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Thursday, April 30, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 30th

Some links of interest:

K-punk asks FACT magazine – Is Music Writing Obsolete?

I recently had a conversation with someone who argued that writing about music was obsolete. Now that is so easy to access practically any music online, he claimed, there is no real role for reviewing.

Electroclash music: FACT magazine – 20 best: Electroclash.

Electroclash was one of the first truly retro-futurist sub-cultures – it looked to the past for the ideas and impetus to move forward.

2009 music: Best New Music For 1st Quarter of 2009 - Top Five Albums So Far - beauties can die

latest technical developments at BBC Audio & Music Interactive: BBC - Radio Labs - Introducing... BBC Feeds Hub

compilation: RA: ZE celebrates 30 years. Music News Strut Records will release Ze 30: Ze Records 1979-2009 Summer 2009.

mix album; RA: LTJ Bukem mixes up Fabriclive.46. Music News - Fabric will release Fabriclive.46: LTJ Bukem on June 15th, 2009.


Artists

Ahab

2009 album: Metal News - Ahab Announces Release Dates For New Album ( Metal Underground . com ) - July 27th for the UK

Burial

new Burial track: gorillavsbear.net: new burial: "moth"

Culted

new label deal: Bravewords.com > News > CULTED Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records has announce the signing of CULTED. The band (Michael Klassen, Matthew Friesen, Kevin Stevenson and Daniel Jansson (KEPLERS ODD, DEADWOOD)) have recently completed work their debut album, Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep, which will see its international release this July.

Vladislav Delay

new label deal: Leaf Label signs Vladislav Delay | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009 - expect a ne album later this year.

Hull

new track: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - HULL: New Song Available For Download

Murmansk

Finnish shoegazers offer album stream: Stream the new Murmansk album | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009

Nahemah

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NAHEMAH: 'The Perfect Depth Of The Mermaids' Video Released

The Perfect Depth Of The Mermaids, the new video from Spanish prog-rock/art-metal band NAHEMAH, can be viewed below.

Mark O'Leary

spotlight on Mark O'Leary: Plucking the Flower

Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary emerged on the global improvised music scene in the last few years, pushing his bold vision and broad scope of musicality through constantly-changing collaborations. O'Leary can cross easily between genres, from progressive, synth-laden rock and seventies fusion to free jazz and abstract soundscapes.

Silicone Soul

2009 album: RA: Silicone Soul prep fourth album. Music News

Soma will release Silicone Soul on June 22nd, 2009.

[:SITD:]

2009 album: Gothtronic | News: New [:SITD:] Album Rot Out in Fall 2009 on Accession Records

Solefald

new label deal: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SOLEFALD Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS

Indie Recordings has announced the signing of SOLEFALD. The group's seventh album will be released later in the year.

Tabu

new label deal: Danish electro act Company
has been picked up by Tabu Recordings Tabu signs Company | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009

Vampire Weekend

news update: Vampire Weekend Talk New Album | Spin Magazine Online

# posted by DJ Martian 1:56 PM

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

  Top 1000 Albums of 2009 - rateyourmusic.com - updated

Top 1000 Albums of 2009 @ rateyourmusic.com has been updated. Worth a browse through to see which albums are being rated highly.

Mastodon replace Animal Collective at Number 1

# posted by DJ Martian 8:42 PM

  textura - May Issue

New issue of textura now online.

Established in August 2004, textura is a monthly publication of experimental and electronic music-related reviews, interviews, and articles

# posted by DJ Martian 5:35 PM

  Album Streaming: Isis - Wavering Radiant

Listen to the new Isis album Wavering Radiant on myspace: ISIS on MySpace Music

# posted by DJ Martian 11:23 AM

Monday, April 27, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 27th

Some links of interest:

latest popular music links on Twitter: Tweetmeme - Music

Avant Music News blog is now available on twitter: Avant Music News (avantmusicnews) on Twitter

Greek electronic music festival; Synch 2009 FACT magazine – - Synch 2009

Meltdown festival in London: Meltdown 2009: Line-Up Announced! - News - Mojo

The artists confirmed so far are: Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band, Sean Lennon, Cornelius, The Master Musicians of Joujouka and Bachir Attar, Patti Smith, The Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra, David Murray, Gwo-Ka Masters, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Baaba Maal, Yo La Tengo, Moby, Bobby McFerrin, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt and The Bad Plus.

Summary of Clash Magazine's best albums of recent times: a rather mixed list in terms of quality: Clash's 50 Greatest Albums Of The Last 5 Years - Stereogum

upcoming releases listed @ A Few Forthcoming Releases (May 2009) - Music Musings and Miscellany

March recap: The Silent Ballet > Articles: Release of the Month: March 2009

Shoegaze mixtape: Shoegaze Week: Mixtape #36 - The Ultimate Shoegaze Mixtape...? / In Depth // Drowned In Sound

electroclash 7 years on: Tony Naylor on the continued appeal of electroclash | Music | The Guardian

The electroclash class of 2002 will have the last laugh, says Tony Naylor

latest Trevor Horn production project: Teletext Planet Sound News: Harpoon gets the Horn

Trevor Horn has produced Kid Harpoon's debut album, the first pop record he has worked on since Pet Shop Boys' Fundamental in 2006.

mix compilation: RA: Anthony Rother lights the Fuse. Music News Music Man will release Fuse presents Anthony Rother on May 26th, 2009.


