Freitag, 29. Mai 2009

Church - 2008 - Gold EP; 2008 - With All Our Love For Francisco The Man

Genre: Indie Pop, Avant-Pop
Label:
Sohitek (US)
Similar Artists: Grizzly Bear, Le Loup

„Playing records backwards in the basements of our friends
we only wanna just to learn to play guitar“ (walrus)

I would compare them to Grizzly Bear, even if it fits not 100%, but it cames in my mind on first listen. Here are wonderful, athmospheric pop songs, with the warmth of analogue tape recording, multiple voices, electronic gadgets and all the goods that makes a song fine (for me and maybe you).
What keeps in my mind is their love and use of rich and phat sounding saw-tooth synth drones (King Crow, Asleep in the weeds).
The song Happieness is really happieness inducing.
They are on tour right now, so go and see them! Check their myspace! Now!

“The best, most unfuckwithable, avant-pop I’ve heard…my default jam of the month.”
“One of Portland’s finest indie outfits.”
-Portland Mercury

“A perfection of textures that leaves little room for improvement.”
-Vanguard

“Lush melodic songs built upon echoing acoustics…”
-Willamette Week

“There’s no end to [their] spinning wheel of blossom/decay/sunshine/gloom.”
-Eashfa

“Soft beautiful music that pulsates, drones and spikes…you should be there for this.”
-Fuck Bad Music

Tracklisting - Gold EP
  1. Right As Rain
  2. Cloud
  3. King Crow
  4. Happiness

Tracklisting - With All Our Love For Francisco The Man
  1. Islands
  2. Walrus
  3. Song Force Crystal
  4. Hugz
  5. Bee Cave
  6. Asleep In The Weeds
  7. The Sea

Donnerstag, 28. Mai 2009

Khemo Rabbit - 2007 - Swallow

Genre: Freak Folk, Indie, Wave
Label: Borrowdeer (US)

There is not so much information about Khemo Rabbit (also known as Leopards Meat) but it was released by the superb Borrowdeer Label, which hold some nice acts like Deek Hoi or Chauchat.
His music is a mixture of weird Indie Folk songs and on the other hand electronica, new wave stuff. It's schizophrenic and strange and fun. His voice varied as the styles.

"You try to kiss me on the penis before I buried in your bush" - did I get this line from "Holy Bones and Bread" right? So you got a direction :)
Oh and while "Examine Your Skull" is kind of stoned teenage freak out, "Scavenger" is a serious, Nick Cave like song to tap with just your feet to the rythm or nick your head - maxium.... uhm whatever. Check that and get the CD because this is a lousy rip ;-)

Tracklisting
  1. Examine Your Skull
  2. The Pouring Rain
  3. Rapture
  4. Devil Spread
  5. Honey Brown
  6. Lemonade River
  7. Hung Out To Dry
  8. Lip Service
  9. Holy Bones And Bread
  10. Karma Burns
  11. Black Heart Child
  12. Scavenger
  13. Bathtub Organ



Sonntag, 24. Mai 2009

Ejwuusl Wessahqqan - 1975 - s/t

Style: Krautrock, Improv
Label:Private Press/Garden of Delight ReRelease
Similar Artists:early Tangerine Dream, Amon Düül etc.

One of my favorite Krautrock records. While nearly every german jazzy/blues rock/heavy rock fart, pressed on vinyl from 1970-1978 is labeled as Krautrock, this is the "real" stuff.
Yes, these are completely stoned, improvised sessions recorded in a cellar onto reel to reel tape and pressed in a private edition of 300 records. Shitty rehearsal tracks just on drums, heavy organs and bass/filouphon. Very raw, I love it. Forget the Amon Düül crap ;-).
The rerelease comes with some additional tracks - recorded as Koala Bär (yes, it's maybe one of the first Bear bands ;-)), with some more organ improv, an folky psych song and electronic sequezer lines

Tracklisting
  1. Die Geborstenen Kuppeln Von Yethlyreom
  2. Die Orangefarbene Wüste Südwestlich Von Ignarh
  3. Thuloneas Körper
  4. Hobbl-Di-Wobbl
  5. Passaceety
  6. AFN
  7. The Crystal
  8. La Mer

Sonntag, 10. Mai 2009

bearhug - 2009 - Birds EP

Genre: LoFi

Taking lo-fi much lower. Between all the tape hiss and rumblings and cracklings you will hear some pretty nice songs played on harmonia, some guitar, glockenspiel, drums and voice.

Tracklisting
  1. Birds
  2. The singing
  3. Out of the cave
  4. Ghosts in the dawn
  5. Birds (feathers)


Try it - MicePays

Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2009

Physics - 1998 - Physics 1, 1999 - Physics 2

Genre: Post Rock, Space Rock, Electronic, Math Rock
Label: 
Flapping Jet Records/Gravity records
Similar Artists: AshRaTemple, Tortoise, Trans Am


I think Epitonic.com introduced me to this band nearly 10 years ago.
Well, this Band doesn't exist anymore, but reincarnated into Aspects of Physics, a more electronic, but still outer space project.
Physics 1 is a compilation of live tracks and singles. They play a very spacey Post-Rock in vein of Krautrock groups like AshRaTemple or Can. Lot of synthie-swirrls, that special groovey drums, echoed guitars and endless space rock jams.
Oh and if you wanna see a website from 10 years ago and need more infos about the project, visit the old Bandwebsite

Tracklisting - Physics 1
  1. Second 7 - Side 1
  2. Second 7 - Side 2
  3. Delayed Drone 
  4. First 7 - Side 1
  5. First 7 - Side 2
  6. Song From Video
  7. Live At The Casbah


Tracklisting - Physics 2
  1. Positive Heterodyne
  2. Delayed Drone
  3. Wave File 3 
  4. Level 2 Part A
  5. Level 2 Part B
  6. +⇄−
  7. Proper
  8. Neutralogue
  9. Negative Heterodyne

Try it - MicePays



Dienstag, 5. Mai 2009

Greg Davis and Sébastien Roux - 2008 - Merveilles

Genre: Laptop Folk, Electronic, Psychedelic
Label:
Ahornfelder (DE)

Greg Davis and Sébastien Roux are back with their second collaborative album following the acclaimed release “Paquet surprise”. “Merveilles”, translated from the French word as wonderland, describes the album very fitting as the songs have a very illustrative quality. Where the previous album relied a bit more on sweet melodies and quick changes “Merveilles” explores different sound worlds in depth and illuminates a terrain of diverse emotional scenarios. Silent passages of field recordings are combined with subtle harmonic layers, interrupted by sudden noise eruptions and contrasted by folk like guitar melodies and very concrete sounds, often leaving the listener wondering what the origin of this tone might be.
Tracklisting
  1. Geneva
  2. London
  3. San Francisco
  4. Eugene
  5. Aalst