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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

  BBC - Later - June 2nd 2006

This week's BBC - Later - June 2nd 2006 features Morrissey and Hot Chip

Show 5: 11.35pm, BBC2, Friday 2nd June 2006

For broadband users: Later...with Jools Holand now can be watched online for 7 days after broadcast. Is this worldwide or just UK?

# posted by DJ Martian 10:34 PM
  Mojo 152 - July 2006 Issue

New issue of Mojo magazine unfortunately features another The Beatles front cover.

However there is a Killing Joke feature

# posted by DJ Martian 10:09 PM
  Kultureflash - Headlines from London [No. 166 / 31.05.06]

This week's Kultureflash - Headlines from London

KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering contemporary culture in and around London. Each week we track down some of the more unusual and interesting 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 most stimulating events in London.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:15 PM

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

  Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye

Confirmation that Domino have signed Junior Boys [Dated: May 17th]

So we're awfully proud to announce the signing of Canadian based duo Junior Boys. There will be a 12' at some point over the summer months to precede a new long player called 'So This Is Goodbye', currently pencilled for August release.

Domino info on Junior Boys

According to Amazon.co.uk the album So This Is Goodbye will be released on August 14th.

Various new Junior Boys mp3s / comments are emerging from music blogs: elbo.ws/artist/Junior+Boys

Discussion on ILM Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye

# posted by DJ Martian 5:31 PM
  The Cure Re-Master 3 More Albums

albumvote.co.uk: The Cure Re-Master More Old Stuff - 3 albums due to be released in August:

1984s The Top
1985s The Head on the Door
1987s Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

# posted by DJ Martian 2:07 PM
  Captain - Debut Album This Is Hazelville

Via Skiddle: Captain - on Tour on June and July! also mentioned:

The debut album from Captain - This is Hazelville will be released on August 14th on EMI. The album was produced by Trevor Horn

A new single: Glorious will be released at the end of July

Listen to Captain on myspace.com. Captain's most recent single Broke - an infectious slice of epic guitar pop was even a top 40 hit due to extensive radio play in the UK and video coverage on MTV.

Prefab Sprout and Kirsty Maccoll are two musical reference points.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:51 PM
  flavourpill LONDON - Issue 136

This week's flavourpill LONDON [Issue 136 - 30 May-5 June, 2006] including:

CD REVIEW: Scritti Politti, White Bread Black Beer

# posted by DJ Martian 1:30 PM

Monday, May 29, 2006

  6 Music - 6 Mix

The latest 6Mix features 20/20 Soundsystem [Now on Listen Again]

Next week: [Sunday June 4th] 6 Music - 6 Mix it's A special Primal Scream mix with Bobby Gillespie and Mani on the decks.

# posted by DJ Martian 3:20 PM
  Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tiefschwarz

The latest Radio 1 - Essential Mix features Tiefschwarz [Now on Listen Again]

# posted by DJ Martian 3:13 PM
  Radio 1 - Old Skool Jungle special

Reminder: Radio 1 - Mary Anne Hobbs - Old Skool Jungle special!

Broadcast Slot: 1am - 3am BST Tuesday May 30th

# posted by DJ Martian 3:08 PM
  Radio 1 - One World - Alternative Asia

Now on Listen Again: This week's Radio 1 - One World show:

Monday 29 May
Alternative Asia presented by Nerm from the Shiva Soundsystem

Forthcoming One World Shows:

5 June - Folk Tales - characters from the new folk movement
12 June - Detroit Festival 2006
19 June - Spleen Unlimited and Voom Voom in session
26 June - Sonar 2006 Highlights

# posted by DJ Martian 3:05 PM

Sunday, May 28, 2006

  Ryan Teague Interview

Musique Machine interview Ryan Teague

Cambridge based Ryan Teague is part of new wave of young contemporary composers who are breathing new life into UK electro-acoustic and experimental music. Teague has with his debut record Six preludes, displayed a harmonic and soulful approach that is far removed from the clinical styles of Stockhausen and Xenakis or the overt minimalism of Bryars or Reich. His melting pot of influences and his determination to produce music that touches the heart as much as the head has made him one to watch for 2006. Here I find him preparing for the immanent release of his full length album Coins and Crosses, a record that will no doubt propel him to a wider audience.

Latest Ryan Teague news

it’s been 18 months in the making, but the Forthcoming album Coins and Crosses is now officially mixed and finished. We will be travelling to Berlin in June to master the album, and finishing the artwork in the meantime. Release date is set for late September, which will hopefully tie in with some live dates

# posted by DJ Martian 3:36 PM

Saturday, May 27, 2006

  Scritti Politti Interview

Simon Reynolds in The Guardian interviews Green from Scritti Politti: Hearts and flowers

It's seven years since Green from Scritti Politti released an album - time spent boozing away in self-doubt. So what brought him back to his current, glowing form? By Simon Reynolds

# posted by DJ Martian 2:08 PM

Friday, May 26, 2006

  New Broadcast Compilation The Future Crayon

AngryApe report Broadcast The Future Crayon - a compilation of rarities will be released on August 21st.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:10 PM
  Folk off! - New Folk and Psychedelia from The British Isles & North America

Radio 1 DJ and Sunday Best label manager Rob Da Bank announces a New Folk and Psychedelia compilation will be released on Sunday Best on 3rd July.

‘Folk off! – New Folk and Psychedelia from The British Isles & North America’ is a new 30 track 2CD compilation compiled by Rob da Bank and coming out on Sunday Best at the end of June. It features tracks by Tunng, Acid Casuals, James Yorkston, Magnetophone and Sufjan Stevens, amongst many many others, and is essential listening for anyone wondering what the current folk revival is all about. One listen and you’re hooked! Head over to www.myspace.com/folkoffcomp for more info.

Tracklisting on myspace - folkoffcomp

Folk Off!: New Folk and Psychedelia from The British Isles and North America - 30 songs over 2 CDs, compiled by Rob da Bank and out on Sunday Best on 3rd July.

CD1 THE BRITISH ISLES

1. Tunng - The Pioneers
2. North Sea Radio Orchestra - Guitar Minaiture
3. Acid Casuals - Bowl me Over
4. This Is The Kit - 2 Wooden Spoons
5. Vashti Bunyan - Here Before
6. James Yorkston & Reporter - Woozy with Cider
7. Songs of Green Pheasant - Nightfall
8. Clayhill - Beard
9. Eighteenth Day Of May - Dawn
10. Deep Elem Lost In The Woods
11. Jakokoyak - Eira
12. Same Actor - Nothing Yet
13. The Hat - 3AM Drunken Lullaby
14. Magnetophone - And May Your Last Word Be A Chance To Make Things Better
15. Listen With Sarah - Blue Parsley

CD2 NORTH AMERICA

1. Micah P Hinson - Yard of Blonde Girls
2. Marissa Nadler - Famous Blue Raincoat
3. Vetiver - Amour Fou
4. Richard Swift - Sadsong Street
5. Dr Dog - The World Will Never Know
6. Espers - Rosemary Lane
7. Au Revoir Simone - Through The Backyards
8. Laura Cantrell - Bees
9. Sufjan Stevens - Decatur, or, A Round of Applause For Your Step-Mother
10. Readymade FC - Snow Lion (feat. Feist)
11. Jack Lewis - The Day Neil Young Died
12. Animal Collective -Kids On Holiday
13. Baby Dee - Morning Holds A Star
14. Mi and LAu - Bums
15. Blitzen Trapper - 40 Stripes

# posted by DJ Martian 2:04 PM

Thursday, May 25, 2006

  Earplug - Issue 69

Issue 69 of Earplug

May 25 - June 7

Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:18 PM
  Kultureflash - Headlines from London [No. 165 / 25.05.06]

This week's Kultureflash - Headlines from London

KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering contemporary culture in and around London. Each week we track down some of the more unusual and interesting 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 most stimulating events in London.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:16 PM
  flavourpill LONDON - Issue 135

This week's flavourpill LONDON [Issue 135 - 23-29 May, 2006]

# posted by DJ Martian 7:12 PM
  White Willow - Signal To Noise

Norwegian art-rock band White Willow have announced a new album: Signal to Noise

[On Progressive Ears forum Laser's Edge Label manager, Ken Golden has further info]

We are pleased to announce that White Willow have completed their fifth album, titled "Signal To Noise". It was recorded at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark, and mixed by noted producer Tommy Hansen. The disc marks the debut of the band's new vocalist Trude Eidtang.

The official street date will be August 22, 2006. We will be exclusively offering the CD for sale at Nearfest 2006, after which it will be taken off sale until street date.



White Willow's last album was the superb 2004 released
Storm Season

# posted by DJ Martian 1:25 PM
  DJ Shadow UK Dates

GIGWISE.com report DJ Shadow Reveals UK Dates

# posted by DJ Martian 12:58 PM

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

  Killing Joke Radio Session

The latest Radio 1 - Rock Show features a Killing Joke session. [Now on Listen Again]

# posted by DJ Martian 10:57 PM
  NME.COM: This Week's Magazine

NME.COM have expanded and redesigned their Magazine webpage.

This week's issue of NME has Radiohead Live in the UK on the front.

also a HUGE 24 PAGE SUMMER SURVIVAL GUIDE - NME Festival Times

They also list some of the albums and singles that are reviewed in the magazine.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:56 PM
  Mojo Honours 2006 - Nominations Announced

The nominations are in for this year's MOJO Honours, as reported in The Independent

[Update: you can now vote @ Mojo Honours 2006]

The nominations

Best New Act

[Why are magazines such as Mojo, Uncut and Word so inept when it comes to selecting new talent. The nominations for this category are hardly inspiring, apart from Amadou & Mariam - but they can hardly be called a new act]

Corinne Bailey Rae

Guillemots

Amadou and Mariam

Teddy Thompson

Archie Bronson Outfit

The Raconteurs

Inspiration Award

Sparks

Johnny Cash

Buzzcocks

Paul Weller

The Fall

Icon

David Bowie

Scott Walker

Johnny Cash

Neil Young

Van Morrison

Songwriter Award

Joe Strummer

Richard Hawley

Nick Cave

Chrissie Hynde

Kate Bush

Catalogue Release of the Year

Johnny Cash: Legend

Talking Heads: Reissue Series

Orange Juice: The Glasgow School

Various: Anthems in Eden

Various: Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal

Jeff Wayne: War of the Worlds

Vision Award

Kraftwerk: Minimum-Maximum

Bob Dylan: No Direction Home

Ramones: The Story of the Ramones

Dig! [documentary on the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre]

The Flaming Lips: The Fearless Freaks

Mayor of the Sunset Strip [documentary on the history of fame]

# posted by DJ Martian 1:30 PM

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

  Underworld Interview

The Independent have an interview feature with Underworld: How dance pioneers Underworld are using the web to reinvent themselves

# posted by DJ Martian 11:03 PM
  Top Rated Albums of 2006

The Top Rated Albums of 2006 has been updated on rateyourmusic.com

new number 1, Brucie Springsteen and Scott Walker now in the top 10.

