Video: World Series – “The Saints”.

24 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Seriously, how dope is that. World Series' Episodes of El Niño is out now on Beer On The Rug (read more about it here). (via/via) Read more → Seriously, how dope is that. World Series' Episodes of El Niño is out now on Beer On The Rug (read more about it here). (via/via)

Mavis The Dog: “The Second Album”.

23 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Mavis The Dog is some dude from Philly named Scott Olsen who's making some totally weird but also totally awesome lo-fi jams. He hasn't told me anything and there really ain't that much to it so what else should I say except that I'm absolutely stoked right now on the lazy, sundrenched suburban early afternoon melancholia that's dripping out of every note on Olsen's "second album" which is up for free right here. Mavis The Dog - Too Sad to Move Mavis The Dog - Susie in the Garden Read more → Mavis The Dog is some dude from Philly named Scott Olsen who's making some totally weird but also totally awesome lo-fi jams. He hasn't told me anything and there really ain't that much to it so what else should I say except that I'm absolutely stoked right now on the lazy, sundrenched suburban early afternoon melancholia that's dripping out of every note on Olsen's "second album" which is up for free right here. Mavis The Dog - Too Sad to Move Mavis The Dog - Susie in the Garden

Wind in Willows.

23 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Anton Filatov aka Wind in Willows, hailing from Russia's Republic of Karelia, is one of the most interesting yet least exposed contemporary psychedelic ambient artists. Studying physics and astronomy while living on the outskirts of Petrozavodsk "basically right in the forest", this young man appears to amalgamate all features essential to come up with deeply enchanting, ethereal pieces of drone that are at the same time mathematically exact and crafted with an immense intent on even the least obvious details in his music. His debut cassette Elephant Dreams which was released by Karelian imprint Full of Nothing is long sold out but can be downloaded for free over here. This July, Filatov will have a split release with Saint Petersburg artist Bedroom Bear (who we had introduced in early April) on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia cassette label Hooker Vision. Wind in Willows - Aurora Hover (Excerpt) (from his forthcoming Hooker Vision split with Bedroom Bear) Wind in Willows - Sea of Tranquility (Excerpt) (from Elephant Dreams) Read more → Anton Filatov aka Wind in Willows, hailing from Russia's Republic of Karelia, is one of the most interesting yet least exposed contemporary psychedelic ambient artists. Studying physics and astronomy while living on the outskirts of Petrozavodsk "basically right in the forest", this young man appears to amalgamate all features essential to come up with deeply enchanting, ethereal pieces of drone that are at the same time mathematically exact and crafted with an immense intent on even the least obvious details in his music. His debut cassette Elephant Dreams which was released by Karelian imprint Full of Nothing is long sold out but can be downloaded for free over here. This July, Filatov will have a split release with Saint Petersburg artist Bedroom Bear (who we had introduced in early April) on our beloved LaGrange, Georgia cassette label Hooker Vision. Wind in Willows - Aurora Hover (Excerpt) (from his forthcoming Hooker Vision split with Bedroom Bear) Wind in Willows - Sea of Tranquility (Excerpt) (from Elephant Dreams)

Pariah Carey: “Garden Dog”.

23 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Burbank, California imprint Deathbomb Arc is about to drop the latest effort by Jheri Evans' gothic drone playground project Pariah Carey. The C20 tape Haokah comprises two wide-spreading excursions into deeply troubling and shattering surges of harsh noise made up of heavily layered synth pads, only sparsely easing tension with interspersed fragments of simple and reduced hints of casiotone melodies. Listen to b-side Garden Dog below, a terrific ten-minute nightmare that would be the apt battlefield score for some interstellar alien strife in the nearer future. The cassette is up for pre-oder now over here. Read more → Burbank, California imprint Deathbomb Arc is about to drop the latest effort by Jheri Evans' gothic drone playground project Pariah Carey. The C20 tape Haokah comprises two wide-spreading excursions into deeply troubling and shattering surges of harsh noise made up of heavily layered synth pads, only sparsely easing tension with interspersed fragments of simple and reduced hints of casiotone melodies. Listen to b-side Garden Dog below, a terrific ten-minute nightmare that would be the apt battlefield score for some interstellar alien strife in the nearer future. The cassette is up for pre-oder now over here.

