this playlist contains songs inspired by my time spent in the deep south... the swamps, the blues, the bayou, the southern vibe...  the hospitality, the mythology, the history, the blood spilled, the blood drank... the moonshine and the alligators.  the hearts broken and the silver bullets.  the spice and salty, the sweet and the heady.   it's beautiful down there.  God's country, the Devil's playground... call it what you will.  i call it my spiritual home.   if you like what you hear, go visit the artist's page and show them some motherfucking love...  thank you.  x

SWAMP THING

In here you will find some extraordinary tracks by artists/bands that deserve a wider audience.  Edgy, untamed, and dark...  please explore some more of the magic i have found here in the Soundcloud community, in my other playlists and maybe even my own music... if you like what you hear, please visit the artist/s page and show them some love... tell them what you liked about the song, how it moved you... it's all good feedback. support all new music, nurture new artists...

SUNBATHING ON THE RAILWAY

We've Been Going About This All Wrong

When I Die

Love Blast 07 - Moonlite Bunny Ranch "Downer" 

Moonlite Bunny Ranch is a saxophone player and two dj/producers, born from the spine of the dark jazz ensemble Macelleria Mobile Di Mezzanotte: 
"Freeform Techno" with improvised patterns and no real clue where the music would go, like a rough jazz band playing slow techno. 
Their first effort, "Downer", is a 3-tracks EP combining analog synthetizers, digital effects, saxophone, hang drum. 
Mixed at the Subsound Studio in Rome by Luciano Lamanna and mastered by Andrea Merlini, "Downer" gets inspiration from the illegal brothels in no man's land in the South of the United States; the jazz funerals in New Orleans; the goat and the old lady.
credits
releases 10 June 2014 
​Written and produced by ​Riccardo Chiaretti​, Pierluigi Ferro​, Lorenzo Macina​n​ti 

Mixed by Luciano Lamanna at Subsound, Roma 
Mastered by Andrea Merlini 
Artwork by ​Giulio Di Mauro/The Peer Gallery 

Love Blast, Aeterna Civitas, MMXIV​

Buy the record:
http://loveblast.bandcamp.com/album/downer

Moonlite Bunny Ranch - Lousiana House

Moonlite Bunny Ranch - Black Cotton Fields

Surf Curse – I'm Not Making Out With You

Plums - "Parking Lots"
The First Single Off Their Debut Album, 'jen'
Out July 14, 2015 On Forged Artifacts

Plums new 'EP02' is available now: https://plums.bandcamp.com/album/ep-02

Buy the EP

Plums - Parking Lots

"Cannibal" from Jill Andrews' The War Inside. 

PREORDER NOW:
iTunes: http://apple.co/1hIfeXp
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Management: Olivia Management
Erin O. Anderson // erin@oliviamanagement.com 
615/668/0295

Press: Cobra Camanda
Amanda Pitts // ap@cobracamanda.com

JillAndrews.com

Cannibal

Queen

Among many other things, Vera Sola is a poet, composer, Harvard literature scholar, and – of course – a songwriter. Although she’d written her own material over the years, it wasn’t until last year that she shared her music with another living soul. After serving as a touring member with Elvis Perkins’ band, Sola holed herself up in Native Sound Studio in St. Louis to record her songs for the first time ever, resulting in her debut album Shades, which she’ll self-release on Nov. 9. In the spirit of found object art, Sola used everything from bones to glass and filing cabinets to flesh out the folk arrangements she was creating.

The original version of the album’s single “The Colony” features Sola crooning with a vicious vibrato over brooding instrumentation that feels like it could’ve come from a long-lost spaghetti western classic. Sola was inspired to write the song after witnessing the native water protectors at Standing Rock, singing from the perspective of colonizers venturing to what’s now known as North America and claiming, defiling the land. The clatter of the rhythms and Sola’s merciless perspective of white colonialism is powerful in itself, but now the song has found itself diving even deeper into darkness.

