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- Published: Thursday 26th October 2017
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- Record of the Week. Sad! Playlist of the week.
- Get your hands on this big Coil reissue.
The clocks go back this weekend, which means you have a whole extra hour at your disposal. What are we suggesting? That you use the time wisely, pore through this newsletter and read every word? That you get real pedantic and send us back critique on our typos, misinformation and bad opinions? Maybe. Or you could listen to some music. I don’t know. Time is a construct. But music is sound through time, so what does that make music? My head hurts. Let’s go.
New
- Margo Price gets sarcastic with Trump over twang.
- Shout out Julien Baker. That’s all.
- Me fail English? That’s Unsane.” -- Punk Ralph Wiggum.
- John Maus. Plays keyboards in the dark.
- Grooms do it swish and U2-ish.
- Out Lines do twilight sadder.
- These holy swear boys are back.
- Scattered Purgatory offer the official OST of limbo.
- Hogni. We finally listened.
- Venn diagram buds Brockmann and Bargmann crossover some skronk.
- Aather sound like all the guitar bands. Good.
- Radiohead frontman Philip Selway did a soundtrack.
- Isnaj Dui returns for Rural Colours -- both delightful and ominous.
- Stunning musical combos from Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca and Tamer Abu Ghazaleh.
- Jaye Bartell murmurs out a good ‘un. Angel Olsen approved!
- Luna forgot to write songs.
- Daniele Luppi + Parquet Courts + Karen O = gee, I don’t know, this?
- Lucinda Williams thinks the world is sweet. Wrong.
- A brief reminder: Anna Meredith is unreal.
- Laura Baird goes sisterless on her first solo outing.
- Jamie somehow compares William Ryan Fritch to Fleet Foxes. Love it.
- Kjetil Mulelid Trio have three pianos but would prefer a mortgage.
Bonus paragraph of equally good content? Sure thing. There’s a new EP from cosmos counselor Jane Waver; The Delta Bell make post-country, whatever the hell that is; Charles Howl are still devilishly dulcet; Max Hall went ‘round the world recording in the shadows; hard rock and harmonies fills up the Dirty Fences tank; and waiter, there’s a comma in Jake Ewald’s new band. Also: Baxter Dury is the prince of tears (not Texas, as I initially may have thought) and Adrian Crowley is the dark eyed messenger.
Old
- “You gotta have Beck, Beck, Beck” - George Michael [citation needed].
- This compilation of Japanese folk and crying trees is in.
- Jason Williamson’s book of filth. I’m shocked and appalled.
- A reissue trilogy of Billy Childish’s Buff Medways antics.
- Saint Etienne. Always worth talking about.
- Superior Viaduct release these electroacoustic wonders from Franco Battiato.
- A reissue, with all exclamation marks in tact, of this Atmosphere classic.
- “U.F.Orb”. Genius.
- The wild west’s second best Alessandro Alessandroni deserves your love.
Ant’s Electronic Round-up
Have we done the “Resident Dadvisor” joke yet?
- Moritz von Oswald & Ordo Sakhna, Berlin dub techno master, meets roots music of Kyrgyzstan.
- EP of improvised analogue electro nutrition from Helena Hauff on Ninja Tune.
- Ecstatic, neon UKF, and fluorescent dancehall mutations from Errorsmith in non-stop party mode.
- Slammin’ EBM/Techno dark destroyers from Sharplines / Nathaniel on Ancient Methods Persephonic Sirens label. Phwoarrrrr!
- Posh Isolation supergroup Hvide Sejl, Varg & F. Valentin ‘Brazil’ tape vinylized, plus a reissue of Erik Enocksson’s ‘Farval Falkenberg’, originally on Knig Disc.
- Cosmic, tropical funk from Modula on Firecracker in ace screen printed sleeve.
- Another pile of Muslimgauze CDs reissued on Staalplaat.
- Futuristic/sci-fi sound design from Invisible Church & Marie Davidson’s ghost in the machine vocals.