681 2006 albums are currently ranked on the top rated rym database for this year.

# posted by DJ Martian 10:47 PM
  MERCENARY: New Album Announced: The Hours That Remain

Blabbermouth.Net report MERCENARY: New Album Details Revealed; Bassist Announced

Mercenary have titled their forthcoming album: The Hours That Remain - due for August 21st release on Century Media records

# posted by DJ Martian 10:00 PM
  Scritti Politti on Radio 2 - Mark Radcliffe Show Tonight

Tonight on Radio 2 - Mark Radcliffe show:

Tuesday 23 May [Show slot 10.30pm - Midnight]
Live session from Scritti Politti

# posted by DJ Martian 12:29 PM
  The Breezeblock - Next Week: Old Skool Jungle Special !

The latest Breezeblock show now on listen again @ Radio 1 - Mary Anne Hobbs

[For some reason the previously trailed: Guido Schneider mix wasn't featured.]

However next week: it's

30 May - Old Skool Jungle special!

On the dubstep forum Mary Ann Hobbs announces: OFFICIAL BREEZEBLOCK OLD SKOOL JUNGLE LNE UP! :) YES YES!!

Breezeblock BBC Radio 1
1am-3am
100 per cent old skool 20 minute back-2-back sets from the masterz... as nominated by you..


Doc Scott

Randall

Remarc

Photek

Bizzy B

Congo Natty's Spikey

# posted by DJ Martian 11:30 AM
  Terrorizer - Issue 145 - June 2006

New issue of Terrorizer magazine due on sale Thursday May 25th. Celtic Frost are on the front cover.

FEATURES

STUDIO REPORT: VOIVOD
CELTIC FROST
ENSLAVED
TOOL
CURRENT 93
OM
SCENE REPORT - NORTH EAST ENGLAND
KEEP OF KALESSIN
ARCTURUS
WHITEHOUSE
LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR
KORPIKLAANI
06.06.06 SPECIAL
INTRODUCTION
THE STORY OF 666
REVEREND STEVEN JOHNSON LEYBA
POSTER: DARKTHRONE + SATYRICON
666 QUESTIONNAIRE
THE OMEN
BAR-BARIAN WRATH: ANTHRAX
HARD OF HEARING: SEPULTURA

REGULARS

Breaking Faces
Head Control System, Doomriders, Architects, Obiat, Fuelblooded and Dagoba

Album Reviews
Celtic Frost, Carpathian Forest, Jesu, The Clan Destined, Melvins and Tool are probed and prodded.

FEAR CANDY 28 COVERMOUNT CD

CELTIC FROST 'Progeny' 5.01
GORGOROTH 'Wound Upon Wound' 3.32
SAHG 'Godless Faith' 6.23
CATARACT 'Denial Of Life' 4.54
SIKTH 'Bland Street Bloom' 5.40
FALL OV SERAFIM 'Purification' 4.43
TANGAROA 'Vietnamese Killing Queens' 4.33
ANGTORIA 'God Has A Plan For Us All' 4.33
NECROPHOBIC 'I Strike With Wrath' 5.52
SETHERIAL 'Hellstorms Over The Empyrean' 4.41
COMMUNIC 'Under A Luminous Sky' (Edit) 4.48
DECIMATE '6 Months For A Life' 4.26
HUMONIC 'Psychotic' 5.24
CHOKEHOLD 'Hellbound' 3.51

# posted by DJ Martian 10:05 AM
  BBC - collective - the plight of the indie record shop

An article on BBC collective the plight of the indie record shop in the UK.

Collective member Joe Downie investigates the plight of the independent record shop.

However there are still signs of an optimistic future.

This is because the one thing they all have in common - apart from well-stocked shops, effective websites and knowledgeable staff - is a tangible passion and infectious enthusiasm for the music they stock. And you sure don’t get that down the supermarket.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:06 AM

Monday, May 22, 2006

  New Order Tour in October

AngryApe report New Order Tour Dates in October:

11th - Newcastle, Academy
16th - Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
18th - Glasgow, Academy
27th - London, Wembley Arena
29th - Wolverhampton, Civic Hall

# posted by DJ Martian 5:00 PM
  One World - Polysics, Dominik Eulberg and Planet Mu

This week's Radio 1 - One World show features Polysics, Dominik Eulberg and Planet Mu: [Now on Listen Again]

This week's show features Polysics showcasing tracks from their forthcoming album, Planet Mu head-honcho Mike Paradinas discussing some of his favourite Planet Mu tracks and Dominik Eulberg's in the mix.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:53 AM
  10 Forthcoming 2006 Albums

10 Forthcoming 2006 Albums to look forward to:

Dabrye - Two/Three

June 13th

Ghostly International

Dabrye - Two/Three

Dabrye in xlr8r magazine

Dabrye - Two/Three

The Gentleman Losers - The Gentleman Losers

May 22nd

Büro

Info @ DOTSHOP.se The Gentleman Losers - The Gentleman Losers

Finnish advanced post-rock debut, straddles the fine line between twilight beauty and dusky threat.

Boomkat: The Gentleman Losers - The Gentleman Losers

The Gentleman Losers - The Gentleman Losers

Helios - Eingya

June 5th

Type

Info @ DOTSHOP.se Helios - Eingya

Boomkat: Helios - Eingya

Helios - Eingya

Marsen Jules - Les Fleurs

June 12th

City Centre Offices

Info @ DOTSHOP.se Marsen Jules - Les Fleurs

Skewed compositions, creamy vibraphones, lush strings, thrumming percussion, sonorous bass. RIYL Harold Budd or Arvo Pärt.

Marsen Jules - Les Fleurs

Alexander Kowalski - Changes

June 19th

Different

Alexander Kowalski

Alexander Kowalski - Changes

Leafcutter John - The Forest and the Sea

June 5th

Staubgold

Info @ DOTSHOP.se Leafcutter John - The Forest and the Sea

Leafcutter John - The Forest and the Sea

Machinefabriek - Marijn

May 29th

Lampse

Info @ DOTSHOP.se DOTSHOP.SE - Machinefabriek: Marinj

Boomkat: Machinefabriek: Marinj

Fusing treated piano with post rock and drones this one comes across like a Mogwai + Fennesz + Earth merge.

Machinefabriek - Marijn

One Second Bridge - One Second Bridge

June 26th

Büro / City Centre Offices

ONE SECOND BRIDGE - s/t
CD Büro 002
Streetdate: June 26, 2006
http://www.city-centre-offices.de

Info @ DOTSHOP.se One Second Bridge - One Second Bridge

bringing their loves of pop, electronica, shoegaze and delicate psychedelia together in a crucible of audio rightness.

One Second Bridge - One Second Bridge

Tunng - Comments of the Inner Chorus

May 22nd

Full Time Hobby

Boomkat: Tunng - Comments of the Inner Chorus

Tunng - Comments of the Inner Chorus

Voivod - Katorz

July 25th

Nuclear Blast

Voivod - Katorz

# posted by DJ Martian 12:25 AM

Sunday, May 21, 2006

  ANATHEMA: U.K. Dates In September

Blabbermouth.Net: ANATHEMA: U.K. Headlining Dates Announced as:

Sep. 12 - Cathouse – Glasgow, UK
Sep. 13 - Academy 3 - Manchester
Sep. 14 - Scala - London

# posted by DJ Martian 9:14 PM
  TV on the Radio album cover

Via ILM: new TV on the radio album

The front cover of the forthcoming TV on the Radio album: Return to Cookie Mountain. Confirmed at Amazon UK also seen in a 4ad ad in The Wire



# posted by DJ Martian 8:47 PM
  Ulrich Schnauss - May update

Ulrich Schnauss provides an update:

Coming Up:

Judith and myself will be playing another club ac30 night at london´s luminaire, friday june 16th. also included on the bill are heliconia, spotlight kid and pia fraus - which is great news as they´ve been one of our favourite bands throughout the last years!

a few nights before ac30 i´ll play a few records at the ritzy (june13) as well as the gate (june12) supporting robin guthrie´s concerts there.

and finally, another solo appearance is planned for this years forma nova festival in fredericia/denmark, saturday july 8th.


REMIXES...
a few new remixes for italian band port royal as well as coldplay will be made available by the respective record labels soon.

That's a challenge can Ulrich make Coldplay sound interesting?

Current Listening:
TEN...
01 chapterhouse: whirlpool reissue
02 helios: eingya
03 howling bells: howling bells
04 robin guthrie: continental
05 portal: gone but not forgotten
06 manual: bajamar
07 madrid: original message
08 amusement parks on fire: out of the angeles
09 twelve: be careful what you don´t wish for
10 dextro: consequence music

# posted by DJ Martian 7:45 PM
  6 Mix - Quantic

Quantic presents the 6 Mix on 6 Music today 8pm - 10pm

# posted by DJ Martian 6:40 PM
  Miles Davis Celebration Week on Radio 3

This week on Radio 3: Miles Davis at 80 - A Celebration - that started yesterday with special themed Miles Davis week of programmes.

Miles Davis
(1926 - 1991)

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Miles Davis's birth, Radio 3 present a series of programmes dedicated to one of the 20th century's most iconic (and sometimes iconoclastic) musicians.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:32 PM
  Paul Morley's Manchester Youth

The OMM go on a nostalgia trip back to Paul Morley's youth in the North West of England: The Observer | OMM | A northern soul

Thirty years ago, the Manchester music scene was changed for ever. Paul Morley revisits the city of his youth and recalls the sights and eviscerating sounds that transformed the lives of a generation

Paul Morley's compilation 'North By North West' is released by Korova on June 12th

Tracklisting: [from details on various online music stores]

Disc 1

1. Buzzcocks - Boredom
2. The Fall - Repetition
3. John Cooper Clarke - I Don't Want To Be Nice
4. Magazine - Shot By Both Sides
5. Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
6. The Durutti Column - Sketch For Summer
7. Joy Division - Transmission
8. The Passage - Fear
9. Blue Orchids - Work
10. The Distractions - Time Goes BY Slow
11. A Certain Ratio - Shack Up
12. Ludus - My Cherry Is In Sherry
13. New Order - Ceremony
14. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?

