New Booka Shade is nice.
Albums you are looking forward to in 08!!!
So has this thread become my new blog or something?
About to give this a listen:
Limited factory-pressed â??realâ?? CD album from Tara Burke aka Fursaxa, packaged in marbled, psychedelic card slipcases and wraparound inner sleeves and released
on her own label. Recorded in Pennsylvania and Florida and mastered by Norm Fetter and Michael Gibbons of Bardo Pond. The whole disc has a heavy Judee
Sill feel that hasnâ??t really been so apparent in her back catalogue until now but the combination of bells, hypnagogic choral settings and distant, sunbleached
fidelity immediately conjures a similar dark, devotional air to Sillâ??s masterful â??The Donorâ?. As usual with Fursaxa there is a heavy, ritualistic feel
to much of the material, but some of it is so dilated and weirdly-arranged - with hypnotic, F/X mutated spoken word and huge sighs of almost Penderecki/Crumb-esque
vocal smears - that it touches on the outer-space hysteria of Euro-heads like Zweistein or Catherine Ribeiro and Alpes more than any contemporary US â??droneâ??,
albeit refracted through early music and madrigal stylings. It all ends with one of the most spell-binding movements in her entire catalogue, with a chaos
of vocal hiss functioning as a long, slow pan through the kind of fog-bound territory previously mapped by Andrew Chalk and Christoph Heemann as Mirror.
One of her darkest and most otherworldly set of space-whispers to date. Highly recommended.
About to give this a listen:
Limited factory-pressed â??realâ?? CD album from Tara Burke aka Fursaxa, packaged in marbled, psychedelic card slipcases and wraparound inner sleeves and released
on her own label. Recorded in Pennsylvania and Florida and mastered by Norm Fetter and Michael Gibbons of Bardo Pond. The whole disc has a heavy Judee
Sill feel that hasnâ??t really been so apparent in her back catalogue until now but the combination of bells, hypnagogic choral settings and distant, sunbleached
fidelity immediately conjures a similar dark, devotional air to Sillâ??s masterful â??The Donorâ?. As usual with Fursaxa there is a heavy, ritualistic feel
to much of the material, but some of it is so dilated and weirdly-arranged - with hypnotic, F/X mutated spoken word and huge sighs of almost Penderecki/Crumb-esque
vocal smears - that it touches on the outer-space hysteria of Euro-heads like Zweistein or Catherine Ribeiro and Alpes more than any contemporary US â??droneâ??,
albeit refracted through early music and madrigal stylings. It all ends with one of the most spell-binding movements in her entire catalogue, with a chaos
of vocal hiss functioning as a long, slow pan through the kind of fog-bound territory previously mapped by Andrew Chalk and Christoph Heemann as Mirror.
One of her darkest and most otherworldly set of space-whispers to date. Highly recommended.
Parts & Labor's Mapmaker is pretty awesome, has this epic noisy anthem element to it.
Skimmed that a while ago. Guess I need to go back and give it more attention.
This Fursaxa is just as spooky and medieval-sounding as the rest of her stuff.
This Fursaxa is just as spooky and medieval-sounding as the rest of her stuff.
Ladytron and My Brightest Diamond, though the latter already leaked.
Nadja - Desire and Uneasiness leaked last night too.
So did I. Several times. No uneasiness to report.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Nadja - Desire and Uneasiness leaked last night too.
Originally posted by azaghal1981:really? i cant stay awake to it. i like it less.
New Booka Shade is nice.
Ladytron's 'Witching Hour' totally took me by surprise when it came out, so I've been really looking forward to the new one.
Well, 'Velocifero' has leaked, and it's… okay. What I loved about WH was how instantly it grabbed ahold with surprisingly rocking hooks, and this new one seems to harken back to their first couple albums of more mid-tempo, electronic songs. Still need to listen to it more, but it seems like WH might have been the anomaly.
Well, 'Velocifero' has leaked, and it's… okay. What I loved about WH was how instantly it grabbed ahold with surprisingly rocking hooks, and this new one seems to harken back to their first couple albums of more mid-tempo, electronic songs. Still need to listen to it more, but it seems like WH might have been the anomaly.