Artists

a mega update of 10 days news / links backlog:

a-ha

new a-ha single streaming A-ha - Foot Of The Mountain - a bit too smooth / predictable and MOR for me

A Mountain of One

2009 album: RA: A Mountain Of One prep debut album. Music News A Mountain Of One will release Institute Of Joy in September.

Artic Plateau

2009 album: Gothtronic | News: ARCTIC PLATEAU on PROPHECY

ARCTIC PLATEAU - this is the nom de plume of Gianluca Divirgilio, an Italian musician with an incredible sense for epic arrangements and song structures whose first recordings offer timeless music between the poles of Post Rock, Shoegaze, New Wave and Indie.

The release of "On A Sad Sunny Day" is set for June 15, 2009

Bibio

2009 album: FACT magazine – Warp to release album by Bibio

Break SL

2009 album: RA: Break SL readies City Wasteland. Music News

Philpot will release Break SL's City Wasteland on May 18, 2009.

Steve Bug

new album due June 8th: wordandsound > article > Steve Bug - “Collaboratory” on Poker Flat (PFRCD24)

Choir of Young Believers

latest news: Choir of Young Believers sign US deal | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009 with Ghostly International

Crippled Black Phoenix

reminder that this album is released: CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX, 200 Tons Of Bad Luck - Boomkat

Billy Dalessandro

2009 album: RA: Billy Dalessandro preps Polis. Music News: "Soniculture will release Polis on May 4th, 2009."

Dredg

new track; titled: I Don't Know Dredg - myspace

Editors

news update: Teletext Planet Sound News: Editors

Editors have announced that Flood is to produce their new album. Expected in the autumn.

The Field

listen to a track: MP3: The Field - The More That I Do | Nialler9 Music Blog | MP3s | Videos | Reviews

Flipper

2 new albums: Flipper prep new studio and live records

San Francisco’s cult punk outfit Flipper, widely considered to be the progenitors of grunge, are set to release a brand new studio album entitled Love, their first in over 16 years, along with a companion live album, Fight.

Gösta Berlings Saga

Swedish art rockers return with a new album: Gösta Berlings Saga II - Archive - Track listing cover art PRE-ORDER!

We are glad to finally reveal that the next album, titled Detta Har Hänt, will be released worldwide on Transubstans Records in May/June. The album was recorded during winter 08/09, partly assisted by Mattias Olsson of Änglagård and represents the evolvement the band has taken since the release of the critically acclaimed debut album Tid är Ljud (2006). Whereas the previous album dealt with the interaction between nature and city, Detta Har Hänt focuses entirely on the latter with eight stories of industrialism and love.

Florian Hecker

2009 album: RA: Florian Hecker does acid. Music News

Editions Mego will release Florian Hecker's Acid In The Style Of David Tudor on May 12th, 2009.

The Horrors

album streaming: The New Thing: Listen to the new Horrors album. - completely changed music direction for the better - the surprise / biggest improvement of 2009?

IQ

release date confirmed: TotalRock.com - 24/7 Rock and Metal Radio

IQ release new album 'Frequency' through Inside Out on June 22.

La Roux

track: Popjustice - A very splendid La Roux album track for the weekend

interview: troubled diva: Interview: Elly Jackson, La Roux.

Juan Maclean

interview: RA: Machine Love: The Juan Maclean - Feature / Interview.

RA continues its new feature series, Machine Love, with a look into the working methods of a man devoted to hardware: The Juan Maclean.

Monolithic

music from Norway: Vendlus Records - Archive - Upcoming Titles = Exclusive Mailorder Items: "Monolithic - Black Science - Now Available only via Vendlus Store, Coming Summer everywhere -

MONOLITHIC is the two-headed audial monster consisting of Stian Westerhus (Jaga Jazzist, Puma, etc) on baritone guitar and Kenneth Kapstad (Motopsycho and previous member of Dadafon and Animal Alpha) on drums.

My Bloody Valentine

another slow news update: The Quietus | News | My Bloody Valentine Reveal "Different Approach" New album details begin to emerge

Planetary Assault Systems

2009 album: RA: Luke Slater joins Ostgut Ton. Music News

The Berlin label will release a new album from Slater's Planetary Assault Systems guise later this year.

Ostgut Ton will release Temporary Suspension on June 22nd, 2009.

Riceboy

new album: sigur rós - press releases - riceboy sleeps press release

jón þór birgisson & alex somers - riceboy sleeps album released july 20th 2009 - parlophone records

Riceboy Sleeps on MySpace Music - Ambient / Visual - Reykjavík, Iceland

Riverside

2009 release dates confirmed: Riverside - New Album Details - Metal Storm

Rupesh Cartel

Gothtronic | News: New Album Out from RUPESH CARTEL

Swedish synthpop band Rupesh Cartel are back with their third album Anchor Baby, one of the best electronic albums of 2009 (according to Zero Magazine)

Released on Megahype and available May 1st, 2009.

