Princess Dies & Light Asylum

Princess DIES; a great cosmic abrasions group consisting of Bruno Coviello (Light Asylum) and Ashby Lee Collinson. Less Yazoo steeped dark pop drones than Coviello's other exceptional group but equally as engaging.




Heart Belongs by Princess Dies by ashbycollinson
Reptilian by Princess Dies by ashbycollinson

Light Asylum

Nouveaunoise - Panaka EP (They're Giving It Away No.22)

New free two song single (EP) from "Wayssst" of Ireland duo; Nouveaunoise. Jazzy summer noise pop akin to sweet blissful heights The Go Team and Pause era Fourtet. Terrible interview below (Silly presenters) plus live performance of Pyschasonic on Panaka EP.




See them live in Whelans this Friday as part of Concern Fastival with The Jimmy Cake, Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands and Clockwork Orange

Pictureplane - Gothstar

At Foggy Notions's Foggy Jam a couple of week back, for me HEALTH's cover of Pictureplane's "Gothstar" was easily the highlight of the night (although I did only catch the last three bands). "Gothstar" contains a neat Fleetwood Mac sample which is cut and cropped, tumbles drunkenly along giving the song an almost exhausted energy, sun stroked and buzzy. Is and along with the accompanied vhs alchemy ritual video, it's hard not to fall for it's charms.

I included a vinyl rip of Pictureplane's remix of HEALTH's "Die Slow" song at 33rpm in a Children Under Hoof Mixtape here, which sounds the "right" speed to these humble ears anyways.
Pictureplane - Gothstar.mp3

Ilex - Four Song Set For SSTN

If you havent been paying attention to Holly McGowan aka Ilex's soundcloud, here are four great songs she culled together for the wonderful folks over at Second Square to None. Talks of a full length release have been broading of some time now, hopefully it will live up to the hype in my head for it anyways.

Hunter-Gatherer‘s Père Lachaise/Undergrowth 7″ Launch Tomorrow Night

A new release dawns tomorrow from nightflight composer, Hunter-Gatherer after astonishing debut album. In musical support is, the exceptional and rarely seen live Ilex (I posted about her before here) and the of kilter R n B songstress, Meljoann. Providing the visual delights is one Tim Redfern and if thats not enough bang for your 7 bucks you get a free USB key with audio and video encoded inside.

See you in Whelans tomorrow.

What Olof Dreijer Did Next

Euphoric wave after synthwave helps to keep this eleven minute track up, buzzy and full of breathable bliss. If only more electronic music had as much heart as this, the B side to Olof Dreijer three EP under the name Oni Ayhun.

Oni Ayhun - OAR003-B.mp3

Hounds Of Hate - Sensual Seduction

LDN's Hounds Of Hate covering Snoop Dog's 80's tinted Sensual Seduction. I could watch/listen to this all week, oh yeah right, I have.

Roll The Dice

This is just what the doctor ordered, more Cluster- esque phase arpeggiating night cycles from two swedes Peder Mannerfelt and Malcolm Pardon aka "Roll The Dice". They have produced some lush lush grooves but I guess it's not too surpricing considering Mannerfelt help to mold the Fever Ray LP.

Roll The Dice - The New Black from The Subliminal Kid on Vime0

Roll The Dice - The New Black.mp3
Roll The Dice - Guadeloupe.mp3
I cant seem to find anywhere that still has their Self Titled 12" in stock; BOO HISS BOO. Again back to the overpriced Discogs for your fix.

Mount Kimbie - Maybe

Mount Kimbie + James Blake + A Smoke filled Church in Olso = Super Awesome
Mount Kimbie - Maybe.mp3
Buy Mount Kimbie - Maybe 12"
-------------UPDATE---------------
They are play at "Bodytonic" on the 16th of April, same day as Patrick Kelleher's Remix Album Launch, I guess I aint going since Im DJing at it.

Tonight Somadrone, Twinkranes, Fuck Buttons, Legion Of Two

A farewell to one of the gems in our wee islands music scene crown is heading off to to San Fran, taken his space echoing oscillations with him. The vid below is a solo outing at this year DEAF, but tonight he will be join live with two other members of the long gone but still loved Connect Four Orchestra.

Somadrone - Secton Six.mp3 (Taken from “Lets Depart” 10″ E.P – 2001 )
Somadrone - Trail For A Trial.mp3 (Taken from "Fuzzing Away To A Whisper" LP - 2005)
Also on the bill is three piece Krautrock Revivalist Twinkranes and who have just released a great record on Twisted Nerve.

