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Majeure
2010-10-25 17:49:00 Majeure is the alter ego of A.E. Paterra, drummer for seminal sci-fi prog explorers Zombi, and Timespan is his debut release. Taking the term "full-length" quite literally, the album is made up of three epic, side-long journeys through time and space. Merging the darkness of Vangelis' Blade Runner-era Moog-driven scores and the stately minimalism of Steve Reich and Philip Glass with the relentless drive of Can and Silver Apples, Timespan delivers inspiring sci-fi disco of the highest caliber. Written, recorded and painstakingly produced by Paterra over an 18-month period, Majeure is unique in its careful collaboration of live and electronic sounds. Anchored by Paterra's sturdy, propulsive live drums, each song uses layers of analogue synthesizers to masterfully craft extended compositions that virtually stop time before speeding it up, culminating in countless moments of genuine majesty. 2xCD version includes a bonus album of remixes (originally released as TRR185LP) ... More About: Music
Ancestral Star
2010-10-23 22:29:00 I listened to the Conjurer EP and felt the same way I did when I first listened to The Bees Made Honey In the Lion's Skull; captivated by the way such slow, simple, clean music could transport a listener. To me, that Earth record had a Western, desert feel to it. I couldn't escape the pull of old saloons and tumbleweeds, and wandering on a distant mesa. Conjurer had the same effect, but it was mystical and ever so slightly Near East. "Across the Deserts of Ash" conjured Turkey and Persia and the whole effect of the record was like a dancing djinn. It was warm and magical and alien and intoxicating. Ancestral Star is everything that Conjurer could have set it up to be and more. All of the magical, transporting elements of this duo's brand of drone are present, but with more attack and more volume (in a spatial sense) than on that last EP. What Barn Owl does can't be described directly, but only through analogy. On the water or in the desert, turbulence is the norm. The ... More About: Music
Stolen Stars Left for No One
2010-10-23 21:06:00 A label like ?space-rock? deserves music that?s as nuanced and limitless-feeling as space, and space-rock deserves a band like White Hills. Not only do they add urgency to familiar psychedelic rock templates, but they pay just as close attention to the quiet moments as the raging ones-- each track on their self-titled Thrill Jockey debut displays a careful layering of sounds and atmospheres.? - Pitchfork ?White Hills - reminds me of the true spirit of rock and roll. Find a cosmic groove. Play loud. Kill your friends. Burn down your school. Merge with the infinite. Put simply, this is a gift for everyone interested in the destruction of life, municipal buildings and piss weak indie.? - The Quietus ?And so despite barely being able to stand it was time for one final push for the much anticipated White Hills. And boy was it worth it. An hour and a half of mindbending psychefuzz that had me melting down the walls of the Batcave. If you haven?t had the pleasure of this NY trio im... More About: Stars , Music , Stolen , Left
"Lava-impregnated Hawkwind."
