Are you in a hurry ? Such things happen. In this case, you can download and stream this release legally and for free, from Jamendo thanks to the as great as usual AF Music label.
Beware ! There's something heavy here, something that you cannot handle. Beware ! Think twice before, cause once you hear this album, the game is over for you, this album got you. It is an album recorded in live conditions, one track recording, no overdubs, first take is the good take, oh, well, I like a lot this approach of music. It is a collection of various Shino songs, and also a few Russian bands' covers, including some from legendary punk band Grazhdanskaya Oborona (see wikipedia).
This album is open licensed, you can make copies for your friends. Cause, hey, Shino was nice enough to take care of the job of asking, for covers, the grant to open-license his versions of the songs, just for you to be able to make copies for your friends, so be thankful and share widely !
Because this album is huge. I added it to my playlist, launched random play, listened to a few songs... Stopped the random mode, started to listen to it in the right order... And started to write this paper. Because, first I already knew that it was a gem, and then, because this issuing is quite big news in history of music and I want to live report the mood that exhaust from it, while listening to it.
Oh yes this is a moody album. A great, monumental moody album. It blows cool and hot air alternatively, while staying in the meanwhile very coherent - yes there's a real approach of music as an art discipline here, and the approach chosen is of the kind I like the best.
No compromises here, you got, I guess, someone who has an high opinion of the value of music by itself, and he gives us his own vision.
And once you shared this vision, you'll want to share it with other people, to take turn.
The production is just perfect. Subtle and raw, a great achievement in the "honest" side of nowadays music makers. Precise and powerfull basses, sharp high frequencies, a presence of the guitar and the voice which, with Shino great talent to modulate power, will make you think he's actually in front of you, with his guitar, singing. Oh yeah you'll feel bloody close. Shino tries to talk from heart to heart, and I say beware, you cannot handle this.
Be prepared to be haunted.
Sep 21, 2012
Sep 15, 2012
Panda Kid releases new video single, more songs expected
Yes, this paper is a kind of scam. It is a news post that pretend to be a review. Or maybe a review that pretend to be a news post. I mean, I do not use to review singles here, but, hey, we are talking about the great Panda Kid, one of the best bands that ever crossed my path !
If you read the title, you know the most important : Panda Kid just released a new single video on YouTube, it is entitled Icecream, and the vid's description seems to indicate that more songs where recorded and that a release is to be expected.
It also says that it was recorded in a real underground place, a cave or cellar or whatever such a place is meant to be called, you know, these rooms that are under your feet when you are entering a building... Using analog lightweight studio equipment. I suppose the release was produced by the band.
And... Oooooch ! What a shock ! I almost never saw such a great level of achievement when talking about lofi production. The sound is great, just perfect, and no need to say that I wait for more songs... Or to be true that I can't wait for the other songs !
This great masterfulness in lofi production skill, when aggregated with the very pure talent that the project showed for years - not much years, but it is now a well known fact - for writing killer melodies and songs, in a psych garage 60's way, but stonewashed with DIY/early punk influences, ends up in something you should not sleep on.
Oh, wait, I don't need to say more. I summed up as well as I can. If you don't go to The Famous Tube to listen to this gem right now, there's nothing more that I can do.
If you read the title, you know the most important : Panda Kid just released a new single video on YouTube, it is entitled Icecream, and the vid's description seems to indicate that more songs where recorded and that a release is to be expected.
It also says that it was recorded in a real underground place, a cave or cellar or whatever such a place is meant to be called, you know, these rooms that are under your feet when you are entering a building... Using analog lightweight studio equipment. I suppose the release was produced by the band.
And... Oooooch ! What a shock ! I almost never saw such a great level of achievement when talking about lofi production. The sound is great, just perfect, and no need to say that I wait for more songs... Or to be true that I can't wait for the other songs !
This great masterfulness in lofi production skill, when aggregated with the very pure talent that the project showed for years - not much years, but it is now a well known fact - for writing killer melodies and songs, in a psych garage 60's way, but stonewashed with DIY/early punk influences, ends up in something you should not sleep on.
Oh, wait, I don't need to say more. I summed up as well as I can. If you don't go to The Famous Tube to listen to this gem right now, there's nothing more that I can do.
Three new cassettes issued on Haute Magie record label
I got some news in the mail. The Haute Magie record label just issued three new tapes. It was the first time I heard about this label, but it has years of history, and is focusing on ritual folk, psychedelic and ambient electronic sounds.
