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Music Links Roundup - Update - September 30th
Some links of interest:
Music tips from BBC Collective: BBC - collective - now hear this #1: yeasayer, free blood, the black ghosts - Our pick of the best new music that's coming your way.
More recommended new electronic / experimental music: forcefeed.org: New Releases: September 2007
Now on listen again: BBC - Radio 3 - Jazz on 3 - Led Bib
Jez Nelson introduces a live set from UK quintet Led Bib, whose abrasive mash-ups of jazz, improv and rock have been wowing critics and audiences. Plus there's a tribute to the late altoist Mike Osborne.
Feature: Punk-jazz?
Featuring interviews with Jon Newey, Pete Wareham, Paul Morley
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Now on listen again: BBC - Radio 1 - Fabio and Grooverider
High Contrast co-host Grooverider ropes him in to help host the show and get in the mix.
Liverpool 08 - European Capital of Culture
progress report: 'Chaotic' Liverpool 08 bounces back | Special Reports
Xfm South Wales is launching this November: www.xfmsouthwales.co.uk
RoomThirteen.com - Launch Date For XFM Wales Announced - The station will begin at 12 PM on Thursday November 29 on 106.8 and 107.3 FM.
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Agua De Annique
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AGUA DE ANNIQUE: Debut Album 'Teaser' Available
A teaser for the upcoming debut album from AGUA DE ANNIQUE, the new Dutch band fronted by former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen
Biosphere
Reminder, Biosphere is coming to London and Bristol in October: Electronica act to London and Bristol (Norway - the official site in the UK)
Widely regarded as one of Norwegian electronic music's most important artists, Geir Jenssen aka Biosphere is heading to Bristol and London for several performances as part of the Atmospheres Festival.
Burial
track listing info: Burial "Untrue" - Dissensus
CD Tracklisting:
HDBCD002
1. Untitled
2. Archangel
3. Near Dark
4. Ghost Hardware
5. Endorphin
6. Etched Headplate
7. In McDonalds
8. Untrue
9. Shell Of Light
10. Dog Shelter
11. Homeless
12. UK
13. Raver
LP Tracklisting:
HDBLP002
A1. Archangel
A2. Near Dark
B1. Homeless
B2. Shell of Light
C1. Raver
C2. Etched Headplate
D1. Untrue
D2. UK
D3. Endorphin
Dave Clarke
New Dave Clarke mix compilation
CLARKE, DAVE: I Love Techno 2007 CD (MM 030CD) : OUT 11/06/2007
Press release via FE email:
It's clash of the techno titans as the globally renowned I Love Techno event and Dave Clarke bring it on for 20 tracks of uncompromising electronic beats. Featuring unreleased tracks from Kevin Saunderson, The Advent, DJ 3000, Rob Gibson and T. Linder as well as fresh cutz from Joey Beltram, Substance & Vainquer, Jochem Paap (aka Speedy J), The Horrorist and many more, I Love Techno 2007 showcases the most upfront and forward thinking dancefloor techno, mixed in one live take from one of its biggest global pioneers. Dave Clarke is one of the most important techno and electro producer/DJs around. His cut up DJ sets are the stuff of legend, where the dancefloor is constantly kept on the edge as electro, techno, Chicago jack house, booty bass and leftfield sonics are spliced and diced with razor-sharp precision. His seminal productions which stream back to 1989 include the Red Series, early output for his own Magnetic North imprint, 'Compass,' 'Way of Life' and more recent albums such as 'Devil's Advocate' and 'Archive One'. So rightly so Dave Clarke remains one of the biggest techno names on the planet, either running tents or headlining the cream of the world's best festivals (Sonar, Glastonbury, Lowlands etc) and playing clubs and live gigs the world over. Dave Clarke currently resides both in the UK and Holland and has embraced the European way of life as much as they have welcomed him with open arms. He has even established his own weekly radio show on national Dutch radio station 3fm, Belgian national station Studio Brussels and Portuguese National Broadcaster Antenna 3 etc called 'White Noise' which showcases his eclectic taste for the alternative scene, both in and outside electronic music, with the occasional live broadcast (Sonar/Lowlands). His show is also available on the internet via the multi award winning Dutch portal 3voor12 and his collection of Remixes & Rarities that also came out on Music Man last year showcased the depth and range of artists that he has remixed and work with over the years (Gary Numan, The Chemical Brothers, Super Furry Animals, New Order, Leftfield, Depeche Mode, Fischerspooner and many more). From the brooding, rolling beats of Christian Smith and John Selway's set opening 'Coming Storm' to the more subtle rhythmic flow of Oliver Ho's Raudive project and Joris Voorn's unreleased remix of Kevin Saunderson's classic 'Bassline' to new releases from The Advent, Joey Beltram, Fastgraph and Radial Dave Clarke builds the energy up and down across 20 tracks, encompassing the various forms of what we call techno in 2007.
Ephel Duath
Future plans: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - EPHEL DUATH Issues Post-European Tour Report
EPHEL DUATH is currently working on material for its forthcoming album, which is expected to be released in the first half of 2008.
The Eternal
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE ETERNAL To Enter Studio In December
Fairmont
attention minimal techno fans ! New Fairmont album on Border Community
press release via FE email.
FAIRMONT: Coloured In Memory CD (BCR 020CD) : OUT 11/06/2007
This is the second full-length release by Fairmont (Jacob Fairley). Coloured In Memory is the best techno album since either Vitalic's OK Cowboy or Agoria's Blossom. Colured In Memory manages to combine forward-thinking techno with the vitality of the best modern pop. From early releases on Traum, Echochord, Kompakt and Dumb, Fairmont's understated techno has enjoyed a loyal following and critical acclaim amongst the cognoscenti. When Gazebo was released on Border Community in December of 2005, it became an instant classic, encouraging Jake to give the Fairmont sound a bigger focus, stretching minimal techno into the pop format rather than the experimental. It is perhaps these less-classifiably techno, more deviant moments where the album shines -- most memorably in the demented-surf-rock-electro of "Bikini Atoll," the heroin-drone-trance of "I Need Medicine," the mellow folk-hop of "Calm Before The Storm" and the straight-ahead pop of "Times Fool." "Mobula" continues Fairmont's quest for the perfect melodic techno song, "All Good Things" furthers his catalog of electronic gems, and "Flight Of The Albatross" feels new and fresh when put up against the uninspired minimal tools dominating the techno scene at the moment. With enough dancefloor cuts to please the DJs and enough listening tracks to pacify everyone else, Coloured In Memory is destined to be regarded as one of the most impressive Border Community releases to date.
Listen to tracks: MySpace.com - jake fairley/fairmont - Toronto, CA - Techno / Electro / Electronica - www.myspace.com/jakefairley
Octopus Project
mp3: stereogum: New Octopus Project - "Truck"
Primordial
Front Cover of the upcoming Primordial album To the Nameless Dead
Sahg
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SAHG's New Album Being Mixed By Former ANTHRAX Guitarist
SAHG's second album will be released before the end of the year via Regain Records.
Scorn
Gothtronic | News: Scorn Are Back with New Album
15 years since his debut and 5 since his last studio album: Mick Harris breaks the silence and delivers with 'Stealth' one of his most massive works so far. Staying faithful to his trademark sound, this corner-stone of a musician, constantly redefining the boundaries of electronic music, delivers here 8 salvoes of monumental bass, sparse dry beats and deep drones. Let it be heard: Scorn is back. Released on Ad Noiseam and available October 22nd, 2007.
STILLE OPPRÖR
Myspace.com Blogs:kkxrex MySpace Blog
STILLE OPPRÖR 2ND ALBUM FINALLY ON IT’S WAY!
Hell yeah it's true! We've been waiting for this for ages it seems, and we know there's plenty of you out there who's been waiting too, so while we're planning where/ when/ how etc regarding the release, we'll let ye know muy pronto for sure! The second coming of Chris Cederberg's (in the woods..., animal alpha, drawn) STILLE OPPRÖR, will be entitled "so2"
Ungdomskulen
From Norway Ungdomskulen release their debut album Cry Baby in October: soulseduction.com - ungdomskulen - cry baby
We once called it 'the sound of Steve Albini playing progrock disco'. That doesn't even come close - we've also seen words like Black Sabbath, Can, Frank Zappa, The Melvins, The Jesus Lizard, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, Public Image Ltd, The Fall and The Cure thrown around - but it's the best we can do right now.
Listen: MySpace.com - UNGDOMSKULEN - Post punk / Progressive / New Wave - www.myspace.com/ungdomskulen
# posted by DJ Martian 7:44 PM
Danish Metal Awards 2007 - Nominations
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SOILWORK, HATESPHERE, VOLBEAT, MNEMIC To Perform At DANISH METAL AWARDS
The nominees have been announced and they are as follows:
Metal Album of the Year:
ANUBIS GATE: Andromeda Unchained
VOLBEAT: Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
HATESPHERE: Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes
THE PSYKE PROJECT: Apnea
MNEMIC: Passenger
Metal Debut of the Year:
DOWNLORD: Random Dictionary of the Damned
BOIL: Vessel
PITCHBLACK: Redesigned to Dislike
SPECTRAL MORTUARY: From Hate Incarnated
Metal Production of the Year:
ANUBIS GATE: Andromeda Unchained
VOLBEAT: Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
HATESPHERE: Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes
THE PSYKE PROJECT: Apnea
MNEMIC: Passenger
Metal Cover of the Year:
WUTHERING HEIGHTS: The Shadow Cabinet
ANUBIS GATE: Andromeda Unchained
COMPOS MENTIS: Gehennesis
VOLBEAT: Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
HATESPHERE: Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes
Metal Video of the Year:
AS WE FIGHT: "Annihilation"
HATESPHERE: "Drinking with the King of the Dead"
MERCENARY: "My World Is Ending"
THE PSYKE PROJECT: "I Get Paralyzed"
VOLBEAT: Radio Girl
International Metal Album of the Year:
MACHINE HEAD: The Blackening
DOWN: Over the Under
DEFTONES: Saturday Night Wrist
TYPE O NEGATIVE: Dead Again
NEUROSIS: Given to the Rising
# posted by DJ Martian 3:59 PM
Mojo - New Issue
New issue of MOJO unfortunately features Liam Gallagher with a ridiculous new "Black Crowes / Reef" type haircut.
On sale: Now in the UK
issue including:
FREE CD: CIGARETTES & ALCOHOL
Music to drink and smoke by. Starring Gil Scott-Heron, Jerry Lee Lewis, Nina Simone and John Lee Hooker.
BLONDIE & THE A-Z OF NEW WAVE
30 years ago today, the world donned skinny ties, cranked up the nervy anxiety and – bingo! – punk begat new wave. Including: Blondie’s great pop moment, the disastrous second Stiff tour and the wonder of XTC. Plus: The Cars! By The Strokes!
# posted by DJ Martian 5:49 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 28th
Some links of interest:
Latest issue of Earplug [Issue 104] [they have yet to create a permanent URL for this issue!]
September 27 - October 10 Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.
Norwegian artists going to NYC for CMJ: MIC Norway: CMJ Marathon With Norwegian Bands
Seven Norwegian bands will hit the CMJ stages this year. The bands come from all different parts of Norway, such as Ida Maria from up north and New Violators from Trondheim. The other artists to perform are Monomen, Bonk, Datarock (who are also going to perform in NY September 29) and Ungdomsskulen.
Pitchfork Feature: Guest List: The Go! Team
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The Agonist
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE AGONIST: New E-Card Available
Burial
Name of new Burial album @ Hyperdub
HDBCD002 (November 2007)
Burial - 'Untrue'
Byzantine
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BYZANTINE To Unveil Two New Songs Next Week
West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE will unveil two tracks from their upcoming album, "Oblivion Beckons", on the band's MySpace page on Monday, October 1. The CD is due out in early January 2008 through Prosthetic Records.
Clipd Beaks
interview: The FADER Magazine - Q A: Clipd Beaks
Dimmu Borgir
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DIMMU BORGIR: 'The Sacrilegious Scorn' Video To Premiere This Friday
Keep of Kalessin
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KEEP OF KALESSIN Enters Studio To Record New Album
The Mars Volta
confirmed for 2008: Decoymusic.com - Mars Volta album delayed - The Bedlam In Goliath, has been delayed to January, 28th, 2008
Negura Bunget
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NEGURA BUNGET Signs With LUPUS LOUNGE
Oceansize
scenepointblank: Oceansize Post New Song
Primordial
Album release date confirmed: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PRIMORDIAL: More 'To The Nameless Dead' Details Revealed
Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL will release their sixth album, 'To The Nameless Dead', in Europe on November 19 via Metal Blade Records.
Raintime
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - RAINTIME: New E-Card Available
Ewan Pearson
interview: DJmag.com: 60 Seconds With...Ewan Pearson
# posted by DJ Martian 1:57 PM
Nominations for Norway's Alarmprisen
MIC Norway: Alarm nominees
Alarmprisen (The Alarm Awards) has published the list of nominees for this year’s awards, which will take place on October 27th. By moving the date from winter to autumn, the event, arguably Norway’s most important awards in the field of popular music, this time fathoms a record 20 month period. The prolonged timeline entails an expanded scope of eligible artists and the list is as follows:
alarmprisen.no
nominations for this year's Alarm Awards have been announced:
Rock
120 Days (120 days)
Big Bang (Too much yang)
My Midnight Creeps (Histamin)
King Midas (Sorry)
The Lionheart Brothers (Dizzi kiss)
Pop
Marit Larsen (Under the surface)
Rockettothesky (To sing you apple trees)
Superfamily (Warzava)
Magnet (the simple life)
Susanne Sundfør (Susanne Sundfør)
Metal
Dimmu Borgir (Insorte diaboli)
Satyricon (Now diabolical)
Audrey Horne (Le fol)
Mayhem (Ordo ad Chaou)
Keep of Kalessin (Armada)
Jazz
Supersilent (8)
Shining (Grindstone)
Håkon Kornstad (Singel Engine)
Tord Gustafssen Trio (Being there)
Hanne Hukkelberg (Rykerstrasse 68)
Electronica
Kim Hiorthøy (My last day)
Lindstrøm (It’s a feedelity affair)
Pleasure (Pleasure 2)
The Whitest boy alive (Dreams)
Bjørn Torske (Feil knapp)
Hip hop/Rap
el Axel (It is what it is)
Karpe Diem (Rett fra hjertet)
Darkside of the force (El dia de los puercos)
Tungtvann (Siste Skanse)
Samvirkelaget (Musikk)
Nykommer [Newcomer]
Susanne Sundfør
Moving Oos
Ida Maria
Rockettothesky
Elvira Nicolaisen
Live (journalists and the public have shortlisted 50/50)
Big Bang
Superfamily
King Midas
The Grand
Samvirkelaget
# posted by DJ Martian 9:08 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 27th
Some links of interest:
Exhuming the Esoteric - a superb music blog.
new Ulver reviewed: Exhuming the Esoteric: Ulver - Shadows of the Sun (2007)
Pitchfork Feature: Column: Show No Mercy includes an interview with Garm from Ulver
now on listen again: BBC - 6 Music - 6 Mix
22.09.07 - Felix Da Housecat and Mexican Institute of Sound DJ/Producer
Felix Da Housecat joins us in the 6 Mix alongside remixer Camilo Lara AKA Mexican Institute of Sound.
Last.fm news: TechCrunch UK - Blog Archive - Last.fm wants bands to use Web tools
Artists
Asrai
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ASRAI To Release New Album In November
Season of Mist will release the third album from Dutch goth metallers ASRAI, entitled 'Pearls in Dirt', in Europe on November 12 (November 20 in the U.S.).
