"In celebration of the summer solstice", Chicago's Jeff Walls aka Campfires sent over the link to this marvelously splendid jangle pop tune that was obviously made right on time for those lush days ahead of us. Amelia, which will appear on the forthcoming Two Syllable Records compilation, is a perfectly psychedelic aural wonderland, appropriately hazy and melodic, tailor-made for just about every summerish pastime.
Campfires' latest (and highly recommended) Dusty Mansions 7 inch is still available via Small Plates Records.
(Photo by Neil Krug)
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Since announcing their permanent collaboration, my two favorite French labels La Station Radar and Atelier Ciseaux are tremendously kicking it. Latest in their ongoing series of impeccable 7 inch releases is a split between two of the finest San Francisco outfits, Dominant Legs (the awesome twosome of Hannah Hunt and Girls guitarist Ryan Lynch) and our dearest mildly psych scuzz poppers of Melted Toys, whose Rose Again just tenderly carried us into this sunny Wednesday morning.
Grab one of the 300 copies now over here.
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Epic, absolutely stunning video made by Broken Machine Films for Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based Joseph Volmer's project Clearing. The vintage VHS collage-style visuals perfectly accompany the contemplating, warm and fuzzy yet strangely twisted ambient drone sounds that are based on some heavy tape manipulations, wide-spanning soundscapes for some seriously sundrenched vibes. Cassette music par excellence for all your late June summerish temptations.
Clearing's fantastic Tape Drag c48 is out soon on Kansas-based imprint Solid Melts, coming on pro-dubbed and pro-imprinted cassette tapes in an edition of 100. Pre-order here.
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Insanely proud to have the honor to present - together with our gloomy pals over at Gucci Goth, and in corporation with the fine folks of a2n - some massive late night glory at Berghain Kantine this Saturday: last year'sfavorite NFOP darling Tom Krell aka How To Dress Well is coming to town for his only show in Germany, supported by a performance by marvelous Paris/Berlin songstress Laura Butterclock and a DJ set by oOoOO. We'd love to celebrate this wonderful evening together with you.
The whole thing starts at 9. Tickets available over here.
Get yourself in the mood:
Poster design by Tonje Thilesen. Based on a piece of citylights II and dead places special 1.0 by Florian Reischauer of Pieces of Berlin. Both prints are available for purchase at his page.
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It's been a while since we last heard new material by our unconditionally adored North Carolina bedroom soul enthusiast Evan Adams aka Top Girls and we had involuntarily started giving up hope for that situation to change anytime soon, but just a few minutes ago Adams unveiled this fresh tune. Truth is yet another slow-burning late night summer jam, a sweet and slightly melancholic reminder of all those bygone sundrenched days. Good to have you back, Evan.
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Mind-blowing cold wave attacks here by Portland, Oregon-based duo ASSS and London resident Monika Krol aka Meddicine who've joint their dark forces for this awe-inspiring split 12 inch which is gonna drop mid-July via ClanDestine and SixSixSixties Records.
Both tracks rely on very reduced and mechanical drum patterns and razor-sharp synth lines, yet while ASSS keep it as cold and restrained as possible, in particular regarding the vocals that are clearly very much true-to-the-letter early 80s kraut-informed, Krol takes things on a slightly more aggressive and jittery level. If these two tracks are an indication of what we may expect from the rest of the split (and I guess that's the case), then this one's gonna be a stupendous excursion into minimal synth music in a quality that we haven't encountered thus far this year.
Pre-order the vinyl right here.
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Justlikeeveryoneelse, we've been banging quite heavily to the lush and eerie electronica of Luxembourg-based producer Victor Ferreira aka Sun Glitters since he surprised us all with his debut Everything Could Be Fine that he dropped via bandcamp in March.
Now, this pretty incredible EP is finally going to see its "proper", i.e. physical release, being put out on CD (LP will follow later) on June 29 via the still new and very adorable Portuguese boutique label LebensStrasse Records. So to give you a little heads-up and to remind you of Ferreira's remarkable talent, here's the terrific EP opener Beside Me downloadable for your afternoon delight.
Everything Could Be Fine is up for pre-order over here.
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Since announcing their permanent collaboration, my two favorite French labels La Station Radar and Atelier Ciseaux are tremendously kicking it. Latest in their ongoing series of impeccable 7 inch releases is a split between two of the finest San Francisco outfits, Dominant Legs (the awesome twosome of Hannah Hunt and Girls guitarist Ryan Lynch) and our dearest mildly psych scuzz poppers of Melted Toys, whose Rose Again just tenderly carried us into this sunny Wednesday morning.
Grab one of the 300 copies now over here.
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Melted Toys - Rose Again
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