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Video : Brown Brogues - Anyone But You

2012-01-25T04:23:00.000-08:00

Brown Brogues return with the next single 'Anyone But You', to be released on 7" through one of London's most exciting new labels Italian Beach Babes.

The video, directed by Plastic Zoo - founders of Manchester video blog MCR Scenewipe - sees the duo take to the beach, and feels like equal parts Cormac McCarthy's The Road and a lost VHS of a forgotten family holiday. As a follow up to the much loved "Treet U Beta" video, this was lovingly filmed through a 17 year old Hitachi VHS Camera.

Compilation : DFA best of on Soundcloud

2012-01-23T12:47:00.001-08:00

The New York influential records label DFA as just uploaded a mega compilation with some their biggest hits on Soundcloud ... enjoy the ride on memory lane !!!

dfa best of by DFA Records

LP: Troller - Troller 2011 (S/R)

2012-01-22T05:36:00.000-08:00

Every year there are a couple of albums that i think how the f*ck did i miss that last year ? The first one this year is Troller, a dark synth-wave duo from Austin TX where is also from another band that fits this sound Sleep 8 Over.
There is not a lot of info about the band or the release but i can assure you that you're into the dark synth music you will go wild with this one, there are a few instrumental tracks but all the others are sweet sweet sweet ... Troller S/T is highly recommended and a must for Tropic of Cancer, HTRK, Sleep 8 Over and Cocteau Twin fans ... etc ...

Troller by Troller

Austin Psych Fest 2012

2012-01-21T12:13:00.001-08:00

Kick as line up for the Austin Psych Fest 2012 and as bonus a supa sick free mixtape !!

Austin Psych Fest 2012 Mixtape by Al Lover

Sampler : Hozac Records 2012

2012-01-21T07:42:00.000-08:00

Excellent 2012 sampler from the Chicago, Illinois independent record label Hozac Records

2012 YOUR LAST CHANCE by HOZAC RECORDS

EP : Polozov - Peace (Outlier Recordings)

2012-01-21T05:32:00.000-08:00

Pretty swell bass electronic ambient with lots of experimental abstract beats and glitchy soundscapes debut from Russian based artist Polozov on the super cool Brooklyn based record label and artist collective Outlier Recordings.

PEACE by Polozov

Video : Bleached - Searching Through The Past

2012-01-21T04:27:00.000-08:00

Brand new music video from the Los Angeles based garage rockers Calvin Sisters, the "Searching Through The Past" 7" is out on Suicide Squeeze.

“We had to wake up at 4 a.m. to get to Santa Clarita by 5 a.m. for sunrise and got to see the eclipse on the way up. Originally we had wanted horses in the video so that’s why this spot was chosen. There was a graveyard there I had known about, but didn’t know if we would be able to get in it. We did by crossing a barbed wire fence and climbing a huge hill. When we got up there the gates swung open on their own. By the last shot my heel had completely broken off so I was balancing on one heel trying to make it look normal. My sister and I agreed that climbing over mountains in four-inch heels is the hardest workout we’ve ever had.” Jennifer Calvin

Watch | Bleached - Searching Through The Past

Interview with Pierre Catholix

2012-01-18T14:15:00.001-08:00

We interviewed Pierre Catholix, member of one of the best current garage bands on the alternative scene, Catholic Spray. But this French doesn´t comply with having only a band, he prefers 4 o 5. One of this bands is La Secte Du Futur, about what we have asked too. This guy is an example of hyperactivity.

Well, first of all, maybe not everyone who reads this interview knows about Catholic Spray, so could you tell us how and when the band was started up?.

We can say that the band has been existing since June 2010. We were all playing in different bands at this time but we always went at gigs organized by our friends of Inch Allah label, so that's where we met.

Maybe we can say that since the appearance of Black Lips, among other bands, the American scene, as well as the European one, has been filled with great garage bands, such as yours, what do you think about this boom on garage music?.

I guess it's often dangerous when any boom is happening, but whatever, if garage music means to record a bunch of songs in your bedroom through cheap stuff, then it can't be bad that a lot of dudes start to make it.

In the case of France, there is an important emerging wave of garage bands and with some of them, you share the record label. What is your opinion about these other bands?.

We don't know all of them but a bunch are friends of us, we especially enjoy to play with Crash Normal, JC Satàn, Yussuf Jerusalem for example, or White Ass which is a brand new one with members of Pierre & Bastien and Teenage Moonlight Bordeliners, you really should take a listen to this one, it kicks ass. It's cool France scene can be appreciated, it makes things easier to tour through foreign countries.

Great! I take note about some bands that I didn't know.
In 2011, you released your first album, Amazon Hunt, but we found some songs that were already known such as: "Ghost from my grave" or "Waiting for the sun".Why did you decide to rescue some of the old songs from Fruits Of The Moon and include them in the album?.

Well, our debut album is kind of a compilation of our first recording sessions. We mixed three different ones and then we wanted to have some from Fruits of the Moon, what has been only released through split tapes. We thought people who would buy the 12" perhaps didn't know the split tape with Zyklon Beach. Our second album that we've just started to record will be only composed of brand new tracks.

We just mentioned a split for which you collaborated with Zyklon Beach. Are you planning any more collaborations? Who would you most like to work with?.

We'd be okay to collaborate with a lot of bands, that's always a good way to have a new release. Since a fucked up party we had with JC Satàn, we have some good reasons to make a split with them, hope sooner or later. We all got stoked when we saw the Rent Boys from Leeds, that's an awesome band we'd be happy to work with too.

We'd love to see a collaboration between JC Satàn and you!
Side projects are something which you obviously know about, but how do you actually set about playing with Catholic Spray along with other bands such as La Secte Du Futur?.

From my point, it's pretty much the same process, I try to compose one track, then I share it with either one band or the other. Within Catholic Spray we have more a team process cause every member is making his own composition, but anyway we could all be making music all day long. Some of us are involved in about 4 or 5 bands.

Especially one of the bands where you collaborate and get our attention is La Secte Du Futur and it´s precisely with this one that we find another sound, maybe more psychedelic and quiter than Catholic Spray, but keeping on the garage lo-fi style. Is that the genre where you feel more comfortable?.

I feel comfortable on the lo-fi style indeed, it's cool to record stuff on your bed. Actually, except the lyrics i'm doing almost the same composition with Catholic Spray, the thing that changes is that every other band mate adds his own touch and that turns the song into something maybe more nervous or trashy. La Secte Du Futur is more switching from pop songs to calm ones though you're right.

At La Secte Du Futur´s bandcamp we can find differents demos of what we suppose will be your next album. What plans do you have with this band?.

Our first plan is to flee the planned end of the world of course, we know the good people... But we're also recording our debut LP, songs from the bandcamp will most be on it but we're trying to make something less lo-fi this time. It must be released on our favourite Parisian label XVIII records, what has already released the Catholic Spray 7" split. We hope it'll be out this coming spring.

Maybe many people, including me, are wondering when we'll see you in a Europe tour with some of the groups that we have discussed...

We're going for a new euro tour with Catholic Spray, we do it with Fag Cop (Kansas City). We start on the 17th of February and we'll go through eastern and northern countries. Can't wait to see again people we met on our last euro tour.
We'd plan to play in Spain this summer, we have a couple of plans to go there and we have already some gigs booked here and there in France and close countries. Also maybe we'll tour a bit through Europe with La Secte du Futur in July. We're travellers.

