Category Archives: Guest

Brian – Uncanny Opera

by Joely Berf - 18 March 2015

Brian - "These Are the Things We Do"

Brian. I know a lot of Brians. A tough name to Google. “Brian.”  Ha.  “Brian Bandcamp.” Nope. “Brian Bandcamp New York.” You have to know what you’re looking for. This Brian, the elusive Brian, is best found with a link:

Brian.

Brian’s 2014 album, Brian, is an emotional journey through the uncanny valley: mesmerizing synthesizer soundscapes and passionate computer generated vocals. It feels both synthetic, and eerily sincere.

Here is a music video for the song ‘These Are the Things We Do’, animated by Brian himself.

Dakh Daughters – Ukrainian Freak-Cabaret

by Joely Berf - 16 February 2015

Dakh Daughters - Ukrainian Freak-Cabaret

Don’t be fooled by the delicate porcelain doll face paint. Dakh Daughters are anything but fragile. On stage, this freak-cabaret group works themselves into a musical fervor, stomping and howling war cries. The seven woman are multi-instrumentalists and bounce between accordions, a double bass, xylophones, drums, and more. Talented, beautiful, and fierce, the powerful daughters of Ukraine.

2013 was a turbulent time for the country. The streets were packed with protesters in an uprising that led to the impeachment of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich. Despite sub-zero temperatures, heavy police presence, angry crowds, firecrackers, and tear gas, Dakh Daughters took to the stage and provided a soundtrack for the Ukrainian revolution.

Adult Jazz announce debut album release

by Anemonkey - 29 May 2014

adut Jazz - the bandWe have been following Adult Jazz since we first saw them opening for Juana Molina last year. We immediately fell in love with the voice scales of lead singer Harry Burgess and all the band’s magical melodies. Now we are super excited to see their first album Gist Is coming out through Spare Thought on 4th August. They have also revealed their newest song which tickles the ears with its beautiful composition and intrigues the mind with imaginary explorations. Enjoy ‘Spook’ below.

Christian Kriegeskotte releases full-length album Plex-Emitter

by Anemonkey - 18 May 2014

Christian Kriegeskotte - Plex-Emitter

Plex-Emitter comes from the hands of a young man almost obsessed by alchemy, mysticism, philosophy and science history.  The Brooklyn based composer and conductor Christian Kriegeskotte has a vast number of different works under his belt, including contributions to the scores of Family Guy, The Simpsons and The War of the Worlds, to name but a few. Amongst his most recent and current projects is his ongoing piano cycle for pianist Eric Clark and also Plex​-​Emitter, a series of experimental electronic and analogue recordings. All the live samples come from different New York noises and were recorded on his mobile phone. You can listen to the full album here and get a taste of one of the tracks, ‘Plex​-​Emitter No. 3 (Mantra)’ below. Enjoy!

Sunn O))) and Ulver announce release of collaborative album Terrestrials

by Anemonkey - 11 December 2013

sunnulv5 years ago, Norwegian metal stars Ulver invited Sunn O))) to improvise together in a night brightened by the lights of the Aurora Borealis. They recorded three “live in improvisation” pieces and listened to them in the morning. Terrestrials is the fruit of this collaboration blending unusually acoustic metal and drone charming sounds. The album will come out in February 2014 on Southern Lord. Listen below to an excerpt of ‘Eternal Return’, the first taste from the album.