled: no weak links, duff sounds or even average tracks - just mesmeric floor-frying techno, killer materials to rock parties late on, when the tempos are really taking flight. And throughout there's the definite sensation that Eulberg really is only just getting started. Fine album and no doubt a big one for Traum.

Kiki - Run With Me
Bpitch Control

New On Bpitch. Kiki of finnish extraction has been highly touted of late, increasingly busy on the live and festival circuit and its quite easy to see the commercial potential of this kind of stuff. 'The end of the world' ]not[ surprisingly opens with an overt Bauhaus tribute, and the lineage and increasing crossover between the electrodisco scenes and gothy, make-up covered guitar music is now official. From this starting point, the album progresses in traditional fashion - boy buys synthesizer - makes tracks - rocks party hard - releases double album and cd. Often a little too polite for my tastes - you have to be worried by a title like 'Classix nouveaux' - there's enough moroder infected gyrations at work here to make it big with the fashionistas. 'Drawing Circles' moves on into the middle of the night, upping the ante, lowering the frequencies - 'The Calling' could almost refer to 'The Chase' reviewed elsewhere on these pages this week., almost identical in mood and emotional temper. 'Up' perhaps saves things, raising it ahem, up to dancefloor boosting levels - all swooshing string sounds, and kinetic energy. 'On the 104th day' eases us back down + there's even an unnamed bonus track [perhaps 'Turn the lights down'], which rocks like you'd expect - fitting end to an uneven album which will still hold large appeal for the committed Bpitch follower.

Triola - Im Funftonraum
Kompakt

New from Jorg Burger!! Triola is the spitting image of her biological father, The Modernist, but pays scant regard to his nocturnal capers. Triola is apparently a feisty daughter into feng shui, who likes staying in, caring for her bonsai and watches birds in the garden. Of course, she has some luscious music to keep her company, and secreted gently in this album lies some of the best pop material Kompakt have laid down to date. On drab, lonely days Triola might climb into old jeans and dance around - and you can hear a certain womb-like comfort and sustenance in the enlightened, warm glowing melodies on offer here. And with meditative tunes of this calibre to back her up, who can be surprised. There's some nice beats driven midtempo material to prompt Triola getting down, and some maximum chillage for when she gets tired. Her more stern father finds this all laughably hippy in its values, but Triola doesn´t care. "It´s better than your awkward rave-fad..." she counters, righteously. But in fact they love each other.

Magazine:
Wax Poetics - Issue Number Ten Fall 2004
Wax Poetics

Blah, blah, blah - everytime an issue of Wax Poetics drop's we start by stating that it's the finest magazine in the world. So for those who agree read on, if you disagree stop reading now. This new issue features reviews of a handful of recent oldschool funk reissues, the latest leftfield americana spot from Dante Carfagna (forget about wanting to own the records featured in this feature unless you've got a few grand burning a hole in your pocket), in-depth interviews with funk/soul legends Les McCann, Montgomery Express and Eddie Fisher plus the second part of Egon's story of the Texas Stage Bands. The crucial new school true afrobeat practitioners Antibalas feature in their most in-depth interview to date and Pierre Jaubert producer of seminal albums from Lafayette Afro Rock and Ice gets a respectful grilling. A feature on the 1972 Wattstax festival (surely black music's Woodstock) gives you some serious insight and ridiculous photography (Isaac Hayes looking superbadd), vocal samples from this festival featured on the classic early Public Enemy albums (now available on DVD folks, but sadly not from us). The best ever dissection of the work of the Beastie Boys, very revelatory material included. Melvin Van Peebles interview, King Tubby's apprentice the dubmeister supreme Scientist in interview and a sneak peak at the artwork for M.F. Doom's 'M.M. Food' in a cool Rhymesayers advert. Nuff.

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Mute have launched a new website. Very Smart Design.

If you've been to mute.com before, you'll notice things are looking a little different. This is our new web site, and we really hope you'll enjoy it, it's taken a long time, and we're very proud of it.

There's been a lot of changes, so please explore. The site now incorporates Mute Bank, so you can mail order items from us without going off to a different site. We've also got comprehensive information on all Mute artists and releases, the Mute Player which allows you to listen to tracks from the entire catalogue, and many, many more new features... And make sure you visit the Distract section, if you've got time to waste...

This is a soft launch. We've still got things to add, content will continue appearing so keep stopping by. We'd love your feedback so please let us know what you think in the new Discuss section. Have a good look around, and make yourself at home.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:08 AM

Friday, October 22, 2004

 

Leonard's Lair review The Radio Dept. - Lesser Matters

# posted by DJ Martian 8:20 PM

 

Ulver: Blood Inside and Ulver/ Sunn 0))) collaboration with Julian Cope

Norway's sublime Ulver provide a news update:

They want to release their much anticipated album: Blood Inside soon. [and so do their fans !]

also news of an interesting collaboration:

with our long time friend Stephen O'Malley and his SUNN O))) has taken place. The result is a 15 min. epic with Julian Cope speaking out of the dark. The piece is commisioned for a Swedish radio broadcast, and it will be on SUNN O)))'s bastard WHITE 4LP BOX scheduled for spring 2005.

[alerted via it's a trap]

# posted by DJ Martian 5:45 PM

 

new music discussion: Yahoo! Groups: transelectroexpress

T R A N S * E L E C T R O * E X P R E S S

Electro, electroclash, the backlash, and the aftermath...

Synthpop, synthcore, synthpunk, and discopunk...

Italo disco, death disco, mutant disco, and electro house...

It's not a destination, it's a journey. Get on board.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:20 PM

 

AngryApe interview Yellotone

preamble:

Yellotone is the alias of Simon Harding, an electronic musician on the highly collectable and well respected Ai Records label. Harding incorporates an eclectic range of influences into his sound, including everything from electro, post-rock, hip-hop and electronica. To date, he’s appeared on a number of compilations, a split single with label mate Normal and released last year’s ‘Geen Mayo’ EP. Simon’s eagerly awaited debut album ‘Tar File Junction’, has just been released and is available to buy now.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:56 PM

 

Junkmedia interview Matthew Shipp

preamble:

Widely known as a major figure in the free jazz world, pianist Matthew Shipp is perhaps just as well known for being the curator of Thirsty Ear's experimental jazz imprint, the Blue Series. An accomplished artist in his own right, his most recent recording further bridges the gap between electronic music and acoustic jazz.

Harmony and Abyss is Shipp's latest album on Blue Series. An intriguing mix of live jazz improvisation with electronic studio manipulation, it continues the tradition Matt started with albums like Nu Bop and Equilibrium.

Shipp just returned from a tour and took some time out to talk with Junkmedia about the Blue Series, recording electro-acoustic jazz, DJs, what it's like to be a producer and little chat about Cat Power...

# posted by DJ Martian 4:05 PM

 

Details of this week's Mixing It show: Mixing It - 22 October 2004

# posted by DJ Martian 3:59 PM

 

music blog: the rub returns.

# posted by DJ Martian 3:49 PM

 

Splendid review Re:- Alms

Much more than a collection of stunning music (an understatement), Alms is a creation cycle, a birth from two cells (Aden Evens, a professor at MIT, and Ian Ilavsky, member of Silver Mt. Zion and co-founder of Constellation) that opens its eyes in the dark

# posted by DJ Martian 3:12 PM

 

Next week's releases are reviewed @ Norman Records

# posted by DJ Martian 2:55 PM

 

Momus attacks the NME of 2004: [aesthetics, design, philosophy, content, and lack of aspiration for music etc] Rock media goes posthumous

# posted by DJ Martian 2:15 PM

 

Stylus review Converge - You Fail Me

# posted by DJ Martian 2:09 PM

 

Pitchfork review Cyann & Ben - Happy Like an Autumn Tree

# posted by DJ Martian 2:07 PM

Thursday, October 21, 2004

 

The latest releases are reviewed by NYC's Other Music: The Other Music Update including:

Speicher 2
Beans
Cyann & Ben
El-P
Le Tigre
Kpt.Michi.Gan

# posted by DJ Martian 10:33 PM

 

London's kultureflash

ABOUT US
KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering happenings and openings in and around London. Each week we track down some of the most interesting and unusual events taking place in the capital and deliver them straight to your inbox. Featuring art, gigs, films, talks, clubs and more -- we are committed to bringing you an eclectic mix of the best of what's on in London.

KultureFlash re-launches with our 100th issue on 02/11 [November 2nd] [source: via e-mail announcement]

# posted by DJ Martian 8:09 PM

 

Metal Hammer report the latest Nine Inch Nails news: NIN Ditch New Album Name

# posted by DJ Martian 7:53 PM

 

Strapping Young Lad - Aliens

BW & BK report STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - New Album Due In March

# posted by DJ Martian 5:45 PM

 

BBC Music review Steven Bernstein - Diaspora Hollywood

# posted by DJ Martian 5:06 PM

 

An academic study of music blogs: Dissertation Blog "A different kind of Criticism": Music Journalism and the Weblog Phenomenon

[Found via No Rock & Roll Fun]

# posted by DJ Martian 12:55 PM

 

Splendid review The Dead Texan - Self-Titled

# posted by DJ Martian 12:37 PM

 

Stylus review Ada - Blondie

Solid from beginning to end and exhibiting a deft command of multiple genres, Ada’s Blondie is a superb album and inarguably one of the year’s top electronic releases.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:35 PM

 

Reminder, tonight: Robert Smith will be guest presenting the John Peel show.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:30 PM

 

This week's Later show: Show 2: 11.35pm, BBC 2, Fri 22nd October 2004 features The Cure and The Futureheads

# posted by DJ Martian 12:21 PM

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

 

New Harold Budd Album

Amazon.co.uk list a November 1st release date for the new Harold Budd album: Avalon Sutra

This album will be released by David Sylvian's Samadhi Sound label.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:44 PM

 

The Wire - November 2004 Issue

New issue of The Wire is now on sale, featuring Wolf Eyes on the front cover.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:41 PM

 

Reminder, tonight: Siouxsie Sioux will be guest presenting the John Peel show.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:01 PM

 

All About Jazz review Nels Cline/Vinny Golia - The Entire Time

# posted by DJ Martian 5:55 PM

 

All About Jazz review Far Corner - Far Corner - avant progressive/chamber rock from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Cuneiform records.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:51 PM

 

Pitchfork review Solvent - Apples and Synthesizers

# posted by DJ Martian 4:20 PM

 

Stylus review Isis - Panopticon

# posted by DJ Martian 11:57 AM

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

 

Arcana news:

The album will be called "Le Serpent Rouge" and the artwork of the album will be made by the polish artist Agnieszka Szuba. hopefully will this album be out within a few months. [alerted via it's a trap]

# posted by DJ Martian 9:32 PM

 

New Food album release @ Rune Grammofon

RCD 2041 - Food - Last Supper

The fourth album from this quartet and quite possibly their very best. Brilliantly performed and recorded, it´s highlighting the delicate balance between Ballamy and Henriksen´s melodic and lyrical playing and the electronic soundscapes they fully started to explore on “Veggie”. Which speaks volumes when we know that “Veggie” was nominated for a Norwegian grammy and received some outstanding reviews, ”this is remarkable, visionary music (Jazz UK), “a very important work” (Milkfactory, UK). And lets not forget Mats Eilertsen and Thomas Strønen, one of many excellent rhythm sections currently working in Norwegian jazz.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:50 PM

 

Reminder, tonight: Underworld will be guest presenting the John Peel show.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:51 PM

 

Danish epic rockers Mew have nearly finished recording a new album. [alerted via it's a trap]

# posted by DJ Martian 4:32 PM

 

fast 'n' bulbous has been updated for 2004.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:06 PM

 

Digital Radio Now promotes DAB digital radio in the UK.

# posted by DJ Martian 3:55 PM

 

Splendid review Frog Eyes - The Folded Palm

# posted by DJ Martian 3:48 PM

 

Dusted review Growing - The Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light

# posted by DJ Martian 3:38 PM

 

Pitchfork review Matthew Shipp - Harmony and Abyss

# posted by DJ Martian 3:36 PM

 

This week's flavourpill LONDON an email magazine covering music, art, and cultural events

# posted by DJ Martian 3:18 PM

Monday, October 18, 2004

 

The Independent interview Stina Nordenstam

Stina Nordenstam: Magnificent strangeness
Stina Nordenstam sings spooky and wistful songs about love, airports and murder. Kevin Harley meets an enigma

[alerted via it's a trap]

# posted by DJ Martian 5:00 PM

 

Forthcoming One World shows on Radio 1:

25/10 - Peanut Butter Wolf, Diefenbach + Subtle
01/11 - Beans + The Black Keys
07/11 - GUITARDED Part 3
15/11 - Alan McGee - Death to his Disco
22/11 - Lo Recordings Label Showcase
29/11 - Matador Records - Label showcase
05/12 - GUITARDED Part 4

# posted by DJ Martian 4:54 PM

 

All About Jazz review The Muffins - Double Negative

# posted by DJ Martian 4:21 PM

 

Splendid review Tarentel - We Move Through Weather

# posted by DJ Martian 4:12 PM

 

Junkmedia interview Luna

# posted by DJ Martian 4:07 PM

 

This week's new releases @ Fopp

# posted by DJ Martian 1:00 PM

 

This week's One World show features: Rodney P, Bugz In The Attic, Smith & Mighty

Show broadcast on Radio 1 on 18th October 2004 from 1 - 3am

# posted by DJ Martian 12:13 AM

Sunday, October 17, 2004

 

SPOTLIGHT...KEY NEW RELEASES [October 4th]

Key new album releases for October 4th [A more detailed release listing including other new releases, compilations and reissues - can be found further up this webpage.]

Annie - Anniemal (679)
Arkhon Infaustus - Perdition Insanabilis (Osmose)
Blevin Blectum - Magic Maple (Praemedia)
David Carretta - Kill Your Radio (Gigolo)
Codeseven - Dancing Echoes / Dead Sounds (Equal Vision) [US Import available at amazon.co.uk]
Alice Coltrane - Translinear Light (Impulse)
The Come Ons - The Ghetto Years (Infidelity)
Lee Coombs - Breakfast Of Champions (Fingerlickin)
Hugh Cornwell - Beyond Elysian Fields (Track)
Cult of Luna - Salvation (Earache)
Def Harmonic - Embrace (Altered Vibes)
Dj /Rupture - Special Gunpowder (Very Friendly)
Dosh - Naoise (Anticon) EP
Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant - Sister Phantom Owl Fish (Ipecac)
The Faint - Wet From Birth (Saddle Creek)
Helmet - Size Matters (Ploydor)
The Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress (Swami)
Intricate - In Pectra (Spezial Material)
Isis - Panopticon (Ipecac) [UK Release Date]
Kiki - Run With Me (Bpitch control)
King of Woolworths - Rediffusion (Lo Recordings)
Lair Of The Minotaur - Carnage (Southern Lord)
Misc - Crunch Time (Sender)
Oh No - Disrupt (Stones Throw)
Pan/Tone - Newfound Urban Calm (Bip Hop)
Q & Not U - Power (Dischord)
Seven Star - My Mother & Father Were Astronauts (Counterflow)
Solvent - Apples & Synthesizers (Ghostly International)
Sten - Leaving The Frantic (Dial)
Toog - Lou Etendue (Karaoke Kalk) [UK Release Date]
Toucaen - He was Once Somebody's Baby Boy (Swim label)
Colin Towns/ Mask Orchestra - The Orpheus Suite (Provocateur)
TV on the Radio - New Health Rock (4ad) EP
Walls Of Jericho - All Hail The Dead (Trustkill) [UK Release Date]
Yellotone - Tar File Junction (Ai)

# posted by DJ Martian 11:52 PM

 

New Releases @ Piccadilly Records

Some new releases listed in the weekly guide [via e-mail] from Manchester's music emporium: Piccadilly Records

[Releases for October 11th]

The Durutti Column - The Best Of
WSM

This thirty track, 2 disc compilation covers the guitar genius that is Vini Reilly and his band, The Durutti Column with tracks from their first album, 1979's "The Return Of The Durutti Column" right through to 2003's "Someone Else's Party". They combine a diverse range of influences and styles and with Vini's intricate guitar playing, and fragile, understated vocals combined with Bruce Mitchell's percussive drumming create a totally unique and hugely influential sound. Without doubt one of the best loved bands in Manchester.

The Autumns - The Autumns
Bella Union

Hailing from LA, The Autumns self-titled album is an astonishingly ambitious work and looks set to take this remarkable band to a global audience. Cinematic and evocative, listening to The Autumns is an intoxicating experience, taking the listener on magical flights of musical fancy. Vocalist Matt Kelly possesses a truly astonishing voice. His effortless, angelic falsetto and the power and range of his vocals share much common ground with those of Jeff Buckley. The majority of the thirteen tracks on display are sweeping epics of immense ambition and scope, though these are occasionally interspersed by serene lullabies and graceful instrumental interludes.

Death In Vegas - Satan's Circus
Drone

The fourth album from Death In Vegas heralds a move away from collaboration and a return to the dancefloor. This release has no featured vocalists, a departure from previous albums but undoubtedly a progression from a band that have always set both rock and dance benchmarks. Mixing Kraut rock style evolving loops of sound, either guitar or synth based (check the "Trans Europe Express" style "Zagaza"!), with post-punk / dubwise basslines and ambient atmospherics, they've created their best album to date.

Gisli - How About That?
EMI

Hey, Icelandic music that doesn't sound "glacial" but don't worry, the quirk-factor is in full effect! It, or 'he', 'cause Gisli is a fella, comes across like Beck singing with Pavement, telling plenty of mad tales whilst beats, found-sounds and disturbance mess up in the background. Some of the stories are ridiculous and very funny, but there's some slowies on here that are really quite lovely. It's a playful and intriguing album.

The Knife - Deep Cuts
V2

The Knife present their new album "Deep Cuts". An album that has already become a best seller and Grammy winner at home in Sweden, and is now picking up plaudits across Europe. A brother and sister duo (Karin and Olof) from Stockholm, they claim their music – which is a glorious blend of melodic electro-pop, machine-made rhythms and dark, curveball twists – is nothing more than pop, yet their songs speak of an informed and subversive political agenda. The Knife began the year with their eponymous debut album that raised appreciative eyebrows across the board. But this is something bigger. Now Karin and Olof present their next instalment of 'emotional electronic punk pop'.

Oceansize - Music For Nurses EP
Beggars Banquet

Less than a year after their cataclysmic debut album, Oceansize break their silence in no uncertain terms with a brand new 25 minute mini album / EP. A three pronged sonic guitar attack, this release further justifies their nomination for a Kerrang! Award for Best British Newcomer.

The Wire - On The Box: 1979
Pink Flag Archive Research

In those dark days of rock TV being limited to the last slot before closedown once a week if you were lucky, mark one Wire never had a look in, and aside from the odd three minute mime-along or micro-interview, broadcast quality footage of the band is limited to this hour long studio performance from February 1979 for German show "Rockpalast". Luckily, that night they were at their sharpest, playing the set they were taking on tour in the period between "Chairs Missing" and "154", and now after much wrangling this often-bootlegged recording is officially available, in video digitally cloned from the broadcast master, augmented by fully remastered audio. Also included is the never-screened 20 minute interview with English journalist, broadcaster and "Rockpalast" presenter Alan Bangs. As an added bonus for anyone wishing to take in the delights of the incisive 20 song set in a room without a TV, the extra audio CD contains all the music and none of the talk.

Wolf Eyes - Burned Mind
Sub Pop

Wolf Eyes are at the forefront of a quickly expanding American noise scene. The trio of Nate Young, Aaron Dilloway and John Olson are the epitome of the self sufficient musical entity. Olson and Dilloway have their own labels (American Tapes and Hanson Records respectively) that have been releasing cassettes, CDRs, 7"s, LPs etc of Wolf Eyes material since Young first used the moniker in 1997. Their existance as a trio dates to 2000, and they've since released albums on Bulb and Troubleman Unlimited. The music that Wolf Eyes creates is truly terrifying. Sonic touchstones include Throbbing Gristle, early Cabaret Voltaire, Black Flag, Whitehouse, Pre-Asheton Destroy All Monsters, Negative Approach, Swans and early Sonic Youth, with whom they are playing all summer long. As Thurston Moore said: 'The best record Sub Pop's released since "Touch Me I'm Sick," no shit. Ultra ass blasting fuck noise for a generation spooked shitless. Like mixing the Stooges and the New Blockaders in a heart full of gore. Total fucking sickboy!' - couldn't have put it better myself Thurston.

Masaki Batoh - Collected Works 95-96
Drag City

Masaki Batoh is the leader of the group Ghost who released their critically acclaimed album "Hypnotic Underworld" earlier this year. Collected works combines two albums: "A Ghost From The Darkened Sea" and "Kikaokubeshi", two albums recorded and released in 1995 and 1996, during the final period of conceptualisation for Ghost's "Lama Rabi Rabi" album. These two solo records allowed Batoh to explore musics and textures in an entirely free space from the already quite free (and rapidly morphing) Ghost.

Growing - The Soul Of The Rainbow And The Harmony Of Light
Kranky

Olympia, Washington's Growing look set to be the next ambient doom outfit to win over the UK press and music fans after SunnO))). Now a duo with Kevin Doria on bass and guitar and Joe Denardo on guitar, Growing have pushed into the manipulation of feedback, hiss and static; wringing out waves of delay from their amps while retaining an earthbound mastery of crushing riffage. These grainy textures contrast with clean, pulsing lushness that carries traces of birdsong and touches on natural environs and the passing of time.

Richard H. Kirk - Meets The Truck Bombers Of Suburbia Uptown
Intone

The first full Richard H Kirk album since "loopstatic", this album sees Kirk moving into some harder sonic territory. Punky reggae house party meets electro tech dub featuring Pat Riot on vocals.

Landing - Sphere
K Records

Cycling past the deep trips of previous Landing outings, "Sphere" settles into a gently rock-y world. Landing are known for dishing up a mildly psychedelic mindscape; with their new album they have reconfigured their oeuvre to include the traditional tools of psychedelic rock; more drums, more rhythm, more 'songs'.

Superthriller - Superthriller 1
Mint Music

Starting off as the musical counterpart of productions at the Shunt Theatre under London Bridge's arches, Superthriller ended up becoming a band in their own right and releasing a handful of indespansable sevens and twelves on the always excellent Mint Music label. As with other bands and artists under the electroclash umbrella they've taken influences from the 80s, but instead of going for the darker, more visual end of electro-pop, infuse their tracks with an electro-funk / disco-not-disco feel, Prince style falsetto vocals and a proper pop dynamic dominated by well crafted songs. This LP includes the singles "Ahjustwannadance", "I'm Gonna Ask To leave At 3 So Call Me" and "Smoking Kills" plus nine other tracks.

Munk - Aperitivo
Gomma

Munk have their very own style – somewhere between club and home listening, connecting live band and samplers, inspired by disco, house and hip hop culture or infected by psyche-rock, no wave and punk-funk. The duo both play several instruments, and have organised parties and played in several bands since their school days. With several well received Gomma singles under their belts ("Kick Out The Chairs", "Androgyn" and "Mein Schatzi" are all on this album), they now stride out with a full LP of electroclashingpunkfunkin' dancefloor bombs.

Various Artists / Headman - Dance Modern
Eskimo

Robi Insinna picks the tracks on this ace electroclash meets electro-house meets post-punk meets punk funk compilation. Includes Tiga's mix of The Devils "Come Alive", Tom Boy's "She Hit My Head" (a hard to find Gomma twelve), Divine's Bobby O produced hiNRG smash "Jungle Jezebel", Whitey's mix of Chromeo's "Me & My Man", Le Dust Sucker, Chicken Lips acid house mix of "Tie Me Up" by Landshark, and acid house influenced late 80s cut by Manc heroes New Fast Automatic Daffodils (Justin Electric Chair's old band!), Kango Stein Massive, Mylo, The Film and more.
CD - 541416 501230 - £13.99 - limited cheap price
17 track mix CD. Extras include Medium Medium, Rex The Dog, Franz Ferdinand (Headman mix), Alter Ego, Lene Lovich (the classic disco-not-disco track "Lucky Number"!) and more.

Various Artists / Tiefschwarz - Misch Masch
Fine / Four Music

The brothers Schwarz deliver a mighty mix of electro-house and techno-disco, flipping plates from Mathew Jonson, Mylo, Drama Socity and Derrick May, mixes from Tiga, Joakim and Riton and even a bit of old Nu Groove! The second disc is an unmixed collection of eleven of their own remixes from the last couple of years, including Unit4, Spektrum, Lopazz, Djtal, Mocky and DJ Hell, most of which have only ever been on available on 12"s.