Disc 2

1. Spitfire Boys - British Refugee
2. Yachts - Suffice To Say
3. Will Sergeant - Fuzztronic
4. OMD - Electrictiy
5. Echo And The Bunnymen - Pictures On The Wall
6. Wah! Heat - Better Scream
7. Lori And The Chamenleons - Touch
8. Teardrop Explodes - Reward
9. Echo And The Bunnymen - Rescue
10. Care - Flaming Sword
11. Pale Fountains - There's Always Something On My Mind
12. Dalek I Love You - Holiday In Disney land
13. Lotus Eaters - First Picture Of You
14. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

There will also be a limited edition 3cd set with extra tracks, refer to: WHSmith

# posted by DJ Martian 5:31 PM
  Vini Reilly live session Today on 6 Music

Vini Reilly live session on Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone show on 6 Music today.

Sunday 21 May

This week we've got a live session from the very talented and unique Vini Reilly (Durutti Column), who'll be playing a couple of exclusive tracks for us.

Show Slot: 5pm - 8pm UK BST [British Summer Time]

# posted by DJ Martian 2:18 PM
  Thom Yorke Feature

The Independent on Thom Yorke: Thom Yorke: Protest singer

Thom Yorke is able to do whatever he wants: not content with being the creative genius of Radiohead, the 37-year-old is about to release a solo album and can breezily turn down invites to Downing Street. So why, wonders Nick Duerden, has the king of guitar rock become such a grump?

Thom Yorke - 'The Eraser' is released July 11th on XL Records.

Thom Yorke - The Eraser

# posted by DJ Martian 1:46 PM

Saturday, May 20, 2006

  CELTIC FROST: 'Monotheist' Microsite Launched

Blabbermouth.Net report CELTIC FROST: 'Monotheist' Microsite Launched

Microsite: Celtic Frost - Monotheist

# posted by DJ Martian 3:11 PM
  The Mars Volta Set Album Date

Decoymusic.com notify The Mars Volta Set Album Date as August 15th.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:40 PM

Friday, May 19, 2006

  Numusic - West Coast festival of Numusic 2006

What: Numusic 2006 - one of the leading annual electronic / experimental music festivals in Europe. Just take a look at the superb festival line up for 2006 below.

The event features record label showcases, club/dj events, live concerts, workshops, discussions, installations, exhibitions and unique artistic showcases from some of the worlds leading artists [From Festival website]

Where: Stavanger, Norway

Travel:
You can reach Stavanger from almost anywhere in the world by Scandinavian Airlines directly through Copenhagen, KLM through Amsterdam or Lufthansa through Frankfurt. There are also direct connections to Aberdeen (SAS), London Heathrow (SAS), London Stansted (Norwegian Air), Newcastle (Wideroe), Alicante (Norwegian and Sterling), Malaga (Sterling), Billund (Danish Air) and Esbjerg (Danish Air)

Fjord line also operates a regular ferry service from Newcastle.

When: September 6th - 10th 2006

Numusic - West Coast festival of Numusic 2006 have their festival program announced. [Sunday 10th to be confirmed]

PROGRAM 2006

WEDNESDAY 06

PIERRE HENRY (1950’s & 60’s) (FR) KICK OFF CONCERT: THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE (N)

THURSDAY 07

PIERRE HENRY (1970’s & 80’s), FOUR TET & STEVE REID (UK), LINDSTRØM & THOMAS (N), ANNIE (DJ SET) & BALTHAZAR (N), WHITEHOUSE (UK), NOXAGT (N), WOLF EYES (US), KIM HIORTØY (N), DJ JOAKIM HAUGALAND (N), DJ TODD TERJE (N).

FRIDAY 08

PIERRE HENRY (1990’s to Present), DJ KOOL HERC (US), DäLEK (US), DIPLO tbc (US), MAD PROFESSOR (UK/JAM), DJ SPOOKY THAT SUBLIMINAL KID (US), DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE (N), AFRA AND THE INCREDIBLE BEATBOX BAND (J), MU (UK), LOUIE AUSTEN (DE), NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB (TBC) (UK), DJ MAURICE FULTON (UK), A HAWK & A HACKSAW, MURCOF, ICARUS, HANNE HUKKELBERG, LEAF RECORDS DJ'S.

SATURDAY 09.

ANDREW WEATHERALL (UK), STEREO TOTAL (DE), FUJIYA AND MIYAKI (UK), SEX BEAT / ex Beautiful People (N), MONOMEN, SUPERJUPITER, SUGARGHOST, AUDIOGARDE, NEXT LIFE, DURAN DURAN DURAN (US) , JASON FORREST (DE), MOTHBOY (UK), KID 606 (US) KNIFEHANDCHOP (UK), DROP THE LIME (CAN), ELEKTROFANT, LEGOWELT (NL), QRT (N)

FEATURED LABELS

TIRK RECORDS (UK), LEAF RECORDS (UK), OUTPUT RECORDS (UK), TIGERBEAT6 (DE), COCK ROCK DISCO (DE), SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND (OSLO), SEX TAGS (BERGEN), MELEKTRONIKK (HAUGESUND) ZANG/GOLDSOUNDS/TIB PROD/EXPLODED VIEW (STAVANGER), HEALTHY BOY RECORDS (BERGEN)

SEMINARS
‘CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP’
Jeff Chang & Kool Herc : Q & A session with founding father of Hip Hop Kool Herc.

SOUND AND THE 20TH CENTURY AVANT GARDE
With Lina Dzuverorvic, Anne Hilde Neset and Rob Young.
A 3 day series of seminars based on a eight week course at London’s Tate Modern in 2005 from the British music magazine The Wire

NUART: CITY WIDE NEW MEDIA AND DISOBEIDIENT ART EVENTS CURATED BY GLOBAL ART PRANKSTERS www.C6.org

NUPHILOSOPHY

A SERIES OF DEBATES AND PRESENTATIONS FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHERS.

+ MASTERCLASS WORKSHOPS FROM APPLE AND MUCH MUCH MORE..


Festival Philosophy:

The event attempts to straddle the boundary between contemporary art music and the more club orientated sounds of the past 20 years. From Stockhausen to Kraftwerk, Nordheim to Royksopp, Detroit to Drum n Bass, Noise music to Electronica and Field recordings to out and out Techno.

The release schedules of major record labels and artists management companies too often dictate what we will hear, see and enjoy this summer, tired bands on the long festival circuit often playing in bright sunshine to an audience bombarded with advertising and product placement is hardly ideal for the enjoyment of "music". Which is where Numusic step in. All acts are scheduled to play in venues that we feel suit them and their audience the most. Small to medium sized venues from 150-600 with friendly crowds out for The Music!

Although the Nu crew are idealistic, we strive to provide a level of professionalism and service for everyone involved, not just the headliners and Vip’s that larger events focus on. We rely on a dedicated crew of volunteers and service providers who enable the festival to take place.


Media Partners:

XLRBR magazine http://www.xlr8r.com/
The Wire http://www.thewire.co.uk/

# posted by DJ Martian 1:44 PM
  SONIC ARTS NETWORK - Expo Manchester

SONIC ARTS NETWORK Expo Manchester - June 23rd - 26th 2006.

Sonic Arts Network and University of Manchester bring the Expo festival to Manchester for a weekend packed with over twenty free events including concerts, installations, performances, exhibitions, happenings, workshops, gigs, conferences and DJ sets. Expo is the hub and playground of the UK’s experimental music and sound art scene, featuring very special guests from around the world. This year’s Expo festival is a sonic exploration of the inner, outer and public spaces of Manchester.

[Norwegian's SPUNK are performing]

# posted by DJ Martian 12:06 AM

Thursday, May 18, 2006

  The beginner's guide to dubstep

Published today: Barbelith Underground > Radio & Music > The beginner's guide to dubstep

also:
BBC Collective review Burial - Burial

# posted by DJ Martian 11:50 PM
  Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid Session

BBC collective present a kieran hebden and steve reid session

Reminder:
Kieran Hebden And Steve Reid - The Exchange Session Vol 2, released 22 May on Domino.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:31 PM
  Sigur Ros Interview

The Independent interview Sigur Ros: Sigur Ros: The ice kings melt a little

The ambient Icelanders Sigur Ros have a hit, thanks to David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth' series. Nick Duerden goes to Reykjavik to meet them

# posted by DJ Martian 2:33 PM
  Kultureflash - Headlines from London [No. 164 / 18.05.06]

This week's Kultureflash - Headlines from London

KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering contemporary culture in and around London. Each week we track down some of the more unusual and interesting 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 most stimulating events in London.

including:

CD REVIEW
THE WARNING - Hot Chip

EMI
UK release date: 22/05/2006

# posted by DJ Martian 1:55 PM
  Plan B Magazine | Venn Festival

Plan B Magazine | Venn Festival - 2nd, 3rd, 4th June, Bristol UK.

Plan B is proud to be a Media Sponsor at Venn Festival 2006

# posted by DJ Martian 1:52 PM
  Breezeblock Website

Website dedicated to The breezeblock radio show.

Lists BREEZEBLOCK DJ SETS from 1997 to 2006.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:49 PM
  KATATONIA: 'Deliberation' Video

Blabbermouth.Net notify KATATONIA: 'Deliberation' Video Posted Online:

"Deliberation" is the second single from KATATONIA's new album, "The Great Cold Distance". Released this past Monday (May 15)

view at YouTube: Katatonia | Deliberation

# posted by DJ Martian 1:30 PM
  The Wire - June 2006 Issue

New Issue of The Wire has Sonic Youth on the front cover.

The latest volume in our ongoing series of new music compilations, The Wire Tapper 15 is given away free with all copies of The Wire 268, June 2006.