Ava Inferi
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AVA INFERI Working On First-Ever Video
Portuguese metallers AVA INFERI have commenced work on their first-ever video. It will be a 3D animation for the upcoming album's opening track, 'Danca das Ondas'. The video is masterminded and directed by Rui Veiga who has previously worked with Robert Trujillo (METALLICA), among others.
Clipd Beaks
Clipd Beaks would appeal to fans of Liars
CMJ News Story: Clipd Beaks Take Flight
Oakland carnal art-punkers Clipd Beaks are heading out on a very extensive North American tour in support of their upcoming debut full-length, Hoarse Lords, out November 6 on Lovepump United.
Listen to new tracks: MySpace.com - CLIPD BEAKS - L.A. vs THE BAY, California - Psychedelic / Progressive / Thrash - www.myspace.com/clipdbeaks
Dam
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DAM: 'The Difference Engine' E-Card Available
An e-card for the new album from the British extreme metal band DAM, entitled "The Difference Engine"
Dekadent
News update from Slovenian Progressive BM band Dekadent: The Official Dekadent Website
The Deliverance of the Fall draws near! / 11. 9. 2007
Yes, the release of our new full-length (double) album is really close now, as it is official to come out by this November. The audio part of the album is completely finished and currently it only has to go through the last finalizing procedures
I rate Dekadent in the top tier of avant-garde metal bands in Europe, find out why, listen: MySpace.com - Dekadent - Ljubljana - Black Metal - www.myspace.com/dekadentband
Diamond Head
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DIAMOND HEAD: Classic Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks
Metal Mind Productions will reissue DIAMOND HEAD's classic albums from the early '80s — "Borrowed Time" (1982) and "Canterbury" (1983) — on October 15 as limited-edition digipacks (limited to 2,000 copies) featuring bonus tracks.
The Howling Wind
Profound Lore Records - THE HOWLING WIND - Complete Work On Debut Album
THE HOWLING WIND, the post-THRALLDOM venture conjured up by Killusion (also mastermind of UNEARTHLY TRANCE) have completed work on their debut album, entitled “Pestilence & Peril”...
listen: MySpace.com - the howling wind - Brooklyn / Portland - Black Metal / Death Metal / Experimental - www.myspace.com/thehowlingwind
Idiot Pilot
link to Idiot Pilot album stream: Idiot Pilot Launch Full-Album Stream for New Release - AbsolutePunk.net
Klone
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - France's KLONE Signs With SEASON OF MIST
French modern metal act KLONE has inked a deal with Season of Mist. The group's debut album, 'All Seeing Eye', will be released in Europe on February 18 and in the U.S. on February 26.
Letters Letters
Letters Letters - Letters Letters - Type Records
The debut album from the Montreal/Chicago trio of Mitchell Akiyama, Tony Boggs and Jenna Robertson. Sleazy no-wave pop music produced with a noise aesthetic - it's neon coloured and very wrong indeed.
listen to a track: MySpace.com - Letters Letters - Montreal, CA - Psychedelic - www.myspace.com/lettersletters
The Ocean
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE OCEAN: New Album Details Revealed
Berlin's THE OCEAN will release an extensive concept album, "Precambrian", on November 5 via Metal Blade Records
To Rococo Rot
To Rococo Rot Return With ABC123 Mini Album — News — AngryApe
The mighty To Rococo Rot make a welcome return on October 22nd with a brand new mini album on Domino.
Treponem Pal
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Reunited TREPONEM PAL To Release New Album
Reunited French industrial metal pioneers TREPONEM PAL...have completed work on a brand new studio album, "Higher", tentatively due before the end of the year
MySpace.com - TREPONEM PAL - PARIS, FR - Industrial / Metal / Indie - www.myspace.com/treponempal
# posted by DJ Martian 12:36 AM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 26th
Some links of interest:
finally The Guardian [John Fordham] writes an Obituary for Richard Cook: Obituary: Richard Cook | Obituaries | Guardian Unlimited Music
As a jazz writer he managed to bring the elusive magic of the music he loved to life
Robert Wyatt on Freak Zone Show - BBC 6 Music
Now on listen again: BBC - 6 Music - Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
The legendary Robert Wyatt popped by to talk about his new album, Comicopera.
Blogger, In League With Paton debates the flaws in Andrew Keen's culture assessment of web2.0 technologies: In League With Paton: Reports of the Death of Culture Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
I draw attention to this programme because of the presence of ‘Web guru’ Andrew Keen, who argues that various aspects of Web 2.0 (the Blogosphere, social networking websites, Wikipedia etc) are ‘killing our culture’ (whose culture specifically?)
SUBBA CULTCHA - UK based Music Webzine [No RSS feed though!] SUBBA CULTCHA - MUSIC REVIEWS, GIGS, DOWNLOADS, PODCAST, COMPETITIONS, GAMES, DVDS
by:Larm in Oslo - February 2008
Confirmation: MIC Norway: by:Larm in Oslo
The ever more important music convention by:Larm is breaking its inaugural promise never to opt for Oslo as a host city. In 2008 it will take place in the capital for the first time in its eleven years of existence.
Website: by:Larm - News 21st - 23rd February Oslo, Norway
Best Norwegian Albums Ever ... According to Norwegian Critics @ Nye Takter / Dagsavisen
Top 30 best Norwegian albums of all time according to Nye Takter critics
Nye Takter is a Norwegian music mag that started out in 1977 and has its 30th anniversary this year (although since 1989 they have been part of Oslo newspaper Dagsavisen, it must be added).
Forthcoming metal / rock albums release list: Way Too Loud! > Release Dates
Artists
Duran Duran
Duran Duran discuss working with Timbaland and Timberlake | News | NME.COM
Efterklang
INTERVIEW: EFTERKLANG The Dream Factory | themilkfactory
Nancy Elizabeth
Nancy Elizabeth Debut Album & UK Tour Dates Revealed — News — AngryApe
Led Zeppelin
New website for upcoming Led Zep compilation: Welcome! | The Mother Ship Is Coming
Available November 12, 2007, Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will honor the Rock & Rock Hall of Famers with the release of Mothership, a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans their illustrious career. All eight of the band's classic studio albums are represented here, with the tracks being personally selected by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. Mothership includes landmark songs such as "Whole Lotta Love," "Immigrant Song," "Kashmir," "Rock And Roll," "Dazed And Confused," and "Stairway To Heaven." The set will also include new liner notes by famed rock writer David Fricke.
Orakle
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ORAKLE Signs With HOLY RECORDS - expect an album in 2008.
French 'sophisticated black metal' band ORAKLE has signed a two-album deal with Holy Records.
myspace: MySpace.com - ORAKLE - Black Metal / Progressive / Experimental - www.myspace.com/orakleband
Orakle [Sounding like France's answer to Arcturus, even the singer sings in the style of Garm at times]
V:28
New Video: YouTube - V:28 - Shut It Down - Norwegian Industrial Black Metal
# posted by DJ Martian 12:09 AM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 25th
Some links of interest
London's Resonance FM has a new look website: Resonance FM — The Art of Listening
WOEBOT: Rough Trade on Brick Lane
They've done a very brave thing and opened a retail outlet when most shops are shutting down. But what exactly does the new Rough Trade look like?
Experimental music reviews: loop - Reviews
Virgin closes down digital music stores:
TechCrunch UK - Blog Archive - Virgin Digital downloads for the last time and PC World - Virgin Digital Shuts Down
2007 summer listening recap from T A P E: Soft's summer sure shots...
Below, a chart consisting of twenty tunes that have stood the test of a long summer's listening and palpably improved my life along the way. Some are as yet unreleased, some are old, some are re-issues, some are dancefloor-oriented, some are not.
Artists
Citay
New Citay album DEAD OCEANS: CITAY - Little Kingdom - due
November 6th
Dirty Projectors
Drowned in Sound - News - Dirty Projectors tour UK
October
15 London Cargo (w/ The Blow)
16 London Bardens Boudoir (w/ Castanets)
17 Manchester Academy 2 (w/ Battles + Prefuse 73)
18 Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (w/ Battles)
19 Newcastle Stage 2 (w/ Battles)
November
21 Bristol Louisiana
22 Dublin Whelans
23 Manchester KroBar
24 Glasgow Nice'N'Sleazy
25 Liverpool Stanley Theatre
26 Brighton The Hope
Stafraenn Hakon
Stafraenn Hakon UK Tour Dates Announced — News — AngryApe
October Tour Dates:
7th - Brighton, The Hope
9th - London, AC30 Club @ Industry
10th - Oxford, The Wheatsheaf
11th - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Star & Shadow Cinema
12th - Edinburgh, Hentry's Cellar Bar
13th - Bristol, The Cube Cinema
14th - Leeds, The Library
Jesus and Mary Chain
INDIEBLOGHEAVEN: Jesus and Mary Chain Add U.S. Dates
Kekal
news update: Kekal - Working On New Material - Metal Storm
Liars
interview: Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Liars
Underworld
New Underworld video for Crocodile track:
YouTube URL: YouTube - Underworld - Crocodile
# posted by DJ Martian 12:22 AM
Uncut - New Issue
New issue of Uncut magazine features Robert Plant on the front cover. [On sale later this week in the UK.]
FREE Acid Folk CD - COMPILED BY DEVENDRA BANHART
# posted by DJ Martian 6:13 PM
Insomnia Festival 2007
Latest update for the Insomnia Festival
When: October 11th - 13th
Where: TROMSØ, Northern Norway
What: Europe's coolest Autumn electronic music festival.
Insomnia Festival is a festival for future music and techno culture. Future music is our own tag to define innovative electronic music created in our time and society based on the will to explore what will come.
Where: Tromsø, Northern Norway [that's inside the Arctic Circle !] take a look at the stunning backdrop of TROMSØ: Destinasjon TROMSØ - The Gateway to the Arctic
About: Information
Tromsø is renowned for breeding innovative artists within the electronica genre. The Insomnia Festival seeks to continue the creative energy this has given rise to.
Insomnia is a festival for electronic music – which means music created with electronic contraptions. The genre is wide enough to cover music ranging from introverted artists hiding behind their computers to crowd pleasing acts, which might not even be suspected to be electronic music. The creative process within the genre is as varied as the music itself, and the festival hopes to sample a variety of it.
Artist announced so far: Insomnia festival - Artists including artist profiles:
Fear Falls Burning (Antwerpen)
Reactable (Barcelona)
Sir Alice (Paris)
Veliotis/Kaasbøll/Duch (Athen, Trondheim)
Andy Moor/Yannis Kyriakides (Amsterdam)
Finn The Giant (Malmø)
Håkon Kornstad (Oslo)
Joakim & The Ectoplasmic Band (Paris)
Moder Jords Massiva (Stockholm)
Diskjokke & Vinny Villbass (Oslo)
DJ Friendly
Thomas Danger (Bergen)
120 Days (Kristiansund)
Monomen (Sørumsand)
Bjørn Torske (Tromsø)
Jan Jelinek (Berlin)
Notic Nastic (New York/Berlin)
Daniel Meteo (Berlin)
Apparat (Berlin)
Doc. L. Junior (Tromsø)
BinärPilot (Bodø)
Doctor kataztrofa (Finnsnes)
Insomniafestival - Program
# posted by DJ Martian 5:37 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 23rd
Some links of interest:
New issue of ROCK-A-ROLLA MAGAZINE
ROCK-A-ROLLA, a bi-monthly UK magazine covering the best in avant-rock, metal, noise and experimental sounds.
ISSUE 11 OUT NOW! FEATURING:
SUPERSONIC, INPUT AND GREEN MAN FESTIVAL SPECIAL, MICHAEL GIRA, HIGH ON FIRE, QUI, ORTHODOX, LOAD RECORDS, EYVIND KANG, ODD NOSDAM, LES SAVY FAV, CHROME HOOF, WALTER & SABRINA plus loads of album reviews, live action, news and much more.
Natalie Curtis on Joy Division Film
'Suddenly the reality hit me' | Features | Guardian Unlimited Film
How does it feel to watch the life and death of your father being re-enacted on film? Natalie Curtis, daughter of Joy Division singer, Ian Curtis, went on set, camera in hand, to find out
Dubstep in the media: dubstepforum.com :: View topic - Press Articles about dubstep
Music blogs: Music Blog Round-up | MetaFilter
Projekt label Compilation: Projekt: darkwave - 'PROJEKT200'
two interesting 1980s albums lists:
[releases] 1980-1989 industrial/experimental albums - chronological (in progress) - Rate Your Music - A list by tb808
A few hundred reasons to love 1980s - Rate Your Music - A list by levgan
Screamfest 07 in Norway
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THRONE OF KATARSIS Confirmed For Norway's SCREAMFEST
Norwegian black metallers THRONE OF KATARSIS have been confirmed for the first annual Screamfest, set to take place November 2-3 at Betong in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AFTER FOREVER
AUDREY HORNE
BLOOD RED THRONE
BREED
DIAMONDOG
FUNERAL
GOTHMINISTER
GROUND ZERO SYSTEM
KATATONIA
SAHG
SAMAEL
SIRENIA
THRONE OF KATARSIS
TRIOSPHERE
VOLBEAT
VREID
Artists
Claro Intelecto
So a new album is on the way: Welcome to Rough Trade Shops: Claro Intelecto
so here it is, the first tantalising taster from claro intelecto's forthcoming 'metanarrative' album
Novembre
Italian Atmospheric Metal band Novembre announce a new album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NOVEMBRE: New Album Details Revealed - Blue - November 5th on Peaceville Records.
Paradise Lost
New video: YouTube - Paradise Lost - Praise Lamented Shade
Scarpoint
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SCARPOINT Prepares To Release Debut Album
"The Silence We Deserve", via Blind Prophecy Records
Japan: October 10, 2007
Europe: October 22, 2007
North America: November 6, 2007
MySpace.com - Scarpoint - Stockholm, SE - Metal / Death Metal / Hardcore - www.myspace.com/scarpoint
Siousxie
interview: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Punk icon Siouxsie stands alone
For the first time in a career spanning more than 30 years, legendary punk musician Siouxsie Sioux has made a solo album.
Woods of Ypres
Bravewords.com > News: WOODS OF YPRES - New Song Available
myspace: Woods Of Ypres
# posted by DJ Martian 9:57 PM
Video: Pink Industry - What I Wouldn't Give
A blast from the past ! Pink Industry from 1985 with one of the finest tracks of the 1980s: What I Wouldn't Give
dreamy, atmospheric, sensual, evoking hauntology as Jayne Casey the female vocalist of Pink Industry dreams of Morrissey
atmospheric avant-garde-dubby-darkwave-dreampop brilliance
YouTube URL: YouTube - Pink Industry - What I Wouldn't Give
Lyrics: Pink Industry - What I Wouldn't Give
Oh!What I wouldn't give to feel your presence here!...
There's my Smiths tapes you never wanted to hear,
Throw them away,Morrisey in a bin,
If It would bring you back again.
There's my perfumed garden that scares you to death
Live it burried at the end of the bed
I'd compromise if it meant having some of your time.
You mean love does not last forever
But we doubt it all the time
When you're in love you've got to believe it's for the rest of your life.
I've got a pain inside,
It cuts like a knife,cuts like a knife
Oh!What I wouldn't give to feel your presence here!...
Oh! I wouldn't bring your dinner at eight
For a domestic life this the wrong place.
But I would touch so sweet,if you dare.
Feel the power of the earth and the air.