Gong - You
Virgin

Newly remastered edition of this classic including a new bonus track, "A PHP Advice (Alternate Edition)".

Goatsnake - Trampled Under Hoof
Southern Lord

Goatsnake's last release "Flower Of Disease" was voted #14 in Terrorizer magazine's 'Albums Of The Year - 2000'. And now, at last, a rabid cult following's ravenous hunger for new 'snake blood' will finally be satisfied. The new material is heavier and stronger than ever before and most definitely a sign of enormous things to come. Rounding up the "Trampled Under Hoof" album are two rare bonus cover tracks: a punishing version of the early Saint Vitus track "Buried At Sea" and the whiskey-fueled Black Oak Arkansas standard "Hot Rod".

Hexstatic - Master-View
Ninja Tune

Renowned duo Hexstatic have toured every dusty corner of planet earth presenting ever more demented assaults on the limits of good AV taste. Having done horror specials for Halloween, comedy specials for the Big Chill and making groups of saucer eyed ravers don 3D specs and flinch from their mighty rhythms, they decided to add a visual element to their second album (soz; only available with the CD!) Meanwhile, back to the music, they present us with a loose mash up of classic electro, trademarked Ninja funk, pilferings from the pair's global outreach programme, sneaky samples and enough good humour to leave you sweetly oblivious when your mum catches you dancing round the living room in just your pants and some 3D specs.
2xCD - ZENCD92
CD comes with bonus DVD of visual stuff (cartoon ninjas killing dogs, sixties future psych, giant teddy bears, birds that sing along to the tune etc), along with a pair of 3D spex for watching it. People tell me it's very good to watch while inhaling marijuana, not that we'd recommend taking illegal substances of course!

Husky Rescue - Country Falls
Catskills

Unlike many artists who cite such wide-ranging influences, one really can detect them in Husky Rescue's music. Each song on "Country Falls" is a self-contained mini-movie aiming for its own unique emotional impact. Take "New Light Of Tomorrow", a slow burning Floyd-ian epic, a hushed meditation on hope and doubt. Both intimate and immense, this is the stuff of heartbreak, a happy-sad reverie. Or "City Lights", an effortlessly beautiful travelogue through deserted neon-lit streets, featuring a restrained-yet-affecting female vocal, yearning pedal steel and twinkling shards of electronica. And there is plenty of contrast in the Husky soundworld. "Gasoline Girl" begins as a laidback, bluesy daydream before breaking out into an expansive psychedelic landscape while "Rainbow Flows" kicks off with a truly awesome cinematic flourish before settling into an understated lo-fi groove, revealing a frivolous, dizzy dimension of Husky Rescue's sound - a Husky tongue lolling around weather-beaten chops, you might say.

CD - RIDCD012
The CD version contains two exclusive hidden tracks, "The Good Man" and "The Man Who Flew Away".

Massive Attack - Danny The Dog OST
Virgin

Neil Davidge and Massive Attack's Robert '3D' Del Naja composed soundtrack, with tracks moving between introspective electronic ambience and tougher electro-breaks. Dark, brooding, atmospheric instrumentals.

Stereotyp Meets Al'Haca - Phase Three
Klein

The meeting of Sterotyp and the Al'Haca sound system succeeds in finding the right routes and channels to bring European Dancehall and ragga into the present and the future, while still paying ample respect to the days gone by. Their debut album "Phase 3" breaks even more boundaries and sound limits, and takes digital dancehall data into a whole new era.

Terry Callier - Lookin' Out
Mr Bongo

Terry's first self-produced album, and the album he is most proud of, celebrating his return to Chicago's recording studios for the first time since the 80s. On "Lookin' Out" the emphasis has been on going back to Terry Callier's soulful acoustic side. The sound has Terry's voice in a minimalist setting not too far way from late Johnny Cash sessions. The album features introspective folk-soul, rousing rhythm and blues, smoky jazz and more.

Savath & Savalas - Manana
Warp

Following January's critically acclaimed "Apropa't", master producer Scott Herren (Prefuse 73) and sultry Spanish vocalist Eva Puyluelo Muns return with eight more stunning tracks of dreamy psychedelic Catalan folktronica under their Savath & Savalas guise. This mini LP sees Scott's tight electronic production coming to the fore, combining perfectly with Eva's stunning vocal inflections. A real beauty!

Toucaen - He Was Once Somebody's Baby Boy
Swim

Nearly three years after his first outing on the "Swim Team #2" label sampler, Mancunian Dave Scattergood has finally delivered his widescreen debut album. Simultaneously a narrative and a soundtrack, the album's trajectory arcs through an 'arrhythmic year's hop on synthetic celluloid' as it's author would have it. Toucaen's music is both simple and complex; electronic in construction rather than content, it's influences range from Eric Satie, Steve Reich, David Sylvian and Mark Hollis to Warpadelica, drum 'n' glitch, intricate idm melodics and Kraftwerkian cyber-melancholia, yet all the while imbued with that illusory quality that makes it the soundtrack to his life, and anyone else's.

Triosk - Moment Returns
Leaf

Formed in 2001, Sydney, Australia's Triosk present their first proper full-length record. "Moment Returns" sets a new standard for improvisational musicians working with electronics, as the band search for playful new ways to combine the sound and unity of purpose of the great jazz piano trios with new compositional forms and the textures and processes of minimalism and electronic music. The result is warm and feline and quietly innovative, a triumph of musical charisma over mere technique which sits as comfortably next to the likes of Four Tet and Cinematic Orchestra as it does The Necks and Jan Jelinek.

Can - Tago Mago
Spoon

As krautrock albums go, this is one of the classics. Malcolm Mooney had left the band and returned to America after his nervous breakdown, and in was brought a travelling entertainer / busker by the name of Damo Suzuki. Recorded in 1971 this has everything, free shifting rhythms, superb vocals, dark throbbing basslines and that funky kraut groove and all of this housed in that beautiful artwork that seems to sum up the mysterious European music inside. This was spacerock of the highest order and is one of the most influential albums of all time. All hail the kosmiche!!!

Can - Ege Bamyasi
Spoon

Recorded in their own Inner Space Studio in 1972, this was yet another landmark krautrock moment. Following on from the genius "Tago Mago" album was never going to be easy, but this was Can working at their peak. Another classic album featuring the genius shuffling drum beat of Jaki Liebezeit, the rhythmic grooves the towering kosmic guitars and experimental almost free-jazz approach. In a word this was magnificent, every home should have one!!!!!

Can - Monster Movie
Spoon

The first album from Can and featuring the vocals of Malcolm Mooney, an African American sculptor artist. Possibly the rawest and rockiest of all Can's releases, this combined all the elements of Can, the classic krautrock groove, their shuffling funkiness and the stoned psyche guitar freakouts.

Can - Soundtracks
Spoon

For their second album Can decided to release a collection of tracks that they had recorded in 1969 and 1970 for movies. Surprisingly considering that these tracks also feature different vocalists they gel into a cohesive album very well. Malcolm Mooney the original vocalist had a breakdown and returned to America and he was replaced during this time by the enigmatic Damo Suzuki. A sometimes overlooked album this is an essential groove laden krautrock classic.

# posted by DJ Martian 9:49 PM

 

Cranebuilders news:

Despite previously announcing the forthcoming Cranebuilders album ‘Sometimes you hear through someone else’ would be released this October, its scheduled release date has now been put back until February 2005

# posted by DJ Martian 7:08 PM

 

What to expect in the next issue of Terrorizer magazine on sale at the end of month.

THE HAUNTED | ENSLAVED | ANAAL NATHRAKH | BEHEMOTH | PIG DESTROYER | NASUM | VADER | DANZIG | SAXON | ROTTING CHRIST | UNLEASHED | WITHERING SURFACE | PERVERTED VAMPIRE WOMEN

NOT TO MENTION A FREE, JEWEL-CASED CD THAT SHOULD REALLY COME WITH A SPARE PAIR OF PANTS!

# posted by DJ Martian 6:22 PM

 

Ipecac Records: 2005

Avant Music News note upcoming 2005 releases @ Ipecac

General Patton vs the X-ecutioners in January!
Dälek in February!
Locust Ep in March!
Guapo record in March!
Fantômas in April!

# posted by DJ Martian 6:17 PM

 

This Week's New Releases @ Boomkat

This week's new releases @ Boomkat - A Pelicanneck Online Music Store include:

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Dead Texan - The Dead Texan
Kranky
CD + DVD

What is it with Kranky these days? I'm not quite sure where it's all come from, but the label just seems to have suddenly rediscovered its early form and has delivered some of the most moving and involving releases of the year - from the incredible Pan American album to the sublime Clear Horizon and now this - the debut album from Dead Texan, without doubt one of THE discoveries of the year for me personally and the sort of record that will end up in countless end of year polls, no doubt. Dead texan is the first solo effort of Adam Wiltzie - member of Windsor for the Derby and one of our favourite bands - Stars of The Lid. His first album brings all the rich, sumptuous experience from both projects into an altogether more complete, breathless form of subtle soundscaping. Strings, Piano and layers of guitar make up this unconscious tapestry - reminding me of midnight art house soundtracks and the beautiful new constructions the likes of Swod, Max Richter and Pan American have perfected in recent months. Dead Texan's music seems to stretch into the realms of unconscious music, striding past the clichés of "Imaginary Soundtracking" into an ocean of quiet, refined, fragile and immensely moving musical magic. The album also comes with A DVD containing seven visual art pieces veering from meditative video footage to real time animation created by Christina Vantzos, a filmaker who has exhibited her films at festivals from Baltimore to Brussels and is currently working on a documentary on teenage life in Scotland. Breathtaking, life affirming music.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
State River Widening - Cottonhead
Vertical Form

Recorded, once again, at London's secretive Keep Calm studios, Cottonhead is the next step in State River Widening's steadily evolving voyage that began with the acoustic guitar and drum vistas of their eponymous 1999 debut album and which blossomed into last year's melody-saturated "Early Music". All who've heard it agree: Cottonhead is SRW's most potent and accessible album to date. Fans of the band's previous work will immediately warm to Cottonead's rich blend of acoustic and electric guitars, earthy strings, harpsichords, electric pianos, organs and more - all of it in service of an unstinting litany of melodic intrigues. Indeed, fans of anything from Nick Drake to Cluster via Boards Of Canada, Four Tet and Rachel's will find treasures aplenty here. Completely free of rock cliché, over-familiar digital gestures or dreary avant-garde naval-gazing, whether it be the delicate violin and guitar traceries of "Touched", "Cottonwood's" spiraling chordal cascades, "Desertesque's" marimba shimmers or the cinematic sweep of "Knifegrinder's Song" (a track partly recorded in a street in Valencia, Spain), this is an album which simply refutes easy pigeonholing. And just to add to the spectacle, slivers of vocals make themselves heard more keenly than on any previous SRW album. That's reclusive `60s folk legend Anne Briggs lending her dreamy, elegiac tones to the hypnotic Lowlands. Oh,and if all of this didn't quite manage to give you a clear idea of the band's inspired soundscaping, you might like to know that you'll most likely have already been made familiar with SRW's other-worldly sound. "Desertesque" has been the soundtrack to those "what to do in an emergency" adverts the government has been feeding us over the last couple of months. so there you have it, more proof that this is music to take existential comfort from - and how many records could you say that about?

Dosh - Pure Trash
Anticon

Delightfully engaging second album from Dosh on the Anticon Label, once again fusing his trademark, busted Rhodes piano with a tattered ass drum kit, a sampler and an assortment of effects pedals that make for a b-boy controlled Post-Rock variant with much warmth strewn throughout. At times reminiscent of Max Tundra's scattered genius, at others of the overflowing rich instrumentation of Four Tet - while certain tracks hum with the experimental indie poppishness of Dntel. Excellent stuff, recommended listening.

Mugison - Niceland
Accidental

Recorded entirely in a church in his hometown of Isafjordur, Iceland, Mugison's soundtrack to Fridrik Thor Fridriksson's "Niceland" is another brilliantly ecclectic and homegrown extravaganza, in the finest tradition of the great post-soundtrack masters of our age - Vincent Gallo fast coming to mind. The press notes describe this beautiful album as "Will Oldham meets `Amelie'", which actually isn't too bad a summary of the ice-strewn porch folk and electronic malfunctioning at play across this album's heartwarming 22 tracks. Mugison veers from sounding at one moment like a folksy cross between the Beatles and Radiohead, before his voracious instrumental appetite brings to mind that other Icelandic maverick - Bjork. Harmonica, strings, an array of guitars, melodica, accordion, piano, all manner of electronic fixes and disruptions, hushed and growing voices, lots of campfire found-sounds and field-recorded narratives - making for an album that's like Ketamin blues for lonely hearts. I've no idea what the film "Niceland" is like, but Mugison has already created a messed up and glamourously beautiful picture in my mind - and that's some compliment. Lovely

Ra - Raoul Loves You
Coredump

Ra is the moniker of french artist raoul sinier. Having established himself as a respected illustrator and animator, Ra now transfers his talents to the musical spehere, combining a love of pop structures with the kind of playful mentalist arrangements the Planet Mu label is so enamoured with. Lots of indified basslines, hyperactive drum edits and lovely nostalgic melodic interludes - very cool indeed.

Re - Alms
Constellation

This excellent second full-length from Constellation's genre-defying duo is a very sombre and richly-detailed work that brings to mind the deconstructions of Einsturzende Neubauten, Pan sonic...and the relentless audio fragmentations of Musique Concrete. Through micro-recordings of metallic objects and resonances, field recordings and raw filter-bank improvisations, Aden Evens and Ian Ilavsky construct a sonic landscape of polluted signal sources, weaving tentative, fading signs of humanism into the mix by way of piano, organ and drums. The result is a tense, highly dynamic sequence of full-spectrum compositions and found sounds that animate a visual presence with an aural trashing of objects and obscure materials. Available on CD in a cardstock package and on 180 gram vinyl cut using DMM facilities at Abbey Road Studios. The LP version comes in a silk-screened cardstock jacket. Both versions feature incredible artwork by Montreal visual artists David Lafrance and Nadia Moss.

Richard H Kirk - URP Vol 3
Intone

3rd in this series compiling unreleased Richard H Kirk material. Volume 3 covers the chilled beats, ambient funk and low flying dub end of his work. 9 previously unreleased cuts, written arranged and produced by Richard H Kirk, sometimes known for his work as the architect of the Cabaret Voltaire sound. Recorded between 1995/97 and recently edited, post produced and sonically over-hauled, includes some early Orchestra Terrestrial tracks alongside the more well known Sandoz project. Check.

Shitmat - Full English Breakfest (volumes 1-5)
Planet Mu

At long last, Shitmat's 5-volume tribute to all things English in a junglist stylee finally makes onto one long-awaited cd! An embarassment of riches: "Day O" takes the `Banana Boat Song' and turns it into a classic amen junglist lighter anthem; "Dubplate Murder Sound" is a slow-burner, building up through dancehall and rare groove into a floor-friendly roller..."There's No Business Like Propa, Rungleclotted Mashup Bizznizz" reinterprets Irving Berlin's classic show song in a way he surely never intended and "Dis Dancehall Ting..." is the best jungle version of Aled Jones, "Walking In The Air" you,ll ever hear. You know how large this is - buy!

Various / Berlin Digital: A Guide Through The Electronic Music Scene in Berlin
Liebling
DVD //

This incredible 175 minute DVD was originally comissioned by distribution powerhaus EFA a short while before it collapsed last year. It features an incredibly charming and informative selection of short films (21 in total) that focus on different aspects, organisations and personalities well known as key players in Berlin's infamous music scene. The films range from an absolutely incredible segment filmed at Berlin's notoriously secretive Duplates and Mastering cutting rooms (a guided tour courtesy of Christoph, taking you through the mastering and cutting process) to a behind-the-scene look at Bpitch Control (priceless footage of Ellen Allien and Modeselektor having a laugh at Bpitch HQ), Christian Kleine taking you into the inner workings of Monolake's Ableton software company, a look at the Tresor club and label, plus in depth footage of the De:Bug magazine, Native Instruments, Shitkatapult, Bomb 20, design collective Pfadfinderei, Jamie Lidell + Mocky + Kevin Blechdom, Gudrun Gut and Thomas Fehlman's Oceanclub radio programme, Dense promotion and record store, Monolake and a guide to Berlin's infamous record stores. Incredibly watchable and informative - One of the best recent additions to this fast-growing format - an absolute must for anyone even remotely interested in this city's huge influence on the music scene. Highly recommended. *Zone-free, all regions, Subtitled*

Various / Scape - But Then Again
Scape

Right about time for a new collection of unreleased business on Scape. Most of the usual and familiar protagonists are here: Thomas Fehlmann proving yet again why he's one of the world's most consistent producers, John Tejada likewise - slightly preparing you for their entirely dope Plug Research albums - both due in the next month. There's the ever present Jan Jelinek, the System super-group, the excellent Triosk, Andrew Peckler, another great take on hip-hop from the criminally under-utilised Cappablack, dub delights Deadbeat, a new Bus and Dabrye collaboration, alongside newer recruits to Betke's empire. Mike Shannon, Jorg Burger's Triola [watch this space for the new Kompakt album next week, which is a peach also], the lovely folk stylings of Epo, cut-up house from Crackhaus, Headset and Soulo guesting from the Plug Research camp and a fascinating collaboration between Rechenzentrum and Masha Qrella. All the obsessions with bassy dub, jazz and hip-hop remain, but there seems to be a new spirit of openness in the scape camp - and here's a nice window on these new sounds.

Various / Scape - Staedtizism
Scape

The first installment in Scape's excellent Staeditzism series now finally available again. Featuring Kit Clayton, Pole, Trash Aesthetic, Thomas Fehlman, Vladislav Delay and loads more. Highly Recommended.

White Hole - Pink Album
KYO

White Hole are Nicholas Bussmann and Hanno Leichtmann, known to us for his wonderful Static records on CCO, and of course his world-class tie collection. They released their first record "Waiting For Wood" under the somewhat obscure name of DJ Attaché & The Beige Oscillator on the Charhizma label, back in 2001. Musically the sound has developed some more, blending an addiction to rolling beats and drums of the fatbacked disco variety, as well as the more familiar and perhaps reliably heavy mid-tempo headnod variety. With extra guitar work from another Charizma head, Martin siewert, its interesting to hear these guys work out on some groove based material. 'Ingru' maintains a clear link to the art school lineage with some righteous dirty noises, 'Charterflug' is out and out vienna, but its surely on tracks like 'peter builts', 'truth and abstract blues' and 'Le rap du psy' where the quality shines through. Rough beats par excellence.

Motormark - Chrome Tape
Digital Hardcore

Sh*t, I didn't even realise that DHR were still going! Anyway, while the old-skool DHR artists seem to have been scattered far and wide to numerous labels all over the place, it seems that Alec Empire is pushing forward with more new artists, Motormark being the first in some time. Motormark are Jane Motoro (Bass. Keyboard & Vocals) & Marko PoloRoid (Guitar. Keyboard & Vocals) from Kircaldy in Scotland. Huge fans of Atari Teenage Riot they integrated ATR's noise and energy into their more guitar driven pop approach resulting in twelve tracks of three minute speedball thrash pop - kinda cute if you're into that sorta thing. Check.

Carter Tutti - Cabal
Cti

Debut album from Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti in their new guise as carter tutti.Having established themselves as electro/industrial pioneers as Chris & Cosy, the pair have now returned for 11 brand new original compositions. Cabal combines chris carter's instrumentation and cosey fanni tutti's unique vocal, guitar and cornet techniques with music styles encompassing dense electronic soundscapes, dub influenced rhythms, extreme vocal manipulations and spacious electro patterns. Check.

Minit - Now Right Here
Staubgold

Minit first surfaced in our orbit four or five years back, with a neat and really rather fine seven inch for occasional label Tonshacht, and on cd for Rosy Parlane's even more occasional, yet even more wonderful Sigma label out of south east australia. Jasmine Guffond and Torben Tilly create hypnotic sonic habitats, characterised by a sense of endless transformation, shifting incrementally over time in subtle and hallucinatory ways. Through sampling, digital processing and electro-acoustic techniques they fashion a surprising sound of resonance and emotive power. Sit it next to your best albums on Kranky, your Keith Whitman and Greg Davis records will feel right at home next to this - whats so impressive here is the sense of a genuine structure and a real progression and development of musical themes. The title tune comes across like a digitised take on the works of Charlemagne palestine, building imperceptibly to a cataclysmic moment when the bass drops, amazing stuff - more please.

Paal Nilssen-Love And Ken Vandermark - Dual Pleasure 2
Smalltown Supersound

Their first duo album "Dual Pleasure" was hailed as a masterpiece, and among others nominated for Norway`s Alarm Award. The sequel, Dual Pleasure 2 was recorded in the studio over two days in Oslo, while CD 2 was recorded live 2 days after the studio session at Kampen Jazz in Oslo. The result is "Dual Pleasure 2" , a complex and grroving piece of independent underground jazz. A clash between the highly influential and innovative Chicago and Scandinavian jazz scenes that started in 2000 when the group "School Days" was formed. One year later they started FME, a trio with bass player Nate McBride. After this it seemed very natural to define a duo. Vandermark and Nilssen-Love use free improvisation as a means to explore all levels of dynamics, density, rhythm, timbre, form and tonality. The results of their work are experienced as intense, exhilarating, and boundary breaking music with a brutal beauty. Check!

Deathprod - Morals and Dogma
Rune Grammofon

Deathprod's most recent work, "Morals and Dogma" is available here and is also part of the incredible Deathpord Box set. If your budget can't quite stretch as far as that, this cd is a perfect introduction to his unque, after-hours death ambience. Born in 1971, Helge has worked under the name Deathprod since around 1990 in all his work as musician and producer. He was a member rock group Motorpsycho from 92 to 94 adding 'audio noise', theremin, keyboards and sound-collages to the band's hard rock. He has also worked extensively in theatre, dance, performance, art exhibitions and installations with particular emphasis on interactive media and improvisation. He has appeared as a player on some 20 albums and produced and/or engineered a further 80. Associates in diverse contexts have ranged from members of rock groups Swans, Mazzy Star and My Bloody Valentine to the contemporary music interpreters of the Cikada Ensemble. When talking about his work methods he has revealed that he often only uses one sound source for a track, and that he can elaborate on this sound for months until he´s completely satisfied. This attention to detail makes him quite unique and it´s difficult to compare him with specific contemporaries, but Biosphere and Thomas Köner comes to mind. Morals And Dogma, four pieces recorded intermittently between 1994 and 2000, is presented as music for the ceremonies of an imaginary secret society, a soundtrack to the arcane rituals of a fictitious freemasonry. Violins may evoke symbolism of the glass harmonica; harmonium may evoke the encoded mystical language of the organ. This is fertile ground for unearthing symbols and cracking codes. Incredible, intensely absorbing music.

Bugz In The Attic - Got The Bug : The Bugz In The Attic Remixes
V2

Bugz in the Attic release this double cd retrospective of their remixes featuring their work on tracks by Macy Gray, 4 Hero, Vikter Duplaix, Amp Fiddler, Jazzanova, Slum Village, Nitin Sawhney, Gene Harris and loads more. CD1 Features the tracks unmixed, while CD2 is an exclusive Bugz in the Attic mix. Check.

Beans - Shock City Maverick
Warp

The opening to Beans' latest album "Shock City Maverick" got us kinda excited - "Light of the Damned" features some demented Rave hoover sweeps, all low-light Kaman Leung styles in that freaked-out warehouse slow motion jacking mode we're so into. Alas, it only lasts a minute and a half, and the rest of the album doesn't quite live up to its promise - but...nonetheless, its actually a fairly tight affair. Beans' delivery grates a bit after a while, but the production here is robust and on the money - dark party jump-up styles that thankfully shy away from the electronic abstractions one might expect from a Hip Hop album on Warp. All said - tight, good rockin' hip hop business well worth exploring. Check.

Rodney P - The Future
Low Life

Rodney P finally delivers 15 solid tracks in his own inimitable style, influenced by Urban ruffage, Grime, Hip Hop, gospel, soul and of course reggae. Collaborations include Olivia Chaney and Honey Williams providing sweet soul, while Mystro, Karisma and veteran M.C.D. add urban styles. Check.