2010-10-23 20:30:00 I?m sure many others will appreciate these well-defined and small-scale arrangements. Too much is always just too much. During the heavier fuzz guitar sections I don?t long for anything else. This is a promising new band and we should keep on eye on them to see how they will evolve.? ?Psychotropic Zone "It?s like hearing Curtis Mayfield front Jefferson Airplane. ?The Obelisk "One of the best and most original contemporary psych bands of recent years. The melodies, voices, and harmonies will get to you in the end. I find myself hitting the repeat button. I'm very interested to see where this band goes from here." ?Concrete Web "Lava-impregnated Hawkwind." ?Flight 13 Records "Elaborate and compelling compositions. Subtle trippy attitude. Really successful for a debut." ?Progarchives.com "Superb melodic psychedelic rock. One of the best albums that'll appear this year." ?Clear Spot "Psychedelic songs with a foot deep in the 60s. High male vocals, fuzzy guitars, dark atmosphere... More About: Music
Ghost
2010-10-23 19:37:00 A live album, but a live album unlike any other, Temple Stone is, as the liner notes indicate, a record of "some experimental performances at sacred places in recent years," in many but not all cases favoring acoustic over electric instruments (a notable exception is a great version of "Rakshu"). Playing at various temples and churches in Japan, Ghost mostly drew on songs from the self-titled debut and Second Time Around, with most of the recordings coming from sessions in 1993. The various selections aren't arranged in any particular order, while there's no hint if songs listed as taken from a performance at a particular site are all from the same or different evenings, so anyone expecting a straight record of the Ghost live experience at the time won't find it here. Those expecting more of the mysterious, fascinating acid folk-rock drama of early Ghost, though, will find plenty of that here. Not merely recreating the album recordings, the four piece lineup, suppleme... More About: Music
It?s a lot tighter, but it?s also a lot looser
2010-10-22 23:29:00 Sweet Dreams? has been the culmination of major urges welling up inside all of us to be a bit faster, a bit harder, a bit trippier and generally more aggro in our approach to writing, jamming out, and conceptualizing the songs and record as a whole. It?s a lot tighter, but it?s also a lot looser. From; Stereogum Links; Titan - Sweet Dreams Titan TeePee Relapse More About: Music
...Dahmane..
2010-10-22 22:30:00 Up to a just few years ago, My models were inseparable from the settings I photographed them in (whether I liked it or not). The moment the shutter clicked, it was up to me to combine the two as well as possible, and get the best out of both. At the time, post-processing was in its infancy, and a photographer?s resources were restricted to choosing the right moment, and also, but less significant, the ability to create a good quality print. My search for locations with special qualities (most of which unfortunately turned out to be unsuitable for nude photography), and the unpleasant feeling of working under restrictions, came to an end thanks to fabulous new software, which suddenly provided photographers with the sort of enviable freedom that painters, sculptors and other artists had long since enjoyed. At a stroke, anything seemed possible. As if by magic, my lovely models started appearing in amazing settings: in cold, crowded cityscapes, in locations that could hardly be less...
Durophet
2010-10-22 21:01:00 Eighth album by Japanese master heavy psych-rock. Recorded live in Paris during their first tour outside Japan (USA, UK, France) in Oct/Nov 1998, celebrating their 15 years birthday. An extreme live performance and a powerful psychedelic sound." - Fractal. Nanjo Asahito: bass, vocals; Narita Munehiro: guitar; Hano Shoji: drums. From; NOISE Links; High Rise - Durophet High Rise @ MySpace High Rise Fractal Records More About: Music
Open Eyes
2010-10-22 14:36:00 Open Eyes was the first single from the forthcoming Sleepy Sun sophomore album, Fever. This digital only EP is out today and includes two other tracks recorded live at ATP: The Fans Strike Back in the UK in 2009. ?Sleepy Son? from the band's first album, Embrace and Fleetwood Mac cover ?The Chain? were recorded by Toybox and mixed by Gareth Jones (who mixed Grizzly Bear?s ?Veckatimest? and Mogwai?s ?The Hawk Is Howling? amongst many others). from; ATP Links; Sleepy Sun - Open Eyes [EP] Sleepy Sun @ MySpace Sleepy Sun @ Blogger Sleepy Sun ATP More About: Music , Open
The Mighty Gnod interviewed by The Quietus....