- Novo Line and his trusty Atari ST create cuts functional at both 33 and 45rpm.
- Pierre Bastien busts out his Mechano for an LP on Discrepant.
- Gargantuan, clanging clunkers from mighty Bristolian duo Giant Swan on Timedance.
- Deliciously rough and rugged LP from S. English on L.I.E.S.
- First album in yonks from the Baron of Techno, Dave Clarke feat. Mark Lanegan, Anika and Gazelle Twin.
- Pure bangers on Bedouin Records from Shanghai/Taipei-based producer Tzusing.
- Sun drenched, Balearic vibes galore from Istanbul’s Islandman on Music For Dreams.
- Vinyl reissues of The Orb’s classic chill out room/comedown melters ‘Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld’ and ‘U.F.Orb’.
- Choice compact discs on Room40 from Rafael Toral and Nicola Ratti.
- West 2 West Vol. 2 aka John Daly’s MPC heavy, warped hip-hop beats on All City.
- Generative ambient bliss-outs from Keith Berry on his new VSM Theory label.
- Classic schooled house cuts from Mark Seven. Very limited copies on World Building.
- Reissue of Afro/electronic milestone from Zazou / Bikaye / Cy 1 on Crammed Discs.
- Bonnie 2ropica compilation surveying Edinburgh and Glasgow’s fertile electronic and experimental dance music underground.
- Superb EP from DJ Qu on his Strength Music imprint. Recommended!
- Sexy disco from AMOR aka Richard Youngs, Luke Fowler and co. on Night School.
- Bunch of gear on JJ Funhouse from Dr. C. Stein, Gust De Meyer, and Milan W.
- Maria Rita Stumpf remixed and Fantastic Twins music for toddlers on Optimo Music.
- Repress of the sought after ‘Benga Benga’ tribute edits of West African cuts on Porridge Bullet.
- +++ Albums from Hyetal, Om Unit, Moebius Schneider, Max Cooper, Manu Dibango and 12”s including 2-BMW reissue on Major Problems, Becker & Mukai on Sas Recordings, DJJ on FatCat’s FCR, Vermont remixes on Kompakt, Lady Chann on Kick + Clap...
7”s
Can someone explain how they make them so small? Cigarettes After Sex have this week’s best one, while Luna did even more covers on this one. Hansun’s Paul Draper downsized his untimely Britpop and two people called John merged cunningly into JOHN.
Welp. That’s all the records. M’kay bye!
Words:
Robin and Ant.
Work:
Kim, Daoud, Laurence, Philip, Benn and Porg.
Robot:
Nathon
Customer Compliment of the Week:
“Great communication!”
No, you hang up (and go read our Feefo reviews).
Best records this week
According to our review team at least...
NHK yx Koyxen
Exit Entrance
9/10 from Laurie
Hey look it’s that one-man duo NHK yx Koyxen doing one of the Norman office’s favourite electronic thingies of the year. The latest record from Kohei Matsunaga&rsq...read on »
Margo Price
All American Made
9/10 from Robin
A country newcomer who shot her way to acclaim real quick, Margo Price is one of Nashville’s finest artists right now, and is somehow able to communicate country music f...read on »
Sharplines / Nathaniel
Out of Control
9/10 from Ant
Nathaniel and Sharplines are both aliases of Nicola Cimmino so this split EP on Ancient Methods Persephonic Sirens label is actually the same producer on all tracks.
