Nation of Language Share Closing Track from New LP
Brooklyn post punk trio share ‘The Wall & I’, the deliberative closer from their soon to arrive long player ‘Introduction, Presence’ out 22 May. Listen below and pre-order the album here. The Wall & I Nation of Language (USA) From the forthcoming album,’Introduction, Presence’, Self Released. May 22 Audio Stream The Wall & I […]
Record Review: Newks (ENG) – Credence EP (Urban Kickz Recordings)
Last week Plymouth based techno producer Matt Holberton aka Newks released his new EP Credence, a work of both smouldering restraint and controlled intensity. It’s arguably his most functionally focused and disciplined in form since his return to the techno fold in 2018 after a 15 year absence. It boasts four hard wired tracks possessing […]
Record Review: Rick Wade (USA) – In Mah Mind EP (Shall Not Fade)
Detroit Deep House legend Rick Wade has just released what is according to Discogs his 90th short version release as he returns to London imprint Shall Not Fade. Titled In Mah Mind, all three cuts are indicative of a producer in possession of not only an encyclopaedic knowledge of his craft but also an innate […]
Uun Drops Superbly Subtle Praxis EP
Detroit techno producer Ryan Malony aka Uun returns to Dutch label Dynamic Reflection’s Nursery series for Praxis, his 5th EP of 2019. Known for both his refined use of power and subtle complexity, here Malony pairs back the voluminous approach to sound and heavy atmospherics and uses space to full effect with each of the […]
Night Hikes Share Affirming “Belltown” Ahead of New LP Chalice
Seattle dream pop duo Night Hikes, made up of Olivia Godby and Matthew Farrel, have released their hazy yet focused new single ‘Belltown’ in the lead up to Friday’s release of their second album Chalice. A hybrid work that’s equal parts jangle and dream pop, these influences work superbly in tandem with softly enunciated vocals […]
Record Review: Rrose (USA) – Hymn To Moisture
After almost a decade and across 19 explorative EP’s and 3 collaborative albums focused on composition, American experimental electronic producer Seth Horvitz aka Rrose have consistently pushed, poked and prodded at techno’s boundary questioning its self imposed limits and extending its possibilities a little more each time. This week saw them finally released their long […]
RECORD REVIEW: JASON JAMES (USA) – SEEMS LIKE TEARS AGO
“I had people who were wanting me to get rid of the [pedal] steel, get rid of the fiddle. My feeling is, ‘Screw it, I’m just gonna do what I want to.’ It’s being honest to yourself. It’s a feeling that I get when I play these songs — there’s an honesty that’s conveyed. Some […]
LUKE HESS VENTURES INTO THE DEEP
Detroit techno electronic producer Luke Hess has released his latest masterclass in hardware generated techno, Into The Deep. An explorative feel characterises what is essentially a stunning EP with Hess utilising iconic gear to generate and harness a 90’s inspired yet unique blend of sound and movement. The first two tracks are built around reverb […]
WITH THEIR DEBUT LP IMMINENT, TWEN RELEASE CATHARTIC NEW SINGLE “MAKE HARD”
Nashville via Boston DIY rock duo Twen have released the third (or fifth) lead in single ‘Make Hard’ from their soon to be released debut album Awestruck. With its grounded and measured musical character, it’s a very different animal to the previous two singles, the powerfully declarative ‘Baptism’ and the wistfully angular ‘Damsel’. Lyrically, it […]
NEW VIDEO: TEMPERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, RELEASE THE CONTRASTING “CAPITAL PAINS”
Photo: Sebastian Mlynarski Simultaneously immediate as it is distant, dramatic as it is restrained, the strikingly compact yet expansive new single ‘Capital Pains’ from New York City post punk/darkwave duo Jasmine Golestaneh and Eddie Cooper aka Tempers is the first taste of their forthcoming new album Private Life. The contrasting qualities of the music are […]