ok, i realise the blog has been quiet of late.

at last a new ‘rock’ band with a whole package thing going on.

from the bands name, the sleeve art, the stage show, everything has been planned to perfection.

now, i had read about this lot a while back, but just assumed it would be unlistenable doom with gruff shouty vocals.

instead this is very melodic and extremely listenable, with nods to 60s psych and 70s rock.

love it.

more detail : here

track list :

1. how to build a nuclear reactor
2. arise
3. rainbow cannon
4. fara
5. monument
6. triga
7. you and me not we
8. ring of endless light
9. lykke li – sadness is a blessing (d/r/u/g/s remix)
10. lana del ray – blue jeans (d/r/u/g/s remix)

a rather wonderful 10 track mixtape,  how too build a nuclear reactor, by machine loving d/r/u/g/s has just been released to the wire.

featuring remixes and unreleased tracks, this collection is highly recommended for those who like to loose themselves in a dark room to a soundtrack of deep wall shaking basslines, hands in the air vibes, fractured vocals, and melodies that lift the soul.

mixtape : here

more detail : here

 1. autechre – eutow – warp
2. forgemasters – track with no name – warp
3. the black dog – bleep one – dust science
4. lfo – push – warp
5. phoenecia – y-intercpnkt – warp
6. tricky disco – tricky disco – warp
7. move d – rain shine – warp
8. sympletic – ace space _ warp
9. the black dog – bleep four – dust science
10. sweet exorcist – testonetwothree – warp
11. lfo – tied up – warp

when it comes to machine music, i realise i have a rather shortlist of favourites, but i have yet to be let down by some certain collectives.

the black dog is one such gang.

having recently released a limited heavy duty 12” ep, return ov the bleep, via their own dust science label (sold out now i suspect !), the lads put together a mix of bleep-centric classics and some of their new material.

the result is 40 minutes of nostalgic warmth and future sonic adventures.

highly recommended.

more detail : here

after free association.

after flykillr.

after hundreds of studio sessions with proper chart killing pop stars, oh,  and various others.

comes zeitgeist.

more detail : soon

ok, as they used to say before a certain tv program way back before folks knew there were other tv chanels :

‘and now for something completely different’.

basically, look at your gadget of choice.

today is the 14th of march.

in the uk we would denote this as 14/03.

in the us where things are always a bit different, today is denoted as 03.14.

that in itself is a close approximation of the number known to nerds as pi.

so, here in all its glory, is star of allmusic.com (currently on an enforced hiatus, but tis only a matter of time that they request his services again), pitchfork, the quietus, and ilx of course, is a 45 minute reading of the number pi by the man himself.

for doubters, please think of this as an extension of john cages piece of perfection, 4’33” , or, scanners early intrusive phone call releases.

while i have to admit i would never listen to this on a regular basis, neds voice has a strangely hypnotic appeal.

and surely there are folks out there who do the sampling thing and could make a monster remix out if this ?

the challenge has been set.

submit entries to the usual email.

so, there i am following up on an email from a well respected source, loving the logo, and the sublime deep grooves thinking, ‘oh yes, this is new, and one for me to tell people about’

then i check the stats on the song : over 100k listens.

as is often the case, i’m way behind the curve, so much so that this track has been featured on high profile radio one shows and such like, but it matters not, as this debut track from london grammar is really rather lovely with its combination of late night trip hop moods, and sultry vocals.

during the 5th stream, my teenkid walks in the west wing, asks who it is, i tell him, to which he casually responds :

‘oh, these guys are playing at this years camp bestival festival’.

joyous news – as the ireallylovemusic crew have already got their names on some tix, meaning i now have one more reason to be full of excitement.

in the meantime, if you are not able to track down this slice of pop brilliance on the all too necessary very limited 7”, then i do believe it is now available via itunes.

highly recommended.

more detail : official – - camp bestival.

having released one of the best albums of last year, music for people who hate themselves, the pre new kick off their next stage of audio chaos with the release of a “pre mix” album, music for homeowners.

as mentioned over at the quietus, (here), the album is a mutated version of remixes, re-written tracks and suchlike.

this revision is out next week via itunes, but here is a rather special sneaky peak behind the curtain to whet your appetite.

featuring sarah cracknell (saint etienne) on cold disconnected vocals, the parktown prawn premix is very different to the original with hard industrial electro beats, vocoder excess, and an atmosphere of clinical fear against which sarah insists that her world of ikea sanctioned consumerism makes for ‘a perfect place’.

the result is a creep’d out slice of pop perfection.

mp3 : the pre new – perfect place (the parktown prawn premix)

more detail : here

following on from the 2 eps of last year, patti yang is gearing up to release her uk released debut album with a stream (and possibly a limited download) of i am ready.

while i enjoyed last years material, i have to say she and her cohorts (no details available as yet) have seriously raised their game for this new track.

a foreboding broody 5 minutes of droning brilliance that builds up and envelops the listener in a deliciously dark atmosphere.

the distressed guitars and layered echoed shadowy vocals are unlike anything i have heard by patti before, whether via her goth-electro flykkiller sonic experiments with stephen hilon, or her her more pop centric polish released album, faith hope and fury.

this dramatic tease is genuinely next level, proving just how far patti is willing to stretch into new unexpected territories, making me anticipate the album all the more.

more detail : here

second post of the year for new music.

must be on a roll.

loving the late night stripped back electro-thump of this collaboration between kate akhurst (australia), and a swedish production team that comprises of hampus nordgren hemlin, oskar sikow engström and markus dextegen.

yes, it’s easy to describe this as a more palatable, less spooked out version of the knife, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that this is very very good.

the bands debut ep ‘northern lights’ is out via iamsound, and consists of 2 originals, and 2 remixes.

northern lights
in your eyes
northern lights (taken by trees & belief remix)
northern lights (superhumanoids remix)

however, for those of you who are impatient, there is a stream of the b-side, in your eyes : here

more detail : here – - iamsound