Oh! What I wouldn't give to feel your presence here!...
# posted by DJ Martian 6:38 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 21st
Some links of interest:
Ric Blaxill has left 6 Music: Broadcastnow.co.uk - Blaxill quits BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC to launch new music show 'Sounds' | News | NME.COM - new show on TV to feature new and upcoming bands.
Reviews of the new Dave Jennings book: Net, Blogs and Rock'n'Roll: Reviews A book and a blog about digital discovery of music and entertainment
buy: [published September 24th] Amazon.co.uk: Net, Blogs and Rock 'n' Roll: How Digital Discovery Works and What It Means for Consumers, Creators and Culture: Books: David Jennings
analysis by glenn mcdonald using Encyclopaedia Metallum data: empath
empath is a similarity analysis of the 50,000 heavy-metal bands listed in the Encyclopaedia Metallum (as of 18 September 2007), based solely on overlap of positive reviewers. Similarity is thresholded at an asymmetrically-weighted score of 0.02 from an overlap of at least 2 voters, and bands with no such similarity are omitted (1330 qualify). Long lists are capped at 30. The band-names in the index are sized by the sum-product of each band's similarity scores and overlap counts.
Mixmag goes ACID crazy
New issue of mixmag features an acid music special with free CD
This month sees your dance music bible celebrate '20 Years of Acid House’ as our cover feature investigates how one sound changed the world
Wichita Recordings profiled Drowned in Sound - Features - Label Focus #10: Wichita Recordings
Touch label celebrates 25 Years with atmospheres festival in London
| atmospheres |: "The Atmospheres Festival takes place in London, from Monday October 22nd to Friday October 26th 2007. Tickets can be purchased here for individual days or as a festival pass for the 3 days hosted by Touch here."
including:
Programme:
2000 Jacob Kirkegaard plays…
2030 ROSY PARLANE
2110 PHILIP JECK
2150 Jacob Kirkegaard plays…
2220 CHRISTIAN FENNESZ
2250 Jacob Kirkegaard plays…
2310 C M von HAUSSWOLFF
2330 TOUCH 25
0000 fin
Artists
[box]
MySpace.com - [box] - DK - www.myspace.com/boxmusicproject
[box] new international improvised music supergroup features Ståle Storløkken from Supersilent - New album next year on Rune Grammofon.
Raoul Björkenheim - guitar, Trevor Dunn - bass, Ståle Storløkken - keyboards/electronics, Morgan Ågren - drums
Michael Brook
Michael Brook has a new album that will be released next month titled: Bell Curve
MySpace.com - Michael Brook - Hollywood Hills, California - Progressive - www.myspace.com/michaelbrook
Charalambides
New Album: DOTSHOP.SE - Charalambides: Houston
Stark & haunting inner-mind probe minimalist psychedelia, electro-acoustics, piano and pain-numbing, beautiful vocals
Kranky (KRANK113CD) October 30th, 2007
Anna Järvinen
New Album: DOTSHOP.SE - Anna Järvinen: Jag Fick Feeling
Häpna (H38CD)
October 3rd, 2007
Susanna
Now on myspace, Susanna is one of the finest contemporary female vocalists: MySpace.com - Susanna - Oslo - Alternative / Folk / Minimalist - www.myspace.com/susannasonata
Pitchfork also feature Susanna Pitchfork Forkcast: New Music: Susanna: "Home Recording" [MP3/Stream]
# posted by DJ Martian 2:04 PM
Video: Superfamily - Warszawa
Norwegian art-pop-rockers Superfamily have a new video for the title track of their 2007 album Warszawa:
YouTube URL: YouTube - Superfamily - Warszawa
For Americans, Avi @ it's a trap is now stocking the new Superfamily album:
Superfamily - Warszawa (CD) | CD | .: it's a trap! mailorder
Quite possibly the very best Norwegian indie album of 2007! This is a band that deserves to be huge.
# posted by DJ Martian 1:41 PM
2007 Music Lists Update
My 2007 Albums A - Z tracking list on rateyourmusic.com has been updated. Now featuring 1618 releases.
2007 A - Z Albums Tracking List - a starting guide to new & forthcoming album releases
Also updated:
2007 Autumn Albums [300 Albums]
2007 Summer Albums [283 Albums]
2007 Expected
Artists that are expected to release new albums in 2007 - awaiting announcements of album titles and release dates. [No doubt most will be delayed till 2008 ! - any that have been confirmed as 2008 releases will be removed from this list.]
# posted by DJ Martian 1:33 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 19th
Some links of interest:
music blogs to check:
Fiends applaud, the gore is over…
FUTURE SOUNDS
microsite to celebrate 40 years of radio 1: BBC - Radio 1 - Established 1967
Artists
Code
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CODE To Support SHINING In London
also reminder: CODE's follow-up to 'Nouveau Gloaming' will be released next year on Tabu Recordings.
Crippled Black Phoenix
tour announced: Crippled Black Phoenix Ready UK And Ireland Tour — News — AngryApe
Dead Kennedys
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEAD KENNEDYS: Greatest-Hits Collection Due Next Month
Disrupt
new album: DOTSHOP.SE - Disrupt: Foundation Bit
Heavy heavy pixelated Dubstep meets diehard 70s roots aesthetics. Deep frontal lobe vibrating bass warning
Werk (WERKCD004)
October 15th, 2007
Helrunar
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - HELRUNAR: New Album Details Revealed
German pagan black metallers HELRUNAR will release their new album, 'Baldr Ok Íss', on October 29 via Lupus Lounge.
Icarus
“Freetronica” duo Icarus out with new album named after the island “Sylt” | Eardrums Music
The fine Danish label Rump Recordings will release the English electronica duo ICARUS‘ new album 'Sylt', the duo’s first Icarus-release since the acclaimed 'I Tweet The Birdy Electric', released on Leaf in 2004.
Isis
Decoymusic.com - Isis Plan 10yr Anniversary Shows
Isis are lining up some East and West Coast shows in celebration of their 10 years of existence.
Nov 01st New York, NY - The Fillmore
Nov 15th Vancouver, BC - Richard's On Richards
Nov 20th West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour
More dates are still being confirmed.
Ministry
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MINISTRY: Entire 'The Last Sucker' Album Available For Streaming
Murcof
Coming up this week: PostEverything: News: MURCOF mix on BBC Radio 1
Fernando Corona has created a mix for Mary Anne Hobbs' experimental show on Radio 1. The show goes out on Friday morning, September 21, at 0200-0400
Onur Özer
RA: Onur Özer releases Kaşmir. Music News
Kaşmir by Onur Özer will be released on Vakant on October 22nd, 2007.
Reverbaphon
New album due in November: Reverbaphon "Get This and This and This and This and Here and"
Reverbaphon returns with a brand new album that delves once again into experimental avant rock infused with highly innovative use of hardware samplers and FX. Drawing influences from all corners of the globe Reverbaphon illustrates that his immutable style is one of complete freedom of expression.
Sawako
DOTSHOP.SE - Sawako: Madoromi
Anticipate (ANTICIPATE003CD)
October 15th, 2007
Supersilent
Cargorecords.co.uk: Supersilent - 8 - October 8th release date for the UK.
# posted by DJ Martian 11:21 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 18th
Some links of interest:
music blog: Music From Denmark
Mixlister - A website for creating, sharing and organizing playlists of music.
BBC Four, Friday 21st September 2007: BBC - Music - Factory
Factory - The rise and fall of the most influential and successful independent record label in British rock music history.
Peter Gabriel is not just music for your dad | Music | Guardian Unlimited Music
The lead singer of Editors, Tom Smith, tells us about some of the songs that mean the most to him, from tour mates the National to his ex-label mates Prefab Sprout to Bruce Springsteen
Artists
Beirut
DOTSHOP.SE - Beirut: The Flying Club Cup
New Beirut album. So so so darn good! Recorded by A Hawk & A Hacksaw and Final Fantasy (at Arcade Fire's studio). Fantastic!
4AD (CAD2732CD)
October 1st, 2007
Commix
New electronic spacey liquid funk drum n bass album from Commix: Drum & Bass Arena :: News: "Commix's 'Call To Mind' LP"
released: On October 8th: Sisterray - COMMIX - CALL TO MIND [METALHEADZ]
Listen: MySpace.com - Commix - Cambridge, UK - Drum & Bass - www.myspace.com/commix
Fink
DOTSHOP.SE - Fink: Distance & Time
Criminally unknown urban soul from British soulster Fink. Elegant and under-the skin, that deserves to be a household name.
Ninja Tune (ZENCD136X) October 1st, 2007
Men Among Animals
DOTSHOP.SE - Men Among Animals: Bad Times, All Gone
Tapete Records (TR107CD)
September 24th, 2007
Bad Times, All Gone' is Danish quartet Men Among Animals' debut album. The style is sorta pop-psychedelia with emphasis on strong melodies and the element of surprise – in arrangement as in composition. References to the Beach Boys, Beatles, Os Mutantes, Flaming lips, Animal Collective, Mazarin and many others can be found if you look hard enough, but the main goal of Men Among Animals is to stay their own in sound and style.
myspace: MySpace.com - Men Among Animals - DK - Indie / Psychedelic / Pop - www.myspace.com/menamonganimals
Pluramon
DOTSHOP.SE - Pluramon: The Monstrous Surplus
Dreamy atmospheric enigmatic rainy melancholic beautiful sophisticated pop songs. Pluramon.
Karaoke Kalk (KALKCD42)
October 1st, 2007
Alexander Turnquist
DOTSHOP.SE - Alexander Turnquist: Faint at the Loudest Hour
"Raga" guitar music, long, modal compositions and hypnotic overtone play.
VHF (VHF107CD)
September 24th, 2007
myspace: MySpace.com - alexander turnquist - New York - Visual / Minimalist - www.myspace.com/alexanderturnquist
Venetian Snares
DOTSHOP.SE - Venetian Snares: My Downfall
Planet Mu (ZIQ199CD) October 15th, 2007
# posted by DJ Martian 12:07 AM
THE WIRE 25: Programme of Events Announced
just announced via email: THE WIRE 25
THE WIRE 25
A month long season of new music events celebrating The Wire magazine's
25th birthday
Featuring: Boredoms > Michael Gira > Matmos > The Soft Pink Truth >
Strategy Reanimator > Lydia Lunch > Pymathon > Tomutonttu > Kode9 > The
Bug > Skull Disco > Rafael Toral > Trapist > Bernhard Günter > Terre
Thaemlitz > Anthony Pateras > Tim Hecker > Aki Onda > Tina Frank > Gary
Smith > Sunny Murray > John Tchicai > Han Bennink > Spring Heel Jack >
Sonny Simmons > Tight Meat > Jooklo Duo > Christian Marclay > Polly Shang
Kuan Band > Axolotl > JG Thirlwell > Blevin Blectum > Vicki Bennett >
Jackie-O Motherfucker > Mark Webber's Cinema For The Eyes And Ears and
more
26 October - 22 November 2007 at venues across London
The programme includes live performances, film screenings, studio
workshops and features a number of premieres, new collaborations, and events
specially created for THE WIRE 25.
A high profile collection of artists will take part, including
BOREDOMS, who present an exclusive 'in-the-round' performance of 'V∞redoms',
performed for the first time outside of their native Japan, alongside an
acoustic set by Young Gods label owner and former Swans front man,
MICHAEL GIRA; a sit-down performance by US electronica duo MATMOS,
celebrated for their use of sampling unconventional sounds and objects - from
amplified crayfish nerve tissue, the pages of bibles turning, chin
implant surgery and rat cages; a unique coming together of free jazz and
Improv pioneers SUNNY MURRAY, JOHN TCHICAI, HAN BENNINK with SPRING HEEL
JACK; a METADUB SPECIAL featuring a selection of key players from the
fringes of London's dubstep scene, including live performances by KODE9
with SPACEAPE, THE BUG plus MCs and SKULL DISCO's Shackleton; a rare
opportunity to see American saxophonist Sonny Simmons performing with
young British free jazz disciples Tight Meat; two concerts
curated by London promoters [NO.SIGNAL], including a programme of new
Finnish psych-folk with LAU NAU and TOMUNTONTU and a night of Euro space
jazz with TRAPIST, RAFAEL TORAL with ROGER TURNER and the first
performance of KLANGSTAUB (Bernard GUNTER and Gary SMITH); and a Noise/avant
rock all-dayer curated by London promoters UPSET THE RHYTHM and
featuring JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER, AXOLOTL and POLLY SHANG KUAN
BAND.
Alongside this selection of live music performances is an array of
events which cross over into other art forms and encourage debate around
the role and contexts of experimental music and sound production,
including ATLANTIC WAVES'S weekend of audio-visual collaborations featuring
performances by TERRE THAEMLITZ, TIM HECKER, AKI ONDA and a host of
others; LYDIA LUNCH's UK premiere of her biopic Video Hysteries, complete
with a Q&A from the infamous NYC performance artist and musician,
followed by a rare performance of her new piece Hangover Hotel; a series of
film programmes curated by Mark Webber (LUX, London Film Festival),
starting with CINEMA FOR THE EYES AND EARS, a programme of shorts chosen
from the LUX archives charting the historical intersection of avant garde
music and film, followed by two further programmes of London premieres
of new work, including A BALLAD WITH GENESIS P-ORRIDGE AND LADY JAYE
(dir Marie Losier, 2007) and more; a one-off collaboration between
the acclaimed UK choreographer CHARLES LINEHAN and the UK sound artist
RICHARD SKELTON (aka HARLASSEN); the London premiere of artist
CHRISTIAN MARCLAY's SCREEN PLAY, a video piece and live performance featuring
three musical ensembles who will in turn create a live performance from
the same video score; 96 GILLESPIE GALLERY's exhibition of artwork and
sculpture by The Wire's resident cartoonist and illustrator SAVAGE
PENCIL; while in THE SOUND OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE, HEX OUT TAPES invite
you to drop into their temporary studio and play along with a library of
existing tracks by musicians such as JOHN WIESE, C SPENCER YEH, DYLAN
NYOUKIS, VICE COOLER, KAREN CONSTANCE, BRACE PAIN and others in order to
create your own tape. No experience necessary for this drop-in studio
workshop.
