Originally Chicago-based neo-folk outfit Pillars and Tongues are about to drop The Pass and Crossings, their third full-length album in total and the second that's being released via fabulous San Francisco boutique label Empty Cellar Records. As with the trio's efforts before, the new piece is a heavy thing to digest, but one that will unfold its grandeur little by little if you're willing to stick to it all the way. Employing mainly violin, double bass, drums, bells and occasionally organs, and relying on the marvelous baritone of Mark Trecka, Pillars and Tongues' music always has one foot in the avant-garde, while never completely abandoning pop, which in this case is gloomy, dark, and dreamy, almost cinematic, evoking pictures of lost and doomed landscapes. The Pass and Crossing is close to nothing contemporary, a truly outstanding piece of sonic art.
The Pass and Crossings is out June 28. Pre-order here.
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Originally Chicago-based neo-folk outfit Pillars and Tongues are about to drop The Pass and Crossings, their third full-length album in total and the second that's being released via fabulous San Francisco boutique label Empty Cellar Records. As with the trio's efforts before, the new piece is a heavy thing to digest, but one that will unfold its grandeur little by little if you're willing to stick to it all the way. Employing mainly violin, double bass, drums, bells and occasionally organs, and relying on the marvelous baritone of Mark Trecka, Pillars and Tongues' music always has one foot in the avant-garde, while never completely abandoning pop, which in this case is gloomy, dark, and dreamy, almost cinematic, evoking pictures of lost and doomed landscapes. The Pass and Crossing is close to nothing contemporary, a truly outstanding piece of sonic art.
The Pass and Crossings is out June 28. Pre-order here.
Pillars and Tongues - The Making Graceful
So here's the thing, those incredibly nice guys you see in the picture above, Andy Todryk and Charlie Collier from MJMJ (Two Michael Jordans) Records, recently moved from their home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to LA to finally be closer to their FMLY, but on their way to the promised land some unchill bro broke into their van and stole just about everything, clothes, computers, music gear. But instead of simply lying down crying and lamenting, the two have decided to put up a Kickstarter project so friendly folks can jointly fund the rescue/resurrection of their wonderful little label and help them put Vacation Dad's (Andy's project) 12 inch on vinyl. By pledging, you can get your hands on the more than amazing Save MJ MJ Records double cassette compilation which is featuring 31 songs, all by really amazing artists and no less than 25 of them new or exclusive (you can already stream the whole thing here and here).
Also, to make things even more exciting, Andy was kind enough to send over this exclusive Vacation Dad jam named I'll Always Find You, an utterly beautiful and very personal tune that in fact is my favorite VD song to date. So enjoy this little masterpiece, and don't forget to help MJ MJ Records.
Vacation Dad - I'll Always Find YouRead more →
So here's the thing, those incredibly nice guys you see in the picture above, Andy Todryk and Charlie Collier from MJMJ (Two Michael Jordans) Records, recently moved from their home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to LA to finally be closer to their FMLY, but on their way to the promised land some unchill bro broke into their van and stole just about everything, clothes, computers, music gear. But instead of simply lying down crying and lamenting, the two have decided to put up a Kickstarter project so friendly folks can jointly fund the rescue/resurrection of their wonderful little label and help them put Vacation Dad's (Andy's project) 12 inch on vinyl. By pledging, you can get your hands on the more than amazing Save MJ MJ Records double cassette compilation which is featuring 31 songs, all by really amazing artists and no less than 25 of them new or exclusive (you can already stream the whole thing here and here).
Also, to make things even more exciting, Andy was kind enough to send over this exclusive Vacation Dad jam named I'll Always Find You, an utterly beautiful and very personal tune that in fact is my favorite VD song to date. So enjoy this little masterpiece, and don't forget to help MJ MJ Records.
Vacation Dad - I'll Always Find You
Halifax, Nova Scotia pal Ryan Hemsworth has finally dropped his proper debut effort today so whatever you're doing right at this moment, drop it cause this dude is about to drop some seriously amazing beats for y'all. No Plans comprises twelve heavy bangers that delicately pick up influences from everything between early naughties R&B production to new wave and video game soundtracks, melting everything into cutting edge electronica.
The album is a co-release between LAND[^] and The Villa, and for your delight it's up for pay-what-you-want over here so don't wait no longer and cop this beauty now.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia pal Ryan Hemsworth has finally dropped his proper debut effort today so whatever you're doing right at this moment, drop it cause this dude is about to drop some seriously amazing beats for y'all. No Plans comprises twelve heavy bangers that delicately pick up influences from everything between early naughties R&B production to new wave and video game soundtracks, melting everything into cutting edge electronica.