And if you can still rock on after that there is this afterwards.

After hearing new songs like "Flight Of The Feathered Serpent" and "Space Mountain" which sound like modern unoffensive tv idents music, for me Fuck Buttons have lost their edgy charm. The first album was more than just a homage exercise to Eno and Bryne's 81 masterpiece, it genuinely sounded dangerous, exciting and even new but now I wouldn't be surprise if "Olympians" (the most skippable track on "Tarot Sports") is used over rubbish tv sport montages. But it will be worth going to hear songs of their first album and the schizo disco epic that is "Surf Solar" of the new one and Legion Of Two in support also

Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar from ATP Recordings on Vimeo.

Cold Cave's Debut LP

"The Trees Grew Emotions And Died" EP from last year was one joyous dark minimal affair but their first long player shines away from their cold wave Iron Curtain leanings towards a popper New Order esque sound. In doing so I think some of their charm as been lost. It's an enjoyable listen and still well worth getting but just not the epic dark one that I was hoping for, I need the dark stuff.
Cold Cave - The Laurels Of Erotomania MP3
Cold Cave - Life Magazine.mp3

Arp - Cosmic Mega Mix

One of my favourite electronic krautrock revivalist, Arp was made a cosmic lush mix for Vessel with some name I know and love (Deuter, John Cale & Terry Riley, Roedelius, Phew) and some I dont (Franco Battiatio, Sonny & Linda Sharrock) but must check out after hearing this mix, it spans the spectrum of interstellar musicians for 69' till 08'And is well worth a listen.
Get it Arp - Mega Mix Here
Buy Arp's incredible "In Light" Here

Minivan Highway

If there was ever a band I would become a groupie for, I think I found it.

Minivan Highway.mp3

Things I Fell In Love With This Year: Chrisma - Japanese Restaurant LP

As the first part of this series of posts suggests, I'm not to bothered about "albums of 2008" but more of albums and indeed bands that I have discovered in the last 12 months. Like Iron Curtain in the first post, they were releasing their super sounds from 82' till 88' and they only got the re-release treatment last year, but I only got my mits on them in september or so. Well in the same vien, here is another oldie but a newie fo me. I snatched Chrisma's "Japanese Restaurant LP" early this year, January or Feburary and is probably my favourite album I hear in 2008. The Italian duo where produced by no other than Vangelis (Blade Runner OST) and he as made Chrisma sound super fresh with famous folk like LCD Soundsystem and Eagles of Death Metal definitely "borrowing" grooves and ideas from different tracks from their 1977' opus " ("Thank You" and "Wonderlust" respectively).
Here is a couple of tracks from their wonderful record, the whole album is so good, from sleazey rock n rock to sinister love affair laments with equal parts spanish guitar and analogue oscilations that 'Berlin' Bowie would be proud of. Also a meddle of tv clips of chrisma singles spanning from 76' to 80' too for your viewing pleasure.


Chrisma -Black Silk Stocking.mp3
Chrisma - Lola.mp3
Chrisma - Wanderlust.mp3
Chrisma - Lycee.mp3



Oh I just learnt if you Right click and click "Open Link In New Tab" so you dont have to go back and reopen this page every time you want to download an other song from my here, rightous.

Turnpike Twilight Mixtape

A collection of arpeggiating night drive grooves.
01 Mort Garson And The Blobs - Son of Blob
The first song I ever heard on The Freak Zone on a very early wednesday morn tripping with Paul. A wonderful introduction to the only radioshow I listen to every week.
02 George Watts - Electric Man
More weirdo classic electro, this one from 81'. Thanks to No.1 in Belgium for this.
03 Thieves Like Us - Fass

B-side to "Drugs In My Body".
04 Truffle Club - Gone Blue
The Arpeggiating sweetness continues this time from this year and from a scot. The eathreal vocals flow over the bouncing keys locking you into its hypnotic waves.
05 Greg Vandike - Clone
Synth-pop gem from 79' with pretty much the same pulsating synth that 'Gone Blue' has. Miles better than any thing Numan ever did.
06 Andrew Weatherall - Feathers

