A little late in the game i’ve recently discovered RVNG intl’s FRKWYS series. its a simple premise, match contemporary artists with their fore runners, and has produced some amazing results. to date my favourites have to be volume 7 by David Borden, James Ferraro, Samuel Godin, Laurel Halo, and Daniel Lopatin and the upcoming volume 9 by Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras, and the Congos. FRKWYS Vol. 7 – people of the wind FRKWAYS Vol. 9 – happy song
If you’ve been here before youll have heard about julia holter before. i was a massive fan of her beautiful but hard to come by album ‘tragedey’ that she put out last year on leaving records (there was a stream off the album somewhere on here if the links are still working). not resting on her laurels too long she back on RVNG intl with new album ekstasis out 8th march. looks like shes giving the greek mythology a rest for a while but this offering of otherworldly ethereal pop is just as awesome, listen for yourselves below
In the same room
Marienbad
just received the final ep in the amazing demdike stare elemental series today. the eps are an amazing collection of haunting and disturbing compositions that they have spread across 4 12″s and released periodically over the last month through modern love. the vinyl was limited edition so if this is the first you hearing of it then your out of luck, but thankfully they’ve seen fit to issue it as a non limited 2cd release (albeit with entirely different versions of every track) some time next month.
This guys dropped some amazing tunes on youtube last month that got some serious attention and it looks like its paid off. freshly signed to Tri angle you can now download high quality mp3 versions of his kings and them ep from the Triangle website. taking elements of juke and mixing them with his own brand of dark electronica whats not to love here?!
New single by the glassgow quartet Errors and the first in the bands seven year career. Its from their next album “Have some faith in magic” which is due out 31st january next year on mogwai’s rock action imprint.
Daniel Lopatin steps back into his Oneohtrix Point never guise to drop new album replica. A combination of chopped and lopped 8o’s advert samples, piano and synth.The kind people at mexican summer have put the album up to stream on their soundcloud page have a listen below.
Your going to have to be quick if you want this one!! Its the new single by Caribou man Dan Snaiths other alias daphni, “Ahora”. Limited to only 150 copies in the UK this is sure to be a worth a fortune someday. B-side is a Margot remix.
If you live in Brighton you should get yourself to the green door store on Friday 11th to see this guy. His new album, the result of wrapping the hammers of his piano in felt so he could play at night but not wake his neighbours (hence the title), is one of the most beautiful and delicate albums i have heard this year. Have a listen and then go get yourself a ticket.
Waiting for my copy of this turn up at the moment. The vermont duo are the first artists are the first to be put out on software, Daniel Lopatin’s mexican summer offshoot, other than Mr Ford & Mr Lopatin and features production from lopatin as well. Check out the album below and also a matthewdavid remix of landline. Definitely a contender for artwork of the year.
Landline (Matthewdavid Remix)
Awesome new track by LA Goth gazers Tropic of cancer. This one is off their last release on the Downwards label, “The end of all things”. A heady mix gothic ambience, shoegaze and blissed out drone.
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