Video: Sofa Pitz - “Hall Ballet”.

28 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Oh man, who is in desperate need of some creepy Friday night/pre-Halloween weirdness? Thought so. Actually pretty cool this one, appropriately drugged-out visuals for an equally drugged-out tune, upbeat, looped fuzz guitar progressions and some heavily reverberated vocals somewhere in the background, that's more or less it, and you know we'd never ask for more. Not really any valid info on this one, but "Hall Ballet" is part of Sofa Pitz's (presumably debut) cassette New Moments, out sometime soon via the rad Beer On The Rug. Read more → Oh man, who is in desperate need of some creepy Friday night/pre-Halloween weirdness? Thought so. Actually pretty cool this one, appropriately drugged-out visuals for an equally drugged-out tune, upbeat, looped fuzz guitar progressions and some heavily reverberated vocals somewhere in the background, that's more or less it, and you know we'd never ask for more. Not really any valid info on this one, but "Hall Ballet" is part of Sofa Pitz's (presumably debut) cassette New Moments, out sometime soon via the rad Beer On The Rug.

Hands In The Dark Preps “Travel Expop Series”.

27 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann

In collaboration with fellow compatriots Ruralfaune, French record label Hands In The Dark has prepped its first vinyl release, a compilation named Travel Expop Series #1: France, that (as the title suggests) marks the first installment in a series of records that "will bring a handful of experimental pop artists together with a label that we admire of the same nationality". France showcases a delicious gathering of some of our favorite psychedelic artists from across the Rhine: long-standing NFOP darlings Holy Strays and Cankun, along with the wonderful Felicia Atkinson aka Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier and Voodoo Mount Sister, the latter being a collaboration between NNF artist High Wolf and "French psych diva" Chicaloyoh. All real quality drone experimentalism, highly recommended. Stream the whole piece below, and make sure you grab your copy of the shiny white vinyl over here. The release date is November 26 in an edition of 300. Travel Expop #1 : France by Hands In The Dark Read more → In collaboration with fellow compatriots Ruralfaune, French record label Hands In The Dark has prepped its first vinyl release, a compilation named Travel Expop Series #1: France, that (as the title suggests) marks the first installment in a series of records that "will bring a handful of experimental pop artists together with a label that we admire of the same nationality". France showcases a delicious gathering of some of our favorite psychedelic artists from across the Rhine: long-standing NFOP darlings Holy Strays and Cankun, along with the wonderful Felicia Atkinson aka Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier and Voodoo Mount Sister, the latter being a collaboration between NNF artist High Wolf and "French psych diva" Chicaloyoh. All real quality drone experimentalism, highly recommended. Stream the whole piece below, and make sure you grab your copy of the shiny white vinyl over here. The release date is November 26 in an edition of 300. Travel Expop #1 : France by Hands In The Dark

Video: Money - “The Sea”.

27 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann

So yeah, it's been a while, and this is getting ever more mysterious. Enigmatic Manchester project Money aka Meke Menete aka whoever has uploaded a new video, another disturbing collage to a song that's (again) most beautiful and (again) incredibly dark and hopeless. As far as I know, till now there only have been these videos and nothing else. What's worse, the folks have even deleted the Youtube version of one of this year's most breathtaking, mournful, gorgeous pop songs, "Lonely Sexy Death" (you still finde the video on Meke Menete's otherwise dead Myspace, who knows for how long), so I really have no clue where this is gonna end. In any case, these songs make it painfully clear that all things are going to end eventually. Thanks to S&S for the heads-up. (Photo) Read more → So yeah, it's been a while, and this is getting ever more mysterious. Enigmatic Manchester project Money aka Meke Menete aka whoever has uploaded a new video, another disturbing collage to a song that's (again) most beautiful and (again) incredibly dark and hopeless. As far as I know, till now there only have been these videos and nothing else. What's worse, the folks have even deleted the Youtube version of one of this year's most breathtaking, mournful, gorgeous pop songs, "Lonely Sexy Death" (you still finde the video on Meke Menete's otherwise dead Myspace, who knows for how long), so I really have no clue where this is gonna end. In any case, these songs make it painfully clear that all things are going to end eventually. Thanks to S&S for the heads-up. (Photo)

Bass Drum Of Death: “I Dunno”.