Simon Scott

introducing: Simon Scott on MySpace Music - Electroacoustic / Ambient / Techno - Cambridge, East United Kingdom

Simon Scott - Debut album "Navigare" released in June 2009 on Miasmah Recordings (run by Erik Skodvin from Deaf Center/Svarte Greiner) with special guests Jasper TX and Rafael Anton Irisarri. Simon Scott is the ex slowdive drummer.

SE

2009 album: Gothtronic | News: SE Debuts on TYMPANIK AUDIO: ‘Epiphora‘ will be available on digipak compact disc April 20th, 2009 only from Tympanik Audio."


Jacek Sienkiewicz

2009 album: Minimal Freaks : Jacek Sienkiewicz - Modern Dance

Stjarna

introducing: Kalinkaland - Stjarna KAL35

"Stjarna is the new band of John Alexander Ericson. Together with Jamie Kane, he creates an amazing, beautiful, heartfelt and individual music with international quality. Talk Talk’s classic ‘Sprit of Eden’, My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ and the more recent Sigur Ros ‘Untitled’ album are all main influences and the beauty of these records are put across in Alex’s voice and the complexity and simplicity of the music that surrounds him makes Stjarna stand out from any music that is around. Stjarna is a brillant, psychedelic trip and Ericson's emotional vocals float above the musical flashing sky as he never sounded before."

St Vincent

interview; Annie's song of saints and sensibility | Music | The Observer

Annie Clark - aka St Vincent - who releases her second album next week, writes songs with charm and an acerbic wit that delights the critics. So why's her mum so worried?

Tapage

2009 album: Gothtronic | News: New TAPAGE Album Fallen Clouds

Tympanik Audio is proud to present the new album by Tapage titled ‘Fallen Clouds‘. A destination that never reveals, leaving the listener in a serendipitous dream state while continuously surrounded by sticky beats, addictive rhythms, and trip-tech electronic collages. A master craftsman of progressive Electronica, Tapage combines smart beats, perfect and stirring pattern timing with dense and alluring atmospheres.

Thought Forms

introducing: Invada Records: THOUGHT FORMS

Musically TF have taken influence from past masters such as Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Loop etc but their sound encompasses influence from modern experimental noise bands like The Skaters, Double Leopards, Emeralds etc.

Tigers That Talked

introdicing: CWNN News: Tigers That Talked tour dates

Tigers That Talked were formed by singer Jamie Williams in 2006 and are based in Leeds. Their music possesses the ramshackle folk rock of The Arcade Fire and is influenced by the filmic elegance of Ennio Morricone, Sigur Ros and The Cure.

The band, previously released a number of self-produced DIY EPs and are currently busy recording their debut album for release on Bad Sneakers in September 2009.

VNV Nation

Gothtronic | News: VNV NATION Announces Details on the New Of Faith Power and Glory Album

The new VNV NATION album ''Of Faith, Power and Glory'' will be released on June 19th in Europe and on June 23rd in North America.

Wisp

on the Rephlex label; WISP, The Shimmering Hour - Boomkat

Patrick Wolf

more info on the upcoming album: Patrick Wolf: "Battle" - Sound Opinions Message Board

# posted by DJ Martian 11:54 PM

  2009 Albums Tracking List and Expected List: Update 7

Have a browse through...2009 Albums [1280 Albums] - 2009 A - Z Albums Tracking List - a starting guide to new & forthcoming album releases.

also: 2009 Expected [738 artists] - Artists that are expected to release new albums in 2009 - awaiting announcements of album titles and release dates.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:10 AM

Friday, April 24, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 24th

Some links of interest:

New issue of Mojo features Nick Drake on the front cover.

It's been a Shoegaze themed week @ Drowned In Sound: Shoegaze - articles galore ! interviews, label spotlights, club articles, guides etc

The Guardian spotlight festivals: Chris Salmon reveals the best small festivals this year | Music | The Guardian

Foraging, astronomy, sledging, rafting ... And some great music. All this for a fraction of the price of Glastonbury? Chris Salmon on how, this festival season, small is very beautiful

Music festivals in Scandinavia: The ultimate festival guide to Scandinavia | allscandinavian.com | All Scandinavian Music

Crate diggers extraordinaire Dan Tyler and Conrad McDonnell sit down for a chat with RA's Dave Stenton.

The End reopens as Centro in London: RA: The End reopens as Centro. International News

Mail order for experimental / electronic music: n5Mailorder

Dubstep feature: Dubstep it up - Features, Music - The Independent

Dubstep it up Fans of dubstep are divided over attempts to merge the sound with other genres. But DJs and producers are adamant that cross-pollination is good for the scene. Rebecca Lindon talks to the pioneers

Invada Records profiled: Cargo Records Distribution UK: Geoff Barrow's Invada Records features in NME!