The album is a co-release between LAND[^] and The Villa, and for your delight it's up for pay-what-you-want over here so don't wait no longer and cop this beauty now.
Ryan Hemsworth - Nowt Redneval
Mavis The Dog is some dude from Philly named Scott Olsen who's making some totally weird but also totally awesome lo-fi jams. He hasn't told me anything and there really ain't that much to it so what else should I say except that I'm absolutely stoked right now on the lazy, sundrenched suburban early afternoon melancholia that's dripping out of every note on Olsen's "second album" which is up for free right here.
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Mavis The Dog is some dude from Philly named Scott Olsen who's making some totally weird but also totally awesome lo-fi jams. He hasn't told me anything and there really ain't that much to it so what else should I say except that I'm absolutely stoked right now on the lazy, sundrenched suburban early afternoon melancholia that's dripping out of every note on Olsen's "second album" which is up for free right here.
Mavis The Dog - Too Sad to MoveMavis The Dog - Susie in the Garden
Anton Filatov aka Wind in Willows, hailing from Russia's Republic of Karelia, is one of the most interesting yet least exposed contemporary psychedelic ambient artists. Studying physics and astronomy while living on the outskirts of Petrozavodsk "basically right in the forest", this young man appears to amalgamate all features essential to come up with deeply enchanting, ethereal pieces of drone that are at the same time mathematically exact and crafted with an immense intent on even the least obvious details in his music.
His debut cassette Elephant Dreams which was released by Karelian imprint Full of Nothing is long sold out but can be downloaded for free over here. This July, Filatov will have a split release with Saint Petersburg artist Bedroom Bear (who we had introduced in early April) on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia cassette label Hooker Vision.
Wind in Willows - Aurora Hover (Excerpt) (from his forthcoming Hooker Vision split with Bedroom Bear)
Wind in Willows - Sea of Tranquility (Excerpt) (from Elephant Dreams)
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Anton Filatov aka Wind in Willows, hailing from Russia's Republic of Karelia, is one of the most interesting yet least exposed contemporary psychedelic ambient artists. Studying physics and astronomy while living on the outskirts of Petrozavodsk "basically right in the forest", this young man appears to amalgamate all features essential to come up with deeply enchanting, ethereal pieces of drone that are at the same time mathematically exact and crafted with an immense intent on even the least obvious details in his music.
His debut cassette Elephant Dreams which was released by Karelian imprint Full of Nothing is long sold out but can be downloaded for free over here. This July, Filatov will have a split release with Saint Petersburg artist Bedroom Bear (who we had introduced in early April) on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia cassette label Hooker Vision.
Wind in Willows - Aurora Hover (Excerpt) (from his forthcoming Hooker Vision split with Bedroom Bear)
Wind in Willows - Sea of Tranquility (Excerpt) (from Elephant Dreams)
Burbank, California imprint Deathbomb Arc is about to drop the latest effort by Jheri Evans' gothic drone playground project Pariah Carey. The C20 tape Haokah comprises two wide-spreading excursions into deeply troubling and shattering surges of harsh noise made up of heavily layered synth pads, only sparsely easing tension with interspersed fragments of simple and reduced hints of casiotone melodies. Listen to b-side Garden Dog below, a terrific ten-minute nightmare that would be the apt battlefield score for some interstellar alien strife in the nearer future.
The cassette is up for pre-oder now over here.
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Burbank, California imprint Deathbomb Arc is about to drop the latest effort by Jheri Evans' gothic drone playground project Pariah Carey. The C20 tape Haokah comprises two wide-spreading excursions into deeply troubling and shattering surges of harsh noise made up of heavily layered synth pads, only sparsely easing tension with interspersed fragments of simple and reduced hints of casiotone melodies. Listen to b-side Garden Dog below, a terrific ten-minute nightmare that would be the apt battlefield score for some interstellar alien strife in the nearer future.
The cassette is up for pre-oder now over here.
It's that time again: Barcelona is calling Europe's young and pretty for the continent's most exciting festival. Primavera Sound 2011 will happen from Thursday, May 26, till Saturday, May 28, at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum. As usual, Pitchfork, Vice, ATP, and Rockdelux will curate part of the amazing programme, all in all presenting more than 126 bands. To shed some light on the just about overwhelming lineup, we've decided to help our readers out with a compilation of NFOP-approved artists to make getting along during the three days a little easier. Of course, we wouldn't necessarily say that you should ignore all other bands. And as you'll see for yourself, there still remain some difficult choices to be made (Ford & Lopatin or Deerhunter? Kurt Vile or Gang Gang Dance? Prince Rama or Swans? God we don't know). Our schedule can be downloaded here in a neatly arranged pdf. Please note that the timetable is subject to correction.