Subtle - A New White
Lex

The more I've listened to this long awaited Subtle full-length for the Lex imprint, the more I've found myself immersed in its-many layered sounds and cross-generic sensibilities. All songs here have been written by Dose One and Jel, so there's a logical progression of sound from the last Themselves and cLOUDEAD albums, but for my money "A New White" is a far more complete record than either of those band's previous efforts. The indie slant is very much emphasised here, lots of acoustic instrumentation that veers from gentle scene-setting to the full-on power manouvers of "The Long Vain Of The Law". The band has an electronic drummer, one kit drummer, electric cello, 3 keyboards, 3 samplers, guitar, winds and Dose One's vocals, that are as sharp and free-flowing as you'd expect. Its quite evident that the band members involvement with Hood and the Notwist is increasingly seeping into their b-boy roots, something which has with this album produced their best material to date. Recommended.

Can - Ege Bamyasi
Mute

Another classic with perhaps the most instantly recognisable Can sleeve. Features the sublime "One More Night" - one of the best tracks ever recorded by the band. **Remastered from the original master tapes overseen and attended by Holger, Irmin and Jono Podmore. All four remastered CD releases will also play on SACD players and SACD compatible DVD players and include exclusive unseen photos from the time and new sleeve notes.**

Can - Monster Movie
Mute

CD reissue of the first Can album, originally issued in 1969. "Can's debut is the only full-length, proper release to feature original vocalist Malcolm Mooney, whose free-form ranting is matched by a raw, aggressive dynamic unlike anything else in the group's canon; driving, dissonant songs like the extraordinary 'Father Cannot Yell' and 'Outside My Door' even owe a rather surprising debt to psychedelia and garage rock. More indicative of things to come is the closer 'Yoo Doo Right,' a 20-minute epic built on the kinds of hypnotic motifs and minimal rhythms which quickly became Can trademarks." -- Jason Ankeny **Remastered from the original master tapes overseen and attended by Holger, Irmin and Jono Podmore. All four remastered CD releases will also play on SACD players and SACD compatible DVD players and include exclusive unseen photos from the time and new sleeve notes.**

Can - Soundtracks
Mute

CD reissue of the 2nd Can album, originally issued in 1970. "Malcolm Mooney passes the baton to Damo Suzuki for Soundtracks, a collection of film music featuring contributions from both vocalists. The dichotomy between the two singers is readily apparent: Suzuki's odd, strangulated vocals fit far more comfortably into the group's increasingly intricate and subtle sound, allowing for greater variation than that allowed by Mooney's stream-of-consciousness discourse." -- Jason Ankeny **Remastered from the original master tapes overseen and attended by Holger, Irmin and Jono Podmore. All four remastered CD releases will also play on SACD players and SACD compatible DVD players and include exclusive unseen photos from the time and new sleeve notes.**

Can - Tago Mago
Mute

Together with 'Future Days', 'Tago Mago' ranks as the finest and most consistent album Can ever recorded. Two tracks stand out a mile here - the percussive genius of the fabulous "Oh Yeah" and the unforgetable strange pop of the classic "Mushroom". Awesome stuff - good to have it available in this lovely remastered and repackaged form. Buy. **Remastered from the original master tapes overseen and attended by Holger, Irmin and Jono Podmore. All four remastered CD releases will also play on SACD players and SACD compatible DVD players and include exclusive unseen photos from the time and new sleeve notes.**

Grails - Red Light
Neurot

Portland, Oregon's Grails are another new band that fall into the developed post-everything niche sparked off by the likes of Godspeed at the end of the last millenium. Made up with members of Jacki-o-Motherf*cker and Holy Sons, their sound takes in the quiet/loud formula but peppers it with dense layers of Violin, Piano and twilight instrumentation. The band have already sparked off the interest of the Swans' Michael Gira and Neurosis guitarist/vocalist and label co-owner Steve Von Till - though its with the release of this, their second album, that their following looks set to solidify. A great week for acoustic soundscaping, another highly recommended album for late night listening.

Masaki Batoh - Collected Works 1995-1996
Drag City

This excellent collection of Masaki Batoh's (founding member of Ghost) "A Ghost From The Darkened Sea" and "Kikaokubeshi" brings together two albums recorded and released in 1995 and 1996, during the final period of conceptualization for Ghost's "Lama Rabi Rabi" album. These two solo records allowed Batoh to explore musics and textures in an entirely free space from the already quite free (and rapidly morphing) Ghost. This is a solo record in a very complete sense: acoustic guitar, marimba, harmonium, voodoo drum, bells, hurdy gurdy, organ, drums, horns, duff, Moog synthesizer and the mysterious 'giri giri pee' are all played by Batoh. In addition, field recordings done by Batoh are in the mix -- birds, seashore, winds on a bluff, industrial noise, metro, mountains, etc. The two works are fundamentally different: A Ghost From The Darkened Sea being an earthy collection of folk-songs; Kikaokubeshi composed almost entirely of a dreamy ambience. Recommended.

Ada - Blondie
Areal

Ada came out with her first release on areal in january 2002. After three big maxis, all released on areal, and perenially the most popular tunes on the label - here's her debut album. Destined to be something of a smash, if you've been rocking to the MIsc album, this is a more than worthy successor. Ada rocks the house, garden and the dance-floor: wicked rhythms, full of melancholy and depth, weirdo sounds and hooky techno - actually something of a pop star in the making. On 8 track double vinyl and 10 track cd.

Losoul - Getting Even
Playhouse

Now available on cd. Peter Kremeier, aka Losoul, releases his second album for Playhouse following his acclaimed debut 'Belong', and its another absolute belter. The Losoul agenda takes in House music that manages to hold onto its funked-up roots while pushing those demented basslines and jackin' sequences forever to the fore. It's been another vintage year for the Playhouse / Klang axis, following on from the rediculously large payload dropped by Alter Ego on "Rocker", here's another classic in the making. Ace.

Ricardo Villalobos - The Au Harem D'Archimede
Perlon

Yes, Villalobos is back! Following on from what must surely count as one of the largest and most highly regarded House albums of the last few years (the supremely sexy Alcachofa), Ricardo is back with another mighty collection, this time for the foremost purveyors of minimal cool - Perlon. "The Au Harem D'Archimede" is another epic succession of long tracks and divine instrumentation - Villalobos manages to make his percussion sound complex and terrifyingly funky at the same time, while the melodic arrangements are often brooding (Murcof-esque harp cascades grace the haunting "Hireklon). Villalobos is a master of the slow build up, taking you from looped malfunctioning machinery to twilight loveliness without you really noticing how you got there. Album closer "True to Myself", meanwhile, throws caution to the wind and heads for the minimal disco with some unhinged vocals thrown in for good measure - like a tanked up Theo Parrish. Magnificent.

Various / Soul Jazz - The Sound Of Philadelphia Roots Volume 2
Soul Jazz

After our debauched session with nicky siano in new york's gallery the other week, Soul Jazz take us back to philly again, in their continuing fearless search of the ultimate deep. Opening with the early, non-sappy incarnation of the Three Degrees following up with pre-Maze Frankie Beverley, we're mapping the early moves from a scene which eventually spawned TSOP, and therefore the very cornerstones of modern dance music. Yellow Sunshine's ultimate feelgood, aquarian rare groove footstomper picks up the roots of disco mantle and slaps it against the wall, with a big fat isleys fuzz style guitar. Recently rediscovered in a supermarket, Howard Tate had the best pair of lungs, worst teeth and most inspired barnett since Junior Parker - should have been as big as Otis Redding, and hearing 'Glad I Knew You Better' actually even bigger than that. Horns, groove, total killer soul music. An ultra- boogie version of sly's family affair gets us back on the floor, and The Philly Four win the Best Instrumental With Backing Vocals By An Elephant category by a mile. With Thom Bell, the Chambers, Vince Montana, Norman Harris all represented, its a by now usual top job from the soul jazz mafia.

Surgeon - Counterbalance Collection
Counterbalance

Bck in stock! This CD mix of Surgeon's work for his own Counterbalance imprint takes in the five 12" releases for the label and delivers 16 tracks of his unique and very fierce form of techno. Including the genius of `Midnight Club Tracks 1' and its storming opening track with hardcore leanings and killer drums. Also featured are the Midnight Club tracks 2, The Diametric ep, La Real, and Waiting for Me 12"s. The highlights come fast and furious, like the man's beats, La Real's 2 tracks are both staggered techno numbers with Mills-esque percussion shuffling under the hard kicks and crazy vocal snippets bounding across the groove while the beats play havoc, ace. The Diametric tracks are classic Surgeon, washy synths and beats that bounce off each other and hard bass heavy grooves spread across the 3 tracks while the subtle programming of his techno takes effect only when you play the tracks loud, the detail comes through and the reason why he is rated so highly becomes clear. Damn fine techno from the UK, classic.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:57 PM

 

Marshall Jefferson - 6 Mix

This week's 6 Mix on 6 Music features Marshall Jefferson

Broadcast: Sunday October 17th 2000-2200

Born in Chicago 1959, Marshall Jefferson is one of the founding fathers of Chicago House producing some of the earliest and greatest anthems, like Move Your Body, 7 Ways To Jack, and Open Your Eyes.

Equipped with his Roland TB 303, Jefferson also kicked off the Acid House movement , producing Phuture's Acid Trax, one of the most influential songs in the history of house.

Always ahead of the game, Jefferson, tired of the acid house scene he helped create, went on to craft a more substantial, organic sound which eventually became known as Deep House.

2004 has seen the release of The Foundations of House , a hand-picked sellection of classic tunes mixed and sequenced by the man himself. For a chance to win a copy just tune in and listen out ...

# posted by DJ Martian 5:16 PM

Saturday, October 16, 2004

 

NME Originals: Goth is on sale now.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:30 PM

 

All About Jazz review Tim Garland - Change of Season

# posted by DJ Martian 4:20 PM

 

Barcode have news of Russell Mill's Undark 3

# posted by DJ Martian 4:17 PM

 

Dusted Features spotlight the listening interests of both Q and Not U + Neotropic

# posted by DJ Martian 4:10 PM

 

Playlouder review Wolf Eyes - Burned Mind

# posted by DJ Martian 4:05 PM

 

Leonard's Lair review July Skies - The English Cold

# posted by DJ Martian 3:59 PM

 

Almost Cool review Vincent And Mr. Green - Self-Titled

# posted by DJ Martian 3:34 PM

 

BBC Music review High Contrast - High Society

# posted by DJ Martian 2:18 AM

Friday, October 15, 2004

 

Almost Cool review Stephan Mathieu - On Tape

# posted by DJ Martian 11:45 PM

 

BW & BK report the latest Nile news: NILE - New Material In The Works, Announce New Drummer

# posted by DJ Martian 11:42 PM

 

Today, the new series of Later returns to British TV Screens.

This week's show: Show 1: 11.30pm, BBC 2, Fri 15th October 2004 has absolutely nothing of personal interest.

The Coming Up feature doesn't excite either. However, The Cure are featured next week.

I have said it before, but it needs saying again Later should be terminated it's format is tired and well past it's sell by date. The Later so called, Adult contemporary agenda matching the demographics of Virgin Radio/ Radio 2/ Word magazine - is so dull and mundane.

The BBC should replace it with a more challenging and informative music show with fresh ideas.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:36 PM

 

BLABBERMOUTH.NET report the latest Burst news: BURST To Enter Studio In Early 2005

# posted by DJ Martian 4:41 PM

 

Peter Gabriel - Play DVD

Billboard on the new Peter Gabriel DVD video collection: Play: Gabriel Remixes Music Clips For DVD

More info @ the official Peter Gabriel website.

Play will be released October 25th in the UK.

Peter Gabriel - Play DVD

It's official! We have been working our socks off creating something pretty special. (Which may explain the lack of news updates and a definite lack of sleep recently!)

For the first time ever on DVD the video collection you've been waiting for. Featuring 23 videos, with fully restored visuals and amazing new 5.1 mixes by Peter and Daniel Lanois, and extras including three bonus videos (also with full 5.1 surround mixes). The 5.1 mixes are presented for the first time in a brand new DTS format that is at full 24bit/96khz surround for the ultimate audiophile experience and Play will be the first DVD to market with this new technology. In addition, Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Stereo soundtracks are provided for those of us without the latest and greatest equipment.

As if this wasn't enough each video has a short introduction with either "Making Of" footage and/or spoken introductions by Peter through the ages.

Also there is an advanced programming feature that allows you to create you own playlist of up to 18 tracks, play it once or set it to loop forever!

Release dates will vary per region, but check back as we will post them as soon as we have the official word.

The track list is as follows:

Father, Son
Sledgehammer
Blood Of Eden
Games Without Frontiers
I Don't Remember
Big Time
Lovetown
Red Rain
In Your Eyes
Don't Give Up
The Barry Williams Show
Washing Of The Water
Biko
Kiss That Frog
Mercy Street
Growing Up
Shaking The Tree
Shock The Monkey
Steam
The Drop
Zaar
Solsbury Hill
Digging In The Dirt

And the extras:

Games Without Frontiers (Live 2004)
Modern Love
The Nest That Sailed The Sky
Trailer for Growing Up Live
Trailer for A Family Portrait
Trailer for Secret World Live
Credits

# posted by DJ Martian 3:54 PM

 

The Guardian on remix culture: Change the record

The remix - a radical and creative act of musical subversion, or an excuse to ruin a perfectly good song for cash? It all depends on who's twiddling the knobs, says Dorian Lynskey

# posted by DJ Martian 2:57 PM

 

Mojo Magazine - November 2004 Issue

The new issue of MOJO Magazine features a historical tribute to the music maverick, The Man In Black: Johnny Cash.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:28 PM

 

Next week's releases are reviewed @ Norman Records

# posted by DJ Martian 1:57 PM

 

ULTRASOUND 2004 - November 25th - 27th

New holding webpage for ||||||| U L T R A S O U N D 2004 ||||||| that takes place in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in November 25th / 26th 27th.

Ultrasound is a new three day international festival exploring the territory of experimental sound and electronic music.

Info from Ultrasound e-mail

CONFIRMED SO FAR:
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ULTRASOUND / LIVE / Stephan Mathieu [Germany] /
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"While the archetypal application of laptop DSP
synthesis ends up tainted by antiseptic, clinical
or cold tones, Mathieu manages to wrap all of
his digital pixelations in a dreamy, warmly
crackling, and wholly inviting atmosphere, not
unlike the beloved Aphex Twin album 'Selected
Ambient Works Vol II.'(…)Mathieu's work ranks way
up at the top of the increasingly prolific
laptop community alongside Fennesz, Carsten Nicolai,
and Stilluppsteypa."

Jim Haynes in Aquarius Records Review, Los Angeles

Since 1999 Stephan has released fifteen albums on
labels around the globe. In 2002 British magazine
'The Wire' voted 'frequencyLib' among the 10 best
electronic music releases of the year.

+ Website: www.bitsteam.de
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ULTRASOUND / LIVE / Farmersmanual [Austria] /
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"Formed in Vienna in the mid 90s, the Farmersmanual
collective represents media art at its most
anarchistic. While being best known for their
recordings, in recent years the group have shifted
their emphasis towards extensive live performances,
in which imaginative computer animation,
synchronised with 'chaos-particle-accelerating'
music, and the overall ambience of uncontrollable
technology form a seamless whole."

The Farmersmanual set will be a live collaboration
between Huddersfield and Berlin via the internet.

Anton Nikkilä, www.avantofestival.com

+ Website: www.farmersmanual.co.at
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ULTRASOUND / LIVE / Mileece [UK/CANADA] /
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Her compositions are inspired by formations in
nature: the rotating progression of sparse then
condensed spouts of growth in plants, the changing
hues and intensities of light, the sudden changing
gusts to wisps of the wind, the unfathomably
intricate structures of snow flakes, the random
patterns of raindrops as they fall to ground.

+ Website: www.mileece.net
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ULTRASOUND / LIVE / TOPLAP [UK/International] /
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TOPLAP is the Temporary Organisation for the
Promotion of Live Algorithm Programming, set up
to explore the application of live programming to
composition and performance. TOPLAP advocates
treating algorithms as live artistic material,
allowing them to be written and manipulated
while they create music or video, perhaps in
front of an audience.

+ Website: www.toplap.org
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ULTRASOUND / LIVE / SI-CUT.DB [UK] /
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Douglas Benford has collaborated with Scanner,
Rechenzentrum, Janek Schaefer, Iris Garrelfs,
Stephan Mathieu, Benge (as Tennis), and Tonne.
Ranging from microsound, electronica and dub,
Benford has released music on Fallt, Bip hop,
BackGround, Highpoint Lowlife and 12K.

He has played Ars Electronica, Tate Modern,
Nokialab and Transmediale & Sintesi festivals,
and has been a co-curator of Sprawl electronic
music events and label for eight years.

+ Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~efrans/benford
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ULTRASOUND DJs / Alku [Spain] /
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Alku is an artistic collective from Barcelona,
working in the fields of computer music and
digital arts; they performed at Ultrasound in
2002, as Evol.

Alku return this year with an eclectic DJ set.

+ Website: http://personal.ilimit.es/principio

# posted by DJ Martian 1:52 PM

 

The Guardian review The Knife - Deep Cuts

# posted by DJ Martian 1:37 PM

 

Issue 33 of Earplug

OCTOBER 14 - OCTOBER 27

Earplug is a biweekly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features for the international electronic music community.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:04 PM

 

Reminder, The Observer Music Monthly is included with this Sunday's The Observer newspaper.

Strangely, they are on the nostalgia tip prematurely with Live Aid. Now I can vaguely understand if they were to do this in July 2005 - which would be 20 years on, but not now in October 2004.

I notice Live Aid is also covered by Britain's most boring/ mainstream/ conformist trad rock music monthly: Word

# posted by DJ Martian 12:17 PM

 

New music blog to check: INDUSTRIAL::MUSIC::LIBRARY

Intended to be an repository for historical documents (articles/photos/scans/etc.) chronicling the history and origins of Industrial music

# posted by DJ Martian 12:58 AM

 

NewOrderOnline.com anticipate New album ready for March?

All signs are pointing to a spring release of the upcoming New Order album, which means that a single could be issued by February.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:38 AM

 

Cerysmatic Factory relay the latest Durutti Column news:

new album is due to be recorded soon; as usual there will be signed copies available online when it emerges.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:31 AM

 

The Independent on Suede's Anderson & Butler

Feuding stars hiss and make up to re-form legendary Suede

Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler resolve one of the most bitter disputes in pop. Anthony Barnes reports.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:20 AM

 

Slowdive - Catch the Breeze Compilation

News @ this Slowdive website:

'Catch the breeze' compilation
The tracklisting has been announced. It will be released on October 25th on Sanctuary records. Sadly it contains no unreleased material.

DISC 1:
Slowdive
Avalyn 1
Morningrise
She Calls
Catch The Breeze
Shine
Golden Hair
Spanish Air
Waves
Alison
So Tired
Sing
Souvlaki Space Station

DISC 2:
Machine Gun
Here She Comes
When The Sun Hits
In Mind
Good Day Sunshine
Missing You
Rutti
Crazy For You
Trellisaze
Blue Skied And Clear

Also of interest:

Sonic Cathedral, a one-off shoegaze extravaganza

A one-off shoegaze extravaganza called Sonic Cathedral is happening in london on Saturday October 23. It will feature a live set from The Radio Dept (ace new swedish shoegazers), plus dj sets from The Telescopes and - if all goes to plan but they're not confirmed yet - rachel and neil from Slowdive, emma from Lush and russell from Chapterhouse!

SONIC CATHEDRAL
THE NIGHT THAT CELEBRATES ITSELF

SATURDAY OCTOBER 23
THE LEGION
348 OLD STREET
LONDON EC1

THE RADIO DEPT (live)
THE TELESCOPES (DJ set)
+ SURPRISE GUESTS

7pm-2am
£ 4

# posted by DJ Martian 12:08 AM

Thursday, October 14, 2004

 

Zero Tolerance Magazine - Issue 2

What to expect in issue 2 of ZERO TOLERANCE MAGAZINE [see website for the full overview of contents]

ISSUE #002 - ONSALE LATE OCTOBER 2004

Due to hit the newsstands late October 2004, and with 16 more pages than the launch issue, 002 brings you all this, not to mention the rest:

# posted by DJ Martian 11:44 PM

 

The Brainwashed Brain V07I40 - 10102004

This week's The Brainwashed Brain includes reviews of:

Virgin Prunes - ...If I Die, I Die
Mute

Landing - Sphere
K

Yellotone - Tar File Junction
Ai

Climax Golden Twins - Highly Bred and Sweetly Tempered
North East Indie

Sheriff - Sheriff
Hapna

Slowly Munute - Tomorrow World
Bubble Core

Triosk - Moment Returns
Leaf

Song of the Silent Land
Constellation

# posted by DJ Martian 11:35 PM

 

This week's Mixing It show: Mixing It - 15 October 2004

Mark Russell and Robert Sandall introduce another selection of intriguing and unusual sounds, including a specially recorded session from Sion Orgon and his band.

Broadcast on Radio 3: Friday 15 October 2004, 10:15pm [Available on Listen Again for 7 days after broadcast]

# posted by DJ Martian 11:08 PM

 

Advance notification: The Freak Zone on 6 Music on Sunday 17 October

Join Stuart Maconie for three hours of the weird and the wonderful from 1700-2000.

On this week's Freak Zone we'll be joined in the studio by Julian Cope. The former front man of The Teadrop Explodes will be talking to Stuart about his 5th book The Megalithic European.

Freakzone Specialist Eddi Fiegel will be joining us in the studio to talk about the life and works of 60s French alternative popster Jacques Dutronc.

Our Album of the Week is Scott Walker's Tilt, there's more Live Freaks and Session Tracksfrom the BBC archive, plus the usual mix of all the strange and beautiful tunes we can lay our hands on

# posted by DJ Martian 11:04 PM

 

Digitonal announce a release date for The Centre Cannot Hold EP. It's dropping on the 22nd November.

# posted by DJ Martian 10:21 PM

 

Eternal Fusion on SpydaRadio

The latest Eternal Fusion show is now available to listen online @ Eternal Fusion: SpydaRadio

:: Latest Show: 15th October 2004 ::

Streaming available on demand until replaced by new show.

Playlist @ Eternal Fusion

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'George Bush Cut Up While Talking'
Phonophani - 'The Boiling Fjords Orchestra'
Murcof - 'Memoria Sutekh's Trisagion Mix'
Deathprod - 'Orgone Donor'
Alexander Rishaug - 'Room Tone'
Climax Golden Twins - 'Awful Hungry'
Islaja - 'Aallot ja äänet'
Bjork - 'Oceania'
The Microphones - 'The Moon'
Panda Bear - 'Young Prayer Track 2'
Fingathing - 'Return To Ert'
Subtle - 'F.K.O.'
Tarantel - 'Elephant Shoes'
Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains - 'Elephant Ghost'
Bill Laswell - 'Shashamani'
Karate - 'Cacophony'
Tortoise - 'The Equator'
Growing - 'Primitive Associations/Great Mass Above'
Yo La Tengo - 'Sea Urchins'
Tom Waits - 'Dead And Lovely'
Tara Jane O'Neill - 'A Snapshot'
Nagisa Ni Te - 'Threads Of Souls'
Born Heller - 'No More Lamps In The Morning'
Julie Doiron - 'The Songwriter'
The Bevis Frond - 'Through The Hedge'
Robyn Hitchcock - 'Everybody Needs Love'
The Ex - 'Getatchew'
Rumah Sakit - 'I Can't See Nothing When I Close My Eyes'
Bardo Pond - 'Night Of Frogs'
The Necks - 'Fife And Drum'
Aeroc - 'Rusted Dress Up'

# posted by DJ Martian 9:38 PM

 

Mark Van Hoen - The Warmth Inside You

On October 25th MarkVan Hoen releases a new album: The Warmth Inside You on Very Friendly

Produced Mark Van Hoen
Mixed and Engineered by Mark Van Hoen

Mark Van Hoen’s new album “The Warmth Inside You” is a further chapter in the evolving story of Mark Van Hoen’s emotive electronic music. Behind the melodic top lines lie deep, intricate and complex sounds, shaped by Mark’s masterly knowledge of electronic instruments. As ever, there is not a single library, preset or stock sound on this album; they are each crafted by hand, to form a cohesive whole that somehow manages to assimilate the last 50 years of electronic music. Aside from a few ghostly vocals, every sound here is from analogue synthesizers, as on so much of Mark’s material, which goes to show that these instruments, in the right hands, are far from the gimmicks they were thought to be in the 70’s; that they have now come of age.
The sound is neither contemporary or retro, but yet seems to be both....and, as with all of Mark Van Hoen’s music, there is a sense of a story, a mood, an emotion. The sense that this music is about something..
"The Warmth Inside You" is the lastest in a flowing line of beautiful, awe inspiring electronic music that spans back years beyond even the first release by Mark Van Hoen (1993's "Weathered Well") to 1981. Mark grew up in industrial Birmingham, so hearing the sounds of a city through his childhood drew him naturally to electronic music, not only as the soundtrack to his life, but also the means to express his thoughts and feelings. For Mark, there is nothing futuristic or 'experimental' about his music; it is purely a means of expression. It is as simple (technically) as folk music; a self-taught non-intellectual means of communication that flows though Mark's skills with electronic instruments.. .The techniques that Mark uses really have not changed in essence for a long time; only the feelings behind the music.

