16 Sep 2010 — Henning Lahmann
Our favourite Czech melancholic Tomas aka
Mon Insomnie is finally back in town and has set up two shows to present his outstanding take on bedroom dream pop that is utterly beautiful and completely lost in reverie. He will play tonight at
Schokoladen, Mitte, and on Saturday at the deplorable occasion of
Hans Wurst's (Prenzlberg) Funeral Party. Highly recommended.
Photograph taken by
Elijah Zarwan at Berlin Alexanderplatz.
Earlier:
Mon Insomnie - RiverMon Insomnie - Missing Lust
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15 Sep 2010 — Henning Lahmann
As has been pointed out
by others before, there is essentially no way to believe how Mikey Sanders aka San Francisco's golden boy
Blackbird Blackbird does this, let alone where he finds the time to keep up the pace of what feels like dropping at least one amazing gem per day. In any case, today I've found another splendid collaboration in my inbox:
Fade to White is all about Blackbird Blackbird's signature production of shimmering and hazy sundrenched electronica, this time ennobled by the sampled voice of NFOP darling
Emily Reo.
Make sure to keep checking Sanders'
bandcamp, there's so much awesome free stuff up there that I couldn't even post if this blog were exclusively dedicated to this genius.
Blackbird Blackbird - Fade to White (Feat. Emily Reo)
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15 Sep 2010 — Henning Lahmann
One of my favourite tiny cassette labels, LA-based
Leaving Records is gonna put out
Sumsun's highly anticipated full length debut
Samo Milagro on September 28. Listen to the 80s infused and beat infested previewing jam
Ants below, a slightly hypnagogic delirium that will keep your hips moving around in a state of obfuscating trance.
Moreover, the imprint has announced the
strictly limited second pressing of the
much acclaimed Dem Hunger record
Caveman Smack, originally released in February. Dem Hunger's latest work of creepy psychedelic ambience,
Wanda Hena El Hawa, will be part of a forthcoming
Chocolate Bobka ambient compilation, so watch their space.
Sumsun - AntsDem Hunger - Wanda Hena El Hawa
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15 Sep 2010 — Henning Lahmann
We've been waiting for this all summer, ever since
Ghost Animal officially launched the season of joy with
California Summer pt. 1 back in June. So, now it is finally here, the positively deranged shoegazey wave duo's debut full length
Summer Time in Heaven, out now on cassette via Mat Cothran's most adorable
Summertime In Hell label in a collaborative effort with
Orchid Tapes. Enough said, head over to order the tape or just download the whole thing for free.
Below, tease yourself with
Single Man, the signature tune that sums up all the things that made us fall for Ghost Animal in the first place, three minutes of most beautiful melody drenched in an ocean of fuzzed out and heavily reverbed layers of guitar.
Ghost Animal - Single Man
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15 Sep 2010 — Henning Lahmann
Chrome Wings are a Portland, Oregon based duo consisting of Jon Jurow and Shane McDonell. Their now sold-out cassette tape
Time Patterns that the two had released ealier this year via the great
Stunned Records received some well-deserved raving by some of my fellow bloggers, and now the masters of warm noise experimentalism return with
Old Money, a wonderfully hazy and laid back jam meandering through your headspace, distant and hushed vocals coming to you as if sung underwater while thick layers of synth sounds make you feel warm and dizzy. The tune will appear on Chrome Wing's forthcoming 10 inch which is due this fall via our ever exploring
Amdiscs.
Chrome Wings - Old Money
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