We hope to see you! Finally, could you recommend some of the bands that you are listening to?

Yeah, random mix from band mates, Lenguas Largas, Tonstartssbandht, Ratas del Vaticano, UV Race, Cccandy, Bazooka, the LP of Iceage is awesome too... And France finest, The Dreams, Sida, Human Pest, Pierre & Bastien...

Documentary : BBC Everything and Nothing by Professor Jim Al-Khalili

2012-01-18T08:29:00.000-08:00

" The greatest achievement from the Human kind was to discover everything we know from nothing "

Everything and Nothing is a stunning 2011 BBC two part documentary presented by Professor Jim Al-Khalili about mind-bending questions like What does the Universe actually look like and how the Quantum world shaped our Universe ? Highly Recommended !!!!!!

Watch | Teaser - The Light from the Big Bang

Single : Lower Dens - Brains

2012-01-17T08:17:00.000-08:00

First taste for the upcoming album from Jana Hunter and the Lower Dens, the Baltimore indie-rockers generated a lot of attention with their 2010 debut "Twin-Hand Movement" and saw Jana Hunter got her cult status increased. The 2nd LP Nootropics is out on Ribbon Music in the spring.

Mp3 | Lower Dens - Brains

EP : The Anomalys - Retox (Slovenly), Italian Tour

2012-01-15T09:38:00.000-08:00

Brand new single bomb from the Amsterdam favorite Rock n' Rollers The Anomalys, "Retox" is the follow from the 2010 stunning S/T on Slovenly ... so get ready for two kick ass garage-punk stunner's the way only these wild boys can do it and go watch them live cause they rock big time !!!!!!!

ANOMALYS "Retox" EP by Anomalys
ITALIAN TOUR

MARCH
26 Mon BE
27 Tue DE
28 Wed Konstanz - TBA
29 Thu Trento - TBA
30 Fri Venice - Popcorner
31 Sat Milano - LO-Fi Club

APRIL
1 Sun Rome - MUZAK
2 Mon Napoli - PERDITEMPO
3 Tue Tuscany - TBA
4 Wed HELP!
5 Thu HELP!
6 Fri Torino - VELVET CLUB
7 Sat CH / FR
8 Sun BE

If you want The Anomalys to trash your city please contact:
iranzu(@)slovenly(dot)com

Spanish Bands: Mujeres

2012-01-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

Since 2008, this band from Barcelona (Spain) it's on everybody's lips. An energetic and raw show, and a sound that reminds many of present bands, like "Davila 666" or primitive bands like "The Sonics". These guys are a safe bet, wild garage for dancing and sweating.

Bandcamp / Myspace

Trailer : Shut Up And Play The Hits, Lcd Soundsystem Documentary

2012-01-13T08:50:00.000-08:00

"On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with NEW YORK magazine calling the event "a marvel of pure craft" and TIME magazine lamenting "we may never dance again." SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision."

Watch | Shut Up And Play The Hits

Art: Musac

2012-01-12T12:19:00.000-08:00

Musac (Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla and León), located in León (Spain). An essential place to enjoy the works of artists from around the world. Its colorful design, inspired by the stained glasses of the Cathedral of León, make this building a magical place.

Check out its web

Photos: Graciela Slick

New Single : Mind Spiders - Wait For Us

2012-01-11T12:37:00.001-08:00

New garage "wall of sound" rock bomb single from Mind Spiders ... the follow up from the sick S/T debut by the Texas boys and on my top 50 2011 albums ... the 2012 LP "Meltdown" out next February on Dirtnap ...

Listen | Mind Spiders - Wait For Us

Ty Segall - Pretty Women (Roy Orbison Cover)

2012-01-11T11:11:00.001-08:00

They should have called this cover "Trashy Women" ... Im curious to see what Ty will pull next, continue grungy or back to the fuzz !! This cover was taken from the Roy Orbison 2010 garage punk tribute "Our Boy Roy” on Telephone Explosion Records

Listen | Ty Segall - Pretty Women (Roy Orbison Cover)

Free New Single : Disappears - Replicate

2012-01-11T10:27:00.000-08:00

New Disappears single !!!!! one of the most underrated bands out there ... The Chicago band 2010 debut on Kranky "LUX" was completely overlooked and was a freaking BOMB !!!!!! This is a delight for any THE FALL and groovedelic krautrock fans, the new LP "Pre Language" is out on Kranky 1st of March. "Replicate" is free on Soundcloud

Listen | Disappears - Replicate

Vintage Love - Round Robin - I'm the wolfman 1965

2012-01-11T09:29:00.001-08:00

Swinging rockabilly horror stunner from Round Robin with a lot fuzz and sexy back from the grave growls from 1965.

Watch | Round Robin - I'm the wolfman

Video : A Place to Bury Strangers - So Far Away

2012-01-10T12:19:00.000-08:00

New video from the New York noise-gazers A Place to Bury Strangers, "So Far Away" is taken from the upcoming EP "Onwards To The Wall" out next month.

Watch | A Place to Bury Strangers - So Far Away

New : Orcas - Carrion

2012-01-10T10:33:00.000-08:00

Sweet sweet track from the collaboration between ambient/modern-classical composer Rafael Anton Irisarri and the super cool drone/folk-indie Benoît Pioulard ... already looking forward the full release on Morr next April !!!!

Listen | Orcas - Carrion

Spanish Bands: Chiquita Y Chatarra

2012-01-10T04:06:00.000-08:00

If I had to choose my favourite Spanish band, I´d most probably choose them, Amelia and Patricia, namely "Chiquita y Chatarra". Only with a bass and a drum they´re able to fill our ears with power, nerve and a fresh sound. Garage rock/punk that will make it impossible that you sit still.

Bandcamp

Chiquita y Chatarra - Oh cherry cherry from Koji Kanuto on Vimeo.

Concert : Magnetix + The Anomalys single release 02 Feb Winston Kingdom Amsterdam

2012-01-09T10:23:00.000-08:00

A Slovenly records riot with two giants clashing in Amsterdam 02 February at the Winston Kingdom ... Magnetix sleaziness from Bordeaux with a fresh new Slovenly album on their sleeves and The Anomalys Amsterdam's favorite garage punkers releasing their new single after their smashing 2010 debut on Slovenly.

THE ANOMALYS "self-titled" LP by The Anomalys

MAGNETIX "Drogue Electrique" LP by Magnetix

Spanish Bands: Novedades Carminha and Juanita y Los Feos

2012-01-08T08:42:00.000-08:00

Well, this is my first post on the freaking awesome blog Audiopleasures. I´m so excited about that, so I begin introducing myself. I´m from a small city in the north of Spain called León. As you know, my name is Graciela aka Slick.

Is not new for me to write on a blog,´cause I share a blog in spanish called "No toques más, Sam", only about music. Normally, I take photos in live concerts, some reviews and sometimes, maybe once a week, I make a podcast. So I'll try to be a complete blogger and show you things here about my passion, music with visual arts.

Let's go!

I should start with two of the best Spanish bands of the moment: "Novedades Carminha" and "Juanita y Los Feos".

