Lovers – Lettres d’Amour Linda Oláh and Giani Caserotto have been in various separate bands for the best part of twenty years, with Linda also spending time with the French Orchestre National de #Jazz. Having known one another for some time, this is their […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95 Some tracks from the cassette release Riva and their first untitled vinyl release have been compiled to show how quickly the basic idea of Kreidler fell into place. Some of the assembled tracks are tiny snippets that seem […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

NEW FLC. More essential journeys through weird worlds from the absolute master of it.

Nocturnal Emissions / Nigel Ayers – Reports Of Debris What an adventure this is. All The Horned Animals have taken a massive bite out of the impossible task of documenting Nigel Ayers’ (the man behind Nocturnal Emissions' enduring existence) ever-evolving […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The second batch of Blue Tapes subscription tapes are IN THIS POST BOX and will be arriving in the homes of our subscribers shortly.

"Hello? Hollywood?! Yes I'll hold..."

EarthBall kick off their European tour today in Amsterdam, taking in Le Guess Who, Metz, Strasbourg, Geneva, Lyon, Torino, Bescia, Lausanne and Paris!

Old cyanotypes revisited 02

Nice to see @alisoncotton.bsky.social track 'We Were Smuggling People's Lives' included in Kali Malone & Drew McDowall's mix for NTS: www.nts.live/shows/kali-m...

"Sculptor and sound artist Michael Fairfax plays instruments hewn from the woods around his home in the Brendon Hills, Somerset. You can hear him playing these beautiful, feral harps on my new album Leviathan Whispers" buriedtreasure.bandcamp.com/album/leviat...

There’s not that many 80s bands I could still be arsed to see again now but The Butthole Surfers always seemed weirdly ageless, as if they’d crawled out of some thermal duct like a Cthulhu cult, or maybe Cthulhu himself.

Prolapse / Shoun Shoun / The Charlie Tipper Experience (live at The Golden Lion) The last night of a short UK tour for the rejuvenated #Prolapse found us making our way on a miserable evening up the Gloucester Road in Bristol to The Golden Lion pub, a proper […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My freshest review for @freqzine.bsky.social...

The Mastermind 1970s suburbia may be unlikely soil in which an accomplished art thief might grow, but America’s most lackadaisical auteur Kelly Reichardt pulls on her apron and prepares a bijou little garden for him anyway, using the dichotomy of his ordinary […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

David Bixler – Incognito Ergo Sum Sax man David Bixler has been playing for the best part of thirty years, be it solo or as a part of various different collaborations. For Incognito Ergo Sum, he has teamed back up with long time foils Fabio Rojas on […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Duo Reflections – La Tregua Their sound is one of communion and discovery and this latest album draws together eight originals and one cover of an old Denis Badault track, and further pushes their adventures beyond the realms of #jazz and into a silvery […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Laura Cole – Sky Chord / Haptic Space Laura's familiarity with the chosen tracks means that their transition from Axis pieces to #solo #piano affairs for disc one is absolutely seamless, retaining the initial seed, but taking it into a whole other realm.. the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social writes: "Clocking in at mere thirty-six minutes, Love Chant certainly doesn’t overstay its welcome, which means inviting it back for repeat airings is not hard to do. .. a commendable regeneration for The #Lemonheads." #musicreview #altrock freq.org.uk/reviews/the-...

A packed and sweaty but utterly exhilarating @prolapseband.bsky.social gig in Bristol made for a fine @freqzine.bsky.social family outing last night. Great to also finally make up for missing them at a Leicester gig (with support from the long-lost Novak) in the late-90s. (@derrymick.bsky.social)

ICYMI: my take on the still-fresh new Tortoise LP for @freqzine.bsky.social...

FREE CONCERT Join us inside a beautiful, subterranean chapel beneath Royal Berks Hospital, Reading for a special performance by Tim Hill on Sat 15th November. Signed copies of Tim's new album 'Leviathan Whispers' available on the night 🍂🔥🔈 buriedtreasure.bandcamp.com/album/leviat...

Freq contributor Stew Mott has teamed up with his friend Alan to talk about #films together: www.youtube.com/@ARumWithaView

My latest @precrecs.bsky.social archival release review for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

'Gnarliest - the core dozen vinyl cuts represent the band’s sleaze-smeared tropes in warts ‘n’ all fashion' Big massive thanks to @freqzine.bsky.social and Adrian @acloudtotheback.bsky.social specifically for this entirely astute review of our new Primevals sessions LP. Go get it at Bandcamp !

Savage Pencil’s Trip or Squeek strips have been appearing in The Wire since '02. The book contains over 100 comic strips collected together for the first time... Buy now via our website 💨 strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/trip-or-...

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: After conducting another targeted rummage through the #BBC’s archival strongrooms, @precrecs.bsky.social takes us back through some of the life and times of Glasgow’s The Primevals #musicreview #lpreview #indierock freq.org.uk/reviews/the-...

