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Alchemy

Die neue Single von DIE SONNE von ihrem im August erschienenen Debütalbum hier als Free Download - samt Remix!

Tracklisting:
1. Wir sind wir
2. Wir sind wir (Aimon Qerle Remix)

DIE SONNE live
25.09.14 Berlin - Privatclub
15.10.14 Bremen - Schwankhalle
16.10.14 Hamburg - Astra Stube
17.10.14 Haldern - Haldern Pop Bar
24.10.14 Aachen - Raststätte
25.10.14 Karlsruhe - KOHI

Die Sonne - Wir sind wir

Off The Rails

Pre Order Vision Fortune's 'Country Music' here  tinyurl.com/vf-cm-physical

Country Music is the second album by prolific experimentalists Vision Fortune, and their first for ATP Recordings. Recorded during an intense two-month research residency, generously funded by the Cuatroquesos Foundation, in the idyllic yet remote region of Tuscany, Italy, Country Music is both a significant development and audible departure from the sound of the band's debut Mas Fiestas con el Grupo Vision Fortune.

Confined in an expansive country villa for the duration of the project, the group soon found the breathtaking beauty of the area little compensation for the almost complete lack of wheat-and/or gluten-free products, a severely limited selection of DVDs, and minimal recording equipment. Only able to record in scant free hours, and forced to make the most of their immediate sonic environment, the group often had no choice but to forgo their simple daily routines of sampling local gastronomic delicacies and honing their horse-riding skills in order to complete the album.

In spite of these obstacles, the ever-adventurous Vision Fortune have created their most sonically inventive work to date - sparse, yet incredibly detailed and precise - 'Blossom''s resigned and fragile vocal layers feature an appearance by the live-in maggiordomo, for example - whilst the percussion on 'Dry Mouth' was created solely from the sound of silverware chiming against fine china bowls of foie gras d'oie.

Likewise, 'Habitat' utilises the distinctive acoustic qualities of a well stocked wine cellar; the jarring thuds of sub-bass and violent shakes of vintage Masseto combine to create an uneasy atmosphere of underlying tension and strain, ever present in the secluded countryside retreat. 'Broken Teeth''s crooning vocals and amaretto-smooth bass lines, meanwhile, are juxtaposed with dense lyrical content concerning both the difficulties of pursuing legal action against large commercial airlines, and the conflicting emotions that arise when presented with extreme financial comfort.

The album's finale, Back Crawl II, was informed by the only form of emotional release available to the group at the time - a 25-meter swimming pool. Blending ambient water recordings with the various rhythmic clicks and ticks of a lacrosse stick, the result is a wealth of amorphous, liquid textures that are at once enveloping and exhilarating. Given the difficulties Vision Fortune faced in the creation of Country Music, it is perhaps unsurprising that the album is both challenging, and rewarding, in equal measure.

Vision Fortune - Dry Mouth

"Bored In the USA" from Father John Misty's forthcoming album "I Love You, Honeybear" out February 9th on Bella Union (Europe) and February 10th on Sub Pop (North America / Rest of World).

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Bored In The USA

elecrobirds - Осколки (speed-up)

Other People is pleased to announce Abstract Speed + Sound, a new seven-track recording by Turin’s Daniele Mana aka Vaghe Stelle. Previously associated with Italian label Gang of Ducks and a current member of production group One Circle with fellow nationals Lorenzo Senni and A:RA, Daniele’s roots in the emerging Italian production scene run deep and place him at its center. His is a clear, utterly contemporary voice with a unique relation and keen ear to the relevant past. 
Taking its title from painter Giacomo Balla’s iconic 1913-14 work, the EP draws a critical line between contemporary digital music practices and the century-old Italian Futurist movement. Where Futurism obsessed over the automobile and its unprecedented speed, Daniele fixates on the newer precedent set by digital networks, how they move our bodies and how our representations move through them. The cover art immediately speaks to this: a digital self-portrait of the artist stylized atemporally as a Nefertiti bust and/or The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Following themes of self-making and reimagining, Daniele draws from a canon of definitive Italian films for his palette of fluttering, disembodied vocal samples. Highly processed, not exactly dehumanized, they’re evocative, yet impossible to trace—towing deep into the uncanny valley. Their haphazard arrangement and asexual timbre react to temper any masculine swagger boasted in the rhythm of these tracks. Rocky drums splash and batter like objects in viscous space, while shards of vocality replete the distortion. Follow the slipping downbeat of “Hyper” or the tragic syncopation of “Multiple Concentric Hexagons”.

Modern trains

Edward Kobus

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