Idjut Boys interview: RA: Playing favourites: Idjut Boys - Feature / Interview Playing favourites: Idjut Boys

Arthur Russel guide FACT magazine - The Essential...Arthur Russell

Sonic Youth album reviewed: The Quietus | Features | Track-by-track: | Sonic Youth's New Album The Eternal Reviewed Track-By-Track

Note: at the weekend I will focus on catching up with artist news.

# posted by DJ Martian 11:37 PM

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 22nd

Some links of interest:

New issue of Uncut magazine looks thoroughly boring, Bruce Springsteen yet again on the front cover ! just so lazy, complacent and lacking in ideas !

A discussion on British based online music content by Sean Adams of Dis / DrownedinSound: Sean // Drowned in Sound: Tranny script with talk of recession, ads, future of online music editorial and

as discussed @ The Guardian article by Rebecca Nicholson: Music sites bring the noise – and everything else | Media | guardian.co.uk

Music sites bring the noise – and everything else

Fanzine-style editorial websites are no longer enough for the fans. Functional, innovative aggregators are where it's at

Gigulate creates API: Gigulate launches API to create apps for music news data

This is music news treated as data since the site uses a mixture of RSS, data mining, crawlers and aggregation. So far it holds half a million articles about 5,000 artists, and hosts 10,000 concert listings from more than 2,000 UK venues. Gigulate claims to have 25,000 users now and to be in talks with a number of online publishing partners.

URL: Music news, tickets, concert and tour dates from Gigulate. Sorted. - unfortunately the content looks establishment / mainstream

Mashable article: HOW TO: Use Social Media for Sharing Music

Ghost Box: label profiled: Is This Britain's Oddest Record Label? - News - Mojo

Wolf + Lamb label profiled: RA: Label of the month: Wolf Lamb - Feature / Interview

Burning Man sculptures, steam room breaks and a fake hotel: It's all part of what has made Wolf + Lamb one of the most exciting labels of 2009. RA's William Rauscher sweats it out to find out more.

The Independent guide to festivals: Your guide to biggest and best music festivals - Features, Music - The Independent

This week's NME features Euro Festival Guide 2009: NME

In the new NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday April 22, you'll find your Euro Festival Guide 2009 free inside.

Festivals guide for May: RA: Top 10 May Festivals - Feature / Interview

RA picks the May festival highlights from across the globe.

Detroit, Montreal, castles in Ireland. It must be May, and it must be the real beginning to the festival season. Take a quick jaunt with us across the world to find out our picks for the month.

Swiss based music festival: Bad Bonn Kilbi: Bad Bonn Kilbi 2009 - Programm

Electric Elephant 2009, Croatia based music festival, with artist myspace links. [beyondjazz.net] Party Talk - Electric Elephant 2009 - Full Lineup

Lollapalooza announced: Lollapalooza 2009 Lineup: Now With 100% More Animal Collective - Stereogum and Faronheit: The 2009 Lollapalooza Lineup!

Scotland's Rock Ness festival: Rock Ness full line-up. (Rock Ness) - RoomThirteen

Series of specials under the Short Circuit theme @ The Roundhouse in London: : Roundhouse > What's On > Series > Short Circuit including a taste of Sonar and Holger Czukay

We start our journey at the very beginning with performances by the genres most influential pioneers who started out over 50 years ago. We explore how their influence has had an impact on contemporary new wave electronica and dance music.

Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo festival: Suoni Per Il Popolo: News | Casa | Sala | Suoni

More about the Suoni Per Il Popolo

The Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival (Sounds for the People Festival) is a dynamic, community based leftfield music festival which takes every June in Montréal, Québec. It presents an eclectic collection of musical genres which includes but is not limited to free jazz, noise, electronica, turntable art, pop, soundscapes, experimental rock, twentieth century avant garde, electronica, musique actuelle and spoken word.

Check out first list of confirmed artists!

This year's festival of avant garde and experimental liberation music will run from June 3 to June 30, 2009 in Montréal, Québec. Artists will include Paul Metzger , Elaine Evans, Electric Kesdjan Ensemble, Pas Chic Chic , Valleys, Dave Burrell Trio with William Parker & Nasheet Waits, Gerard Van Herk & Bloodshot Bill, Skip Jensen, Esmerine, Ignatz, Harris Newman, Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Valentine Trio, Hommage à Alcides Lanza avec Novi Sad, Tim Hecker, Sick Llama, Climax Golden Twins, Tom Carter, Steve Gunn, Shawn Mcmillen, Little Bang Theory. Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher, Stars Like Fleas, Echoes Still Singing Limbs, Arrington de Dionyso, Quartetski, Flymodus, Mika Miko, Knurl, Corpusse, The Unireverse, Dead Science, Menace Ruine, Hyena Hive, TV on the Radio, John Oswald with Germaine Liu and Scott Thomson, Eric Chenaux, Nicole Mitchell's Truth or Dare with Shirazette Tinnin and Renee Baker, Sir Richard Bishop, Oaxacan, Instant Coffee with Lisle Ellis, Martin Schmidt (Matmos) and Jason Willet , Monk's Casino (Alexander von Schlippenbach, Axel Dörner, Rudi Mahall, Jan Roder, Uli Jennessen), Timeless Pulse (Thomas Buckner, voice; George Marsh, percussion; Pauline Oliveros, accordion; David Wessel, live-electronics; Jennifer Wilsey, percussion), Christof Migone/Alexandre St-Onge/Jonathan Parant, Zoom with Lucas Niggli, Jean Derome/Nicolas Caloia/Isaiah Ceccarelli , Veda Hille and Christof Migone, Nomeansno, Rich Medina, Magik Markers, Six Organs of Admittance and Chris Corsano, and Jay Reatard.