Allying #hardangerfiddle and jaws harp with the kind of beats found in electro-halling, disco-gangar and springar d'n'b.. familiar dance staples..flex their elegant muscles against instruments that have been around for hundreds of years and the outcome is a real ear -opener. #musicreview t.ly/F_gof

That all-important hypnotic unison that each attentively drives towards until the density manifests, literally just appears and things lock into a gristled repeat full of vaporising trajectories .. where you’re not sure who’s doing what .. #thenecks #livemuisic #musicreview #jazz #improv t.ly/UHLV3

The two #sabresofparadise albums work well but in different ways, and for any fan of intelligent and leftfield #electronica are are rather essential. They stand up well over thirty years later and @warprecords.bsky.social's re-issues are very welcome. #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/sabr...

My thoughts on the new Tortoise LP for @freqzine.bsky.social... ⤵️

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: Touch is nevertheless a roundly decent latter-day #Tortoise record that reassures us that the internal alchemical artistry .. retains a distinctive potency. @intlanthem.bsky.social @nonesuch.com #postrock #musicreview #albumreview freq.org.uk/reviews/tort...

The Utopia Strong and Andrew Liles live in #Glastonbury (The King Arthur; @rapideyeelectro.bsky.social ) "between Dionysian and line-dancing." and Bristol (@The Cube; @michaelrodhamheaps.bsky.social ) "shimmering optimism constantly unwrapping fresh perspectives." t.ly/ei2qG t.ly/LWj57 #livemusic

Well after about 8 years we finally got around to releasing something on #BandCampFriday. On Ultra ltd. cassette, and download - Be Careful of All Flesh. eastvillevending.bandcamp.com/album/be-car...

Coming up on Monday 6th October - Haptic, Kathy Hinde and An unnecessarily justified with play at the Cube in Bristol.

Crime And The City Solution .. stripped down to a three-piece .. clearly enjoy their peripatetic lifestyle... the joy, the intensity, the love for the songs and respect for the audience all added up to an unforgettable evening +Jack King; pix by @michaelrodhamheaps.bsky.social #livemusic t.ly/hyKVL

Spread across 10 tracks, Four Ways To The Sun highlights Georgia's warm, mysterious voice & paints her imagery in a balm of soft focus jazz and folky flecks. It is a dreamy, ethereal sound that opens the album with a voice that has a depth but sounds cool; languid #jazz #rock #musicreview t.ly/nyC4x

In exactly one week, on Monday 6th October - Haptic, Kathy Hinde and An unnecessarily justified with will play at The Cube, Bristol. A free publication will be available to all who come!

It is always a pleasure and a journey of discovery to receive a new #BobbyConn album and even after nearly thirty years of releasing his personal yet immensely memorable missives .. is a real game of two halves and quite the curveball. @tapeterecords.bsky.social #musicreview #glamrock t.ly/6GcNi

Experimental pianist and composer Johnny Richards is probably best known for his part in Shatner’s Bassoon.. For his latest, he teams up with Bad Plus drummer Dave King and .. they have stitched together a suite of pieces .. an extraordinary array of sounds and textures. #musicreview t.ly/Sdcoh

ICYMI: my take on the new Sloan LP, officially released on Friday. ⤵️

ICYMI: my takes on some new and old indie-pop wares. Looking forward to seeing The Cords live this coming week in the UK (with support from the previously reviewed Josie). @skepwax.bsky.social / @slumberlandrecords.com

My freshest synth-centric review bundle for @freqzine.bsky.social...⤵️

Another well-chosen but overlooked group reconvening with a release on Computer Students is Knoxville, TN's New Brutalism who, as the name may suggest, purvey a sharp modern high-intensity take on #punkrock that melds a kind of Chicago dynamism with LA ire. #musicreview freq.org.uk/reviews/new-...

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social: Venturing once more into the overflowing world of wires, elemental sounds and wordlessly channelled conceptualism #musicreview #electronica @thrilljockey.bsky.social @scholarspeak.bsky.social @woodfordhalse.bsky.social @1sampre.bsky.social freq.org.uk/reviews/roun...

Thanks to @michaelrodhamheaps.bsky.social for this review. Read it @freqzine.bsky.social > the inimitable FREQ MAGAZINE, where else 🤩📢🙏

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@michaelrodhamheaps.bsky.social: Cusping the halo of consciousness, @nadspiro.bsky.social conjures up a sonically charged space full of .. abstracted transits .. murmuring otherness that flutter-flowers your skull in broken orbits and #Coil-like elves. #musicreview #electronica t.ly/_ieZA

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#chillout and really feel the music move around you. This collection.. brings together some favourites of those involved & runs the full range from sleepy drift to more funky groove & is a great reminder of what was special about this period. #ambient #electronica #downtempo #musicreview t.ly/SojGr