N.I.C.E. selects 0201 / Doubts About the Benefits of Money and Culture / EL5

Who could ever have thought, going back to the Pretty Things' first recording session in 1965 -- which started out so disastrously that their original producer quit in frustration -- that it would come to this? the Pretty Things' early history in the studio featured the band with its amps seemingly turned up to 11, but for much of S.F. Sorrow the band is turned down to seven or four, or even two, or not amplified at all (except for Wally Allen's bass -- natch), and they're doing all kinds of folkish things here that are still bluesy enough so you never forget who they are, amid weird little digressions on percussion and chorus; harmony vocals that are spooky, trippy, strange, and delightful; sitars included in the array of stringed instruments; and an organ trying hard to sound like a Mellotron. Sometimes one gets an echo of Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn or A Saucerful of Secrets, and it all straddles the worlds of British blues and British psychedelia better than almost any record you can name. The album, for those unfamiliar, tells the story of "S.F. Sorrow," a sort of British Everyman -- think of a working-class, luckless equivalent to the Kinks' Arthur, from cradle to grave. The tale and the songs are a bit downbeat and no amount of scrutiny can disguise the fact that the rock opera S.F. Sorrow is ultimately a bit of a confusing effort -- these boys were musicians, not authors or dramatists. Although it may have helped inspire Tommy, it is, simply, not nearly as good. That said, it was first and has quite a few nifty ideas and production touches. And it does show a pathway between blues and psychedelia that the Rolling Stones, somewhere between Satanic Majesties, "We Love You," "Child of the Moon," and Beggars Banquet, missed entirely. [This CD reissue on Snapper adds four valuable songs from their 1967-1968 singles ("Defecting Grey," "Mr. Evasion," "Talkin' About the Good Times," and "Walking Through My Dreams"). This version of "Defecting Grey" is the original, long, uncut five-minute rendition, and not of trivial importance; it's superior to the shorter one used on the official single.] - Review by Richie Unterberger

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The Pretty Things - S. F. Sorrow Is Born (from S.F Sorrow)

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Disco Halal is back with Vol.2 , Featuring this time amazing works by Disco Halal's own Moscoman, The Infamous Tel aviv Duo Red Axes, yet another masters of the Israeli disco Scene, Rabo & Snob, and the maybe unknown but nothing less but genius reworker from Sofia, KMTR. 

Yalla.


A2 Hamathil (Red Axes Edit)

Disco Halal is back with their 3rd edition of middle eastern wild edits series for this beautiful vinyl, the heads of the label called back to the guys who started it all @Autarkic & @Mehmet Aslan, with addition of Israeli obscurities producer @Naduve and Turkish editor @Dogu Civick. 
by far, musically its feels like the best one yet, don't miss out on this limited offer.


A1 Baladi (Mehmet Aslan Edit)

Prins Polo - Hamster Charm (clean)

A Child's Guide To Good And Evil

1906

Traveler-at-heart, young newcomer David Mears combines the past and the modern, mixing traditional soundscapes and beats in a spiritual journey through time and spaces. Based in Paris but also Germany through the UrbanCosmonaut Radio crew, his live performances can be compared as a story-telling experience, as the artist focuses on the narrative impact of his sound and visual elements.

Viajero de corazón, el joven debutante David Mears combina el pasado con lo moderno, mezclando paisajes de sonidos tradicionales con ritmos de viajes a travez de el tiempo y espacios. tiene base en Paris y Alemania con el grupo UrbanCosmoaut Radio, su representación se puede comparar como una experiencia de un narrador, como la de un artista que se genera un impacto narrativo en sus sonidos.





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David Mears - Nomads Land (Original Mix)

Unnofficial Remix of Nicolas Jaar's Pomegranates Track Folie à deux
bandcamp : https://nicolanoir.bandcamp.com/album/the-remixes-2
Hypeedit: https://hypeddit.com/track/hy1h1h

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Nicolas Jaar - Folie À Deux (Nicola Noir Remix)

Carmen

Geju exploring trippy groove 
Sketch by Alena Rakova 


Bandcamp: https://geju.bandcamp.com/track/niv
Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/niv-remixes/1872013
itunes: itunes.apple.com/ru/album/niv-rem…d1164470795?l=en

Niv (Original mix)

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Download from iTunes/Google Play: http://found.ee/TessellationsDL

February 2016 sees the 3rd anniversary of Houndstooth, and the label mark this with their 50th release. ‘Tessellations’ is a compilation of brand new, exclusive tracks from each of the 14 artists to release on the label.

The release serves to simultaneously trace common threads and highlight tensions within such a stylistically expansive roster.

Presented on a double CD and digitally, ‘Tessellations’ charts a path from Guy Andrews and Aïsha Devi’s widescreen soundscapes and the offbeat electronic pop of 18+ and Snow Ghosts, through the analogue 4/4 pulse of Marquis Hawkes and Shift Work, to Akkord and Special Request’s visceral re-imagining of hardcore.

Tracks from Call Super, Throwing Snow and Second Storey occupy those hard-to-define – yet often most exciting – spaces in between, gluing together the selection along with contributions from House of Black Lanterns, Soft as Snow and _Unsubscribe_.

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Tessellations

Everything

House of Black Lanterns - Everything

2xCD: http://store.houndstoothlabel.com/tessellations.html | Download: http://found.ee/TessellationsDL | 12" sampler: http://store.houndstoothlabel.com/tessellations-sampler.html

February 2016 sees the 3rd anniversary of Houndstooth, and the label mark this with their 50th release. ‘Tessellations’ is a compilation of brand new, exclusive tracks from each of the 14 artists to release on the label.

The release serves to simultaneously trace common threads and highlight tensions within such a stylistically expansive roster.

Presented on a double CD and digitally, ‘Tessellations’ charts a path from Guy Andrews and Aïsha Devi’s widescreen soundscapes and the offbeat electronic pop of 18+ and Snow Ghosts, through the analogue 4/4 pulse of Marquis Hawkes and Shift Work, to Akkord and Special Request’s visceral re-imagining of hardcore.

Tracks from Call Super, Throwing Snow and Second Storey occupy those hard-to-define – yet often most exciting – spaces in between, gluing together the selection along with contributions from House of Black Lanterns, Soft as Snow and _Unsubscribe_.

PR | Melissa: mt@tailored-communication.com

Elephant Ride

Second Storey - Elephant Ride

HES029
Bruce
A) Steals
B1) Relevant Again
B2) Petal Pluck

Release date: 25/03/2016
12" vinyl and digital download
Distribution by Kudos

Relevant Again

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Great thanks goes to: 
Avi Adir &amp; Atmani: Bansuri, Bouzouki, Dudu, Keyboards. 
Sitar, drone - local musicians. 
General subject, idea, groove station, production, mastering - Geju guys.


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Termopses (Free Download)

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