September 2009
11 posts
1 tag
Stray Ghost - An Avalanche of Swollen Tongues
Stray Ghost, the musical project of 21 year old Oxford native Anthony Saggers, has been slowly gathering a growing tribe of admirers over the last few years. As anyone who has heard either of his first two albums or e.p’s will no doubt testify, he’s a talent to be reckoned with; sculpting vast sonic arrangements which incorporate elements of ambient drone, minimalism, sound design...
1 tag
I Like Trains - Sea of Regrets
Written for GIITV
Following on from last years instrumental The Christmas Tree Ship EP. I Like Trains return with more of their trademark macabre post rock with vocals, a genre which they have pretty much made their own now. This first single from the forthcoming new album (due early next year) is arguably more melodic than previous outings, substituting their usual overriding morbidity with...
1 tag
Brand New - Daisy
Written for GIITV
Upon the release of their 2001 debut album it’s unlikely that many would have been able to foresee Brand New reaching the position in which they now find themselves, with mass hysteria (well, the indie equivalent) and blanket critical acclaim awaiting their every move. It was an album which, whilst catchy enough, was bogged down with an overwrought sense of immaturity and...
New Pelican Tracks
First sneak peeks at the new Pelican album, ‘What We All Come to Need’ have arrived. And it sounds like a return to form! Strung Up From the Sky mixes dirgey bass with surprisingly light and melodic guitars for the most part, and is more ambient than riff led. An Inch Above Sand displays a more familiar Pelican sound, akin to ‘The Fire in Our Throats…’ era but with a...
New Music Roundup
I’ve been a little bit slack recently in providing a wealth of new music here, so this is a little round up of good stuff that’s come to my attention recently and is worth checking out. Évo Lüthi The fantastic Évo Lüthi of Quebec is a purveyor of expansive classical and ambient sound palettes which will burrow in to your subconscious. Utilising a wide range of sounds, the closest...
Max Richter's Memoryhouse gets re-release
Fatcat Records have announced that they are to re-release Max Richter’s seminal debut album Memoryhouse on 26th October, through their classical imprint 130701. The record, now long out of print, will be available to purchase as a CD, LP or 320 Mp3 download. In support of the release Max will be performing most of the album live along with his latest soundtrack project ‘from The Art...
4 tags
Debutant Interview
Debutant is a one man dream pop band based in Edinburgh. What does a one man dream pop band sound like? Well, Debutant fuses the blissful atmospherics of ambient and drone music with escalating post rock structures, drawing similarities with artists such as Stars of the Lid and Mono. The inclusion of echoing dreamlike vocals though, which recall Arab Strap at their most salacious, makes this...
New Amusement Parks on Fire EP
Amusement Parks on Fire have a new EP out! Somehow this news passed me by, but it was released yesterday. Sadly for now it is only available to US fans, so you’ll need to go through US iTunes or Amazon.com to pick it up. There’s supposedly a handmade cd available as well but I can’t find any trace of that at the moment. You can hear the opening track In Our Eyes streaming on the...
Rain Machine - Smiling Black Faces
Another cut from the upcoming Rain Machine album, the solo moniker of TV on the Radio guitarist/vocalist Kyp Malone. Whereas the last track we heard, Give Blood, was all fizzing guitar lines and deep bass just like TvotR, this new one takes a different direction. ‘Smiling Black Faces’ is built entirely around Kyp’s soaring vocals, which are punctuated with muted guitar and...
3 tags
Bark Cat Bark Interview
Bark Cat Bark is the musical pseudonym of Josh Todd. Under this title he’s released several albums of timeless new classical and baroque folk music which recalls the eloquence of his Parisian surroundings. I exchanged a few e-mails with Josh to discuss a bit about his musical background ahead of the release of his new Mathilde LP on our very own Sonic Reverie Records.
You’re still...
Russian Circles - Malko
A track from the forthcoming Russian Circles album ‘Geneva’ was premiered on Fader today. Beginning with an emotive cascading rhythm which loops before collapsing in to a driving guitar line shrouded in feedback, the track undergoes several evolutions throughout it’s five minutes. It’s pretty difficult to pin down exactly why it’s so enjoyable. It’s called...
