Here’s the surreal and awesome video for Royal Canoe‘s latest single ‘Birthday’, taken from their recently released debut album Today We’re Believers. Scott Cudmore directs.
No Science release debut single ‘Magnificent Arp’
No Science is the duo of Jukka Rintamäki and Johan Skugge, who met up in 2010 whilst composing the soundtrack for the video game Battlefield 3. Bonded over a shared artistic vision and ethos, the two Swedish musicians decided to continue writing music together and No Science was formed. Inspired by film and art, and the works of Lars Von Triers Riget, David Lynch and Joakim Pirinen, “they explore the spiritual effects of dark, beat driven melodic music – beyond science”, as the press release describes.
Today No Science are releasing their excellent and enigmatic debut single ‘Magnificent Arp’ via BLVVD. Listen to it now.
Sons of Kemet’s ‘The Itis’ remixed by Micachu
One of our absolute favourite albums released this year, Burn, comes from the hands of London based quartet Sons of Kemet. Hot on the heels of winning the MOBO award for ‘Best Jazz Act’, Sons of Kemet have unveiled a remix of ‘The Itis’ by Micachu. The original track is lifted from Burn. Listen to the remix below.
Sons Of Kemet’s incredibly talented frontman Shabaka Hutchings put together the latest instalment of our monthly mixtape. Be sure to check it out.
Royal Canoe rework Efterklang’s ‘Between The Walls’
We’ve long been fans of Canadian sextet Royal Canoe. And we’ve long been fans of Danish trio Efterklang. The two bands crossed paths this last summer whilst playing in some of the same European festivals and Royal Canoe offered to rework one of Efterklang’s songs. The result is a dazzling and inspired remix of ‘Between The Walls’. The original track is featured on Efterklang’s fourth album Piramida, released last year.
In other related news, Royal Canoe are on the final leg of their European tour, which wraps in Manchester this Saturday November 16th. Go to see them live if you can, you’re in for one hell of a treat!
Now here’s the remix of ‘Between The Walls’.
Anna Phoebe’s Embrace EP out today ahead of new album
London based violinist and composer Anna Phoebe has announced the release of Between The Shadow & The Soul, her new full-length album slated for an April 2014 release.
Anna, who is know for her work with the likes of Jethro Tull, Oi Va Voi, Roxy Music, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, and Trans Siberian Orchestra, is teasing the forthcoming album with a four-track EP entitled Embrace. Limited to 250 copies, Embrace dropped today via Burning Shed. The effort is described as “an exotic collaboration of classical and Eastern influences with a unique rock edge”.
The stunning and fierce opening track ‘The Duel’ serves as the EP’s first single. Listen to it below.
Archival collection by The John Lurie National Orchestra due out in January
An archival collection of recordings by musician, painter, actor and director John Lurie and his 1990’s trio with percussionists Billy Martin and G. Calvin Weston has just been announced. Comprising seven previously unreleased live and out-of-print studio recordings. the upcoming compilation entitled The Invention of Animals will be released on January 21st via Billy Martin’s Amulet Records.
“The three of us got together to try and write stuff for my band The Lounge Lizards, but what happened between Billy, Calvin and I was magical. After about a year of playing live it really came together,” said John Lurie. “There is something so unique and beautiful about this music. I don’t think there is anything else like it.”
The spellbinding opening track ‘Flutter’ serves as The Invention of Animals‘s first enticing taste. Listen to it below.