Tracklisting:

01 Humcrush Hornswoggle
FROM THE ALBUM HUMCRUSH (RUNE GRAMMOFON

02 Leafcutter John Let It Begin (Edit)
FROM THE ALBUM THE FOREST AND THE SEA (STAUBGOLD)

03 Machinefabriek Somerset
FROM THE ALBUM MARIJN (LAMPSE AUDIOVISUAL)

04 Reverbaphon Nothing Beyond The Zero
FROM THE ALBUM GET THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND HERE AND (ANOMINOUS)

05 Yannis Kyriakides & Andy Moor Vamvakaris (Edit)
FROM THE DOWNLOAD REBETIKA (LIVE) (SEVEN THINGS)

06 Jozef Van Wissem Catoptromancy
FROM A FORTHCOMING RELEASE (BVHAAST)

07 Hwyl Nofio Broken Again
FROM THE ALBUM HOUNDED BY FURY (HWYL)

08 Giuseppe Ielasi Untitled Track 4
FROM THE ALBUM GIUSEPPE IELASI (HÄPNA)

09 Gerritt & John Wiese The Disappearing Act
FROM THE ALBUM THE DISAPPEARING ACT (MISANTHROPIC AGENDA)

10 Dub Trio Illegal Dub
FROM THE ALBUM NEW HEAVY (ROIR)

11 Izu Get UR Fleece On
FROM THE ALBUM GOING SALAMANDER (HIGHPOINT LOWLIFE)

12 Mekon GSE
FROM THE ALBUM SOMETHING CAME UP (PIAS/WALL OF SOUND)

13 Lawrence English & Ai Yamamoto A Silent Kouta? (Edit)
FROM THE ALBUM PLATEAU (PHONO-STATIQUE)

14 Herbert Movie Star
FROM THE ALBUM SCALE (ACCIDENTAL)

15 Sol Sleppy 1 2
FROM THE DOWNLOAD THE BELLS OF 1 2 (GR…NLAND)

16 Trevor Watts Solarsonic
FROM THE ALBUM WORLD SONIC (HI4HEAD)

17 Gricer Land
FROM THE ALBUM GRICER (TAUT RECORDINGS)

18 Spooncurve She Doesn't Know (Edit)
FROM THE ALBUM ARE FRIENDS SYMMETRIC (DOR)

19 Isnaj Dui Catoctin (Edit)
FROM THE EP SEQUENCE (FBOX)

20 Det Gamla Landet (The Old Country) Kiruna
FROM THE ALBUM GGL (AA)

# posted by DJ Martian 12:12 PM

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

  Webzine: Indie Cult

New webzine on the block: Indie Cult - that seems to cover a diverse range of music.

What is Independent Culture?
Independent Culture is a music, movie and literature review site new to 2006.

They have a review for the new Burial album: Burial - Burial

# posted by DJ Martian 11:15 PM
  New Triosk Tracks

Listen to 2 new Triosk tracks on myspace.com

trippy jazztronica / electro-jazz at it's finest ! spatial, psychedelic and atmospheric music.

Tracks from the Album:
'The Headlight Serenade' (June 19th 2006 The Leaf Label, UK)

# posted by DJ Martian 8:22 PM
  Plan B Magazine - Next Issue

Via email details of the next issue of Plan B Magazine

LOOK ! "Dubstep Primer"

Plan B: New Issue!
The new (and last-but-one bimonthly) issue of Plan B is out the week beginning 5th June. It features: The Long Blondes, Final Fantasy, Ronnie Spector, Mike Patton, Dubstep Primer, The Pipettes, The Coup, Black
Lips, All Tomorrow’s Parties Weekend One, and loads more.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:56 PM
  Latest Breezeblock Show

Now on Listen Again @ Radio 1 - Mary Anne Hobbs

Live sets recorded at the Encompass festival from Milanese and Jimmy Edgar, plus an Encompass DJ set from Brian Aneurysm.

Next week:

23 May - Guido Schneider mix
[Info on Guido Schneider at RA: Resident Advisor]

# posted by DJ Martian 1:52 PM
  Zero Tolerance Magazine - Issue 11

Issue 11 of Zero Tolerance Magazine has now been published. [Zyklon are on the front cover of this new issue of Zero Tolerance]

ISSUE 011 MAY/JUNE 2006 – ONSALE NOW!
132 PAGE EDITION
Cover price £3.20 - 132 Pages
Available from all good newsagents: Selected WHSmiths, Dawsons News, John Menzies and Independent retailers and online by clicking Enlist

FREE CD - ZTAUDIO008
16 tracks
ZYKLON > GENERAL SURGERY > MONSTERWORKS > SATYRICON > ENSLAVED > KORPIKLAANI > SABATON > BEYOND FEAR > BULLET > PRIMED > IHSAHN > SCAR SYMMETRY > THREAT SIGNAL > SERPENT OBSCENE > GODSIZE > RAISE HELL

INTERROGATIONS
ZYKLON > CELTIC FROST > SODOM > ENSLAVED > SATYRICON > IMPALED NAZARENE > WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM > CULT OF LUNA > CURRENT 93 > INDUKTI > DYSRYTHMIA > DON CABALLERO > ZOMBI > KORPIKLAANI > TYR > SUMMONING > SAHG > SPIRITUS MORTIS > MADDER MORTEM > GENERAL SURGERY > AZURE > MONSTERWORKS > SINISTER > RAGE > SCAR SYMMETRY > SERPENT OBSCENE > BULLET > APARTMENT 213

BLACK METAL MAYHEM >>Black Lodge > Impious Havoc > Artic Circle > Gaurihoth > Blackthrone<<

RAPID FIRE - GOOD BANDS - SHORT FEATURES.
>>Rolo Tomassi > Zillah > Fellsilent > My Cross To Bare > Ghoul > Todesbonden > The Uncurbed Family > Centurion’s Ghost > November Coming Fire > Lazarus Blackstar > Grails > Morrigan > Phoenix Bodies > Hattori Hanzo<<

BENEATH THE REMAINS
Estonia: ZT’s Calum Harvie lifts his tankard to Estonia’s musical fare: Nihilistikrypt > Urt > Bestia.

MOVING TARGETS
Venom > KK Null & Z’ev > Cryptopsy - to name just a few - are put to the live test, plus live dates and essential info about ZT endorsed events.

MISSING IN ACTION
Eulogy

SENTENCING
Our largest review section to date – a whopping 20 pages of CDs, DVDs and demos are put through their paces by the ZT Panel.

INSIDE INFORMATION
MOYSES KOLESNE: Exclusive axe instructions and forbidden information from Krisiun's evil mastermind guitarist.
SPECIAL FEATURE - Gig Promoters: The UK’s Arcane and Capsule – two very different gig promoters - allow us a look behind the live scene…
DECORATED CAREERS: ZT’s Chris Kee speaks to Jeff Becerra of legendary thrashers Possessed.
ARTIST FEATURE: Chris Narcosis gets up to his knees in mud with Lisa Macey.
SHOCK OPERA: Instruments Of Terror: Alex S. Johnson explores the sources of scary sounds.

20 SHOTS AT GLORY
IMPALED’s Ross Sewage answers the all-important 20 questions.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:42 PM
  What are the most significant classical works of the last 15-20 years?

ANABlog: What are the most significant classical works of the last 15-20 years? and discussion on ILM

# posted by DJ Martian 1:18 PM

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

  flavourpill LONDON - Issue 134

This week's flavourpill LONDON [Issue 134 - 16-22 May, 2006]

# posted by DJ Martian 6:22 PM
  Negura Bunget - Om

Bravewords.com report NEGURA BUNGET - OM Release Delayed Again - it is now scheduled for an October 2006 release.

# posted by DJ Martian 6:03 PM
  More on Burial

Riddim.ca review Burial - Burial

Another fine review for the Burial album !

This is a truly monumental album, for dubstep and for you. Search it out, buy on sight and give it a loving home.

Also Gutterbreakz: on Burial

Burial on Myspace

Cargorecords.co.uk: Burial - Burial

[Cargo are the UK distributors, according to the dubstep forum they are shipping the album NOW ! you can order direct from their website]

Boomkat: pre-order BURIAL - Burial - according to their website they will ship in 2 days.

This album should finally hit retail shops on May 22nd - a week later than the planned May 15th release.

# posted by DJ Martian 2:03 PM
  SuperSonic Festival

New Flyer for the SuperSonic 06 festival.

More details @ SuperSonic 06 taking place: July 21st/22nd in Birmingham, UK.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:31 PM
  afterthepostrock.com

afterthepostrock.com - post-rock discussion board.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:24 PM

Monday, May 15, 2006

  Underworld News Update

Underworld news update:

Hope you all enjoyed the lastest 3 hours Underworld Live session this weekend, for those who missed it here's some of the news bit that were shared by mr. karl.

- the next installment of the Riverrun Project will be released June 5th and called 'I'm A Big Sister, And I'm A Girl, And I'm A Princess, And This Is My Horse'

- on July 10th, 'The Misterons Mix' will be released on Underworldlive.com, a mix up of tracks from the first 3 river run releases given for free to those who bought the first 3 Riverrun releases.

- the 'Breaking and Entering' soundtrack is done, will inform you as soon as we get the details on it, the movie is released October 6th in America.

+++ plans to self release a few 12" this summer via their own label !!!
+++ tour date to be added later this year
+++ new movie soundtrack work
+++ new album that you'll be able to eat, if your read with a laser eye or head shell

# posted by DJ Martian 6:38 PM
  One World - Scottish electronica special

The latest One World show on Radio 1 is a Scottish electronica themed special. [Now on Listen Again]

In celebration of Radio 1's One Big Weekend in Dundee we have a Scottish electronica special featuring live sets from Vince Watson, DJ Ala Fu, Dave Shades and Dj Sekonz.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:10 PM
  Murcof Update

PostEverything provide an update on Murcof including:

New Murcof Website:

Murcof

New Murcof Track:

You can find a new, unreleased Murcof track, entitled 'Cielo', up on Murcof's MySpace page: Murcof

New Album on the Way:

A new release, 'Cosmos', is planned for late 2006, so watch this space...

Murcof Live:

Fernando has also added a number of European shows to his summer schedule, in Italy, France, Spain, Norway and Sweden, including a live collaboration with pianist Francesco Tristano. See the diary column for details.

See Live section on Murcof website.

# posted by DJ Martian 3:51 PM
  Charalambides Interview

Stylus interview Charalambides: Voice for You: An Interview with Charalambides

# posted by DJ Martian 2:19 PM

Sunday, May 14, 2006

  Cortney Tidwell - Album: Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up

Coda Agency announce details of a new album by Cortney Tidwell titled: Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up - Due for release on Ever Records on July 10th.

I am surprised that Cortney Tidwell isn't [already] a buzz artist in the blogosphere / music forums / on rateyourmusic.com, this is probably due to the fact her only release so far, an EP wasn't released in her native US. [Check the hyper praise for Cortney Tidwell mostly by the UK press at the bottom of this blog post.]

