EPR Weekly Roundup #19 W/C 19th Oct 15

Perfect Life

Pic: Maximo Pedraza (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maximopedraza)

Soko - Monster Love (feat. Ariel Pink)

Recorded and Mixed by Chris Campion
Mastered by Roland Hlavka
October, 2014


Control

nightschoolrecords.bigcartel.com/artist/m…-nilsson

A sweeping, cinematic, emotional change is in the air. Molly Nilsson’s sixth studio album Zenith begins with clear, wide eyes open to Earth as we would love it to be but seldom is. Recorded in her home of Berlin and whilst touring and, as ever, conceived, produced, written and recorded in solitude, Zenith is Nilsson’s big statement and consequently her most affecting work to date. It sees her reveling in big arrangements, sweeping synth strings, bigger choruses and emotions. Like the rest of us she looks within and to endless sunsets in wonder and puzzlement.

That Molly Nilsson is a DIY cult figure is beyond question; she has always written directly and with wit straight down the line between the universal and the personal. The difference with Zenith, and you can hear it in the opening chords of opener The Only Planet, is that her scope is now much wider and her heart heavier than ever before: over a post-ecstatic dusk, Nilsson serenades the globe in a loving embrace. Following on, 1995 is, arguably, one of Nilsson’s finest songs to date. It’s one of those songs to learn the lyrics to, to listen to on repeat, a reason to wear the grooves down to the bone, it’s why pop music can be one of the greatest art forms we have. It’s an example of how, on this album, Molly draws the listener closer to her heart than ever before. There’s simply no escape from the line “The plans that you made / when you still had the time / I’ve saved all the things that you left behind but by now I guess I’d consider them all mine /Windows 95, is only a metaphor for what I feel inside / Although I’m older now / there’s still an emptiness that’s never letting go somehow.” Show-stopper Mountain Time is the soundtrack to being on the run, from societal conventions, from normative ideas of happiness, from your surroundings. It’s the intoxicating call of the renegade. That’s not to say that Nilsson’s light touch has been forsaken for grandiose statements. Bunny Club begins as a demo-sketch before breaking into a fast-paced tale of doomed romance with big rave synths and Bus 194 (All There Is) sees Molly joyride through a city on a happy hardcore bus. But it’s tracks like Tomorrow and another contender for best-ever-Molly moment, Happyness that the true scale of what she’s accomplished reveals itself. We’re locked in a spiraling orbit, strings and bass whirling, gazing at the spinning planet below us as we contemplate both the ultimate freedom in loneliness and the glimmer of hope in the Other. Can we ever be truly with someone? Are we ever truly alone?

Over the 13 tracks here we get the impression that Nilsson may always be restless; like anyone else she has conflicting feelings of love and hate. It’s just not many other people can tell you exactly how you feel before you know it yourself.

MOLLY NILSSON: Mountain Time (from Zenith)

zom soujiahh (throwaway)

Commission
https://skeb.jp/@Ha1uday0/works/47

Halv - 輝く天のアンブレラ（Umbrella of the Glowing Sky）

Depth of Field is the first song to be taken from Sea Pinks forthcoming album Soft Days, due for release in January 2016 via CF Records. Rich in natural imagery and autumn colour, Depth of Field twists and turns on the super melodic guitar line of the verse and a lush, dreamy chorus extolling the virtues of uncertainty. 

Sea Pinks are a three piece from Belfast featuring Neil Brogan (ex-Girls Names, CRUISING) on guitar and vocals, Steven Henry (Documenta) on bass and Davey Agnew (Newton Forest FC) on drums. 

http://facebook.com/seapinks
http://cf-records.com

Sea Pinks - Depth of Field

Tutti Frutti is the second single from New Order's Music Complete - out NOW on Mute. 

Get 'Tutti Frutti' EP here: 
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Get Music Complete now: CD: http://po.st/NewOrderCD
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Download / Stream ‘Music Complete' here: 
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European Tour Dates. Access tickets and packages:
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New Order - Tutti Frutti (Hot Chip Remix)

Kitty's Cool Beams

Our cover of James' classic "Laid" featuring vocals from Jen Goma. 

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Laid

Video: https://youtu.be/p-g3ARYwMzs
From the upcoming Eterna EP. It's been asleep for 4 years, now it's ready to awaken the world.
https://www.instagram.com/2kulit2kuwit

Eterna Tests

Phèdre - Eclipsed

Static is the second single from A Different Arrangement

Static

DJ set at Supersonic on Sunday 24 October 2010

John Maus ) My Whole World's Coming Apart

From The Soft Moon's eponymous debut album of november 2010. 

The Soft Moon - Breathe The Fire

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