What Katie's Listening to: September 2015

Welcome to Under the Radar's Weekly Playlist, where we compile the best tracks to debut online in the last week (or thereabouts). In this mix we've got new songs by Small Black, The Dears, Yumi Zouma, Here We Go Magic, Toro y Moi, Superchunk, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Foals, Petite Noir, and more; plus, Four Tet remixes CHVRCHES and Speedy Ortiz covers The Cardigans. Look no further, your weekend playlist is right here.

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Under the Radar Playlist August 28, 2015

[p*dis] distribution sampler for September 2015

p*dis sampler 2015.09

Gorah

Converted By http://soundiiz.com, Spotify To Soundcloud

Electronic Concentration

This and that

EVMAPPLETHORPE

2015

The new album 'Spaces' out now on CD/2xLP/Digital via Erased Tapes.

EU order link: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP055
US order link: http://www.midheaven.com/item/spaces-by-frahm-nils-cd

9/10 Drowned In Sound · 9/10 Clash · 4.5/5 Fact · 4.5/5 Resident Advisor · 9/10 Popmatters · 9/10 The Line Of Best Fit · 8.5/10 Under The Radar · 8/10 Exclaim! ★★★★1/2 Music Omh · ★★★★ The Irish Times · ★★★★ Arts Desk

‘Frahm truly excels’ 9/10 Uncut 
‘Frahm works his magic’ ★★★★ Mojo
‘The infinite elasticity of sound’ 7.8 Pitchfork 
‘Improvisatory, wild, heartfelt’ Interview Magazine
‘A fantastic record’ The Guardian Album of the Week 
‘Frahm creates something mesmerising’ ★★★★ The Observer
‘My favourite new piece of music this year’ Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

erasedtapes.com · nilsfrahm.com

Spaces

Says

Buy 2xLP/CD/DL

Nils Frahm - Says

Thor's Stone (Lee "Scratch" Perry remix)

Pre-order on iTunes

Red Eyes

As angelic melodies swirl from Ilana Blumberg (last heard harmonising with her brother Daniel on Yuck's 2011 debut), Nai Harvest strum in with their tribute to Bellshill's finest. A world away from the twiddly scuzz of last years Whatever, the softer side contained within 'Ain't That Enough' isn't the sound of a band selling out, rather showcasing the undeniably eclectic force of a two-piece-done-good.

Even Teenage Fanclub's Gerard Love agrees! 

"I really like how they've approached it, definitely has more bite than our version. I don't ever remember enjoying hearing cover versions of my songs, so this is a first."

3 physical ‘Pizza Box‘ versions of the single will go up for sale at 1pm (GMT). You can also join the Pizza Club by purchasing shirts, bottle openers, patches or simply sign up for fortnightly free music on our Pizza Club homepage (http://artishardrecords.tumblr.com/pizzaclub2014).

Nai Harvest - Ain't That Enough (Teenage Fanclub Cover)

Taylor McFerrin - Degrees Of Light

Taken from the new Ben Frost EP -
'V A R I A N T' - out on vinyl and download on 8 December 2014 through Mute / Bedroom Community.

The limited edition EP features remixes of tracks taken from the latest album A U R O R A  by British producer Evian Christ (following his critically acclaimed Waterfall EP and work with Kanye West); Downward label boss and techno producer Regis (previous remix credits inc. VCMG, Terence Fixmer), Good by Air affiliated experimental artist Dutch E Germ (previous remix credits inc. Fatima Al Qadiri and Mas Ysa); Australian duo HTRK and raster-noton recording artist Kangding Ray.

Get A U R O R A here: iTunes - http://smarturl.it/auroraiTunes
CD - http://smarturl.it/auroraCD
Standard Vinyl - http://smarturl.it/auroraLP
Coloured Limited Edition Vinyl Boomkat - http://boomkat.com/vinyl/969946
Rough Trade - http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/81850

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www.facebook.com/theghostofbenfrost
www.twitter.com/ethermachines
www.benfrost.bandcamp.com
www.myspace.com/theghostofbenfrost
@benfrost

www.mute.com
www.bedroomcommunity.net

Get A U R O R A 

Ben Frost :: 'Venter' (Evian Christ TF 12" Mix)

mmr-19 : Merzbow + Shinji Miyadai "Music For Urbanism"

Buy HTH035: 8 track CD & digital http://found.ee/HTH035 
Buy HTH030: 2 track remix EP on heavyweight 12" bit.ly/HTH030 
Download HTH030 from iTunes: smarturl.it/HTH030 
Play HTH030 on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/4oNkddDxTVLrF77X5R1daq

“An absolutely outstanding piece of work” - Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC 6 Music)

"Haxan Cloak remixed Akkord and it's one of the best things he's ever made" - Tri Angle Records

