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Feel Alright: “Hahahahahahaha”.

16 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Feel Alright is the brainchild of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Alberta artist Craig Fahner, a gentle reconstruction of avant-la-lettre garage pop that conflates at least three decades of raw, distinctly lo-fi guitar music that despite all its crudeness invariably neglects attitude in favor of classicist harmonization (a feature that in some respects leaves Fahner's music not too far away from Christian Richer's magnificent The Haiduks who we had featured last month). Feel Alright's debut Hahahahahahaha, recorded as a four-piece, will be released this week as a C20 tape by Montréal imprint Planet Of The Tapes. Below, you can preview/download the wonderfully lush tunes Winter Goth and Oahu Ohio. Backward-leaning without too obviously imitating the past, and just perfect for everything you may be up to this summer. Feel Alright - Winter Goth Feel Alright - Oahu Ohio Read more → Feel Alright is the brainchild of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Alberta artist Craig Fahner, a gentle reconstruction of avant-la-lettre garage pop that conflates at least three decades of raw, distinctly lo-fi guitar music that despite all its crudeness invariably neglects attitude in favor of classicist harmonization (a feature that in some respects leaves Fahner's music not too far away from Christian Richer's magnificent The Haiduks who we had featured last month). Feel Alright's debut Hahahahahahaha, recorded as a four-piece, will be released this week as a C20 tape by Montréal imprint Planet Of The Tapes. Below, you can preview/download the wonderfully lush tunes Winter Goth and Oahu Ohio. Backward-leaning without too obviously imitating the past, and just perfect for everything you may be up to this summer. Feel Alright - Winter Goth Feel Alright - Oahu Ohio

Midnight Television: “Midnight Television”.

16 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Kansas-based tape imprint Beer On The Rug digitally dropped Midnight Television's self-titled debut this morning, and though the label folks admit that they don't know much about the artist except for the fact that he's hailing from Texas, it's more than obvious that there was no way of not putting this out anyway. The EP ends after a mere ten minutes, but the seven sonic snippets are some very intriguing pieces of mellow, heavily 80s-infused hypnagogia, and with titles such as Channel Surfing or Commercial Dreams it indeed is an absolutely appropriate soundtrack for lonely late night zapping excursions. Get the whole thing now over here. A small run of pro-imprinted/pro-duplicated tapes is on the way. Midnight Television - Jazzercise Midnight Television - All Night Read more → Kansas-based tape imprint Beer On The Rug digitally dropped Midnight Television's self-titled debut this morning, and though the label folks admit that they don't know much about the artist except for the fact that he's hailing from Texas, it's more than obvious that there was no way of not putting this out anyway. The EP ends after a mere ten minutes, but the seven sonic snippets are some very intriguing pieces of mellow, heavily 80s-infused hypnagogia, and with titles such as Channel Surfing or Commercial Dreams it indeed is an absolutely appropriate soundtrack for lonely late night zapping excursions. Get the whole thing now over here. A small run of pro-imprinted/pro-duplicated tapes is on the way. Midnight Television - Jazzercise Midnight Television - All Night

Mix: “Fragments of the Future (Just Another Birthday)”.

13 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
1. d'Eon - Transparency (How To Dress Well Rework) 2. Tyler, The Creator - Sandwitches (feat. Hodgy B) 3. Clams Casino - Gorilla 4. Christian AIDS - Young Luv 5. Laurel Halo - Aquifer 6. Grimes - Heartbeats (Laurel Halo Remix) 7. Sleep ∞ Over - Casual Diamond (Physical Therapy Remix) 8. Psychic Reality - Fruit 9. Inga Copeland - Trample 10. Clams Casino - All I Need (Soulja Boy) 11. The Weeknd - The Morning (Dolor Remix) 12. Tyler, The Creator - Tron Cat 13. Xander Harris - I Want More Than Just Blood 14. Matthew Dear - Slowdance (How To Dress Well Séance) 15. Grimes - Fragments of the Future (Photo) Read more → 1. d'Eon - Transparency (How To Dress Well Rework) 2. Tyler, The Creator - Sandwitches (feat. Hodgy B) 3. Clams Casino - Gorilla 4. Christian AIDS - Young Luv 5. Laurel Halo - Aquifer 6. Grimes - Heartbeats (Laurel Halo Remix) 7. Sleep ∞ Over - Casual Diamond (Physical Therapy Remix) 8. Psychic Reality - Fruit 9. Inga Copeland - Trample 10. Clams Casino - All I Need (Soulja Boy) 11. The Weeknd - The Morning (Dolor Remix) 12. Tyler, The Creator - Tron Cat 13. Xander Harris - I Want More Than Just Blood 14. Matthew Dear - Slowdance (How To Dress Well Séance) 15. Grimes - Fragments of the Future (Photo)

Mothers of Gut: “Wizard Tree”.

