Taken from the 1999 album 'Truffles Of Love'. 

Lyrics & music by Lloyd James. 

https://naevus.bandcamp.com/album/truffles-of-love

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Track from my latest Brand New dark Age album for you :)

Snow Burial

Panda Bear - Venom's In (Jaime Rosso Siren Dub)

Tourist Mind

Regular readers of tQ might remember that our friends at MUTEK helpfully had someone handy with a tape recorder to capture Factory Floor's comeback set at the 2024 edition of the festival. Well, we're happy to report that they've done done the same again, this time with one of our favourite collaborative duos – James Holden and Wacław Zimpel. The intense, beautiful and burbling set, with modular synths and saxophone dancing in all the bright ecstasy of a winter mountain stream, can be listened to on our Soundcloud below.  " i remember i really enjoyed this one, it was the first show we'd had for a little while and felt quite flowy, a nice connected feeling," reflected James Holden, and his musical partner agrees: "I really loved it," Wacław Zimpel says, "it's always quite amazing to play again after longer break. Breaks gives a room for new ideas to grow spontaneously." They both praise preceding sets by Yu Su and Valentina Magaletti for setting "a great vibe at the venue," as Zimpeł puts it. It came on top of a fine stay in Montreal for the festival. "We immersed ourselves in the local cuisine – poutine – and then climbed the big hill. at the top a guy with a fluorescent cargo bike and a poodle in (also fluorescent) ankle warmers turned up, pumping 90s house out of a Bluetooth speaker. We felt like we'd completed Canada, achievement unlocked."

James Holden & Wacław Zimpel live at MUTEK Montreal 2025

The Death Of Bunny Munro

Night Words

Lloyd James | Hunter Barr | Ben McLees 

Naevus is a British experimental rock group. Formed in London in 1998 by Lloyd James (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Joanne Owen (bass, accordion), Naevus were often categorised as part of the ‘neo-folk’ genre. Their music has also drawn critical comparison with post-punk acts such as Swans and Wire, and often includes elements of industrial music.

The band released four albums between 1999 and 2004 before expanding to a four-piece with the addition of John Murphy (drums) and Greg Ferrari (electric guitar).

Their first album with the expanded line-up was 'Silent Life' in 2007, which was a critical success and included contributions from members of Urge Within, Sieben, and Current 93.

Their 6th album, 'Relatively Close To The Sea', saw them combining elements of their earlier post-punk sounds alongside more melodic material and progressive rock elements.

In 2009, Hunter Barr returned as drummer, having previously played on EP 'The Body Speaks' in 2004, and the EP 'Days that Go' followed in 2010. 

The 7th Naevus album, 'The Division of Labour', was completed by Lloyd James as a solo effort and was released in May 2012. Live shows followed with a new line-up including Ben McLees (guitar) and Arthur Shaw (bass). 

In 2013, the compilation CDs Stations and Others were released, gathering together all singles, B-sides and compilation tracks from 2001 to 2012 as well as new and previously unreleased material. During the year Sam Astley joined the band as live guitarist, with Ben McLees moving across to bass. 

The EP 'Backsaddling' was released in 2014, followed by the first Naevus live album 'Appetite And Application', recorded in Germany in October 2013. 

Naevus are currently working on new material for their 8th studio album, due for release in summer 2015. 

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