Novedades Carminha are from Galicia, and maybe here are considered "the Spanish Black Lips". Their kick ass sound and their lyrics are infected in sarcasm.

Bandcamp

And the other hand, Juanita y Los Feos from Madrid. Their last album "Pesadilla Adulta" is one of the best Spanish albums of 2011. If you don't know them, check it out!.

Bandcamp

Burger Records Sampler

2012-01-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

Check out this freaking awesome sampler with 70 tracks from the independent record label and store based out of Fullerton, California Burger Records, this mega bandcamp delicatessen includes one song from each band released on burger ... priceless !!!

BURGER RECORDS SAMPLER by BURGER RECORDS SAMPLER

Holy Wave - Knife Hits LP

2012-01-08T06:32:00.000-08:00

picture by Kori Bearden

First 2012 music tip comes from Austin Tx, pretty cool debut garage psychedelic rock album from Holy Wave out today.

KNIFE HITS by HOLY WAVE

Mixtape : mY Indie Soul # 48 - New Garage Rock Explosion Deluxe

2012-01-08T03:40:00.000-08:00

First mixtape of 2012 - mY Indie Soul # 48 is a collection of garage rock, psychedelic, lo-fi, trash, surf and garage-punk bangers, 90% released in the mindblowing 2011 music year.

mY Indie Soul # 48 - New Garage Rock Explosion Deluxe by Audiopleasures

Le Pecheur - Apocalypse
J.C. Satan - Odyssey of Love
Jerry Tropicano - Yoga
Fungi Girls - All Night Blues
Allah-Las - Catamaran
Indian Wars - George Ellis
TEENS - White Devils
Lab Coast – Astronaut Like Me
Coasting - Portland
Heavy Cream - Summer Bummer
Strange Hands - Last Time Around
Bleached - Electric Chair
Girlfriends - Gov't Seizure
Fidlar - No Ass
Toto & The Bad Eggs - Little Naked
Magnetix - Drogue Electrique
Ty Segall - Skin
TRMS - The World
Mind Spiders - Don't Let Her Go
OBN IIIs - Kick Me Out
Pangea -No Feelin
Sex Beet - Dirty Boots (Sonic Youth cover)
The Dictaphone - A Close Shave (alt take)
Thee Oh Sees - opposition
Catholic Spray - Teenage Policy
Iceage - Youre Blessed
Cola Freaks - Ader Ord
GG King - Incendiary Device
The Spits - All I Want
The Mad Caps - Wild Wild Lover

get it

Videos : Amsterdam NYE houseparty w/ Strange Hands + Le Pecheur

2012-01-08T03:03:00.000-08:00

Happy New year folks, hope you all add a good and safe arrival in 2012.

2011 was the sickest NYE party ever and the two French garage rock bands Strange Hands and Le Pecheur rocked big time and a lot of our friends that came to celebrate the ending of 2011 ... there was a special time when someone switched all the lights in the house and everybody was jumping to Le Pecheur and we could see the lights from the fire works coming from the curtains ... magical considering the fact that this all happened in a 2nd floor with no elevators with difficult neighbors and tiny stairs to carry all those freaking heavy amplifiers .

Watch | Strange Hands - NYE Houseparty in Amsterdam
Watch | Le Pecheur - NYE Houseparty in Amsterdam

Amsterdam free garage rock NYE part w/ Strange Hands (Fr) + Le Pecheur (Fr)

2011-12-31T01:53:00.000-08:00

Wishes of a stunning 2012 for everyone and see y'all next year !!!!

Two awesome French psychedelic garage rock bands are giving a special NYE FREE concert in Amsterdam in the house of some friends ... info

****STRANGE HANDS****
http://strangehands.bandcamp.com/

The psychedelic garage sound of STRANGE HANDS was born in 2008 in Bordeaux, France. Interested in Psychedelic experiences & 60's music, Lucas, Melvyn & Victor decided to create STRANGE HANDS. The formation of the band remained as primitive as possible. No bass but twelve strings guitar, organ and drums. Their first 7" called Dead Frozen Deer is out on the famous Netherlands record label Fistful Of Records last year. Then let the flower grow in your mind !

Strange Hands - Living-Dead (directed by Dispersion) from Dispersion on Vimeo.

****LE PECHEUR****
http://lepecheur.bandcamp.com/

" A big part of Le Pécheur's appeal is their deep and confounding mystery. What we can tell you is that they're french and psychedelic, and if they're not actually involded in the occult, they sure as hell sound like it"-CLASSIC ROCK MAG-Oct 2011
On le jeta donc, l'énorme Dragon, l'antique Serpent, le Diable ou le Satan, comme on l'appelle, le séducteur du monde entier, on le jeta sur la terre et ses Anges furent jetés avec lui.

Debut album MEDIEVAL DREAMS - Azbin records (Dec 2011), 7 inch split with JC SATAN on PRT Disques (Nov 2010-sold out)

2011 Top 50 Albums by Audiopleasures Part 1

2011-12-30T13:25:00.001-08:00

Audiopleasures top 50 records in 2011, the order of appearance is irrelevant except for the Belong mind-bending LP "Common Era" that was the most underrated album this year and thats why is the first of my list. 2011 was incredibly rich and in this list are a collections of amazing records in Modern Classical, Electronic, Electro, Minimal-Wave, Rockabilly, Shoegaze, Garage Rock, Punk, Folk, Blues, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Psychedelic and Pop, modesty apart i think this list kicks ass and is a true and rich account of 2011 musical year

Belong - Common Era

Tropic Of Cancer - The End of All Things

A Winged Victory For The Sullen - S/T

Duchess Says - In a fung DAY T

Nils Frahm - Felt

Shapes Have Fangs - Dinner in the Dark

Pure X - Pleasure

Black Lips - Arabia Mountain

Thee Oh Sees – Carrion Crawler/The Dream

The Mind Spiders - S/T

Dustin O'Halloran - Lumiere

OBN IIIs - The One and Only

The Mad Caps - S/T

Young Prisms - Friends For Now

Dictaphone - Past Future Void

Dirty Beaches - Badlands

Veronica Falls - S/T

Tim Hecker - Dropped Pianos

Bass Drum of Death - GB City

HTRK - Work (Work Work)

2011 Top 50 Albums by Audiopleasures Part II

2011-12-30T06:56:00.000-08:00

Part II of Audiopleasures Top 2011 Albums

Pangea - Living Dummy

Magnetix - Drogue Electrique

Cola Freaks – S/T

Julia Kent - Green And Gray

J.C. Satàn - Hell Death Samba

Wooden Shjips - West

Crystal Stilts - In Love With Oblivion

Erik Satie et les Nouveaux Jeunes - Various

Ringo Deathstarr - Colour Trip

Iceage - New Brigade

Fungi Girls – Some Easy Magic

Davila 666 - Tan Bajo

Guadalupe Plata - S/T

Ty Segall - Goodbye Bread

Teens - S/T

Sleep 8 Over - Forever

Mushy - Faded Heart

Moon Duo - Mazes

Catholic Spray - Amazon Hunt

Bonnie Prince Billy - Wolfroy Goes To Town

Arnaud Rebotini - Someone Gave Me Religion

The Hussy - Cement Tomb Mind Control

GG King - Esoteric Lore

Indian Wars - walk around the park

Kangding Ray - OR

Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

Vladislav Delay - Vantaa

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Woods - Sun and Shade

Still Corners - Creatures Of An Hour

Audiopleasures Mixtape : mY Indie Soul # 47

2011-12-29T11:16:00.000-08:00

Collage by Elizabeth Hoeckel

mY Indie Soul # 47 will be the last 2011 mixtape and focus on a lot of fresh new talent that is breathing out there in electronic music with the exception of the last two monster tracks by well established heavy weights ... the sounds ranges from instrumental glitch-hop with tons of brainfeeder abstract beats, bits of haunted witch house, future bass and IDM.

