Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek set to release debut album Kar Yağar

22 April 2019

Fronted by Turkish singer and multi-instrumentalist Derya Yıldırım, and with members hailing from Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain, psych-pop quintet Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek are gearing up to release their debut album Kar Yağar. Translating as “Snow Falls”, Kar Yağar marvelously blends a mixture of influences and genres, from Anatolian roots music and 70’s jazz to early prog rock. The record, and as the press release describes, “has the dynamics of an epic journey through the Anatolian highlands where deep-rooted folk effortlessly switches to sparkly improvisation or dancy pop tracks.” Comprising original songs and instrumentals, Kar Yağar also features Turkish folk songs re-arranged by the band.
Ahead of its release on May 24th through Catapulte Records, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek have shared a string of singles. Take a listen to the stunning and hypnotizing opening track “Üç Kız Bir Ana” and the album´s closer “Oy Oy Emine”. The latter, a cover of a traditional Turkish song, comes with a video by Agnieszka Gasiorek and Marcin Dominiak.


Snapped Ankles share video for ‘Tailpipe’ and announce new UK Autumn tour

17 April 2019

Released last month through The Leaf Label, the feast of awesomeness that is Snapped Ankles‘ second album Stunning Luxury keeps on giving. The London outfit have shared a video for the album track ‘Tailpipe’, filmed and edited by Marnie Hollande and featuring Nissa Nishikawa. Check it out below.

In other related good news, and in addition to a bunch of live dates starting in May and throughout the summer, Snapped Ankles have announced a new UK tour this Autumn. Check out the full set of dates below:
8th October – The Haunt, Brighton
9th October – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
10th October – Picture House Social, Sheffield
11th October – The Crescent, York
12th October – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
15th October – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
16th October – The Portland Arms, Cambridge
17th October – Metronome, Nottingham
18th October – Boileroom, Surrey
25th October – The Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool
29th October – Village Underground, London

Listen to black midi’s new single ‘Crow’s Perch’

13 April 2019

South London 4-piece black midi have been making waves as of late, and with good reason. Their debut single ‘bmbmbm’, released last year, was a beast of a song, and they followed it earlier this year with ´Speedway’. Now, signed to Rough Trade Records, the enigmatic quartet have let loose another tremendous single called ‘Crow’s Perch’. It comes with with an accompanying video by susan_creamcheese and you can watch it below. If you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, just listen to it loud.

Watch the new video for Laurence Pike’s ‘Drum Chant’

11 April 2019

We had already heard and loved ‘Drum Chant’, the lead single from Laurence Pike´s much anticipated upcoming album Holy Spring. Now the inventive percussionist and composer has unveiled a fascinating video to accompany the track, directed by Clemens Habicht. “Clemens has physically tracked the ends of my drum mallets while I perform to create what you might describe as visual music,” explained Laurence. “For me it’s in the finest tradition of the experimental films of artists such as Norman McClaren or Len Lye.”

Clemens had this to say about it:

”Watching Laurence perform I found myself focusing on the round white mallet ends as if they were objects all of their own, separated from their sticks they became bouncing balls feverishly racing over the drums in a frenzy made all the more astonishing by their impossible precision at such speed.”

Watch the video for ‘Drum Chant’ now.

Holy Spring is out on May 17th through The Leaf Label.

Ishmael Ensemble share accompanying visuals for new track ‘Full Circle’

09 April 2019

We’re less than a month away from the release of A State of Flow, the new album from Ishmael Ensemble.  After sharing the first single ‘Lapwing’, the Bristolian outfit led by producer and saxophonist Pete Cunningham is offering a new taste from the record called ‘Full Circle’ and featuring vocalist Holysseus Fly. It comes with an accompanying video by Amie Nowlan and you can watch it below.

A State of Flow is out on May 3rd through Severn Songs Records