Great tune.  You're taking me back to the early 80s.  Looking forward to the upcoming release.

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VANIISH - "Kaleidoscoped"

Fuzz Club 10" split single no 6

A Place To Bury Strangers - Down The Stairs
The Telescopes - I Wanna Be Your Dog


A Place To Bury Strangers- Down The Stairs

A female oriented electro / wave compilation

Keluar - Eremus (Unturned)

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I Repeat Myself

Transfigure are a duo who are not easily defined. Imagine the vocal qualities of Saint Etienne, the chilling lyrics and melodies of Pet Shop Boys and the guitar riffs and attitude of New Order bound together with plenty of contemporary twists and turns and you’ll be close to picturing Transfigure’s signature sound.
What makes the pairing of Grace Blamire and Lewis Norvid stand out above the rest is their ability to write intricate songs. Structurally complex, fresh and stimulating which build layer upon layer to create a unique sound fit for stadiums.

Their debut album ‘Translation’ encapsulates the inner city pace of Newcastle upon Tyne, in which the pair grew up, through upbeat dance floor fillers such as ‘Tell me’ and ‘No Other Way’. However, you’d be wrong to presume that this is an album destined for nightclubs alone. There are some truly introspective moments throughout, such as the emotional composition ‘Hide Away’ which discusses the urge to shut your door to the rest of the world.

The diverse nature of the 8 track album doesn’t end there, with 7 minute anthem ‘Fields’ highlighting the effect that touring mainland Europe has had on them both and title track ‘Translation’ considering how they can bring their own visions of Europe home to a British society that is slowly drifting further away from reality.

transfigure
/transˈfɪɡə,trɑːns-,-nz-/
(verb) To transform into something more beautiful or elevated.

No Other Way

taken from Premonition EP // full tape:
https://blackverbrecords.bandcamp.com/album/premonition

Mayflower Madame - Before I Fall

Ignorance with no agreement
had been all around;
sweet nasty veil.
Now, heroes are turning to dirt
and lies are exposed:
I needed to hate myself.

Unexpected courses taking over,
fear showed me its face
and I laughed at it.
Shadows are now my friends,
the cold revealed as beauty… 

I needed to hate myself.

veil

The Soft Moon // Machines

INTRODUCING: THE FLAG AND “OFF MUSIC”
BY NICK SYLVESTER

Let’s start with clarity, and reassurance: The Flag is not another Black Flag reunion band. 

The Flag, which is the artist Ted McGrath’s latest musical project, works in a tradition of New York I only know as 'off music'. A classic sound, turned inside-out. Monk was off. Liquid Liquid was off. Talking Heads were off. Rap was so off! Velvets--a thousand miles off. Even the Strokes were off, if only because *nothing* was off about the Strokes. 

His voice reminds me of weirdo New York crooners like Alan Vega and David Byrne and Sal Principato, though I find him more lovable. Rhythmically the music is very much indebted to stuff like Suicide and Liquid Liquid and On The Corner. Heavy stuff but again: Ted is the people’s champ. “Alpha 60 Punch Out” is the a-side. It’s built off an irresistible full-spectrum percussion loop that propels the song through six or seven distinct movements. On the flip is the introspective "Neighbors": a maximum-delay guitar number about a specific NYC rite of passage known as Getting Mugged.

If you’re playing Brooklyn Noise Bingo at home, this whole release--a teaser for what we hope will be more soon--is a gold mine. Ted played in These Are Powers and Antimagic, and his iconic messy visual style regularly appears on show posters and album covers around town. Jeremy Scott recorded both songs at Civil Defense right before Hurricane Sandy knocked him and many other friends of ours out of commission. Sarah Register of Talk Normal mastered both tracks at The Lodge, and gave them their impossible spread across the stereo field. “Alpha 60 Punch Out” b/w “Neighbors” is available digitally worldwide and on limited edition cassette at the GODMODE shop mid July.

THE FLAG
“Alpha 60 Punch Out” b/w “Neighbors”
Digital/Cassette
GM027. 2013.

Vocals, Loops, and Guitar by Ted McGrath
Additional Drum Programming by Nick Sylvester
Additional Percussion: Ryan Crozier 
Trumpet: Eleanor Logan 

Recorded by Jeremy Scott at Civil Defense, BK
Mixed by Nick Sylvester at The Wood Room, BK
Mastered by Sarah Register at The Lodge, NYC.

Songs and Sounds by Ted McGrath
www: theflagisaband.com
twitter: @tedmcgrath
press: nbs at entergodmode dot com


Alpha 60 Punch Out

The Flag - Alpha 60 Punch Out

Duchess Says was created in late 2003 by four influent members of the Church of Budgerigars who decided to collaborate together in a common musical project. Their goal was to insure a faithful representation of the message of the Duchess (or spiritual budgie) through a precise artistic dialog. Composed of A-Claude (vox, keytar, guitar), Ismael (keyboard,guitar), Phil (guitar, bass,feedbacks) and Simon Says (lo-fi beats, drums and doubtful noises). Duchess Says is serving us a repertory of "moog rock" songs strong in images and enormoustly intense live performances!Their musical influences range from no wave, new wave, punk, to cinema and visual arts. If you pay attention, you could see them perform in the most unusual places such as golf courses, shop windows, vacant building sites etc.. Duchess Says has the mandate to decontextualise the rock and to promote simultaneously their Church on the way.

I Repeat Myself

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