-----------------------------
FULL LISTINGS
LIVE
Friday 26th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: BOREDOMS present 'V00redoms' in-the-round + MICHAEL GIRA
Assembly Hall, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT
£15
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
LIVE
Saturday 27th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: SOFT PINK TRUTH + STRATEGY + REANIMATOR + SOUL JAZZ DJS
The Rocket, 166 – 220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
DROP-IN STUDIO WORKSHOP
Sunday 28th October, Sunday 4th November, Sunday 11th November, Sunday
18th November, 2pm–6pm (performances at 5:30pm)
THE WIRE 25: THE SOUND OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE (Hosted by Hex Out
Tapes)
Toynbee Studios, Studio 5, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6AB
Free entry
* go to http://www.myspace.com/hexouttapes
LIVE
Sunday 28th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: MATMOS + LAUB
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£12
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
LIVE
Monday 29th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25 In association with RESONANCE 104.4 FM:
RESONANCE RADIO ORCHESTRA: UNDERGROUND 1
Basement, Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2
£5
* go to http://www.resonancefm.com
FILM
Tuesday 30th October, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: CINEMA FOR THE EYES AND EARS
Classic experimental short films curated by Mark Webber
Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB
Free entry
* go to http://www.roxybarandscreen.com
LIVE AND FILM
Thursday 1st November, 7.30pm
THE WIRE 25: LYDIA LUNCH: AN EVENING AT THE HANGOVER HOTEL
St Giles-in-the-Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8LG
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
LIVE
Saturday 3rd November, 7pm
THE WIRE 25: CHARLES LINEHAN DANCE COMPANY with HARLASSEN + JOHN WALL
with L GAMBLE + MORE TBC
Council Chamber, Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RP
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
LIVE
Sunday 4th November, 7pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with NO.SIGNAL:
PYMATHON + TOMUNTONTTU (JAN ANDERZEN) + LAU NAU + KUUPUU
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
* go to http://www.no-signal.net/wire25
LIVE
Monday 5th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25 In association with RESONANCE 104.4 FM:
RESONANCE RADIO ORCHESTRA: UNDERGROUND 2
Basement, Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, WC2
£5
* go to http://www.resonancefm.com
LIVE
Friday 9th, Saturday 10th, Sunday 11th November, 7:30pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with ATLANTIC WAVES, London International
Festival Of Exploratory Music: Terre Thaemlitz, ErikM, Anthony Pateras,
Tim Hecker, Aki Onda, Tina Frank and more
ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH
020 7930 3647
£15
* go to http://www.ica.org.uk
* go to http://thewireconduit.c.topica.com/maahSD7abBikjb3KwuTb/
EXHIBITION
Saturday 10th November to Sunday 9th December (open Thurs-Sun), 2-6pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with 96 GILLESPIE GALLERY:
SAVAGE PENCIL: NEW DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, PRIMER ILLUSTRATIONS
96 Gillespie, 96 Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LN
020 7503 3496
Free entry
* go to http://www.96gillespie.com
LIVE
Monday 12th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: SUNNY MURRAY + JOHN TCHICAI + HAN BENNINK with SPRING HEEL
JACK + ORPHY ROBINSON + JOHN EDWARDS
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1
£12
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
FILM
Tuesday 13th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: THE ROAD TO WHO KNOWS WHERE:
THE SECRET APOCALYPTIC LOVE DIARIES (dir Enid Baxter Blader, 2007) +
FOGGY MOUNTAINS BREAKDOWN MORE THAN NON-FOGGY MOUNTAINS (dir Jessie
Stead, 2006)
Films curated by Mark Webber
Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB
Free entry
* go to http://www.roxybarandscreen.com
LIVE
Thursday 15th November, 9pm
THE WIRE 25: META DUB SPECIAL: KODE9 & SPACEAPE + THE BUG & MCS + SKULL
DISCO (SHACKLETON LIVE + APPLEBLIM DJ)
Plastic People, 147-149 Curtain Road, London, EC2
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
LIVE
Saturday 17th November, 7pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with NO.SIGNAL: RAFAEL TORAL'S SPACE PROJECT
with ROGER TURNER + TRAPIST + KLANGSTAUB (GARY SMITH & BERNHARD GÜNTER)
+
BO WIGET & LUIGI ARCHETTI
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£10
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
* go to http://www.no-signal.net/wire25
LIVE
Sunday 18th November, 3pm
THE WIRE 25 in association with UPSET THE RHYTHM: JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER
+
POLLY SHANG KUAN BAND + AXOLOTL + THE SOUND OF THE EXQUISITE CORPSE +
PUMAJAW
+ WISE BLOOD + more TBA
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Kingsland Viaduct, London EC2A 3AY
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
* go to http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk
LIVE
Monday 19th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: SONNY SIMMONS with TIGHT MEAT + JOOKLO DUO
Red Rose, 129 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7QG
£8
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
FILM
Tuesday 20th November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: EXTRAORDINARY LIVES:
BOGMAN PALMJAGUAR (dir Luke Fowler, 2007) + A BALLAD WITH GENESIS
P-ORRIDGE AND LADY JAYE (dir Marie Losier, 2007)
Films curated by Mark Webber
Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LB
Free entry
* go to http://www.roxybarandscreen.com
FILM & PERFORMANCE
Thursday 22nd November, 8pm
THE WIRE 25: CHRISTIAN MARCLAY'S SCREEN PLAY
Trio I: Vicki Bennett, Ergo Phizmiz
Trio II: Steve Beresford, John Butcher, Roger Turner
Trio III: Blevin Blectum, JG Thirlwell, Janine Rostron
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
£12
* go to http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
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# posted by DJ Martian 10:24 PM
The Wire - New Issue
New issue of The Wire features Robert Wyatt on the front cover.
# posted by DJ Martian 10:18 PM
Branson sells Virgin Megastores - to be rebranded as Zavvi
Breaking news this morning: BBC NEWS | Business | Branson sells Virgin music stores
Sir Richard Branson has sold his UK chain of Virgin record stores to a group of senior staff at the business.
Virgin's 125 UK and Irish Megastores to be rebranded as Zavvi by November.
Zavvi it sounds like an Italian Clothes store !
Virgin Megastores UK : DVD, Music, Games & Books with Free Delivery!
# posted by DJ Martian 1:44 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 16th
Some links of interest:
metal blog: METAL CHARGE
electronic / experimental release recommendations for September: forcefeed.org: New Releases: September 2007
Artists
Aarktica
2 new tracks from the upcoming Aarktica album titled Matchless: MySpace.com - Aarktica - Encinitas, California - Indie / Shoegaze / Down-tempo - www.myspace.com/aarktica
press release: Myspace.com Blogs:aarktica MySpace Blog
Anne Marie Almedal
New album: MySpace.com - Anne Marie Almedal - Kristiansand, NO - Alternative / Pop - www.myspace.com/annemariealmedal
Anne Marie Almedal´s album "The Siren and The Sage" (+47/Warner Music) released in Norway 10 Sep 2007.
Amesoeurs
MySpace.com - AMESOEURS - Avignon, FR - Post punk / New Wave / Black Metal - www.myspace.com/amesoeurs [they have also added another track on myspace from their superb 2006 ep]
Amesoeurs is currently writing songs for their full-lenght album and hope to begin the recording early 2008.
Anaal Nathrakth
Bravewords.com > News: ANAAL NATHRAKH - New Song Available
Cranes
2 album reissues on September 17th: Cranes News
We are happy to let you know the Cranes albums, Wings of Joy (1991) and Forever (1993) are to be re-issued by Cherry Red records in the UK as part of their 'influential albums' collection of re-issues. The CD's contain new sleeve-notes and photos plus seven additional rare tracks from the period on each CD.
Between the Buried and Me
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
Caribou
Caribou London gig: EYOE / Eat Your Own Ears - EVENTS: TUE 27TH, NOVEMBER CARIBOU PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
The Departure
The Departure: Massive uk Tour! Nightlife Reviews, Interviews, What's On Guides and Listings
The as-yet-untitled new album will be released early next year
Listen to 2 new tracks: MySpace.com - THE DEPARTURE - Northampton - Indie / Alternative / New Wave - www.myspace.com/thedeparturemusic
Destroyalldreamers
New album announced: Myspace.com Blogs:destroyalldreamers MySpace Blog
Our second full-length, 'Wish I Was All Flames', is coming out October 23rd on Where Are My Records.
listen to 2 tracks: MySpace.com - Destroyalldreamers - Montreal, CA - Shoegaze / Ambient / Indie - www.myspace.com/destroyalldreamers
Digitonal
News update: Digitonal.com news
As the eagle eyed may have spotted if they've looked at the About section lately, there have been some changes within the band lately. Callum Macmillan has seen his glittering career in broadcast graphics and effects get frankly ridiculously busy lately and since we're gearing up to finish our new album, we've decided to part company for now. In his place we've drafted in Josh Docherty from our brothers Posthuman who will be taking on Cal's beatsmithing role and putting his hand in for some of the album production.
Dr. Arthur Krause
Swedish goth rockers that sound exactly like The Sisters of Mercy: Dr. Arthur Krause
One of Sweden's finest goth rockers, Dr. Arthur Krause, have spent the majority of 2006 and the early parts of 2007 in the studio and are now ready to release their second album, "When Love is Dead". As an apetizer they release "The Lake EP". The EP holds two versions of "The Lake", one of the strongest tracks on the fortcoming album, and two songs exclusive to this release. The EP will be available as a download only.
listen: MySpace.com - Dr Arthur Krause - Gothenburg, SE - Gothic / New Wave / Rock - www.myspace.com/drarthurkrause
High Contrast
Press release for album due October 1st from Welsh drum n bass artist High Contrast: Hospital Records: High Contrast - Tough Guys Don't Dance
Lars Horntveth
News update: MySpace.com - Lars Horntveth - oslo - Electronica / Classical / Experimental - www.myspace.com/larshorntveth
09.10.2007 Hi. Lot´s of nice stuff happening these days. Today I´m working with the final mix for my new album(still untitled). I´ve been working with this album on and off about a year. It is recorded in a church/studio in Riga with 41 musicians from the Latvian national symphony orchestra. Overdubs and mixing/editing has been done in Duper studio with Jørgen Træen and my own Pooka studio. The album consist of one track ticking out on 38 minutes. I think the prog heads will be satisfied, hehe.
Junius
News update: Junius Finishes Album - AbsolutePunk.net
is presently putting the finishing touches on their forthcoming album, tentatively titled The Martyrdom of A Catastrophist.
myspace: MySpace.com - junius [new 7" now available!] - Boston, Massachusetts - Indie / Rock / Progressive - www.myspace.com/junius
Kelley Polar
News update: KELLEY POLAR
08.27.07: New Album The new album is finished and will be released February 2008 on Environ. More news soon.
Satellite
Polish progressive art rock band, Satellite: ProgressiveWorld.net - Satellite Returns With New Album - Into The Night due on Metal Mind on 5th November 2007 (Europe)
MySpace.com - Satellite - PL - Progressive / Rock - www.myspace.com/satellitepoland
Saturation Point
Bristol post-rock guitar band: Cargorecords.co.uk: Saturation Point - “3”
Theirs is not the staple quiet-loud post rock dynamic; instead textured guitars cascade over liquid bass and sharp polyrhythms meandering fluidly. Moody, episodic, violent and reflective, their music is a calling card from a band who want to come round to your place, redesign your furniture, paint the walls green and then blow your windows out.
Label: Very Friendly
Release Date: 24 September 2007
Listen: MySpace.com - Saturation Point - Bristol, UK - Alternative / Other / Christian Rap - www.myspace.com/thesaturationpoint
Screaming for Emily
MySpace.com - Screaming for Emily - Asbury Park, New Jersey - Alternative / Gothic - www.myspace.com/screamingforemily
Formed 1986 in woven blood and ocean water.... THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN GOTH BAND from ASBURY PARK, N.J.- Releases- 'GREY THE SKY' (1986) a 45 single. 'SCRIPTURES' (1987) 6 song EP; featuring the goth cult anthem - 'THE LOVE'. 'MALICE' (2005) our original 10 song CD. 'SCRIPTURES' (2006) re-released on CD for the first time.........*NEW* 'THE SEA' (2007) the new single and EP; from the forthcoming album 'AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE'. ........from VIRUS! magazine.....'20 years later these three have awoken from a cryogenic slumber to play their version of gloomy post-punk for a new generation...'
Serj Tankian
video: stereogum: New Serj Tankian Video - "Empty Walls"
To-Mera
Studio recording blog for the upcoming album: To-Mera recording blog
Gregor Tresher
RA: A thousand nights with Gregor Tresher. Music News
Gregor Tresher's 'A Thousand Nights' is released on Great Stuff on October 29, 2007.
Ulver
Listen to a new Ulver track titled Funebre: MySpace.com - ULVER - - Experimental / Rock / Ambient - www.myspace.com/ulver1 -
Walk with the Penguin
strange name yet rather interesting music: MySpace.com - walk with the penguin - Belgrade, Tokyo - Alternative / Electronica / Indie - www.myspace.com/walkwiththepenguin
:::::DARLA.COM v3.0...amorfon (japan)::::::
WALK WITH THE PENGUIN - Steal A Spoon For You CD (Amorfon) (Japan)
Mutatation of 'POP' post-rock by Japanese steelpanist/sound artist, 'Yoshio Machida' & a post-folk band, 'Cinc'. So far Machida played at some festivals like ISEA2004, MAERZ Musik, Sonar Tokyo, etc. and his albums were released from Softl Music, Amorfon, Sub Rosa... Cinc is an alternative band which leads Serbian alternative scene. 2 albums are already released from Amorfon, praised by Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) as 'Beguiling'. This album includes female & male vocals, guitar, bass, violin, steelpan and electronics. Beautiful melody by Steel Pan (tr1), singing comical mind of a girl waiting (tr2), a hero is active in moon night (tr8), Balkan's 11 time with vocorder (tr9), reminiscent of the 80s cool New Wave (tr10), Grandma became grandpa?(tr11)... Acoustic, 8bit, steel pan, kitschy, electronics to orchestral & grunge... Cross over genre from post-rock to electronica like : Hanne Hukkelberg, Peter, Bjorn and John, Yo La Tengo, Leaf, Morr Music.
# posted by DJ Martian 11:49 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 14th
Some links of interest:
latest monthly column: Pitchfork Feature: The Month In: Techno
Metal column: PopMatters | Columns | Adrien Begrand | Blood and Thunder | Many Happy Returns
full website to be launched soon: THE WIRE 25 with [no.signal] - 4 November and 17 November - Bush Hall - London
Underworld are on the front cover of the new issue of DJmag
have a good laugh: The Q Daily / Featured Feature / Q Awards nominations announced - what a thoroughly useless magazine.
MTV to rival myspace? A Social Network for MTV? Why?
HMV's new In-Store strategy: paidContent:UK - Covering UK's Digital Media Economy - HMV’s First Next-Gen Stores Draw A Mixed Response and HMV lets digital terrier off the leash | | Guardian Unlimited Business
Mix compilation: RA: Alter Ego & Playgroup mix Kings of Electro. Music News
'The Kings of Electro' mixed by Playgroup and Alter Ego is out on BBE/Rapster on September 24th, 2007.
Artists
Oren Ambarchi
OREN AMBARCHI - In The Pendulum's Embrace
CD Touch # TO:78
Streetdate: September 17
press release via Dense email:
Oren Ambarchi continues his otherworldly investigations with "In The Pendulum's Embrace", a dark twin to his landmark 2004 album "Grapes From The Estate" [Touch # TO:61]. Returning again to the hallowed halls of BJB Studios in Sydney, Ambarchi expands the scope and range of his unique musical language, incorporating an even broader pallette of instruments and sensibilities. Despite the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion and guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably his own, and that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout the albums's three lengthy pieces. With this record there's an even more tenuous coexistence of fragility and density; sounds as light as air mingling with wall shaking low-end. The converted already know the kind of trance-inducing euphoria of Ambarchi's music. Newcomers will be scouting the back catalogue.
Australian Oren Ambarchi is a sound artist with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. His work focuses mainly on the exploration of the guitar, "re-routing the instrument into a zone of alien abstraction where it's no longer easily identifiable as itself. Instead, it's a laboratory for extended sonic investigation". (The Wire, UK). Ambarchi's work on harmonics and resonance has led him to define serene spaces of fluid, shifting sound, both fragile and physical. Ambarchi has numerous releases on influential international labels such as Touch, Southern Lord & Tzadik. His solo releases "Suspension" and "Grapes From The Estate" have transcended the guitar into a zone of alien beauty and sonic impossibilities to critical acclaim. In 2003 his live release "Triste" received an 'honourary mention' in Prix Ars Electronica digital musics category. He has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists such as Sunn 0))), Fennesz, Otomo Yoshihide, John Zorn, Voice Crack, Keith Rowe, Masonna, Phill Niblock, Toshimaru Nakamura, Evan Parker, Keiji Haino and many more. Ambarchi was the co-organiser of the What Is Music? Festival, Australia's premier annual showcase of local and international experimental music and has recently co-produced a television series on experimental music called Subsonics.
