Tanya Tagaq’s third album Animism set for European release

08 January 2015

Last year, Canadian Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq released her outstanding third album, Animism, to wide acclaim in North America. The album was awarded Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize last September.

Animism is a tremendous album, amalgamating Tagaq’s impressive and exquisite vocals with a multitude of traditional and experimental sounds and cultural influences. As the press release describes, Animism “features Tagaq’s fusion of electronics, avant-garde composition, classical expressionism, Inuit throat singing and highly political undertones, underlining the struggle for Aboriginal rights in Canada.”

Animism is set to be released for the first time in the UK/Europe later this month via Six Shooter Records.

The opening track ‘Caribou’, a cover of the classic Pixies’ track, was the first single released from the album and now Tagaq has shared another tantalizing cut, ‘Uja’. You should listen to both and grab the album when it drops on January 26th.

In other related good news, Tanya Tagaq has announced a one-off show in London at Village Underground on May 19th. Tickets are now available here.

Listen to Zun Zun Egui’s second single ‘African Tree’

06 January 2015

We’re only two weeks away from the release of Zun Zun Egui‘s second album Shackle’s Gift. The album is due out on January 26th via Bella Union.
Following their first single ‘I Want You to Know’, the Bristol based outfit enticed the album further with the new cut ‘African Tree’. According to the label, “‘African Tree’ strolls past on a marching band rhythm, complete with an arena-sized chorus and Kyuss-heavy stoner rock guitars”. Take a listen now.

Waterstrider confirm debut album Nowhere Now

05 January 2015

Waterstrider first caught our ears a year ago with their cover of Little Dragon’s ‘Twice’, and the single ‘Redwood’. The Oakland quintet had previously revealed their plans for a debut album, and now we’re finally getting more details regarding this release. Entitled Nowhere Now, the album is set to drop later in the year. To keep us excited, Waterstrider are releasing ‘White Light’ and ‘Calliope’ as a double A-side single on January 29th. Lucky for us, we can already listen to ‘White Light’. Here it is.

Matthew Collings shares new track made using own software

29 December 2014

Last summer, Edinburgh based composer Matthew Collings joined Denovali Records who released his tremendous recent album Silence is a Rhythm Too and reissued his debut Splintered Instruments.
Collings has been busy developing a new software and now he’s offering ‘The Wind In The Air’ as a taste for what he’s making with it. As the man described himself, the track is “a heavy, windy landscape. 100% Synthetic.” Take a listen below.

Graham Walsh and Julie Fader team up as Etiquette, debut album arrives in February

23 December 2014

Co-founding member of Canadian electronic outfit Holy Fuck, Graham Walsh, and his partner Julie Fader, a solo artist, have joined forces musically and formed Etiquette. They’ve been working on a debut full-length album and comes February 24th, Reminisce will hit stores via Hand Drawn Dracula.
Ahead of it, the pair dropped their first single, ‘Outside In’, with an accompanying video directed by Christopher Mills and Gaëlle Legrand. Here it is.

Listen to Troyka’s new single ‘Life Was Transient’

18 December 2014

As we had already mentioned, British experimental jazz trio Troyka are releasing Ornithophobia, their third studio album, next month. They’ve previously enticed us with an album teaser and now they’re offering a full track off the new album called ‘Life Was Transient’. Listen to it below and watch our for the album release on January 26th via Naim Jazz.

In other related good news, Troyka have announced a string of UK dates in February and March. Check all the info in their website or here,

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