It seems they do a quite serious job, there tapes are looking very carefully designed, and the global musical choices made - you know, this "to work with such or such band" thing show the same sense of care.
Just because, yes, I listened a bit, and I remind how coherent everything sounded... And you can listen too ! There's streamable tracks on their website... If you're in the right mood for such music, you can go on, and even if not, I suggest you take a look at the label site : I like a lot the approach of music publishing the label seems to have.
The three new tapes are :
MIKE BRUNO + THE BLACK MAGIC FAMILY BAND // THE WILLING OF THE WISPS
MICHUM // SELF-TITLED
BATHAUS // ARCANE CUT
All these tapes are limited editions.
It seems they do a quite serious job, there tapes are looking very carefully designed, and the global musical choices made - you know, this "to work with such or such band" thing show the same sense of care.
Just because, yes, I listened a bit, and I remind how coherent everything sounded... And you can listen too ! There's streamable tracks on their website... If you're in the right mood for such music, you can go on, and even if not, I suggest you take a look at the label site : I like a lot the approach of music publishing the label seems to have.
The three new tapes are :
MIKE BRUNO + THE BLACK MAGIC FAMILY BAND // THE WILLING OF THE WISPS
MICHUM // SELF-TITLED
BATHAUS // ARCANE CUT
All these tapes are limited editions.
Sep 9, 2012
Human Gaps - Three Titles
Are you in a hurry ? This album is available straight from Jamendo, for free streaming and legal and free download. Beside this, it is also open-licensed, you can make copies for your friends among other things.
Well, my friends, we are talking about a new Human Gaps EP ! Which is, for sure, a surprise, and a great one.
Human Gaps issued "1st Step" back in 2008, I discovered the band a little while after this, and immediately knew we were talking about something serious, since, you know, this EP struck me like a lighting, I'm serious, it is awesome...
Some outtakes of the epoch leaked to Myspace, and the band was kind enough to allow me to provide them on Wumzle Radio, on air and for free download.
But, hey, today, 4 years after their debut EP, they are back, and, wow, that's really great.
The band already has a sure talent for songwriting, in a very emotional way. Add to this a perfect way to perform, especially at the vocal level, and a well-made production, and you understood why a new EP from this band is such a great news.
To sum up : the band is even better than before. Their songwriting and performing skill increased with an higher-than-high magnitude. I cannot tell how much the three titles of this new EP are absolute marvels, perfect songs that you should definitively add to your daily life's playlist.
Ok, I'm not clear enough ? Think of Josh Woodward that would decide to write a grunge EP, it will give you an idea of the level of songwriting skill used for this release.
The production is perfectly ok for me. Simple, straightforward, if you like this kind of sound you may appreciate how this EP was recorded. The first one sounds a bit more, ahem, you know, 'Loud', and the new one is much more subtle, I would say the band improved its skill for this too.
As a conclusion : go on ! You got a milestone in history of music waiting for you, available for free to anyone, and I'm pretty much sure you will love this EP... Providing you are not afraid by a (very, very, very) slight post-rock touch added into your grunge cocktail.
Well, my friends, we are talking about a new Human Gaps EP ! Which is, for sure, a surprise, and a great one.
Human Gaps issued "1st Step" back in 2008, I discovered the band a little while after this, and immediately knew we were talking about something serious, since, you know, this EP struck me like a lighting, I'm serious, it is awesome...
Some outtakes of the epoch leaked to Myspace, and the band was kind enough to allow me to provide them on Wumzle Radio, on air and for free download.
But, hey, today, 4 years after their debut EP, they are back, and, wow, that's really great.
The band already has a sure talent for songwriting, in a very emotional way. Add to this a perfect way to perform, especially at the vocal level, and a well-made production, and you understood why a new EP from this band is such a great news.
To sum up : the band is even better than before. Their songwriting and performing skill increased with an higher-than-high magnitude. I cannot tell how much the three titles of this new EP are absolute marvels, perfect songs that you should definitively add to your daily life's playlist.
Ok, I'm not clear enough ? Think of Josh Woodward that would decide to write a grunge EP, it will give you an idea of the level of songwriting skill used for this release.
The production is perfectly ok for me. Simple, straightforward, if you like this kind of sound you may appreciate how this EP was recorded. The first one sounds a bit more, ahem, you know, 'Loud', and the new one is much more subtle, I would say the band improved its skill for this too.
As a conclusion : go on ! You got a milestone in history of music waiting for you, available for free to anyone, and I'm pretty much sure you will love this EP... Providing you are not afraid by a (very, very, very) slight post-rock touch added into your grunge cocktail.