interesting list: Sludge and Post-Metal Epics - Rate Your Music

Depeche Mode interviewed: The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Depeche Mode Interviewed: Universal Truths And Sounds and Depeche Mode - Since Martin quit his drinking about 3 years ago he got a new addiction

Tours:

Massive Attack: Massive Attack announce comeback tour | News | NME.COM

Simple Minds Simple Minds and OMD hit the Road

The tour dates are:

Newcastle Metro Arena (Nov 30)
Birmingham LG Arena (Dec 2)
Manchester MEN Arena (Dec 3)
Sheffield Arena (Dec 5)
Cardiff International Arena (Dec 6)
London Wembley Arena (Dec 7)
Glasgow SECC (Dec 11).

Tickets for the UK will go on sale at 9am on Friday April 24th and Graffiti Soul is due out on May 25.

Susanna: MIC Norway: Susanna heads out on European tour

Susanna heads out on European tour this week with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  Terrorizer Magazine - 183 - May 2009

New issue of Terrorizer magazine features a rather uninspiring UK Death Metal special: Terrorizer #183 May 2009

Feature Highlights:
UKDM special INTRODUCTION TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED UK DEATH METAL SCENE REPORT AMORPHIS BRUTAL TRUTH AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED SUNN O))) BLACK SABBATH CHURCH OF MISERY PRIMAL FEAR BLOOD TSUNAMI HACRIDE EARTH CRISIS TOUR REPORT: Backstage at Hellfire Festival

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Friday, April 17, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 17th

Some links of interest:

New issue of Dazed & Confused magazine is a mavericks issue: Dazed Digital | Dazed & Confused May Issue - Kiss This!

Nick Luscombe is back on Resonance: Flomotion Radio: Now on Resonance FM | Flomotion Radio

You can now catch Flomotion Radio on Resonance 104.4fm at 10:30 every Friday night.

Currently taking place: BFE Conference 2009 Annual Conference of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology 2009 - BFE Annual Conference, 16 - 19 April 2009, Liverpool John Moores University

Norway's by:larm festival reviewed: by:Larm 2009: Hot Music from the Frost-Bitten North < Events | PopMatters

Poland's Audioriver festival: RA: Audioriver announce first acts. International News

Richie Hawtin is set to headline the third annual Audioriver festival in Poland this August.


Artists

Behemoth

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BEHEMOTH: New Album Title Announced

Polish extreme metalers BEHEMOTH have set "Evangelion" as the title of their ninth full-length studio album, due out this summer via Metal Blade (USA) and Nuclear Blast (Europe).

Bodycode

2009 album: RA: Bodycode gets Immune. Music News

Spectral Sound will release Immune on June 22nd, 2009.

Fall of Empyrean

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - FALL OF EMPYREAN Signs With GRAU RECORDS

Tempe, Arizona-based "melodic and emotional doom/death metal" band FALL OF EMPYREAN has inked a four-album deal with Germany's Grau Records. The group's first release for Grau will be the band's long-delayed third full-length CD, "A Life Spent Dying", which was completed in 2007 with Ryan Butler of Arcane Digital Recording studios in Chandler, Arizona.

The Field

album review by John Mulvey: Uncut.co.uk | Wild Mercury Sound - Post details: The Field: "Yesterday And Today"

Gwynbleidd

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GWYNBLEIDD: 'Nostalgia' Release Date Set

Brooklyn, New York's death/black/folk/doom metallers GWYNBLEIDD will release their brand-new full-length record, "Nostalgia", on April 23.

Kikumoto Allstars

2009 album: RA: Kikumoto Allstars explore House Music. Music News

International Deejay Gigolos will release House Music on May 25th, 2009.

Kikumoto Allstars is set to release House Music, his debut artist album, through DJ Hell's International Deejay Gigolo next month.

Madder Mortem

music clips streaming Madder Mortem - Eight Ways

MADDER MORTEM’s new album, Eight Ways, is set for a June 16th release date in the U.S. It will be their first album for Peaceville Records.

The Mars Volta

2009 album: FACT magazine – - The Mars Volta throw shapes with 'Octahedron'

The Mars Volta will release their fifth studio album on June 23, via Warner Bros.

mewithoutYou

track: BUZZGRINDER - You Probably Already Know: New mewithoutYou Song Is Up

Murmansk

track: Murmansk - Sweet trio | MP3S | ITSATRAP2009

Novembers Doom

track: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NOVEMBERS DOOM: New Song Available For Download

Rudra

news update: Rudra - Sign European Deal With Vic Records - Metal Storm

Kevin Saunderson

compilation: RA: Kevin Saunderson compiles History Elevate. Music News

KMS Records & Fabric Recordings will release History Elevate on June 9th, 2009.

