Beyond: “Untitled V”.

07 Dec 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Those of you who follow this blog will be aware of two things, first: We absolutely love what the guys over at Minneapolis-based label Moon Glyph are doing (as far as we know it's actually basically only one guy, the man himself Steve Rosborough), and second: Moon Glyph has had an absolutely outstanding year, with a steady flow of amazing releases on tape and vinyl. No Man Moves marks the imprint's last release for 2011, and it's just another stellar missive, six untitled synth disruptions by Chicago's J. Shaver of NFOP favorites Deep Earth. Expansive arrangements that keep lingering between splendid contemplation and the dance floor, every track on the cassette is truly unique, not far from the Chicago school of 80s-induced synth music of which his other project is one of the leading proponents yet undoubtedly a work that deserves to stand on its own. Recommended. Order No Man Moves now over here. Read more → Those of you who follow this blog will be aware of two things, first: We absolutely love what the guys over at Minneapolis-based label Moon Glyph are doing (as far as we know it's actually basically only one guy, the man himself Steve Rosborough), and second: Moon Glyph has had an absolutely outstanding year, with a steady flow of amazing releases on tape and vinyl. No Man Moves marks the imprint's last release for 2011, and it's just another stellar missive, six untitled synth disruptions by Chicago's J. Shaver of NFOP favorites Deep Earth. Expansive arrangements that keep lingering between splendid contemplation and the dance floor, every track on the cassette is truly unique, not far from the Chicago school of 80s-induced synth music of which his other project is one of the leading proponents yet undoubtedly a work that deserves to stand on its own. Recommended. Order No Man Moves now over here.

Keep Shelly In Athens: “Struggle With Yourself”.

07 Dec 2011 — Henning Lahmann

One of our favorite beat-oriented dream pop artists, sublime and enigmatic Greece duo Keep Shelly In Athens, has just released a proper EP named Campus Martius via Planet Mu. Below, you may listen to the closing track "Struggle With Yourself". Quite different than what we're used to hear from the two, actually. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing of course. Read more → One of our favorite beat-oriented dream pop artists, sublime and enigmatic Greece duo Keep Shelly In Athens, has just released a proper EP named Campus Martius via Planet Mu. Below, you may listen to the closing track "Struggle With Yourself". Quite different than what we're used to hear from the two, actually. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing of course.

Video Premiere: The Pheromoans - “The Bovril Boys”.

07 Dec 2011 — Henning Lahmann

The lush if ramshackle garage punk of UK southwest outfit The Pheromoans has been much-acclaimed for a good while now already, well deserved after a constant stream of noteworthy releases on beloved imprints such as Night-People, Sweet Rod, OneC, and Scotch Tapes. The group's latest offering Darby Joan & Fosters has just been dropped by Clan Destine Records on shiny black vinyl, eleven tracks of not-to-be-missed excursions into straight and unaltered guitar smashing, including "The Bovril Boys", a weird and amazing proto-ballade that I assume only true Brits are able to conceive, incredibly melodic and curiously beautiful yet at the same time strangely unsettling as singer R. Walker en passant tells a little story about the eponymous bunch of lads. Masterfully and aptly visualized by Ela Orleans, a perfect collage to picture the music's disillusioned undertone. The Darby Joan & Fosters LP is out now on Clan Destine Records. Take a glimpse at the title track as well: Read more → The lush if ramshackle garage punk of UK southwest outfit The Pheromoans has been much-acclaimed for a good while now already, well deserved after a constant stream of noteworthy releases on beloved imprints such as Night-People, Sweet Rod, OneC, and Scotch Tapes. The group's latest offering Darby Joan & Fosters has just been dropped by Clan Destine Records on shiny black vinyl, eleven tracks of not-to-be-missed excursions into straight and unaltered guitar smashing, including "The Bovril Boys", a weird and amazing proto-ballade that I assume only true Brits are able to conceive, incredibly melodic and curiously beautiful yet at the same time strangely unsettling as singer R. Walker en passant tells a little story about the eponymous bunch of lads. Masterfully and aptly visualized by Ela Orleans, a perfect collage to picture the music's disillusioned undertone. The Darby Joan & Fosters LP is out now on Clan Destine Records. Take a glimpse at the title track as well:

Video Thrills: “Video Thrills”.