Animal Collective
interview: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Fact Magazine
Blood Red Throne
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BLOOD RED THRONE: Another New Song Posted Online
Burst
News update: burst.nu
Posted September 11, 2007. It seems that there are not much going in on in the Burst camp but believe me when I say that there is. We are currently writing the new record and so far we have at least 4 songs ready. And instead of touring the shit out of us we have come to the conclusion that we will rehearse the shit out of us and record the best damn record you will hear in years. So just be patient. Our (and yours) time will come....
The Cure
Pitchfork: The Cure Announce Rescheduled Dates for the US
Demiurg
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEMIURG Working On Sophomore Album
Kayo Dot
expect a new album next year: Kayo Dot
1) Almost finished with the new Kayo Dot album! We'll post all the details in one more month!
2) On that note, we're starting to think about planning a tour to coincide with the album release date (probably like early March 2008?)... so we need to put together a live group. We need people who can double on a woodwind a rock instrument (guitar, keyboard, etc.), and people who are all about vintage synth, and a drummer. We're looking for three people total. If this sounds like you, please email us! (toby, or band, at this domain).
Keep of Kalessin
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KEEP OF KALESSIN To Support ENSLAVED In Europe In October
KEEP OF KALESSIN are currently entering the studio to record the follow up to highly acclaimed album, 'Armada'.
Mouth Of The Architect
latest info: scenepointblank: Mouth Of The Architect Not Breaking Up and BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Not Splitting After All
James Murphy
interview: Pitchfork: James Murphy Talks Arcade Fire, FABRIC36, LCD LP3
Promise And The Monster
DOTSHOP.SE - Promise And The Monster: Transparent Knives
Astoundingly beautiful debut. Skewed suggestive fragile and intimate. Highly recommended
Imperial (IMP050CD)
September 17th, 2007
listen: MySpace.com - Promise and the Monster - uppsala/stockholm - Folk / Gothic / Indie - www.myspace.com/promiseandthemonster
Sawako
SAWAKO - Madoromi
CD Anticipate Recordings 003
Streetdate: October 15
http://www.anticipaterecordings.com
Sawako
press release via Dense email:
On Sawako's third full-length album, Madoromi, (a Japanese word which loosely translates to the state of being between sleep and waking) she presents a narrative universe of spacey, dreamy in-between-ness. Working through the woozy shift of the album's arc one emerges at the other end with a return to a physical world decidedly of the present tense. Filled with contrast and dynamics, Madoromi firmly places Sawako at the forefront of the softly colliding aspects of the digital and organic - showing that she manages to hang in the fold between these worlds, and access each with aplomb.
Subtle electronics frame abstracted instrumental source material (vibraphone, guitar, cello, music box) and a variety of real-world sound (random objects, distant, disembodied voices and the occasional presence of Sawako's faintly whispered vocals). With tracks like "Uta Tane" and "Far Away," she highlights the acoustic elements, where editing, bending and stretching - rather than obscure the natural beauty of the sound for the sake of finding something new - help to further bring out the qualities that were quietly hiding beneath the surface. On songs like "Kira Kira" and the album closer, "Tiny Tiny," Sawako uses chimes and tones that twinkle and pop, reminding one of hazy memories recalled through developed and reconfigured memory banks.
Existing somewhere between the art gallery, the headphone commute and the bed-time ritual, Sawako's sound traverses boundaries such as digital minimalism, ambient and electro-acoustic - arriving at a singular approach which feels both mental and tender - restraining itself from going too far in either direction. Finding the melodies within the melodies, the fragments are assembled into soft, resonating compositions that combine all the fragility of a lone person playing toy instruments in their room with the technological prowess of skilled DSP processing. These qualities add up to a warm, moody, forward-minded balance, which defines Sawako's music.
Sightings
DOTSHOP.SE - Sightings: Through the Panama
Coldly pulsing artificial hearts, alien bass & drums, guitars descend like unforgiving sheets of napalm from the skyline
Load Records (LOA119CD) October 2nd, 2007
Siouxsie Sioux
interview: Siouxsie Sioux strikes out alone - Telegraph
Spiral Joy Band
DOTSHOP.SE - Spiral Joy Band: Wake of the Dying Sun King
Epic meditative drone, slow building rich rolling cascades of Tibetan bowls, bowed gongs, hypno-fiddle and strings.
VHF (VHF104CD)
September 24th, 2007
listen: MySpace.com - Spiral Joy Band - BLACKSBURG, Virginia - Experimental / Folk / Psychedelic - www.myspace.com/spiraljoyband
The Whip
GIGWISE, The Whip Announce New Tour And Single
# posted by DJ Martian 12:38 AM
Earplug - Issue 103
Issue 103 of Earplug
September 13 - 26
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 5:33 PM
Album: Steve Jansen - Slope
David Sylvian's record label { samadhisound.com } the official SamadhiSound website announce a new album from Steve Jansen titled Slope due for release October 22nd
Presenting Steve Jansen's new album, 'Slope' Presenting Steve Jansen's new album, 'Slope'. Tension underlies the crisp rhythms and intricate programming, while a collection of distinctive vocalists draw out the sentiment in his songwriting. As Jansen explains, 'with this album I approached composition attempting to avoid chord and song structures and the usual familiar building blocks. instead I wanted to piece together unrelated sounds, music samples, rhythms and 'events' in an attempt to deviate from my own trappings as a musician.' The album features guest contributions from Tim Elsenburg, Thomas Feiner, Anja Garbarek, Nina Kinert, David Sylvian, Theo Travis and Joan Wasser (Joan As Policewoman). Presented as ever in a beautiful digipak with design by Chris Bigg.
Released 22nd October, pre-orders being taken now.
Micro website for the album: Steve Jansen, Slope [slope.stevejansen.com]
Steve Jansen never smiles behind the kit. In concert, he's steady and serious, expressing himself implicitly in the texture, the precision, and the subtle wit of his music. With his new album, Slope, a still tension underlies the crisp rhythms and intricate programming, while a collection of distinctive vocalists draw out the sentiment in his songwriting.
Slope follows Jansen's critically celebrated endeavour Nine Horses, with brother and long-time collaborator David Sylvian and electronica artist Burnt Friedman. As Jansen explains, "With this album I approached composition attempting to avoid chord and song structures and the usual familiar building blocks. Instead I wanted to piece together unrelated sounds, music samples, rhythms and 'events' in an attempt to deviate from my own trappings as a musician." Opener "Grip" lays out the challenge: skittering beats propel an instrumental with fragments of voices, resonant metal percussion and breathy snatches of saxophonist Theo Travis. The main theme is quizzical: the rhythm is insistent and affecting, a click track with a conscience. Disparate sounds attach to one another as like unpredictably finds like.
# posted by DJ Martian 12:14 AM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 11th
Some links of interest:
sad news about Joe Zawinul: Jazz News: Jazz Legend Joe Zawinul Dies at 75 and Sid Smith's Postcards From The Yellow Room: Joe Zawinul 1932 - 2007
also news of Thomas Hansen: MIC Norway: Saint Thomas 1976-2007
Singer-songwriter Thomas Hansen, aka Saint Thomas has passed.
New issue of Rock Sound magazine, includes a free CD with tracks from the likes of Oceansize, Les Savy Fav and High on Fire.
Electric Proms
GIGWISE, Siouxsie Sioux And Chemical Brothers Join Electric Proms
Siouxsie Soux, Ray Davies and The Chemical Brothers are among a number of acts who have joined the line-up for this year’s BBC Electric Proms.
Smalltown Supersound label sampler
DOTSHOP.SE - Various Artists: The Portable Supersound
11 tracks, 75 minutes long Smalltown Supersound label showcase compilation for a friendly price
Smalltown Supersound (STS122CD)
"The Portable Supersound" is an excellent label compilation showcasing the status of Smalltown Supersound in 2007/2008, featuring the current roster with two new signings.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Arp "St Tropez"
2. 120 Days "Come Out, Come Down"
3. Tussle "Warning"
4. Sunburned Hand Of The Man "Half-Under"
5. Mental Overdrive "Spooks"
6. Lindstrøm "Contemporary Fix"
7. diskJokke "The Dinner That Never Happened"
8. The Lift Boys a.k.a. EYE "Anarchy Way"
9. Bjørn Torske "Hatten Passer"
10. Toy "Don’t Be"
11. Lars Horntveth "Tics" (Four Tet remix)
Artists
Adele
Adele London based teenager signed to XL recordings, destined to be popular with the media in 2008 - serious singer-songwriter type music: MySpace.com - ADELE - South London - Soul / Acoustic / Pop - www.myspace.com/adelelondon - Probably will get Mercury Music Prize Nominated in 2008.
Boxcutter
New Boxcutter album will be released on October 8th on Planet Mu: BOXCUTTER - Glyphic
Discussion: dubstepforum.com :: View topic - Boxcutter - Glyphic
The Cult
Side-Line: Comeback album The Cult also available as double disc set
Nancy Elizabeth
debut album: DOTSHOP.SE - Nancy Elizabeth: Battle And Victory
Leaf (BAY60CD)
September 17th, 2007
Listen: MySpace.com - Nancy Elizabeth - Acoustic / Folk - www.myspace.com/nancyelizabethcunliffe
John Foxx
Side-Line: New double disc edition of John Foxx' 'Metamatic' album
Frog Pocket
New Frog Pocket album titled Comes on Primates !! to be released September 24th on Planet Mu.
MySpace.com - frog pocket - Ayr, UK - www.myspace.com/frog_pocket
HTRK
Avant-Garde Pop band: HTRK have 3 london gigs lined up.
17 Sep 2007 20:00
The Locust + HTRK @ Scala Kings Cross, London and South East
25 Sep 2007 20:00
These New Puritans + HTRK @ White Heat soho, London and South East
29 Sep 2007 23:00
Behind Bars V (HTRK on at 3 am) Stepney, London and South East
MySpace.com - HTRK - down under, AU - Down-tempo / Other / Club - www.myspace.com/htrk
Intronaut
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - INTRONAUT: New Song Posted Online
Limbonic Art
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LIMBONIC ART: Another New Song Posted Online
Another new track from the resurrected symphonic black metal masters LIMBONIC ART, entitled "Seven Doors of Death"
Mar De Grises
Chilean Avant-Garde Metal band Mar De Grises are recording a new album: Myspace.com Blogs:mardegrises2 MySpace Blog
Steve Mason
Ex Beta Band Steve Mason Completes Black Affair Album — News — AngryApe
Meshuggah
New album delayed till early 2008: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MESHUGGAH Explains THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Tour Cancellation
Nuclear Blast Records has moved the album release to January/February of 2008.
New Order
New Order set for reunion? - Rock and pop - Music - Entertainment - Manchester Evening News
NO sooner have the original band members of New Order gone their separate ways than rumours surface that the group may be reunited - for a one-off tribute to the late, great Factory Records boss Tony Wilson.
Pluramon
shoegazer sounds from Germany.
1 new track [So] from the upcoming Pluramon album The Monstrous Surplus: MySpace.com - Pluramon - 2-step / Psychedelic / Shoegaze - www.myspace.com/pluramon
The track sounds very My Bloody Valentine inspired. Best MBV rip off of the year?
Andy Weatherall
New Mix compilation: ANDREW WEATHERALL: Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi
tracklisting and review: features | Andrew Weatherall Sci Fi Lo Fi Volume One, [PS] Progressive-Sounds includes Killing Joke's bloodsport.
White Rainbow
Album coming out on Kranky: Brainwashed - White Rainbow 'Prism of Eternal Now'
listen to tracks: MySpace.com - WHITE RAINBOW - PORTLAND, Oregon - Healing & EasyListening / Afro-beat / Minimalist - www.myspace.com/whiterainbowwhiterainbow
# posted by DJ Martian 11:46 PM
Terrorizer - New Issue
New issue of Terrorizer magazine features Obituary on the front cover. On Sale September 13th.
Features
OBITUARY
MINISTRY
HALFORD
EVILE + SSS
HARDINGROCK
DIVINE HERESY
BLOOD RED THRONE
TED MAUL
CONQUEST OF STEEL
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
PROG SPECIAL
AGHORA
PROG ART
ORAL HISTORIES - DREAM THEATER
ORAL HISTORIES - JASON MENDONCA
PROG-CORE
FORGOTTEN PROG
ORAL HISTORIES - DAVY O’LIST
# posted by DJ Martian 10:08 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 10th
Some links of interest:
Music blogs to check:
A Space For Music Liberation
Atoms 4 Peace
It's Hard to Find a Friend
Printed media: Straight No Chaser has published it's final issue.
An in-depth article that looks at the concept of Avant-Pop: The Brooklyn Rail - September 2007 - What is Avant-Pop?
Bestival special now on listen again: BBC - Radio 1 - Rob da Bank
Now on listen again: BBC - Radio 1 - Mary Anne Hobbs
This week's mix comes from husband and wife duo Intex Systems Luvz Vaccine. There's big new tracks from Cadence Weapons, Oyaruss, and False, and an exclusive track from Moving Ninja.
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Amorphis
Amorphis - New Album Available For Streaming - Metal Storm
Animal Collective
interview: Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Animal Collective
Atargatis
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ATARGATIS: New Album Pushed Back To November
German dark/symphonic gothic metal band ATARGATIS has pushed back the release date of its new album, "Nova" (Massacre Records), to November 16 from the previously announced October 26.
Bjork
Bjork Starts New Album - Aversion.com
Gui Boratto
New mix album: RA: Addicted to Gui Boratto. Music News
Addicted Volume 2' mixed by Gui Boratto is released on Platipus Records on October 22, 2007.
Death Angel
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEATH ANGEL Taps RUSH/SHADOWS FALL Producer For New Album
The Dillinger Escape Plan
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Song Posted Online
Mobius Band
stereogum: New Mobius Band - "Friends Like These"
Monaco
Monaco to reform in October | 10/09/2007 | New Order Online
New Violators
via: stereogum: New New Violators - "Messiah"
listen: MySpace.com - New Violators - Trondheim, NO - New Wave / Indie / Rock - www.myspace.com/newviolators
euphoric epic pop rock from Norway. This time sounding like Morrissey singing on U2's boy album.
Have they signed an international record deal yet? I wonder which record label they will eventually sign for?
Bugge Wesseltoft
BBC - Radio 4 - Today Programme Iraq Report
Norwegian jazz musician Bugge Wesseltoft has used Mike Thomson's interview with Zawadi, a woman horrifically caught up in the conflict in Congo, as the basis for a song on his new album.
# posted by DJ Martian 10:59 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 8th
Some links of interest:
Now available for purchase: woofah magazine covering dubstep / dub / reggae
New issue of Decibel Magazine features Down on the front cover.
latest reviews: Decibel Magazine: October 2007 Reviews
New issue of Plan B Magazine features Animal Collective on the front cover.
New issue of Zero Tolerance Magazine features Ihsahn on the front cover. Issue 019 onsale 13/09/07
The methodology for the Mercury Prize: The agony and the ecstasy | Pop | Guardian Unlimited Music
How can you possibly choose just one winner from 233 albums? Mercury prize panellist Jude Rogers lifts the lid on the judging for the music industry's most prestigious award
Artists
Anaal Nathrakh
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ANAAL NATHRAKH: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
British extreme metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH will release their fourth full-length album, 'Hell is Empty, and all the Devils are Here', on October 28 via the band's own record label, Feto Records.
