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BersMood 2016

Shiny Shoegaze (ambiant)

Cities

Dead Rabbits - Everything Is A Lie

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Under the Radar #95 (24.07.2016)

indie pop

July 2016

Primal Hiccough

Andreas Söderström och Johan Berthling har gjort musiken till regissören Lisa Langseth, Guldbagge vinnare 2010 Till Det Som Är Vackert, nya långfilm Hotell.

“När jag som producent och filmens manusförfattare och regissör Lisa Langseth började fördjupa oss i vilken musik som egentligen skulle passa Hotell så ville vi åt något otyglat och vilt men samtidigt ändå drömskt och vackert.

Första mötet med våra kompositörer Andreas Söderström och Johan Berthling var en direkt förälskelse. Kompositörernas känsla för det filmiska fanns det inget tvivel om efter arbetet med musiken till 30 grader i februari, men även det universum de skapat i såväl El Rojo Adios, Tape och med Andreas soloprojekt ASS, är en uppvisning i melodiskt och arrangemangsmässigt snille.

När du ser filmen så kommer du märka att det sker ett tonskifte efter första akten, ca 30 minuter in i filmen. Det är även då musiken kommer in. Utan detta tonsäkra score så skulle vi aldrig lyckas med att få med oss publiken i överenskommelsen, att dessa stackare ändå kommer ta sitt välmående i egna händer.

Till dig som lyssnar kan vi bara önska dig en njutbar lyssning. Vrid upp volymen och dröm dig bort, du kanske kommer börja fundera på om man inte skulle välja att vara någon annan. Bara en stund?”

Soundtrack tillgängligt på Kning Disk www.kningdisk.com den 2a oktober, 2013. 

Andreas Söderström och Johan Berthling - Slut

"Bout Time" by Noodlebox

Can you Feel

(Orouni)
Drums: Dimitri Dedonder
Bass: Steffen Charron
Vocals: Dorothée Hannequin, Clémentine March, Amélie Rousseaux, Barbara Silverstone

Recorded and mixed by Guillaume Jaoul at Tropicalia studio, Paris
Mastering: Jonathan Reig

Orouni - The Peanut Specialist

Colored Fields

Sparrow

LOST DAWN - Electrify
Digital Single Released: 14 August
via Easy Action (LDEP001)

Written by Lost Dawn. Recorded by Lost Dawn with Samuel Stacpoole. Mastered by PSB Music


Electrify

Out October 17th 2015 via Blak Hand Records / Official Cassette Store Day release: https://blakhandrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sprintersband

Last Song

Broken Internet Records Birth Compilation featuring five rockin' tracks, by five rockin' bands!

Virgin Kids - Cracks In A Colour

Written and performed by Joseph Sant, Gabriel Galvin, and Stirling Krusing. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Gabriel Galvin at Four Foot Studios. 

Nor'easter

From the upcoming Jaill tape "Wherever It Be," out January 8th as part of the Infinity Cat Cassette Series, curated by Casey Weissbuch.

Port Of Call - Jaill

From his sophomore album "It Calls On Me", available on Feb 19th, 2016 from Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

Doug Tuttle " It Calls On Me" (Trouble In Mind Records)

We are thrilled to announce the debut single and first solo release to come from South London’s Lou E, aka 18 year old Louis Milburn. ‘What Do You Do It For?’ / ‘Next Time’ was recorded and mixed in Milburn’s bedroom and a friend’s garden shed in the Autumn of 2015, amidst Louis’ hectic touring schedule playing guitar and keys for Oscar across the globe. The single will be released on 7” vinyl and digitally on 26th February 2016. 

Despite his youth, Milburn is currently sitting on around three albums worth of unreleased material and this prolificity has an almost cult-like feel to it. Pairing the song writing styles and lyricism of the likes of Elliot Smith and Lou Reed with intricate contemporary guitar work similar to Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lou E’s work is intensely personal whilst retaining a refined and sincere feeling. In his own words, “Lou E is the chance for me to discuss issues, problems and worries that I’m far too British to talk about with everybody and nobody at the same time”.

This concern for a progressive dialogue is found in lead track ‘What Do You Do It For?’, which deals with faux-spirituality and it’s rise as a trend, the snide line of “go find yourself some more” a shot at those who return from foreign cultures with only a set of clichéd appropriations and a pair of harem pants to show for their travels. Turning on his own anxieties for the single’s B-side, ‘Next Time’, Milburn mourns a relationship that ended badly due to a lack of communication and honesty as he sings ‘Say next time for sure / When your heart is out the door’ as drums crash behind him. 

‘What Do You Do It For?’ / ‘Next Time’ is released 26th February on 7” vinyl and digitally via Beech Coma. The single is the second instalment of the label’s bi-monthly subscription series, part-funded by Arts Council England, with the first cut coming late last year from Bruising.

Buy 7"

Lou E - What Do You Do It For?