[You may remember earlier this year I compared Cortney Tidwell's music to 90s 4ad / guernica artist Insides]

Anyway here is news of her full length debut album:

DON'T LET STARS KEEP US TANGLED UP, the follow up to her self-titled UK-only mini album, will now be released by Ever Records on July 10th 2006, and represents a dramatic leap forward from her acclaimed first release. The new album sees the Nashville artist unhindered by concepts of genre, instead delivering eleven songs that cross stylistic divides but which are united by her extraordinary voice and unfettered ambition. The album was recorded at home and at Nashville's Beat Hollow studios and co-produced by Cortney Tidwell and her husband Todd Tidwell. Guests include members of Lambchop: Kurt Wagner duets on Society, where he is also joined by former founding member Johnathon Marx, whilst William Tyler – Lambchop's guitarist – contributes extensively. Ryan Norris of Nashville's Hands Off Cuba, who has also collaborated with Lambchop on their new album, contributes a variety of performances on a number of tracks, as well as being responsible for co-writing I Do Not Notice and Illegal.

More info:

When the Sunday Times wrote of Cortney Tidwell's limited edition, UK-only debut mini album that "the mouth waters at the prospect of her debut proper", it's unlikely that they expected it to sound quite as intoxicating as DON'T LET STARS KEEP US TANGLED UP. For whilst the UK press was pretty much united in its acclaim for this "heavenly spirit from Nashville" (Metro), with The Times declaring "the last time something this spectral and imaginative emerged on the female side of Americana it was being delivered by the deeply gifted Mary Margaret O'Hara", they could not have been aware that the six track mini album, "as eerie as it is exciting" (The Guardian), only scraped the surface of TIDWELL's musical ambitions.

DON'T LET STARS KEEP US TANGLED UP is undeniably a stunning full length debut album, as tinged with euphoria as it is with melancholy. Where the mini album was dominated by images of light and darkness, …STARS… is obsessed with the ebb and flow of love and the eternal search for connection, its lyrics full of impressionistic and evocative images that linger in the mind as long as the heartfelt and unashamedly emotional music. That Tidwell found the creative process draining and at times impossibly overwhelming is something only insiders could know judging from the finished article, given its strident confidence and stylistic breadth.

From the opening minutes it's clear that …STARS… is a huge leap forward from the self styled "gothic country" of the mini album. The enigmatically titled Eyes Are At The Billions may open sweetly with a melody that recalls Rickie Lee Jones but soon explodes into a spectacular starlit burst of noise, indicative of the risks that Tidwell takes throughout. Pictures On The Sidewalk seems to slow down time, whilst forthcoming single The Missing Link sees elements of Joy Division's Transmission topped with triumphant, angelic whoops. The abstract melody of I Do Not Notice sits gloriously over a backdrop so unusual that the mastering studio sent it back after they thought there was a fault with the files, whilst La La and New Commitment meander gently into Laurel Canyon territory. Meanwhile the epic title track, with its detailed electronica and subtle but electrifying climax, tells the heartbreaking if unlikely story of love between an earthbound human and a starstruck alien. The slinky, sophisticated and somewhat sinister groove of Society sees Tidwell joined by Lambchop's Kurt Wagner, a voice of weary wisdom that contrasts flawlessly with Tidwell's uplifting delivery. Our Time meanwhile, floats ghostly steel guitar, banjo and bazouki (courtesy of Lambchop's William Tyler) over a plea for comfort, before giving way to the extraordinary Illegal, whose haunting melody was the result of Tidwell's first improvised vocal. As with I Do Not Notice, Illegal was co-written with Ryan Norris of Nashville act Hands Off Cuba, recent collaborators with Lambchop. (Norris is also a member of Tidwell's touring band.) Illegal's unsettling and traumatic coda is perfectly offset by the final, widescreen drama of The Tide, a song that yearns for a movie worthy of its dramatic conclusion.

DON'T LET STARS KEEP US TANGLED UP is an album in love with dynamics and harmonies, full of a defiantly feminine grace throughout which Tidwell's spectacular vocals swoop and soar. Comparisons so far have ranged from The Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser to Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, Sinead O'Connor to Bjork, and – if recent convert Lee Hazlewood is to be believed – '60s flower child Melanie. But, without a doubt, DON'T LET STARS KEEP US TANGLED UP reveals one thing for certain: Cortney Tidwell is a new and utterly unforgettable new voice, a star in the making.


DON'T LET STARS KEEP US TANGLED UP features eleven brand new tracks:
Eyes Are At The Billions / Pictures On The Sidewalk / The Missing Link / I Do Not Notice / La La / Don't Let Stars Get Us Tangled Up / New Commitment / Society / Our Time / Illegal / The Tide

PRAISE FOR CORTNEY TIDWELL:

"Celestial harmonies tangle round her haunting voice in songs that seethe with darkness.As eerie as it is exciting." - The Guardian, 4/5

"A six track sequence that cannot fail to ensnare... The mouth waters at the prospect of her debut proper." - The Sunday Times

"The last time something this spectral and imaginative emerged on the female side of Americana it was being delivered by the deeply gifted Mary Margaret O'Hara… For desolate, comforting beauty, this is hard to beat." - The Times

"Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star having a slow-mo orgy. At a torch revue. In a cave... A tremendous new talent. Idiosyncratic, complicated and very, very lush, What's not to love?" - Rocksound, 8/10

"A stunning set of tracks." - The Daily Express

"A tear-stained, echo-laden reverie." - Metro

"A special new talent." - The Sun

"Lookout world: Cortney Tidwell is shockingly talented." - Touch, Alternative Album of the Month, 5/5

"Most striking is her astonishing voice, which occupies a space somewhere between Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins and Patsy Cline." - The Stranger

"Ethereal and raw, but reminscent of Bjork, The Sundays and early Tracy Thorn, only with a country twist." - Boys Toys, 4/5

Pre-order @ Boomkat: Cortney Tidwell - Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up


Update: just googled this via google blog search, from a music blogger: Cortney Tidwell - Don’t Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up for has some mp3s.

Cortney Tidwell's Don’t Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up album may very well be the most eerily graceful and beautifully haunting album I've come across all year. It's ethereal and intoxicating, swimming in scorching melancholic melodies, and stained with lush and comforting lyrics of heartbreak and euphoria. Heavily reminiscent of Bjork, Mazzy Star, and the Cocteau Twins, Cortney Tidwell's tremendous talent is not something to be overlooked.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:40 PM
  Compost Records - 6 Mix

This week's 6 Music - 6 Mix features Compost Records

Showcasing German label Compost Records talent, on this week's 6 mix.

Sunday May 14th: 8pm - 10pm

# posted by DJ Martian 5:00 PM

Saturday, May 13, 2006

  Underworld Live from the Lemonworld Today

Reminder: Underworld Live from the Lemonworld Today at 10pm BST [British Summer Time] that's

5pm for EDT e.g in NYC
2pm for PDT e.g in LA

Other time zones check: The World Clock - Time Zones

There are a number of listening methods, but I will be listening in via dirtyradio.net using Winamp.


UPDATE:
Underworld news:

there was an initial 2 hours, plus an extra 1 hour bonus hour on dirtyradio

2006-05-14 - Setlist of the Lemonworld Broadcast

1. Jack Kerouac “Friday Afternoon in the universe”
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/label.aspx?lid=1

2. Extrawelt “Sooper track”
http://www.bordercommunity.com

3. Underworld – Darren Price – Underworld

4. Alex Under “Multiplicanciones 2”
http://www.salz-music.com/

5. Underworld

6. Nathan Fake “Charlies House” (Aparat remix)
http://www.threebeatrecords.co.uk/

7. DJ Coze “Brutalga Sq”
http://www.djkoze.de/

8. Underworld

9. Underworld

10. Mode Selector – Dancingbox (Sleep Archive remix) (from phonica CD3)

11. Alex Under “El encuentro
http://www.traumschallplatten.de/ ???

12. Underworld

13. James Holden “A break in the clouds”
www.bordercommunity.com

14. Underworld

15. Underworld

16. James Holden “A break in the clouds”
www.bordercommunity.com

17. Carl Craig “Darkness”
http://www.planet-e.net/

18. Underworld

19. Side D Sleep archive “Sleep Square 1”

20. Underworld

21. Phillipe Cam – Somewhere between here and there (Musique Risquee)
http://www.musique-risquee.com/

22. Joshua “Make me” JBO (Z new junior cat)

23. Underworld

24. “Puntang” Carl Craig
http://www.planet-e.net/

25. “Aint nothing going on but the rent” Gwen Guthrie – Paradise Garage and Caister Soul weekend Fav
http://www.warr.org/gguthrie.html
26. Fovia Hex – Janet Records EP Huge – Brian Eno on keyboard
http://www.janetrecords.com/

# posted by DJ Martian 9:28 PM

Friday, May 12, 2006

  Rock-a-Rolla - Issue 3

Issue 3 of Rock-a-Rolla is now on sale.

Contents include:

Melvins
Boris
Swans
Alternative Tentacles
Ufomammut
The Mass
Todd
Cult of Luna

Welcome to the official website of ROCK-A-ROLLA, a bi-monthly UK publication covering the best in avant-rock, noise, metal, and variations thereof. Available in VIRGIN MEGASTORE, HMV, ROUGH TRADE, SISTER RAY and other fine outlets nationwide.

Available to buy online @ Boomkat

# posted by DJ Martian 2:34 PM
  Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things

Press release: FUJIYA & MIYAGI - TRANSPARENT THINGS - TIRK 017 - release date May 15th.

The Guardian review Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things

The music borrows from the best: the frictionless rhythms of Can and Neu!, the bone-dry funk of Brian Eno-era Talking Heads and the stream-of-consciousness surrealism of Underworld. Fujiya & Miyagi's low profile is inexplicable. This is a multi-faceted delight from start to finish.

Listen to Fujiya & Miyagi on myspace.com the track Ankle Injuries reminds me of Appliance circa 2001

FACT magazine interview Fujiya & Miyagi

Despite sounding like a couple of Japanese cartoon characters, Fujiya & Miyagi are in fact David Best (vocals, strictly non-prog-rock Moog), Steve Lewis (keys, beats) and Matt Hainsby (bass guitar). If you've bought any of their three delightfully collectable ten-inch singles thus far, then you'll already been acqainted with their dinstinct fusion of krautrock and electronica, and their love of unusual, provacative wordplay. If not, what the hell are you waiting for?

