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With their new single, ‘Too Few’, Batsch have delivered another perfect example of the skewed, infectious, dreamy alt-pop they are known for. It is the first new material that Mason Le Long and Matt Rheeston have produced since the band became a duo and marks a departure in their approach to composition. Over Rheeston’s bebop-flavoured drum loop and a haunting synth refrain, Le Long’s deadpan vocal calmly depicts a protagonist losing all perspective on their own welfare, sitting right on the knife’s edge between mania and joy. In Le Long’s own words, “I was struggling with some personal issues last autumn, though clearly in denial, so I was just trying to laugh it off. The lyrics were supposed to be poking fun at my own state of mind, but it was only on reflection, listening back a few weeks later, that I actually came to terms with what I was experiencing, and how it’s reflected in the song.”

Batsch - Too Few

Bar Pandora "Ultramess" out 24th May 23 : https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/barpandora/ultramess-radio-edit-2

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Music video
Artist: Bar Pandora  @barpandoramusic  
Co-Director: Charlie Tophill  @barpandoramusic  
Co-Director: Michelle Bailey,  Baileyface Productions
Production Assistant: Matt Rheeston
Edit & Color -  Charlie Tophill  @barpandoramusic  
With special thanks to  @thetinmusicandarts6892  and Diana Stefanescu location and equipment

Artwork
Photography by Sinead Patching
Edited by Charlie Tophill

Lyrics

Your telephone rings but you’ll have to wait
My attention is praying on your face
I have noticed it before today but
My intentions were good
I am known to
I have blown through

Ultramess
I have felt a flame coming from you
I confess
I have felt the same but never wanted to
Play
Play 
Say
We’ll do anything we wanted to

It may have been a world away
Redemption can be so vague
Have you felt it more since I went away
I’m not sleeping anymore
I am known to
I have flown through

Ultramess
I have felt a flame coming from you
I confess
I have felt the same but never wanted to
Play
Play 
Say
We’ll do anything we wanted to

Ultramess (Radio Edit)

Oh sweet, sweet technical evolution. A bliss yet also a burden, isn’t it? And it’s affecting us all in our daily life with music being no exception at all. Audiovisual artist JJ Weihl knows a thing or two about that. Her work - whether it is in the fabulous indie band Fenster or under her solo moniker DISCOVERY ZONE is often addressing the relationship with technology. So, it’s no surprise that her Messy Mix was also inspired by her own musical and creative process in relation to how she use and interacts with different types of technology. 

Or in her own words:

“I wanted to put together a collection of songs and sounds addressing the presence of 
technology in our daily lives and especially in regards to the way it shapes our experience of making and consuming music.  It has become so ubiquitous that it's almost invisible. 

Some of the songs on the mix are about technology thematically.  I chose a variety of material highlighting the use of different types of technology - from some of the earliest computer music compositions to some of the latest uses of AI in songwriting techniques.

Where do we draw the line? How does it affect our perception of what we're listening to? What does the past show us about the present and future?

I hope that the mix serves as a conversation starter about the implications of technology in music and in our daily lives.” 

As a longtime fan of JJ’s work I’m extremely thrilled and honoured to have her on board for this tremendous musical journey that’s called "Technology Mythology", named after a song by Gary Blanchard which is also on this mix. Plug in and enjoy the ride with me!

Too Few

Golden Palms Records