# posted by DJ Martian 9:30 PM

 

Constellation Records will release a new re: album:

re: alms

cst032 180glp/cd

18 october 2004 (europe)
25 october 2004 (uk)
26 october 2004 (n.america)

The second full-length from this genre-defying duo is a sombre and richly-detailed work that invokes a dystopic environment where the 'natural' and 'organic' are inseparable from electricities, radioactivities and the detritus of military-industrial technologies and materials. Through micro-recordings of metallic objects and resonances, field recordings, and raw filter-bank improvisations, Aden Evens and Ian Ilavsky construct a sonic landscape of polluted signal sources, weaving tentative, fading signs of humanism into the mix by way of piano, organ and drums. Alms is an invocation of and lament for the distortions and remainders left in the wake of 'growth' and 'stability' (its local system of audio paths and patches reflecting the garble and garbage of the global); a confession of computer indulgence and easy access to technology and creative play; a tiny sonic treatise on the poverty of our times and how we shield ourselves from it, with various modes of more or less sublimated imposition, pillage, distraction and denial.

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VNV Nation plan to release a new album: Matter and Form in early 2005.

Work is well underway on "Matter and Form", the next VNV Nation album. This time VNV will be working alongside Humate (aka Gerrit Frierichs) who will co-produce, engineer and mix the album. The songwriting and pre-production are almost complete and the final production of the album will take place over the next few months. More information in the coming weeks.

After the album is released, VNV Nation are planning to go on a world tour with a completely new stageshow.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:46 PM

 

The Chemical Brothers plan London New Years Eve Event

The Chemical Brothers news:

New Years Eve @ Turnmills, London
12.10.2004

Together - New Years Ever - Friday 31st December 2004. Turnmills, 63B Clerkenwell Road, London. EC1. Info: 020 7250 3409. Doors: 8pm - 6am. Price: £35 limited availability.
Advanced Tickets available exclusively from: www.ticketweb.co.uk. Tel: 08700 600100. For more info go to: www.turnmills.co.uk or www.together-club.co.uk.

A new The Chemical Brothers album is due in 2005. In January/ early February, The Chemical Brothers will be touring New Zealand/ Australia as part of the Big Day Out Festivals.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:41 PM

 

Garbage - Hands on a Hard Body

According to Albumvote.co.uk: Forthcoming album releases the forthcoming Garbage album has been delayed to January 2005.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:26 PM

 

Rhys Fulber's Conjure One plan to release an album tentatively titled: Seasons are Now in Spring 2005.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:22 PM

 

News from The Young Gods

TYG are in studio [29.08.04]
The Young Gods are in studio, recording the basic tracks of a new record due to be released sometime in 2005

# posted by DJ Martian 7:57 PM

 

Confirmed Line Up for John Peel's Vacation

Next week on John Peel show slot:

We can reveal Karl and Rick from Underworld, Siouxsie Sioux and Bob Smith will be piloting the Peel studio from October 19th.

Coming Up:
19/10 - Guests: Karl and Rick from Underworld
20/10 - Guest: Siouxsie Sioux
21/10 - Guest: Robert Smith

[Therefore Rod Stewart has dropped out]

The following week radio 1's the Blue Room presenter Rob Da Bank is presenting the shows:

26/10 - Rob Da Bank
27/10 - Rob Da Bank
28/10 - Rob Da Bank

# posted by DJ Martian 7:41 PM

 

Avant Music News has a new look.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:32 PM

 

Forthcoming Klaus Schulze CD release and re-releases

Kosmische/ electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze plans to reissue classic albums on SPV.

Klaus Schulze - The Official Website provides a news update:

In September 2004 after many months of hard work, Klaus Schulze got back all his (solo) albums from Universal (Brain, Metronome), Zyx, WEA, and French Virgin. Klaus Schulze gave the rights to all these albums to the German record company SPV. This does not include the albums owned by British Virgin Records.

SPV will re-release all these old albums, starting in March 2005. Sadly, the long announced new CD of Klaus will not be released before March by SPV as well. We don't know why they wait, but SPV have probably their reasons (?)

For the re-release it is also planned to delete any imperfections and mistakes that were on some of the former CD releases (bad sound, wrong durations, poor booklets, etc.). And, if possible, some unreleased tracks will be added to the old CD albums if the short duration asks for it.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:22 PM

 

Doves 3 Dates in December

Xfm report: Doves Announce Christmas Dates where they will play forthcoming tracks from their upcoming third album.

[Wolverhampton dec 14, London dec 15 and Blackpool dec 17]

# posted by DJ Martian 6:52 PM

 

Frantic Bleep - The Sense Apparatus

it's a trap! relay the news that Frantic Bleep will release their debut album: The Sense Apparatus on February 8th 2005.

Frantic Bleep are one of the leading new hopes for avant/ experimental metal in Norway.

Background on Frantic Bleep

Frantic Bleep from Norway was founded in November 2001 by Patrick Scantlebury (Guitars, synth), Øyvind Sundstrøm (Guitars) and Karl Arthur Renstrøm (Drums). The band wanted to combine their inspirations together and yet concentrate on a path that is their own and uniquely distinctive.

The group immediately started to write music, and in November 2002 they recorded four songs for their first (and only) demo CD called “Fluctuadmission”. During the recording Paul Mozart Bjørke (Vocals, Bass) joined the group as a studio member.
Describing the music of Frantic Bleep is not an easy task, as they mix a lot of influences with considerable creativity and a strong sense of melody while still retaining a high level of heaviness. Originality is a very important factor for the band and their strife for dynamic/experimental songwriting, will ensure no two songs would sound alike. Still, music does remain focused and chaos never takes control. References abound but in general terms it can be loosely described as an avant-garde mix of Cynic, Arcturus, Death and Borknagar.

Official website: Frantic Bleep

# posted by DJ Martian 3:32 PM

 

Playlouder report on the Can reissues: ON THE CAN Legendary Krautrocker's reissue back catalogue including a discussion with Irmin Schmidt.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:17 PM

 

Junkmedia review Tim Hecker - Mirages

# posted by DJ Martian 1:49 PM

 

2005 Madness Return

6 Music - News is this really necessary?: The return of ... Madness
80s stars signal new album for early 2005

# posted by DJ Martian 1:25 PM

 

The latest releases are reviewed by NYC's Other Music: The Other Music Update

Oliver Hacke
Frank Black Francis
Pinback
Ariel Pink
Mats Gustafsson, Sonic Youth & Friends
Nicky Siano's Gallery
Sir Richard Bishop
Prosaics
Sten
Stephan Mathieu
TV On The Radio (CD Single)

Simon Finn
The Marvel of Marvin
Samara Lubelski
The Dears
Mokira
Mos Def
Blood Brothers
Losoul
Moving Units
Richard Buckner

# posted by DJ Martian 1:03 PM

 

Musique Machine review Signer - The New Face of Smiling

# posted by DJ Martian 12:57 PM

 

Ed Rush & Optical Compilation

Drum'n'Bass Arena - News have news of compilation by Ed Rush & Optical titled: Jump Out Of The Box

# posted by DJ Martian 12:51 PM

 

Drowned in Sound review Stina Nordenstam - The World Is Saved

# posted by DJ Martian 12:41 PM

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

 

Official? website for Ulrich Schnauss

To see the website navigation you may need to go to full screen option.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:00 PM

 

Dusted review Sunn 0))) - White2

# posted by DJ Martian 2:36 PM

 

Pitchfork review Frog Eyes - The Folded Palm

# posted by DJ Martian 2:24 PM

 

Miriodor to release Parade in May 2005

On Progressive Ears: MIRIODOR thread, Cuneiform records boss announces the title of the next Miriodor album:

Parade will be released May, 2005.
Unless something really unforseen happens, it will include, as a second disc, their Nearfest performance from 2002, mixed from the 24 track masters by Bob Drake.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:02 AM

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

 

A LIST OF LINKS related to experimental/ avant music.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:53 PM

 

The Workhouse sign new 3 album deal

Latest news from The Workhouse

"Things are moving at a pace here at The Workhouse head office. We have now signed a 3 album deal with US indie label Devil in the Woods.Go to Devil in the Woods for information about the label and our future releases. The first release will be a version of The End of the Pier, with a new release date of October 21st 2004. The CD has been re-mastered, re-sequenced and has new artwork and bonus tracks. The bonus tracks include the little known classic 'Terry Feels Sick' and the B-side of our first single, 'Mr. Sheen'. The CD will now be a full UK release as Shellshock are onboard for the British distribution effort.

To coincide with the release XFM will repeat our session first broadcast in January 2004. More details to follow.

Recording has began on the next new album, for Devil in the Woods. We have demo-ed 7 tracks so far and these are, 'Aberdeen', 'Last of the Big Songs', 'Boxing Day', 'Coathanger', 'Flyover', 'Harry' and 'Shake ands"

# posted by DJ Martian 11:42 PM

 

New Dark Tranquillity Album

BW & BK report the latest Dark Tranquillity news: DARK TRANQUILLITY - Character Album Due In January

Dark Tranquillity’s upcoming new studio album, Character, due out through Century Media on January 24th in Europe and on January 25th in North America.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:38 PM

 

Pat Metheny Group - The Way Up

Jazzwise report a new Pat Metheny Group album: The Way Up will be released January 11th 2005:

The new record by the Pat Metheny Group is called “The Way Up”.“ The Way Up” is a single continuous 68 minute composition written by guitarist Metheny and longtime collaborator/pianist Lyle Mays to feature the latest PMG lineup: Pat Metheny - acoustic, electric, synth and slide guitars; Lyle Mays - acoustic piano, keyboards; Steve Rodby - acoustic and electric bass, cello; Cuong Vu - trumpet, voice; Gregoire Maret - harmonica and Antonio Sanchez - drums. Says Metheny: “This is our more ambitious undertaking ever as a group - and we have never been so excited about a project. This record takes every aspect of the band to a new level.” The new record by the Pat Metheny Group will be released on January 11, 2005 by Nonesuch Records with a world tour to immediately follow.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:10 PM

 

New Order are featured on 6 MUSIC PLAYS IT AGAIN on 6 Music this week. [Available on listen again after broadcast]

Mon-Thu 2130-2200
11 - 14 October [4 parts/ 4 shows]

6 Music Plays It Again gives you the chance to listen to the finest BBC documentaries about the bands who have shaped popular and alternative music in the past 40 years.

TX New Order

Mark Radcliffe presents a series about the history of one of Manchester's most innovative and influential bands - New Order. He'll be talking to artists who have been influenced by the band such as Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys as well as those who were there with the band from the start such as Tony Wilson of Factory Records, producer and remixer Arthur Baker and music journalist Paul Morley. He'll also be talking to members of the band - Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris to find out how the band mananged to turn the tragedy of Ian Curtis's death and the end of Joy Division in 1980 into a band that inspired a new culture and generation.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:46 PM

 

Playlouder report Slint Reform!!

Old droners back together to curate ATP 2005

# posted by DJ Martian 5:26 PM

 

TrusttheDJ interview System 7: System 7: Saving the world with ambient techno

# posted by DJ Martian 5:23 PM

 

TrusttheDJ review Album of the week: Laurent Garnier - Harmless Presents Lifestyles

# posted by DJ Martian 5:22 PM

 

This week's flavourpill LONDON an email magazine covering music, art, and cultural events

# posted by DJ Martian 3:14 PM

 

Drowned in Sound review Grails - Red Light

# posted by DJ Martian 3:11 PM

 

Cuneiform January Releases

Avant Music News report the January 2005 Cuneiform releases:

Fast 'n' Bulbous - Pork Chop Blue Around The Rind (Gary Lucas + Phillip Johnston + band perform the music of Captain Beefheart)
Forever Einstein - Racket Science
Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith Yo Miles! - Upriver 2 x CDs
Machine and the Synergetic Nuts - Leap Second Neutral
Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores - The Quiet Room

# posted by DJ Martian 3:07 PM

 

Ananova report The Cure to re-release debut album

# posted by DJ Martian 3:00 PM

 

Musique Machine review Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer

# posted by DJ Martian 2:57 PM

 

Pitchfork review Savath & Savalas - Mañana

# posted by DJ Martian 2:51 PM

Monday, October 11, 2004

 

BBC Music review Tim Berne, Big Satan - Souls Saved Hear

Record of the year, or pretty close.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:47 PM

 

Junkmedia interview Saul Williams

# posted by DJ Martian 8:22 PM

 

Scorch Trio - Luggumt

Released by Rune Grammofon new Scorch Trio album

Follow-up to the highly acclaimed debut from 2002, this follows in the same supreme fashion, but differs in that it is a more varied recording. Bookended by two lenghty tour de force workouts, we get some lovely free playing demonstrating the great interplay these musicians are capable of, beautiful and mystical soundscapes and some strange Korean court music vibes. All in all another smashing release from guitarist Raoul Björkenheim and the great Norwegian rhythm section of bass player Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love.

Released in Norway today. No news of a UK release date.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:11 PM

 

System of A Down will Hypnotize

Pause & Play's On The CD Front relay the news that System of A Down have named their next album: Hypnotize - that is scheduled for release January 18th 2005.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:04 PM

 

Dusted review Upsilon Acrux - Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum

# posted by DJ Martian 7:55 PM

 

Stylus review Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt this is: STYLUSMAGAZINE.COM'S ALBUM OF THE WEEK - OCTOBER 11 - OCTOBER 18, 2004

# posted by DJ Martian 2:05 PM

 

New music blog: mackron set up by Brian [Aka Donut Bitch from ILM]

# posted by DJ Martian 2:02 PM

 

Brainwashed Releases a listing of recent & upcoming electronic/experimental/etc. releases has been updated.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:54 PM

 

This week's new releases @ Fopp

# posted by DJ Martian 1:45 PM

 

This week's One World show features: The Cure, Husky Rescue, Polysics, Sixtoo

Show broadcast on Radio 1 on 11th October 2004 from 1 - 3am

# posted by DJ Martian 12:07 AM

Sunday, October 10, 2004

 

Rock Trivia fact from Intuitive Music: 35 years ago today King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" was released

# posted by DJ Martian 10:51 PM

 

Low - The Destroyer

Pause & Play's On The CD Front list a new Low album: The Destroyer that is due January 25th 2005.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:14 PM

 

OUTBURN #27 / October 2004

New issue of Outburn magazine: OUTBURN | Current Issue #27 has now been published.

Dillinger Escape Plan, Killswitch Engage, Tiger Army, Shadows Fall, The Prodigy, Ministry, Cradle of Filth, The Faint, Nora, VHS or Beta, Candiria, Dead To Fall, The Break, and more. Plus Over 125 New Music Reviews!

# posted by DJ Martian 4:33 PM

 

The Dark Side

On October 25th Universal Music release a compilation: The Dark Side.

The tracklisting as follows:

1. In The Shadows - The Rasmus
2. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
3. Sonne - Rammstein
4. Eloise - The Damned
5. Screamager - Therapy?
6. Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
7. She's In Parties - Bauhaus
8. So Alive - Love & Rockets
9. Desire - Gene Loves Jezebel
10. War - Tones On Nail
11. Are Friends Electric - Gary Numan
12. Moonchild - Fields Of The Nephilim
13. Wasteland - Mission
14. Tained Love - Marc Almond
15. Prime Mover - Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction
16. Wild Hearted Woman - All About Eve
17. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie & The Banshees
18. Miss The Girl - The Creatures
19. Vampires - Godsmack
20. Love Like Blood - Killing Joke
21. Personal Jesus - Marilyn Manson
22. This Is My Veil - PJ Harvey & John Parish
23. Long Black Veil - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
24. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
25. Chinese Burn - Curve
26. April Skies - Jesus And Mary Chain
27. Temple Of Love - Sisters Of Mercy
28. Epic - Faith No More
29. Release The Bats - The Birthday Party
30. Fade To Grey - Visage
31. Pink Orange Red - Cocteau Twins
32. Bela Legoisi's Dead - The Damned
33. Walking In My Shoes - Depeche Mode
34. Spellbound - Siouxsie & The Banshees
35. Uncertain Smile - The The
36. Never Take Me Alive - Spear Of Destiny
37. Human Fly - The Cramps
38. Shadow Play - Joy Division

# posted by DJ Martian 3:38 PM

 

New Releases @ Piccadilly Records

Some new releases listed in the weekly guide [via e-mail] from Manchester's music emporium: Piccadilly Records [new releases October 4th]

The Dead 60s - Riot Radio
Deltasonic

This has already been Single Of The Week in N.M.E and the Guardian supplement and sometimes they do get it right! Post-punk in it's clipped, twitchy ska groove and Strummer-ish vocals, this record oozes confidence and self-belief. With dubby electronic squiggles, caustic, scratchy guitars, sirens and handclaps, this will sound brilliant played very loud in a bar or club. Like !!!, Rapture, Franz et al, this is dance music for indie heads and should therefore be applauded. Magnificent!
CDS - DLTCD025 - limited cheap price
The CD single also includes the tracks "Soul Survivor" and "No Good Town Dub", along with the video for "Riot Radio".

Annie - Anniemal
679 Recordings

Annie first gained praise in the UK for her debut single on Norway's ultra cool Telle label, the Madonna sampling Erot composed "Greatest Hit" back in 1999 / 2000, but it's taken until 2004, with the release of "Chewing Gum", for her to really take off big style. Now Annie releases her debut album, "Anniemal" which includes many cheeky, chirpy pop songs, some with an 80s vibe, others more with hints of disco-not-disco. It includes the aforementioned singles and forthcoming "Heartbeat".

Beige GT - Cue
L'Age D'Or

The German five piece band most famed for their rock cover version of Aztec Mystic's "Jaguar" return with their new album, again boldly fusing jangly guitars and poppy tunes with techno sensibilites, coming on like the Strokes versus DFA.

Cabaret Voltaire - Double Vision Present...
Mute / Grey Area

On its original release in 1982, this was one of the first independent long form videos ever made and features fourteen visual representations of tracks including "Nag Nag Nag", "Obsession" and "Diskono". The communications company Double Vision was founded by Cabaret Voltaire and Paul Smith in 1982, initially as a vehicle for this particular release but also with a view to releasing affordable music based video for a fraction of the price.

The Chameleons - Live From London
Demon Vision

Filmed at the Camden Palace Theatre, London, in November 1984. Seminal live action from this legendary Manchester band, 13 tracks in total.
DVD

Coastal - Coastal
Words On Music

Now available in the UK, Coastal's debut album is a collection of songs infused with an understated fragile beauty. An inspired blend of restraint and tonal splendour that is reminiscent of the contemplative atmospheres of Low and Ida.

Coastal - Halfway To You
Words On Music

Hazy slow dream-pop from Coastal, a welcome reminder that leisurely paced music can shimmer and beguile. "Halfway To You" is their second album on Minneapolis' Words On Music label, and features nine new languid sparse Jason Gough songs with Luisa Gough's enchanting harmonies, that retain the fragile beauty of the band's debut, but evoke a more textured ambience, owing in part to the wider array of instrumentation employed - such as cello, viola, and found samples. For fans of Low, Mojave 3 and Ida.

The Faint - Wet From Birth
Saddle Creek

The Faint return with their most accessible, dancey, and rocking release to date. Already loved by rock and dance fans alike, this record will take the band into mainstream territory.

Floatation Toy Warning - Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck
Pointy

Following two critically acclaimed EPs, the London five piece have been winning people over with their accessible baroque pop. The press say.. 'swirls of guitar, looped samples and beautifully bereft vocals to beguiling lo-fi effect, recalling both DIY Flaming Lips and the glitchyside of Sparklehorse...Buckled but beauteous, psychedelic Victoriana with beats' - Time Out; '... a halfway house between Grandaddy's space-boy dreaming and Tindersticks ennui...we demand they be included on the Flaming lips' tour now!' - NME; 'fine, atmospheric delights that sparkle like the aurora borealis and are rare treats and more proof that Flotation Toy Warning are one of the most beguiling delights of the year.' - Music Week.

Giant Drag - Lemona
Wichita

Giant Drag is Californian Annie Hardy. Growing up as part of Orange County's punk scene, Annie moved to LA six years ago, forming Giant Drag with friend Micah Calabrese (drums, synths) last summer. Annie's laconically melodic voice and the distorted fuzz of guitars and synth are reminiscent at times of The Breeders or My Bloody Valentine.

The Go Find - Miami
Morr Music

Belguim's the Go Find is electro-acoustic folk-core one man band Dieter Sermeus, newly signed to Morr Music. His melodic pop songs are founded upon electronic synth textures that at once recall Stereolab, Pet Shop Boys and Kings Of Convenience.

Moco - Out To Go
Skinny Dog

Wigan four-piece Moco at last release their long awaited debut album on Skinny Dog, the label set up by Elbow and I Am Kloot. 12 tracks, including NME single of the week "Where She Goes" and the current single, "Baby When You Die". Determined to rid Wigan's image of producing wimpy dad-rock, "Out To Go" is a wonderfully rowdy welcome to Moco's world. From the statement of intent that is album opener "Loaded" (think "Funhouse" meets "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink" and you'd be about right) to the fantastic, dumb lyrics of "Early Liz Hurley", ('Give Us A Twirly!') the album begins at 100 mph and keeps shifting up a gear. Moco have spent the last 12 months touring around the country and building a devoted fanbase for their stunning brand of rock and roll, led by the enigmatic, Steve Jones, who's been compared to everyone from Iggy Pop to Jarvis Cocker.

Q And Not U - Power
Dischord

Dance, dance, think, think, dance! John, Chris and Harris are Q And Not U, a dynamic punk-funk dub alliance from the USA. Their releases are passionate, innovative efforts, their live shows truly kife-edge affairs, a whirlwind of impulse and bristling musicality which has reinvigorated the Washington DC sound in the process. Put simply Q And Not U are one of the most exciting, influential and incendiary bands to escape the American underground.

TV On The Radio - New Health Rock
4AD

"New Health Rock" makes a lot of sense in the grand scheme of things. It's the sound of a rampant TV On The Radio, fuelled by their desire to raise the stakes on their acclaimed debut album, "Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes" and their spellbinding live shows.

CDS - BAD2423CD - - limited cheap price
The CD single includes "The Wrong Way" and "Modern Romance".

Virgin Prunes - ...If I Die, I Die
Mute / Grey Area

Originally released in the 1980s, this has been remastered and repackaged with the involvement of Gavin Friday. This reissue represents an overdue opportunity to rediscover the awesome creative power of the Virgin Prunes. Just as Virgin Prunes had incorporated their myriad musical influences into their individual sound, successive generations of musicians and artists have claimed Virgin Prunes as a huge influence on their own work.

Virgin Prunes - A New Form Of Beauty
Mute / Grey Area

Originally released in the 1980s, this has been remastered and repackaged with the involvement of Gavin Friday. This reissue represents an overdue opportunity to rediscover the awesome creative power of the Virgin Prunes. Just as Virgin Prunes had incorporated their myriad musical influences into their individual sound, successive generations of musicians and artists have claimed Virgin Prunes as a huge influence on their own work.

Virgin Prunes - Heresie
Mute / Grey Area

Originally released in the 1980s, this has been remastered and repackaged with the involvement of Gavin Friday. This reissue represents an overdue opportunity to rediscover the awesome creative power of the Virgin Prunes. Just as Virgin Prunes had incorporated their myriad musical influences into their individual sound, successive generations of musicians and artists have claimed Virgin Prunes as a huge influence on their own work.