2010-10-21 18:33:00 The mighty Gnod have been interviewed by The Quietus.... Go read this awesome interview @ The Quietus HERE!!! Links; The Quietus Gnod @ MySpace Gnod For some psychedelic Gnod tunes check HERE!!! And try the link Overhere i think you might like the stuff you are going to find!!!! More About: News
...Prophecy Of The Black Widow
2010-10-21 17:59:00 Seeping out of the American underground on the always engrossing NNF label, Matt Hill presents his sophomore Umberto album. It follows on from the Giallo soundtrack style he brilliantly aped on 'From The Grave...' deeper into the bowels of the early '80s sound, leering creepily at John Carpenter and the more bewitching ends of Italo disco and new wavey bits. Many have tried this sound - step forward Zombi, Gatekeeper, Francesco Clemente, Anton Maiovvi - but far fewer have achieved it with as much grain and VHS-warped eeriness as this. It feels more like James Ferraro has locked onto a killer Giallo collection in his dream dungeon and authentically immersed himself in their soundtracks, recreating their mood, tension and gothic mise-en-scene with scary accuracy, from the witch disco of 'The Psychic' and 'Night Stalking' to the Eurozone emotions of 'Red Dawn' and the Goblin-esque 'Widow Of The Web', all the while keeping a sly sliver of knowing cheekiness tucked in the top... More About: Music , Black , Prophecy
Doktor Kettu
2010-10-21 16:10:00 Finnish psychedelic weirdness on the long/weird/freakout side of the fence. Doktor Kettu Think instrumental improv space rock with a high drone-quotient. Imagine a cross between Circle and Thuja... listen to these guys and let me know what you think.... [mr.A] Links; Doktor Kettu - Black Zenith Doktor Kettu Super Metsä More About: Music
Brant Bjork filmed Live @ Roadburn 2010
2010-10-20 17:39:00 Awesome live tunes from mr. Brant Bjork . Lee Sakura, Roadburn?s video director, has uploaded brand-new professionally filmed concert footage of previous Roadburn festivals. Brace yourself for the full-length performance by Brant Bjork below: Audio mixed and mastered by Marcel van de Vondervoort (Astrosoniq, Spacejam Records, Torture Garden Studio) CHECK IT OUT: Brant Bjork Live @ Roadburn 2010 Links; Brant Bjork Roadburn Lee Sakura More About: News
Rautatie
2010-10-20 16:06:00 Circle is ever changing, ever Circular. On Rautatie the band - which following the introduction of guitarists J. & P. Jääskeläinen is now a six-piece - once again dives into uncharted waters of music, into a miasma of influences that feels vaguely familiar but, in an uncanny way, is not quite real. Rautatie is epic hard rock and colossal riffs that corrode into fragments of black metallic atonality over time. Occasionally the album?s majestic elements step aside and let sprinkles of athletic boogie take the center stage. Together the eight tracks on the album form a hard rocking bullet train, speeding ever onwards on a circular railroad to infinity. From; Ektro Links; Circle - Rautatie Circle Ektro Records Record Shop X More About: Music
The Pink Noise
2010-10-19 18:47:00 Mysterious Montreal combo that's been churning out an assortment of basement synth/sci-fi/punk weirdness over the last few years on such imprints as Kill Shaman, Almost Ready, and Sacred Bones. Cheap Korg and Moog synths, tape recorders, drum machines, and guitars, Suicide/Chrome love in the air. Links; The Pink Noise - Birdland [cs] The Pink Noise - Gilded Flowers & Live at WFMU on Brian Turner's Show 7/28/09 The Pink Noise Sacred Bones More About: Music
Shatter
2010-10-19 17:59:00 TRIPTYKON are immersed in themes such as history, occultism, human disintegration, religious fanaticism, and nihilism. The transcending and mergence of seemingly distinct forms of imagination, a hallmark long prominent in Celtic Frost's efforts, is naturally also abundant within TRIPTYKON's sphere of inspiration, which ranges across the works of, e.g., Pieter Bruegel, Roland Villeneuve, HR Giger, HP Lovecraft, Hieronymus Bosch, John Martin, and far beyond. From; CMdistro Links; Triptykon - Shatter: Eparistera Daimones Accompanied [ep] Triptykon Triptykon @ MySpace BUY!! More About: Music
Dead Luke 7"