Radiohead
GIGWISE: Radiohead Album Finally Finished
Supersilent
SUPERSILENT: 8 CD (RCD 2067CD) : OUT 10/23/2007
press release via FE:
Supersilent celebrate 10 years as a groundbreaking quartet with their first studio album in almost 5 years. As with Supersilent 6 (RCD2029) it was recorded during a 5 day studio session at Athletic Sound in Halden, Norway, the all analogue facility where other great sounding Rune Grammofon albums like Supersilent 1-3 (RCD 2001), Scorch Trio (RCD 2025), Luggumt (RCD2040) and Raus Aus Stavanger (RCD2049) were recorded. From the monumental hardcore blizzard storm of 1-3 to the elegant electrojazz of 4 and from the quiet soundscapes of 5 to the epic 6, Supersilent have yet again re-invented themselves with 8, an album that to a certain degree explore more abstract and mysterious pathways beyond categories and comparisons. The 68 minutes that ended up on 8 was chosen from 5 hours of finished music, and at one time we considered a double or even triple album. It's quite possible that some of the excellent music that didn't make it to the final cut will appear in one way or another at a later time. The album has been mastered by US mastering guru Bob Katz in close collaboration with producer Deathprod, and it's been handled almost like classical music to keep the extremely dynamic range of the original recording. Again, the names of the players do not appear on the cover. This is Supersilent music, collective work, group improvising, and not a matter of individual grandstanding. They never rehearse as a group and don't discuss the music with each other, meeting only to play concerts or to record. Supersilent music lives in a no-man's-land between the genres, somewhere between rock, electronica, jazz and modern composition. It can sometimes appear to be written or at least arranged, again making it clear that these musicians communicate on a high, almost telepathic level. Needless to say, there are no overdubs. Supersilent was formed in Oslo in 1997 after producer and sound artist Helge Sten approached free jazz trio Veslefrekk with the idea of forming a new quartet. The first time they played together was a concert at Bergen Jazz Festival the same year. Their first album, the triple set 1-3 was released in late 97, also being the first release in the Rune Grammofon catalogue. Ståle Storløkken is a member of Humcrush and Terje Rypdal's Skywards trio and a few other groups. He has also recorded with Raoul Björkenheim, Trevor Dunn and Morgan Ågren, in a new project to be released on Rune Grammofon in 2008. Arve Henriksen has released 3 solo albums to high international acclaim, he has recorded with David Sylvian, Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, Jon Balke and many others. Drummer Jarle Vespestad is a founder member of Tord Gustavsen Trio and Farmers Market and has played with Nils Petter Molvær, Jon Balke and Tore Brunborg amongst others. Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, was a former member of rock group Motorpsycho and is an important producer on the various independent scenes in Norway, with credits including Jaga Jazzist, Nils Petter Molvær, Motorpsycho, The White Birch, Susanna (with and without her Magical Orchestra) and several others.
Tiamat
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TIAMAT: Drums And Bass Recorded For New Album
Sweden's TIAMAT has finished laying down the drums and bass for its new album "Amanethes", tentatively due in early 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records.
# posted by DJ Martian 11:37 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 6th
Some links of interest:
Changes @ Radio 1
BBC - Press Office - Radio 1 revamps schedule with even more Moyles!
most of these shows probably have more a "listen again" audience, but there are changes...
Rob Da Bank gains an extra show, now on for 4 hours midnight - 4am very early monday mornings
Rob Da Bank Presents... – Rob da Bank's new show sees him introducing new talent from his musical world, giving them a chance to talk about what they do and the music they love and that inspires them.
Annie Nightingale - moves to a new slot: very early saturday mornings, post friday night clubbing comeback slot
0400-0630
Fabio & Grooverider - moves to a new slot: very early sunday mornings
0200-0400
Radio 1 @ Bestival: BBC - Radio 1 - Events: BBC Introducing... at Bestival 2007
new release info: forcefeed.org: Schedule: September 2007
Artists
The Chemical Brothers
confirmed for Liverpool Music Week 2007 on December 9th
Prefuse 73
mp3: stereogum: New Prefuse 73 - "Class Of 73 Bells"
Supersilent
MIC Norway: New Supersilent album
Groundbreaking improv phenomenon Supersilent celebrate a decade on the frontlines of challenging music with a new studio album.
Wooden Shjips
DOTSHOP.SE - Wooden Shjips: Wooden Shjips
Inspired rock psychedelia, akin to the icy vibe of early Echo & The Bunnymen, with hints of kraut & organ haze ala Suicide
Holy Mountain (011235813CD)
September 24th, 2007
listen: MySpace.com - Wooden Shjips - SAN FRANCISCO, California - Psychedelic / Trance / Garage - www.myspace.com/woodenshjips
# posted by DJ Martian 11:55 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 5th
Some links of interest:
Music blogs to check:
bolachas gratis
duggup
lovely party / music / murder / gratuitous copyright infringement
The Numusic festival started in Stavanger, Norway today.
NUMUSIC FESTIVAL 2007.
STAVANGER NORWAY SEPT 5-8TH
UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE (Detroit), DAT POLITICS, ABOUT, FELIX KUBIN, KILL, DAEDELUS, COLDCUT, JEAN JACQUES PERREY, LINDSTRØM, NJAAL, CLUSTER, MUNGOLIAN JETSET, TRENCHER, DJ SCOTCH EGG, ALTERN8 (UK), JØRGEN TELLER & KIM CASCONE (DE/US), MENTAL OVERDRIVE (DFA) (No), FROST (No), SNUTEN (No), POLE (DE), THE BUG (UK), CLARK (UK), OST & KJEKS (No), SEX IN DALLAS (FR), TROST (DE), SUPERJUPITER (No), PHIL NIBLOCK (US), SALVATORE (No), MIRA CALIX (UK), TRASH FASHION (UK), SKATEBÅRD No), SYME (Remixed) (No), BINARPILOT (No), EIKO (No), KIM HIORTØY (No), METRONOMICON LABEL NIGHT, ORANGEBOX (No), NORTHMIEHD (No), TWOCSINAK (UK).
London Jazz Festival 2007 in association with BBC Radio 3
Friday 16 to Sunday 25 November 2007
Some of the artists performing @ SERIOUS: London Jazz Festival 2007
festival scope:
Bebop, swing, hard bop, cool, electric, jazz, gospel, hip hop and beatbox, world jazz, free jazz, euro-jazz, Jamaican grooves and African beats - you can find all of these and much, much more as the London Jazz Festival returns to the capital for a ten day party.
Watch this space for the full Festival launch on Wednesday 19 September and new website with fresh news and concert information.
New column published: Pitchfork Feature: The Month In: Grime / Dubstep
HISTORY OF AMBIENT PART 3: MUSIC FOR AMNESIACS: Fact Magazine
New official website for the Joy Division Control film: **CONTROL :: OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE**
New Issue of Mojo
Mojo have finally updated their website ! deatails of the new issue of Mojo that features Pink Floyd on the front cover.
FREE CD: IN SEARCH OF SYD 15 mind-bending tracks in debt to the genius of Syd Barrett, by Flaming Lips, Frank Zappa, Spacemen 3, Hawkwind, Soft Machine and more!
Eivind Aarset
now streaming 4 new Eivind Aarset tracks from the new album Sonic Codex: MySpace.com - Eivind Aarset - Oslo - Alternative - www.myspace.com/eivindaarset - superb instrumental electronic jazz rock. (recommended for Nels Cline and Jaga Jazzist fans)
Annie
Annie - new website coming soon.
Glorior Belli
more esoteric extreme metal from France: DOTSHOP.SE - Glorior Belli: Manifesting The Raging Beast
Southern Lord (SUNN81CD)
September 10th, 2007
listen: MySpace.com - Glorior Belli - Paris - Black Metal / Southern Rock / Death Metal - www.myspace.com/gloriorbelli
The Go! Team
album streaming: MuchMusic.com | First Spin | The Go! Team
interview: Drowned in Sound - Features - Doing It Right, Again: The Go! Team's Ian Parton on why more of the same ain't no bad thing
Kronos
more French Metal: Kronos - Sign To Neurotic Records - Metal Storm
October File
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OCTOBER FILE: New Songs Now Streaming
Rosetta
Interview / featured artist: ROSETTA: Featured Artist @ SonicFrontiers.net - post metal from the USA to be ranked alongside Isis and Neurosis in quality terms.
Siouxsie
via: TotalRock.com
Siouxsie Sioux has lined up two London shows: Mean Fiddler October 19, Roundhouse November 5.
Scott Walker
New promotional website for Scott Walker and his strange new instrumental mini album.
Young Marble Giants
interview: Young Marble Giants - Interview - Stylus Magazine
# posted by DJ Martian 11:54 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 4th
Some links of interest:
Announced tonight, surprisingly The Klaxons take the Mercury Prize award: GIGWISE, Klaxons Win The Nationwide Mercury Music Prize and BBC - Mercury Music Prize 2007
Watching on BBC 4 - No Rock & Roll Fun live blogs the event: No Rock And Roll Fun: Mercury Music Prize: Liveblog
Pitchfork have a review of the recent Ekko Electronic music festival in Bergen, Norway: Pitchfork: Photos: Ekko Festival [Bergen, Norway; 08/31-09/01/07]
Norwegian artists going to Berlin's Popkomm: Music Export Norway : Norwegian artists at Popkomm 2007
Stefan's stats for Acclaimed Music Forum: 02/09/2007 : UPDATE : THE BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2007 SO FAR including in the top 100
100 1512 LIARS ´LIARS`
99 1504 NEUROSIS ´GIVEN TO THE RISING
95 1497 DIGITALISM ´IDEALISM`
88 1483 DO MAKE SAY THINK ´YOU´RE A HISTORY IN RUST`
82 1446 STARS OF THE LID ´AND THEIR REFINEMENT OF...`
53 1317 EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY `ALL OF A SUDDEN...`
48 1296 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME`
46 1287 SOULSAVERS `IT´S NOT HOW FAR YOU FALL...`
42 1261 DEERHUNTER `CRYPTOGRAMS`
41 1251 !!! `MYTH TAKES`
35 1169 POLE ´STEINGARTEN`
33 1158 FROG EYES `TEARS OF THE VALEDICTORIAN`
30 1078 DUNGEN `TIO BITAR
28 1061 CARIBOU `ANDORRA
23 1025 DINOSAUR JR. ´BEYOND`
22 1010 BJORK `VOLTA`
21 1008 FIELD MUSIC `TONES OF TOWN`
18 995 BLONDER REDHEAD ´23`
17 973 VON SÜDENFED `TROMATIC REFLEXXIONS`
14 935 PATRICK WOLF `THE MAGIC POSITION`
12 810 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER`
the top 10 is a rather mixed bag:
10 764 KINGS OF LEON `BECAUSE OF THE TIMES`
9 719 JUSTICE `CROSS SYMBOL`
8 707 SPOON ´GA GA GA GA GA`
7 701 ANDREW BIRD `ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA`
6 676 M.I.A. `KALA`
5 518 ELLIOTT SMITH `NEW MOON`
4 486 PANDA BEAR `PERSON PITCH`
3 471 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM `SOUND OF SILVER`
2 465 ARCADE FIRE `THE NEON BIBLE`
1 394 BATTLES `MIRRORED`
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New issue of textura featuring the latest electronic reviews.
Artists:
All My Faith Lost
recommended by Projekt store: All My Faith Lost... 'The Hours'
Between the Buried and Me
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Experience New Album One Song At A Time
Blotted Science
Ytsejam.com - Your Progressive Rock One-Stop - BLOTTED SCIENCE - 'The Machinations of Dementia' set for September 18 Release!
BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal triumvirate featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN), bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL), and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS, JORDAN RUDESS), has set a September 18 release date for its highly anticipated debut, "The Machinations of Dementia". The album was produced and mixed by Ron Jarzombek and mastered by Danish studio whiz Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, DESTRUCTION, MERCENARY) at Hansen Studios; it will be issued through Jarzombek's EclecticElectric label.
myspace: MySpace.com - Blotted Science - SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Metal / Progressive - www.myspace.com/blottedscience
Vashti Bunyan
New compilation from past recordings: Vashti Bunyan Readies Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind Album — News — AngryApe
The Cult
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE CULT: 'Born Into This' E-Card Available
Cut Copy
New album on the way: GIGWISE, Cut Copy Ready Second Album For Release
However, the album will only be available in the band’s homeland of Australia for now with a wider international release yet to be announced.
Kashiwa Daisuke
New album: DOTSHOP.SE - Kashiwa Daisuke: Program Music
Noble Records (CXCA1212CD)
September 10th, 2007
The Foreshadowing
Bravewords.com > News: THE FORESHADOWING - Days Of Nothing Artwork Revealed
Mai
I am very impressed with this artist: DOTSHOP.SE - Mai: Still Need A Kiss
A graceful and sincere debut from MAI, a hauntingly delicate universe that enthralls like Mazzy Star, Piana & Sparklehorse ****
GRACEFUL, RIVETING, LUSH, DREAMY AND SENSUAL***
MAI is the mesmerizing musical world drawn by Swedish born Johanna Wedin, with the help of a few like-minded artists such as Dorian Dumont (from the French London-based band The Teenagers) and Bardi Johannson of Lady and Bird’s and Bang Gang’s fame. The delicate intricacies and emotional power of her dreamlike, electronica inflected pop music testify to her utter dedication to her music, which set her out on a very personal journey taking her first from her native Sweden to New York and then to Paris, drawing the attention and earning the respect of many a gifted producer and musician.
Nacopajaz (NCJCD04)
October 1st, 2007
listen to 4 tracks: MySpace.com - MAI - FR-SWE - Folk / Electro / Ambient - www.myspace.com/ilovemai
My favourite track is "Silly" a great slice of uplifting yet dreamy electronic dreampop. reference points: Kirsty Maccoll, Dot Allison, Annie, Sally Shapiro.
Mouth of the Architect
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT Calls It Quits
Vitalic
RA: Vitalic issues V Live. Music News
V Live' by Vitalic arrives on Different/PIAS on September 24th, 2007.
# posted by DJ Martian 11:38 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 3rd
Some links of interest:
music blog: Album reviews, release dates and music news - Criticulture.com and Upcoming album release calendar - Criticulture.com
Richard Cook Obituary in The Independent: Richard Cook - Independent Online Edition > Obituaries
Richard David Cook, writer, journalist and record producer: born Kew, Surrey 7 February 1957; married 1987 Lee Ellen Newman; died London 25 August 2007.
John Kelman goes to the Punkt Experimental Music festival in Norway:
Punkt 07 - Kristiansand, Norway - Day One, August 29, 2007 and Punkt 07 - Kristiansand, Norway - Day Two, August 30, 2007 and Punkt 07 - Kristiansand, Norway - Day Three, August 31, 2007 and Punkt 07 - Kristiansand, Norway - Day Four, September 1, 2007
The Observer spotlights British music talent: Trawling for lone talent across Britain, we introduce the feistiest solo artists | Review | The Observer
The dreaded phrase 'singer-songwriter' once guaranteed minor chords, mournful strumming and mawkish lyrics, but now a new breed of fierce and feisty solo artists is lighting up the British music scene. Trawling for lone talent from Brighton up to Orkney, we bring you eight of the best ...