mY Indie Soul # 47 by Audiopleasures

Tokimonsta - Last nights blurry memories
Mosis - Outwash
Kul - Mas Windu
Kwala - Tobias
Innobushu - Oh Joy
Mikegao -The Precipice
Oddlogic - Evening Textures
Zack Christ - Hach Me (Shigetos 4AM Edit)
Dailon - HeartbrAches
Black Noise - Suspect
Clams Casino - Drowning
Leodoris - Run (Zack Christ Remix)
Drop/Dead - Waiting On Call
Holy Other - Touch (Supreme Cuts Mix)
Dauwd - Whats There
Four Tet - Angel Echoes (Caribou Remix)
Joy Orbision - The shrew would have cushioned the Blow

get it

Photography : Sophie Van Der Perre

2011-12-29T10:30:00.000-08:00

Gorgeous dreamy and almost surreal pictures by the super talented young Belgium born and Amsterdam based Sophie Van Der Perre

Video : King Dude - Big Blue Eyes

2011-12-29T09:59:00.000-08:00

Fascinating video directed by Alice Cohen for the track "Big Blue Eyes" by Seattle's King Dude, the song something of a hypnotic doom folk that is poetically accompanied with a stop motion rich in occult symbols and blood mysterious lust

Watch | King Dude - Big Blue Eyes

Live Video : A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Unsound 2011

2011-12-29T06:25:00.000-08:00

Marvelous live footage from A Winged Victory For The Sullen live @ Tempel Synagogue, Kraków Unsound Festival 2011.

Watch | A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Unsound 2011

10 January Paradiso Amsterdam
11 January Worm Rotterdam

illustrations - Minjae Lee

2011-12-28T14:49:00.001-08:00

Stunning colorful illustrations by 20 years old South Korean artist Minjae Lee

Live Video : Dirty Beaches - Golden Blonde

2011-12-28T13:00:00.001-08:00

Hauntingly gorgeous piano version from Dirty Beaches "Golden Blonde", this track was not included on the awesome lo-fi rockabilly 2011 LP "Badlands" and appeared originally on the 2007 LP "Old Blood", video live in San Francisco for Yours Truly.

Watch | Dirty Beaches - Golden Blonde

Video : Zoëtrøpe - Demons

2011-12-28T12:04:00.000-08:00

First post after London Christmas break !!!

Debut video and single from Zoëtrøpe, 3 London girls that like to make noise and drink beer ... sounds like serious Sonic Youth inspired with a psych riot girl Post-Punk twist ... Something for Atlanta's The Coathangers fans !!!!

Watch | Zoëtrøpe - Demons

Video : The Clash - London Calling

2011-12-22T14:46:00.000-08:00

Of to London tomorrow ...

Watch | The Clash - London Calling

Podcast : Garage Chatarrero by Graciela Arteaga

2011-12-22T13:17:00.001-08:00

Killer garage rock podcast full of fuzz bangers by Graciela Arteaga from the Spanish Leon based blog No toques mas Sam

Garage Chatarrero by Graciela Slick

Double Exposures : Dan Mountford -The world inside us

2011-12-22T12:43:00.000-08:00

«It is a visual journey through our minds by calm and tidy means which the reality of everyday life does not show.»

Absolute stunner work from the Brighton UK graphic designer and illustrator Dan Mountford

Video : The Eco Vamper - Lover

2011-12-22T07:53:00.000-08:00

HOLLY SLEAZYNESS ... Monster track and video from the stylish killer looks and theatrical half Danish/English nu-wave, rock n roll duo The Eco Vamper, "Lover" is taken from the recently released "It's The Echo Vamper" EP.

Watch | The Eco Vamper - Lover

Video : Alpine - Hands

2011-12-21T09:53:00.000-08:00

Intriguing and Surreal music video about a group of women with rather strange and peculiar behavior that looks like a Fetish school or the Charles Manson women sanatorium and is quite reminiscent from the 2010 brilliant video " El Guincho - Bombay". "Hands" is the new single from the upcoming debut LP from the Melbourne band Alpine

Watch | Alpine - Hands

Paths of Hate – Damian Nenow

2011-12-20T11:29:00.001-08:00

Highly anticipated long version from short animated Paths of Hate by Polish director Damian Nenow, the story centers in two WWII fighter pilots struggling to cope with their dark existence while engaging in a fearless areal dogfight.

"The dimension of fighting is irrelevant, as well as the ideology behind it. It does not matter whether two people are involved or millions. What remains are only scars - bloody traces, paths of hate.”

Watch | Paths of Hate – Damian Nenow

Partita for Solo Violin, Benjamin Millepied vs Philip Glass

2011-12-20T10:48:00.000-08:00

Nowness presents a wonderful dance film based on a collaboration between dancer Craig Black and violinist Tim Fain, choreography by "Black Swan" Benjamin Millepied and music by the renown composer Philip Glass.

Watch | Partita for Solo Violin Dance Film

The Sonics - Santa Claus

2011-12-20T10:22:00.000-08:00

Warm season greetings from retro Santa Claus ...

Listen | The Sonics - Santa Claus

Dj Nixus Exclusive Drum n' Bass mix for Audiopleasures

2011-12-20T08:18:00.000-08:00

Few weeks ago saw French born and Amsterdam citizen Dj Nixus deliver a monster mix and was so impressed that asked him for a exclusive 100% drum n' bass banger for Audiopleasures. There's a rumor in Amsterdam that Dj Nixus is the wanted wild feline called "Chepeton" :)

Have fun !!!!

DJ NIXUS Drum&Bass Podcast mix @AudioPleasures Blog Radio - December 2011 by Deejay Nixus on Mixcloud

Terry Malts - Tumble Down

2011-12-19T08:42:00.000-08:00

San Francisco fuzz trio Terry Malts is preparing their debut "Killing Time" on Slumberland next February and by the sounds of this teaser promises to be a banger ... "Tumble Down" is a lo-fi killer that touches the sounds of Beach Boys, The Ramones, Jesus and Mary Chain and most recent Veronica Falls, this pearl its taken from the 2010 cassette "Distracted"

Listen | Terry Malts - Tumble Down

Tropic of Cancer - M.U. Podcast #31 (December 2011)

2011-12-16T07:02:00.000-08:00

Fantastic podcast by Carmella Lobo from Tropic of Cancer to Mundo Urbano.

Listen | Tropic of Cancer - M.U. Podcast #31

WhoMadeWho - Inside World

2011-12-14T01:48:00.000-08:00

New single from the disco-Danish trio WhoMadeWho, "Inside World" is the opening track from their upcoming album "Brighter" out on Kompakt next February.

