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November, 2010
Tera Melos – Patagonian Rats
Patagonian Rats is a complex beast. Vastly ambitious, it’s hard to pin down a particular sound that these boys from Roseville, California have aimed for. If anything, they’ve taken a whole concoction of musical ingredients and stirred them up into an album that is haunting, enticing, and most of the time, engrossing.
Jenny And Johnny – I’m Having Fun Now
Their burgeoning relationship takes a decided backseat to the vibrant music, never approaching the overly-sentimental mush that is often the downfall to these type of projects.
SOTD #173 // White Noise Sound: ‘Sunset’
Storming out of Swansea with a turbulent edge and an unending wave of noise, White Noise Sound are due to blow out many sets of speakers with their massive new single ‘Sunset.’
Ja Ja Ja // Champagne Riot
Champagne Riot is the brainchild of two Scandinavians, Caspar Bock and Anders Reuter. Recording from a damp basement in the violent concrete ghetto of Copenhagen they make electronic pop songs, which are true, necessary and straight from the heart.
Tanlines announce UK tour
The Brooklyn based production duo Tanlines have announced they will be stepping out on tour in December in support of their forthcoming album Volume 1.
Label Profile #6 // La Société Expéditionnaire
As we continue to champion some of the most interesting and exciting labels across the globe, Rich Hughes catches up with Lou Rogai, label founder of La Société Expéditionnaire, fine purveyors of freak-folk-rock…
The Narcoleptic Dancers – Not Evident EP
The hazy, electro tinged folk melodies offered up on The Narcoleptic Dancers debut Not Evident EP are kooky and hauntingly infectious but are missing a vital spark of originality.
Housse de Racket – Forty Love
Sophie Lord tightens her strings and takes a swing at the UK release of Housse de Racket’s debut album.
Cults sign to In the Name Of/Columbia
Having released their sell-out 7” ‘Go Outside’ on Forest Family Records earlier this year, the New York duo Cults have now signed a worldwide deal with In The Name Of/Columbia Records in the US and UK and are due to release their debut album next spring.
Supersilent – 10
Supersilent create forward-thinking experimental music which draws on jazz and avant-garde classical. Their superb new album employs both electronic noise and acoustic instruments in order to create something icily beautiful.
Stearica + Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO – Stearica Invade Acid Mothers Temple
As with any record which has been created spontaneously via improvisation, Stearica Invade Acid Mothers Temple contains some ropey moments and a significant amount of unfocused noodling, but there are also points at which everything comes together and the two bands sound like one many-armed, multi talented, all conquering psychedelic noise machine.
Esben And The Witch – Electrowerkz, London 10/11/2010
The aptly-eerie Electrowerkz plays host to an evening of electronic offerings from Esben And The Witch, Gallops and worriedaboutsatan. Heather Steele reviews with photographs from Sebastien Dehesdin.
Cowboy Junkies – Renmin Park
Cowboy Junkies commence their four part The Nomad Series with Renmin Park. File it under alt-country folk with a side of trip hop.
Unbunny – Moonfood
Unbunny follow an illustrious lineage of permanently heartbroken American songcraft, with the ghost of Neil Young weighing particularly heavily over the proceedings.