One of the "Two Lone Swordsman" rocks it out on his first release under his own name.
07 Joachim Witt - Ich Bin Der Deutsche Neger
Witt plays it funky on this one, taken from his second album "Edelweiss" from 82'. He's the best thing to come out of the german new wave scene that i've heard anyways. Rad album, righteous track.
09 Tom Tom Club - Lorelei
My favourite Tom Tom Club song, this is trance music.
10 Jah Division - Heart And Soul (Dub)
The groove gets dubbed up now with kid millions side project Jah Division. The best dub joy divsion band ever.
11 Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen (No Age Remix)

The mood gets even murkier with this wonderfull remix from No Age. Maybe I should check them out.
12 The B-52's - Dirty Back Road

13 David Holmes - I Heard Wonders
Holmes is krautrocking it out with this one, the first track of his latest album.
14 M83 - Kim & Jessie
Yeah, yeah is sounds alot like that Nick Kershaw song but 80s pop has its charms.
15 Laura Branigan - Self Control

Wonderful night time cycling tune and the video is sweet and dark to.
16 Decadance - On And On (Dub)
One of my favouite songs ever and a big thanks to 20 j.f.g. for the heads up.
17 Sissy - Queen Of Discoteque 1984
More Italian disco wonderfulness, thanks to blow up doll for this one.
18 Cody ChesnuTT - With Me in Mind (feat. Sonja Marie)
If the bloods not up yet, it will be after this sexed up ditty.

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Herv - Lithic

New 10 minute track from Irelands premier glitch merchant Herv available for freee from the lovely folks at The Richter Collective here.

Truckasauras

Listen to Truckasauras debut album "Tea Parties, Guns & Valor" below.

Satin Mask - Becoming Mix

Something for the weekend, here's a ridiculously wonderful mix from Satin Mask. He posted this way back in April, but only listened to it today.
Fuck a duck it's brill, here's the track listing.

- Ivor Cutler "Go on, Jump!"
- Vam Cyborg "Radioactividad"
- A Guy Called Gerald "Rhythm of Life"
- Theo Parrish "Reaction to plastic"
- DJ Screw "Tell Me Something Good"
- Mayhem "Silvester Anfang"
- DJ Pica Pica Pica "Beats From... Banaspati"
- Dick Mills "P.I.G.S."
- Aphex Twin/Hot Butter "Popcorn"
- Crass "Do They Owe Us A Living?"
- J G Ballard "Low flying Aircraft (excerpt #1)"
- Pink Project "Hyper Gamma Space"
- J G Ballard "Low flying Aircraft (excerpt #2)"
- Deuter "Aum"
- Claude Schryer "Les Oiseaux de Bullion"
- Archimedes Badkar "Tva Varldar"
- Einsturzende Neubauten "NNNAMMM"
- Norma Jean "Sorcerer"
- Double "Woman of the world"
- DAF "Alles ist gut"
- Clara Moonshine "Caesar in Camerun"
- Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers "90 Percent of Me Is You"
- Claude Schryer "Les Oiseaux de Bullion"
- 8Bit Mayhem "War"
- The Android Sisters "Robots are coming"
- Yuzo Koshiro "Never Return Alive"
- Robert Calvert "Ground Control To Pilot"
- Stanley Clarke and George Duke "Never judge a cover by it's book"
- Future World Orchestra "Captain Coke"
- Baby's Gang "Happy Song"
- City Center "Profondo Rosso"
- Galactic Locksmith "Like A Duck To Kinky Water"
- Mike Oldfield "Incantations"

Do yourself a favour and get it. Heres the LINK.

Diamond Vampire - Night Operations mix

Diamond Vampire are not only making all 6 shiney appeagator disco grooves free to download from their myspace, they are also giving up a "Fabulous darling", sharp 70s disco lane swapping "Night Operations mix". It rocks as much as their music does, I've been keeping their track "Friday Nights" on repeat since I heard, great for cycling up hills.

Tracklist:

Sylvester, then>
Glass Candy - I Always Say Yes
Cerrone - Supernature

Baby Ford - Disconoddy
Kelly Marie - New York at Night
Amanda Lear - Follow Me

Lillica Libertine - Acid House
Giorgio Moroder - The Chase
Tamiko Jones - Can't Live Without Your Love
Download Diamond Vampire - Night Operations mix via their Myspace.

Banjo Or Freakout - Upside Down EP (They're Giving It Away No.10)

Joyous messy folk with delayed acoustic guitar, looped vocals and crackle water chimes. More wonderful stuff and free for all, the last couple of weeks have been to good of free album/mixs and eps from the artist themselves. Download this 3 track bundle of joy from Banjo Or Freakout's Blog Here