"For anyone bold enough to drop it in a club, expect folk to fall over or climb the stacks by its final climax" - Boomkat

HTH030

HTH020 (The Haxan Cloak’s Cloud Of Witness)

Buy 

Akkord – HTH020 (The Haxan Cloak’s Cloud Of Witness) [Houndstooth]

Freak Heat Waves "Design of Success" off 'Bonnie's State of Mind' out February, 3rd 2015 on Hockey Dad Records
Pre-order now at: www.hockeydadrecords.com

Freak Heat Waves on Bandcamp: http://freakheatwaves.bandcamp.com/
Freak Heat Waves on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/FreakHeatWaves
Freak Heat Waves on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/FreakHeatWaves


Freak Heat Waves - Design Of Success

Bossa Nova Civic Club will release their second compilation on limited 12” vinyl and digital download Feb, 2015 exclusively at bushwickismelting.com.

Volume 2, the sophmore collaborative release with Sisterjam is a three track compilation including original unreleased material by Brooklyn-based producers Black Meteoric Star (AKA Gavin Russom, DFA), Lorna Dune (Dazzleships, Lo Bit Landscapes), and J Slusher (Lost Soul).

Lorna Dune – Reflux

Single off of his upcoming album "Tangier Sessions"

Pre- Order Now:
http://www.dragcity.com/products/tangier-sessions

Sir Richard Bishop- "Frontier"

Second mp3 single from Chastity Belt's 2015 album Time To Go Home, out 3/23/15 on Hardly Art records.

Purchase Time To Go Home:
Hardly Art: www.hardlyart.com/shop/chastitybelt.html
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/time-to-go-home/id951967954
Amazon: amzn.com/B00R8P1036

hardlyart.com/chastitybelt.html

Follow Chastity Belt on Twitter: twitter.com/CHAST1TYBELT
Like Chastity Belt on Facebook: www.facebook.com/chastitybeltmusic
Follow Chastity Belt on Instagram: instagram.com/chazzybelt

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Time to Go Home

Joke

Chastity Belt - "Joke"

"Find Yourself" appears on Jacco Gardner's upcoming full length album, Hypnophobia (out 5/5/15), as well as the "Find Yourself b/w Mixed Feelings" 7". 

Pre-order Hypnophobia - http://polyvinylrecords.com/hypnophobia

Jacco Gardner - Find Yourself

AOKI,hayatoとharuka nakamura

2014 RELEASE
1st ALBUM
「FOLKLORE」より
「CALL」short ver.

fete musique.

CALL

Pre-order available now: 
http://importantrecords.com/

Pitchfork: 
" About 90 seconds into "Confetti", the stunning second song on James Blackshaw’s Summoning Suns, the guitarist hesitates as he begins to negotiate a particularly tricky—and, for him, rather unprecedented—passage. The first two verses have ended, a small string section has pushed the tune onto a carousel that might have suited Van Dyke Parks in his prime, and an ascendant third verse has thrust Blackshaw into a place he’s never been: a vocal hook that he has to sing himself. "The needless noise you air," he offers gently, the instrumentalist’s voice so soft and uncertain at the start of each word that he almost drops "the." "Echoes everywhere," he ends, pushing the last syllable with such force it seems he’s using his last bit of breath. It’s guileless, charming, and the anchor of a masterful few minutes of acoustic pop so good they make you ask an unlikely question: Why hasn’t James Blackshaw been singing all along?"

James Blackshaw Failure's Flame from Summoning Suns CD/LP -  Pre-Order Available Now

Out March 10th on Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com) in the USA/UK/EU & March 6th on Chapter Music (www.chaptermusic.com)in AU/NZ/JP.

07 Competition

"Her Name In A Language Of Stars" is a fourth full-length album by Endless Melancholy. Recorded in 2015 it was released on CD via Hidden Vibes on 27 Jul 2015. 'Like Ships Without Anchors' is a third track on album (previously featured on "Wide As The Golden Ocean" split EP with Desolate Horizons).
Get a copy here:
https://endlessmelancholy.bandcamp.com/album/her-name-in-a-language-of-stars

Music by Oleksiy Sakevych 
Mastering by James Plotkin 
Artwork by Oleksiy Sakevych

Like Ships Without Anchors

From Forthcoming Album
Violette Moth･･･ Guitar, Vocal, Chorus             
Joseph K.･･･ Synthesizer, Horn, Rhythm, 
Field Recording, Noise,
Written By Violette Moth
Arrangement By Joseph K.
Recording & Mixing Enguneer  Joseph K.
Recording & Mixing Studio  Barry Road Studio/Sunny Side Road Studio, London, UK
Photographer  Violette Moth
Designer  Joseph K.
Special Thanks to Taku,Lucy

Le mote...

My remix for the wonderful Noah, from my favourite label flau. Please check out her beautiful album Sivutie out June 22nd.

