Sobota 15 Sty 2011, 8:46
I use this Journal Entry to log all the new interesting bands/music I come across in the media/radio etc to research at a later time. If anybody has an pointers or advice on tracks/albums/bands please do let me know or make a comment.
Clash January 2011
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Random Recommended Albums
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James Blake new album entitled “James Blake”
(Rated at 9/10) CLASH RECOMMENDS
Described as “His are fragile, beautiful songs floating over warmly alien, sometimes seemingly formless musical structures yet it’s an effect borne through unconventional levels of space and patience. After hyped singles on Hemlock and R+S he deployed a remix of Feist’s ‘Limit To Your Love’, firing a viral manifesto across YouTube and clammy buses as ringtones and laptops vainly battled to represent its low-hertz loving throbs of sub bass and sparse exposed vocals..”
FullReviewhere
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Darkstar, The xx, Khonner
http://www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
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British Sea Power album entitled “Vallhalla Dancehall”
(Rated at 7/10)
Described as“Splicing the spirit of ancient Viking alcoholics with some red-hot Jamaican jah, BSP are finally having fun. Yet their orchestral rock still finds time across thirteen chiming tracks to become thoughtful, melancholic and pastorally emotive. Their distinctly populist chorus opener ‘Who’s In Control’, thrusts us into their moshpit at a raucous live show before they regain composure to deliver a journey that swoons, broods, kicks and breathes epic space. ‘Living Is So Easy’ already sounds like a hardened classic whilst ‘Observe The Skies’ possesses a vibrancy that irrefutably declares we are onto a new addictive page with British Sea Power.”
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Brakes, Hopes Of The States, Doves
http://www.myspace.com/britishseapower
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The Dirtbombs new album entitled “Party Store”
(Rated at 7/10)
Described as “Party Store is an assortment of live band interpretations of classic Detroit techno music of the 80's and early 90's. These are songs Collins digested when they were originally released - at a time where he was already making waves with garage-punk legends the Gories. Songs that run the gamut of subject matter from materialistic future-disco braggadocio "Sharevari" (originally by A Number of Names) to cold, post-industrial isolation of "Alleys of Your Mind" originally by Cybotron) through the instrumental optimism of a worldwide house classic, "Strings of Life" (originally by Derrick May). ALL these themes encapsulate the climate of Detroit both now and at the time of their initial release. Let it be said clearly.this is a record that addresses, at the same time, both the past and the future of Detroit.”
Full Review here
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Elektro Guzzi, Prinzhorn Dance School, Who Made Who
http://www.myspace.com/thedirtbombs
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Esben And The Witch new album entitled “Violet Cries”
(Rated at 8/10) ) CLASH RECOMMENDS
Described as “The band's chief strength is their ability to create a dark, erotically charged atmosphere. Their songs are beguiling, reverb-heavy affairs, built on a tension generated by stormy guitars and Rachel Davies' dramatic singing. Davies is certainly a strong vocal presence, and the Florence comparisons are not unjustified, but the band show no interest in writing anything which could be construed as a pop song; even the album's most accessible moments, like the superb, slow-building single 'Marching Song' and the dramatic 'Chorea', are unlikely to crop up too much on your local radio station's playlist. The group have rejected directness in favour of subtlety and casually sacrificed immediacy in order to construct mesmeric, gothic atmospheres. Anybody who spent their youth listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees and the dream-pop bands signed to 4AD, and anybody who wishes they were old enough to have grown up with those bands, will recognise and appreciate their priorities.”
FullReview here
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Glasser, Portishead, Zola Jesus
http://www.myspace.com/esbenandthewitch
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Paris Suit Yourself debut album entitled “My Main Shitstain"
(Rated at 8/10) ) CLASH RECOMMENDS
Described as “‘What do you want from the ideal debut album? That it excites you, intrigues you, sometimes confuses you? That it takes risks, is hard to place in terms of the records you already know, that it’s short and sharp and bursting with energy and ideas and even hooks? That it makes you laugh, or cry, or has your jaw occasionally scraping along the floor? That it sets out its stall with utter confidence and no reference to what’s going on around it? That it’s delivered with total conviction? That it fits into no pre-defined “trend” or “scene” and instead creates its own space by force of will? If even a few of those are what you’re looking for then My Main Shitstain by Paris Suit Yourself could just be your new favourite record..”
Full Review here
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Les Georges Leningrad, TV On The Radio, Super Furry Animals.
http://www.myspace.com/parissuityourself
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Spokes new album entitled “Everyone I Ever Met”
(Rated at 9/10) ) CLASH RECOMMENDS
Described as “While their EP of last year wallowed rather tepidly in soft/loud guitar alchemy, Spokes' debut album proper is a far brighter affair, on which the Mancunian post-rock quartet have utilised the power of vocals to produce memorable songs of frequently towering scale, rather than simply accomplished instrumental pieces. Opener 345 sets out the group's new manifesto with aplomb, as ebullient, group-sung vocals collide with wave-like crescendos of guitar and strings. Elsewhere, We Can Make It Out and Give It Up To The Night are positively anthemic, while Happy Needs Colour and Sun It Never Comes give Spokes ample room to showcase their down tempo, melancholic side. Only When I Was A Daisy, When I Was A Tree finds the band meandering slightly, but as debut albums go Everyone I Ever Met feels fully formed and more than punches its weight; this is leagues beyond what most in their field can muster..”
Full Review here
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Arcade Fire, Anathallo, Broken Records
http://www.myspace.com/spokessound
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Tipper new album entitled “Broken Soul Jamboree”
(Rated at 8/10) ) CLASH RECOMMENDS
Described as “awaiting review..”
FullReviewhere
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Crunch, VibeSquad , KiloWatts.
http://www.myspace.com/tippermusic
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Various Artists new album entitled Werkschau
(Rated at 8/10) ) CLASH RECOMMENDS
Described as “Ellen Allien’s Bpitch Control imprint has been running for twelve years and here they celebrate that fact with Werkschau. Instead of looking back, Werkschau looks forward because it features genre crossing unreleased material from new players and old friends. Winners include Ellen Allien’s own sensuous The Kiss, Zander VT’s fresh Gotta Look Up To Get Down and Chaim’s clean cutting The Country. Werkschau serves Bpitch well as a forward thinking celebration of the label’s success..”
Dig it? Dig Deeper….. Cormac, Ellen Allien , We Love
http://www.bpitchcontrol.de/