# posted by DJ Martian 1:59 PM
  Boomkat review burial - burial

Boomkat review burial - burial

Certain to be one of the most memorable albums of the year and without a doubt its most groundbreaking - Burial's debut album has already been subject to extensive discussion and focus dotted around the entire musical spectrum, from the cavernous Dubstep community at one end to the expansive critical behemoth of Pitchfork and Simon Reynolds at the other. Cliché and hyperbole aside, it's true to say that only once in while we're presented with an album of such chilling sensation, tempered skill and emotional mastery that the listener is overwhelmingly submerged into the producer's wholly realised creation of a musical urban legend. Burial's sonic and geographic roots in an anonymous south London location are clearly apparent in the subterranean blues of opener 'Distant lights', affecting the synapses with MDMA singed pads floating over an impossibly slinky 2-step syncopation and luscious diva lick, summoning lost feelings for mid-late 90's rave dystopia. On the narrative tip Spaceape becomes the dark interpreter for the phantom dancehall machinations of 'Spaceape', whilst 'wounder's' offstep organ stabs part the way for the comforting paranoia of 'Night Bus'. 'Southern comfort' is one of two tracks lifted from the stunning 'south London boroughs' EP that first introduced Burial to us about a year ago, epitomising the dynamic impetus behind Burial's legend-creating narrative consistent throughout the album. 'Gutted' expresses a mournful sonic sentiment, before the emotional pinnacle of Broken Home's tumultuous bassline and disembodied capleton lick leaves you in a crippled mess. The haunted rhythmic bliss of 'Prayer' slips into catharsis, clearing the airwaves for Burial to allow the ghosts of long-gone transmissions, raves and soundsystem reverberations to be channelled through his expanded bandwidth for album closer 'Pirates'. Respect to hyperdub, a shocking debut.

This album was listed as a May 15th release, but I notice it is now listed on some webshops as a May 22nd or even a May 29th release e.g: here.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:29 PM
  Hot Chip Feature

The Guardian have an article on Hot Chip It's not rock'n'roll, but I like it

Hot Chip make airy-fairy art-pop and are about as menacing as a Kinder Surprise egg. What a welcome change from Liam, Pete and Bobby

Boomkat review HOT CHIP - The Warning

# posted by DJ Martian 12:14 PM

Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Earplug - Issue 68

Issue 68 of Earplug

May 11-24, 2006

Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.

# posted by DJ Martian 10:06 PM
  PARADISE LOST Catalog To Be Reissued

Blabbermouth.Net report PARADISE LOST Catalog To Be Reissued

The following PL titles will be re-released:

"Evolve" (DVD)
"Shades of God"
"Icon"
"Draconian Times"
"One Second"
"Reflection"

# posted by DJ Martian 5:07 PM
  Elbow B-sides Album

GIGWISE.com: Elbow To Release New B-sides Album

Elbow's Guy Garvey has revealed that the band are planning to release a B-sides album this autumn.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:14 PM
  AGALLOCH Set Release Date For 'Ashes Against The Grain'

Blabbermouth.Net report AGALLOCH Set Release Date For 'Ashes Against The Grain' as August 8th

The End Records has set an August 8, 2006 release date for AGALLOCH's new album, entitled "Ashes against the Grain".

# posted by DJ Martian 12:42 PM

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

  Kultureflash - Headlines from London [No. 163 / 10.05.06]

This week's Kultureflash - Headlines from London

KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering contemporary culture in and around London. Each week we track down some of the more unusual and interesting 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 most stimulating events in London.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:29 PM
  Amusement Parks on Fire - Out of the Angeles

Brit Shoegazer revivalists Amusement Parks on Fire will release a new album on July 3rd on V2

Nice album cover with trees:

Amusement Parks on Fire - Out Of The Angeles

New music streamed on Myspace - Amusement Parks on Fire

Amusement Parks on Fire are back in a timewarp of 1991: MBV, Chapterhouse & Swervedriver

# posted by DJ Martian 12:49 PM
  TV On The Radio - UK Album Release Date

4AD info on TV On The Radio state a July 3rd [UK] release date for Return To Cookie Mountain

The new album, titled Return To Cookie Mountain, is set for release on July 3rd 2006

# posted by DJ Martian 12:33 PM
  Triosk - The Headlight Serenade

DOTSHOP.SE profile Triosk - The Headlight Serenade due for release June 19th on Leaf

Triosk new album is as clear as an azure sky of deepest summer. Crystal clarity, levitation jazz odyssey air music. Awesome.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:08 PM
  Timeline of progressive rock

On Wikipedia there is a Timeline of progressive rock starting in the sixties right through to 2006.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:35 AM
  Electronic Music Netlabel Guide

Gridface present Gridface: Electronic Music Netlabel Guide

The netlabel scene has exploded the last couple of years, but it’s hard to keep track of these (often short-lived) ventures. I decided to explore some of the more well-established sites. Unless otherwise noted, these labels all focus on IDMish electronic music, and their releases are free and exclusive to the Web.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:33 AM
  Hotflush Recordings: Dubstep Love Saturday 17 June

Hotflush Recordings: Dubstep Love Saturday 17 June including Boxcutter live

Hotflush Recordings presents... Dubstep Love
Rhythm Factory, 16-18 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1EW
17.06.06, 9pm - 3am

Loefah & Sgt Pokes
Boxcutter (live)
Scuba
Distance
luke.envoy

# posted by DJ Martian 12:29 AM
  Robin Guthrie presents Lumiere Live

Picturehouse Cinemas: Robin Guthrie presents Lumiere Live in June at these cities: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Liverpool, York, Oxford, Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Exeter, Brighton and a few locations in London.

Robin Guthrie
(Cocteau Twins)
presents
Lumiere Live

Picturehouse Summer Tour 2006

Lumiere is an hour-long animated film created as a backdrop to a sublime collection of stunningly atmospheric guitar-based instrumentals of truly hypnotic beauty.

It has been exhaustively assembled with the same craft which Robin has used in the sonic world for years, an interweaving and layering of images, creating distinct moods which are reflected by the music being played - "improvised within the framework; dictated by the visuals", relying on layers of treated guitars, textures and sumptuously cyclic melodies…

As the founder member of the seminal Cocteau Twins, Robin Guthrie has created some of the most beautiful music of the past two decades and is widely regarded as a musical visionary. The distinctive sonic landscapes that have become his trademark are on display throughout Lumiere and his many admirers will find much that they recognise and love.

The performance draws musically from Imperial, the acclaimed instrumental album he released in 2004, as well his recent soundtrack to Gregg Araki's award-winning film Mysterious Skin. The performance will also include some new material from his forthcoming LP Continental.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:26 AM
  New Envy Album "Insomniac Doze"

Punknews.org: Envy release album details for "Insomniac Doze"

In the UK: A release date on Mogwai's Rock Action Records is expected in July.

In the US: August 22nd

Envy: Insomniac Doze

1. Further Ahead of Warp
2. Shield of Selflessness
3. Scene
4. Crystallize
5. The Unknown Glow
6. Night In Winter
7. A Warm Room

Envy [rock] - Insomniac Doze

# posted by DJ Martian 12:04 AM

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

  flavourpill LONDON - Issue 133

This week's flavourpill LONDON [Issue 133 - 9-15 May, 2006] including:

CD REVIEW: Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of the Beast

# posted by DJ Martian 5:12 PM
  New ESG music

cmj.com report ESG To Release New Single, Album

# posted by DJ Martian 10:58 AM
  Underworld play live on the Internet - May 13th

RA: Resident Advisor notify Underworld play live on the Internet

Details: underworldlive.com

Underworld
live from lemonworld

saturday 13th may 2006
10pm bst/5pm edt/2pm pdt/6am (sunday) jst

featuring underworld live and underworld radio

tune in live via www.underworldlive.com
chat at www.dirty.org/chat
show also syndicated live via VPRO/3VOOR12 in holland

# posted by DJ Martian 10:29 AM

Monday, May 08, 2006

  Paul Motian: Interview

All About Jazz interview Paul Motian: Paul Motian: There's a Million Songs Out There

# posted by DJ Martian 12:31 PM

Sunday, May 07, 2006

  6 Music - 6 Mix

This week's 6 Music - 6 Mix features Encompass Special Featuring Ross Allen & J Saul Kane

Broadcast: 8pm - 10pm Sunday May 7th

# posted by DJ Martian 7:59 PM

Friday, May 05, 2006

  Humcrush - Hornswoggle

Rune Grammofon recently announced:

The previously announced Phonophani album is ready for release in mid May, with a superb second album from Humcrush (Ståle Storløkken and Thomas Strønen) to follow shortly after. In late June we hope to have the new Svalastog album ready for release.

Info via Dense Promotion, Berlin

HUMCRUSH - Hornswoggle
CD Rune Grammofon RCD 2055
Streetdate: June 23, 2006
http://www.runegrammofon.com

The second album from the duo that is THOMAS STRØNEN and STÅLE STORIØKKEN, now simply calling themselves Humcrush, after the title of their debut from 2004. While that had a focus on rhythm and abstract grooves this is a more varied, subtle and somehow eclectic output.

Thomas Strønen has studied music and composition. He is a regular member of several bands, most notably FOOD, MARIA KANNEGAARD TRIO and PARISH, the quartet led by Swedish ace pianist Bobo Stenson. Having appeared on 30 records, he released his first solo album "Pohlitz" earlier this year. As is the case for most Norwegian jazz musicians of his generation he has played with just about everybody and been a frequent performer at the Norwegian and European festival circuit for several years.

Ståle Storløkken is a founder member of SUPERSILENT, TERJE RYPDAL's SKYWARDS, BOL and jazzrock quartet CUCUMBER but was first noticed with freeform trio VESLEFREKK with fellow Supersilent members Arve Henriksen and Jarle Vespestad. This group was formed as a result of meeting at the ”jazz academy” in Trondheim, an important breeding ground for a whole generation of young players in Norway. He is probably the most interesting and adventurous electric keyboard player operating on the Norwegian scene at the moment.

There's an archive mined on "Humcrush" but the duo's application is fresh and functional and entirely appealing. - The Wire (UK)

It is the sense of pulling ideas out of the ether and developing them into miniature pieces with an inner logic and sense of continuity that makes these nine improvisations so compelling. - Allaboutjazz (US)

# posted by DJ Martian 8:23 PM
  Marsen Jules - Les Fleurs

marsen jules will release a new album: Les Fleurs on City Centre Offices on June 12th

[Info via Dense Promotions, Berlin]

MARSEN JULES - Les Fleurs
CD/LP City Centre Offices Towerblock 034
Streetdate: June 12, 2006
http://www.city-centre-offices.de

If 'Herbstlaub' represented the sound of frost shrouded autumn, then new album 'Les Fleurs' sees Marsen Jules throwing open the windows and welcoming in the scent of spring. An intricately plotted series of ambient machinations, last year's 'Herbstlaub' was a record that delighted in technology without leaving the listener suffering from digital cold-shoulder - exchanging the often austere environs of sample-based compositions for a piquant study of lush crate-digging.

