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"July" - A Look Back

Ralph's Indie Show on Radio KC - Vol 129

07 20 15

The weekly playlist expands to 28 singles from many points across the globe. 

Weekend Showcase - July 25th Edition

trippyshit

Smoothie

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Owen - Dead Men Don't Lie

Vidéo clip : http://youtu.be/8jMz5BHGZKQ
Composition : Alexandre Hiron & Félicie Moreau
Production et réalisation : Christophe Da Cunha
Graphisme : Linda Petrova

Le dernier homme

Howl

KATAPULT (Demo)

To be honest

Into The Sea

-I hung myself on this cross so I wouldn't hang myself
-an ode to a forgotten self-sacrifice 

-AWFUL RECORDS-

Cover Art by Ian Ried

Hokay Hokay Hokay (prod. Dexter Dukarus)

They Ask Me (prod. KCSB)

Fuck This Money (prod. Ethereal)

You With Them (prod. Slug)

Judas Is The Feds (Judas Betrays Slug Christ)

Their debut album "Metalmania" ~ out September 18th, 2015 on Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

Salad Boys "Dream Date"

Pre-order Flatliner's Black Medicine EP (out 7/28) on LP / CS / DL at: https://holodeckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-medicine-hd025

Out of the rich and thriving electronic community of Austin, TX, Flatliner has at last surfaced from the shadows of obscurity with the duo's debut EP Black Medicine. Inspired by the entrenched ethos of live-hardware sequencing cultivated within the local electronic establishment, Flatliner fully embraces and embellishes the marriage of modern gear with vintage tones. Jesse Strait and Adam Fangsrud have expertly honed their dance-based sonic dystopia using a formidable collection of high-end studio equipment and hoards of rare synthesizers. As a result, Flatliner's debut is a testament to Strait and Fangsrud's uncompromising production standards, transforming volumes of expansive studio experimentation into an ominous yet seductive euphoria. 

Strait and Fangsrud met in 2010 when they both joined a local collective of gear enthusiasts and attended a gathering to build and trade new custom synth modules. With a mutual background of formal music education, the fresh and burgeoning landscape of synthesizer craftsmanship offered a welcome merger with their extensive experience in production and composition. Their friendship soon developed into studio collaborations where designing tones and intricately interfacing their vast collective assortment of instruments became the basis for a new method of song writing. As Strait and Fangsrud developed their own musical identity, the live music scene around them saw the arrival of a fresh wave of synth-based live acts like S U R V I V E, SSLEEPERHOLD, and Xander Harris. This sea change created the perfect climate for the pair to turn their studio efforts into a realized project. 

Black Medicine is the culmination of countless explorations of trial and error while locked away in their home studio, testing and expanding the technical limits of an extensive array of digital and analog synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, effects processors, and recording equipment. This meticulous level of attention to detail is instantly apparent and can be easily appreciated by the general listening public and gear-heads alike. The opening track Blasted Highway is foreboding and dark yet undeniably catchy, while the cold and dispassionate vocoder harmonics of City Lights Receding are complemented by a beautiful chorus of tightly sequenced arpeggiator hooks. Composed like a horror soundtrack yet produced like a compilation of club anthems, this deep level of destroyed pop entrancement is equally matched by the band's exquisite production quality. Massive thumping low end and sparkling crystalline highs are enriched and optimized thanks to the mastering work of Mark Richardson at Prairie Cat Studios, making Black Medicine poised for a grand entrance into the private collections of electronic audiophiles of all types. 

Once again, Austin's densely concentrated electronic underground has produced a project that is impossible to ignore, as Flatliner's premiere demands the attention of those interested in the keeping their finger on the pulse of modern synth music. Black Medicine arrives as a stunning debut that not only thoroughly peaks the excitement of what is in store for the future of Flatliner, but simultaneously makes a bold contribution to the trajectory of today's cutting edge of electronic composition.

Flatliner is Jesse Strait and Adam Fangsrud. 

Equipment: Roland TR-808, SC Pro-One, Juno-6, Crumar Orchestrator, Ensoniq SQ-80, Oberheim Matrix 6, Emu Emax, Ensoniq ASR 10, Studio Electronics SE-1X, MFOS Modular, Dave SMith Mono Evolver, Doepfer Dark Energy, Sherman Filterbank. 

Mastered at Prairie Cat by Mark Richardson. 

45 RPM


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Flatliner - Black Medicine (HD025) 03. City Lights Receding

Fort Romeau 'Frankfurt Versions' EP out July 6, 2015 on Spectral Sound. Featuring remixes by Roman Flugel, Tuff City Kids, Massimiliano Pagliara, and Orson Wells from Fort Romeau's 2015 LP 'Insides'.

Order 'Frankfurt Versions' at The Ghostly Store: http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/fort-romeau-frankfurt-versions
Purchase 'Insides' at The Ghostly Story: http://www.theghostlystore.com/collections/music-vinyl/products/fort-romeau-insides

Fort Romeau - Insides (Roman Flugel Remix)

Come Calling is the first single taken from the White Ink EP by John J Presley. The whole EP was recorded live at Toe Rag Studios over 8 hours on a day off mid tour. 