Listen | WhoMadeWho - Inside World

Soft Metals - Psychic Driving Video

2011-12-14T01:25:00.000-08:00

New video from the Portland retro synth-pop couple Soft Metals, "Psychic Driving" is probably my favorite track from their S/T debut on Capture Tracks. The aquatic video was created by video artist Erica Schreiner.

Watch | Soft Metals - Psychic Driving

Dustin O'Halloran + Sleepindog feat Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid) @ State-X New Forms Festival Den Haag

2011-12-12T09:36:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday was in Den Haag for the long awaited live concert from the Berlin based pianist/composer Dustin O'Halloran with the Dutch Lunapark strings quartet, as i expected the room was packed which wasn't a surprise at all because of Dustin's reputation and the increasing hype of the Modern Classical movement. As soon as the first piano strokes took place the only thing i could ear in the room beside the absolute silence was the drone sound from the air conditioned and waves of a light breeze touching my neck, can't really explain why but had this strange feeling that was on a deep dive submarine journey, from my seat i could gaze at the imaginary ocean that was made of the most beautiful and melancholic sounds swimming all over the room in between bursts of abstract smoke flying around the stage mixed with textures made of warm colors, this hypnotic experience was only interrupted by the loud applauses and Dustin explaining some facts behind some of his played songs

Dustin O'Halloran played a absolutely stunning and deeply contemplative set that included pieces from his latest album "Lumiere" and others from his extensive repertoire, most of them i knew them by heart and was quite mindblowing just to watch from such a short distance and was everything i ever dreamed/expected to be.

The concert was part of the Dag In De Branding (Festival voor Nieuwe Muziek) and State-X New Forms Festival in Den Haag and next year are already expected some major concerts that i'm looking really forward.

10 March Johann Johannsson + Hildur Gudnadottir
26 May Nils Frahm

The Afternoon continued with Sleepindog feat Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid), strangely the room was quite empty and he became more empty has the concert proceeded, in a stroke of luck it become seriously intimate with Chantal talking about the noises coming from the seat and Adam asking for a Whiskey, Dustin O'Halloran was so kind that brought him is own glass, all this prompted general laugh. Its true that there were some technical difficulties but they were overshadowed by the stunning mellow voice from Chantal Acda, the subtle arrangements that accompanied the performance are the core of the album "With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields", Adam Wiltzie as usual superb ambience's taken from The Stars of the Lid compendiums with Chantal minimal pianos and guitar accords. The concert started with my favorite track from the album "Polish Love Song" and ended in a delicious improvised act when Chantal unplugged herself and sit down in the stage just inch from the few remaining spectators, this last minutes of the afternoon made all this trip to Den Haag even more worth it.

Thank you to the State-X New Forms Festival for including Audiopleasures in the guestlist.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Bicycle Video

2011-12-12T09:28:00.001-08:00

Wild stuff happening on this super cool video from the New Zealand/Portland Unknown Mortal Orchestra, "Bicycle" is taken from the brilliant debut S/T out on Fat Possum last summer.

Watch | Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Bicycle

Ty Segall – Where Your Head Goes Video

2011-12-08T12:23:00.000-08:00

Garage rock guardian Ty Segall slips into a acid psych lo-fi trip full of distorted images and blurry colors for his brand new fuzzed-out music video. "Where Your Head Goes" is taken from the 2011 LP "Goodbye Bread" out on Drag City.

Listen | Ty Segall – Where Your Head Goes

Reuters Best photos of the year 2011

2011-12-08T08:33:00.000-08:00

Reuters Best photos of the year 2011, more here

Dark Dark Dark - Long Long Long (Beatles Cover) for the The Minnesota Beatle Project

2011-12-08T08:18:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite and current voice crushes Nona Marie from the Dark Dark Dark ensemble has just delivered a stunning cover from the Beatles song "Long Long Long" written by George Harrison for The Minnesota Beatle Project.

Dark Dark Dark - Long Long Long (for the MN Beatle Project vol. 3) by supplyanddemand

" The Minnesota Beatle Project is a collaborative effort on behalf of the Minnesota music industry to provide support for music and art programs in Minnesota public schools. The albums feature esteemed MN-born-or-based musicians performing originally arranged compositions of their favorite Beatles songs. The album also features Minnesota public school student bands that have been recipents of Vega donations, as well as album artwork created by by students in Minnesota public schools. 100% of net proceeds from The Minnesota Beatle Project are used to rebuild and enhance music and art education for children in Minnesota public schools. Minnesota Beatle Project grants distributed in 2010 and 2011 have provided the opportunity for more than 15,000 students to participate in music and art programs statewide."

Fidlar - Wake Bake Skate Video Premiere

2011-12-06T09:58:00.000-08:00

Los Angeles garage surf bangers and 2011 favorites Fidlar as premiered a surreal sand board trip video from the superb "Wake Bake Skate" on vice, the track is taken from the super ep "DIYDUI" on white iris.

Watch | Fidlar - Wake Bake Skate

Freemote Festival 07-11 December Utrecht Holland

2011-12-05T09:16:00.001-08:00

FREEMOTE 11 : Threshold edition

Electronic Arts & Co-Creation Festival
December 07 until December 11 : Utrecht (Holland)

At the heart of the Netherlands, Utrecht is known to be a vibrating student city with a wide range of cultural events and in the forefront of the cool festivals like TodaysArt, Le Guess Who and Freemote.

The 11th edition of Freemote offers a dynamic contemporaneous interactive experience in-between new media artists that will collaborate in installations, performances, exhibitions, screenings, AV performances that takes places in a former railway warehouse transformed into a digital playground. Video mapping, data visualization and electronics master-classes will be available, many acts like Knalpot, Individualism, Bitbasic (UK) Einóma (IS), Daniel Zuur, Krampfhaft, Tarik Barri and Julien Mier plus some of the best vj's in Europe that will show their newest works.

Watch | Freemote 2011 Teaser
Watch | Julien Mier & Daan Kars - Passenger

Copenheavy - Here Come The Wolves

2011-12-01T09:54:00.000-08:00

Massive electro trash banger from the London/Copenhagen duo Copenheavy ... best electro i've heard in a log long time and reminds me quite a lot to the Parisian bangers Teenage Bad Girl early stuff .

Listen | Copenheavy - Here Come The Wolves

Lots of cool stuff dropping form Danish lands ... Iceage, Cola Freaks, Zac Christ and now Copenheavy for the list

BAMM.tv Presents: Global Scene Amsterdam

2011-12-01T08:47:00.000-08:00

San Francisco based BAMM.tv is globetrotting various Capitals is search for new exciting vibes.

The documentary only scratches the surface from the real Amsterdam culture but gives some good references about the music, venues, promoters and its basic functioning, it was quite cool to see some friends and super cool bands like zZz and The Pignose Whilly's.

The city is so immensely multi-cultural that someone i can't remember right now called it the Miami of Europe, the music and venues are so wide and open minded that would be almost impossible to explore the whole picture on a couple of minutes but captures the essential to a basic understanding, Amsterdam is the kind of city that if you want you wont stop for a single second 365 days a year and im talking in quality !!!