2010-10-19 17:31:00 Third single from Madison, Wisconsin's Dead Luke following his first two releases on Sacred Bones. 4 songs that range from dark and haunting, to surprisingly poppy and upbeat, all home recorded with a perfect balance between electronics and guitars. Eye catching cover art courtesy of Ilth. 500 copies. Links; Dead Luke- Running Scared 7" Dead Luke Sweet Rot Records More About: Music
Travelling
2010-10-19 16:23:00 The boundary between progressive rock and jazz is a fluid one?indeed, it's increasingly unrecognizable, as some of the finest musicians around move effortlessly between and within the genres. Thus Robert Fripp, one of prog's most influential players, can be found in the company of jazz musician Theo Travis, who is himself a member of Soft Machine Legacy and Gong. Steve Howe, another prog rock guitar great, is equally adept at moving across the genres. But while Fripp and Travis inhabit the improvisational, soundscape end of the spectrum, Howe has chosen to work within a style of jazz that would be readily recognizable to players such as Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell?major influences on the young guitarist, back in the 1960s. Travelling is the Steve Howe Trio's second album: a live recording from concerts in Canada and England during 2008. It beautifully showcases Howe's approach in its collection of jazz standards, early Yes songs and Howe's own more recent compositio... More About: Music
Something Scandinavian
2010-10-18 18:00:00 Though dead serious in their intention to explore the arcane and presumably heathen roots of traditional Scandinavian music, most Norwegian black metallers reached to the folk realm with genuine passion but a certain lack of knowledge. Thus Satyr's one-off project Wongraven, Burzum's keyboard-based pagan ambient, Storm's controversial metallic revamping of "Oppi Fjellet" or Ulver's folk noir experiment _Kveldssanger_ were all prime examples of a romantic and somewhat nationalist trend on the Norwegian scene, but were mostly fit for devoted underground fans only. Considering this, Wardruna's debut is easily the best approach that black metal musicians have ever made to Norwegian folklore and foregone tradition; not easy listening by any means, but a fascinating affair for anyone interested in indigenous European tradition. Ex-Gorgoroth drummer Einar Kvitrafn, a.k.a. Kvitrafn, already hinted interest in the subject on Bak De Syv Fjell's obscure EP _From Haavardstun_ and Jotunsp... More About: Music
"Plinky Plonky"
2010-10-17 11:28:00 Now that listeners have had a few months to digest the Say It LP, Toronto pop minimalists Born Ruffians are getting set to roll out another new treat for their fans: an EP called Plinky Plonk, due out digitally on October 12 via Paper Bag. It was first announced on the band's official website in a post by frontman Luke Lalonde, who revealed that the disc would be available immediately at all of the band's shows. He wrote, "We?ve collected some songs that didn?t make it on the record, an alternate version of one that did and some other odds and ends." A press release adds that it contains seven songs, including "a drastically new version of album track ?Retard Canard? (which has been retitled "Retard Canard II") and remixes by VOWLS and the Acorn. See the full tracklist below and the album cover above. If you scroll to the bottom of this page, you can take a listen to the track "First Date Kid," which features singing from Tokyo Police Club's David Monks. From; Exclaim Plinky ... More About: Music
Vladimir Dubossarsky & Alexander Vinogradov
2010-10-17 10:47:00 The work of Vladimir Dubosarsky and Alexander Vinogradov is very contemporary. With their paintings the idealistic dreams of Socialist Realism become a glorification of idols created by a society of mass consumerism: Stallone and Schwarzenegger, Andy Warhol and Spider Man, Mickey Mouse and Barbie, etc., etc. In their project 'Fight Without Rules' they explore the mass-media cliché of the Russian soul and Russian reality: daredevilry and intoxication, ice holes and 'valenki' felt boots, the samovar and Russian beauties, plus an enigmatic giraffe on the horizon? By hyperbolising and inflating stereotypes of Russianness characteristic of both the view from outside and notions cultivated inside, Dubosarsky and Vinogradov strive for ultimate articulation of the phenomenon. At the same time the artists counterbalance this with their redeeming irony. From; Russian Dreams Links; Vladimir Dubossarsky & Alexander Vinogradov