Image by Steve Gullick

Come Calling

Video: http://smarturl.it/IAm4Loner

Lyrics:
Under your window
Been here since nine
Losing my patience
Waiting all night 
Said if I was lonely
To give you a call
Course you don't pick up now
And I'm not lonely at all

(Chorus)
No I could never want you back
No, not ever, not like that
No I could never want you back
No, not ever, not like that

Curtains are twitching
What do they see?
I spy you in your kitchen
You're making her tea
Tapping my broken nails
On my timepiece you bought 
Counting down the failures
And I'm not lonely no more

(Chorus)

I'm scaling your brickwork
You won't mind if I fall
I'm hearing that bitch talk 
And I'm not lonely at all
Nearing the top now
I'm always hands free
I see all the houses in town
But down your chimney I breathe

(Chorus)

I Am A Loner

Petite Noir’s debut album ‘La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful’ will be released on 11th September 2015.
Pre Order the album here and get an instant download of ‘Down’.  
 
iTunes:http://smarturl.it/NoirLaVieDL
Dom Mart:http://smarturl.it/NoirLAVieDM
 
‘La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful’represents the first full expression of what Yannick Ilunga calls ‘Noirwave’, which is more of a concept than a specific sound. Inspired by innovators like Mos Def and legends Fela Kuti and Tabu Ley, Noirwave encompasses a ‘new African aesthetic’.

La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful

Down

Debut LP Out Now //
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LDMalbum
Webstore: http://smarturl.it/LDMstore

Debut EP Out Now //
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ldmEP
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ldmEPstream

Official: http://lewisdelmar.com/
 www.facebook.com/lewisdelmar

Loud(y)

Pre-Order LP

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New single 'Madman' released 4th September 2015.

Madman

Following the release of their acclaimed debut LP, ‘Dual Sides’, alternative hip hop dwellers Ceiling Demons are back. Their new single, ‘Even If’, marks the return of producer Beat Demon, after a mysterious disappearance to the Far East. Reunited once more with Psy Ceiling and Dan Demon in their homeland of the Yorkshire Dales, the track is a hopeful homage to the people who pass through our lives.

Lyrics:

Even if I don't see you I still feel you,
Through the doom & gloom of a lonely evening,
Brought on by self isolation, this is my final confession,
That leads to redemption,
Set by impressions from certain songs, like hymns,
Marley spoke about freedom,
So won't you help to sing,
It's all I ever had in the beginning.
Even if I pissed into the abyss,
The love I shared would fade away & break to bits
But so will all of this.
Sad times pass just like happiness.
Even if I don't say that I love you,
You better believe that this is true.
I may never see you again
But one day we shall meet beyond the moon...

The sands of time spill through our lives,
We close our eyes. We say goodbye.
You have your own hand to hold, explore this world.
Tear drops fall.
What’s it all for? Is this the poison of is this the cure?
Endure as much as you can until you can no longer stand.
Love, it’s unplanned. Whatever happened?
Confront or get caught killing the man.
Demons demand. Do we understand?
Blood on our hands, love in the sand.
Exist past the distance that we imprisoned
And please dream with conviction.
I would fly to the other side just to be by your side,
And I would fly to the other side even if my love had died,
And we will thrive through these dual sides,
But you cannot avoid, creation destroyed,
Truth is we’re all going to die. 

Even If

buy the Bulls' debut "Small Problems EP" here: http://apple.co/1Em9ddi, and visit our official youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrsoRPESajg

Small Problems

Chili Town was born in a friday afternoon. 
while drinking sangria we realized that if our songs were battles, we'll always end up being the injured soldier. 
then we were like "fuck it dude, why are we always the weak one in our lyrics??? what's wrong with us???" 
so yeaaaaahhh we made it! we wrote a winner song! ...right?
 
Chili was written exactly in the same place and way we wrote our first song ever, AND is gonna be released exactly with the same team that took care of it : Lucky Number music in Europe and Mom and Pop in the US. You can't imagine how proud and excited we feel :) .
It will belongs to our DEBUT ALBUM 8-)

that picture is by Aaron Serrano.

Chili Town

The Debut EP "Wild Country" Available Now!

Purchase On:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/wakeowlwildcountry
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/wildcountryamazon

Gold

Wake Owl -  Gold

Wild Country EP

Wild Country

Wake Owl - Wild Country

Asked Her To The Dance

Alternative Hip Hop
Discography:  http://ceilingdemons.bandcamp.com
Contact: ceilingdemons@hotmail.com
Ceiling Demons are an alternative art-rap band from rural northern England. Born out of bereavement and taking influence from artists such as The Streets, Joy Division, Tricky and Serengeti. Combining poetic wordplay from front men and twin brothers; Psy Ceiling and Dan Demon over cinematic instrumentals, Ceiling Demons aim to strike your heartstrings with their intense and chaotic performances touching on themes of love and loss. Art over entertainment, delivered with a punk philosophy. The Demons are strong advocates of addressing mental health issues in their art and have worked extensively with suicide prevention charities such as CALM to raise awareness and funds for a cause close to their hearts. They’ve also supported the likes of Young Fathers, Sleaford Mods and Busdriver among other favourites and are championed by Louder Than War and NARC Magazine in the UK for their passionate live shows. Their critically acclaimed album Nil has been released by two independent record labels since it first emerged in late 2017 with Win Big Records initially putting out the album on CD and cassette formats before DIY record label; Butterfly Effect re-issued the album as a beautiful limited vinyl in 2018 with profits going towards mental health charity - Men Tell Health.

'With Nil descends a darkness, themes of male suicide, of loneliness, and lost hope prevail but with a sense of positivity that everything will and can be overcome.' 9/10 - Louder Than War

'Living and dying by their definition of the dark arts, this will greatly benefit your gramophone.' - Monolith Cocktail

'Devastatingly beautiful.' - Spotlight Music UK

'A totally unique sound, which is borderline masterpiece.' - For The Love of Bands

'An undeniably bracing listen.' - The Crack

'Amazingly powerful and heartfelt' - Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music

'A curiously beautiful meditation on life and death that muses on the afterlife and the enduring nature of love'. - NARC Magazine

'Music that stresses talent and creativity' - EARMILK