Opening through the beautiful chimes of 'Oeillet Sauvage', Jules allows a diffused soundscape to slowly bloom - enveloping the listener in a miasma of creamy vibraphone-bruised resonance that is neither overpowering nor sleight. Bolstered by the introduction of genuine instrumentation, Jules seems to have discovered a more outlandish side to his personality, with the thrumming percussion of 'La Digitale Poupre' and sonorous bass of 'Coquelicot' both exhibiting a more pronounced willingness to firm up the tacit reference points in his work. Whilst comparisons can be readily drawn with the likes of Harold Budd, Max Richter, Arvo Pärt and even William Basinski, Marsen Jules is nonetheless utterly unique - mixing his evident love of skewed compositions with a real ear for melody. The aural equivalent of catching sight of something on a sunny day from the corner of your eye, 'Les Fleurs' shreds its source material then scatters it to the wind - creating a sound that is at once cal
ming without becoming soporific or exhilarating without veering towards the breathless. Managing to introduce lashing of strings for 'Coeur Saignant' and not call upon the clichéd notions of cheap orchestration or dreaded 'soundtrack to an imagery film...' reference, Jules demands a wider audience for his work than the more closed-gate aspects of the leftfield sometimes allow, closing the album with 'Oeillet En Delta' wherein a honeyed breed of blunted ambience brings down the curtain in considerable style. If the summer is half as good as this musical spring, we're in for a scorcher...

# posted by DJ Martian 8:12 PM
  Music Export Norway - Free London Gig

MIC Norway notify:

Free London celebration on Norway's constitutional day with Serena Maneesh, Low Frequency in Stereo and SuperJupiter organized by Music Export Norway

at the Barfly in London on May 17th

17th of May is Norway’s constitutional day and London concert goers now have a chance to celebrate the day with a free concert that features three highly vibrant Norwegian acts: Serena Maneesh, Low Frequency in Stereo and SuperJupiter.

[alerted via itsatrap.com]

# posted by DJ Martian 7:42 PM
  Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream

Burning Shed: Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream - finally being re-issued !

A brand new edition of the long out of print 1999 studio album by Porcupine Tree, considered to be one of their best. The album contains PT classics such as Even Less, Pure Narcotic, Tinto Brass, and Stop Swimming, and has been lavishly revamped into a definitive double cd set. Disc one is a CD containing a pristine remix / remaster of the original stereo album, while disc two is a DVDA (playable on any DVD player) containing the album remixed into 5.1 surround sound (in DVDA and DTS versions), as well as a 24 bit high resolution version of the stereo mix. Also included are 5.1 mixes of bonus tracks Ambulance Chasing and the full length 14 minute version of Even Less, the promo video for Piano Lessons, and a photo gallery. The artwork has also been completely revamped, with exceptional new images by Lasse Hoile, and a beautiful package designed by Carl Glover. This is the definitive version of one of the essential albums in the PT catalogue.

Also available as a deluxe double LP set on US label Gates of Dawn. The remaster of the original album is on sides 1-3, and side 4 contains bonus tracks Ambulance Chasing and Even Less (full length 14 minute version). Comes in a lavish thick gatefold sleeve using the new artwork created by Lasse Hoile, and designed by Carl Glover.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:33 PM
  Scott Walker Interviews & Reviews

The Guardian interview Scott Walker: A tale of booze, pills and pork

If only people appreciated his sense of humour, Scott Walker tells Alexis Petridis, they might understand why he turned his back on pop stardom for existential angst

The Independent interview Scott Walker: Not easy on himself

Scott Walker, the one-time hearthrob now a recluse, has released his first album in 11 years. Robert Webb tracked him down

Also 5 Star Album Review: in The Guardian Scott Walker - The Drift

The Independent review Scott Walker - The Drift

# posted by DJ Martian 1:43 PM
  Top Rated 2006 Albums

Top Rated Albums of 2006 on rateyourmusic.com has been updated.

Tool claim the top slot.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:11 PM

Thursday, May 04, 2006

  Robert Fripp - Exposure expanded DOUBLE CD

The classic 1979 debut Robert Fripp album Exposure will be released on May 8th in an expanded and remastered format. [Note: all material re-mastered from the original source tapes]

eil.com: Robert Fripp Exposure UK DOUBLE CD (358535)

ROBERT FRIPP - Exposure (2006 issue UK 39-track 2-CD album set comprising his original 1979 debut solo album [originally released on vinyl LP] plus BONUS 22-track CD album featuring the 1985 released [1983 remixed] issue including 3 previously unreleased Daryl Hall vocal tracks alongside guest appearances from Pater Hammill, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno and more... and 5 Alternate Bonus Tracks, complete with 24-page booklet containing archive photos, original lyric inserts & extensive sleevenotes written by Robert Fripp). ** released 08 May 2006 **

Robert Fripp - Exposure

# posted by DJ Martian 7:41 PM
  Radio 3 @ Fuse Festival

Radio 3 will be covering Fuse Festival

Between 6 - 13 May, Fuseleeds returns with some of the most dazzling, intriguing and rewarding experiences in new music in 2006. Radio 3 will be there to bring you the highlights...

fuseleeds06 - experiences in new music

Fuse festival covering Experimental / World / Jazz / Modern Composition music.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:32 PM
  Drop The Lime - We Never Sleep

DOTSHOP.SE profile Drop The Lime: We Never Sleep due for release May 29th on Tigerbeat 6

packed with four-to-the-floor funk spiked with grime and growling techno-bass, gritty club bangers dripping with Italopunk.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:08 PM
  Chris Speed Interview

All About Jazz interview Chris Speed: An AAJ Interview with Chris Speed

# posted by DJ Martian 3:36 PM

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

  Uncut - June 2006

New [June 2006] issue of Uncut on sale tomorrow.

Those Manchester monkeys The Stone Roses are on the front cover.

Free CD:

The Playlist June 2006 Our free Playlist CD has exclusive tracks from Siouxsie And The Banshees, Shack, Mercury Rev, The Small Faces, Jarvis Cocker, Dirty Pretty Things, The Waterboys, Al Green and more and provides a brilliant soundtrack to your issue.

# posted by DJ Martian 8:07 PM
  Blackfield - The Second Album

Blackfield provide a news update:

"Blackfield have now completed the recording of the music for their second album in Tel Aviv, concluding with a session to record strings of several songs (see photos below). Aviv and Steven are now relocating to London to lay down the vocals and make the final mixes. The album is expected to be finished by the end of May, with release later this year."

Wikipedia: Blackfield

Blackfield is a music group, a collaboration between Porcupine Tree founder and lead singer Steven Wilson and Israeli pop superstar Aviv Geffen.

# posted by DJ Martian 7:51 PM
  Kultureflash - Headlines from London [No. 162 / 03.05.06]

This week's Kultureflash - Headlines from London

KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering contemporary culture in and around London. Each week we track down some of the more unusual and interesting 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 most stimulating events in London.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:46 PM

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

  BBC Radio - 6Music Shake Up

MediaGuardian.co.uk report on the future of BBC radio: BBC radio 'must try harder'

The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, set out a range of targets for the corporation's five main radio stations and its four digital networks in the annual statements of programme policy.

on 6Music - changes are a coming:

Of the BBC's four digital stations, music station 6Music faces the biggest shakeup. The service has been told to extend its reach and broaden the appeal of the network, particularly among female listeners.

6Music, which features Tom Robinson, Andrew Collins and breakfast DJ Phill Jupitus, will get a new schedule and new presenters. Another key priority for the station is to play more British music.


Website: 6Music

Official BBC policy statement: BBC - About the BBC - Statements of Programme Policy 2006/2007 for 6 Music

Service remit for 6Music

BBC 6 Music engages with lovers of popular music, offering them current releases outside the mainstream, new concert and session tracks, and music from the BBC Sound Archive. We concentrate on music and artists that are not well supported by other radio stations, and are committed to providing context for the music we play, through music news, documentaries, debate and stimulating interactive content.

# posted by DJ Martian 5:33 PM
  flavourpill LONDON - Issue 132

This week's flavourpill LONDON [Issue 132 - 2-8 May, 2006]

includes: CD REVIEW: Barbara Morgenstern - The Grass Is Always Greener

# posted by DJ Martian 2:18 PM
  The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music : Key Recordings

rateyourmusic.com list: The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music : Key Recordings From the book by Bradley Smith

# posted by DJ Martian 2:01 PM
  Anaal Nathrakh Update

Update on Anaal Nathrakh @ Bravewords.com ANAAL NATHRAKH - '70% Finished With The Recording Of New Album'

# posted by DJ Martian 1:57 PM
  MOJO 151 - JUNE 2006 Issue

New issue of Mojo is a punk themed special.

FREE CD - TRASH! THE ROOTS OF PUNK
15 tracks including Iggy & The Stooges, T.Rex, Hawkwind, Dr Feelgood, New York Dolls, Can, Mott The Hoople and more!

There is also a Scott Walker interview.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:24 PM
  Roedelius: Works 1968 – 2005 Compilation

DOTSHOP.SE profile Roedelius: Works 1968 – 2005

Hans Joachim Roedelius - a true pioneer of electronic music.
Grönland (CDGRON39)
May 15th, 2006

Tracklisting:
CD1
1. Harmonia – „Monza“, Harmonia De Luxe, 1975
2. Cluster – „Hollywood“, Zuckerzeit, 1974
3. Cluster & Eno – „Ho Renomo“, 1977
4. Harmonia – „Dino“, Musik Von Harmonia, 1974
5. Roedelius – „Human Being/Excerpt“, Live Im Zodiak, 1968
6. Roedelius – „Regenmacher“, Durch Die Wueste, 1978
7. Cluster - „Oh Odessa“, Cluster Curiosum, 1981
8.Roedelius – „Digital Love“, Digital Love, 2002
9. Cluster - „Excerpt“, Cluster 71,1971
10. Lunz Live – „Excerpt“, from the MoreOhr Less Festival 2005
11. Roedelius – „Poetry“, Pink Blue And Amber, 1996
12. Roedelius – Freudentanz, Wenn Der Suedwind Weht, 1981
13. Kluster – Klopfzeichen Excerpt, 1970
14. Roedelius - Amerika Recycled, 2004
15. Roedelius – „Rue Fortune“, Jardin Au Fou, 1979

CD2
1. Roedelius – „Zerrissen Zwischen Illusionen“, Lieder Vom Steinfeld, 1998
2. Roedelius – „Isleta“, Aquarello , 1998
3. Roedelius – „By This Road“, Before & After Science, 1977
4. Cluster – „Sowiesoso/excerpt“, 1974
5. Roedelius – „Twilighttide“, Tace, 1993
6. Roedelius – Einfach So, Piano Piano, 1991
7. Lunz – „Dew Climbs“ feat. Half Cousin, Lunz-Reinterpretations, 2005
8. Roedelius – „Imogen“ Remix by Imagine Imagine, NOH1, 2005
9. Roedelius – „Gewiss“, Sebstportait I, 1978
10. Cluster – „Emmental“, Apropos Cluster, 1990
11. Kluster – „Kluster & Eruption/Excerpt“, 1971
12. Roedelius – „Persistence Of Memory/Excerpt“, 2002
13. Roedelius – „Gefundene Zeit“, Gift Of The Moment, 1984
14. Roedelius – „Voran“, Selbstporait VII, 1990
15. Roedelius – „Blueblut“, Roedeliusweg, 2000
16. Roedelius – „First Lesson“, Aqueous & Roedelius, 1997

# posted by DJ Martian 1:10 PM
  Sphere

New blog search engine launches today: Sphere

Sphere focuses on quality relevant content with a spam free index. Sphere also has a smart User Interface.