Virgin Prunes - Over The Rainbow
Mute / Grey Area

Originally released in the 1980s, this has been remastered and repackaged with the involvement of Gavin Friday. This reissue represents an overdue opportunity to rediscover the awesome creative power of the Virgin Prunes. Just as Virgin Prunes had incorporated their myriad musical influences into their individual sound, successive generations of musicians and artists have claimed Virgin Prunes as a huge influence on their own work.

Virgin Prunes - The Moon Looked Down And Laughed
Mute / Grey Area

Originally released in the 1980s, this has been remastered and repackaged with the involvement of Gavin Friday. This reissue represent an overdue opportunity to rediscover the awesome creative power of the Virgin Prunes. Just as Virgin Prunes had incorporated their myriad musical influences into their individual sound, successive generations of musicians and artists have claimed Virgin Prunes as a huge influence on their own work.

Wovenhand - Consider The Birds
Glitterhouse

18 months after the release of "Blush Music", the critically acclaimed score for Belgian dance theater master Wim Vandekeybus and two and a half year after the release of his first solo-outing, David Eugene Edwards, the charismatic frontman of American Gothic legends 16 Horsepower returns with yet another fascinating collection of songs. The almost magical and mystical ten tracks will further David Eugene Edwards on the way to rank amongst the best and most intense songwriters ever, rivaling the work of such great artists like Nick Cave as well as Nick Drake. Spooky, intense, dark, melodic, hypnotic, monolithic and extremely beautiful. A milestone, a must, not only for fans of 16 Horsepower!

Various Artists - Dead Man's Shoes - Soundtrack
Warp

"Dead Man's Shoes", due to be released at the start of October, is a genre defying film blending horror, the supernatural, comedy and social realism. It is also the first full-length feature from Warp Films. The soundtrack, not surprisingly, is central to the film's heart. Features tracks from The Earlies, Calexico, Aphex Twin, P.G. Six, Smog, Adem, Laurent Garnier, Gravenhurst, DM & Jemini, Lucky Dragons, Richard Hawley, Clayhill, Cul De Sac, ABBC and M. Ward.

Various Artists - Misplaced Pets
Misplaced Music

A compilation in aid of the charities Leeds Animal Rescue and Whitehall Dog Rescue. The compilation has exclusive tracks from the following artists: Homeland, Aarktica, Portal, Hood, Empress, Remote Viewer, Sufjan Stevens, Vibracathedral Orchestra, Pedro, James Green (Big Eyes), Havergal, Martin FinkeLucky Luke, Burd Early, Fairweather Friend, Alasdair Roberts, Seaworthy, Charlie Parr, Bill Ricchini, The Unpleasants, Adrian Crowley, and a previously released track by Al Duvall.

Various Artists / Rough Trade Shops - Indiepop 1
Mute

The new collection features two CDs worth of the finest music from a highly influential genre that, until the release of this compilation, has been left largely undocumented. Some of the bands will be familiar in other guises, Stereolab were formed from the ashes of McCarthy whilst others, such as The Vaselines, went on to influence the likes of Nirvana (who famously covered "Molly's Lips"). Rough Trade Shops have again brought out a timely compilation, with bands such as Josef K and Beat Happening being namechecked by a new generation of musicians from Franz Ferdinand to the antifolk scene and a new underground of indiepop artists emerging worldwide including Love Is All from Sweden and Juniper Moon from Spain. But this comp is chiefly a glorious nostalgia-fest for us old C86, shambling, anorak-wearing pure pop bods. Primal Scream's debut single's here, as is "Paint A Rainbow" by My Bloody Valentine (a melody supernova that's better than anything on "Loveless", perhaps!). There's The Pastels, Mary Chain, June Brides....if you've sold all your sevens then here's where to get them again. It was an era of intelligent, DIY pop, anti-corporate, romantic and beautifully doomed: The Stone Roses pinched the melodies and blew the whole thing out of the water! Still, a glorious haven from mainstream hell, superbly compiled and evocatively presented. This is Pop Music! (erm...badly played and sung!) Brilliant!!

DJ Rupture - Special Gunpowder
Very Friendly

The new face of urban music - the potent sound of genre bending and overcrowded city life, a post-cultural broken mirror that mashes hip hop, techno, reggae, afro-cuban, spoken word, bohemian rhapsodies, folk music, the chanteuse, breakbeats, avant-garde noise, and jazz through the strainer of a DJs mentality and emerges with one of the most concentrated and exhilarating debuts this year.

Dosh - Naoise EP
Anticon

New seven track EP from Martin Dosh in advance of his forthcoming album "Pure Trash". As well as featuring co-production by fellow Anticon label mates Odd Nosdam, Josiah Wolf and Jel, there's also remix work by Fog (Lex, Ninja Tune) and Cepia (Ghostly International). The seven tracks include live versions of songs from his old and new LPs plus exclusive new material, and are musically diverse, mixing up avant rock, electronica, jazz and hip hop.

I'm Not A Gun - Our Lives On Wednesdays
City Centre Offices

Although the album opens with fractured technological manipulations, John Tejada's latest production is not a techno record. Along with Japanese multi-instrumentalist Takeshi Nishimoto, Tejada has recorded an astonishing post rock LP of surprising grace, rhythmn and authority. His live (and sometimes sampled) drumming creates the foundation for the guitar soundscapes and abstrations, with occasional laptop indulgences. The name of the album refers to the day of the week when the entire album was written, rehearsed, performed and recorded. Every Wednesday for five years.

Isis - Panopticon
Ipecac

"Panopticon" is the immense new album from post-metal innovators Isis, developing the themes and textures the band explored on their previous groundbreaking release "Oceanic". Boasting a confident mature and emotionally positive array of carefully crafted songs, Isis' records sit just as comfortably next to the likes of Mogwai and Godspeed as they do Converge, Tool and Neurosis.

King Of Woolworths - Rediffusion
Lo Recordings

The King Of Woolworths returns with a brand new album, continuing a fantastic journey through the mind of a madman, a very nice madman but one obsessed with analogue synths, 60s library music and sublime melodies. Working deep into the night he fashions beauteous melodies and funking beats from his ananlogue arsenal of Moogs and Arps. In communion with the ghosts of Serge Gainsbourg, Roy Budd and Scott Walker, he conjures up music so warm and fertile it breathes life into grey corners.

Panda Bear - Young Prayer
Paw Tracks / Car Park

In the midst of 2002, with much of his attention focused on his work with the Brooklyn-based Animal Collective, Panda Bear stepped aside to a more intimate space to reflect upon the death of his father. The resulting "Young Prayer", often coming much closer to classical composition than to the noise / pop experimentations of the Animal Collective, is a collection of beautifully personal and introspective songs. A truly soulful album, "Young Prayer" is both sonically gorgeous and spiritually uplifting.

Vincent & Mr Green - Vincent & Mr Green
Ipecac

Debut album from mysterious duo Vincent & Mr Green, on Mike Patton's Ipecac label. The compositions of their previous incarnation Jade Vincent Experiment have given way to an electronic driven engine which has birthed a musique-noir hybrid of itself. Their style remains experimental and unconventional. On this debut, sounds of old country music mingle with a different kind of hip hop and then glide through the door into the ballroom where Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers step lightly.

Various Artists / Late Night Tales - Four Tet
Azuli

Taking in the far-flung reaches of Kieran Hebden's legendarily expansive musical map and unveiling many of the influences behind his "Pause" and "Rounds" albums, this collection pitches warm psychedelia against cool jazz against free floating folk against hardcore hip hop against straight up experimental lunacy, and emerges with a cohesive game-plan, after a fashion. Uniting these seemingly disparate choices is Kieran's fascination with the microscopic detail of the music (something which informs the be-jewelled surfaces of his own records). Here the syncopated tintinnabulations of early Tortoise's "Why We Fight" are echoed in the otherwise dissimilar "Tinkle"' by J Saunders, which itself mirrors the music boxes of the opening "Haunted Feelings" by Rahsaan Roland Kirk (a song on which all instruments are performed simultaneously by Kirk himself).

Brooks - Red Tape
Soundslike

After wowing us all with his amazing debut LP "You, Me & Us" (named after a cheapo shop in Chorlton) back in 2002 (a Piccadilly favourite for that year), Brooks is back with the follow up, this time on Matthew Herbert's Soundslike label. Here he's taken house music, shaken it hard, added some Lord Byron, Berlin gay club culture, pure pop melodies, a pinch of glitched up industrial machinery and a lot of sex and come up with 2004's best album of dirty electronic jams so far. Brooks is the remedy for dance music's supposed demise.

The Come Ons - The Ghetto Years
Infidelity

From Motown soul to nitty gritty garage rock, the Come Ons embody the Detroit sound. Recorded by Jim Diamond at his famous Ghetto Recorders, "The Ghetto Years" is one of the most well produced albums to come out of the recent Detroit scene. The band generates universal appeal with songwriting that is full of musical hooks to keep you wanting more. The band has a sizable repertoire of solid pop tunes with influences of traditional blues, soul and garage rock. It's not just the writing, the Come Ons have the musical chops to play with the best of them. Drawing comparisons from ESG to the Meters, and featuring Patrick Pantano of Dirtbombs fame, the Come Ons are sassy Detroit garage pop at its finest. Includes seven new songs and three songs previously released in limited quantity.

Various Artists / Get Physical
Get Physical Music

MANDY compile and DJ mix this second anniversary compilation from the Physical Music label. It includes tracks by man of the moment DJ T, Lopazz, MANDY, Booka Shade and Chelonis R Jones, plus remixes from Justus Kohncke, Tiefschwarz and Captain Comatose. If you like your house of the electronic variety, referencing 80s electro disco (Metro Area style), or electro itself, then look no further 'cos this is ace!

Various Artists / See You @ The Party - Mixed By Jonny Rock & Matt Styles
Music For Freaks

Music For Freaks present their first proper label overview on CD, with Jonny Rock and Matt Styles blending tracks from the past five years or so output. Includes productions or remixes by the Freaks, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Kenny Hawkes, Swag, Tony Senghore, Zoo Brazil, Rob Mello, Markus Nikolai, Steve Bug and more!

808 State - Prebuild
Rephlex

Wind the tape back to '87 / '88, and this is the sound of Manchester and the UK's love affair with house music. Created by the 808 State team of Graham Massey, Martin Price and A Guy Called Gerald, "Prebuild" is culled from rare studio recordings, a clutch of demos recorded by Gerald in his bedroom, a reel-to-reel of a radio jam session, and a 14 minute long cassette track of their first ever live performance, recorded at The Boardwalk. None of them have ever been available before, making this a must have for acid house fans, Rephlex electronica headz and Manchester music collectors alike.

Alexander Robotnick - Oh No....Robotnick!
Hot Elephant

The Italo disco pioneer famed for the classic "Problemes D'Amour" presents his full length album for the new millenium. His wiggly Euro disco synths are back 'en vogue' and his new productions don't disappoint.

Boca 45 - Pitch Sounds
Grand Central

As part of Dynamo Productions alongside Andy Smith, Boca 45's Scott Hendy released the "Analogue" LP in 2003 as well as featuring on a number of compilations, including the "Dope On Plastic" and "Battlecreek" series. Boca 45 dropped the brilliant "In The City" (featuring McKay) back in April 2004 on High Noon. The 7" earned him praise from Mr Scruff and Gilles Peterson as well as support from Ninja Tune and Tru Thoughts. Boca 45 co-wrote "Thinking Of You" with Geoff Barrow (Portishead) for Mckay's debut album, and she loved it so much she wanted to work with him again. His debut solo album encompasses this evolution of sound, from cut up hip hop funk like "Without A Doubt" and late 60s / early 70s influenced tracks like "Take A Ride", to the raw soul of "In The City" and b-boy breaks of "Ultra".

De La Soul - The Grind Date
Sanctuary

Originally perceived as the third installment of their "AOI" trio of LPs, but somewhat delayed after 2001's "AOI: Bionix", De La Soul eventually took inspiration for "The Grind Date" while watching a P Diddy reality TV show in the States. Featuring a list of guests that includes Common, Flava Flav, Ghostface and MF Doom, as well as Pos, Mase and Trugoy in their usual fine form, the album is a lyrical fest, with the MCs riding some supa-fresh and chunky beats. Includes the single "Shopping Bags".
CD - SANCD296 - limited cheap price
CD comes with full colour calendar insert. Includes exclusive European bonus track "Shoomp" with Sean Paul.

Def Harmonic - Embrace
Altered Vibes / BPM

The Milwaukee pair of Lunaversol 9 (she's a she) and Jason Todd complement each other with their lyrical phrasings butressed by inventive and uncompromising sounds, coming on with electronically created beats or more jazz influenced breaks on their debut album for Altered Vibes / BPM.

DJ Krush - Jaku
Sony

One of the pioneers of alternative hip hop returns with another great LP full of downbeat rhythms, ambient atmospherics and Japanese flavours. Includes Mr Lif, Aesop Rock, Akira Sakata and more.

Oh No - The Disrupt
Stones Throw / PIAS

Oh No is the son of 70s soul singer Otis Jackson, nephew to legendary jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and younger brother to heralded producer Madlib. His debut LP is an extraordinary and diverse collection of powerful beats - both sample-driven and organic - and equally potent lyrics which run the gamut from battle raps to introspective admissions about his own life. While most of the album is self produced, six of the 17 tracks are produced by Madlib and one by J Dilla. There's the self-produced "Get Away", on which Oh No spits verbal tongue-twisters about the need to escape from one's demons, to unabashed bangers like the window-rattling bassline and ethereal synthesizer of "I'm Here", through "Ride", the album's first single, feat Medaphoar. "Move", compliments of J.Dilla, and featuring Roc C, is a tightly constructed, old-school sounding classic hip-hop track — complete with a catchy bass line and a full dose of battle-inspired braggadocio. The album also features guest appearances from Wild Child, Declaime and Staci Epps on the beautiful ballad "I Can't Help Myself".

Only Child - Solitaire
Grand Central

The Electric Chair's Justin 'Only Child' Crawford finally delivers his second LP for Grand Central, but it's worth the wait - you're gonna love this! As well as the sun-drenched soul and hip hop (check "Memories" with Kriminul, "Find A Way" with Amp Fiddler or the lush instrumental "The U In Me") we're used to, this LP has a much more upbeat feel than its predecessor "Satellites & Constellations". There's soulful house and (nu) jazz cuts with vocals by Amp Fiddler, Veba, Kathy Brown and Niko. It's hard to pick out any standout tracks as i'd end up listing practically everything here!

2xLtd CD - GCCD116S - limited cheap price
New version of this CD now comes with a bonus disc of remixes by the likes of Yam Who, Llorca, J-Walk, DJ DSL, Benny Sings, Domu, Speechless etc.

RJD2 - In Rare Form
Bustown Pride

Self-issued collection of previously unreleased instrumentals and works-in-progress from the RJD2 and Soul Position archival tapes.

Roni Size - Return To V
V Recordings

This is Roni Size's 4th studio LP, but his first solo offering for the legendary V Records label, featuring a line up of vocalists that includes Beverly Knight, Jocelyn Brown, Rahzel, Sweetie Irie, Blaze, Stamina and Dynamite MCs and Rodney P, as well as a whole host of talented newcomers. "Return To V" is the sound of an obscenely inspired and gifted producer bearing his soul, dropping some fierce tear out steppers, right through to more soulful moments. Drum and Bass' most prominent ambassador is destined to set new standards and spread the appeal of this varied and rich musical genre through extensive touring this autumn.

Various Artists / Nicky Siano's The Gallery - Original New York Disco 1973 - 77
Soul Jazz

The Gallery is one of the most important clubs in the history of dance music evolution. Similar in intent to David Mancuso's Loft (which inspired Siano to set up his own club) and Larry Levan's Paradise Garage (which was inspired by The Loft and Gallery), The Gallery defined New York's underground dance music scene, mixing soul, R'n'B, gospel and funk to create a new musical and cultural style that would shortly become known as disco. Siano's skills on the turntables, and ability to rock the party, made him the unofficial DJ's DJ from 1973 - 1977, inspiring the likes of Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan and Kenny Carpenter along the way. The Gallery became a stepping stone for many future stars – Grace Jones made her debut at the legendary club – and Nicky Siano became the first DJ to obtain star status. The 17 tracks on this compilation, all chosen by Siano himself, represent the exuberent sounds coming out of The Gallery speakers in the mid 70s, and include Undisputed Truth, Jeanie Browne, The Temptations, Vernon Birch, Loleatta Holloway, The Isley Brothers, The Pointer Sisters, Bobby Womack, Gloria Spencer, The Bar-Kays, The Tramps, The Supremes, Bill Withers, Bonnie Bramlett and Exuma.

Afrodizz - Kif Kif
Freestyle

Formed in Montreal, Canada in early 2003 by Gabriel Aldama, this ten piece live powerhouse group took the country by storm with their appearance at the Montreal Jazz Festival, where the national papers all described them as the act of the event. Afrodizz cite their influences as Fela Kuti, Afro-beat, funk, jazz and soul music, all of which are on display on these five long tracks.

Various Artists / African Spirits - A Spiritual Jazz Journey Looking Back To Africa
Soul Brother

Compiled and licenced over a period of five years, this collection delves deeply into the theme of 'Back To Africa', 'The Motherland' and the roots of jazz, creating an album of deep spirituality and immense power. The music reflects a reaction against a society based on commercialism and insincerity, instead bringing us substance and meaning. Check Pharoah Sanders' "Our Roots Begain In Africa" for a strong message carried on vocal chants over percussives rhythms, or Moe Koffman's stunningly beautiful "Days Gone By" (yep, that's where Jill Scott got the sample for "Slowly Surely" from) and be inspired. Covering three decades, these tracks take in upbeat percussive free-jazz jams, deep and sweet Afro-soul, poetry and more.

Various Artists / Monk One - Still Dreaming
Fat City

Wax Poetics magazine's in-house DJ Monk One presents his first official mix CD, released on Fat City Recordings. A multifarious congregation of soul, funk, latin, dub, jazz and more that avoids any obvious names in favour of honest-to-goodness musical beauty. Names you might have heard of include Count Basie & Sammy Davis Jr, Brenda Russell and Wildstyle (including Fab Five Freddy and Chris Stein), but many of the other names are likey to be obscure even to seasoned crate diggers. Check out the heavy reggae of Herman Chin Loy (as used by Jaylib) or the childrens choir chorus on "A Little Bit Of Love" for just two highlights of this stimulating mix.

Aesop Rock - Float
Mush

One of the original exponents of America's (if not the world's) abstract hip hop scene, Aesop Rock, returns after guesting here and there for a new full length on Mush. Dense, thick beats and some of the most inteligent rhymes around, with Vast Aire, Dose One and Slug repaying the compliment.

# posted by DJ Martian 3:05 PM

Saturday, October 09, 2004

 

Advance Pre-Orders @ Boomkat

Just received an email from Boomkat that focuses on upcoming releases available for pre-ordering.

Jah Batta - Argument
Wackies

Possibly the most inspired digital dub reissue of the year - absolutely killer styles!!!! Tony O'Meally aka Jah Batta is the Bullwackies acolyte featured recently with Rhythm & Sound on the Burial Mix single Music Hit You. On this album from 1983 his buoyant deejaying follows Lone Ranger's massive revival of U-Roy's legacy. Upful dancehall vibes address topics such as vegetarianism, skin colour, school, good old-fashioned rocking the mic. One toast laments Batta's girlfriend running off with Sugar Minott.And the album is a must even for its rhythms alone: basically top-notch Youth Promotion material from Channel One in JA, overdubbed and remixed at White Plains Road in the Bronx, with contributions from Sly & Robbie, and Bagga and Jackie Mittoo from Brentford Road, alongside Wackies regulars. Version excursions include Sugar originals like Informer and Jezzreel's Stop Playing Tricks, Bob Marley's Too Much Trouble, and deadly do-overs of Studio One cornerstones like Throw Me Corn and Real Rock. Do it, Jah! Flash it! Mighty.

John Tejada - Logic Memory Center
Plug Research

Ever the innovator, L.A. based DJ John Tejada has finally delivered an album that stands up against his breathtaking EP work, sliding past his critically-acclaimed 2003 minimal techno scorcher Fairfax Sake on Playhouse to deliver an all-digital album. "Logic Memory Center is sort of what I call my computer album," says Tejada of his 10th full-length. "One concept behind it was to move away from my synth work and concentrate on sound design." Somewhere between the funk of Matthew Dear or Luke Vibert and the pragmatic minimalism of Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin, Logic Memory Center caters to those who like their techno deep, demented, and tight. Tejada imbues Logic Memory Center with an air of breaking stylistic ground like Detroit gods Kenny Larkin and Juan Atkins--by shaping elemental electronic sounds and archetypal rhythms into otherworldly, infectious dance music. Tejada also takes cues from his successful past vocal experiments, featuring the demure, sophisticated voice of Kimi Recor of The Invisibles on the moody tech missive "Strange Creatures", Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, The Postal Service) on "Everything Will Be OK", and Carl A. Finlow (Random Factor, Silicon Scally) on "Alone With You.". Although Tejada has made a career of dazzling with collaborations and double-deep dancefloor cuts, this is without doubt his finest and most coherent full-length yet. Highly recommended.

Shitmat - Full English Breakfest (volumes 1-5)
Planet Mu

At long last, Shitmat's 5-volume tribute to all things English in a junglist stylee finally makes onto one long-awaited cd! An embarassment of riches: "Day O" takes the `Banana Boat Song' and turns it into a classic amen junglist lighter anthem; "Dubplate Murder Sound" is a slow-burner, building up through dancehall and rare groove into a floor-friendly roller..."There's No Business Like Propa, Rungleclotted Mashup Bizznizz" reinterprets Irving Berlin's classic show song in a way he surely never intended and "Dis Dancehall Ting..." is the best jungle version of Aled Jones, "Walking In The Air" you,ll ever hear. You know how large this is - buy!

State River Widening - Cottonhead
Vertical Form

Recorded, once again, at London's secretive Keep Calm studios, Cottonhead is the next step in State River Widening's steadily evolving voyage that began with the acoustic guitar and drum vistas of their eponymous 1999 debut album and which blossomed into last year's melody-saturated "Early Music". All who've heard it agree: Cottonhead is SRW's most potent and accessible album to date. Fans of the band's previous work will immediately warm to Cottonead's rich blend of acoustic and electric guitars, earthy strings, harpsichords, electric pianos, organs and more - all of it in service of an unstinting litany of melodic intrigues. Indeed, fans of anything from Nick Drake to Cluster via Boards Of Canada, Four Tet and Rachel's will find treasures aplenty here. Completely free of rock cliché, over-familiar digital gestures or dreary avant-garde naval-gazing, whether it be the delicate violin and guitar traceries of "Touched", "Cottonwood's" spiraling chordal cascades, "Desertesque's" marimba shimmers or the cinematic sweep of "Knifegrinder's Song" (a track partly recorded in a street in Valencia, Spain), this is an album which simply refutes easy pigeonholing. And just to add to the spectacle, slivers of vocals make themselves heard more keenly than on any previous SRW album. That's reclusive `60s folk legend Anne Briggs lending her dreamy, elegiac tones to the hypnotic Lowlands. Oh,and if all of this didn't quite manage to give you a clear idea of the band's inspired soundscaping, you might like to know that you'll most likely have already been made familiar with SRW's other-worldly sound. "Desertesque" has been the soundtrack to those "what to do in an emergency" adverts the government has been feeding us over the last couple of months. so there you have it, more proof that this is music to take existential comfort from - and how many records could you say that about?

Styrofoam - Nothing's Lost
Morr Music

For "Nothing's Lost" Styrofoam shows his gentle hand as both a writer, producer and voice - he sings on half of the album's songs himself - but the realisation of the recordings took many different routes. Markus Acher (Lali Puna/The Notwist) contributed guitar tracks for "Misguided" and "Make It Mine" while Lali Puna singer Valerie Trebeljahr also got involved, singing the song's chorus on the spot. Anticon artist Alias rounded things off for "Misguided", providing one of his rare rhymes while stamping beats for "Couches In Alleys" and "Make It Mine". Ben Gibbard of The Postal Service/Death Cab For Cuti, meanwhile, flew in from Seattle to join Arne and Brendon, as Alias is known to his friends, to develop four of Arne's initial tracks into fully fledged compositions. With Andrew Kenny from American Analogue Set, the production process went completely virtual. Arne (Brussels) and Kenny (NYC) logged on to iChat regularly to swap files and to discuss the steps to be taken to complete their song "Front To Back". Unlike his usual, subtle vocal delivery, Kenny went for an almost R'n'B style vocal in a very expressive and catchy falsetto, while Arne provides a mildly broken beat, sprinkling tiny acid licks all over the place. Last but not least Styrofoam asked Bent van Looy, singer of the hugely successful Belgian band Das Pop into the studio. Their collaboration is by far the most danceable contribution to this album. The cool, bubblegum pop feeling of this song is enhanced by a blatant, slightly retro octave bassline as well as the additional vocals of japanese singer Miki, whom Bent brought into the studio spontaneously. He met her the night before while she was performing live on stage with Munk, a neo funk punk band releasing on Gomma Records. Van Looy liked it so much that he just had to bring her along to the Das Pop studio. And it definitely paid! One of the strongest releases on Morr Music for some time.