Single 'flaw' with my remix out now https://flau.bandcamp.com/album/flaw 

Album 'Sivutie' available for pre-order http://flau.jp/releases/48.html

Guardian feature http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/01/new-band-of-the-week-noah-no-52

Noah - doll (kidkanevil Remix)

from their album "The Island" - out OCT 16th, 2015 on Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp "Long Beach Idyll"

HERBCRAFT - Push Thru The Veil

from the Trouble In Mind Records release "Somnaphoria" ~ OUT NOW via www.troubleinmindrecs.com

Matchess - The Law Of Pure Will (or, The Lamentation Of The Greatest Wealth)

Small Black - "No One Wants It To Happen To You" from Best Blues out October 16, 2015 on Jagjaguwar

Jagjaguwar/direct - http://smarturl.it/smallblack_ind
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/smallblack_it
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/smallblack_amz
your local record store - http://smarturl.it/smallblack_ind

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https://twitter.com/smallblk
https://www.facebook.com/SmallBlk
https://instagram.com/smallblackmusic/

Small Black - "No One Wants It To Happen To You" from Best Blues out October 16, 2015 on Jagjaguwar

Best Blues

No One Wants It to Happen to You

Small Black - "No One Wants It To Happen To You"

From Forthcoming Album "Violette Moth avec Joseph K."
Violette Moth･･･ Electric Guitar, Vocal, Chorus             
Joseph K.･･･ Acoustic Guitar, Noise
Written By Violette Moth
Arrangement By Joseph K.
Recording & Mixing Enguneer  Joseph K.
Recording & Mixing Studio  Barry Road Studio/Sunny Side Road Studio, London, UK
Photographer  Violette Moth
Designer  Joseph K.
Special Thanks to Taku,Lucy

so blue

VIDEO's "The Entertainers" is available here: https://thirdmanstore.com/video-the-entertainers

Crawling from the musical wasteland that is Texas, their intentions are simple: they want to own the world. Equal parts snotty punk, hard rock, and melodic dissonance, VIDEO are pioneers of their own subgenre, Hate Wave. Going well beyond the confines of paint by numbers punk, and generic, flaccid garage rock, VIDEO forges a new cult like movement. So pay attention, consumers, and don’t miss out. Long Live The New Faith, Long Live VIDEO.

New Immortals b/w Nothing Lasts Forever

VIDEO New Immortals b/w Nothing Lasts Forever

VIDEO - New Immortals

The new album WHAT WENT DOWN featuring "London Thunder," "A Knife In The Ocean," "Mountain At My Gates" & "What Went Down", is out now: foals.co.uk


London Thunder

Out now!

"Pick Me Apart" is the first single off of Active Bird Community's new album "I've Been Going Swimming." 

Produced by Christopher Daly at Salvation Recording Co. in New Paltz, NY and mastered by Jamal Ruhe at West West Side Music.

The album will be out this fall. Artwork by Tara Grzinic.


Pick Me Apart

Buy @ Cascine: http://bit.ly/yz-ep-vinyl

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Yumi Zouma & Cascine unveil a deluxe 12" that bundles both of the band's celebrated EPs together on one record, along with a previously unreleased outtake and their popular cover of Air France's "It Feels Good To Be Around You". Side A of the record features EP I, the outtake and AF cover. Side B features EP II. Original pressings of both EPs are sold out.

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Yumi Zouma @ FB: on.fb.me/1kVlRpg 
Cascine @ FB: on.fb.me/1eR1MsE

Yumi Zouma - Right, Off The Bridge

Taken from the new album ‘Every Open Eye’ released 25th September – get the track instantly when you pre-order on iTunes: http://po.st/EOEiT | Google Play: http://po.st/EOEgp | Store: http://po.st/ChvrchesStore | Listen & share on Spotify: http://po.st/LATsp

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http://www.facebook.com/chvrches
http://twitter.com/chvrches
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Tour dates / Sign up: http://www.chvrch.es

Leave A Trace (Four Tet Remix)

In 2000 Superchunk toured w And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead... and Crooked Fingers & we covered Born To Run at the end of the show w everyone onstage, incl Eric Bachmann as Clarence...i think this is from the Echo Lounge in ATL

Superchunk - Born To Run

from 'Blossoms In Red' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den243
available on all formats at [http://denovali.com/ensembleeconomique]