Zola Jesus’ take on “The Colony” embraces the sinister edge stewing in Sola’s original song, unearthing swells of distorted bass drums and turning Sola’s voice into a ghostly haze. The pulse of the rhythms rattles viciously, shaking wildly alongside Sola herself. It creates a tension that’s drawn out throughout the entirety of the song, finally opening up to a clamor of beats erupting near the end. It’s hard to think of an artist more adept at breaking apart Sola’s already stirring work – performing a musical biopsy that stays true to the original’s core while and opening up new aural paths to the spirit of Sola’s work.
- Dusty Henry, KEXP

Vera Sola - the Colony (Zola Jesus Remix)

Mac's debut LP '2' will be out October 16th on Captured Tracks.

Mac DeMarco // My Kind of Woman

'2' LP/CD/MP3 will be available October 16th on Captured Tracks

Mac DeMarco // Freaking Out The Neighborhood

Lyrics:

I smell the rain from valleys low
My tired soul
Where would you go
I tie my chains to where they say
The old men come
And die to pray
Nowhere to hide
You're melting inside

Like the gypsy sun 
I will be the one warming you
Like the gypsy sun 
I will be the one burning you x 2

My mother doesn't like her name
So who could I ever 
Dare to blame
Head on my knees
I try to see
The blossoming trees
The purple breeze
Nowhere to hide
You're melting inside 

Like the gypsy sun 
I will be the one warming you
Like the gypsy sun 
I will be the one burning you x 3

Gypsy Sun

“Definite fan of these kids, they have that special something” – BBC Fresh on the Net
“INDIGOS have managed to blow us away with their sonic spectrum” – Bristol In Stereo

INDIGOS, the latest export of Bristol’s vibrant and significant live music scene, are pleased to announce their signing to premiere shoegaze bastions Club AC30 with the release of their heavenly self-titled debut EP.

An effortless blend of 90s post-punk grunginess mixed with layers of psychedelic guitars and irresistible pop hooks makes ‘INDIGOS’ an enchanting prospect, steeped in that ever popular juxtaposition between dark existential angst and blissful summer licks.

The 4-track was produced by Ben Johnson and IDLES guitarist Lee Kiernan with individual parts recorded from different studios, born as much from the bands financial limitations as anything else. Within these constraints they were able to pull together from various sessions and with the help of multiple collaborators, crafted something that sounded unexpectedly polished and extraordinarily expansive.

Opener ‘Silhouette Of You’ enraptures with its dreamy duel harmonies, marching, anthemic beat and blistering chorus while follow-up and lead single ‘I’m Healed’ goes to ever darker depths. ‘Animalistic’ leans into their cool slacker grooves and nonchalant delivery before euphoric closer ‘Out Of Body’ displays their more intimate stylings beautifully paired with a brutal cascade of riffs.
Lyrically the writing is diverse but always viewed through a poetic lens, exploring themes of self-reflection, projection, nostalgia, dystopia and more. They tells us that “our lyrics very often grow out of streams of consciousness as we bounce off each other’s ideas. We usually don’t know what a song is even about until it’s very nearly finished. Rather than trying to force a song into a preconceived ‘box’, we feel that creativity thrives on letting go of attachment to the end result, leaving the song to take on a form of its own, guiding the next steps we take, and essentially writing itself. Each song is as much a mystery to us as it is to anyone else, and that’s the way we like it.”

Recalling the likes of Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins and The Brian  Jonestown Massacre, their songwriting knack and live reputation piqued industry interest early on, with two Dot to Dot Festival  appearances, a support slot with Cherry Glazerr and 6 Music airplay.

Credits

Produced by Ben Johnson &amp; Lee Kiernan
Drums recorded at Monochrome Studios by Tom Gittins
Guitars recorded at Bink Bonk Studios by Mat Sampson
Vocals recorded at Ben Johnson's home studio
Mixed by Ben Johnson
Mastered by Pete Maher 
Artwork by Helen Lucy

Photography by Simon Holliday

INDIGOS - I'm Healed

Been working on this one off and on for forever. 
if you're into it please share with a friend :) thank you

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Mary Nose

"Freaks" from the upcoming album "Buds" by Reno, Nevada's Surf Curse. Coming soon on Big Joy. June 2013

Recorded at The Smell in Los Angeles by AJM (Moses Campbell)



Mary Nose

julian engine