Thomas Fehlmann - Lowflow
Plug Research

While Allen Avanessian (Plug Research) had always been a huge fan of Fehlmann's solo records and loved his production on some of the great Detroit techno tunes (e. g. Eddie Flashin Folks or Blake Baxter), Thomas was eager to place his music in a new context - ´a new step for me and an exciting one at that.´ Whenever I go to America I also cultivate a different way of listening.´ Over the years, frequent visits and similar tastes in music led to a prolific exchange between the two, introducing each other to the finer aspects of hip-hop and jazz, respectively. After extensive forays into more physical, club-related tracks with his series of ´Blah..,, releases (on Kompakt) "Lowflow", recorded on and off over the last years, now heralds a return to his slower, more experimental side and provides a surprisingly concise description of the album´s overall feel.Both minimal and expansive, "Lowflow" allows its tracks to float across and into each other, an infinite, gentle mix to which Fehlmann playfully introduces the soft murmur of chimes, pedal steel guitar or his very own trumpet. From opener Goldhaar and the disjointed fascination of the decidedly unslinky Slinky with its hypnotic, focused distortion via the briefest of Alice Coltrane homages (Interstellar) to the almost rocky determination of Alice Springs and the classic, minimalist house of Andrea is Delighted, Lowflow nevertheless retains a distinctly dubby, low-end heavy vibe, that makes for his hands-down finest album to date. Everything on this record was generated by Thomas himself, except the cover supplied by seminal artist Raymond Pettibon who was his only contact when he first came to LA 15 years ago, as well as three short, connecting interludes growing out of a collaboration with Detroit artist Dabrye. Highly Recommended.

Mcenroe - Five Years In The Factory
Vertical Form

Raised in the prairie city of Winnipeg but now based in Vancouver, 26-year-old McEnroe (not, as the man himself puts it, to be confused with that "washed up tennis guy") offers a grainy, articulate and consistently provocative response to US alt.hip hop. In common with similarly predisposed countrymen Buck 65 and Sixtoo, McEnroe welds politically savvy, cliché-free rhymes to music whose bewitching sampledelic warp and weft is underpinned by a delirious retinue of skewed, raw but always mercilessly funky beats. No one trick pony, McEnroe is also the brains behind Vancouver's Peanuts & Corn label and is now established as a key player in the distribution and dissemination of hip hop across Canada. It comes as no surprise, then, to find many of his lyrics taking a brutally satirical dissecting knife to the more questionable machinations of the music biz, while simultaneously hymning the isolation and community of the Canadian hip hop scene. Influenced by artists as diverse as Public Enemy, De La Soul and Main Source, McEnroe has been cutting tracks since 1994 - culminating in 2003's widely acclaimed, unapologetically political Disenfranchised album. Five Years In The Factory extrapolates from there. Its musical highlights are many and various - from the guttural wah-wah guitar/tablas/string samples that decorate the smooth-grooved One More Tomorrow to the adroitly manipulated (Neptune's-style) music boxes of Dumb It Down and the hypnotic, languid beats and magical toy pianos of Billy's Vision. All-in-all, a cavalcade of right thinking, left-leaning wordage, radical rhythmic assaults and a luminous musicality that lodges instantly and permanently in the pleasure centres, "Five Years In The Factory|" is a bewitching addition to the Canadian hip hop canon. While Buck 65 and Sixtoo will be looking to their laurels, the wider hip hop universe should also now be on full alert. Awesome. **Tracklisting : 1. One More Tomorrow, 2. Lifes Too Easy Pt 2, 3. Dumb It Down (Feat Yy), 4. Call The Shots (Feat Gruf), 5. 6.25 At The First Window (Feat Pip Skid), 6. Disenfranchised, 7. Billy's Vision 10, 8. Suge Knight (Feat Pip Skid And John Smith), 9. For Service In English, Press 2, 10. Billy's Vision 2, 11. Corner Store, 12. Working In The Factory, 13. Wandering Eye, 14. Party People (Feat Birdapres)**

Michael Mayer - Touch
Kompakt

After over ten years deejaying the world over, Michael Mayer has solidified his firm position atop the Techno tree - through consistent quality, dedication and hardcore commitment to the party. Now in 2004, after defining minimal music, scores of solo twelves for KOMPAKT - among them the instant classic LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE - and legion remixes, finally there is the shining Michael Mayer LP. TOUCH. The bombastic intro foments expectations till you can´t stand it anymore, freeing the way for a holy bassdrum assault, in league with tight sequencer-basslines. And there it is, his world. The one that nobody can take away. That's precisely it. Mustering support, as if it were needed from both sides of the 'Privat' 12", merely to bookend the cd release, the vinyl keeps it fresh. We continue through the vocal-free zone - alone with the sound, message enough on its own. The necessary longing in all euphoria. In the centre of the record: the elegiac 'Slowfood', because you can´t exist on amphetamines and alcohol, well not full time anyway . This slow-funker just grooves, and then once again we're in the spin cycle programme at the club. The lights are turned on, do we give a shit? Think Ibiza, Benassi, only more massive, more universal . Mayerish maximaltechno!

Playgroup - Reproduction
Peacefrog

DJ, designer, producer and Output Records head Trevor Jackson shares his finest remix moments, with 16 tracks from some of clubland's most recognisable names. ·`Reproduction' features a plethora of Trevor's reinterpretations of club classics, including Soft Cell's `Mono Culture', Radio 4's `Dance To The Underground', Yello's `Soul On Ice' (previously unreleased), plus exclusive remixes of his own material and many more. Full Tracklisting : Nylon Pylon - Pushin' Radio 4 - Dance To The Underground Chicks On Speed - Wordy Rappinghood Louis Austin Feat. Peaches - Grab My Shaft Sinema - In Your Eyes Revtone - Everpresent Playgroup - Behind The Wheel Soft Cell - Monoculture The Rapture - I Need Your Love Chromeo - Gangsta Captain Comatose - Price Gun Baby Trash Palace - Sex On The Beach The VCR's - Get On Andrea Doria - Bucci Bag Playgroup - Bring It On (Version) Yello - Soul On Ice.

Ricardo Villalobos - The Au Harem D'Archimede
Perlon

Yes, Villalobos is back! Following on from what must surely count as one of the largest and most highly regarded House albums of the last few years (the supremely sexy Alcachofa), Ricardo is back with another mighty collection, this time for the foremost purveyors of minimal cool - Perlon. "The Au Harem D'Archimede" is another epic succession of long tracks and divine instrumentation - Villalobos manages to make his percussion sound complex and terrifyingly funky at the same time, while the melodic arrangements are often brooding (Murcof-esque harp cascades grace the haunting "Hireklon). Villalobos is a master of the slow build up, taking you from looped malfunctioning machinery to twilight loveliness without you really noticing how you got there. Album closer "True to Myself", meanwhile, throws caution to the wind and heads for the minimal disco with some unhinged vocals thrown in for good measure - like a tanked up Theo Parrish. Magnificent.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:01 PM

 

This Week's New Releases @ Boomkat

This week's new releases @ Boomkat - A Pelicanneck Online Music Store include:

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Am/Pm - The Ends I & II
Dreck

London's Kompakt-sponsored Dreck imprint has quietly trailblazed its way with innovation and unspeakably good taste to become one of the most consistantly enjoyable and daring labels operating today. It's a collective that fascinates itself with technique and microscopic detail without falling victim to over-analysis or arid academic aspiration. Take, for example, the mind-crushingly funked-up splicing edits of the awesome Secondo - rigidly forensic in method, gloriously in-effect on the floor. AM/PM, meanwhile, also look at the small detail the rest of us quite happily ignore. Their two "Ends" volumes construct beautifully spacious and cinematic expanses from loops, edits and re-arrangements of the "ends" of records. Not an entirely new technique, but no one has made such beautifully serene and developed use of the format. The music of "The Ends" is able to evoke vast textures and minute enclaves of sound at one and the same time - if you're into Murcof or the effervescent jazz-looped warmth of Jan Jelinek this record is an absolute must - another one to add to the small but slowly expnding cannon of classic home listening albums released this year. Gorgeous. *CD Album includes all the tracks featured on the Ends Parts I and II vinyl EP's*

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Chronomad - Sokut
Alien Transistor

As the strains and strands of music evolve ever deeper into a cross-fertilised world of endless possibilities, Chronomad have managed to produce one of the most culturally diverse and inspiring home listening albums of the year. For his debut album 'Sokut' Saam Schlamminger is heard in musical congress with Markus and Micha Acher of The Notwist, representing their own Alien Transistor label, and delivering an incredible fusion of traditional and unimagined percussion with relentlessly deep and inviting basslines, sounds old and new that forever stretch boundries. This is one of those miraculous albums that will slowly grow in stature as word spreads - one listen and the onus shifts to you to pass on the message, as this is not something casually shoved in your face - instead the music here is open for discovery, digested piece by piece. Perhaps ending once and for all a cycle which began with Eno + Byrne's "My life in the bush of ghosts", Saam finally reclaims world music from the vicarious, deploying a cutting edge recording style which allows the vocal spirits, canjira and slide guitars to take life over That Bass and Those Drums: zarb, daf, gambe, snapped fingers on the double-headed dohol. This is live playing of the highest calibre. Think of Trilok Gurtu, Glen Velez, Rabih Abou-Khalil, the deepest concussion musics of old Persia, Alice Coltrane. The masterminds behind Tied & Tickled Trio coax a shocking production sound from this highly talented and resoundingly fresh artist, one that is at once worldly, jazzy and profoundly spectacular. Incredible music that comes with a huge recommendation, dip in and immerse yourself inch by inch.

ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
Triosk - Moment Returns
Leaf

Having made their international debut fronting with Jan Jelinek for the superb "1+3+1" album on Scape, Australia's Triosk have emerged on the Leaf label with one of the most sumptuous and seductive albums of the year. Revolving around a classic Jazz piano trio formation, Triosk utilise a plethora of devices both traditional and modern in their search for the perfect jazz note, gliding from the condensed electronic minimalism of the opeing "The Streets are Empty" straight into the pregnant low-end sultriness of "Chronosynclastic Infandibula" - overflowing with piano cascades, sweeping whispered percussion and, of course, that unforgettable double-bassline. Despite being compared to everyone from the Necks to the Cinematic Orchestra and Thelonius Monk, Triosk's greatest triumph lies with their natural shape-shifting ability, morphing from one mode of operation to another with apparant ease, sometimes through delicate transitions as one hypnotic piece fizzes into another and sometimes within the confines of the same track. "Moment Returns" is a luscious album, one for late night smokey rooms and sun-drenched meadows, rich, vibrant and completely engaging from shimmering opening note to memorable close. Highly recommended.

Various / Device Electronic Entertainment - Disco Undead
Device

Disco Undead brings together a cross-section of the world's finest, zombie-worshipping dirty-electro operatives in a collective bow down to deliver their own interpretations of soundtracks featured in their favourite 70's and 80's horror movies, all exclusively for the truly electrifried Device Electronic Entertainment label. Tracks come from Legowelt, Bangkok Impact, Gique (aka Datathief), Orgue Electronique, Solenoid, Fictional Character (aka Scarletron), Porn Darsteller, It & My Computer and many others. Some movies will be instantly recognizable; the debt of the electro nu-school to the works of John Carpenter is oft-cited and fully in evidence here, others less so - unless you collected all the banned 'video nasties' on the list, mid furore. Of course, these slightly more liberal times have seen most of these films passed uncut and in far wider circulation than their creators could ever have envisaged. Elements of this music have seeped into the mainstream, tainting flesh and consuming souls from within with its blank staring empty-eye sockets and decrepit imagery. From the true underground, directors such as Lucio Fulci, the most perverse purveyor of rotting flesh and popping eyeballs, and Dario Argento, laying on the stylish atmosphere and the frenzied stabbings, have inspired a creme de la creme of the current new wave of italo-disco protagonists to new heights of unease. Imagine your worst slasher nightmares transferred directly to the devil's disco dancefloor...and be very afraid! Ace.

Grooves
Issue 15
Grooves
Mag // £ 4.99

Another excellent issue of the most comprehensive electronic music magazine in the world. Including features on Solvent, Knifehandchop, DJ/Rupture, Radian, Mouse on Mars, Biosphere, Eastern European Electronica, Julian Fane, Geoff White, Triosk plus loads more, and the usual massively comprehensive music, live and gear reviews. Essential toilet reading.

Growing - The Soul Of The Rainbow and the Harmony of Light
Kranky

Another dense, supreme release from Kranky in a year that has seen them produce a plethora of showstopping albums for an ever captivating roster of artists. Growing's sound heads down low for a pulsating soundscape that's been heralded as "Ambient Doom" (as championed by the pioneering Sunn0))) ). Featuring Kevin Doria on bass and guitar and Joe Denardo on guitar, Growing have pushed into the manipulation of feedback, hiss and static; wringing out waves of delay from their amps while retaining an earthbound mastery of crushing riffage. These grainy textures contrast with a clean, pulsing lushness that carries traces of birdsong and touches on natural environs and the passing of time. Fabulously rich, involving music from a label that can seemingly do no wrong at the moment. Recommended.

Gudrun Gut - Members of The Ocean Club
Moabit
2CD

The beginning of the Oceanclub, one of the most influential clubs and social networks to come out of the Berlin scene. Original Tracks by Gudrun Gut with special guest vocals from: Anita Lane, Danielle de Picciotto, Blixa Bargeld, Jovanka von Willsdorf, Jayney Klimek, Inga Humpe, Mayra Davies, Katharina Franck, Manon P. Duursma, plus a whole bonus disc of remixes from the likes of Ellen Allien, Thomas Fehlmann, effective Force, Ian Pooley, The Orb, Paul van Dyk, Klaus Schulze, Spinout, CoBra - all on cd for the first time. A top value Rerelease as a double CD for the price of one including videos and remixes.

Myrakaru - Tammetoru
Expanding

Estonia's Indrek Tamm and Joel Tammik are Myrakaru - the latest addition to the Expanding label's ever-interesting roster. Their music glides through textbook melodic IDM - excellently produced and delivered, although never really straying enough from the formula to be able to claim to have a sound of its own. "Tammetoru" ultimately feels like a road we've travelled down hundreds of times before, utilising the same familiar vocabulary that's dominated electronic music for far a good few years now. That said, the beautifully constructed amalgamation of squashed beats and emotive melodies rings true with a resonance that's hard to fake, making for a listen that's pleasant and enjoyable, if hardly groundbreaking. Check.

Richard H Kirk - Meets The Truck Bombers Of Suburbia
Intone

The first full Richard H Kirk album since Loopstatic (touch 2000), this album sees Kirk moving into some harder sonic territory. Punky reggae house party meets bashment electro tech dub featuring on vocals Pat Riot, latest Kirk collaborator and local production krew and dub exterminators The Truck Bombers Of Suburbia. Check.

Savath & Savalas - Mañana
Warp

Guillermo Scott Herren and Catalan singer/songwriter Eva Puyelo Muns revive their Savath & Savalas project, and its every bit as captivating as its predecessor Apropa't. After moving to Barcelona in 2002, Herren's new Savath mini-album has all the qualities you'd expect of his new locale, this time exploring some of the more resolutely urban aspects alongside the commitment to tunes, vocals and harmonies. 'Dema Vinura' could be classic seventies MPB, think of Caetano Veloso or the concrete experiments of a maverick like Tom Ze for an illuminating comparison point, which is extra interesting since the last album seemed focussed on the works of Milton Nascimento and Lo Borges. If Brazilian ain't your thing, there's still much more electronic elements at play here than on any part of the last record. On 'Interludio Inconcreto' the vocal aspects are apparently fed through a scrambler, and 'Soto l'aigua' completes this impression of the gradual merging of the blissful folk and the toughened hip-hop breaks and electronics of more Prefuse 73 related output. If you've been charmed by Juana Molina, then you could do much worse than check this out as a related yet parallel move in the same direction. There's strings, heart rending piano and a general mood of an artist at the top of his game. Lovely.

Cabaret Voltaire - Double Vision Present...
Mute
DVD

On its original release in 1982 this was one of the first independent long form videos ever made and features fourteen visual representations of tracks including 'Nag Nag Nag', 'Obsession' and 'Diskono'. The communications company Double Vision was founded by Cabaret Voltaire and Paul Smith in 1982, initially as a vehicle for this particular release but also with a view to releasing affordable music based video for a fraction of the price. Initially a three piece, Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson began by playing around with recorded sounds manipulated by basic reel-to-reel tape recorders in Sheffield in 1973. The band began working with Rough Trade in 1978, producing a string of brilliant singles and the now seminal triumvirate of albums "Mix Up" (1979), "Voice of America" (1980) and their most prophetic album "Red Mecca" (1981). Cabaret Voltaire's rare but much anticipated live performances, with their innovative use of film and video, were documented on the three live albums, "Live at the YMCA" (1979), "Live at the Lyceum" (1981) and "HAI" live in Japan (1982), and the 90 minute video "Doublevision presents..." (1982).

Michael J. Schumacher - Stories
Quecksilber

'Stories' is an amazingly deep and resonant ecoustic improv/drone four part piece from NYC composer Michael J.Schumacher. His previous album 'Room Pieces' on Phil Niblock's XI label won best modern composition release of 2003 in The Wire. 'Stories' starts with the microscopic skipping and multilayered cross pulses of 'Still', every minute or so a gong like beat hits lifting the piece to move heights. The second piece 'Two, Three and Four Part Inventions', brings in tense strings, high pitched tones, sudden jolts, altered vocals, glitched piano's and hammered cymbals - mind melting. 'Room Pieces New York' is more micro static pulses, piano brushes, wirey sonics and organic percussion splashes. The final piece, the 32 minute 'Pulse' is more open ended and widescreen, feeling like Morton Feldman - lush altered piano chords melt, whispered vocals entrance and a cello weeps. Truly amazing music from one of my favourite artists, a La Monte Young for the 21st century.

Peter Brotzmann / Friis Nielsen/Peeter Uuskyla - Medicina
Atavistic

New trio recordings from free jazz giant Peter Brötzmann, issued on Atavistic- with Scandinavian masters Peeter Usuklya on drums and peter friisnielsen on e-bass. Adventrous music from true men of the world, presented in a handsome brötz art-brute package. Intense.

Sir Richard Bishop - Improvika
Locust

By trade sir richard bishop is a dealer of rare occult books and fine paper ephemera. For many in the musical cosmos, he has occasion to travel the smoke filled carnie circuit as 1/3 of the Sun City Girls medicine show. Armed only with a single steel string wooden guitar, bare-knuckled bishop fends off the horrors & dangers of the night with ease as he spits out glorious white robed arabesques, django inspired gypsy arcs, & latin terracotta flourishes like so many spinning tumbleweeds in a one horse town that is his alone. Improvika is sir richard's follow up to his part on locust's celebrated Wooden Guitar collection and second full length release after his debut on john fahey's revenant label. If you've enjoyed the work of Jack Rose, check this out without delay. Recommended.

Hexstatic - Master-View
Ninja Tune

Alongside this new album from Hexstatic is a full DVD of graphic motion video work from the crew. Eleven tracks featuring the blissed 'Telemetron', the arcade glitch breaks of 'Extra Life', the blunted junkfunk of 'Chase Me' (very 'Herbaliser') and the batucada rocking 'Salvador' with Organic Audio. The best track for me is the spooked hip hop breaks fuelled 'Distorted Minds' featuring Juice Aleem. If you like your breakbeats with a dash of fun and originality then this albums for you. Also comes with free 3D glasses, b*tch!!

Amanda Rogers - Daily News
2nd Rec

One week on from the canadian hip hop sensation that is Noah 23, 2nd Rec prove what a diverse set of ears they possess with this truly lovely piano and vocal combination from highly touted 22 year old Syracuse songstress Amanda Rogers. This is classic singer songwriter territory, as follow up to last years well received album "the places you dwell", or simply in its own right, worthy of in depth immersion. There's a level of delicacy at work here, in the muted electronic piano accompaniment, Amanda's own thin but passionate voice, emo might be one convenient box for it, but when the tunes there's a quite magical pact established with the listener, at once intimate and tender, but also quite intense and taut. amanda cites composers like chopin or rachmaninov amongst her influences as well as radiohead or bright eyes - during her gigs she has often covered songs by the latter. this subtle blend of classical training and indie/punk roots seems to fill her music with its special qualities. an impressively mature album.

Jake Fairley - Touch Not The Cat
Dumb Unit

Jake Fairley releases his first full-length album in over two years, in fact since the more techno edged weapon 'Crisis' for Berlin's Sender. "Touch not the cat" is a mean mother of an album. A veritable onslaught of crisp, hot rock shuffles and driving techno with a Jake edge through and through. Managing to find grooves, hooks and energy in the most unusual places, touch not the cat demonstrates Jake's prowess as techno programmer, producer and songwriter. In the era of cold, flat recordings jake's studio knowledge and passion for heavy hitting sounds, positively heaves with response. An intricate and precise, yet more direct and uncompromised album, definitely sent the minimal computer crew running for cover. Check.

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The Brainwashed Brain

This week's The Brainwashed Brain [V07I39 - 10032004] includes reviews of:

Mono - Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined
Temporary Residence Limited

Cult of Luna - Salvation
Earache

Stephan Mathieu - On Tape
Hapna

The Beans - Bassplayer
Intr_version

Tim Hecker - Mirages
Alien8 Recordings

Blevin Blectum - Magic Maple
Praemedia

Poto & Cabengo
Karaoke Kalk

Toog - Lou Etendue
Karaoke Kalk

Khonnor - Handwriting
Type

Issue: V07I38 - 09262004: The Brainwashed Brain includes reviews of:

The Ex - Turn
Touch and Go

808 State - new order acid house mixes
Replhex

Jason Forrest - The Unrelenting Songs of the 1979 Post Disco Crash
Sonig

Asobi Seksu
Friendly Fire

Wolf Eyes - Burned Mind
Sub Pop

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All About Jazz review Arve Henriksen - Chiaroscuro

Personnel: Arve Henriksen (trumpet, voice, electronics), Jan Bang (live sampling and samples), Audun Kleive (drums, percussion)

..Why this is such a moving record is somewhat difficult to articulate. It incorporates a larger world view that draws from a variety of musical sources, including music from Japan, Bali, Mongolia and, of course, Norway. But this is a case where the whole is absolutely greater than the sum of the parts, and Henriksen continues to create music that is instantly recognizable, not just because of the timbre of the instruments, but for its pure, emotive clarity. This is music that entirely bypasses the intellect and goes straight to the soul. If music is measured solely on its spiritual impact, then Chiaroscuro is clearly a strong contender for album of the year.

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All About Jazz review Big Satan (Berne/Ducret/Rainey) - Souls Saved Hear

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All About Jazz review Charlie Haden - Land of the Sun

# posted by DJ Martian 12:37 AM

 

Splendid review Solvent - Apples & Synthesizers

# posted by DJ Martian 12:35 AM

 

Splendid review Le Fly Pan Am - N'Ecoutez Pas

# posted by DJ Martian 12:34 AM

 

Almost Cool review Mono - Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined

# posted by DJ Martian 12:26 AM

 

Almost Cool review The Dead Texan - The Dead Texan

Adam Wiltzie is not only a member of Stars Of The Lid, but has collaborated with Bobby Donne of Labradford on the also lovely Aix Ex Klemm release and was involved with the group Windsor For The Derby for some time.

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Leonard's Lair review Vladislav Delay - Demo(n) Tracks

# posted by DJ Martian 12:21 AM

 

A release date for the Michael Mayer - Touch album has been announced as November 8th on Kompakt.