The NFOP Guide to Primavera Sound 2011.

23 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
It's that time again: Barcelona is calling Europe's young and pretty for the continent's most exciting festival. Primavera Sound 2011 will happen from Thursday, May 26, till Saturday, May 28, at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum. As usual, Pitchfork, Vice, ATP, and Rockdelux will curate part of the amazing programme, all in all presenting more than 126 bands. To shed some light on the just about overwhelming lineup, we've decided to help our readers out with a compilation of NFOP-approved artists to make getting along during the three days a little easier. Of course, we wouldn't necessarily say that you should ignore all other bands. And as you'll see for yourself, there still remain some difficult choices to be made (Ford & Lopatin or Deerhunter? Kurt Vile or Gang Gang Dance? Prince Rama or Swans? God we don't know). Our schedule can be downloaded here in a neatly arranged pdf. Please note that the timetable is subject to correction. Below, you'll also find two mixes of artists we're particularly stoked to see in Barcelona, we hope you'll enjoy. Last, we're delighted to see that our favorite radio station in the world WFMU is again going to broadcast a couple of live sets from the festival ground. So if you happen to be stuck in the US or anywhere else that is not Barcelona, make sure to tune in. All that being said - if you feel like saying hello or wanna grab a beer, just hit us up. For tracklist and download head over here and here. An NFOP-approved Schedule: If you like what you see, you can print the whole thing via the handy pdf that's ready for download right here. Thursday, May 26 Emeralds - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork Moon Duo - 7:00 PM - Ray-Ban Sonny & The Sunsets - 7:00 PM - Llevant Blank Dogs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork Cults - 7:15 PM - ATP Of Montreal - 8:00 PM - San Miguel Ducktails - 8:30 PM - Jägermeister Vice The Fresh & Onlys - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork Sufjan Stevens - 8:30 PM - Rockdelux Big Boi - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban Oneohtrix Point Never - 9:45 PM - ATP Glasser - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork Connan Mockasin - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice Blank Dogs - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged The Walkmen - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork Kyst - 0:30 AM - Adidas Originals Caribou - 0:45 AM - ATP Ty Segall - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice Gold Panda - 2:00 AM - Pitchfork Salem - 2:15 AM - ATP Baths - 3:15 AM - Pitchfork Suuns - 4:00 AM - Ray-Ban Friday, May 27 The Fresh & Onlys - 2:30 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Ducktails - 3:15 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Sonny & The Sunsets - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Sufjan Stevens - 5:00 PM - Rockdelux Julian Lynch - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork Male Bonding - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork Tennis - 7:15 PM - ATP James Blake - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork Male Bonding - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged Belle & Sebastian - 10:45 PM - San Miguel No Joy - 11:00 PM - Jägermeister Vice Julian Lynch - 11:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged Ford & Lopatin - 0:30 AM - Pitchfork Deerhunter - 0:30 AM - Llevant Jamie XX - 3:00 AM - Pitchfork Battles - 3:45 AM - Ray-Ban Saturday, May 28 Tennis - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Perfume Genius - 4:00 PM - Rockdelux The Soft Moon - 5:30 PM - Llevant The Tallest Man On Earth - 5:30 PM - San Miguel Cloud Nothings - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork Yuck - 6:00 PM - ATP Warpaint - 6:45 PM - Llevant tUnE-yArDs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork Fleet Foxes - 7:40 PM - San Miguel Gonjasufi - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork Einstürzende Neubauten - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban Kurt Vile & The Violators - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice Gang Gang Dance - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork PJ Harvey - 10:30 PM - San Miguel Matthew Dear - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork A Classic Education - 11:15 PM - Adidas Originals Prince Rama - 0:15 AM - Jägermeister Vice Swans - 0:15 AM - Ray-Ban Darkstar - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice Odd Future - 1:45 AM - Pitchfork Animal