Samothrace
2010-10-16 12:56:00 One listens to Samothrace and imagines the city of Lawrence, Kansas rendered post-apocalyptic: immutable dusky snow scattering like static on a broken television, fenceposts stuck jagged out of the dirt. I suppose there?s the same spread of shopping malls and sports bars and community centers as most other urban centers, but, like I said, Samothrace seems to erase this, the city then a festering wound stuck up out of the brittle, flat farmland with this band and this music something like leeches at once living on that split flesh while suturing the mistake shut. I?m getting carried away. But this is melodramatic music, with a post-rock sense of theater and doom metal?s swollen ambience. Besides, locale can be important to a young band (why else would we listen to We Are Scientists?), and the music of Samothrace truly seems wrenched from that flat vista. The predominant unifying factor, after all, of the four pieces on Life?s Trade is a strangely Midwestern affection for melody. On ... More About: Music
Pocahaunted
2009-12-21 17:16:00 Voice has a long history with drone music that goes beyond John Cale and the drone pioneers. Throat singing in central Asia has been around for centuries, as has religious chanting in Northern Europe. Native American chants are a notable American version of chanting/drone dating as far back as the discovery of America and beyond. So voice, while not a common drone instrument - at least in the Earth or Sunn 0))) school of thought - has been dominating the minds of those interested in prolonging a musical experience; to let the sound morph and wander through the mind and soul.Pocahaunted has taken some cues from the Native American past in not only their graphic design, but in their music and name. While not strictly influenced by Native American chanting or music, one can certainly hear the beating drums reminiscent of Native American dances as well as the chanting and speaking in a language all their own. The vocals of Gold Miner?s Daughter are the driving force behind their music a... More About: Music
about Hawkwind
2009-12-20 20:19:00 What can we say about Hawkwind? Certinaly nothing describes their prime-era better than Julian Copes words - "They were a collection of disreputable star rats fuelled by a battery of hallucinogenic influences and united only by an incorrigible sense of psi-powered, pre-1976 cosmic punk rock attitude broken off and gobbled as though it was their sole means of sustenance while playing riffs into the grooves with an relentless head of steam. The rhythmic repetitions offset by wordless trance-chants are hypnotic to the core and the whole mess is performed at raw and rambunctious paces as it blazes with one damn racket with nowhere to go but hurtling through space at the sound of speed, anyway. Towards anything and everything. With the jaws of black oblivion not far behind nipping at their respective asses they were already in process of playing off of so furiously. For they sank a couple hundred pounds of pressure into one square foot and punched it in with a single, swift and confident...
Anthony Pontius
2009-12-20 16:48:00 Anthony is the 2005-2007 Studio Program Visiting Artist at the Des Moines Art CenterHe has taught extensively at the Des Moines Art Center, the University of Kansas, the Lawrence Arts Center and the Herron School of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at many galleries, universities and venues nationwide.This work examines the importance of the human connection to history. By using past and present techniques of painting and written histories, I invent my own nostalgic experiences and narratives. I examine imagery, stories and concepts from both the past and present and place them in a shared setting. The established conflicts and connections found in this union enable an image that is flexible for many audiences. I implore traditional and contemporary practices of painting and mix these approaches to form new arrangements. I may use classical clarity to represent and to define a specific part of a story, and at the same time use the ambiguity of abstraction to complete the ...