If...read on »
Emra Grid
Shay’s Vacation House
9/10 from Ant
Emra Grid’s ‘Shays Vacation House’ is a work that feels suspended in time - both ancient and modern -- a microcosm that ceases to exist in any particula...read on »
Julien Baker
Turn Out The Lights
9/10 from Robin
Julien Baker played her last album, ‘Sprained Ankle’, with an aimless intensity. Largely solo and sombre, the record’s guitarwork would hasten or wander, mov...read on »
Nicola Ratti
The Collection
8/10 from Jamie
It sounds like there are mice dancing in the gutter between downpours here in Leeds at the moment. That’s the impression I get from the polyrhythmic drips and pitter-pat...read on »
William Ryan Fritch
Behind The Pale
8/10 from Jamie
Hey, everybody, it’s Fritchy time! So yeah, I’m excited but any more than two exclamation marks would’ve been excessive. So we come to another in a long line...read on »
Rafael Toral
Moon Field
8/10 from Jamie
Well, what have we here? It’s only the second today of a double bill of releases from Lawrence English’s Room40 label out of Brisbane! I’m genuinely excited....read on »
Hogni
Two Trains
8/10 from Robin
Icelandic experimentalist Hogni already has projects as GusGus and Hjaltalin but his newest and haughtiest work deserves its own alias, eh? Mixing deep, choral vocals that fee...read on »
Jaye Bartell
In A Time Of Trouble, A Wild Exultation
8/10 from Robin
Slow, sleeping country music is Jaye Bartell’s game plan here: fill your empty room with nice strums and let the band fill in around the corners, creating something emot...read on »
Lucinda Williams
This Sweet Old World
8/10 from Robin
She’s really re-releasing an album called ‘This Sweet Old World’ in this pure garbage year. Lucinda Williams is going out on a limb, folks. Good on her, thou...read on »
Grooms
Exit Index
8/10 from Jamie
Continuing their trend of releasing a full-length record every two years are Grooms -- ostensibly a highly melodic indie band featuring Jay Heiselmann (array of guitars, bass ...read on »
Mariam The Believer
Love Everything
8/10 from Jamie
Mariam The Believer, it turns out, is Mariam Wallentin and also the Mariam who impresses everyone who hears her over and above the theatrics of her bandmates in Wildbirds &...read on »
Scattered Purgatory
Sua-Hiam-Zun
8/10 from Robin
It might give you a little clue itself, but the term “Scattered Purgatory” actually refers to what the band describe as a “Taoist ritual which expiates the s...read on »
Laura Baird
I Wish I Were A Sparrow
8/10 from Robin
One half of the Baird sisters, Americana picker Laura Baird is striking out on her own solo project with ‘I Wish I Were A Sparrow’, a record of floaty Appalachian ...read on »
John Maus
Screen Memories
8/10 from Robin
Keyboard goth and bud to Ariel Pink (sigh), John Maus has been gone for a long time, no doubt perfecting his brand of philosophy-seminar synth pop. His last record, ‘We ...read on »
Erik Enocksson
Farval Falkenberg
8/10 from Ant
Posh Isolation present a remastered vinyl edition, in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of Erik Enocksson’s ‘Farval Falkenberg’. If you never copped thi...read on »
Jane Weaver
The Architect EP
8/10 from Robin
She keeps putting out your favie psych transmissions and ‘The Architect’ is solid proof that she doesn’t actually know how to stop. Jane Weaver gave us &lsqu...read on »
The Stroppies
The Stroppies
8/10 from Robin
This here is a lovely discovery. Lovers of doing music quick, the Stroppies apparently took their logistical influence from Guided by Voices and the Great Unwashed, aiming to ...read on »
Errorsmith
Superlative Fatigue
8/10 from Ant
Erik Wiegand aka Errorsmith is back with his highly anticipated first album in thirteen years. The man has been responsible for some total classic cuts over the years, namely ...read on »
Helena Hauff
Have You Been There, Have You Seen It
8/10 from Ant
German DJ and producer Helena Hauff is back on Ninja Tune with a tidy 4-track EP of analogue tracks, apparently improvised and recorded at her studio in Hamburg. There’s...read on »
Chafik Chennouf
Dual Aspect
8/10 from Ant
6-track EP from Chafik Chennouf (previously spotted on Leyla Records) featuring 3 original cuts plus remixes from Lucy, Mondkopf and Katsunori Sawa. ‘Ferroequinologie&rs...read on »
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