Below, you'll also find two mixes of artists we're particularly stoked to see in Barcelona, we hope you'll enjoy. Last, we're delighted to see that our favorite radio station in the world WFMU is again going to broadcast a couple of live sets from the festival ground. So if you happen to be stuck in the US or anywhere else that is not Barcelona, make sure to tune in.
All that being said - if you feel like saying hello or wanna grab a beer, just hit us up.
For tracklist and download head over here and here.
An NFOP-approved Schedule:
If you like what you see, you can print the whole thing via the handy pdf that's ready for download right here.
Thursday, May 26
Emeralds - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork
Moon Duo - 7:00 PM - Ray-Ban
Sonny & The Sunsets - 7:00 PM - Llevant
Blank Dogs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork
Cults - 7:15 PM - ATP
Of Montreal - 8:00 PM - San Miguel
Ducktails - 8:30 PM - Jägermeister Vice
The Fresh & Onlys - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork
Sufjan Stevens - 8:30 PM - Rockdelux
Big Boi - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban
Oneohtrix Point Never - 9:45 PM - ATP
Glasser - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork
Connan Mockasin - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice
Blank Dogs - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged
The Walkmen - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork
Kyst - 0:30 AM - Adidas Originals
Caribou - 0:45 AM - ATP
Ty Segall - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice
Gold Panda - 2:00 AM - Pitchfork
Salem - 2:15 AM - ATP
Baths - 3:15 AM - Pitchfork
Suuns - 4:00 AM - Ray-Ban
Friday, May 27
The Fresh & Onlys - 2:30 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Ducktails - 3:15 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Sonny & The Sunsets - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Sufjan Stevens - 5:00 PM - Rockdelux
Julian Lynch - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork
Male Bonding - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork
Tennis - 7:15 PM - ATP
James Blake - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork
Male Bonding - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged
Belle & Sebastian - 10:45 PM - San Miguel
No Joy - 11:00 PM - Jägermeister Vice
Julian Lynch - 11:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged
Ford & Lopatin - 0:30 AM - Pitchfork
Deerhunter - 0:30 AM - Llevant
Jamie XX - 3:00 AM - Pitchfork
Battles - 3:45 AM - Ray-Ban
Saturday, May 28
Tennis - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Perfume Genius - 4:00 PM - Rockdelux
The Soft Moon - 5:30 PM - Llevant
The Tallest Man On Earth - 5:30 PM - San Miguel
Cloud Nothings - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork
Yuck - 6:00 PM - ATP
Warpaint - 6:45 PM - Llevant
tUnE-yArDs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork
Fleet Foxes - 7:40 PM - San Miguel
Gonjasufi - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork
Einstürzende Neubauten - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban
Kurt Vile & The Violators - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice
Gang Gang Dance - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork
PJ Harvey - 10:30 PM - San Miguel
Matthew Dear - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork
A Classic Education - 11:15 PM - Adidas Originals
Prince Rama - 0:15 AM - Jägermeister Vice
Swans - 0:15 AM - Ray-Ban
Darkstar - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice
Odd Future - 1:45 AM - Pitchfork
Animal Collective - 2:00 AM - San Miguel
Holy Ghost! - 3:30 AM - Ray-Ban
Kode9 and the Space Ape - 4:30 AM - Pitchfork
Sunday, May 29
Cloud Nothings - 1:45 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
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It's that time again: Barcelona is calling Europe's young and pretty for the continent's most exciting festival. Primavera Sound 2011 will happen from Thursday, May 26, till Saturday, May 28, at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum. As usual, Pitchfork, Vice, ATP, and Rockdelux will curate part of the amazing programme, all in all presenting more than 126 bands. To shed some light on the just about overwhelming lineup, we've decided to help our readers out with a compilation of NFOP-approved artists to make getting along during the three days a little easier. Of course, we wouldn't necessarily say that you should ignore all other bands. And as you'll see for yourself, there still remain some difficult choices to be made (Ford & Lopatin or Deerhunter? Kurt Vile or Gang Gang Dance? Prince Rama or Swans? God we don't know). Our schedule can be downloaded here in a neatly arranged pdf. Please note that the timetable is subject to correction.
