Matthew E. White’s ‘Big Love’ remixed by Hot Chip

Matthew E. White - Big Love

‘Big Love’ is one of the fantastic standout tracks from Matthew E. White‘s widely-acclaimed debut album Big Inner, released last year via Domino. The songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has unveiled a new remix by Hot Chip.

Here’s what he said about it:

“Although the very nature of recorded music flies in the face of this, I’m a firm believer that art is never finished, it only stops in interesting places. Fortunately, versions, dubs and remixes allow you to see a song from a new perspective, they un-stick a recorded experience from a particular moment in time and allow it to live again. Today I’m very excited to share a marvellous remix that Hot Chip has done for Big Love, one that unlocks the song and turns it inside out. It stays very honest to the original material but also breaks it open in a terrific way. Take a listen, listen to the original, hear what is changing and what’s not, what’s new and what’s not. Hot Chip did a GREAT job, it’s a pleasure to have them on the mix, and for that I send my biggest love.”

Listen to Hot Chip’s rendition of Matthew E. White’s ‘Big Love’ below.

Zammuto launches new album crowdfunding campaign and drops first taste

Zammuto - Sinker

Zammuto has unleashed a brand new track, ‘Sinker’, the first of three tracks he’ll release over the duration of a campaign to help fund the follow-up to last year’s eponymous debut album.
Other than pre-orders of the yet-to-be-titled album, other treats in store include home screen-printed posters and a couple of sound sculptures. There’s no release date for the album yet, but the foursome are in process of recording it.

‘Sinker’ comes accompanied with a video explaining the campaign and it also offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of his family life and creative work. Watch it now.


Listen to a new track from The Oscillation off the upcoming Travel Expop Series #2

Travel Expop Series #2: Great Britain

A couple of years ago, French record label Hands In The Dark launched their Travel Expop Series. The first edition, released in partnership with Ruralfaune, focused on artists hailing from France.
The label has announced the release of the second instalment, this time dedicated to Great Britain and co-released with All Time Low. As the label explains, “with each new edition we bring together a handful of experimental pop artists with a label of the same nationality that we admire, on a single vinyl”.
Slated for a August 6th release, Travel Expop Series #2: Great Britain will be available on a limited edition white vinyl featuring new tracks from The Oscillation, Mugstar, Jeff Stonehouse aka Listening Mirror and Ben Nash.
The Oscillation, who Hands In The Dark describe as “the finest current krautrock psyche-pop band in the land”, contributed with two new songs, ‘Kissing The Sun’ and ‘Insect Attention’. The first one has just surfaced the web, be sure to listen to it below.

In other related news, The Oscillation’s third album From Tomorrow is set to be released in September. We’ll keep our ears peeled for more info.

Jherek Bischoff unveils video for ‘Eyes’ featuring David Byrne

David Byrne & Jherek Bischoff - Eyes

A year on from the release of Jherek Bischoff‘s magnificent debut album Composed, which was one of our Album Picks of 2012, we continue to be overwhelmed every time we play it.
The Seattle based songwriter, producer and composer has just unveiled a video for the album’s glorious opener ‘Eyes’ featuring David Byrne. Here it is.

Composed is out now in Europe via The Leaf Label and in North America via Brassland.

Win tickets to see AK/DK and Chik Budo

CTDNight

We’re giving two lucky readers a pair of tickets for the first CTD night next week at The Dalston Victoria featuring AK/DK and Chik Budo and DJ sets from Leaf Troup and Alpha Centauri. Hell, what an incredibly special show it promises to be! To be in with a chance of winning, submit your entry here by midnight Monday 15th July.
More details about the evening can be found on the event page HERE. Tickets are £3 advance and £5 on the door.

Grumbling Fur share two new tasters from upcoming album

Grumbling Fur - The Ballad of Roy Batty

With only two weeks to go for Grumbling Fur to release their somophore album, Glynnaestra, the pair have shared two new brilliants tracks to whet our appetite.
We heard the first taster, ‘Dancing Light’, last week, and now Daniel O’Sullivan and Alexander Tucker are offering ‘Protogenesis’ and ‘The Ballad of Roy Batty’, the latter with a visual accompaniment. Check out both below and watch out for the release of Glynnaestra on July 22nd via Thrill Jockey.