More About Sphere

What is Sphere?

We bring you the good stuff — a very simple idea that takes some smarts to do right. Sphere's advanced search algorithm helps you discover high-quality, relevant, and timely blog posts that match what you're looking for.


There is also a submit a blog function. [Run a search and see the footer section]

Sphere - Tools including:

The Sphere It! Bookmarklet is a free bookmarklet that makes it easy to find blog posts that relate to what you're reading on the Web. It may change your life.

Also, Featured "music blogs": music blogs

Techcrunch: New Blog Search Engine Sphere Launches

# posted by DJ Martian 12:21 PM
  Encompass London

Reminder: Encompass London festival takes place May 11th - 14th. The Encompass London website has been updated.

# The world’s finest independent new music, music related art and music technology
# A carefully curated programme of talks and films
# 14 independent label showcases, an abundance of cutting-edge live performances
# The chance to meet some of the pioneers of today’s music scene in the Workshop on Saturday

# posted by DJ Martian 12:14 AM

Monday, May 01, 2006

  Erik Friedlander: Interview

All About Jazz interview Erik Friedlander: Erik Friedlander: Complexity, Simplicity and Arc

# posted by DJ Martian 11:52 PM
  John Foxx - Tiny Colour Movies

Darla list this as a forthcoming release:

A new John Foxx instrumental album titled: Tiny Colour Movies

John Foxx’s career continues with the release of his brand new instrumental album Tiny Colour Movies. The album consists of 15 electronic instrumental tracks that are a fascinating mixture of Neu!, Eno, The Future's 'The Golden Hour Of The Future', old Gary Numan B-sides, Kraftwerk, Cluster, the soundtracks to 'Blade Runner' and 'Forbidden Planet', the Radiophonic Workshop and even Jean Michel Jarre! They also have the filmic, atmospheric approach of early John Foxx tracks such as 'Glimmer' and 'Mr No'.

[UK Release date: May 15th ]

# posted by DJ Martian 12:08 AM

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2008 Music RYM Top Albums 2008 RYM 2008 New rateyourmusic.com users 2008 Lists 2008 Album Reviews: a2008 Music 2008: b2008 m2008 Release Info 2008: r2008

2008 Best Music Links New 2008 Lists: updates: b2008 2008music_links Bookmarks Largehearted Boy: 2008 Year-End Online Music Lists Largehearted Boy: Updates 2008 Archives Fimoculous.com: 2008 Lists - Music More Lists: Acclaimed Music Forum Albums of the Year (2008) 2008's Top 10 Jazz Recordings Collated Rankings: Metacritic: Best Albums of 2008 2008 Most Popular Music Albums [Prog Archives] Top 1000 Albums of 2008 - Rate Your Music Top 1000 EPs of 2008 - Rate Your Music Esoteric 1000 Albums of 2008 - Rate Your Music [Highly rated by a small number of users] Meta Ranking Updates: BEST ALBUMS OF 2008: MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 Others: Basement Galaxy The Best Albums of 2008. Dusted Features [ End of the Year: 2008 ] fast 'n' bulbous Fester's Lucky 13: The Best Albums of 2008 Tom Hull - Music Year 2008 Top 10s for 2008: It's a Trap! Best of 2008: livejournal PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008

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ALBUM RELEASE DATE INFORMATION

New & Forthcoming Music - Listings [More Links: bookmarks tagged: forthcoming
AOTY - Upcoming Album Releases Upcoming Releases | Consequence of Sound The 405 - Album Release Schedule Upcoming Album Releases - Metacritic This is Corrosion Upcoming Jazz Release Center
Metal: Metal Storm - Upcoming Releases

UK Music Distributors: Cargo Kudos Shellshock Southern
UK Online Music Stores: Coming Soon/ Pre-Orders Amazon.co.uk Boomkat Norman Records: Pre-ordering
US Online Music Stores: Coming Soon/ Pre-Orders Darla Forced Exposure Insound Siren Disc Future Releases

New Releases/ This Week [UK Music Stores] Boomkat Juno Records The Norman Records Weekly Update Piccadilly Records Rough Trade
New Releases/ This Week [US Music Stores] Aquarius Records Darla - New This Week Dusty Groove EAR/ Rational Music Forced Exposure Insound Midheaven - New Releases Other Music Other Music - New Release Updates Stinkweeds

2014 ALBUM RELEASES: 2014 FORTHCOMING ALBUMS
using rateyourmusic.com: 2014 Album Releases [Updated Regularly] This information is updated on a continual basis.

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New: delicious/forcedexposure My Music Links: delicious/djmartian/music start_music Links Record Labels: Updated: delicious/djmartian/labels

Music Discussion: ILM Links: Tag: Music Discussion

Music Discussion: Diverse/Eclectic: ILM Rate Your Music - General UK Based General/Rock: drownedinsound.com MOJO Message Boards Rock Lists: Acclaimed Music Forums Ambient/ Berlin School of EM/ Space Music: Hypnos Forum Avant: Bagatellen Dubstep: Dubstep Forum Electronic: Dissensus We Are The Music Makers Forums Jazz: All About Jazz Bulletin Board Jungle/ Drum N Bass: DOA: Dogs on Acid Metal: .: Metal Storm - Forum Ultimate Metal Forum Progressive Rock: Progressive Ears * Progarchives.com Progressive Rock Forum Shoegaze: shoegaze forum

BBC Music: BBC Music BBC Music - Listen BBC Introducing BBC Radio Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio 3 1Xtra 6 Music

Radio: UK: Radioplayer | UK radio in one place. Amazing Radio Chart « Amazing Radio Playlist « Amazing Radio Schedule « Amazing Radio DeadAir128 dirtyradio | music worth hearing Fluid Radio - Experimental Frequencies Jazz FM NTS RADIO Rinse FM Radio Magnetic Resonance104.4fm TotalRock Radio XFM London Ireland: RTÉ 2fm TX FM Radio Player Italy: Listen « PIG Radio USA: Cathedral 13 Links: Radionomy SHOUTcast Radio

Ambient Ambient Visions Star's End
Drum n Bass DOA: Dogs on Acid Drum&BassArena Kmag
Electro / House / Techno DJ Mag hyponik Mixmag RA Resident Advisor XLR8R
Electronic Igloo textura
Experimental: a closer listen | A home for instrumental and experimental music. Avant Music News Brainwashed Cyclic Defrost Freq Headphone Commute Heathen Harvest 2.1 | Illuminating the Post-Industrial Underground Paris Transatlantic Sound and Music | We are sound The Squid's Ear Terrascope Online The Wire
Gothic: net goth org UK
Industrial / Synth Pop: industrial.org musicfolio.com Release Music Magazine Side-Line
Jazz: All About Jazz: News All About Jazz Dalston Sound | A music blog eJazzNews.com Free Jazz The Jazz Mann JJA News » Insights and updates from the Jazz Journalists Association Jazzwise Magazine LondonJazz Polish-Jazz BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3 Jazz Music Archives Crazy Jazz
Metal: Apeshit Avantgarde-Metal.com Blabbermouth BW & BK Decibel Magazine INVISIBLE ORANGES - THE METAL BLOG: MetalBite Metal Hammer The Metal Observer Metal Storm MetalSucks thePRP.com Terrorizer UltimateMetal.com
Music Reviews - Metal Chronicles of Chaos Metal Invader Metal Reviews Metal Storm - Reviews

Canada Based Music Websites Cokemachineglow .
Ireland The Last Mixed Tape Nialler9 State Magazine
Other European Based Music Websites: Chain D.L.K. Cool Music Central KindaMuzik Musique Machine
Scandinavian Music: It's a trap! Music Norway EN Nö MUSIC

London Centric: Delta 9 hyponik Prog rock and avant-garde gigs in London Promoters: Eat Your Own Ears ICA London Musicians Collective Lumin no.signal

UK Based Music Websites: The Afterword - Barcode - Bearded Magazine - Clash Music - CMU Daily - Music | Dazed - DIY - Drowned in Sound - Dummy - Echoes And Dust - FACT magazine: - GIGWISE - The Guardian - Music - Guardian blog - music - The Independent | Music - Kerrang! - themilkfactory - Louder Than War - MOJO - MusicOMH - Music Tank - Music Week - No Ripcord - Record of the Day - rock-a-rolla.com - SoundsXP - SUBBA CULTCHA - TLOBF.COM - Uncut - Xfm
NME.COM NME.COM NME Blogs NME New Music NME.COM - Magazine

US Based Music Websites The A.V. Club - Music * About.com - Alternative Music * babysue * Billboard * brooklynvegan * cmj.com | new music first * DecoyMusic.com * Delusions of Adequacy * Drawer B * Dusted * dusted in exile * Evilsponge * Glide Magazine * Ink19 * Magnet Magazine * Pitchfork * Best New Music | Pitchfork * PopMatters * Prefix * Punknews.org * ReGen Magazine * Scene Point Blank * Silent Uproar * Spin * Sputnikmusic * Stereogum * Tiny Mix Tapes * Under the Radar * URB Magazine

Music Reference: All Music Discogs Fast 'n' Bulbous JahSonic.com Metacritic Perfect Sound Forever RockCritics.com Rockdetector Rocklist.Net RYM Satan Stole My Teddy Bear Scaruffi
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