Watch | Global Scene Amsterdam - Ep. 1 - An Introduction
Watch | Global Scene Amsterdam - Ep 2 - City in Context

The Coathangers - Sicker Live at Lovebird Recording

2011-11-30T09:26:00.000-08:00

Speaking of crazy asses here is a new video taken from a live recording by the Atlanta post-punkers wild hotties The Coathangers at the Lovebird Recording.

Watch | The Coathangers - Sicker Live at Lovebird Recording

Kap Bambino - Rise video

2011-11-30T08:55:00.000-08:00

Bordeaux electro punkers Kap Bambino return with a new video taken for the fresh EP "Resistance/Alpha" ... "Rise" is not as loud, crazy, fast as usual and moves from their crazy ass hardcore bangers to a chilled synth-wave with a witch house twist, but these are not news at all cause we are so super used to see Caroline Martial and Orion Bouvier breaking all the rules and forging always new exciting and fresh music.

Watch | Kap Bambino - Rise

Congorock - Ivory (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

2011-11-30T08:50:00.001-08:00

Whop Whop ... new kick ass remix from the bad ass electro bangers The Bloody Beetroots, very glad they didn't lost their touch !!!!

Listen | Congorock - Ivory (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

Peaking Lights - Hey Sparrow Video, 3 December @ Occii Amsterdam + The Sandwitches

2011-11-28T09:26:00.000-08:00

New music video from the Wisconsin psychedelic dub-pop couple Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis Peaking Lights. "Hey Sparrow" is taken from the 2011 album "936" out on Weird World And Not Not Fun

Watch | Peaking Lights - Hey Sparrow

Peaking Lights + The Sandwitches 3 December @ Occii Amsterdam

The Avant/Garde Diaries - Bending Time

2011-11-28T08:51:00.001-08:00

New episode from the always excellent The Avant/Garde Diaries feat Montgomery Knott and a inspiring Adam Wiltzie that talks about his new project A Winged Victory For the Sullen.

Watch | Bending Time

mY Indie Soul # 46

2011-11-27T11:41:00.003-08:00

mY Indie Soul # 46 : 2006-2010 ... A collection of cutting-edge experimental electronic music based on Field Recordings, Drones, Glitch, IDM and is the visualization of a Modern Dance company dancing over Jackson Pollock masterpieces.

mY Indie Soul # 46 is the fragmented concrete reality that hides the micro secret abstract language of the senses, is the evolution into sub-logic and subsequent pure-logic behavior, is a visionary answer to the puzzle between everything and nothing where perfect imperfections rule under logic, reason and common sense decapitated.

mY Indie Soul # 46 by Audiopleasures

Hannu - Universumin Tomu
Offthesky - Birds Eye View
Vladislav Delay - I saw a Polysexual
Morgan Packard - I Think I
Goblin Glasses - SFO
Tipper - whomi
Christian Fennesz & Rryuichi Sakamoto - Mono
David Sylvian feat. Christian Fennesz - Transit
George Michael - Freedom (Robert Lippok Feat. Caroline Thorpe remix)
Atom - Wellen und Felder ii
Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker - hymn to the idea of night
Nils Frahm and Anne Muller - Show me your teeth
The Flashbulb - Once Weekly
Apparat - Steinholz (Monolake Remix)

grab it

David OReilly - Story of Genki

2011-11-26T08:42:00.000-08:00

New bizarre animation by the genius David O'Reilly, as always controversial, surreal and stunning ... ...

Watch | David OReilly - Story of Genki

Eight and a Half - Scissors (Tokimonsta Remix)

2011-11-26T08:33:00.000-08:00

New remix by the undisputed Los Angeles warm and abstract beats Queen Tokimonsta.

Listen | Eight and a Half - Scissors (Tokimonsta Remix)

Sebastiaan Bremer Surreal Photography

2011-11-22T11:16:00.000-08:00

" Sebastiaan Bremer is renowned for transforming ordinary snapshots into grandly baroque and surreal tableaux by a careful process of retouching and enlargement. Since his first solo show, in 1994, he has exhibited in venues such as the Tate Gallery, London, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, and the Aldrich Museum, Connecticut. He has been based in the United States since 1992."

"Although Bremer has always been interested in photography, it wasn’t until the late 1990s that he began to draw directly on the surface of photographs. He has been inspired in part by nineteenth century spirit photography, and fin de Symbolists such as the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and painter Odilon Redon, but his methods partake of advanced photographic techniques. Often he will begin with a simple snapshot of friends or family or familiar places, and after enlarging it far beyond conventional dimensions, he will begin altering and embellishing the image with India ink and photographic dye. He has often used the ink to produce fine patterns of lines reminiscent of cobwebs, or readings from seismographs. Photographic dyes also enable him to blur and mute some forms while accentuating others, and make some colors bloom while others recede into mysterious darkness. The result is an image that seems to literally vibrate with hidden consequence, as if the subject matter has sent cracks across the surface of the picture. Whilst Bremer’s choice of images inevitably grounds his work in his own biography, his imagery also makes reference to alchemy, art, and the occult, establishing unexpected connections between ordinary life, history, and the unconscious.

"Sebastiaan Bremer lives and works in New York. He studied at the Vrije Academie, The Hague, and Skowhegan School of Art and Sculpture, Maine. He has published two major catalogs: Monkey Brain (2003), and Avila (2006). His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, among many others." Orange Alert

John Maus - Hey Moon Video

2011-11-22T10:29:00.000-08:00

Brand new video from the former Ariel Pink John Maus, "Hey Moon" is taken from the fantastic 2011 LP "We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves" and the video footage from the gig @ The Dome, Tufnell Park, London 17th November 2011.

Watch | John Maus - Hey Moon

Fidlar - Got no Money

2011-11-22T09:21:00.001-08:00

I believe this to be a brand new FIDLAR jam ... The Los Angeles quartet is by far Audiopleasures best and favorite garage surf trashers in 201.

Listen | Fidlar - Got no Money

Vladislav Solovjov - Stellar

2011-11-21T08:02:00.000-08:00

Magnificent motion graphics by Saint-Petersburg based Vladislav Solovjov, the short piece is a stunning view of the planet Earth and the Universe in its complete wonder that easily could be the intro to a epic sci-fi film. Vladislav Solovjov work is a serious reminder of another amazing Russian artist, the Ulyanovsk based motion graphics mega talent Maxim Zhestkov.

STELLAR from Vladislav Solovjov on Vimeo.

Dauwd - Whats There

2011-11-20T12:43:00.000-08:00

New BOMBASTIC future bass track from Dauwd, stunner after stunner puts the Uk resident amongst Audiopleasures 2011 favorite and most exciting producers. If you're into bass-amphetamines do yourself a favor and go immediately to his soundcloud

"Whats There" is taken from the upcoming vinyl on Pictures Music.

Listen | Dauwd - Whats There

Halls - I Am Not Who You Want video

2011-11-20T11:34:00.000-08:00

This is one incredible gorgeous music video, "I Am Not Who You Want" is taken from the London based Halls debut EP "Fragile" on The Sounds Of Sweet Nothing out January 2012. The incredible stunning video is a hypnotic nebula of colors that slowly unveils a subtle rose was directed by Sebastian Nevols from the BBC’s Blue Planet.

