Sam Ospovat offers brand new solo album

03 January 2013

We wanted to start the year with something amazing, and at first listen, drummer/percussionist Sam Ospovat‘s recently released album PIKI clearly earns this spot.

Hailing from Nebraska, and now based in Oakland, California, Sam Ospovat has been involved with several other outfits including Beep, Naytronix, tUnE-yArDs, Timosaurus, Anteater, Kapowski and many others.

Under the moniker PIKI, Sam released his self-titled solo album last November, which he describes as a “a collection of solo pieces, polyrhythmic songs, and sound tableaux”. PIKI was recorded with the help of Ross Peacock, Chris Golinsky, Carlos Arredondo and mastered with Eli Crews (Mwahaha, tUnE-yArDs, Deerhoof, Geographer). You can stream and download the whole album for free or on a pay-what-you-want basis via his bandcamp.
Here’s two gems from the album, ‘Choisi non choisi’ and ‘Non Clapping Music’, to enjoy as you start your new year!


David Lemaitre set to release debut album this Spring

27 December 2012

Berlin based Bolivian singer-songwriter David Lemaitre has announced the release of his debut full-length album, due out in Spring. The yet-to-be-titled album follows his first EP, Valediction, released last year.

David draws influences from different cultures and genres, from the songs of the South American highlands where he grew up and the 70’s psychedelia his dad listened to, to progressive rock, electronica and folk.

According to a press release, “David’s song writing process is an ever-evolving journey, while remaining unattached to whether the resulting songs have a minimalist or electronic pop sound.”
In David’s own words, “something is only complete, not when nothing can be added anymore, but when nothing can be removed.”

Whilst we wait for the new album to drop, here’s the charming and dreamy ‘Jacques Cousteau’ off Valediction.

Superhuman Happiness unveil new clip from ‘How To Survive A Plague’

20 December 2012

Earlier this month and as we previously mentioned, Superhuman Happiness released the original soundtrack to the critically acclaimed feature-length documentary film How To Survive A Plague, written and co-produced by the septet’s own Stuart Bogie and Luke O’Malley and featuring special guests Kronos Quartet as well as compositions by Arthur Russell.

Superhuman Happiness have unveiled a new clip from the documentary and the accompanying music is described by Stuart Bogie as an “urgent piece that was written to reflect the dire circumstances, the fragility of life, and the tenderness of the home treatment.” Proceeds from the soundtrack will go to the Student Global AIDS Campaign.

In other related news, Superhuman Happiness’s debut full-length album, Hands, will see the light of day on March 5th via The Royal Potato Family. We already heard the incredible and catchy lead single, ‘See Me On My Way’, and we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more.

Now here’s the clip from How To Survive A Plague.

The Ocean Floor offer festive visual treat

19 December 2012

To celebrate the festive season, Portland’s quintet The Ocean Floor are offering a cover of ‘Toyland’, the theme from Victor Herbert’s operetta “Babes in Toyland”. The song comes with an accompanying video, directed by Kurtis Hough, who had previously directed the incredible video for ‘My Shelf‘, off Falling Star Castle.
The Ocean Floor describe the new effort as a “festive technicolor dreamland”.  Watch it below.


The Ocean Floor’s recently released album Falling Star Castle quickly conquered our hearts and is one of our Album Picks of the Year. You can get it now digitally and on tape via Single Girl, Married Girl.