Stay up to date with Icelandic music: Icelandic Music Export - icelandicmusic.is
Drowned in Sound - Features - Mercury Music Prize, worldwide: DiS assesses the awards...
AR KANE interview
vintage AR Kane interview: Bring the Noise AR KANE interview Melody Maker, July 25 1987 by SIMON REYNOLDS
Conference reports by Kyle Gann: PostClassic: "Where Never Is Heard a Maximalist Word" and PostClassic: Setting the Record Straight First International Conference of Music and Minimalism, University of Wales, day 2
New compilation album released this week: Sunday Best-Releases:A TO Z: BESTIVAL 2007
Artists
The Arcane Order
update blog: Revolution-music.dk Blog: The Arcane Order Studio Diary
Blockhead
DOTSHOP.SE - Blockhead: Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book
Ninja Tune (BH001CD)
September 10th, 2007
Kode9
Kode9 interview @ Cooleh
Lights Out Asia
interview: The Silent Ballet > Interview: Lights Out Asia
Mourning Beloveth
update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MOURNING BELOVETH Preparing To Record New Album
Primordial
Comments on the upcoming album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - PRIMORDIAL Frontman: New Album Is 'Done And Dusted'
Sixtoo
New album DOTSHOP.SE - Sixtoo: Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man
Drum machine fury with dark melodic electronics creates a tough complex deep film-noir style paranoia.
Ninja Tune (ZENCD137)
September 10th, 2007
# posted by DJ Martian 11:38 PM
Music Links Roundup - Update - September 1st
Some links of interest:
Music blog to check: Blowing Up Your Spot - house music blog
Music portal: PostEverything: Music For The Genre Gap - recently has a new website design - that I should have mentioned by now.
New RSS feed: PostEverything RSS News Feed
nominations process: BT Digital Music Awards 07
in a rateyourmusic.com format: WOEBOT's "The 100 Greatest Records Ever" - Rate Your Music
recap: Drowned in Sound - Features - A Month In Records: August 2007
Paul Lester article on Ian Curtis includes interviews: 'It felt like someone had ripped out my heart' | Rock | Guardian Unlimited Music
Ian Curtis's story has become rock legend - but his three bandmates lived through the sad reality. As a new film about Joy Division opens, Paul Lester hears how they wish they had understood his cries for help
* Enhanced versions of Joy Division's albums are released by Warners on September 10. Control is released on October 5. The documentary Joy Division will be out in 2008.
Alan McGee on Echo and the Bunnymen: Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - music: Echo and the Bunnymen - bridesmaids of rock
There was only one thing that stopped the hugely influential band from reaching the superstardom they deserved - themselves.
Artists
Basquiat Strings
interview: Odd ones out | Jazz and blues | Guardian Unlimited Music
Mix Bartok, lush strings and jazz riffs, and what do you get? The most unusual band on this year's Mercury shortlist. John Lewis meets them
Bat for Lashes
interview: Race fur the prize | Pop | Guardian Unlimited Music
Rumour has it that Natasha Khan (aka Bat For Lashes) could steal the Mercury Prize from right under Amy's beehive. Louis Pattison meets the pop maverick to talk religion, racism and, umm, monorails to Mars
Efterklang
Now DiS sponsored Efterklang tour: Drowned in Sound - News - Efterklang: DiS-sponsored tour dates fully confirmed
Minus the Bear
More info on tour: Minus The Bear Announce UK Tour And Album — News — AngryApe
Peter Murphy
ReGen News :: Peter Murphy announces live dates for Paris and Brussels in October
New Peter Murphy track on myspace titled: edenbridge
MySpace.com - Peter Murphy - New York - Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/officialpetermurphyspace
Rodion
New album coming soon: soulseduction.com - rodion - romantic jet dance on gomma records
Siouxsie
The Independent interview Siouxsie Sioux: Interview: Siouxsie Sioux: The punk icon turns 50 - Independent Online Edition > Features
Thirty years have passed since the summer of 1977, but Siouxsie Sioux is still a force to be reckoned with. Hermione Eyre meets an original punk icon turned solo survivor
Susanna
3 tracks to stream: BBC - collective - susanna 'sonata mix dwarf cosmos' review plus full tracks
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Ras Kwame
Steve Lamacq
Zane Lowe
Annie Mac
Annie Nightingale
Gilles Peterson
Huw Stephens
Pete Tong
Themed/ Specialist Shows:
Essential Mix
The Rock Show
Remember:
John Peel
6 Music:
6 Music
6 Music - Music News
6 Music - Music News in Brief
6 Music - Playlist
6 Music - Schedule
6 Music - Events
6 Music - Shows
Have Your Say
6 Music - Contact Us
6 Music - Press Office
Weekdays:
6 Music - Album of the Day
Nemone
Steve Lamacq
Marc Riley
Gideon Coe
Roundtable
Tom Robinson
Bruce Dickinson Rock Show
Weekends:
Liz Kershaw
Lauren Laverne
6Mix
Don Letts
Tom Robinson's Introducing
The Music Week
Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
Guy Garvey's Finest Hour
Contemporary Classical/ Modern Composition:
BBC Classical
BBC Radio 3
BMIC
British Composers Index
Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland
Harmonia Mundi UK
Hear and Now
International Computer Music Association
New Music Box
NetNewMusic
NewNote
NMC
Post-Classical
rec.music.classical.contemporary
Sequenza 21
SPNM
Dance Music/ Club Culture:
Cognition
DanceNova
DJ List
DJ Mag
earplug
Hyperdub
Klublife
NAJM
Progressive-Sounds
UK-Dance
Breakbeat/ Nu Skool Breaks:
Nubreaks.com
Nu Skool Breaks
DrumnBass/Jungle:
DogsonAcid
Drum & Bass Arena
Junglist.com
Knowledge Magazine
Liquid Funk
IXtra - DrumNBass
Planetdnb
Drum&Bass International Startpage
Dubstep
Blogs
Blackdown
deeptime
Drumz of The South
Dubster's Laboratory
Forensics
Gutterbreakz
kid kameleon
lower end spasm
Mashed Up Beats
patternloader
Shards, Fragments and Totems: Grievous Angel’s alternate reality of random scribbling
Forums
Dubstep Forum
Dissensus - Dubstep Thread
History
BBC Collective - Sound of Dubstep
wikipedia - Dubstep
Labels
Hotflush Recordings
Hyperdub
Tempa
Net Radio & Mixes
Bare Files
Dubplate.Net
Dubstep.fm
www.gourmetbeats.com
Mary Anne Hobbs
Reload-Radio online DUBSTEP radio/stream - Home
Rinse FM
SUB FM
Artists
Digital Mystikz
Hatcha
Horsepower Productions
kode9
Skream
Search - Blogosphere
Google Blog Search - Dubstep
technorati - Dubstep
Tags
delicious - dubstep
Tag Central - dubstep
Electroclash/ Futurepop/ Modern Synthpop:
Links @ LarryTee.com
Ersatz Audio
Gigolo Records
Electroclash
A Different Drum
Jive 55
Synthpop for the Masses
Synthpop.NET
Electro Sounds - everybody grooving to the future robot beat:
Crucial Electro
ELECTRO-FUNK ROOTS HOMEPAGE
Electrocuted Links
Flightpath Estate
Global Darkness
Kraftwerk
Psi49Net -Anthony Rother
Rotters Golf Club
313ctr0
Electronic Downtempo Grooves, Electro Jazz, Broken Beats, Trip Hop:
Acid Jazz Server
Beyond Jazz.net
BigChill.net
Downtempo.org
electroambientdreampop
Jazzadelica weblinks
kozmigroov-index
Straight No Chaser
Triphop.hu
Trip-Hop.net
World of Trip Hop
EM / Electronic Music/ Ambient/ Space Music:
Ambience for the Masses
The Ambient Review
Ambient Visions
Ambient Visions: News
Ampersand etcetera
Electric Music 411
Electroambient Space
Electronic Music Foundation
electronicshadows.com
Epsilon
Hypnagogue
Wind and Wire
Concerts:
The Gatherings
Discussion: Mailing Lists
The Ambient Way
Spacemusic
Labels:
AtmoWorks.com
DiN
Horizon Music
Hypnos
lotuspike
Nepenthe
Spotted Peccary Music
Radio:
Star's End
Online Retailers:
Farfield Music
Groove Unlimited
Hypnos Store
Steve Roach Mail Order
Synth Music Direct
Experimental Electronics/ IDM:
Haunted Links
Boomkat Electronic Music Links
Cyclic Defrost
disquiet
Electroacoustic
11th Hour Technology
Gridface
Grooves Magazine
Hyperreal
Sonic Arts Network
Tesselate
Textura
t h e . z z z o n e
Hip Hop:
Old School Hiphop
Spinemagazine
UKHH.com
Underground Hip Hop
House/ Tech-House/Techno:
Deep House Network
deepness
Tech-House
Techno Online
Industrial / Darkwave/ EBM/ Goth:
Cybase 23
Dark Culture Magazine
Dark Links
Deathrock
Funprox
Goth.net
Hard Wired
Heathen Harvest
industrial.org
Moving Hands
net goth org UK
Side Line
Sordid Magazine
StarVox
This is Corrosion
uk.people.gothic
Jazz/ Improvised Music:
All About Jazz
All About Jazz: Articles
Upcoming Jazz Release Center
Mike Chadwick
ContemporaryJazz.com
EER Jazz Fusion
European Free Improvisation Pages
euro-improv
Europe Jazz Network
FreeJazz.org
International Jazz Festivals Organization
Jazzitude
Jazz Journalists Association
Jazzmatazz
JazzNow
Jazz Review.com
Jazz Services
Jazz Weekly.com
JazzWorld
NOjazz
One Final Note
Magazines:
Down Beat
Jazz Improv
Jazziz
Jazz Times
Jazzwise
Signal to Noise
Radio:
Jazz FM
The Jazz House
NPR Jazz
WNUR 89.3
Reviews:
All About Jazz: Reviews
Bagatellen reviews
BBC Music - Jazz
the Improviser
jazzmatazz: Reviews
Jazz Online
Jazz Review.com - CD Reviews
Shops:
Crazy Jazz
IndieJazz.com
Jazzcds
Jazz Loft
Jazz Links:
Contemporary List of Jazz Links
freeform.org : music links
Jazz Links
Jazzmatazz links
Restructures
Metal: [Extreme/ Dark Metal/ Metalcore etc]
Key:
Apeshit
Archaic-Magazine.com
Chronicles of Chaos
Live 4 Metal Webzine
Lords of Metal
Maximum Metal
Metal Crypt
The Metal Forge
Metal Invader
The Metal Observer
Metalrage
MetalReview.com
METAL REVIEWS
Metal-Rules.com
Metal Storm
Teeth of the Divine
Treehouse of Death
SMNnews.com
Ultimate Metal
Doom
Doom Metal
Hardcore/ Metalcore
Lambgoat
Stereokiller.com
Other:
Deadtide.com
Firegoat
Metal Throne
Metal Undergound.com
PRP
Scream
Tartarean Desire Webzine
Viking Blood
Databases:
The BNR Metal Pages
Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives
Magazines:
BW&BK
Decibel
MetalBite
Metal Hammer
Pit Magazine
Terrorizer
Zero Tolerance Magazine
Post-Punk/ Punk-Funk:
The Crepuscule and Factory Pages
LTM
Red Sun Records
Ze Records
Post-Rock/ Shoegazer/Dreampop Sounds:
Fakejazz.com
Losing Today
Post Rock Bands
Post Rock Labels & Media
Tonevendor
Progressive Rock/Avant Prog:
Aural Innovations
The Axiom of Choice
Clicks and Klangs
Cuneiform
Dutch Progressive Rock Page
Ghostland
The Giant Progweed
Gibraltar
Gnosis
The Green Dolphin's Poll
Innerviews
Prog Archives
Progfreaks.com
Prog4you
Prog-Nose
Prognosis
ProgressiveWorld.net
Progressor
ProgRock.com
ProgScape.com
Rubberneck
Sea of Tranquilty
Links:
Aural Innovations - Links
Progressive and Avant Rock
Rec.Music.Progressive - FAQ
Online Shops/ Mail Order:
ReR
Ultima Thule
Wayside
Discussion:
avant-progressive
Progressive Ears
The Progressive Music Society
rec.music.progressive
News:
Ytsejam.com
Radio:
Progressive Music Shows Live Online
Aural Moon
Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio
The Dividing Line
Progradio.net
Radio Shows:
Gagliarchives
Gnosis Radio
Krautrock/ Kosmische Music
Kosmische Club
Krautrock @ phinnweb
IA/ ID/ User Experience/ Web Usability:
InfoDesign: Understanding by Design
UsabilityNews.com
xBlog
Resources:
Boxes and Arrows
Chinwag
Usability Body of Knowledge
Usability Views
UXmatters
Links:
Experience Design Resources
findability.org
HCI Index
HCI Sites
IA Library
Interaction-Design.org.
User Experience Resource Collection
UX - Overview Diagrams
UX Disciplines Circle
uxd_diagrams
UX
UXnet - User Experience Network
Information Architecture
The Information Architecture Institute
Latest Blog Content:
Original Signal
popurls
SEOmash
THEWEBLIST.net
Web 2.0 Workgroup
Tech News:
digg
DiggLicious.com
Techmeme
Blogger:
Blogger Buzz
Status Blogger
Buzz:
delicious/popular
popacular - popular delicious bookmarks
FriendFeedLinks
Megite
Social Reader
More Buzz Links:
Populair.eu
buzz
Monitoring Webpages:
Change Detection
Google Alerts
Yahoo! Alerts
Blogging:
Blogger
Tumblr
Microblogging:
Twitter
Notepad:
Yahoo Notepad
PIM:
To-Do Lists:
Remember The Milk
Personal Start Pages:
iGoogle
My Yahoo
Netvibes
Pageflakes
Quick.as
Aggregated Portals:
FriendFeed
RSS Readers:
Bloglines
Google Reader
RSS Tools:
FeedBurner
FeedInformer
SuprGlu
URL Shorteners:
bit.ly
TinyURL.com
Web Archiving:
Evernote
Other Tools:
HelloTxt
Ping.fm
Yahoo! Babel Fish
Zoho
Search Tools: Collections
Browys
Fagan Finder
Fasteagle
trovando
TurboScout
URLinfo beta || Fagan Finder
whonu
Zuula
Specialist Search Tools:
Alexa
A9.com
DoubleTrust
Find Similar Sites
GooFresh
Kosmix
Simply Google
Soople
The Wayback Machine
Yauba
YubNub
Links:
How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory
Message Board Search
BoardTracker.com
Omgili
Tag Search:
delicious/search/all
delicious/tag
IceRocket Tags
Wikipedia Search:
Clusty
Qwika
WikiWax
Books:
BookBrain.co.uk
BookButler
Bookprice24.co.uk
BooksPrice
Maps:
Google Maps
Streetmap.co.uk
Reference:
Answers.com
Dictionary.com
Factbites
FindArticles
Wikipedia
Time: The World Clock
News:
AltaVista News
Ananova
BBC
BBC News
Google News UK
The Guardian
The Independent
MSN News UK
NewsNow
Sky News
Times Online
Yahoo News
Yahoo UK News
Portals:
Excite
Excite UK
MSN UK
BT Yahoo
My Yahoo UK
Yahoo UK
Everything Yahoo!