Near You

Lazy summer

White Lamas - Summer's Comin Soon To You

Hallelujah Heartache offers the familiar sounds of Childsaint’s soft and soulful choral vocal melodies, combined with the backdrop of dark and dreamy layers of guitars and drums. A little louder and a little grittier than Sick, this single is a sneak peak at how the band’s sound has evolved since the release of their debut EP.

Recorded by Rob Stephens at Sumo Studios
Mixed by Mitch Mcdonald
Mastered by Simon Struthers at Forensic Audio

Hallelujah Heartache

Green Glass Room is the debut LP from Seattle trio VATS, recorded at Office Space and mastered by Jack Shirley. Out this June on End of Time Records.

VATS - Melting Culture

The Fireworks - Bury Me

New single by Night Shapes | nightshapess.com

First full length Summer 2016 on Heavy Dose Records!

Night Shapes - Breathe

The first single from the forthcoming debut EP from New Orleans trio, Frail, out May 13th on Fleeting Youth Records.

Frail on FB: https://www.facebook.com/frailnola

Pre-Order: https://fleetingyouthrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bones-2

Frail- Waiting

The Cult Of Dom Keller - Broken Arm Of God

'Mother' is the first track from Tau's upcoming album "Tau Tau Tau" which will be released September 9th through Fuzz Club Records. 

TAU - Mother

Dead Rabbits - Honestly

Dead Rabbits - Get Me Over There

Dead Rabbits - Someday

Dead Rabbits - All Your Little Lies

RIP051 Miss Destiny LP 
Out July 12, 2016. Touring the USA July/August, spread the word: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1055318007836751/

MISS DESTINY (Australia) USA Tour, Summer 2016
Friday 15th July - Cake Shop, NYC
Saturday 16th July - Max Fish, NYC
Monday 18th July - Sit n' Spin Records, Philadelphia
Tuesday 19th July - Everybody Hits, Philadelphia
Thursday 21st July - House show*, Pittsburgh
Friday 22nd July - Now That's Class, Cleveland
Saturday 23rd July - Double Happiness, Columbus
Sunday 24th July - The Empty Bottle, Chicago
Monday 25th July - Instore @ Permanent records, Chicago
Tuesday 26th July - The Lost Well, Austin
Wednesday 27th July - Hotel Vegas, Austin
Friday 29th July - The Whistle Stop, San Diego
Saturday 30th July - Instore @ Permanent Records, LA
Sunday 31st July - The Smell, LA
Monday 1st August - All Star Lanes, Eagle Rock
Tuesday 2nd August - Gigi's, Ventura
Wednesday 3rd August, The Metro, Oakland

Miss Destiny -  Killers (LP out July 12)

"Son of Go" is the lead single off the new three dimensional tanx (3D Tanx) album 'Attack' out late August 2016.

Son Of Go

Avers – 'Omega / Whatever' – Out July 29th via Egghunt Records
Order: po.st/AversOW

With four songwriters, four singers, and 11 tracks of guitar-saturated rock & roll, Avers' second album, Omega/Whatever, is proof that there's strength in numbers.

The record shines new light on a band that made its first splash with 2014's Empty Light. Avers supported that debut release by leaving their hometown of Richmond, VA, and crisscrossing the country on tour, opening for bands like Foo Fighters and J. Roddy Walston along the way. They made a national splash during the 2015 SXSW Festival, too, with everyone from Esquire Maga-zine to The Daily Beast listing them as one of the week's breakout bands.

Two years after Empty Light's release, Omega/Whatever finds them returning to their unofficial headquarters — Montrose Recording, a modern studio located on a historic Richmond plantation and operated by bandmate Adrian Olsen — and creating another self-produced album of rumbling rock, shot through with pop hooks, layers of percussion, and coed melodies from four different vocalists. It's a mix of old and new, much like the studio that birthed it.

It's an album about balance, too, centered around the struggles of living in the modern world. There are songs about divorce, technology, late nights, corrupt politicians, and societal norms, all delivered by a group of songwriters who share their creative duties equally. Olsen, Alexandra Spalding, James Mason, and JL Hodges trade off vocal duties, too, with multi-instrumentalist Charlie Glenn pitching in on keyboards, harmonies, and swells of electric guitar. There's no consistent frontman, no singular leader, no main guitarist. Those roles are fluid, which makes Omega/Whatever very much the product of a band, not just one bandmate's vanity project.

Like the album that came before it, Avers' second release came together during a series of in-spired sessions at Montrose, with each song beginning as a fledgling idea brought to the table by one of the band's four writers. The entire group would then pitch in, turning that idea into something nuanced and layered. Avers would ultimately finish each song as a collective unit, recording the track the same day it was written. The result is an "infectious" and "ebullient" (The AV Club) sound that not only reintroduces the band, but not also offers an insider's look at their creative process.