Based in Californian Humboldt County, Brian Pyle wanders the world on his countless travels. Far from being restless, he has his very own Pylesque way of travelling. Much like a Lynchian version of Hemingway, he has an eye for the thin layer between restlessness and relaxation, gloom and serenity. Wherever he goes, he ardently absorbes these nuances, rarefies them and moulds them into a seamless array of glimmering styles, from drone and ambient to shoegaze and post-wave, giving birth to yet another creation of his prolific Ensemble Economique project.
On his by now eleventh album and fourth Denovali release "Blossoms In Red", Pyle combines and perfects elements of his previous output into a cohesive narrative. The opener "From The Train Window, Red Flowers On The Mountain" is a surprisingly scarce ambient piece, which feels like an almost infinitely stretched precious moment of time. Despite being austere, it is warm, sublime and incredibly captivating and after listening to its full 8 minutes, one cannot help but to rewind and replay. Having barely escaped this seductively infinite loop, one encounters the title track "Blossoms In Red" featuring Portland electronic duo Soft Metals. Starting off with a characteristic sluggish programmed beat, one is immediately overpowered by the onset of the towering combination of a warm bassline and a shimmering synth ambience. As the track flows, these elements writhe around each other in a delicately beautiful fashion, absorbing the materialising wailing guitar which almost sounds like an ethereal voice, as well as the occasional melodic and rhythmic accents. The next track sees this guitar return in a rather pure form. "On The Sand", featuring jack-of-all-trades Peter Broderick, is essentially just reduced analogue drums, electric guitar, a simple vibrating bassline and hoarse almost spoken vocals. Slowly and methodically, these constituents form a captivating erotic ritual, much like a beguiling and hypnotic mandala procession of imperturbable blissful individuals on the beach. As proven on numerous occasions, Pyle can easily lead all his trumps in the presence of female lead vocals, and "Blossoms In Red" makes no exception. Indeed, "You, By Candlelight" is easily the best Ensemble Economique track with female vox to date. Pyle manages to embed the vocals just in the right minimal amount of instrumental layers, making the track radiate an elusive tranquility. The fifth and closing track "Nothing Is Perfect" is a classically tinged piano piece with only very little processing and sparse field recording samples. With all pieces of the album, Pyle manages to create tracks which feel like being composed only of two or three layers of sound, that are nevertheless allowed to develop a life cycle which seems incredibly long - track lengths vary from 6:30 to 8:10 - but still feels just right. Thus "Blossoms In Red" is probably Ensemble Economique's most minimalistic album, but at the same time - or maybe just for this reason - his most skilled work.

Blossoms In Red

Ensemble Economique - On The Sand (feat. Peter Broderick)

not mixed, just some mostly greyish music to listen to when you are feeling that way inclined

bass communion - shopping
moving ninja formations - uranium
talkdemonic - dec 27
zomby - test me for a reason
martin hannett - lift recording
yannis kyriakides - hyperFRAG
yannis kyriakides - w-0496(pensioner) / jack kerouac - hard hearted old farmer
floating points - for you
jack steadman - daydream
dorian concept - when things go wrong two / stanley donwood - midsummer's day
talkdemonic - mountaintops in caves

aqaqa

Gold Panda, "An Iceberg Hurled Northward Through Clouds (Peaking Lights Vocal Remix)"

Available @ http://thee-roundtable.com
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Founded in Rome in 1964, ‘Il Gruppo D’Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza’ was a collective of noted and noteworthy composers who challenged the very structure and performance of music itself.

Today the most renowned of its members would be film-scoring genius Ennio Morricone (indeed “Il Gruppo…” performed on many celebrated Morricone scores of the 1960s and 1970s) but each contributor has an intriguing history in Italian music. The collective improvised live (according to strict exercises) and in the studio (recording for RCA, Deutsche Grammaphon, General Music and others). Come 1970 “Il Gruppo…’ (as ‘The Group’) recorded “The Feed-back” (for RCA Italy), an insane amalgam of avant-improvisation and motorik krautrock beats that, understandably, has become one of the most collectable LPs ever issued. In 1971 ‘Il Gruppo’ returned to the studio to record a sequel. This is that record. For reasons unknown “Niente” was never originally issued but one listen will convince that not only is it the sequel to one of the most sought after LPs of all time, but it is also by far its superior.

Brain melting jams collide with unhinged intensity in a hothouse of Italian avant-improv. You have been warned...

•	First ever LP issue of this originally unreleased masterpiece. 
•	Band members: Battisti D'Amario, Egisto Macchi, Ennio Morricone, Franco Evangelisti, Mario Bertoncini, Walter Branchi, Vincenzo Restuccia. 
•	Official release remastered from the original master tapes 2011. 
•	Sequel to mythical RCA LP “The Feed-back”

Il Gruppo D’Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - Bambu (Excerpt from Niente LP)

LP/CD/Tape/Digital: https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/hailu-mergia-his-classical-instrument-shemonmuanaye

Hailu Mergia — Shilela

Chicago, IL label founded in 2009 with releases by NIGHTSHIFT, Writhing Squares, FACS, Melenas, En Attendant Ana, Mountain Movers, Headroom & more - Cop It. Don't Swap it.

Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp "Long Beach Idyll"

TroubleInMind