Elm
2009-12-20 16:47:00 For my money, Barn Owl is the best new band to emerge in the last five years. Their trajectory has been meteoric, progressing musically and conceptually in leaps and bounds. I've been thrilled to be there from the beginning, watching and listening in awe as the duo of Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti have carved out an impressive niche of their own. Heavy doses of guitar savagery and tribal essence have them firmly planted at the top of the mountain. So it makes sense to deconstruct the duo and present each as a solo entity, soaring on their own.Elm is the name of Porras' solo creations. His music retains the megasonics of Barn Owl, but finds his tutelage deep in the heart of the desert. "Nemcatacoa" is a lonesome, epic journey. Named after one of the deities of his Colombian heritage, his latest full-length (and first large-scale solo release) feels huge and endless. Walls of guitars shatter beneath the weight of the booming percussion blasts that find their way from the caves into t... More About: Music
Expo '70
2009-12-19 16:59:00 EXPO '70 is late night improvisations concieved by Justin Wright. Once a member of a group calling themselves Living Science Foundation from Los Angeles, California. Expo '70 started with Justin Wright, Paul Kneejie (The Pope, Bipolar Beat, White Suits Brown Boots, The Manifolds, etc.) on bass and effects and Bryan Levine (Bipolar Bear), who both started Kill Shaman records. The result was an expansive array of soundscapes and drones inspired by many early gurus of experimental music from around the world.Now residing in Kansas City, Wright released a number of CDr's that were picked up and distributed by Aquarius Records, who's rave reviews compared the project to early Krautrock and Kosmiche bands from the 70's with the heaviness of today's premier experimental outfits. Releases continue with the help of Kill Shaman, Diagnosis....Don't, Boring Machines (Italy), Beta-lactam Ring, Trensmat, Short Forest, Peasant Magik and more, most being limited.The album "Sonic Messenger" a... More About: Music
John Brophy
2009-12-19 10:52:00 John Brophy creates paintings that blend artifacts from global cultures and belief systems and juxtaposes them with the overarching affects of western consumer culture. Taking cues from the religious imagery of 15th century Flemish Primitive art, he takes their use of intimate compositions and understated gestures and reworks them using contemporary imagery to create surreal yet immediate new icons for the modern age.Contact us to be placed on a preview list. John Brophy will be exhibiting a painting in the "Lush Life 2" Group Show March 2010.From; Roq La Rue Gallery Links;John BrophySpecial thanks to IIbrujo for pointing me on this awesome artist, bring the guy a visit and say hi!!! Here is his blog, check it out!!! More About: John
Gnod
2009-12-19 10:51:00 This is another limited edition CD-R from the UK based drone masters, Gnod. It features 6 tracks in 71 minutes and a lot of strange stuff."Hidden" starts things off and is about 8 mins. Very spaced out with flutes, chimes, and a lot of strange noises. "It?s too Sunny to Share" is 9 mins and it tries to keep a sort of a happy melodic thread to it with flute, chimes, some slow drumming, feedback noises?later some keyboards and spoken voices come in. Strange. "Frostbitten" sounds like something that should be in a horror film and is quite a bit louder than the first two tracks and you also notice this change quite a lot. Trippy. "Pathway" is a 10min long trip and the sound quality is noticeably muffled. The drone that is the main theme in the song is deep and low fi, and layered over is the horns, chimes (they can?t seem to do without them), hand percussion and strangeness. "Nearly Died" takes a lot of patience. This is a 19 min trip to another universe for sure. "Find Land" ends the ... More About: Music
Sea Urchin
More articles from this author:2009-12-19 10:50:00 SEA URCHIN was started back in 2004 under the guise of Godzilla On Demand (or G.O.D for short) by Smudge (Ex-Deimos) and Peeps, both founding members of Unborn Son back who have now disbanded. Our first release the ?Demo Of Doom? was the first lot G.O.D material to be released which was a 3 track demo which was mainly to see how the band sounded and the sound was slow, heavy doom. They we quickly followed that up with ?Godzilla On Demand EP? which had more melody to the songs and a much tighter sound in all. It had 5 tracks and lasted for 28 minutes.Through many different name changes and splitting up twice! (Fuck, we feel like an oldies band!) we have decided to give this whole thing one more shot. We also had to change yet again due to Japanese lawyers deciding to sue anyone using the name 'Godzilla' if they don't own the rights to. So after much debate and discussion we decided upon SEA URCHIN.Links;Sea Urchin - I Sea Urchin @ MySpaceBlack Winter Recordings More About: Music 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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