Slowmotion Apocalypse

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Italian metallers SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Mothra",

Unto Ashes

more info on upcoming album: Projekt: Unto Ashes - The Blood of My Lady

Voivod

2009 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VOIVOD: New Album Details Revealed

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 16th

music blog to check: Nordicnoises.com

subscribe via RSS to the latest "hot posts" in music blogsphere via: Hot Posts - Elbows Music Blog Aggregator

latest issue of electronic music webzine Textura: textura

MOG revamp: MOG Gets An Overhaul, Looks To Become Definitive Music News Portal

latest update for Music Alliance Pact: Music Alliance Pact, - April edition - 25 blogs, 25 countries, 25 artists, 25 songs | Eardrums Music

2009 music: Merry Swankster: Quarterly Report: First Quarter of 2009 Podcast

2009 Drum and Bass music albums: Drum and Bass albums of 2009 - Drum & Bass Forum

article: Post-Modernism: The End of (Music) History - JSOnline

Ireland's Electric Picnic festival: Orbital, Flaming Lips, Madness, MGMT, ESG and more confirmed for Electric Picnic 2009 - State Magazine | Music | News | Reviews | Live

MBV curate ATP festival: The Quietus | News | My Bloody Valentine To Curate ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas

Movement festival: DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news: movement's full lineup revealed

Movement 2009 has revealed its full and likely final lineup for the March 23-25 celebration of Detroit techno and contemporary electronic music culture.

Jazz festival in Trondheim, Norway: Jazzfest.no

An insight on how Radio 1 is managed: Are two heads better than one when it comes to running Radio 1? - TV & Radio, Media - The Independent

The BBC's king of pop Andy Parfitt has high hopes for Radio 1 chief Ben Cooper, he tells Ian Burrell

interviews:

Matias Aguayo: RA: Matias Aguayo: The Vagabond - Feature / Interview

Matias Aguayo returned to the scene last year with strong criticism for the genre that made him famous. RA tracked the South American producer down during one of his rare visits to his former German home town Cologne to talk about minimal, his life between two continents and why he's partying on the street these days.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: Flavorwire - Blog Archive - Exclusive: Talking Avant-Garde Electronics with the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

DM Stith: Interview with DM Stith | DOA

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  Album Streaming: Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe

listen to the new Depeche Mode album: Listen to Depeche Mode's new album exclusively on NME.COM now | News | NME.COM

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

  The Wire: #303 | Kode9 | May 2009

New issue of The Wire features Kode9 on the front cover.



Artists:
Belbury Poly, Richard Foreman, The Hospitals, Kode9, Momus, Moondog, Mark Mothersbaugh, Alexis O'Hara, Lee Patterson

On The Cover: Kode9 - Celebrating five years of the Hyperdub label, the philosophy don of dubstep invites Derek Walmsley to a seminar on sonic warfare and futurist dance moves. Plus: Sublime Frequencies tour report, The Primer on the Roland TB-303, Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo's Jukebox, Alexis O'Hara, Belbury Poly, Lee Patterson, The Hospitals, Richard Foreman, Momus's Epiphany, Pom Pom Records, Moondog and more

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

  2009 Albums Tracking List and Expected List: Update 6

Have a browse through...2009 Albums [1160 Albums] - 2009 A - Z Albums Tracking List - a starting guide to new & forthcoming album releases.

also: 2009 Expected [741 artists] - Artists that are expected to release new albums in 2009 - awaiting announcements of album titles and release dates.

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

  Video: Cortney Tidwell - 17 Horses

Outstanding atmospheric music and intoxicating psychedelic visuals from this new Cortney Tidwell video:



The official Cortney Tidwell video to "17 Horses" taken from the new album "Boys" on City Slang (29.05.2009).

I detect PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth influences on this superb track.

URL: Cortney Tidwell - 17 Horses

# posted by DJ Martian 6:34 PM

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 9th

Some links of interest:

Mick Mercer interviewed: The Quietus | Features | Tome On The Range | Don't Fear The Reaper - Mick Mercer On Goth

another UK music festival: Kendal Calling Festival: Kendal Calling Festival Announces LIne-Up | Mixmag - The festival takes place from 31st July - 2nd August 2009, Deer Park, Lowther Estate.

website: Kendal Calling


Artists

Buraka Som Sistema

feature on Pitchfork: Buraka Som Sistema

Circlesquare

interview: Circlesquare: Interview

Crest of Darkness

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CREST OF DARKNESS Preparing To Enter Studio

Felix Da Housecat

new 2009 album: DANCEBLOGGA: dance music news: housecat readies new album

Felix Da Housecat is putting the finishing touches on his next album, He Was King, due July 28th.

The Joy Formidable

UK tour: The Joy Formidable Announce Tour - The Joy Formidable news on Clickmusic

La Roux

debut album: La Roux Announce Debut Album - La Roux news on Clickmusic - The self-titled LP will be released on 29th June

Little Boots

Little Boots reveals debut album artwork | News | NME.COM album: Hands on June 8th.