Watch | Halls - I Am Not Who You Want

Myscha Oréo Lighthart Photography

2011-11-20T08:31:00.000-08:00

Myscha Oréo Lighthart is a photographer, artist and art director based in Amsterdam that grew up in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Asia. This pictures are a selection of Myscha Voyages around the globe where the eclectic nature of the artist is felt on the warm colors, naturality and simplicity of her subjects.

Black box Red - Battle The Sparrows EP

2011-11-20T05:48:00.000-08:00

This week got on my mail a super cool present, the new EP from the Leeuwarden North of Holland dance punk duo of guitarist punk at heart Eva van Netten and the insanely good drummer Stefan Woudstra, i was quite happy to hear that who ever recorded the ep had the good sense to capture their super energetic spirit that after all is the band trade mark signature, all the way a excellent ep that will please for sure fans of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Blood Red Shoes ... One of my favorites in Holland and live are super HOT HOT, highly recommended *****

Listen | Black box Red - Battle The Sparrows EP

Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream FULL stream

2011-11-20T05:24:00.000-08:00

Sunday garage awesomeness, stream in full the second Thee Oh Sees 2011 LP Carrion Crawler/The Dream, the rumors were 100% right ... it is the BOMB.

Listen | Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler/The Dream FULL stream

Veronica Falls - Back Page

2011-11-20T04:54:00.000-08:00

New single from London favorites Veronica Falls, "Back Page" is the b-side from the recently released “Bad Feeling”.

Listen | Veronica Falls - Back Page

January 12 Rotown Rotterdam
January 14 Ekko Utrecht ... FREE for the Subbacultcha subscribers

Rites Wild - Rites Wild EP

2011-11-20T03:16:00.000-08:00

Following the minimal dark synth-wave trail found the wonderful Adelaide-based Stacey Wilson moniker Rites Wild that makes hauntingly beautiful echoed hypnotic psych pop that is amongst the new weird Australia favorites. Its all very DIY and the cosmic simplicity makes it sinister and charming, Rites Wild bandcamp is loaded with FREE gems and its a must for Tropic of Cancer fans !!

Rites Wild are released on the Adelaide label Faux Friends where Stacey Wilson is also curator and released one of my favorite infectious post-punk jams from last summer, "Dom Juan" by Terrible Truths where Wilson is currently a band member.

Watch | Rites Wild - Seasonal Shine
Watch | Rites Wild - Rites Wild Theme

RITES WILD EP (2011) by Rites Wild

Modern Witch @ Occii Amsterdam 17 December

2011-11-19T02:22:00.001-08:00

The audiovisual collaboration between Denver's Mario Zoots and Amsterdam Kristy Foom contemplate the exploration of the dark side with drag/witch house elements of dark synth wave and doom electro, 17 December live at Occii one the coolest underground hangouts in Amsterdam for the Hallo Gallo experimental electronic music night.

Watch | Modern Witch - Not The Only One
Watch | Modern Witch - Black Curtains
Listen | Modern Witch - In Your Eyes

Sex Beet - Greatest Hits

2011-11-18T12:23:00.001-08:00

News from SEX BEET Audiopleasures favorite lo-fi garage surf thrashers from London, the greatest hits are a compilation of the band early recordings now available on Bandcamp, go get them bangers while we wait for the upcoming debut lp next year.

Normally Luke and the boys would gladly give this for free but the guys are in urgent need of dollars to record their debut on King Khan's Moon Studios in Berlin next January ...

"GREATEST HITS" EP by Sex Beet

Niabi - We’ll Always End Up On Fire

2011-11-18T11:22:00.001-08:00

Strangely beautiful video and track by Niabi, starts with an innocent dream pop and them moves into a heavy drone sort of Hecker/Frost that at same stage sounds also like Sonic Youth Kim Gordon drowning bass !!!!!!

"We'll Always End Up On Fire" is free on bandcamp and its taken from Niabi's forthcoming EP Forest Fires.

Watch | Niabi - We’ll Always End Up On Fire

Erased Tapes News, Ólafur Arnalds - Living Room Songs, Peter Broderick – Old Time Video, Nils Frahm - For

2011-11-17T11:17:00.000-08:00

Lost of new wonderful music and projects coming from the stellar London/Berlin label Erased Tapes , after their recent stunning albums from Nils Frahm "Fetlt" and everyones favorite A Winged Victory For The Sullen S/T featuring Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Witzie here are more news form the label.

Following the 2009 "Found Songs" where Ólafur Arnalds released during a week a free song everyday, now the Iceland composer presents from his own living room in Reykjavík the "Living Room Songs", this time the songs will be preform live and recorded for your complete audiovisual pleasure experience ... stream the videos and grab the free mp3 here

Wonderful new single and video from the newest Berliner resident the multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick, "Old Time" is taken from the upcoming documentary score "Music for Confluence".

"I had been asked to make the score for a documentary film called Confluence. The film is based in the Lewiston, Idaho area, not too far from where I grew up in the USA, and it chronicles several mysterious cases of young girls found murdered or gone missing around 1980, all of which seem to lead back to one man who for a variety of reasons has not been able to be charged with these crimes"

Watch | Peter Broderick – Old Time
Listen | Peter Broderick - Music For Confluence (album teaser)

The Berlin composer Nils Frahm is probably still flavoring his amazing new album but its time go back to work and his fans are eager for more releases, the new EP comes in shape of a thank you to his label mate Peter Broderick ...

"This session was recorded in just one night sometime in the beginning of 2010. Peter Broderick loved the sound of this synthesizer so much, he asked me to record some solo sketches with it. This is what I came up with. I didn't use any overdubs or punch-ins. See it as a synthesizer solo performance." – Nils Frahm

Listen | Nils Frahm - For

Kyle Bobby Dunn

2011-11-17T10:36:00.000-08:00

I've been quite disconnected from the drone-zone but its always a pleasure to welcome back to Audiopleasures the gorgeous ambient drones from the Ontario born and Brooklyn based Kyle Bobby Dunn, on his souncloud are a batch of Kyle unreleased songs and for the drone genre fans this is a must and a definitely wonder.

Listen | Kyle Bobby Dunn - Statuit

Pieces of Berlin Photography

2011-11-17T10:04:00.001-08:00

" Pieces of Berlin is an unagitated photo blog about the world’s most marvelous city and its inhabitants. it attempts to lay out and capture a profile of berlin’s everyday life in its entirety by way of approaching random people on the street, shooting a portrait and quizzing them about their homes. online since march 2010, pieces of Berlin documents both the current bustle and the constant change of our metropolis."

Black Mekon - Comeback Kitty video

2011-11-17T09:35:00.001-08:00

Complete and utterly killer blues punk track and video by Black Mekon from
Eastside, Birmingham UK.

Watch | Black Mekon - Comeback Kitty

A Place To Bury Strangers - So Far Away

2011-11-17T09:26:00.001-08:00

New brutal single from the New York dark noise-gazers A Place To Bury Strangers, "So Far Away" is taken from the "Onwards to the Wall" EP out on February 2012.