07 Dec 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Man I do know I'm kinda late on this but as I seriously don't have the slightest clue how I could overlook this piece in the first place, here are some indispensable words on Video Thrills' self-titled release that was recently dropped via AMDISCS INYRDISK and Animal Image Search. Video Thrills is an incredible collection of ten muffled weirdo transmissions, a true h-pop heaven that's as glaring and shiny as everything we've come to love in recent years from The Skaters to Luke Perry and beyond, all the way to Ferraro's latest solo movements. If you think all this sounds utterly derivative you're not totally mistaken, yet Video Thrills' one to three-minute snippets feature loads of hilarious ideas that simply make a whole lot of fun to listen to, and all in all the effort is highly melodic and quite sophisticated indeed. We all might be stepping into the post-hypnagogia phase right now but damn it's still just fine that projects like Video Thrills exist. Video Thrills - 'Video Thrills' - 2011 (AMDD083) by AMDISCS Read more → Man I do know I'm kinda late on this but as I seriously don't have the slightest clue how I could overlook this piece in the first place, here are some indispensable words on Video Thrills' self-titled release that was recently dropped via AMDISCS INYRDISK and Animal Image Search. Video Thrills is an incredible collection of ten muffled weirdo transmissions, a true h-pop heaven that's as glaring and shiny as everything we've come to love in recent years from The Skaters to Luke Perry and beyond, all the way to Ferraro's latest solo movements. If you think all this sounds utterly derivative you're not totally mistaken, yet Video Thrills' one to three-minute snippets feature loads of hilarious ideas that simply make a whole lot of fun to listen to, and all in all the effort is highly melodic and quite sophisticated indeed. We all might be stepping into the post-hypnagogia phase right now but damn it's still just fine that projects like Video Thrills exist. Video Thrills - 'Video Thrills' - 2011 (AMDD083) by AMDISCS

Video Premiere: Pierrot Lunaire - “Take Me With You”.

07 Dec 2011 — Henning Lahmann

We don't know if it was Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg's Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds 'Pierrot lunaire' that inspired John DeNizio to use this particular moniker, or rather Albert Giraud's poem cycle itself, but we assume that the Winnipeg resident would be an amazing artistic figure even without such a learned choice of name. In any case, his outsider pop project is one of the most unique and special we've come across this year. Pierrot Lunaire's employment of the saxophone is indeed something you'll rarely see in contemporary underground, as are DeNizio's free-floating jazz influences that coalesce marvelously with his noise-infused pop harmonizations that are constantly hidden behind a thick fog of muffling tape manipulations. "Take Me With You" is one of the two tracks on Pierrot Lunaire's forthcoming 7 inch on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia imprint Hooker Vision, marking a depart from their existence as a tape-only label. Below, you may listen to an excerpt of the track, beautifully visualized by Hooker Vision's Rachel Evans (aka MSOTT). Make sure to get your hands on one of the vinyls which will be released in January in a strictly limited edition of 200. Highly recommended. Read more → We don't know if it was Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg's Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds 'Pierrot lunaire' that inspired John DeNizio to use this particular moniker, or rather Albert Giraud's poem cycle itself, but we assume that the Winnipeg resident would be an amazing artistic figure even without such a learned choice of name. In any case, his outsider pop project is one of the most unique and special we've come across this year. Pierrot Lunaire's employment of the saxophone is indeed something you'll rarely see in contemporary underground, as are DeNizio's free-floating jazz influences that coalesce marvelously with his noise-infused pop harmonizations that are constantly hidden behind a thick fog of muffling tape manipulations. "Take Me With You" is one of the two tracks on Pierrot Lunaire's forthcoming 7 inch on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia imprint Hooker Vision, marking a depart from their existence as a tape-only label. Below, you may listen to an excerpt of the track, beautifully visualized by Hooker Vision's Rachel Evans (aka MSOTT). Make sure to get your hands on one of the vinyls which will be released in January in a strictly limited edition of 200. Highly recommended.

Raw Thrills: “Makin’ A Change”.

07 Dec 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Completely unexpected yet of course great news straight outta the Gunk TV camp: Apparently there's a new Raw Thrills full-length on its way which is the most amazing thing for everyone who at least had a glimpse at this year's (or late last year's, actually depends on how you look at it) Shakedown. Sick Steez will be out in early 2012, and below you may listen to the first track "Makin' A Change", another signature Zak Mering weirdo jam. Read more → Completely unexpected yet of course great news straight outta the Gunk TV camp: Apparently there's a new Raw Thrills full-length on its way which is the most amazing thing for everyone who at least had a glimpse at this year's (or late last year's, actually depends on how you look at it) Shakedown. Sick Steez will be out in early 2012, and below you may listen to the first track "Makin' A Change", another signature Zak Mering weirdo jam.

Moddi: “Thimbleweed”.

07 Dec 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

"We hid behind our eyelids, in fear of what we'd find". After two years of intense touring with the painfully beautiful debut album Floriography in one hand and his faithful accordion in the other, Norway's very own Moddi is finally taking a well-deserved break for the winter, hopefully to come back with a new album sometime throughout next year. Thankfully he won't leave us empty-handed: a brand new winter ballad named "Thimbleweed" recently dropped in my inbox, which once again proves the geniusness of Pål Moddi's songwriting and love for the great and mysterious winter landscape. Download this beautiful droplet below. Read more → "We hid behind our eyelids, in fear of what we'd find". After two years of intense touring with the painfully beautiful debut album Floriography in one hand and his faithful accordion in the other, Norway's very own Moddi is finally taking a well-deserved break for the winter, hopefully to come back with a new album sometime throughout next year. Thankfully he won't leave us empty-handed: a brand new winter ballad named "Thimbleweed" recently dropped in my inbox, which once again proves the geniusness of Pål Moddi's songwriting and love for the great and mysterious winter landscape. Download this beautiful droplet below.