Nils Petter Molvær

new 2009 album: www.molvaer.de main page - new album titled: Hamada

myspace: Nils Petter Molvær unfortunately no new tracks at the mo.

The Neon Judgement

2009 album: The Neon Judgement 'smacks' a new album after 11 years of studio silence - April 28th sees the release of the brand new The Neon Judgement album, Smack.

myspace: THE NEON JUDGEMENT on MySpace Music - Electro / Gothic / Industrial

Trentemøller

compilation: RA: Trentemoller takes a trip to the harbour. Music News

HFN Music will release Trentemøller's Harbour Boat Trips - Copenhagen at the end of June 2009.

Tracklisting:
01. Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
02. Gravenhurst - I Turn my Face To The Forest Floor
03. Emiliana Torrini - Lifesaver
04. I Got You On Tape - Somersault
05. Beach House - Gila
06. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anenome
07. The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me (Nic Endo Remix)
08. The Hypothetical Prophets (Proroky) - Back To The Burner
09. Suicide - Cheree
10. Muscleheads - Phosphorescence
11. David Garcet - Confidence (New Wave rmx)
12. Rennie Foster - Devil's Water
13. Caribou - Melody Day (Four Tet Remix)
14. The Raveonettes/Trentemoller - She's Lost Control
15. A Place To Bury Strangers - I Know I'll See You
16. Suicide - Ghost Rider
17. Khan - Fantomes
18. Trentemoller - Vamp (Live Edit)
19. Two Lone Swordsmen - Kamanda's Response
20. Copenhagen Collective - Copenhagen (Trentemoller edit mix)
21. Soft Cell - Tainted Love

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 7th

Some links of interest:

PJ Harvey and John Parish are on the front cover of Plan B magazine

Mick Mercer: The Quietus | Features | The Thirty Best Goth Records Of All Time

Jazz festival reviewed: Perspectives 2009

Overview of Summer Festivals: FACT magazine – Summer Festivals

2009 music: 10 Debuts from 2009 that SOMB is sleeping on - Sound Opinions Message Board

best Irish Music now: The 50 best Irish music acts right now - The Irish Times - Fri, Apr 03, 2009 and another opinion: My 50 best Irish music acts right now | Nialler9 Music Blog | MP3s | Videos | Reviews

and more: Swear I'm not Paul: Other People's Top 50 Irish Music Acts Right Now

The Story of Irish Rock Band Power of Dreams from late 80s/ early 90s: Power Of Dreams interview - State Magazine | Music | News | Reviews | Live



Artists

Anekdoten

compilation: Anekdoten - Chapters

Bat for Lashes

interviews: The Quietus | Features | Things I Have Learned | Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan On Finding Her Style and Bats in the Belfry: An interview with Natasha Kahn, aka Bat for Lashes - Scotland on Sunday

Biosphere

in London: Arctic sounds in North London (Norway - the official site in the UK)

Geir Jenssen, working under the name Biosphere, is a Norwegian musician known for his ambient electronic music, and will play at The Roundhouse in Camden on 16 May.

Current 93

2009 album: Current 93 return with new album! | The Line Of Best Fit

Depeche Mode

Superb news, Depeche Mode inform Eavis that Glasto has a useless line up and that they don't want to be associated with it: Depeche Mode 'Turned Down Glastonbury Festival Due To Line Up' - GIGWISE

Jaga Jazzist

news update: Jaga Jazzist

As recently as the last few weeks, we have been lucky enough to find a way of finishing the end product and we'll be back in the studio in the next couple of weeks to do the mixing and putting the finishing touches to this record.

The Juan MacLean

new video: One Day Video by The Juan MacLean - MySpace Video

Karin Park

2009 album: BETA - Nö Music » Karin Park album details: ‘Ashes To Gold’ produced by Datarock

Wolves in the Throne Room

interview: Interview / Wolves in the Throne Room :: Feature | Cokemachineglow.com

Yakuza

news update: Way Too Loud! > Yakuza aim Album Release

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Saturday, April 04, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 4th

Some links of interest:

Creamfields Line up: Creamfields line up revealed | Mixmag

Bestival additions: The Quietus | News | Doves, The Horrors And Martyn Join Bestival Bill

Dissonanze electronic music festival in Rome, Italy RA: Laurent Garnier to headline Dissonanze. International News

Dissonanze 09 - 8/9 Maggio 2009 Palazzo dei Congressi Roma

latest column: Pitchfork: Grime / Dubstep

take atrip back to 1980: The Allmusic Blog - AllMusic Loves 1980


Artists

Leo Abrahams

interview: On Song :: Leo Abrahams | The Line Of Best Fit

Bellman

interview: Interview: Bellman | ARTICLES | ITSATRAP2009

Coalesce

new tracks: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - COALESCE: Two New Tracks Posted Online

Kansas City, Missouri hadrcore punk/metalcore band COALESCE posted two new tracks — "Wild Ox Moan" and "Questions To Root Out Fools" — on the group's MySpace page. The songs come off COALESCE's first full-length album in 10 years, "Ox", which will be relased on CD and LP on June 9 in North America and June 15 internationally via Relapse Records.