Sep 6, 2012
No Monster Club - Posthumous Hits
Are you in a hurry ? Then hurry more ! THere's only 100 copies produced of this 90 minutes cassette, you can order them from the Already Dead Tape label's website, or straight from the band, on Nomonsterclub.com.
No Monster Club is like a laser. You know the story of the laser... Ordinary light just radiate in any directions, while laser light beams are all parallel, they all go in the same direction.
And No Monster Club is going, and pretty much far, in its very own direction.
This release shows a band at its best. I know I will not speak, loud and clear enough, I know expressing how great is this album if beyond my reviewer skills.
If you liked Dublin Duck Dispensary and the first "Tropical Decibels", this album is for you. If you liked more recent releases from No Monster Club as a trio, this album is for you.
Because it combines both aspects of the project... And as a result, this is also an excellent introduction to the band, and, I repeat, it is at its best, they are incredibly powerful, and if you never heard about No Monster Club until now, I suggest you to watch a few videos on the interweb, and then, maybe, to buy this album.
Because, if you are the kind of person that can enjoy the work of a project such No Monster Club, this particular album is especially recommended. It is highly accessible while also complex... And maybe you are wondering how I can review it while it was released two days ago and I physically hadn't the time to get my tape ?
That's just because the incredibly kind guys behind Already Dead Taoes & Records let me listen, very exclusively, to the album in its entirety, and they provided a sufficient audio quality for this to allow me to review the release without having ever received my cassette.
A review that will shortly loose most of its interest, since, judging by how fast the 250 vinyl copies of the previous release from the band got soldout, this 100 cassettes series will be only available for, I would say, two or three dozens of days at the greatest extend, so if I were you, I would hurry up to order. No Monster Club is classical music for the next thousand years, music that will stuck, and your grand grand children will thank you for having bought this tape.
No Monster Club is like a laser. You know the story of the laser... Ordinary light just radiate in any directions, while laser light beams are all parallel, they all go in the same direction.
And No Monster Club is going, and pretty much far, in its very own direction.
This release shows a band at its best. I know I will not speak, loud and clear enough, I know expressing how great is this album if beyond my reviewer skills.
If you liked Dublin Duck Dispensary and the first "Tropical Decibels", this album is for you. If you liked more recent releases from No Monster Club as a trio, this album is for you.
Because it combines both aspects of the project... And as a result, this is also an excellent introduction to the band, and, I repeat, it is at its best, they are incredibly powerful, and if you never heard about No Monster Club until now, I suggest you to watch a few videos on the interweb, and then, maybe, to buy this album.
Because, if you are the kind of person that can enjoy the work of a project such No Monster Club, this particular album is especially recommended. It is highly accessible while also complex... And maybe you are wondering how I can review it while it was released two days ago and I physically hadn't the time to get my tape ?
That's just because the incredibly kind guys behind Already Dead Taoes & Records let me listen, very exclusively, to the album in its entirety, and they provided a sufficient audio quality for this to allow me to review the release without having ever received my cassette.
A review that will shortly loose most of its interest, since, judging by how fast the 250 vinyl copies of the previous release from the band got soldout, this 100 cassettes series will be only available for, I would say, two or three dozens of days at the greatest extend, so if I were you, I would hurry up to order. No Monster Club is classical music for the next thousand years, music that will stuck, and your grand grand children will thank you for having bought this tape.
I cannot tell the truth about Bobby Aherne's death
When the newest No Monster Club release was issued on Tuesday, it was announced in the press release provided by the label, Already Dead Tapes that Bobby Aherne, the band's frontman and also former sole member of Dublin Duck Dispensary, and indeed an underground rock star, passed away, "tragically at the age of 24".
Some news later surfaced on Twitter about a death caused by bad shrimp food, then another message negated the previous one and indicated only that the death happened while Bobby was "doing something heroic". But such Twitter news are anything but trustable ! Beware !
I cannot tell much more, but, I firmly suggest you follow my advice, because, you know, I promised not to disclose anything about this case, then, my advice is that you email the band, nomonsterclub@gmail.com, to get the full truth about this story.
Some news later surfaced on Twitter about a death caused by bad shrimp food, then another message negated the previous one and indicated only that the death happened while Bobby was "doing something heroic". But such Twitter news are anything but trustable ! Beware !
I cannot tell much more, but, I firmly suggest you follow my advice, because, you know, I promised not to disclose anything about this case, then, my advice is that you email the band, nomonsterclub@gmail.com, to get the full truth about this story.
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