Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009

Little Gold - 2009 - On The Knife

Genre: Alt Country, Folk
Label:
ADAGIO830 (GER)
Sounds not like Woods/Meneguar/Sheperds even if Christian DeRoeck was a member of them

Stumbled about this and some questions was answered. When I saw the latest videos or pictures of Woods, I always missed one guy I know from the backcover of the "At Rear House" CD. Well Christian DeRoeck disappeared some time ago and now he is back with his own project Little Gold.
As I said before it has not very much to do with the music of his former bands. You will get solid Alt. Country with slide guitar and violin. But if you listening closer you will find connections to his old bands. Julia and On The Knife are two brilliant tracks that are comparable to Woods. Very nice floating athmosphering tracks. Julia could be an adaption of Julias Dream by Pink Floyd?! Who knows...
I would sum up this release with a quote by Ballboy "I lost you, but I found Country Music"
You can order the deluxe vinyl edition in europe via the label or at Little Gold Website directly. So check it out! Really!

Tracklisting
  1. Secret Handshake
  2. My Side Of The Bed
  3. Sympathy Chain
  4. Julia
  5. On The Knife
  6. Silver Clouds
  7. Roses
  8. Lock Me Up

Freitag, 9. Oktober 2009

Action Beat - 2009 - The Noise Band From Bletchley

Genre: Noise Rock
Label: Truth Cult / Southern / Cargo
Sounds like early Sonic Youth, Trans Am and other guitar noise groups x 2

Noise Rock Collective with lot of people on stage. Often joined by guests.
It reminds me on EA80 sometimes, and yeah Junge of EA80 played with them too.
Mostly instrumental and in your face. Visit their myspace and pick up a date from their massive noise rock tour.

Try it - Buy it - See Live - MicePays

Mittwoch, 7. Oktober 2009

Alex Fergusson - 2006 - The Castle

Genre: Folk, Pop, Psych, Post Punk
Label:
Eis & Licht (DE)

Here's the follower of the previous post. Alex Fergusson with his latest record. Very different styles are here. Opens with a sinister classic piece followed by the great post punk track "Dark Angel" (this seems to be the connection to his former group Alternative TV). Then "Ways of Pleasure" and "Hope" sounds like a pure Velvet Underground Jam, "Odyssey" is an instrumental with backward sounds in vein of his Psychic TV times. And beween these remarkable songs pretty nice folk songs - sometimes with female vocals.
It's a bit strange that he release on these gothic/industrial labels, but that's maybe the connection - the music has nothing to do with that neo european attitudes and shit.

Tracklisting
  1. The Castle - Entrance
  2. Dark Angel
  3. Bar Noir
  4. Ways Of Pleasure
  5. Solitude
  6. Hope
  7. Odyssey
  8. Twilight
  9. Daybreak
  10. Mirror
  11. Let The Sorrow Go
  12. The Castle - Exit

Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2009

Alex Fergusson - 2001 - The Essence

Genre: Folk, Pop, Psych
Label: Trisol
Sounds like a man with an acoustic guitar

Oh, I like this record. Maybe it's because Alex Fergussons musical past. He was founder of Alternative TV, an early british Punk Band, worked with Throbbing Gristle and formed Psychic TV with Genesis P-Orridge. I think he was the main musical head of PTV (Listen to Pagan Day from 84 - it's great). In early nineties he started with solo recordings. And here is his second record (I think) - It's a mixture of fine pop songs, british (?) folk influenced music and a bit Beatles, some strange classical parts and more.
I wouldn't compare his records to that so called Apocalyptic Folk of his buddys (like Current 93 and Co). It has more life and charme and less apocalyptic visions, in fact it has nothing to do with that. It's just good music for adults and for autumn time with a cup of tea, hahaha.
Oh I write shit - sorry. Test it for yourself. More will come.
Just a track by Alternative TV below - no myspace

Tracklisting
  1. Intro
  2. Tomorrow
  3. I'm Obsessed
  4. Sometimes
  5. Whistler
  6. Sunday Came Too Soon
  7. Wine Dark Sea
  8. The Essence Of You
  9. Wild Orchid
  10. Everyday
  11. Hannah
  12. Sundown
  13. Epilogue
  14. There's A Smile
  15. Outro