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Friday, October 08, 2004

 

This week's Mixing It show: Mixing It - 8 October 2004 is an all CD edition. Including new music from:

Medeski Martin & Wood
Stina Nordenstam
Subtle

Broadcast on Radio 3: Friday 8 October 2004, 10:15pm

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Playlouder interview The Knife

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Playlouder review Deathprod - Deathprod

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Next week's releases are reviewed @ Norman Records

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Pitchfork: Daily Music News report M83 Ready New Album for January Release

The new album, titled: Before the Dawn Heals Us is scheduled to be released January 25th, 2005, via Mute

# posted by DJ Martian 2:46 PM

 

Pitchfork review the latest Brian Eno reissues: Brian Eno: Discreet Music / Ambient 1: Music for Airports / Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror [with Harold Budd] / Ambient 4: On Land:

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The Guardian review Stina Nordenstam - The World Is Saved

# posted by DJ Martian 2:29 PM

 

Junior Boys are on the front cover Exclaim! a Canadian music magazine.




The style of the front cover looks so Melody Maker circa 1983/ 1984 or Record Mirror in the mid 80s.

Article: Junior Boys Let's All Make Believe By Martin Turenne

Junior Boys front-man Jeremy Greenspan wants to tell you pretty lies, about his sad lot in life and the broken-hearted path he's taken. And critics around the world have fallen for his ruse all summer long. A little investigation reveals that he's just telling us what we want to hear — and we couldn't be happier. By Martin Turenne

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Circle Tour the UK

The next few days sees rare appearances by Finland's finest CIRCLE!
If your a fan of prog rock, krautrock, trance rock, psychedelic
space rock - the CIRCLE experience is not to be missed...

CIRCLE live in the UK October 2004

8th BRISTOL The Croft (w/ Fuzz Against Junk)
9th LEEDS Holy Trinity Chruch, Boar Street (w/ Guapo, Jazzfinger,
LAKOM, etc)
10th NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE The Cluny (w/ :ultralyd / Jazzfinger Sound
System)
11th EDINBURGH Studio 24 (w/ Moniak)
12th NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms (w/ Oxes)
13th LIVERPOOL Heven And Hell Club, Fleet Street
14th EXETER Three Fat Fish
15th LONDON The Spitz (w/ Guapo / Sunroof!)
16th BRIGHTON The Engine Room (w/ Raised By Wolves /
Charlottefield / Southall Riot)

CIRCLE come from Finland and sound like a high-energy version of the
legendary Can. Swirling layers and guitars and keyboards overlaid on
top of driving rhythms result in a full-on sound second-to-none.
Seasoned Krautrockers were exclaiming that they were the best band
they'd ever seen last time Circle appeared in Exeter!

Sonnefische and DJ Radio Space Telegraph completes the cosmic line-
up for Exeter Three Fat Fish.

Source: Press Release circulated by Krautrocknet.com

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The Independent interview Bloc Party

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AngryApe review Capitol K - Happy Happy

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Thursday, October 07, 2004

 

The latest releases are reviewed by NYC's Other Music: The Other Music Update

Albert Ayler (Box Set)
Les Georges Leningrad
Phonophani
The Electronic Hole (Reissue)
Boredoms
Incredible String Band
Home Video
Tom Waits
Shirley Collins (Reissue)

Subtle
The Sallyangie (Reissue)
Oh No
Love Is All
DJ/rupture

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Carl Cox - Back to Mine

TrusttheDJ inform of a New release - Carl Cox - Back to Mine due for release on October 25th.

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Manitoba changes name to Caribou

Launch music report Manitoba becomes Caribou due to a wacky US judge and a stoopid poxy 70s yanky punk artist.

Snaith is currently working on what will be the first Caribou album, tentatively entitled "The Milk of Human Kindness".

His previous albums "Up In Flames" and "Start Breaking My Heart" will be withdrawn and re-released worldwide under the new name.

Surely if Snaith was smart, he could be carried in the US with a name: The Maple Leaf Manitoba - with the rest world unchanged.

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NME Originals Goth

In the latest issue of Uncut there is an advert for the next NME Originals magazine, that is featured on Goth. The advert mentions these artists:

The Cure
Siouxsie & the Banshees
The Sisters of Mercy
Bauhaus
The Mission
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
The Creatures
Joy Division
Cocteau Twins
The Glove
The Birthday Party
Southern Death Cult
All About Eve
Fields of the Nephilim

On Sale October 19th, in time for Halloween - how predictable and opportunistic.

I wonder if they have raided the Melody Maker archives as NME were hardly massive champions of goth.

When IPC Ignite update this website: NME Originals the Goth issue will be highlighted.

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Playlouder review The Knife - Deep Cuts

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Uncut - November 2004 Issue

New issue of Uncut is in the shops today in the UK. Bono is on the front cover, as Uncut take a trip back to the early 90s to discuss Achtung Baby/ Zooropa/ Zoo.

More Info @ Uncut - This Month

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themilkfactory.co.uk interview Mira Calix

Over the course of two albums and a handful of EPs, South-African-born Chantal Passamonte, aka Mira Calix, has developed a unique style, mixing electronic wizardry and found sounds to create compelling little organic vignettes. As Warp Records just released a mini album compiling the original version of her seminal NuNu, a commission from Geneva’s Museum D’Histoire Naturelle, the version of the same piece recorded with the London Sinfonietta during the Ether Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in 2003, and Le Jardin De Barbican, a commission played as part of Helen Chadwick’s first retrospective at London’s Barbican art gallery. With us, Chantal talks about moving from her day job as PR for Warp to being a full time recording artist, working with the London Sinfonietta and playing live

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themilkfactory.co.uk interview Deathprod

Helge Sten, who officiates under the Deathprod, is by far one of the most important musicians of his generation, yet his solo albums have remained largely in the shadow of his work as sound engineer and record producer, and, mostly, his work with avant-garde jazz pioneers Supersilent. To celebrate the release of his new album, Morals & Dogma, his first in eight years, Rune Grammofon have compiled his first two albums, Treetop Drive and Imaginary Songs From Tristan Da Cunha, plus a handful of rare and previously unreleased tracks into a sumptuous four CD boxset, also containing Morals & Dogma. Perhaps one of the most important releases of the last ten years, this boxset gives some perspective on Sten’s solo work, his input into his various other projects and the impact of his approach to sound on the Scandinavian electronic scene. We caught the opportunity to talk to the man about his career, his solo albums, Supersilent and the future of Deathprod.

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themilkfactory.co.uk ISSUE #61 October 2004

themilkfactory.co.uk deliver another fine selection of reviews. [The summaries below are from themilkfactory.co.uk e-mail/website, to see the full reviews go to the link above

ALBUM OF THE MONTH
DEATHPROD - Deathprod
Despite being one of the most highly regarded musicians of his generation, Helge Sten’s first two albums as Deathprod have long been unavailable. They are now collected in one sumptuous boxset together with the man'slatest album and a CD that compiles rare and previously unreleased tracks. There is no more essential release than this.

REVIEWS
808 STATE - Prebuild
Already responsible for re-releasing 808 State’s seminal first album, Newbuild, five years ago, Rephlex document the early days of acid house and of the band on this essential record.

BRAILLE - Partir
There is something child-like about Partir. Braille reads between the lines to dissect found sounds and acoustic components, tear melodies apart and crush rhythmic structures, creating an often disconcerting and disturbing piece of work

MIRA CALIX 3 - Commissions
Coming at the end of a very busy year for South-African born Mira Calix, 3 Commissions compiles two versions of her seminal NuNu together with Le Jardin De Barbican, a piece which was played for the reopening of the Barbican art gallery in London.

EFTERKLANG - Tripper
Danish formation Efterklang’s first album is at once delicate and emotional and marries electronica with acoustic instrumentation.

KING OF WOOLWORTHS - Rediffusion
Jon Brooks revives his King Of Woolworths treasure chest and continues his journey through library music, TV soundtracks and analogue electronics with his third and most accomplished record.

QUANTAZELLE - Coaster
Chicago’s premiere lady of electronica Quantazelle crafts an often intriguing and slightly paranoid soundtrack to city life and manages to challenge the mind while remaining utterly accessible.

SAVATH & SAVALAS - Mañana
Following the unexpected sweet delicacy that was Apopa’t, the second Savath & Savalas album, Scott Herren, once again with vocalist Eva Puyeulo Muns, returns to his sun-drenched soundscapes.

MATTHEW SHIPP - Harmony & Abyss
Matthew Shipp’s latest album represents a significant development from the low-key and slightly too cautious Equilibrium of last year and sees Shipp combining tradition and modernism with brio.

JIMI TENOR - Beyond The Stars
Finland’s funk master Jimi Tenor follows up his superb Higher Planes with his eighth album, his second for Berlin-based Kitty-Yo.

THEODORE - A Summer She Has Never Been, A Winter She Fears
First album for Greek musician Theodore, A Summer… is a beautifully poetic journey through unusually contrasted musical landscapes.

SHORT CUTS
ASCOLTARE - Mutiny In Stereo
WAGON CHRIST - Shadows
MILANESE - 1 Up

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SPOTLIGHT...KEY NEW RELEASES [September 27th]

Key new album releases for September 27th [A more detailed release listing including other new releases, compilations and reissues - can be found further up this webpage.]

Acid Mothers Temple - Does the Cosmic Shepherd Dream of Electric Tapirs? (Space Age)
Assemblage 23 - Storm (Metropolis)
Devendra Banhart - Nino Rojo (Young God)
Battles - B (Dim Mak) EP
The Beauty Shop - Crisis Helpline (Shoeshine)
Justin Berkovi - Passion (Music Man)
Benny Blanko - 8 Ft In The Air (Playhouse)
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh (Century Media)
The Boats - Songs By The Sea (Moteer)
Brooks - Red Tape (Soundslike)
Colorsound - A Higher Station (Rayman)
Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine (Roadrunner)
Roy Davis Jr. - Chicago Forever (Ubiquity)
Jan Garbarek - In Praise of Dreams (ECM)
Interpol - Antics (Domino)
Kazi & Oh No - The Plague (B9000)
Lateduster - Easy Pieces (Merck)
Logreybeam - It's All Just Another Aspect Of Mannerism (Type)
Madrid - Warm Waters (Aporai) [Shellshock] [UK Release Date]
Mark One - One Way (Planet Mu)
Milanese - 1 Up (Warp)
Moodymann - Black Mahogani II (Peacefrog)
Momma Gravy - Adios (Different Drummer)
Omni Trio - Rogue Satellite (Weatherbox)
Panda Bear - Young Prayer (Paw-Tracks/Carpark)
The Paper Chase - God Bless Your Black Heart (Kill Rock Stars)
Red Harvest - Internal Punishment Programs (Nocturnal Art Productions)
Resina - Opinioomnium (Mousike Lab)
S - Puking And Crying (Suicide Squeeze)
Signer - The New Face of Smiling (Carpark) [UK Release Date]
Six By Seven - 04 (Saturday Night Sunday Morning)
Solex - The Laughing Stock Of Indie Rock (Arena Rock) [US Import]
Vector Lovers - Vector Lovers (Soma)
Zatokrev - Zatokrev (Code Breaker)

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Wednesday, October 06, 2004

 

It's a Jazz Thing - Channel 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Jazz

Jazzwise blog provide alert to an upcoming tv show on channel 4 documenting creative 21st century contemporary [avant] jazz music.

This is the type of music programming that the BBC should be doing, instead they have most useless Later show going through the motions with conformist, traditional songs oriented bland and boring established rock and urban artists.

As I have said over the past couple of years, contemporary avant jazz has been one of most fertile and interesting music scenes of the 21st century. The willingness of artists to mix different music elements together and having the sonic space and texture to experiment with sound has created startling results.

Jazz Thing: next month sees the airing of a new jazz show on Channel 4 called It's a Jazz Thing presented by Branford Marsalis. In the show, produced by the people behind Jazz on 3, Branford talks to a range of contemporary jazz musicians in New York, Chicago, Paris, London and Norway exploring new directions and styles. It's a bit Janet and John at times and Branford has picked up brother Wynton's habit of lecturing people. But that said it's great seeing people like Bugge Wesseltoft and Arve Henriksen on TV and there's some tantalising clips of the Chicago Underground Trio and Ken Vandermark among others with rare glimpses of clubs such as the Velvet Underground and the Empty Bottle in Chicago and Small's in New York.

I retrieved this from a google html indexed document was pdf document, so the formatting is not perfect.

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Somethin’ Else do the Jazz thingTV and Radio indie, Somethin’ Else, has been commissioned by Channel 4 toproduce ‘It’s a Jazz Thing – with Branford Marsalis’, a 90-minutedocumentary due to air in November.Directed by Christopher Walker, It’s a Jazz Thing journeys with world-renownedsaxophonist, Branford Marsalis, around America and Europe to meet theleading contemporary figures in jazz. Branford is on a mission to show that Jazzis alive and kicking in the 21st century and that the music is as hip and inventivetoday as it ever was.Marsalis will travel to New York, Chicago, Paris, London and Oslo to meetlegendary greats such as Herbie Hancock, major stars like Michael Brecker, John McLaughlin, and Joe Zawinul, as well as new-generation voices like Dave Douglas and Don Byron. Branford will expose the undergroundrenaissance that jazz is enjoying and will explore how the music differs acrosscontinents. He will also consider how a city’s jazz history affects the music todayand what this means to the development of the scene.Commenting on the project, Jez Nelson Somethin’ Else director, presenter of Jazzon 3 and executive producer on the show said:“There hasn’t been a major, terrestrial jazz TV show for many years - so this isreally exciting for us. Branford is that rare thing - a great musician who's also asuperb and engaging presenter - this should be a fantastic journey!”Other guests appearing on the show include: Bill Frisell, Medeski Martin and Wood, Tim Berne, Evan Parker, David S Ware, Ken Vandermark and ArtEnsemble of Chicago. Somethin’ Else produce jazz programmes for BBC Radio 2,Radio 3 and BBC 4.
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BW & BK report the latest Katatonia news: KATATONIA - 2004 Touring Completed, Writing Underway for next album.

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BW & BK report PARADISE LOST Name New Album

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Tiny Mix Tapes review Subtle - A New White

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Musique Machine review März - Wir sind hier

Ekkehard Ehlers is one of the main players in the German electronic scene. However, leftfield electronic music is not his only passion. He is back with the second album of März, his pop project.

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Stylus review Losoul - Getting Even

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Pitchfork review Khonnor - Handwriting

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AngryApe interview King Of Woolworths

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NYC based music writer Yancey Strickler has a music blog @ Get UP Stand UP

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Tuesday, October 05, 2004

 

BW & BK report the latest Paradise Lost news: PARADISE LOST Vocalist To Take Part In Q&A Session

Paradise Lost have completed the recordings for their upcoming album at Chapel Studios in Oxfordshire, UK. Holmes, who co-produced the album with Rhys Fulber, will return from recording vocals in LA this week and the final process of mixing and mastering will begin.

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The Cure live @ Maida Vale on Radio 1

Tonight on the Zane Lowe show on Radio 1:

The Cure play a special live set from Maida Vale for us on Tuesday October 5th. 25 years after they started - with a bit of luck we'll get a couple of classic tracks as well as some of the sterling stuff from their latest self titled album...

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This week's flavourpill LONDON an email magazine covering music, art, and cultural events.

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Tiny Mix Tapes review Savath + Savalas - Mañana

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Radio 1 report on The Q Awards

The wacky Q Music World in 2004 includes:

Best Act in the World Today: RHCP ! that ghastly radio/ stadium yanky plod rock, utterly risible bland rock music.

Best New Act: Razorlight - in reality how to keep up with the crap NME - we ain't got an agenda of our own award. Razorshite music is so lightweight and throwaway - basic music for moronic 18 year old students to get drunk to.

Best Live Act: Muse [yawning mainstream big rock with every cliche under the sun and a big lights/ special effects budget]

At least The Human League finally got recognised: Q Innovation and Sound Award.

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TranZFusion.net present an Andrew Weatherall article: Andrew Weatherall Admits Success Brought Ego

Two Lone Swordsmen UK tour dates:

October:
Thursday 7: Family Ents & Volume @ Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton
Saturday 9: Basics @ Rehab, Assembly Street, behind the Corn Exchange, Leeds
Friday 15: Tribal Sessions @ Sankeys Soap, Jersey Street, Manchester
Friday 29: Pressure @ The Arches, Argyle Street Glasgow
Sat 30 Oct Musotica @ Venue, 15-21 Carlton Road, Edinburgh

November:
Saturday 13: Shine @ QSU, Belfast Info: 02890 668 615
Saturday 20: Haywire @ Fabric, 77a Charterhouse Square, London Info: 020 7336 8898

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Stylus review Tim Hecker - Mirages

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The Glimmer Twins - Debut Studio Album

According to And Did We Mention Our Disco? - Events / Dates there is a Glimmer Twins album on the way in early November.

05 Nov 2004 : Glimmer Twins - Album launch party

Influenced by DMC mix tapes, Grandmaster Flash, Beat Street and graffiti, David & Mo Glimmer started their DJ activities in a small club in Ghent - Belgium, way back in 1985. Playing everything from Hip Hop to popular tunes from that time, the crowd was getting familiar with their various sets. Back in 1987, a legendary club called Fifty Five, hired them for Saturdays, where they played lots of New Beat, New Wave and old skool Acid House. As House music was exploding in clubs all over Europe, The Glimmer Twins took the best of those releases and mixed them into their sets, without being House DJs, but keeping the eclectic vibe by mixing re-edits of disco tracks in between, and even popular tunes from the likes of Prince, Madonna and Bohannon. A residency at Belgium’s infamous Culture Club followed, where they regularly played alongside the club’s other eclectic residents 2 Many DJs.

The Glimmer Twins are now internationally renowned for their eclectic, part-underground, part-overground DJ selections, with sets at some of the world’s best leftfield dance clubs. Owing to their rich musical knowledge spanning so many years, they have also been commissioned to release several of their own mix CDs, including the popular Serie Noire series.

This week sees the launch of the first Glimmer Twins album.

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Patrick Wolf - Wind in the Wires - Album February 2005

The latest Patrick Wolf news:

wind in the wires is on its way....................................

The album has now been mixed and mastered and
is being being sent off to the factory for promo copies to be made as we speak.
The release date will be early february 2005 with a single entitled
"the libertine" being released late january/early february
patrick will be shooting the video for "the libertine" over the next
month and by winter a national press, radio and video campaign
will be underway.

This is the beginning of an exciting and important time
for all at Teamwolf and Tomlab and
we all want to express our warn gratitudes for all the support
you have shown so far. the album sounds and looks amazing
and all those Lycanthropy fans, we can promise there will be no dissapointed ears out there
It is definitely the next chapter of the magic story that mr patrick wolf started for us.

Hold tight for news, reviews, videos and exclusive non album downloads
and a new look wind in the wires site over the next few months.

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Monday, October 04, 2004

 

Kranky Kompilation due for November release

Kranky to release Kompilation on November 1st. [See website for full tracklisting info]

We'll provide the context — two compact discs filled with twenty one tracks. Over 148 minutes of music. Brand new music from Pan•American. A preview of forthcoming albums from Stars of the Lid and Keith Fullerton Whitman. An exclusive mix of an album track by Greg Davis. All priced CHEAP at less than the cost of a CD EP! It's been years since there's been a kranky sampler (and that one came out in Europe only) so it's time to show what we've been up to for the last few years. Way back when compilations like Pillows and Prayers and Wanna Buy a Bridge? inspired us to check out tons of bands. Hopefully kompilation can perform the same function for today's fans.

artist: Various
title: Kompilation
catalog # krank077
formats available: 2xCD
Release Date: Nov. 1, 2004

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Fabric 19 - Andrew Weatherall & Interview

fabric london profile the new Andrew Weatherall compilation and also have a new interview article.

Fabric 19’ is Andrew’s second or third official mix CD (it’s a little hard to tell for certain). Inspired by a recent DJ set at Fabric, in support of the band !!!, he began to stick any deep and sleazy house tracks he found in a separate pile at home. For the mix, he’s blended them with a few deep and druggy records, and some sleek and poppy ones. It features electro, acid, house, techno, schaffel, synths, and electric guitars, and it provides many of his typical ‘moments’; the Egyptian Lover crashing into Sexual Harassment, for example, or the Joy Division-inspired selection of The Emperor Machine, to precede he and Keith Tenniswood’s cover version of Ricardo Villalobos.

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Artrocker relaunches website

artrocker the soon to be publishers of an independent rock music weekly mag/ fanzine have relaunched their website.

The Artrocker music paper will be available on a weekly basis one month later, from November 1st. Distribution is handled by Vital distribution to record stores,

It amazes me that a mag can be launched with such a narrow agenda.

Have these people heard of: ambient, experimental electronic music, folktronica, drum n bass/ techstep jungle, avant prog, goth/darkwave, electro, tech-house/ techno/ microhouse, dark/ black metal, industrial, synth pop, leftfield hip hop, avant jazz, breaks, improv, dub.

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TrusttheDJ interview Tayo from the breaks scene.

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TrusttheDJ Single of the week is Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence/Something To Do

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TrusttheDJ interview Steve Hillage of System 7

Steve Hillage chatted to Skrufff this week about System 7’s new album Encantando and revealed that the record had been heavily influenced by time he and his partner Miquette spent researching ancient Mayan culture in Mexico

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TrusttheDJ interview Kiki

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TrusttheDJ report Freedom Festival cancelled over licensing issues

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Dusted review Mouse on Mars - Radical Connector

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Splendid review Apostle of Hustle - Folkloric Feel

Andrew Whiteman, better known to some as Broken Social Scene's guitarist, has created an album so rich, so deeply packed with influences ranging from Cuban jazz to turn of the century American folk, that its songs practically explode from the CD player.

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Diplo is interviewed by Stylus

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Redesigned and improved: Drum&Bass Arena Forums

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Side-Line #49

Details of the new issue of Side-Line magazine.

Side-Line #49 to be released in October 2004 has DIARY OF DREAMS on the cover, plus other interviews with ONETWO, LEVINHURST, CLIENT, MISS KITTEN, ASSEMBLAGE 23, CLAN OF XYMOX, MORTIIS, GLIS, BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL, INTERLACE, NEBULA-H, SERO.OVERDOSE, TRISOMIE 21, PARALLEL PROJECT, DIVE, MINDLESS FAITH, VIRTUAL EMBRACE, UV, MONO CHROME, ABSORBER, HUNGRY LUCY, MXD, DITHER, MONOLITH, BLANK, CASUALTY PARK, INFRASTRUCTURE, FEKTION FEKLER, BLUE BIRDS REFUSE TO FLY, AGONISED BY LOVE and tons of reviews & news.

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This week's new releases @ Fopp

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musicOMH.com review Hugh Cornwell - Beyond Elysian Fields

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Sunday, October 03, 2004

 

Playlouder review Client - City

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Yellotone - Tar File Junction

Yellotone just played a stunning live laptop set on Nick Luscombe's Flo-motion show on Xfm - Yellotone's music reminds me of New Order circa Power Corruption & Lies/ Lowlife and Ulrich Schnauss i.e a flowing combination of guitars and electronics.

New Yellotone album available to order @ Boomkat: YELLOTONE - Tar File Junction - Ai

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Avant Music News relays the news that the new Magma album is due November 15th.

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Way Out West present the 6 Mix on 6 Music on Sunday October 3rd [today] 8pm - 10pm.

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Reminder: The Freak Zone on 6 Music moves to a new time slot: Sundays 5pm - 8pm.

On this week's Freak Zone we'll be joined in the studio by 6 Music’s own Marc Riley.

Marc will be coming in to talk about his time in The Fall, he'll be picking out a couple of freaky tunes and filling us in about his new show, Mint, which takes over the old Freak Zone slot at 2200.

Freak Zone specialist Justin Spear will be taking us through The Kinks' whimsical and very British concept album, The Village Green Preservation Society.

Our Album Of The Week is 1971’s Tago Mago from progressive heroes Can (whose lead singers Malcolm Mooney and Damo Suzuki inspired the name of this year's Freak Zone favourites The Mooney Suzuki).

There’s Session Tracks from Devendra Banhart (recorded in September for Gideon Coe), more Live Freaks plus the usual mix of strange and beautiful tunes for your listening pleasure.

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BlahDVD

Another e-commerce store to take advantage of the no VAT loop hole in The Channel Islands/ Jersey: BlahDVD

and with free delivery within Europe and in the UK.

