Spiral Ganglion offers new album Above Genus, Below Order

09 January 2013

Spiral Ganglion, the project of Calgary born multi-instrumentalist Ivan Reese, released a new album entitled Above Genus, Below Order last Monday.

Armed with piano, guitars, bass, drums, cello, glockenspiel, granite blocks, tuning pipes, double flute, bass clarinet and an array of others instruments, Spiral Ganglion created a weird, warm and tantalizing seven-track affair. Head over to his bandcamp to stream or download Above Genus, Below Order.
To whet your appetite, here’s a couple of cuts from the album, ‘Tanama’ and ‘Aargh Aargh Aargh’.


Atoms For Peace release new single from upcoming debut album

07 January 2013

Amok, the debut album from Thom Yorke’s super project Atoms For Peace with Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, Mauro Refosco and Flea, is set to be released on February 25th in Europe and a day later in North America via XL Recordings.

They have just unleashed a new track from the album, ‘Judge Jury and Executioner’, and audiovisual artist Tarik Barri did a video for it. Watch it below.

Shugo Tokumaru unveils second single from new album In Focus?

07 January 2013

Back in November, we mentioned Japanese pop wizard Shugo Tokumaro would release a new album this month. In Focus? is out already in Japan through P-Vine Records, and January 22nd will see the album’s worldwide release via Polyvinyl Records.

‘Decorate’ was the first taste to emerge from the album, and Shugo Tokumaro has offered a second cut from In Focus?, the wondrous ‘Katachi’. Here it is.

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet offers first taste from upcoming album

07 January 2013

New Orleans’s composer Jason Marsalis, renowned for being a prodigal drummer and vibraphonist, has announced the release of a new full-length album with his newly formed Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet. In A World of Mallets is due out on February 19th via Basin Street Records, and it will be his third album release on the label, following his 2000’s album Music in Motion and the 1998’s Year of the Drummer.

In A World of Mallets was self-produced and it features original compositions and contributions from Marsalis’ quartet members Austin Johnson on piano, Will Goble on Bass, and Dave Potter on drums, and also covers which are an hommage to former jazz greats, according to the press release.

The first taste from Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet’s forthcoming effort is the marvellous ‘Blues Can Be Abstract, Too’, a track where Marsalis “questions those who believe blues must be primitive in nature”. Listen to it now.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds premiere video for ‘We No Who U R’

06 January 2013

We have already heard the ethereal ‘We No Who U R’, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds‘ first single lifted from their forthcoming 15th studio album. Push the Sky Away will hit stores on February 18th in Europe and February 19th in the US.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have unveiled a video to accompany the song, directed by acclaimed and controversial Argentinian director Gaspar Noé. Watch it below.

Chik Budo roll out CB13 later this month

05 January 2013

Monday 21st will see the release of London based quintet Chik Budo‘s new mixtape. This mixtape will be radically different from the one they’ve made for us a couple of months ago.
Chik Budo’s new effort, entitled CB13,  features original material, including new songs and remixes. CB13 also features guest vocal contributions from Theoretical Girl and Hiroko Ohashi and it will be available as a limited edition cassette at their shows and via their website.

The outfit led by Dan Hahn and Colin Webster, aptly describe Chik Budo as a ‘squawking distorto disco party’. Having already seen them play a number of times, I can vouch that they definitely offer one hell of an electrifying party.

Chik Budo are launching CB13 on January 19th at The Social in London. The show is free and to celebrate the release, they’ll be giving away copies of the mixtape on the night. I’m excited.