26 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Cats Purring fellows Bass Drum Of Death are about to head across the Atlantic to grace the Old World with a couple of shows, finishing the tour here in Berlin on December 1. Surely something you wouldn't wanna miss, as the upbeat fuzziness of the brand new jam "I Dunno" perfectly emphasizes. Bass Drum Of Death - I Dunno Read more → Cats Purring fellows Bass Drum Of Death are about to head across the Atlantic to grace the Old World with a couple of shows, finishing the tour here in Berlin on December 1. Surely something you wouldn't wanna miss, as the upbeat fuzziness of the brand new jam "I Dunno" perfectly emphasizes. Bass Drum Of Death - I Dunno

Hunt In Pairs: “Slow Dance”.

26 Oct 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

Tropical pop meets stripped-down dubstep rhythms in this gorgeous track by the young duo Jake and Zan from Cape Verde, with the track "Slow Dance" being their first single under the moniker Hunt In Pairs. We're excited to see what they're up to next. Hunt In Pairs - Slow Dance Read more → Tropical pop meets stripped-down dubstep rhythms in this gorgeous track by the young duo Jake and Zan from Cape Verde, with the track "Slow Dance" being their first single under the moniker Hunt In Pairs. We're excited to see what they're up to next. Hunt In Pairs - Slow Dance

しsd (aka Shisd) - “River Hymnal (Guerre Cover)”.

25 Oct 2011 — Tonje Thilesen

Our Australian friend East To West Blog was early out on posting about しsd (pronounced Shisd) aka Felix Idle from Darlinghurst, Australia, and his rather splendid electronic trip 'Bay Wash' that was uploaded on his Soundcloud around seven months ago. The seven-track EP ホめ (Home) is planned to see its light of day in "a roughly two months or so", but in the meantime we have a special little treat for you — however probably not ending up on any official release, as far as I understood. We thought was a pretty good tune anyway, and when also happening to be a cover of NFOP favourite Guerre and his gorgeous 'River Hymnal', we couldn't help but showing it some love. Also, don't forget to listen to 'Bay Wash' below. Shisd - River Hymnal (Guerre Cover) Shisd - Bay Wash Read more →

Our Australian friend East To West Blog was early out on posting about しsd (pronounced Shisd) aka Felix Idle from Darlinghurst, Australia, and his rather splendid electronic trip 'Bay Wash' that was uploaded on his Soundcloud around seven months ago. The seven-track EP ホめ (Home) is planned to see its light of day in "a roughly two months or so", but in the meantime we have a special little treat for you — however probably not ending up on any official release, as far as I understood. We thought was a pretty good tune anyway, and when also happening to be a cover of NFOP favourite Guerre and his gorgeous 'River Hymnal', we couldn't help but showing it some love. Also, don't forget to listen to 'Bay Wash' below. Shisd - River Hymnal (Guerre Cover) Shisd - Bay Wash

Coolrunnings Get the Vinyl Treatment.

25 Oct 2011 — Henning Lahmann

Coolrunnings' most excellent album Dracula Is Only The Beginning, the first proper full-length by the four-piece led by Knoxville, Tennessee-based creative multitalent Brandon Ian Biondo, has already been out for a while, first as a (still) free digital-only, formally dropped via Biondo's own Dracula Horse label, and a little later as an extremely limited cassette version put out by our beloved Wonder Beard Tapes. But, as we said, it really is a brilliant effort, so it's only natural that someone had to step in eventually to give it the appropriate vinyl treatment - Enter Portugal's bustling LebensStrasse Records, who will reissue the album on both LP and CD. Below, take a listen to "BTC" (formerly known as "Behold The Cunt"). Dracula Is Only The Beginning will drop on CD November 22, the LP is scheduled to follow in December. Both formats can be ordered over here. Coolrunnings - BTC Read more → Coolrunnings' most excellent album Dracula Is Only The Beginning, the first proper full-length by the four-piece led by Knoxville, Tennessee-based creative multitalent Brandon Ian Biondo, has already been out for a while, first as a (still) free digital-only, formally dropped via Biondo's own Dracula Horse label, and a little later as an extremely limited cassette version put out by our beloved Wonder Beard Tapes. But, as we said, it really is a brilliant effort, so it's only natural that someone had to step in eventually to give it the appropriate vinyl treatment - Enter Portugal's bustling LebensStrasse Records, who will reissue the album on both LP and CD. Below, take a listen to "BTC" (formerly known as "Behold The Cunt"). Dracula Is Only The Beginning will drop on CD November 22, the LP is scheduled to follow in December. Both formats can be ordered over here. Coolrunnings - BTC