Hauschka unveils video for ‘Agdam’

12 May 2014

Hauschka - Agdam

Hauschka‘s monumental album Abandoned City came out to wide acclaim last March. The German composer, songwriter and experimental musician is now offering a fittingly wonderful and cinematic video for the track, ‘Agdam’, lifted from the same album.
As we had previously mentioned, the tracks on Abandoned City were named after actual name deserted cities. ‘Agdam’ is named after a city in Azerbaijan that was deserted and destroyed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1993.
Here’s the video directed by Jordan Bruner and Lee Gingold.

Abandoned City is out now via City Slang and Temporary Residence.

Watch the video for Man Forever & So Percussion’s ‘The Clear Realization’

08 May 2014

Man Forever - The Clear Realization

We’re huge fans of John Colpitts aka Kid Millions, the genius Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and writer behind drum ensemble Man Forever, also one of the founding members and drummer of Oneida, amongst many other projects and collaborations. His latest release sees him collaborating with contemporary percussion ensemble So Percussion.
After performing together at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, they hit the studio to record Ryonen, a two-piece collaboration featuring ‘The Clear Realization’ and the title track.
As the press release puts it, “the two pieces on Ryonen are rhythmically seductive and instantly exciting while retaining the experimental legacy that Man Forever has cultivated over several albums and relentless touring”.

If you haven’t yet been seduced by Ryonen, here’s the stunning video that accompanies ‘The Clear Realization’, directed by Gabe DeLoach. Watch it now and grab the record via Thrill Jockey.

Mogwai remix Yann Tiersen’s first single ‘A Midsummer Evening’

30 April 2014
Photo: Katherine Rose

Photo: Katherine Rose

We’re getting excitingly close to the release of Yann Tiersen‘s new album ∞ (Infinity). The effort will see the light of day on May 19th in the UK/Europe and May 20th in North America via Mute.
Ahead of its release, Tiersen has unveiled a remix of ‘A Midsummer Evening’ by Mogwai. The original track, released previously, is taken from the forthcoming album.

In other related news, the French composer is live streaming a show from a secret location on May 5th at 7pm BST. Just head over to his website on the day to watch it.
Now listen to Mogwai’s remix of ‘A Midsummer Evening’.


Tom Vek shares video for ‘Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)’

28 April 2014

Tom Vek - Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)

A couple of weeks ago Tom Vek announced the release of Luck, his third solo album. He also dropped ‘Sherman (Animals in the Jungle)’, the first groovy cut off the album. The London based multi-instrumentalist is now offering an accompanying video for the track. Check it out below.

Luck is out on June 9th via Moshi Moshi, and to coincide with it, Tom Vek is performing live at London’s XOYO.