Collective - 2:00 AM - San Miguel Holy Ghost! - 3:30 AM - Ray-Ban Kode9 and the Space Ape - 4:30 AM - Pitchfork Sunday, May 29 Cloud Nothings - 1:45 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Read more → It's that time again: Barcelona is calling Europe's young and pretty for the continent's most exciting festival. Primavera Sound 2011 will happen from Thursday, May 26, till Saturday, May 28, at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum. As usual, Pitchfork, Vice, ATP, and Rockdelux will curate part of the amazing programme, all in all presenting more than 126 bands. To shed some light on the just about overwhelming lineup, we've decided to help our readers out with a compilation of NFOP-approved artists to make getting along during the three days a little easier. Of course, we wouldn't necessarily say that you should ignore all other bands. And as you'll see for yourself, there still remain some difficult choices to be made (Ford & Lopatin or Deerhunter? Kurt Vile or Gang Gang Dance? Prince Rama or Swans? God we don't know). Our schedule can be downloaded here in a neatly arranged pdf. Please note that the timetable is subject to correction. Below, you'll also find two mixes of artists we're particularly stoked to see in Barcelona, we hope you'll enjoy. Last, we're delighted to see that our favorite radio station in the world WFMU is again going to broadcast a couple of live sets from the festival ground. So if you happen to be stuck in the US or anywhere else that is not Barcelona, make sure to tune in. All that being said - if you feel like saying hello or wanna grab a beer, just hit us up. For tracklist and download head over here and here. An NFOP-approved Schedule: If you like what you see, you can print the whole thing via the handy pdf that's ready for download right here. Thursday, May 26 Emeralds - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork Moon Duo - 7:00 PM - Ray-Ban Sonny & The Sunsets - 7:00 PM - Llevant Blank Dogs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork Cults - 7:15 PM - ATP Of Montreal - 8:00 PM - San Miguel Ducktails - 8:30 PM - Jägermeister Vice The Fresh & Onlys - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork Sufjan Stevens - 8:30 PM - Rockdelux Big Boi - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban Oneohtrix Point Never - 9:45 PM - ATP Glasser - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork Connan Mockasin - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice Blank Dogs - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged The Walkmen - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork Kyst - 0:30 AM - Adidas Originals Caribou - 0:45 AM - ATP Ty Segall - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice Gold Panda - 2:00 AM - Pitchfork Salem - 2:15 AM - ATP Baths - 3:15 AM - Pitchfork Suuns - 4:00 AM - Ray-Ban Friday, May 27 The Fresh & Onlys - 2:30 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Ducktails - 3:15 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Sonny & The Sunsets - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Sufjan Stevens - 5:00 PM - Rockdelux Julian Lynch - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork Male Bonding - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork Tennis - 7:15 PM - ATP James Blake - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork Male Bonding - 10:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged Belle & Sebastian - 10:45 PM - San Miguel No Joy - 11:00 PM - Jägermeister Vice Julian Lynch - 11:30 PM - Ray-Ban Unplugged Ford & Lopatin - 0:30 AM - Pitchfork Deerhunter - 0:30 AM - Llevant Jamie XX - 3:00 AM - Pitchfork Battles - 3:45 AM - Ray-Ban Saturday, May 28 Tennis - 4:00 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou Perfume Genius - 4:00 PM - Rockdelux The Soft Moon - 5:30 PM - Llevant The Tallest Man On Earth - 5:30 PM - San Miguel Cloud Nothings - 6:00 PM - Pitchfork Yuck - 6:00 PM - ATP Warpaint - 6:45 PM - Llevant tUnE-yArDs - 7:15 PM - Pitchfork Fleet Foxes - 7:40 PM - San Miguel Gonjasufi - 8:30 PM - Pitchfork Einstürzende Neubauten - 9:15 PM - Ray-Ban Kurt Vile & The Violators - 9:45 PM - Jägermeister Vice Gang Gang Dance - 9:45 PM - Pitchfork PJ Harvey - 10:30 PM - San Miguel Matthew Dear - 11:00 PM - Pitchfork A Classic Education - 11:15 PM - Adidas Originals Prince Rama - 0:15 AM - Jägermeister Vice Swans - 0:15 AM - Ray-Ban Darkstar - 1:30 AM - Jägermeister Vice Odd Future - 1:45 AM - Pitchfork Animal Collective - 2:00 AM - San Miguel Holy Ghost! - 3:30 AM - Ray-Ban Kode9 and the Space Ape - 4:30 AM - Pitchfork Sunday, May 29 Cloud Nothings - 1:45 PM - Parc Central del Poblenou