So the Islands leak coincides with the DC show onsale date. :)
New Circulatory System tracks on their myspace.
Too bad there's something wrong with my flash player and I can't hear them. :(
Too bad there's something wrong with my flash player and I can't hear them. :(
I liked Alien Native a lot; this should be a good listen too:
Factums - "Lost One" (Spells and Charms)
Seattleâ??s Factums have been knocking around for a few years now, with a scattered trail of releases left along the way that document the trioâ??s feet-first
plunge into the darkest recesses of modern noise, post-Kraut synths, and a distinctly intergenerational punk squall. While the groupâ??s members list both
the Fruit Bats and the Intelligence as former stomping grounds, in sound and style they really only compare to the latter, and even then with a grimmer
mindset and spare approach that makes the Intelligenceâ??s few records seem like breezy walks in a pretty overpopulated park.
One of Factumâ??s greatest assets is their ability to sound so singularly out of time in nearly everything they do. Easily at home alongside modern weirdo
punks like the A Frames (with whom they have collaborated) or pretty much any other member of the S-S Records stable, the groupâ??s singles and lone Siltbreeze
LP, Alien Native, betrayed a crew that would have been as much at home warming up for early incarnations of Pere Ubu, Chrome or Cabaret Voltaire as they
are churning out product from their modern Pacific Northwest perch. None of that is to suggest that these three sound particularly derivative of any bygone
generation of avant punk loners. Quite the contrary, actually, as their limber jams pull those classic sounds into these modern times with an unkempt urgency.
Though removed a few years from the recordings that made up the Alien Native LP, most of the tracks on Spells and Charms tap right into the same rusty vein,
all distant echoes and thumps, trebly guitars and distant shouts that witness an almost industrial clatter propelled forth with garage punkâ??s limber pulse
and rhythmic insistence. Recorded live and with zero frills, the music here is presented with a fidelity that grants it a mysterious urgency, with tracks
bounding back and forth between moodier, instrumental set-pieces and full-bodied stomps that kick at a frenetic pace.
â??Lost Oneâ? sets the pace for the album early on, opening with a simple bassline that backs up into a rumbling percussive shuffle, both of which serve as
a necessary counterpoint to a drone of guitars and distorted vocals. Itâ??s a simple formula, though one that plays with minimalist approaches from a number
of different genres, rubbing dubâ??s spartan deployment against more experimental drone textures. Later, the band works their way through the queasy, circular
â??Mixture,â? and howls through â??Origami,â? plying simple percussive figures with a steadily encroaching din.
While each of the actual songs on Spells and Charms is pretty great on its own, some of the bandâ??s most creative work here comes in the (sometimes) brief
interstitial pieces that pop up throughout the album. Ranging from keyboard driven pulse of â??Anemoneâ? to the quasi-Dead C. homage of â??Anopheles,â? these
shorter bursts neatly summarize Factums other driving infinitive, one that seeks to transcend the rudimentary nature of garage punk with more exploratory
glances at busted electronics. When examined alongside the more rhythmic, claustrophobic clatter that these three cook up throughout much of the album,
these brief asides easily help elevate Spells and Charms and into wholly bizarre territory, a place thatâ??s well worth coming back to again and again.
Factums - "Lost One" (Spells and Charms)
Seattleâ??s Factums have been knocking around for a few years now, with a scattered trail of releases left along the way that document the trioâ??s feet-first
plunge into the darkest recesses of modern noise, post-Kraut synths, and a distinctly intergenerational punk squall. While the groupâ??s members list both
the Fruit Bats and the Intelligence as former stomping grounds, in sound and style they really only compare to the latter, and even then with a grimmer
mindset and spare approach that makes the Intelligenceâ??s few records seem like breezy walks in a pretty overpopulated park.