Blog & Buzz Search Tools:
Ask Jeeves UK - Blogs
Blogdigger
Bloglines | Search
Bloglines | Advanced Search
BlogPulse
BlogScope
Google Blog Search
IceRocket
Sphere
Technorati
Search | Tumblr
Twingly Blog Search
Meta:
Clusty
Collecta
FriendFeed Search
Kosmix
Samepoint
Scoopler
SearchMerge
Social Mention
surchur
Twingly Microblog Search
WhosTalkin?
Wikio
Twitter Search:
CrowdEye
OneRiot
TweetMeme
Twitter Search
Directories:
Technorati Blog Directory
Blog directory links
Links: delicious
delicious/ djmartian
delicious/tags/djmartian
delicious tags
Updated: Updated UK Weblogs
More Best of Lists:
2000 Lists
2001 Lists
2002 Lists
2003 Lists
2004 Lists
2005 Lists
2006 Lists
2007 Lists
2008 Lists
2009 Lists
My Lists on rateyourmusic.com:
2000 Albums
2001 Albums
2002 Albums
2003 Albums
2004 Albums
2005 Albums
2006 Albums
2007 Albums
2008 Albums
2009 Albums
Top Rated Albums on rateyourmusic.com
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Decade:
Fast 'n' Bulbous - The Best New Artists of the 00s Metacritic Scaruffi - The 2000s
Top 1000 Albums -- 2000s on Rate Your Music
Links:
delicious/djmartian/m00s
Charts: Albums by Year - Rate Your Music
Fast 'n' Bulbous
Portal:
DJ Martian: Music of the 00s Portal
DJ Martian: Geocities
2006 Music:
2006 Albums - DJ Martian
2006 Music Lists
RYM 2006 New
RYM Top 1000 Albums 2006
a2006
b2006
m2006
r2006
rateyourmusic.com users 2006 Lists
2007 Music:
2007 Albums - DJ Martian
2007 Music Lists
RYM 2007 New
RYM Top 1000 Albums 2007
a2007
b2007
m2007
r2007
rateyourmusic.com users 2007 Lists
2008 Music:
2008 Albums - DJ Martian
2008 Music Lists
RYM 2008 New
RYM Top 1000 Albums 2008
a2008
b2008
m2008
r2008
rateyourmusic.com users 2008 Lists
2009 Music:
2009 Albums - DJ Martian
RYM 2009 New
RYM Top 1000 Albums 2009
a2009
b2009
m2009
r2009
rateyourmusic.com users 2009 Lists
Music Reviews - Metal
Archaic-Magazine.com
Chronicles of Chaos
Metal Invader
The Metal Observer
MetalReview.com
Metal Reviews
Metal Storm - Reviews
Tartarean Desire
Friday:
The Guardian - Reviews
The Independent - Music
Check Frequently:
Evilsponge
Mammoth Press
No Ripcord
Paris Transatlantic
Satan Stole My Teddy Bear
sputnik music .com
Sudden Thoughts
Tiny Mix Tapes: Reviews
Whisperin & Hollerin
Others:
About.com - Alternative Music
Aiding & Abetting
All Music Guide: New Releases
Auralgasms
babysue
The Beat Surrender
BigO
Blastitude
CloudsandClocks
Cool Music Central
Cracked
Crud Magazine
Eclectic Earwig Reviews
Freq
Hybrid Magazine
Incursion
IndieVille.com
Ink19
In Music We Trust
ireallylovemusic: current
Jock Rock
KindaMuzik
Left of the Dial
ManchesterOnline
Mensa Past Archives
Modern Dance
Music-Critic.com
Musicfolio
Nude as the News
Organ Zine
Mark Prindle
Perfect Sound Forever
Reviewed4U.com
Derk Richardson SF Gate
75 or Less
Silent Uproar
somewherecold.com
The Squid's Ear
Mark Weddle
Zeitgeist
Retired:
Almost Cool
Do Something Pretty
Flux Europa
Freestyle Grooves
Impact
themilkfactory
Only Angels Have Wings
Seven
Splendid
Stylus
Music Magazine Links: @
Music Magazines
The Wire
Music News:
Ananova - Music
Billboard
Kerrang
Launch
MTV.com - News
NME.com
RollingStone.com
UK Dance: News
updated 24/7:
Michael's Eclectic Music Pages *
Music News Headlines on the ArtistDirect Network *
RockNews.info
Music Reference:
AMG
Artist Direct
Discogs
Fast 'n' Bulbous
Google Directory: Music
JahSonic.com
Metacritic
Rockdetector
Rocklist.Net
Scaruffi
Record Labels:
A - Z Record Labels Updated: delicious/djmartian/labels
Music Links: Lists: Music Matrix: deep linking, deep tagging, social bookmarks, mp3 music blogs etc soundspy - digital music intelligence
delicious.com Music Links:
delicious music
delicious/djmartian/music
delicious/forcedexposure
More Links:
Music Discussion
delicious/djmartian/discussion
Some Highlighted Blogs: [These are included in my blo.gs updates]
A
ACID BIRD
*ADORU
advance copy
allrecordlabels
An Idiot's Guide to Dreaming
AngryRobot
Another Form of Relief
arjanwrites
the armchair novelist
Athwart666 metal-news
aurgasm
A Vítima Respira?
AVERSIONLINE.COM - THE MP3 BLOG
aworks: new american classical music
B
basic_sounds
The Battering Room
BBC Radio 1 | OneMusic Blog |
beat happening
be.jazz
Between thought and expression
bigstereo
The Big Ticket
Blissblog
Blog.MusicStrands.com
boomnoise
Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep
brooklynvegan
The Blogglebum Cage
Build and Destroy News
C
Cerysmatic Factory
Chromewaves
The Church Of Me
Circus Beckman
Clap Clap Blog
clik and lissen
Click Opera [Momus]
Close Your Eyes
Computers & Music
Coolfer.com
D
The Daily Growl
danceblogga
darkdose.com
Dave's Imaginary Sound Space
THE DEATH JAM
devil in the details
dirt
Dirrrty Pop
DJ ZoZo
DoCopenhagen
doppelganger
DREAMS OF HORSES
Drumz of The South
DUBSTEP ON KISS 100
Duke Listens! : Weblog
DUMMY MAGAZINE
E
86400 Seconds
Electric_dreams
ELECTRONIC MUSIC LINKS
F
Fail
fangirl: mix tape madness
farmer-glitch
Faronheit
Flaming Pablum: the Weblog of Alex in NYC
Fluxblog
for the eardrums
For the 'records'
Forward Ever
freshwater jellyfish
The Future of Music, Media & Entertainment
G
Good Hodgkins » Cleveland, OH » New ears are listening.
gorilla vs. bear
Green Pea-ness
Robin Guthrie : Web Log
Gutterbreakz
H
Hallmonitor
hallucinations & antics
He made their glowing colours
Hermitage Music
The Hit Parade
Hotflush Recordings
HubLog
I
I fell sideways laughing
ijamming
I'll Be Old School Early
INDUSTRIAL::MUSIC::LIBRARY
Information Leafblower
infoshare:
In League With Paton
ireallylovemusic
I Rock Cleveland
it's all in your mind
J
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews
Jazz & Conversation
jazz plus funk not equals junk, you punk
just for a day
K
Kid Shirt
Killing Music With Bare Hands
KINGBLIND: Music, Art & Entertainment
k-punk
L
Largehearted boy
Last Plane to Jakarta
Lives and dramas of a long-distance milkman
los amigos de durutti
Lost Bands of the New Wave Era
Lupatarkastaja
M
Machines Are Funky
Magnetbox
marathonpacks: keep on freeing in the rock world.
Mars Needs Guitars
MelodyNelson.com
Metal Music Blog
mick mercer's Journal
minimal robot
Musica Generica
Music (for robots)
The Music Radar
Music-versity
Michaelangelo Matos
Mixed Content
MLOG
Mocking Music
Musical Perceptions
Music Arcades
Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good
Music Is My Boyfriend
Muzzle of Bees
My Bird Performs
My Old Kentucky Blog
Mystery & Misery
N
nau pyrata
Nerd Litter
Net, Blogs and Rock'n'Roll
NewFrontEars
Stevie Nixed MkII
No One Here Is Asking
noise for toaster
The Noise it Makes
Northern Vantage - by E. Tindblikk
No Rock & Roll Fun
Nothing But Green Lights - UK mp3 blog
NOX Blog by DJ ZoZo
O
Obscure Sound - Indie Music Blog
Occam's Razor
Old Rottenhat
One Louder
Opus Weblog
P
parallax view
Pastries, Pepper and Canals...
Ewan Pearson. Enthusiasm...
Percussive Piano: New Music Daily
Perfect Sounds
The Pill Box
Pop Your Funk: Dressed In Yello; Says Hello
Pop Musicology - The Scandinavians are coming!
PostClassic
Postapocalyptic Vanguard
post-punk junk
PRANCEHALL (not a Wasteman)
prefixblog.com
Productshop NYC
R
The Rambler
Random types
Raven Sings The Blues - Indie Rock News Media MP3s
remote_ thoughts
Renster
rock the dub
Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise
Running the Voodoo Down
The Runout Groove
S
Said the Gramophone
sampled & sorted
Sandow
Seaworthy Southeast Thesaurus
Spherical Objective
S/FJ
shards, fragments and totems
Philip Sherburne
Sid Smith's Postcards From The Yellow Room
Silence is a Rhythm Two
Silent Words Speak Loudest
SIXEYES
S K A T T E R B R A I N
Skykicking
Sleeve Notes
smallfish records
Somedisco
sonictroubadour
Soviet Panda
Spoilt Victorian Child
Stereogum
Strawberry Fire
Stumblings in the dark
Swoon// mp3 video discussion news//
subeena
The Suburbs Are Killing Us
Sweeping The Nation
Swen's Weblog
T
3hive
33/45
take your shoes off
throughsilver in blog
The Tofu Hut
Torr
Totally Fuzzy
TUNETOURIST
20th Century Music
U
unarocks
uncarved.org blog
undomondo
unpopular
V
Vis-a-Vis
W
wayne&wax
the weblog of Lucas Gonze
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Whatever Happened 2 Bay B Kane?
The Whole Wide World Of Fat Buddha!
the wirewool
Woebot
Worlds of Possibility
X
Xenographix
Y
Yeti Don't Dance
Z
Zoilus
Not Updated in blo.gs: [Other]
Basement Galaxy
BBC Radio 1 | OneMusic Blog |
Braquage
electronicablog.com
EVERGREEN DAZE
Ground and Sky
JahSonic's Blog
Kon-tent
1471
The Original Soundtrack
Plan B Magazine - Frances May Morgan
Plan B Magazine - Everett True's Blog
tomorrowJazz
Unfinished
voltage: electro culture
Multiple Contributors: [These are included in my blo.gs updates]
ArtsJournal.com - Music
Bagatellen
beepSNORT
De Subjectivisten
Deviated Septum
Diskant
donewaiting.com
The Freelance Mentalists
thegoldblog
House Is A Feeling
KEXP Blog
Let's kiss and make up...
New Music reBlog
Other Side of Life
::: POPJUSTICE :::
rockcritics daily
rockcritics links
Rocknerd
Spizzazzz
Static Beats
T A P E
testpress
the turntable
2 Many Scenes
weareie
Music Shopping:
UK Generalists: Online Music Stores
UK Specialists: Online Music Stores
US Online Music Stores
CD Price Comparison:
Dealtime.co.uk
Kelkoo
123PriceCheck.com
Pricerunner.com
New Releases/ This Week [UK Music Stores]
Boomkat
Juno Records
Norman Records
Piccadilly Records
Rough Trade
Smallfish
New Releases/ This Week [US Music Stores]
AB-CD
Aquarius Records
Darla - New This Week
Dusty Groove America
EAR/ Rational Music
Forced Exposure
Insound
Midheaven - New Releases
Other Music
Other Music - New Release Updates
Parasol
Siren Disc: New Releases
Stinkweeds
Action Records
Alice's Records
Banquet Records
bmsoho
Boomkat
Juno Records
Key Mail Order
MusicNonStop.co.uk
Norman Records
Phonica
Piccadilly Records
Pure Groove
recordstore.co.uk
ReR
Resurrection Music
Rhythm Online
The Rock Box
Rough Trade
Second Layer Records
Smallfish
Sound323
Spillers Records, Cardiff
Spin
Supernal
TouchShop
Tunes.co.uk
volcanic tongue
Downloads
BLEEP
UK Online Music Stores: with e-commerce ordering: Generalists
More links @ cdstores
Amazon.co.uk
ASDA Entertainment
BlahDVD
CD Wow
eil.com
HMV.co.uk
theHut.com
194u.com
101cd.com
Play.com
PowerplayDirect.com
Tesco
Townsend Records
WHSmith.co.uk
UK:
Absolute Radio
Kiss 100
NMERadio
Resonance 104.4 FM
Total Rock
Xfm London
97.7 Xfm Manchester
Ireland:
Phantom 105.2, Dublin
Power FM
RTE 2FM
Xfm 107.9
Online Radio:
Brainwashed Radio
Gaialive
Pig Radio
Pirate TV.net
Proton
Pulse Radio
Radio Magnetic
Radioio
SomaFM
SUB FM
Totally Radio
3WK
[woxy] 97X
US College/ Community Radio:
KCRW
KEXP
Kuci 88.9FM
Radio 1190
MPR: Radio Listening: The Current
WFMU
WHUS
WXPN
Specific Radio Shows:
On the Wire
RTQE
Totallywired
Music Listening:
BetterPropaganda
CultureDeluxe
Epitonic
gabba POD
General Radio Links:
Live365.com
Radio in London
radio-now co.uk
Shoutcast
UK Radio Magazine
UK Radio Stations broadcasting on the Internet
Warp Radio
Radio News:
radio-now.co.uk: news
Xfm:
Xfm
Xfm On Air
BBC Music
BBC Music News
BBC Music Reviews
BBC Music - Artist Profiles
BBC Collective
BBC Classic Pop/ Rock
BBC Dance & Electronica Music
BBC Jazz & Blues Music
BBC Rock & Indie Music
BBC World Music
BBC Music: >Selection of Local Links
BBC Bristol
BBC Liverpool: Music
BBC – London Music
BBC Manchester: Music
BBC Nottingham: Music
BBC Oxford: Music
BBC Music Scotland
BBC South Yorkshire: Music
BBC Stoke & Staffs: Music
BBC Wales: Music
BBC Music: What's On TV /Radio:
BBC Later
BBC Music TV/Radio
BBC Radio:
BBC Radio
BBC Music - Listen
BBC - England - BBC English Regions Local Radio Stations
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Digital Radio
BBC Radio London
1Xtra:
1Xtra
1Xtra Schedule
1Xtra DJShows
IXtra Playlist
IXtra drumnbass
Bailey
Benji B
Crissy Criss
Radio 2:
Radio 2
Playlist
Schedule
Documentaries
Events
Janice Long
Radcliffe & Maconie
Radio 3:
Radio 3
Schedule
Programmes
Presenters
Music:
Radio 3: Classical
Radio 3: Jazz
Radio 3: New Music
Radio 3: World Music
Shows:
Hear and Now
Jazz on 3
Late Junction
Web Organizers:
Bookmarks
Backflip
Google Bookmarks
Google Notebook
LATERTHIS
Yahoo Bookmarks
Social Bookmarks
BlinkList
BlogMarks
clipclip
Clipmarks
delicious
Diigo
Faves
Netvouz
Secondbrain
Simpy
StumbleUpon
trailfire
Twine
User Generated News / Content
BuzzFeed
digg
Mixx
Newsvine
NowPublic
Propeller
reddit
socialmedian
Yahoo! Buzz
Media News:
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