news letter #606

Good music

otoño 2013

Jazzava cafe- 11/2013

Sounds

Music of 2013

Abstract

Arve Henriksen - Saraswati

Taken from the album 'L'Expérience Acoustique' released as 3LP
1968-72

François Bayle 'Cinq thèmes-sons' (REGRM 010)

Sons Of Kemet - Inner Babylon

Goner Records To Reissue Australia's COSMIC PSYCHOS:
Down On The Farm (1985)
Cosmic Psychos (1987)
Go The Hack (1989)

COSMIC PSYCHOS
Sometime in the winter of 1989/90, I wandered into New York City’s Midnight Records, a store famous for its deep catalog of 60s garage and psychedelic music, as well as a strong selection of classic punk rock, and a cantankerous French owner with ridiculous hair. On this visit, instead of hearing a puny French bootleg of The Standells or the Seeds, as I opened the door I was enveloped in the massive opening chords to the first song on the Cosmic Psychos then-new album GO THE HACK. “She’s a lost cause / she’s a lost lost cause!” blasted into the air at maximum volume. In a perfect cinematic moment, the drums announced my entry, the bass dictated my walk, the air became thick with guitar fuzz and wah wah, and snarled vocals described perfectly a girl’s descent into a cause which was lost. Instead of record shopping, I felt like I’d stepped into a biker movie and was motoring down a long straight outback road on a Harley. This was my introduction to the Cosmic Psychos and I was hooked.

I loved that a band could be so powerful and sound so big and unapologetically simple, and incorporate so much of what I loved about music - well, basically the attitudes and sounds of the Stooges and Ramones, setting up songs with a good title or idea, matching it with a massive riff, then running it out with squeals of wah wah and manly disregard for cleverness or adornment. AND THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE COSMIC PSYCHOS! They obviously had no regard for “makin’ it” in those days when an alternative rock band at least had a chance to sell some records. I was an instant fan.

Earlier records proved to be the same formula with even less refinement, and that was definitely a good thing. These were lovably manly Aussies singing about what they knew best- farm equipment, lusting after Elle Macpherson, wishing they were in Van Halen (for the ladies), drinking at the pub, and even more drinking at the pub. Trivia question: In what indie rock song does the lead singer bellow, “I love my tractor!”?  Answer: NONE! No scarves or looking like Stevie Nicks straight out of the hairstylist’s for these fellows. They were the real deal before the deal was dealt. And couldn’t care less.

The Psychos enjoyed a long run through the 80s and 90s on such Australian labels as What Goes On, Mr Spaceman, Survival, and Rattlesnake, as well as American stalwarts Sub Pop and Amphetamine Reptile. Many bands from that era no longer seem vital today, lost in a murk of crisp drums, loud guitars, flannel shirts and shallow aspirations. These first Cosmic Psychos releases feel as timeless and necessary as ever, still a bullshit bulldozer, a blurry loud night at the bar, a rollicking time hanging with the guys. The time has come for a new generation to be uplifted by these initial blasts from the Cosmic Psychos. Goner is proud to partner with Melbourne’s esteemed Aarght Records to once again bring these platters of primal perfection into a world that definitely needs them. As Ross yells in Go The Hack’s “Back In Town,”

“We’re B.I.T.! BACK IN TOWN!”   

Indeed.

- Eric Friedl / Goner Records

Watch the trailer for 'Blokes You Can Trust': http://www.cosmicpsychos.com.au/

Formats / Release Info
Down On The Farm 12” ep: http://www.goner-records.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=11614
Cosmic Psychos: http://www.goner-records.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=11616
Go The Hack: http://www.goner-records.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=11615

Down On The Farm + Cosmic Psychos CD**:
http://www.goner-records.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=11552
Go The Hack CD: http://www.goner-records.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=11553

Cosmic Psychos "Lost Cause" // 'Go The Hack' Out Now On Goner/Aarght Records

Build Me Up From Bones, the third release from acclaimed 22-year-old singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Sarah Jarosz, is set to drop September 24th via Sugar Hill Records. Build Me Up From Bones was recorded in the midst of Jarosz’s final semester at the prestigious New England Conservatory (where she graduated with honors) and a rigorous touring schedule. Set to embark on an exciting new chapter of her life, the songs on Sarah Jarosz’s newest release are a compelling portrait of an artist coming into her own.