Mixed by Peter Kadis (The National, Kurt Vile) and mastered with Greg Calbi, Omega/Whatever is a battle cry from a band that's fighting the good fight.

www.aversmusic.com
www.facebook.com/aversrva

July 29 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry (Album Release Show)
Aug 3 – Washington, DC – DC9 Nightclub
Aug 4 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Aug 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's

Omega / Whatever

Insects

Out of Gothenburg comes Holy Now, a project that grew out of a strong need to create music from the heart, and their debut 7” single out 19th August via Beech Coma. With intimate melodies, yelling drums and sprawling choruses, the four piece lead you through their unique universe of timeless pop music in the vein of Alvvays, The Jesus And Mary Chain and Angel Olsen.

‘Wake Up’, a veritable pop dream of delirious vocals, riveting guitar solos and complex sensibilities, is the first taste of Julia Olander’s outstanding songwriting potential, backed by Ylva Holmdahl, Samuel Von Bahr and Hampus Eiderström Swahn. Tinged with melancholy throughout, the song also offers a light at the end of the tunnel. “It’s about wanting someone so much that everything gets messed up,” the band explain. “It’s about leaving, returning and letting go.”

‘Wake Up’ / ‘Please Love Me’ is released on 7” single on 19th August via Beech Coma. The single is the fourth instalment of a bi-monthly subscription series from the label, part-funded by Arts Council England, that has so far seen releases from Bruising, Lou E and Posture.

Holy Now - Wake Up

Documenta will release 'Love As A Ghost' as a digital download through Touch Sensitive Records on Friday 22nd July.

Originally appearing as the centrepiece of their 2015 album 'Drone Pop #1', the single version of 'Love As A Ghost' features additional inspiration and instrumentation from the tracks' producer, David Holmes.

Love As A Ghost's widescreen, spectral 7 minutes outlines a group enthralled with the endless possibilities of repetition, melody and rhythm; haunting the same sonic cathedrals as My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, and The Jesus and Mary Chain at their most ethereal.

Following a suggestion from Holmes, 'Love As A Ghost' is the first Documenta track to feature Roisin Stewart on lead vocals. Joe Greene (vocals, guitar) “knew it was her song as soon as I heard it. The sense of detachment yet feeling in her voice still gets me.”

“'Love As A Ghost' blows '60s girl-group Pop bubblegum as re-imagined by The Jesus & Mary Chain. An MBV see-sawing tremolo riff as drums suck backwards, their vacuum pulling everything with it. Like a goodbye replayed from memory, a retracing of steps. Trying to pinpoint where you went wrong.”
Rob Harris: testpressing.org

'Love As A Ghost' has gained airplay from 6Music's Jarvis Cocker and Gideon Coe alongside support from Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), A.R. Kane and more.

The release will be accompanied by select UK festival appearances and club shows:

Laverys Mister Toms, Belfast - 22nd July
Kendal Calling, Lake District - 28th - 31st July 
Electric Fields, Scotland - 26th & 27th August 
Festival No.6, Portmeirion - 1st - 4th Sept

Touch Sensitive Records | TSR007 | Download 
Release: Friday 22nd July 2016
Label: info@touchsensitiverecords.com 

Love As A Ghost - single

Documenta - Love As A Ghost

Taken from 'It's Immaterial' LP by Black Marble, out October 14, 2016.

Order at The Ghostly Store: http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/black-marble-its-immaterial
Or at the retailer of your choice: https://Ghostly.lnk.to/black-marble

It's Immaterial

Black Marble - Iron Lung

The first track taken from Lorelle Meets The Obsolete's new album 'Balance', released by Captcha Records (US) and Sonic Cathedral (UK/EU) on September 16, 2016.

Pre-order 'Balance' on limited-edition transparent blue or clear vinyl - http://smarturl.it/lmtobalancelp

Pre-order 'Balance' on CD - http://smarturl.it/lmtobalancecd

Pre-order 'Balance' on iTunes with an instant download of 'La Distinción' - http://smarturl.it/lmtobalanceitunes


Lorelle Meets The Obsolete 'La Distinción'

from Bright Lights Small City cassette, Chapter Music, 1992
one-off band featuring Mark Cooper (guitar, vocals), Lachlan Tuppin (bass) and Guy Blackman (keyboard)
one of two songs recorded one day in early 1992
http://chaptermusic.com/store/various-artists/bright-lights-small-city/

Tanker - Maybe

Imperfection

Some years ago I wrote the music of this for Ditch and under the good graces of mutual pal Jimmy Coup.  Ditch melded it into a song.  We got this far! 

It's really a demo.  The vocals recorded into Jimmy's MacBook and the mixed over the instrumental demo.  I've tried to give a little bit of polish but of course without the multitrack I'm stuck a bit!  

It's probably more charming due to it's inherent rawness!

The Long Road with Ditch Cassidy

Day By Day (2016 Mix)

A 2002 version of the title track off the CD 'The Navigator'.