Datarock

More on the new album: Datarock - Red - Sound Opinions Message Board

The Emperor Machine

press release for the upcoming album: pHinnWeb: The Emperor Machine: <i>Space Beyond The Egg</i>

Nathan Fake

interview: Hyponik

The Fall

expect a new album later this year: The Quietus | News | Fall Sign To Domino, Says Mark E Smith

Les Discrets

new albel deal: Teeth of the Divine › News › Les Discrets sign with Prophecy Productions

Les Discrets have just signed a five-album contract with Prophecy Productions and have thus laid the foundation for a fruitful long-term relationship. The release of the project’s as-yet-untitled debut album is tentatively scheduled for autumn 2009.

Les Discrets, the solo project founded by Fursy Teyssier (Alcest, Amesoeurs) in 2003.

listen: :: Les Discrets - Fursy Teyssier:: on MySpace Music - Metal / Shoegaze / Acoustic - Lyon, Rhône-Alpes France

Les Discrets - Stated Influences Arvo Pärt, Cranes, M83, Empyrium, Agalloch, Summoning. Alcest, Ulver, Red Sparowes, Sebastien Schuller, Epic45, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Blonde Redhead, Clan Of Xymox, Sopor Aeternus, Mortiis. Les Discrets, the solo project founded by Fursy Teyssier (Alcest, Amesoeurs) in 2003

Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas

another superb album review: Uncut.co.uk | Wild Mercury Sound - Post details: Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas; "II"

listen to a track: R.I.P. Balearic Disco | 20jazzfunkgreats

Maribel

2009 album: Maribel confirm debut album | NEWS | ITSATRAP2009

Norwegian shoegazers Maribel will release their debut album "Aesthetics" on April 27 via Oslo Grammofon.

Meanderthals

track: The FADER - Freeload: Meanderthals, "Kunst Or Ars"

Minsk

new track from this top tier post-metal band: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MINSK: New Song Posted Online

Chicago/Peoria, Illinois quartet MINSK has posted a new song, "Three Moons", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone", which is scheduled for release on May 26 in North America and June 1 internationally via Relapse Records.

Trail of Tears

new tack: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TRAIL OF TEARS: New Song Posted Online

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has posted a new song, "The Feverish Alliance", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sixth album, "Bloodstained Endurance", which will be released this spring via Napalm Records.

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Thursday, April 02, 2009

  Music Links Roundup - Update - April 2nd

Some links of interest:

More artists confirmed for the Sonar festival: ::. Sonar .:: A more electronic Sonar

Best reviewed albums of 2009: Acclaimed Music Forum: UPDATE : 31/03/2009 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2009 So Far

2009 : Quarter 1 Update - Watarimono / 渡り者

Releases promoted @ Cargo distribution: CWNN News: CWNN Forthcoming Releases

Forthcoming releases listed @ Pitchfork: News: The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Spring 2009


Artists

Aythis

Ethereal-Wave / Ambient Darkwave music from France, new album by Aythis: MySpace.com Blogs - New CD available! -Glacia- - Aythis MySpace Blog

listen: Aythis on MySpace Music - Ambient / Gothic / Classical

Black Tape for A Blue Girl

more info on the upcoming album: Gothtronic | News: BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL Records New Album Featuring Many Guests

Deastro

new 2009 album: Deastro presents Moondagger - Ghostly International

release date: June 23, 2009

Doves

interview: The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Doves Interview: The Romance Of The Telescope

Eryn Non Dae

new 2009 album; Bravewords.com News: ERYN NON DAE. - New Album Details Revealed

Innovative French metallers ERYN NON DAE. have set Hydra Lernaia as the title for their debut album due June out 19/22 in Europe and the 23rd in Europe. Hydra Lernaia was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mobo at ConKrete Studio in Bordeaux, France.

They sound like a mix of Neurosis, Meshuggah and Gojira

END. is now ERYN NON DAE.! on MySpace Music

Former Ghosts

news: Pitchfork: News: Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart Is in a New Band

Hacride

new track: Hacride - New Song Online - Metal Storm

Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten

Norwegian jazz artist profiled: Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten feature on Chicago reader by Peter Margasak

Lindstrom & Prins Thomas

first review of the new album: Green Pea-ness: Real-Time Record Review: Lindstrom & Prins Thomas II

Sinner DC

new 2009 album: RA: Sinner DC prep Crystallized. Music News - Ai Records will release Crystallized on April 20th, 2009.

Fans of artists like M83 and Ulrich Schnauss are likely to dig the skyscraping synth work and melancholic textures which are prevalent on the record, but there are also a couple of poppier moments such as "Glass Alley," where the act's throbbing synths and strings are met with a warm, yearning vocal track

Unto Ashes

new 2009 album: Gothtronic | News: UNTO ASHES Presents New Album The Blood of My lady Released on Projekt and available May 5th, 2009.

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