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Benoît Pioulard set to release Stanza II next month

11 August 2015

Benoît Pioulard - Stanza II

Back in March, Benoît Pioulard dropped his celestial full length Sonnet, which he followed the month after with a low-key companion piece called Stanza. But there’s no stopping Thomas Meluch, the marvelous and prolific singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind the project, who is putting out Stanza II next month. Head over to his bandcamp to grab one of the few remaining handmade CD’s, or a digital copy. And for a taster of what’s on offer, here’s two enchanting tracks from Stanza, ‘X’ and ‘XI’.


Public Service Broadcasting share Datassette remix of upcoming single ‘The Other Side’

07 August 2015

Public Service Broadcasting - The Other Side

London based duo Public Service Broadcasting are releasing their new single The Other Side later this month. The track is the latest taken from their second album The Race For Space, released in February. The band’s own J. Willgoose, Esq. described the track as the “most emotional moment”. The single, which features clips from the Apollo 8 launch from the British Film Institute archive, comes paired with a remix by London producer Datassette, which has just been made available to stream. Take a listen to both ‘The Other Side’ and Datassette remix below and grab it when it’s out on August 28th.


In other related news, and whilst the band continues to play a number of summer festivals, Public Service Broadcasting have just announced a tour this Autumn including a London show at Brixton’s O2 Academy on 29th November.

Christina Vantzou announces new album,Nº3, and shares first single ‘Shadow Sun’

06 August 2015

Christina Vantzou - Nº3

Brussels based composer and visual artist Christina Vantzou has announced the follow-up to last years’s magnificent Nº2. Her new album, Nº3, was recorded in Belgium with a 15-piece ensemble of strings, horns, woodwinds and micro-choir. The album saw Vantzou composing and experimenting with classical instruments blended with synths and electronics over the course of two years.
“The tracks vacillate between orchestral, ambient soundscapes and more structured works that the composer refers to as “pillars.””, describes the press release, also mentioning Vantzou’s day job as a math teacher as relevant in this change.

Nº3 will see the light of day on October 16th via Kranky, and it comes with two slow motion videos Vantzou made using a phantom high-speed camera and a 16mm short film.
We’re already getting the first taste of new music from Nº3 in the form of the wonderful new track, ‘Shadow Sun’. Listen to it below.

King Midas Sound announce collaborative album with Fennesz

05 August 2015

King Midas Sound and Fennesz - Edition 1

Waiting For You, the debut album from King Midas Sound, came out six years ago. The trio, made up of Kevin Martin aka The Bug, singer and poet Roger Robinson, and singer Kiki Hitomi, have announced their second album, part of a series of collaborative releases. Edition 1 will be the first of four albums, each featuring a different guest artist, “to explore the deepest realms where dub, electronic music, hip/trip-hop and shoegaze meet”. Austrian guitarist and electronic musician Fennesz joined forces with King Midas Sound on the first collaboration, due out on September 18th via Ninja Tune. As the press release explains, Fennesz’s “2001 album Endless Summer was a mix of tonal guitars and emotional shifts which inspired and sparked an admiration within Kevin and Roger to bring him onboard.”.

‘Waves’ is the first track to emerge from the upcoming Edition 1 and you can listen to it below.

King Midas Sound and Fennesz have announced a number of European dates this Autumn, including a show in London at St John at Hackney on October 30th.

Jerusalem In My Heart stream new single ‘A Granular Buzuk’ from upcoming new album

04 August 2015
Photo: Joseph Yarmush

Photo: Joseph Yarmush

We’re only a month away from the much anticipated release of Jerusalem In My Heart‘s second album, If He Dies, If If If If If If. The Montreal based audio-visual performance collective had already enticed us with the first single ‘7ebr El 3oyoun’ (‘Ink Of The Eyes’). Now they are previewing another incredible track from the album, ‘A Granular Buzuk’, featuring guest Sharif Sehnaoui on prepared guitar. Take a listen below.

If He Dies, If If If If If If will be released on September 4th via Constellation Records.

Jono McCleery returns with third album Pagodes

03 August 2015

Jono McCleery - Pagodes

We’re thrilled to know there is a brand new full-length album on the way from the immensely talented singer-songwriter Jono McCleery. Entitled Pagodes, it follows his majestic and widely acclaimed 2011’s There Is and it arrives on October 2nd via If Music.
His marvellous guitar playing and soulful and powerful singing shine even stronger in Pagodes. As the press release describes, “it’s an album that’s difficult to turn away from, full of beautiful melody, futuristic production flourishes and lyrics that don’t shy away from darkness, but always alight on uplifting conclusion.”.

We’re itchy with anticipation for the album to drop but we can already wrap our ears around the first single, an utterly beautiful interpretation of Robert Wyatt’s ‘Age of Self’. Here it is.


In other related news, Jono McCleery will celebrate the album release with a performance in London at Elektrowerkz on October 13th.