Hello Skinny announces new limited 12″ Revolutions

20 August 2013

Hello Skinny - Revolutions

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of London based ingenious drummer, producer and composer Tom Skinner. Last year, under the moniker Hello Skinny, he released his self-titled solo debut album which was one of our Picks of 2012. So we’re over the moon to hear he will soon be releasing a limited edition 12″ entitled Revolutions. The effort features 30 minutes of brand new music, including two new cuts, ‘Revolutions Part 1’ and ‘Revolutions Part 2’, plus three remixes of tracks off his debut album from Zero 7, Crewdson and Pete Wareham. The vinyl and download from bandcamp also come with two bonus remixes from Bass Clef and Matthew Herbert. Revolutions is slated for a September 9th release but there’s only a few physical copies left, so you better hurry to get yours.
To whet our appetite, Hello Skinny is offering a stream of ‘Revolutions Part 1’, a wondrous and hypnotic gem not to be missed. Here it is.

Hannah Georgas set to release eponymous album in the UK, offers free single

20 August 2013

Hannah Georgas - Hannah Georgas

Hannah Georgas‘ self-titled full-length album came out to wide acclaim at the end of last year in her native Canada. Now the follow-up to her 2010’s This Is Good in April is also being released in the UK on October 21st via Dine Alone Records.
The Vancouver-based electronic pop singer-songwriter recruited Graham Walsh, a co-founding member of Canadian electronic outfit Holy Fuck, to assist in recording and production duties. “We wanted to make a record where these sounds could come to life and be recreated in a live setting” said Hannah. “I came to Graham with my guitar, and he brought his OP-1, Moog, other synths and pedals, and we jammed, sitting in a room together for almost 3 weeks doing pre-production. Graham was like a scientist, creating incredible sounds on his instruments”.
‘Somebody’ is the second track off Hannah Georgas, a beautiful cut now being offered as a free download. Grab yours now and stream the track below.

Nightmares on Wax drops first single from upcoming new album

19 August 2013

Nightmares on Wax - Feelin' Good

British legendary electronic composer and producer George Evelyn aka Nightmares on Wax is back with a brand new album entitled Feelin’ Good, the follow-up to his 2008’s Thought So….
Nightmares on Wax was one of the first acts signed to Warp over 20 years ago, and the label is again releasing his upcoming album on September 17th.
Feelin’ Good “is about embracing positivity and natural beauty”, as the label points out. It draws influences from funk, soul and reggae and from his life in sunny Ibiza where he’s been based for the last seven years. “I come from the city but sunshine is in my music”, said Evelyn. “It was always a natural dream to make music in the sun like I do now. Not to take away from any of my previous music but Feelin’ Good is what I’ve always been trying to do”.
Roaring with a rich orchestration, Feelin’ Good sees Nightmares on Wax enlist precious collaborators including Jazzanova arranger Sebastian Studnitzky, Robin Taylor-Firth, jazz percussionist Wolfgang Haffner, folk singer Katy Gray, and ex-Zero 7 singer Moses amongst others.
Nightmares on Wax dropped the first single, ‘Now Is The Time’, a funky and bouncy track to listen to at full blast. Here it is.

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band unveils two collaborative tracks ahead of new LP

15 August 2013

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band - Take Me To The Land Of HellYoko Ono and her Plastic Ono Band have announced the release of a new full-length album entitled Take Me To The Land Of Hell. Yoko’s new effort features stellar collaborators including Sean Lennon, Yuka C Honda, Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada, Hirotaka “Shimmy” Shimizu, Questlove, Michael Leonhart, Jared Samuel, Lenny Kravitz and Andrew Wyatt, to name but a few.
Produced by Yoko, her son Sean Lennon, and Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda, Take Me To The Land Of Hell is due out on September 17th via Chimera.

“My new album comes at a very special time for me”, said Yoko about the forthcoming album. “The energy I have right now, and the desire to continue to make as much great work as I can, is really moving me forward all the time. This album is the culmination of a lot of ideas I’ve been having over the last few years and I feel proud to release it at such and exciting time of my life.”

Take Me To The Land Of Hell is also glowing with the talent of other very special guests on the two excellent tracks that have recently emerged, ‘Tabetai’ and ‘Bad Dancer’. ‘Tabetai’ features tUnE-yArDs and the latter features Beastie Boy’s Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond and also marks their first work together since the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch last year.  Listen to both tracks beneath.


Juana Molina returns with new album

13 August 2013

Juana Molina - Wed 21

Argentinian multi-talented and inventive artist Juana Molina has not released an album in five long years. This Autumn will see the end of this hiatus as she returns with a new full-length album called Wed 21, the follow up to 2008′s Un Día.
Slated for a October 28th release via Crammed Discs, Wed 21 was composed, performed, recorded and produced by Molina in her studio in Buenos Aires.
Molina, who has on previous albums chosen to be more minimal, using mainly guitars and layers of vocals, this time ventured to enrich Wed 21‘s musical spectrum with the addition of electric guitars, bass, drums and electronics, as the press release notes. “In some of the tracks, Juana comes as close to a pop song format and to a full band sound as she ever did… while some other pieces are sinuous excursions through gamuts of feelings & textures”.

‘Eras’ is the first delightfully jubilant taste to emerge and it’s clear evidence that Wed 21 will be an album to look out for. Listen to ‘Eras’ below.