Bobby Chiz: “Vibe Tech”.

23 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
And they will never stop: The amazing folks over at Cats Purring have dropped yet another absolute gem this weekend, the first tune by Dent May and Dead Gaze member Bobby Chiz. Vibe Tech once again provides proof that Mississippi never disappoints these days, as it's a tune that showcases some perfectly sundrenched psych-pop, with lush rhythms and horns and hazy vocals and everything else you could ever ask for. Bobby Chiz - Vibe Tech Read more → And they will never stop: The amazing folks over at Cats Purring have dropped yet another absolute gem this weekend, the first tune by Dent May and Dead Gaze member Bobby Chiz. Vibe Tech once again provides proof that Mississippi never disappoints these days, as it's a tune that showcases some perfectly sundrenched psych-pop, with lush rhythms and horns and hazy vocals and everything else you could ever ask for. Bobby Chiz - Vibe Tech

Maria Minerva: “Lust For Life (She Was So)”.

22 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Found this latest Maria Minerva on Get Off The Coast this week and apart from the rather troubling story behind the song (or more likely because of it), Lust For Life (She Was So) has been stuck in my head for days now, which is why I feel the urge to share it with you today in case you haven't heard it yet (which would mean that you're not reading GOTC, a fact that I'd consider a mistake). (Photo) Maria Minerva - Lust For Life (She Was So) Read more → Found this latest Maria Minerva on Get Off The Coast this week and apart from the rather troubling story behind the song (or more likely because of it), Lust For Life (She Was So) has been stuck in my head for days now, which is why I feel the urge to share it with you today in case you haven't heard it yet (which would mean that you're not reading GOTC, a fact that I'd consider a mistake). (Photo) Maria Minerva - Lust For Life (She Was So)

Mind Over Mirrors: “You Ain’t Reeling”.

22 May 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Tulsa, Oklahoma imprint Digitalis has prepped a pretty exciting record, the debut LP by Chicago drone artist Jaime Fennelly under his new solo moniker Mind Over Mirrors. The Voice Rolling was recorded mainly using a medium-sized Indian harmonium, the sounds of which were subsequently processed with a tape echo and guitar pedals. The result is a fuzzy, incredibly rich and warm record that leaves the listener thoroughly mesmerized, lost in some immense and deeply unsettling psychedelic soundscapes. Mind Over Mirrors - You Ain't Reeling Read more → Tulsa, Oklahoma imprint Digitalis has prepped a pretty exciting record, the debut LP by Chicago drone artist Jaime Fennelly under his new solo moniker Mind Over Mirrors. The Voice Rolling was recorded mainly using a medium-sized Indian harmonium, the sounds of which were subsequently processed with a tape echo and guitar pedals. The result is a fuzzy, incredibly rich and warm record that leaves the listener thoroughly mesmerized, lost in some immense and deeply unsettling psychedelic soundscapes. Mind Over Mirrors - You Ain't Reeling
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