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For those who find the most perfect sounds in studied imperfections, this playlist looks to celebrates all things lo-fi in indie, electronica and rock. Music for rainy afternoons and sunny days spent chilling. 🎶 ❤️ (📸 Chris Lawton)

adventures in lo-fi

A View from the Garden

RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY 13th October 

A hop, skip and a jump down the rabbit hole into alternative singer-songwriter Phoebe Coco’s ecological EP to sing in the trees and dance on a moon-plane. 



‘Phoebe Coco has just the thing’
Tom Robinson- BBC 6 Music

Effortlessly compelling.
Adam Watson BBC Introducing Wales 


‘Feels like a dark fairytale…’
Sarah Gosling 
London artist and composer Phoebe Coco sets forth with a highly anticipated new EP release I Am Not a Machine this coming October the 13th, with a release show on the same date at Saint Pancras Old Church. 

Born in the rolling hills of The Bannue* and growing up in London, Phoebe Coco seeks living contradictions, the wilderness within the city; the forest within London’s walls. These themes are interwoven in her music, in lilting lyrics and layered landscapes of organic and electronic instrumentation, in a quest to marry the two worlds- the natural and the urban. 


Raised within a singing matriarchy of grandmothers, mothers and sisters, Phoebe Coco experienced live music from an early age. Songs were sung in all settings, from kitchen tables to bohemian parties. Now, on occasion, she invites her family on stage, who sing with her in ‘blood harmonies’- a phrase coined to describe the uncanny, specific and unusual sound of close relations singing together. These unique blood harmonies can be heard throughout the EP. 

As a community and ecological activist, environmental themes are at the foreground of I Am Not a Machine. Phoebe Coco’s writings and performances with trees have been aired by renowned nature author Robert Macfarlane on BBC 4’s Front Row. For the award-winning Urban Tree Festival, she created a project called Tree Song in which she composed, arranged and recorded a series of acapella, folk inspired songs to create a site-specific installation. Elements of this folk heritage are present in her single Machine: ‘ We are singing in a tree, connection fails, try again with your feet’. In an age of expansive development Phoebe Coco sought to “encourage us all to slow down, listen and reflect on how the old ways can meet the new.”


The EP was primarily recorded in Abbey Road and Tostada studios and was co-produced by Phoebe Coco and three times grammy award winning producer Eduardo De La Paz.
The music spans genres, in some places reminiscent of Bat for Lashes and other times Weyes Blood and Kate Bush. This translates live into a seven piece family band, featuring a selection of London's finest players in an amalgamation of complex vocal harmonies, rippling piano, soaring synthesisers, flute, saxophone, guitar and drums. Expect the full works from the full band on the Friday on the 13th October Launch Show. 

Nature also prevails in Phoebe Coco’s acclaimed debut album My White Horse & I (2020), which was championed by Tom Robinson and also achieved local, national and global radio play from BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 2.  She has played stages far and wide, from Shambala Festival to Iceland Airwaves to Sofar Sounds and is well known on the London music scene, with recent shows including well-loved music venues The Old Blue Last, The Sebrite and Peckham Audio. 



http://instagram.com/phoebe.coco/
http://twitter.com/phoebecoco
http://facebook.com/phoebecoco/
https://www.youtube.com/phoebecocomusic
https://phoebe-coco.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2eTeVjDnOBzKMTyyRgRfIv
https://music.apple.com/bw/artist/phoebe-coco/465121809

*The Brecon Beacons National Park will refer to itself as Bannau Brycheiniog – or informally as ‘the Bannau’ in reclaiming its Welsh name.

Machine

Composer: Sonophoria
Performer: Sonophoria 
Producer: Sonophoria

Links:
Follow Sonophoria on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@SonophoriaMusic 
Follow Sonophoria on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sonophoria 
Follow Sonophoria on Instagram: SonophoriaMusic https://instagram.com/Sonophoriamusic

Vestige

A clatter of frantic beats rides over a dark, rebellious undertow of harsh bass and protesting vocals.

Future Sings

Single / No Return

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bigbigsky/sadist

BIG big SKY - Sadist
Out December 2023
Watch the weird music video I made:
https://youtu.be/KBSYEkOeKbw?si=nizOCfgeD3dwQsbX

Recorded and Produced by me
Drums by Jack Gordon
Mastered by George Perks

https://www.instagram.com/big.big.sky
https://www.facebook.com/bigbigskymusic
https://bigbigsky.bandcamp.com

Sadist

Nadia Garofalo - vocals, juno, wurlitzer
Ben Shillabeer – bass, bass vi, guitars, programming, synths
Ben Turner – drums, percussion

Recorded at home, Bristol and Axe & Trap Studios, Somerset.
Nadia’s vocals recorded by Brian Fox at Altered States, Chicago.
Mixed by Ben Turner at Axe & Trap Studios - axeandtrapstudios.com
Mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering, Bristol.

Background loop on 'Bootlickers' courtesy of Charlie Andrew & Cyrus Bayandor. Cover art by Amelia Teixeira.

catalogue number HFBTS006

releases March 1, 2024

Noctalgia

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AnalogueTrash is an independent record label, promoter, and new music blog based in Todmorden that specialises in post-punk, indie/alternative, electronica, and leftfield pop. We release records, we put on grassroots gigs and we shout about great music via our blogs, podcasts, and playlists.

Theory of Mind

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Bjorn Felle - Theory Of Mind

Prepare for an adrenaline-pumping experience as these two hip-hop heavyweights bring the heat.

From the gritty streets to the studio, witness the journey as Kidd Kidd and B.G. lay down their unapologetic verses against a backdrop of street life and undeniable authenticity. 

Kidd Kidd, known for his razor-sharp flow and gritty storytelling, teams up with the legendary B.G., whose influence on the rap game is undeniable.

Yellow Tape ft. B.G.

Ramblin’ along with the help of ukulele and simple percussion, the optimistic, summertime vibe of ‘Happy Place’ summons a longing for simplicity and the comforting familiarity of a favourite holiday spot or childhood memory. Influenced by the light, bouncy sounds of artists such as Ed Sheeran or George Ezra, this song captures the contentment of standing still for a moment in this mad world and the beauty of simple pleasures.

Liverpool based duo APRIL MOON met Brighton born Kirzy on the Canary Island while playing music at local bars several years ago and knew that their music styles would be an interesting combination although this is the first time they’ve attempted songwriting together.

Happy Place

Open

Very Human Features

How to Be a Confidante

Wish You Were Her

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