Below, you'll also find two mixes of artists we're particularly stoked to see in Barcelona, we hope you'll enjoy. Last, we're delighted to see that our favorite radio station in the world WFMU is again going to broadcast a couple of live sets from the festival ground. So if you happen to be stuck in the US or anywhere else that is not Barcelona, make sure to tune in.
All that being said - if you feel like saying hello or wanna grab a beer, just hit us up.
For tracklist and download head over here and here.
An NFOP-approved Schedule:
If you like what you see, you can print the whole thing via the handy pdf that's ready for download right here.
Thursday, May 26
Emeralds - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork
Moon Duo - 7:00 PM - Ray-Ban
Sonny & The Sunsets - 7:00 PM - Llevant
Blank Dogs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork
Cults - 7:15 PM - ATP
Of Montreal - 8:00 PM - San Miguel
Ducktails - 8:30 PM - Jägermeister Vice
The Fresh & Onlys - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork
Sufjan Stevens - 8:30 PM - Rockdelux
Big Boi - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban
Oneohtrix Point Never - 9:45 PM - ATP
Glasser - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork
Connan Mockasin - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice
Blank Dogs - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged
The Walkmen - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork
Kyst - 0:30 AM - Adidas Originals
Caribou - 0:45 AM - ATP
Ty Segall - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice
Gold Panda - 2:00 AM - Pitchfork
Salem - 2:15 AM - ATP
Baths - 3:15 AM - Pitchfork
Suuns - 4:00 AM - Ray-Ban
Friday, May 27
The Fresh & Onlys - 2:30 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Ducktails - 3:15 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Sonny & The Sunsets - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Sufjan Stevens - 5:00 PM - Rockdelux
Julian Lynch - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork
Male Bonding - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork
Tennis - 7:15 PM - ATP
James Blake - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork
Male Bonding - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged
Belle & Sebastian - 10:45 PM - San Miguel
No Joy - 11:00 PM - Jägermeister Vice
Julian Lynch - 11:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged
Ford & Lopatin - 0:30 AM - Pitchfork
Deerhunter - 0:30 AM - Llevant
Jamie XX - 3:00 AM - Pitchfork
Battles - 3:45 AM - Ray-Ban
Saturday, May 28
Tennis - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
Perfume Genius - 4:00 PM - Rockdelux
The Soft Moon - 5:30 PM - Llevant
The Tallest Man On Earth - 5:30 PM - San Miguel
Cloud Nothings - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork
Yuck - 6:00 PM - ATP
Warpaint - 6:45 PM - Llevant
tUnE-yArDs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork
Fleet Foxes - 7:40 PM - San Miguel
Gonjasufi - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork
Einstürzende Neubauten - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban
Kurt Vile & The Violators - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice
Gang Gang Dance - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork
PJ Harvey - 10:30 PM - San Miguel
Matthew Dear - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork
A Classic Education - 11:15 PM - Adidas Originals
Prince Rama - 0:15 AM - Jägermeister Vice
Swans - 0:15 AM - Ray-Ban
Darkstar - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice
Odd Future - 1:45 AM - Pitchfork
Animal Collective - 2:00 AM - San Miguel
Holy Ghost! - 3:30 AM - Ray-Ban
Kode9 and the Space Ape - 4:30 AM - Pitchfork
Sunday, May 29
Cloud Nothings - 1:45 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou
So here's the thing, those incredibly nice guys you see in the picture above, Andy Todryk and Charlie Collier from MJMJ (Two Michael Jordans) Records, recently moved from their home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to LA to finally be closer to their FMLY, but on their way to the promised land some unchill bro broke into their van and stole just about everything, clothes, computers, music gear. But instead of simply lying down crying and lamenting, the two have decided to put up a Kickstarter project so friendly folks can jointly fund the rescue/resurrection of their wonderful little label and help them put Vacation Dad's (Andy's project) 12 inch on vinyl. By pledging, you can get your hands on the more than amazing Save MJ MJ Records double cassette compilation which is featuring 31 songs, all by really amazing artists and no less than 25 of them new or exclusive (you can already stream the whole thing here and here).
Also, to make things even more exciting, Andy was kind enough to send over this exclusive Vacation Dad jam named I'll Always Find You, an utterly beautiful and very personal tune that in fact is my favorite VD song to date. So enjoy this little masterpiece, and don't forget to help MJ MJ Records.
Vacation Dad - I'll Always Find You
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