Listen | A Place To Bury Strangers - So Far Away

Vintage Love - The Fall 1994 Unreleased Documentary

2011-11-17T08:47:00.001-08:00

" The Fall is one of the greatest and strangest rock groups to emerge from the British post-punk scene of the late 1970s. Occupying cult status on the fringes of mainstream success, the Fall has gone through many permutations during its long and turbulent career, but the one constant is its iconic front-man, the renegade genius Mark E. Smith. "

Watch | The Fall 1994 Unreleased Documentary

Catholic Spray - Amazon Hunt , Hate my Soul Video

2011-11-17T07:30:00.000-08:00

France is probably the biggest exporter of amazing trashy lo-fi garage rock bands in Europe and Catholic Spray debut lp "Amazon Hunt" out on the French/Belgian Teenage Menopause records 1st release few weeks ago is among my current favorites, This Parisian thrashers caught my attention some months back with the super cool "Ouija Drunk Party" and i was sure more serious bangers were on the way now proved with their more than excellent debut lp, "Amazon Hunt" will be a true delight for the trash surf lo-fi garage fans with a dark twisted noisy psychedelic taste.

Oh and Catholic Spray is probably the coolest name ever for a band !!!!!

Stream in full the album and watch the brand new video for the track "Hate my Soul"

Watch | Catholic Spray - Hate my Soul

Amazon Hunt // Out Now ! by Catholic Spray

Anika - No One's There Video

2011-11-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

Pretty Awesome video from Anika's 2010 S/T debut lp, the Multi-instrumentalist and political journalist that lives between London and Bristol pallet of sounds ranges from poetic synth dark wave, acid post-punk to a totally sick industrial punk-dub in a almost surreal 70s Nico psychedelic trip. Seriously inspiring, wild and hot !!!

Watch | Anika - No One's There

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Nov 24 Le Guess Who Festival Utrecht
Nov 25 Tivoli De Helling Utrecht

Black Lips - Raw Meat Video

2011-11-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

New music video from the Atlanta flower punk everyone's favorites the Black Lips, "Raw Meat" is a Cop parody and the track infectious like a Ramones classic, its taken from the critically acclaimed Arabia Mountain and i already lost count of how many amazing music videos came out this year but securely 4 or 5.

Watch | Black Lips - Raw Meat

Dont miss the last chance to see them this year in Holland, 15 December Den Haag @ the State-X New Forms festival

Tropic Of Cancer - The End Of All Things

2011-11-15T09:22:00.000-08:00

Just few days ago was praising Tropic of Cancer and here they are again, Camella Lobo and Juan Mendez announced the departure from Downwards with a CD compilation of Ep's and early demos that include some tracks i already knew except a Soft Cell cover and the smashing Chrome Vox. The Dark Synth Wave Duo are now sign to the London label Blackest Ever Black that released the superb EP The Sorrow Of Two Blooms early in the year, the ep includes the simply stunning A Color that is amongst the most precious from this year.

The End Of All Things
Listen | Tropic of Cancer - Chrome Vox
Listen | Tropic Of Cancer - L.O.V.E. Feelings (Soft Cell Cover)

The Sorrow Of Two Blooms
Listen | A Color
Watch | Tropic of Cancer - A Color

Tropic of Cancer - Be Brave Video

2011-11-13T10:56:00.000-08:00

The California based duo Juan Mendez and Camella Lobo are most definitely amongst some of my favorite discoveries from 2011, their project Tropic of Cancer is a hauntingly beautiful hypnotizing dark synth wave and stunning almost industrial lo-fi dreamgoth.

Here is the video from the single "be brave" that came out early on the year.

Watch | Tropic of Cancer - Be Brave

American Indian Occupation mural

2011-11-13T09:36:00.000-08:00

"American Indian Occupation mural project is a part of an ongoing project depicting issues in Native America throughout various American cities, and can be seen in Austin Alley between Van Ness & Polk and Frank Norris Alley, between Van Ness & Larkin in SF."

Watch | American Indian Occupation mural

Trentemøller - Sycamore Feeling (Marie Fisker Version) Video

2011-11-13T08:43:00.000-08:00

New Trentemøller video and brilliant version from Sycamore Feeling by Marie Fisker taken from the Danish producer new album of remixes.

Watch | Trentemøller - Sycamore Feeling (Marie Fisker Version)

Listen | Trentemøller - Sycamore Feeling (Marie Fisker Version)
Listen | Trentemøller - Neverglade (Trentemøller Remix)

Tim Hecker Free Live Recording

2011-11-13T06:20:00.000-08:00

Free live recording from Tim Hecker's performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal 9 November.

Listen | Tim Hecker Live and Free

Tim Hecker Euro tour will resume in December with a few more dates.

December 9 / Olomouc, Czech Republic / Kino Metropol
December 8 / Pisa, Italy / Circolo Caracol
December 7 / Foligno, Italy / Auditorium San Domenico
December 6 / Milano, Italy / O'Artoteca
December 5 / Torino, Italy / Blah Blah
December 4 / Wroclaw, Poland / Festival Ambientalny
December 2 / Madeira Island, Portugal / Madeiradig Festival

J.C. Satan - Hell Death Samba, Abandon Video

2011-11-11T11:20:00.000-08:00

Excellent new album from the Franco/Italian alliance strike force J.C. Satan on Slovenly. Probably escapes a bit the label garage punk guidelines but nevertheless a massive LP that goes from blasting sonic fuzzed out wall of sound to shoegaze noise delights and delicious psychedelic pop 70s reminiscent, exquisite and almost theatrical rich scenarios that haven't experience since Deus "Worst Case Scenario", a demonstration of pure class and most definitely the band to watch.

J.C. SATÀN "Hell Death Samba" LP by J.C. Satàn

A Winged Victory For The Sullen @ Worm Rotterdam 11 Jan 2012

2011-11-11T10:24:00.001-08:00

The webzine and concert bookers Subbacultcha are probably the best thing that ever happened in Holland, for a 6 eur monthly subscription a mindblowing selection of FREE concerts, the last one to the announced was A Winged Victory For The Sullen the fresh new Modern Classic/Ambient project from Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie 11 Jan @ Worm Rotterdam

Karen O - Stop the Virgens

2011-11-10T11:19:00.000-08:00

Stop the Virgens psycho opera is the newest project from the fabulous Yeah Yeah Yeahs awesomeness ♥ Karen O ♥, the project is part of The Creators Project and started 6 years ago, combines theater, modern dance, rock and its almost a epic emotional Karen musical biography.

Listen to the gorgeous acoustic song "Duets" feat Karen O and Jason P. Grisell and watch the trailer !!

Listen | Karen O & Jason P. Grisell - Duets

Watch | Karen O - Stop the Virgens

The Kingdom of Survival Documentary

2011-11-09T09:01:00.001-08:00

"The Kingdom of Survival is an interdisciplinary documentary combining speculative travelogue and investigative journalism in order to trace possible links between survivalism, spirituality, art, radical politics, outlaw culture, alternative media and fringe philosophy."

Watch | The Kingdom of Survival

The Kingdom of Survival will be screened in Amsterdam during the 24th International Documentary Film Festival, check here for more info dates and venues

Mux Mool - Palace Chalice

2011-11-09T07:50:00.000-08:00

First taste from Mux Mool upcoming album "Planet High School" on Ghostly International, Minneapolis Brian Lindgren warm bass lines and abstract beats are always welcome since last year's debut "Skulltaste" that landed of my favorite electronic albums in 2010 and for sure will please any Fly Lo fans.

Listen | Mux Mool - Palace Chalice