One of Factumâ??s greatest assets is their ability to sound so singularly out of time in nearly everything they do. Easily at home alongside modern weirdo
punks like the A Frames (with whom they have collaborated) or pretty much any other member of the S-S Records stable, the groupâ??s singles and lone Siltbreeze
LP, Alien Native, betrayed a crew that would have been as much at home warming up for early incarnations of Pere Ubu, Chrome or Cabaret Voltaire as they
are churning out product from their modern Pacific Northwest perch. None of that is to suggest that these three sound particularly derivative of any bygone
generation of avant punk loners. Quite the contrary, actually, as their limber jams pull those classic sounds into these modern times with an unkempt urgency.
Though removed a few years from the recordings that made up the Alien Native LP, most of the tracks on Spells and Charms tap right into the same rusty vein,
all distant echoes and thumps, trebly guitars and distant shouts that witness an almost industrial clatter propelled forth with garage punkâ??s limber pulse
and rhythmic insistence. Recorded live and with zero frills, the music here is presented with a fidelity that grants it a mysterious urgency, with tracks
bounding back and forth between moodier, instrumental set-pieces and full-bodied stomps that kick at a frenetic pace.
â??Lost Oneâ? sets the pace for the album early on, opening with a simple bassline that backs up into a rumbling percussive shuffle, both of which serve as
a necessary counterpoint to a drone of guitars and distorted vocals. Itâ??s a simple formula, though one that plays with minimalist approaches from a number
of different genres, rubbing dubâ??s spartan deployment against more experimental drone textures. Later, the band works their way through the queasy, circular
â??Mixture,â? and howls through â??Origami,â? plying simple percussive figures with a steadily encroaching din.
While each of the actual songs on Spells and Charms is pretty great on its own, some of the bandâ??s most creative work here comes in the (sometimes) brief
interstitial pieces that pop up throughout the album. Ranging from keyboard driven pulse of â??Anemoneâ? to the quasi-Dead C. homage of â??Anopheles,â? these
shorter bursts neatly summarize Factums other driving infinitive, one that seeks to transcend the rudimentary nature of garage punk with more exploratory
glances at busted electronics. When examined alongside the more rhythmic, claustrophobic clatter that these three cook up throughout much of the album,
these brief asides easily help elevate Spells and Charms and into wholly bizarre territory, a place thatâ??s well worth coming back to again and again.
Anybody mention the new Vines album coming out soon?
Although Craig Nichols is a mess live, they do put together nice albums.
Although Craig Nichols is a mess live, they do put together nice albums.
New No Age is out and about.
Originally posted by kmb187:WAIT. My Brightest Diamond leaked already? Shit I need to get ON it.
Ladytron and My Brightest Diamond, though the latter already leaked.
I'm excited about the new PJ Harvey/John Parish collabo, the new Mark Lanegan/Isobel Campbell collab, and the new Juan Maclean album. OH, and the new Massive Attack album.
Juan Maclean is what…three years in the making now?
Originally posted by azaghal1981:Juan Maclean will be out this summer FOR SURE. Maybe June. He'll be touring Australia with Cut Copy and Holy Ghost! in June, Europe/UK in July/August, and should be here in the States for a *possible* joint tour with Hot Chip in September/October. It should be verrrrrry nice!
Juan Maclean is what…three years in the making now?
anyone see that rhino is re-issuing all the Replacement Twin Tone era releases with bonus tracks?
http://rhino.com/artists/controller.lasso?artist=thereplacements&p=RHfpg
and those bastards have released an Collectors Edition of Love - "Forever Changes"
with 77 minutes of new material
tis a bit annoying that they can't just do this sort of thing the first time instead… i.e. issue the expanded and deluxe editions at the same time
http://rhino.com/artists/controller.lasso?artist=thereplacements&p=RHfpg
and those bastards have released an Collectors Edition of Love - "Forever Changes"
with 77 minutes of new material
tis a bit annoying that they can't just do this sort of thing the first time instead… i.e. issue the expanded and deluxe editions at the same time
I like this new Instruments track a lot. Looking forward to the rest of the disc.
http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Instruments%20-%20Ode%20To%20The%20Sea.mp3
http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Instruments%20-%20Ode%20To%20The%20Sea.mp3
where did you get it??
I'm seeing them next week in SF ;)
I'm seeing them next week in SF ;)
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
New Booka Shade is nice.