13 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock outfit Mothers of Gut, originally the project of lone kraut devotee Aaron Freeman, recently released their sophomore album Unking via Californian imprint Family Time Records. The 12 inch is a dense exploration into classic psych sounds, heavily informed by 70s Golden State rock'n'roll that is magnificently transposed into 21st century music. Listen to album closer Wizard Tree below and order the record over here. Limited run of 500. Mothers of Gut - Wizard Tree Read more → Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock outfit Mothers of Gut, originally the project of lone kraut devotee Aaron Freeman, recently released their sophomore album Unking via Californian imprint Family Time Records. The 12 inch is a dense exploration into classic psych sounds, heavily informed by 70s Golden State rock'n'roll that is magnificently transposed into 21st century music. Listen to album closer Wizard Tree below and order the record over here. Limited run of 500. Mothers of Gut - Wizard Tree

Panabrite: “Over Dunes”.

12 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Seattle-based experimental ambient/drone artist Norm Chambers aka Panabrite is among the most prolific musicians I know of. According to his Soundcloud, there are no less than ten LPs, cassettes, split tapes or collaborative efforts scheduled for 2011, yet still despite its way of constructing wide-spanning, meandering soundscapes, Panabrite's music is not about repetition. The latest example to showcase Chambers' terrific work with analogue synthesizers and drum machines is Omni Center, a CDr released soon via Sturmundrugs Records, a piece of expanding layers of synth patterns and occasional guitar interplays that build a deeply mesmerizing wall of sound, resulting in an utterly satisfying aural experience. Pre-order Omni Center here. Panabrite - Over Dunes Read more → Seattle-based experimental ambient/drone artist Norm Chambers aka Panabrite is among the most prolific musicians I know of. According to his Soundcloud, there are no less than ten LPs, cassettes, split tapes or collaborative efforts scheduled for 2011, yet still despite its way of constructing wide-spanning, meandering soundscapes, Panabrite's music is not about repetition. The latest example to showcase Chambers' terrific work with analogue synthesizers and drum machines is Omni Center, a CDr released soon via Sturmundrugs Records, a piece of expanding layers of synth patterns and occasional guitar interplays that build a deeply mesmerizing wall of sound, resulting in an utterly satisfying aural experience. Pre-order Omni Center here. Panabrite - Over Dunes

Premiere: Kohwi - “Reeling the Warmth (Rmx)”.

12 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Ann Arbor, Michigan electro wunderkind Cory Levinson aka Kohwi's incredible full-length Hidden Trees was released late last year on cassette via the stellar Wonder Beard Tapes (and the tape is still available over here). And though y'all know we're really into cassettes here at NFOP, the fact that Kohwi's fine work is about to get an additional vinyl treatment is nonetheless exciting news. This early summer, Black Tent Press will re-release Hidden Trees as an LP (that's the cover art above) with a bonus CD that includes a couple of remixes. One of them is Our Brother The Native's slightly and totally aptly woozy rework of Reeling the Warmth, right now exclusively available below. Pre-order the LP here. Kohwi - Reeling the Warmth (Our Brother The Native Remix) Read more → Ann Arbor, Michigan electro wunderkind Cory Levinson aka Kohwi's incredible full-length Hidden Trees was released late last year on cassette via the stellar Wonder Beard Tapes (and the tape is still available over here). And though y'all know we're really into cassettes here at NFOP, the fact that Kohwi's fine work is about to get an additional vinyl treatment is nonetheless exciting news. This early summer, Black Tent Press will re-release Hidden Trees as an LP (that's the cover art above) with a bonus CD that includes a couple of remixes. One of them is Our Brother The Native's slightly and totally aptly woozy rework of Reeling the Warmth, right now exclusively available below. Pre-order the LP here. Kohwi - Reeling the Warmth (Our Brother The Native Remix)

Just A Number 05272011: “He Didn’t Want a Lovesong (Rmx)”.

12 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
So while we're still completely clueless what's gonna happen on May 27, Just A Number 05272011 keeps on building up anticipation with this gloomy, slow-burning remix of He Didn't Want a Lovesong that if anything justifies every degree of premature excitement. Just A Number 05272011 - He Didn't Want a Lovesong (sff vmx Remix) Read more → So while we're still completely clueless what's gonna happen on May 27, Just A Number 05272011 keeps on building up anticipation with this gloomy, slow-burning remix of He Didn't Want a Lovesong that if anything justifies every degree of premature excitement. Just A Number 05272011 - He Didn't Want a Lovesong (sff vmx Remix)

Video: Raw Thrills feat. Maria Minerva - “City Lights”.

12 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Zak's unstoppable. While we're at it, here's also the brand new video for City Lights, another thrilling collaboration between our darlings Zak Mering and Maria Minerva. Compared to the rather humble and spontaneous late-night chatroom banger Ooh, Zak (Ma-Ma-Maria), this one's almost polished, but in any case it shows how surprisingly well this transatlantic artistic relationship works. It's perfect. Read more → Zak's unstoppable. While we're at it, here's also the brand new video for City Lights, another thrilling collaboration between our darlings Zak Mering and Maria Minerva. Compared to the rather humble and spontaneous late-night chatroom banger Ooh, Zak (Ma-Ma-Maria), this one's almost polished, but in any case it shows how surprisingly well this transatlantic artistic relationship works. It's perfect.
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