Pre-Order Via iTunes!

Sarah Jarosz - "Book Of Right-On"

► Download audio on our app: http://blrrm.tv/BR_APP ► Watch here: http://blrrm.tv/bonoboLDN
► One of our favourite DJs, Bonobo playing some choice cuts in London.

Bonobo Boiler Room London DJ Set

1968

Watch the lyric video here: bit.ly/thath-aslyricvid

Purchase Let's Be Still from www.theheadandtheheart.com

iTunes - http://smarturl.it/letsbestill
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/letsbestillamz
Sub Pop - www.subpop.com/artists/the_head_and_the_heart

iTunes

Another Story

Sonidos desde martes tarde-noche

ACCADDE A - accadde a bali -DI ARAWAK DIRETTE

This track is titled "Morning", and it is a contemporary classical piece. I am not the composer, but I have uploaded it on behalf of the composer, who wishes to be anonymous at this stage.

Reggel-Morning.mp3

Arve Henriksen  Time Lapse...

music: 123
lyrics: berke can ozcan
redorded by can aykal
mixed by brian bender at motherbrain, nyc.
mastered by nathan james at the vault mastering, nyc.

arve henriksen: trumpets
berke can özcan: vocals, drums, shakers
dilara sakpınar: vocals
burak ırmak: rhodes, synths, glockenspiel, lido organ
feryin kaya: bass guitar, acoustic guitar

first he didn't know what the moon tonight was after
then he walked the shore
where the light of waters could touch his barefoot
full moon illusion makes him feel the blue lagoon
he recognized before
that the tides around ment to rise and to fall
arve he was called
caught the waves with moonlight and the scent of lagoon
his full moon vision makes him come running back to the sea
he could keep it cold like a stone
for he's cried his eyes out earlier
he was the one to come after the beautiful pale white owl
he took the owls life away with his own two hands
arve he was cold like a stone
he took the owls life away with his own two hands
arve he was cold like the snow
for he's born to the days full of ice and snow


arve feat. arve henriksen

Arve Henriksen - Blue Silk

30 minute mixtape for The Kort. All original productions.
Check out the interview here- http://thekort.com/post/28428306710/samuelkerridge

KORTMIX009: samuelkerridge

Off my first album "Summer Heart"

Grab the vinyl here: https://blackbirdblackbird.bandcamp.com/merch

Pure

B-Side from 'Miami'. Also features on the deluxe iTunes LP version of 'Total Life Forever'.

Wear and Tear

Track taken from the upcoming Matthew Collings album 'Splintered Instruments' available through Fluid Audio on 31.01.13.

* Track composed by Matthew Collings / Ben Frost
* Drums and Additional Percussion by Brady Swan

Matthew Collings - Vasilia

The Haxan Cloak - 'Excavation': Released 15th April 2013
CD, 2xLP & Digital

iTunes Pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/excavation/id617447893
Boomkat Pre-order: http://boomkat.com/downloads/663910-the-haxan-cloak-excavation
Insound Pre-order: http://www.insound.com/Excavation-CD-The-Haxan-Cloak/P/INS117532/

The Haxan Cloak - The Mirror Reflecting (Part 2)

Hotflush label boss, Scuba, handpicks 7 tracks from the imprint's catalogue for Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show on January 18th, 2013.

1. Mount Kimbie - Maybes (Hotflush)
2. Scuba - Adrenalin (Hotflush)
3. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (Hotflush)
4. Scuba - Twitch (Jamie Vex'd remix) (Hotflush)
5. Sepalcure - Love Pressure (Hotflush)
6. Search & Destroy - Candyfloss (Loefah remix) (Hotflush)
7. Toasty - The Knowledge (Hotflush)


Scuba - 'Hotflush Classics' Mix for Annie Mac - 18.01.2013

Arve Henriksen - Bird's Eye

Luiz Caracol com Sara Tavares - Tava na tua

a record label dedicated to release work by the most adventurous and creative norwegian artists and composers

Arve Henriksen - Saraswati

Rune Grammofon