Bedlam Suitcase Bouncing To Bethlehem

Curated by Seán Golden, episode 3 is an interview with Martin Enright called Goose Field. This is Seán’s third exploration into north Sligo communities. Following  the projects Maugherow: A much wider place (2019) and Maugherow: Beneath the blowing sands (2021). In this final iteration, Seán hosts a series of podcasts interviewing archaeologists, folklorists and ecologists on the subject of the land and the sea of the north Sligo peninsula.

Episode 3 of Bare Hazel | Maugherow, Out of the cold dark of the rich sea

Jesca Hoop DEEPER DEVASTATION

The Valley of Yessiree - I'm The Woods

A l’occasion de la réception du boss du label @mannequin-label au Iboat le 29 avril, ce dernier, Alessandro Adriani, nous a enregistré une sélection de morceaux obscures retraçant plusieurs décennies de musiques froides et synthétiques. Son label, réputé pour ses rééditions de trésors industriels/cold/synth/minimal wave (Martial Canterel, The Actor, Bourbonese Qualk, The Neon Judgement …), fait également office de défricheurs de talents; Fallbeill, Maoupa Mazzocchetti, JASSS, An-I, Musumeci ou encore notre deuxième invité, December, ont eu l’occasion de voir leur musique sortie sur le label italien. On est donc très heureux de recevoir un des principaux activiste de cette nouvelle vague métallique pour la première fois à l’iboat.

Basement Tapes #14 - Alessandro Adriani (Mannequin Records)

Emily Luce Senior Recital 12-9-17

There are seven that pull the thread (W.B. Yeats)

Mannequin is really proud to  announce the forthcoming brand new 12'' from Tropic of Cancer, one the most important realities in the modern post-punk and darkwave scene.
 
Essentially the solo project of LA-based Camella Lobo, with contributions from John Mendez (aka Sandwell District’s Silent Servant) and Taylor Burch (DVA Damas) and after two sold-out releases on labels Blackest Ever Black and Downwards, Tropic Of Cancer have stoked their slow burning reputation into the makings of what isbeing referred to as a 'modern classic.' 

Though Tropic Of Cancer's sound has been called gothic, cold wave and drone pop, the band's take on their influences isanything but nostalgic. Lobo and Mendez have managed to imbue their own elusive gaze and craft a strangely beautiful and intoxicating sound in the wake of theirpredecessors.
 
The three tracks on this new 12'' take us gently by the hand into a slowed-down opium dream - it's like watching the desert from the same stark corners where Lyciastood many years ago.
 
This EP gathers the primal thrust of their bleak Post-Punk (think about Cultural Decay shaking hands with Section 25 in their psychedelic/buddhist years) and Minimal Wave aesthetics with this entirely new dimension in the music of TOC – heartfelt and deep. 

Cold waves have never been so warm.

Tracklisting:
 
A - The One Left
B1 - Beneath The Light
B2 - It's All Come Undone

12'' EP Version: Limited edition of 500 copies
 
DIGITAL Version: Distribution through The Orchard in the most important digital stores (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, Nokia, Spotify and many others).

Tropic Of Cancer - The One Left

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people 
living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do 
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people 
living life in peace
ooooh

You may say I’m a dreamer
I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world 
will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people 
sharing all the world
yeahhh

You may say I’m a dreamer
I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world 
will be as one

Written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono (c) Lenono Music 1971 

Yoko Ono — vocals
Thomas Bartlett — piano, keyboards, electronics

Warzone

Imagine

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Susan Rowland - This Bitter Pill

I am a songwriter and founder member of the Sligo band Those Nervous Animals. These days I run the Knock Records label. I have been privileged to work with some very fine singers and players across the years.  I love to collaborate and try out fresh ideas.  Bedlam Suitcase was a recent project with Tara Baoth Mooney and Tom Jamieson.  Most recently Tom and I joined with Susan Rowland on the Mrs Shop project, and are currently assembling an album of original songs.

Bedlam Suitcase Bouncing To Bethlehem

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