[VAT/ value added tax is charged at 17.5 % in the UK on CDs, however Jersey is an independent island [outside of UK and EU] where VAT doesn't exist - therefore the price of goods are more competitive and consumer friendly.]

As I have said before it amazes me that VAT exists on CDs, when books are exempt. There was talk a while back of the EU reducing VAT on CDs to a standardized lower rate. As reported in December 2003: European Parliament: Call for Reduced VAT Rates for Recorded Music and Films

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2004 Music

As we enter the last quarter of 2004, I have developed this: More Best of 2004 Music Links

The purpose of this webpage is to create a central resource for 2004 music lists.

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Isis album to be released October 4th

Southern Record Distributors have brought forward the UK release date of Isis - Panopticon to October 4th. [was to be October 18th]

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New Releases @ Piccadilly Records

Some new releases listed in the weekly guide [via e-mail] from Manchester's music emporium: Piccadilly Records [for week starting September 27th]

Devendra Banhart - Nino Rojo
XL

Recorded during the same sessions as Devendra's acclaimed "Rejoicing In The Hands...." album - and is effectively a companion album. "Nino Rojo" presents the next chapter in the career of Devendra Banhart, featuring 16 new Banhart-penned tracks (with the exception of his cover of Ella Jenkins' "Wake Up, Little Sparrow"), produced by Michael Gira and Devendra Banhart and recorded at Lynn Bridges' home in Georgia. Soundwise then, it's identical to "Rejoicing.." and if you're unfamiliar with his thing, think Marc Bolan before he went glam, because Devandra's almost identical. There's a childlike fascination with the animal kingdom (except the one about the pig who 'made it with a man'!) and the quirkiest warble in his voice. Only a few songs feature the full band, the rest are finger-picked trippy folky acoustic pieces. It's nuts, but it's also quite brilliant. If it wasn't for the Tyrannosaurus Rex comparisons you'd say he was a true one-off. As it is, he still stands out (there) on his own. A star for 2004.

Battles - B EP
Dim Mak

This is their sophomore album release at nearly 30 minutes long, mind blowing masterpieces of work layered and rhythmic with strict definitions and timing. Battles is four artists that have already become legends before forming this power-math quartet. John Stanier was Helmet's drummer and currently also plays in Tomahawk. Ian Williams played guitar in Don Caballero and Storm & Stress. Dave Konopka on guitar and Tyondai Braxton keyboarding (avant garde solo artist) make up the four piece.

The Beauty Shop - Crisis Helpline
Shoeshine

The second album from this Illinois-based threesome. Acoustic punk rock turned down to 9 1/2 instead of up to 11, with a little taste of 'alt.country' thrown in for good measure. Lazy over-simplistic references? Try The Violent Femmes for the 21st century or, the Americana Pixies. Irrelevant influences? OK: The Gun Club, The Misfits, Lefty Frizzell.

The Beauty Shop - Monster
Shoeshine

First single from the new album "Crisis Helpline" by this 3-piece acoustic rock / country noir outfit. "Monster" is a driving rocker about existential fear – monsters under the bed and in your head. "Hybrid Moments" is a countrified Misfits cover.

Client - City
Toast Hawaii / Mute

"City" is the follow up album to Client's self-titled 2003 debut, and features collaborations with Pete Doherty and Carl Barat of The Libertines and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode. Their sound is a stark and sexy brand of electronica grounded in classic song writing foundations. Influenced by Joy Division, Kraftwerk, DAF & The Smiths, Client are the perfect antidote to anodyne cookie cutter pop and would appeal to fans of Ladytron, The Libertines, Fischerspooner, Broadcast & Zoot Woman.

CocoRosie - La Maison De Mon Reve
Touch And Go

CocoRosie is Bianca and Sierra Casady. Sierra sings and plays guitar and flute, Bianca sings and does percussion (rattles things, makes things squeak, shakes a gold chain belt). They write all the music together. This, their debut album, was written and recorded in a tiny apartment in the 18th district in Paris during the spring of 2003. Sierra is a trained opera singer who teamed up with her songwriting sister Bianca to create this debut, one of the hottest tipped new signings on Touch and Go. CocoRosie are from Brooklyn and exist in the same sqaut gig / acid folk scene as the likes of Devendra Banahart. "La Maison De Mon Reve" is deceptively innocent: enchanting and sweet yet eerie and twisted. An acoustic guitar paints melody through a haze of cryptic sounds and perversely angelic voices.

Colorsound - A Higher Station
Rayman

Colorsound is the offshoot of recording artist Matthew J Tow, also of Drop City and the Lovetones. He lets his imagination take you on a fantastic journey through swirling synths, flowing filters and as many electronic effects as one man can use. Taking inspiration from the work of Spacemen 3 with drones and feedback, outputting a similar sound to the American Analog Set, this release further exemplifies the unique style that Colorsound has come to represent. Not since Sonic Boom first picked up an analog synthesiser and called himself Spectrum have we heard hypnotic, engrossing and deeply beautiful music like this.

The Czars - Goodbye
Bella Union

The Czars make their eagerly-awaited return this autumn with their superb third album, "Goodbye", the follow-up to "The Ugly People vs The Beautiful People", which was released to great critical-acclaim in Autumn 2001. "Goodbye" is filled with incredible songs notable for their rich production, high levels of musicianship and, of course, John Grant's beautiful baritone vocals, painting broad textures over dense sonic space. Lyrically, the album deals with themes of loss, regret and change.

Dollhouse - Rock And Soul Circus
Dim Mak

The debut full length by Dollhouse is titled "The Rock And Soul Circus". The record is jam packed with real-deal rock and roll. Screaming guitars, soulful guitars, screaming vocals, soulful vocals, it all melds into an intoxicating experience.

The Fall - Slates
Castle

This new expanded edition includes their John Peel session from March '81: "Middle Mass", "Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul", "Hip Priest" and "C'n'C Hassle Schmuck". It also includes the Kamera 7", tracks: "Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul" and "Fantastic Life", and finally an outtake: "Medical Acceptance Gate".

The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
Lo-Max

Double CD reissue, digitally remastered and enhanced; including three videos, with new artwork and extensive liner notes, and featuring rare and previously unreleased songs. Beautifully packaged double CDs in O-Cards with different artwork for the jewel cases, 20-page colour booklets with previously unpublished photographs, lyrics, extensive liner notes and essays by legendary US rock critic Robert Christgau, The Independent's Andrew Mueller and MOJO editor Andrew Male.

The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
Lo-Max

Double CD reissue, digitally remastered and enhanced: including two videos, with new artwork and extensive liner notes, and featuring rare and previously unreleased songs. Beautifully packaged double CDs in O-Cards with different artwork for the jewel cases, 20-page colour booklets with previously unpublished photographs, lyrics, extensive liner notes and essays by legendary US rock critic Robert Christgau, The Independent's Andrew Mueller and MOJO editor Andrew Male.

The Go-Betweens - Tallulah
Lo-Max

Double CD reissue, digitally remastered and enhanced; includes two videos, with new artwork and extensive liner notes, and featuring rare and previously unreleased songs. Beautifully packaged double CDs in O-Cards with different artwork for the jewel cases, 20-page colour booklets with previously unpublished photographs, lyrics, extensive liner notes and essays by legendary US rock critic Robert Christgau, The Independent's Andrew Mueller and MOJO editor Andrew Male.

Zach Hill And The Holy Smokes - Masculine Drugs
Suicide Squeeze

Zach Hill (drummer for noise-rock heroes Hella, Nervous Cop, Team Sleep) steps out on his own as Zach Hill & The Holy Smokes. Teaming up with a variety of friends and cohorts (including Carson Mcwhitter from the Advantage and Rob Crow from Pinback), Hill and his band present a hailstorm of a full-length album with thunder claps and lightning snaps that ups the ante from Zach Hill's past skill flaunting and certainly pushes the young mindblower to the front of the noise-maker pack.
CD - S041CD
This CD is beautifully housed in a confounding perfect-bound children's storybook written and illustrated by Hill titled "Destroying Yourself Is Too Accessible". This release is limited to 2500 copies worldwide!

Interpol - Antics
Matador

Recorded with longtime associate Peter Katis, "Antics" is an optimistic exploration of the dark landscapes visited on Interpol's hugely successful debut "Turn On The Bright Lights". Some of Interpol's greatest songs are here: "Evil", "Take You On A Cruise", "Slow Hands" and "Not Even Jail" among them. A magnificent next step from one of the iconic bands of the new millennium, "Antics" is a powerful artistic statement from a group on the brink of stardom.

Is This Music? / Issue 12: September 2004

Sons And Daughters are on the cover of this issue. The mag also features articles on Uncle John & Whitelock, Jupiter & Teardrop, Thee Moths, Gargleblast Records, Hoboken, Deep Peace, Catyo, Fierce Panda, plus live reviews of T, Wickerman And Benicassim. And not forgetting the free CD including tracks from Lucky Luke, Uncle John & Whitelock, Laeto, Jupiter & Teardrop and many more!!!

The Koreans - The Koreans
Storm

The debut album from The Koreans, who play a unique blend of electro-rock. Chunky guitars and soaring choruses with electro-disco beats and theramins! Influenced by everything from The Beatles and Stones to Daft Punk. They've been compared to Soulwax and Dandy Warhols.

Mansun - Kleptomania
Parlophone

A three CD edition from the now defunkt Mansun, CD1 features 11 tracks from the fourth album sessions. CD2 features 15 tracks of non-album singles, B-sides and EP only tracks. Lastly CD3 comprises of 11 tracks of rarities, demos and unreleased tracks.

Maupa - Minor Highs And Major Lows
Genepool

Accrington band Maupa play haunting melodic songs influenced as much by 70s progressive rock as more contemporary bands such as Radiohead. Describing their music the NME suggest.. 'moments of such genuine, etheral beauty are rare. Hold them close'.

Juana Molina - Segundo
Domino

Juana Molina's stint as a comedian may have brought her considerable fame in Spain, but the engrossing mix of playful Spanish and off-kilter electronic sounds on "Segundo" are set to make waves farther afield. This is an album that is both soothing and hypnotically engaging, one for those relaxing late nights i think!!

The Paper Chase - God Bless Your Black Heart
Kill Rock Stars

"God Bless Your Black Heart" might be the most desperate record you'll hear this year; tight knots of spiderwebbed guitar lines tangles up with off-kilter piano parts and seasick string charts, laid over some of the heaviest drums since John Bonham put brontosaurus bone to woolly mammoth skin. A gut wrenching slice of sharp emotional noise - part Shellac and Jesus Lizard-esque rock, part Bright Eyes and Dirty Three, this is an album that totally consumes you, largely because of Congleton's stark, confessional, uncomfortably personal lyrics.

Plan B / Issue 0.5

The excellent Plan B magazine's second issue, after rising from the ashes of Careless Talk Costs Lives. Joanna Newsom is the cover star, and there's also articles on Marine Girls, Shystie, Comets On Fire, the 5.6.7.8's, Jack Rose, Le Tigre, The Bug and David Cross amongst others. Well written and under the editorial direction of Everett True, this is one essential magazine!!!

Six By Seven - 04
Sat Night Sun Morning

It's their most accessible album, big, open and honest with a rich vein of Flaming Lips style pop, Spiritualized like ambition and New Order-esque electronic flourishes. It's the sound of a band finally realising the potential they've been threatening since 1998s debut album.

S - Puking And Crying
Suicide Squeeze

S represents the solo career of Jenn Ghetto. On her second full-length record, Ghetto collects dark and hauntingly intimate songs, surely classified as organic even with the strange electronics, drum loops, blips and clicks involved. This has an up-close feel to it, a direct look into the songwriter and quite possibly could have been made distinctly for fans of Bjork who need fewer theatrics, lovers of Belle And Sebastian longing for less posturing, and admirers of the Postal Service who aren't afraid to get a little dirty.

Various Artists / Little Darla Has A Treat For You Vol. 22 - Indian Summer 2004
Darla

Fresh sounds from around the corner and around the globe. Auburn Lull, Entre, Fax Vs. Pepito, The Cansecos, Arco, The Naysayer, Pale Horse & Rider, Mascott, Freezepop, Blue Orchids, Maquiladora, Anna Domino, Mus, Thick Pigeon, Manual & Syntaks, The Russian Futurists, Crispy Ambulance.

Various Artists / The Trip Created By St Etienne
Family Recordings

Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs get to have a nose through Universal's archives, and pull out some of their favourites. There's plenty of Northern style soul, easy pop, fuzzed-up funk-rock, folk-pop, psyche mellowness, classic soul and many junk shop finds: Serge Gainsbourg, Gene Page, Brinkley And Parker, Esther Williams, Gloria Scott, Marvin Gaye, The Mamas & The Papas, The Supremes, Ennio Morricone, Nancy Priddy, Euphoria, Bobby Hutton, Lindy Stevens, Candi Carmero Orchestra, Jeff Britton, Foster Sylvers, Mandy More, The Poppy Family, Julie Covington and lots lots more!

Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant - Sister Phantom Owl Fish
Ipecac

Trevor Dunn is the co-founder, composer and bass player of Mr. Bungle and Fantomas and a partner to modern day madmen John Zorn and Mike Patton. This is a truly avant-garde album, one minute you have jazz improv, the next a shrieking guitar, the next the soft tap on a cymbal and the next a beat not akin to any jazz outfit but probably more in tune with a Norweigan death metal band.

Manual & Syntaks - Golden Sun
Darla

Almost two years ago Jonas Munk (Manual, Limp, Icebreaker International) and Jakob Skøtt (Syntaks, Limp) began recording for this massive album that would become their most epic work to date. The starting point for many of the tracks on "Golden Sun" is hip-hop, but the end result is something entirely different that seems almost impossible to categorize; a sound that brings to mind IDM, 60s heavy-psych, dream-pop, hip-hop, Eastern music and post rock without actually sounding like any of these.

On - Your Naked Ghost Comes Back At Night
DSA

On is the association of two musicians in a studio in Chicago: Sylvain Chauveau–prepared guitar and Steven Hess–percussion. The three hours of tapes played by On were then sent to the Norwegian producer Helge Sten (aka Deathprod), from the improv band Supersilent. In his hands, the pieces became those long monochromes of distant sounds, where the instruments are transformed into layers of grey, brown and black.

Signer - The New Face Of Smiling
Carpark Records

New Zealand's Bevan Smith AKA Signer has spent some time listening to his favorite indie slow-jams (Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine, "Laughing Stock" -era Talk Talk amongst others) and decided he should make the first proper fuzzed-out pop gem of the 21st century. Signer's album chews on all of Bevan's experience in indie bands and electronica and spits them back out into something brand new yet somehow familiar. Those with a sense of humor can call it 'Nu-Gazing'. Signer has played with Dntel, Pan-American, Nudge, Radian, Takagi Masakatsu and Chessie.

Sigur Ros - Von
Smekkleysa Badtaste

This is their 1997 release "Von", on Sugarcubes owned label Smekkleysa SM, this is the first time it has been available in the UK.

Various Artists / Pick A Winner
Load

As it says on the sleeve, 'Dual formatted, double dipped & extra whipped technicolour - laced acid flakes are on the table. Dig in! 18 trips of sound and sights are poured into k-holes of dubious dimension from tonz of Load bands & video tribes with this new DVD / CD powered pellet'(Ahem!!) And it features Lightning Bolt and Wolf Eyes amongst many others.

Various Artists / The Electronic Bible Chapter 1
White Label

This is the latest release from The White Label, a 20 track cd featuring some of the best electronic music around at the moment. Over an hour of experimental, glamtronic, progtronic, synthpop and maybe pure electro-pop. Features such artists as Richard H Kirk (Cabaret Voltaire), Sonic Boom, Sean O'hagen, Jarvis Cocker, Ann Shenton, Delia Derbyshire, National Bandit. This will be the first in a series of CDs called The Electronic Bible…so start building that collection.

Futon - Never Mind The Botox
Rehab

This Anglo-Japanese four-piece offer up some fat slabs of electroclash, electro-pop and more. Recently to be found playing at Nag Nag Nag down in the Big Smoke. If you like Riton, this is a must. Includes remixes by Pramface and Zircon Gov.

Kinky Disco - Shake It Up
Kinky Disco

Following last year's well received "Traffic Light" series of coloured 45s, Kinky Disco add 3 inches for this new edgy, angular, aggressive and infinitely danceable slap in the face. With a sharper edge to their synths and bleeps, "Shake It Up" gives it out good with riot grrl attitude and cunningly raw electro-pop veneer, like Blondie on battery acid. Limited pressing, same track both sides.

Vector Lovers - Vector Lovers
Soma

From the deliriously frazzled mind of Martin Wheeler (a self-confessed manga mad computer nerd and eighties obsessed knob-twiddler) comes Vector Lovers, and one of this years most irresistible electronic albums. Vector Lovers unique production style is winning him fans across the globe, with nods to musical influences such as Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode and early synth pop to Happy Mondays, Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine, as well as modern electronic geniuses like Isan, Boards Of Canada and Aphex Twin, and labels like Toytronic, AI and Ghostly International

Various Artists / Super Discount 2
Different

All the tracks from all those limited Super Discount 10"s compiled onto a CD! If the tracks on the first "Super Discount" collection delighted us with their mix of disco, reggae and house, the follow up takes a tougher route, dropping some rather wicked electro-house.

Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paradiso U.F.O - Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs?
Space Age Recordings

As a Japanese soul collective, Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paradiso U.F.O are something of an enigma to the Western world, and most likely to Eastern ears too. Their music can be described as acid-rock, experimental, psychedelic or a whole host of genres dependent on the listeners mood.

Brian Eno / Harold Budd - Ambient 2: Plateaux Of Mirror
Emi

Classic soothing ambient album recorded in 1980. The music has not been remastered but instead has been re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available (DSD). The packaging is great too, a superb looking digi-pack encased with a clear slip case.

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music For Airports
Emi

Classic soothing ambient album recorded in 1978. The music has not been remastered but instead has been re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available (DSD). The packaging is great too, a superb looking digi-pack encased with a clear slip case.

Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land
Emi

Classic ambient album recorded between 1978 and 1982. The music has not been remastered but instead has been re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available (DSD). The packaging is great too, a superb looking digi-pack encased with a clear slip case.

Brian Eno - Discreet Music
EMI

Classic album recorded in 1975. The music has not been remastered but instead has been re-transferred by Simon Heyworth from the original analogue masters as they are not technically re-EQ'd but transferred to the digital domain using the best technology currently available (DSD). The packaging is great too, a superb looking digi-pack encased with a clear slip case.

These Arms Are Snakes - Oxeneers
Jade Tree

These Arms Are Snakes were formed from the ashes of Botch, Nineironspitsfire and Kill Sadie, but you can forget about that - they are definitely more than the sum of their already impressive parts. This blazing and incredible follow up to "This Is Meant To Hurt You" is a barely controlled explosion, fuelled to incandescence by caustic, searing guitars, broken, driving rhythms, bleak, moody keyboards and the appropriately named Steve Snere's vehement, perverse vocal raging. This is inspired, turbulent and atmospheric post hardcore GENIUS. If your need references, think early Pil meets The Jesus Lizard played with the ferocity and precision of Drive Like Jehu. For what it's worth, this is definitely my record of the year so far. Artwork's brilliant too.

Fear Before The March Of Flames - Art Damage
Equal Vision

Formed in July 2002, Fear Before The March Of Flames have developed a distinctive sound, a head on collision of intricate song structures, shifting time signatures and an overall filthy temper to produce an intense and inventive blend of metal, post hardcore and crunching indie rock. Easy listening this is not. Takes up where At the Drive In, The Blood Brothers and Dillinger Escape Plan leave off and trashes them in the process.

Moodymann - Black Mahogani II
Peacefrog

Yes, it's another Kenny Dixon Jr album on Peacefrog, but it's nothing like what you might be expecting! Undoubtedly the work of the Detroit enigma, some of his signature sounds are present, but the main track "When She Follows" (which at 18 minutes long takes up the whole of Side A) is a jazz suite of that kind that he's been threatening to compose for years. I repeat, this is a JAZZ album, only "Rectify" has the merest smidgen of a 'house' beat in the middle and even that is tenuous. The Pitch Black City group provide the ammunition while Moodymann's occasional vocal injections break up the free-flowing movements. Given a free reign, he fulfils his ambition to extrapolate his musical vision beyond even his wide-ranging KDJ boundaries and record music directly from his heart.

Wei Chi - One I, Two Eyes
Compost

Respected New York-based jazz musician Raoul Walton wheels in the big guns - Osunlade, Fauna Flash and Compost's own Beanfield and Ben Mono - for co-production, and calls on Merit Ostermann for her lush vocals on this LP. It takes in electronically tagged broken beats and occasionally classically themed jazz, whose sharp angles are rubbed down with lush keys and other fluid instrumentation. Clean cut and readymade for attentions to be turned Wei Chi-wards, "One I, Two Eyes" is another great contemporay jazz LP from Compost.

Various Artists / Bad Acid - Mixed By Chris Duckenfield
Music For Freaks

The DJing half of Swag, Chris Duckenfield, whips up a storm on this acid flashback mix album from Music For Freaks. Featuring a load of retro styled tracks recorded especially for this project by the Freaks, Soul Mekanik, Joshua, D'Julz and Mr Barcode, the swaggering Mr Duckenfield lays down a slamming soundtrack with his potent deck skills.

Various Artists / Sonar Kollektiv 3
Sonar Kollektiv

Sonar Kollektiv round up the best tracks from their recent-ish 12" and album releases (Platinum, Nuspirit Helsinki, Forss, Slope, Dimlite, Solar System, Umod, Jazzanova, Georg Levin, Double U, Eva B Feat. Joe Dukie), and throw in an exclusive too; Micatone's jazzy "That's The Way It Goes".

Alexandroid - False Starts
Lo Recordings

This CD contains drop dead gorgeous melodies, compositions sometimes reminiscent of Satie or Debussy gently flecked and tactile electronics interlaced with crisp beats and the occasional vocal refrain.

The Foreign Exchange - Connected
BBE

"Connected" is the stunning debut album from Little Brother's Phonte Coleman and producer Nicolay. Featuring 14 wonderfully sculpted electro-acoustic hip hop and hip hop-soul gems, this LP creates a musical soundscape unifying all that is great about hip hop, R'n'B and electronic music. Big Pooh (also of Little Brother) and YahZarah guest.

Nitin Sawhney - All Mixed Up
V2

A year has gone by since Nitin Sawhney's last album release, and he now presents the stunning re-workings of some of his most diverse and inspiring tunes. "All Mixed Up" contains collaborations with some of the most talented remixers around including the likes of Joe Clausell, Quantic, Freeform Five, Seiji, Bugz In The Attic, Landslide and MJ Cole. There are eight previously unreleased mixes on this release kicking off with the legendary Freeform Five mix of "Homelands" which appears on this album for the first time in its full length, and featuring the Bugz fat take on "Rainfall" featuring Rodney P. The enigmatic Sawhney continues to break ground with this album, proving that he is one of the ultimate creators, innovators and pioneers.

Mark One - One Way
Planet Mu

After causing a stir on the dubstep scene over two years ago with the first release on his own Contagious label, Mark One has been building a strong reputation ever since, with him now being seen as one of the leading exponents of grime. This, his first artist LP, has Mark crossing over and fusing different styles of music together - grime, dubstep, drum and bass, hip hop, electro etc - but all with that menacing bass and minimal, spacey production that is the hallmark of his sound.

Milanese - 1 Up
Warp

Cut onto loud double vinyl and CD, Milanese describes the sounds on his mini album "1 UP" as a 'jungle, garage, ragga, house and techno. Mashed up robot music, basically like a computer game gone horribly wrong'. If his debut Arcola 12" was a masterful slice of banging 4/4 mainroom techno, "1 Up" takes a turn for the grimier side - from the digital dub holocaust of "Billy Hologram", jungle audio terror and destruction on "So Malleable", the clash and clatter breakbeats of "Flex" plus the occasional vocal eruption guaranteed to scare the living daylights out of pets and any small children within earshot.

Various Artists / Moving Shadow 04.1
Moving Shadow

"04.1" is the tenth edition of the hugely popular Moving Shadow budget sampler series. It features over 70 minutes of recently released and forthcoming tracks from the label, all selected and mixed by label boss Rob Playford (aka Timecode). Included are tracks by well established scene leaders like Calyx, Dom & Roland, Hive, Kemal etc.

Various Artists