Jherek Bischoff to release 7″ single ahead of debut album

20 April 2012

After several years working on his album, Seattle based songwriter, producer and composer Jherek Bischoff is set to release his debut solo album entitled Composed.

The nine orchestral pieces in Composed feature an array of illustrious guests.
“This record is the most exciting project I have ever worked on due largely to the amazing collaborators I have had the chance to work with” said Jherek Bischoff about his forthcoming album. “If you told me 5 years ago that I would be composing orchestral music and collaborating with my heroes I would have thought you were nuts!”
David Byrne, Zac Pennington (Parenthetical Girls), Greg Saunier (Deerhoof), Soko, Caetano Veloso, Mirah, Carla Bozulich (Evangelista, Geraldine Fibbers), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think), Dawn McCarthy and Nels Cline (Wilco) are some of the heroes he’s referring to.

Composed will be released on May 28th in Europe via The Leaf Label and June 5th in North America via Brassland.

Ahead of it, and to celebrate Record Store Day, the first cut from the album, ‘Young & Lovely’, will hit stores tomorrow as a limited edition 7″ single. ‘Young & Lovely’ features Zac Pennington and French singer/actor Soko and you can grab it free on Jherek’s bandcamp. ‘Eyes’ is the second collaborative track on the 7″ featuring David Byrne.
You can preview these two majestic cuts below. And check out the teaser trailer for Composed.


Man Forever drops video for ‘Surface Patterns’ (excerpt)

19 April 2012

Man Forever, the project of Oneida’s drummer Kid Millions, first saw the light in 2010. Kid Millions founded the project to perform his experimental drum compositions. As the label’s blurb puts it, Kid Millions’ “vehicle for exploring the outer limits of drum performance, was created to overwhelm, to investigate the nuances that bloom in the midst of repetitive music, and to act as a pure sound experience.”

Man Forever’s highly anticipated third new album, Pansophical Cataract, will hit stores on May 14th via Thrill Jockey. The album can be pre-ordered here, and the first 500 orders will be pressed in a limited edition orange vinyl.

As previously posted, Pansophical Cataract features two tracks, ‘Surface Patterns’ and ‘Ur Eternity’, and both were trimmed  from 30 and 40-minute live versions to around 18-minute pieces.
Man Forever has just unveiled a pretty cool video for an excerpt from ‘Surface Patterns’ made by SR Palm. It’s a feast for the ears and the eyes. Check it out.

The Flaming Lips and New Fumes release video for ‘Girl, You’re So Weird’

18 April 2012

Nudity and colours are not new in the psychedelic world of The Flaming Lips and that’s exactly what’s on offer with the brand new video for the collaborative effort with New Fumes, ‘Girl, You’re So Weird’.
The Flaming Lips teamed up with New Fumes for a Record Store Day double vinyl album. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends features collaborations with Lightning Bolt, Nick Cave, Neon Indian, Prefuse 73, Erykah Badu, Bon Iver and more.
‘Thunder Drops’ is actually the track featuring New Fumes that appears on the album but Wayne Coyne and friends picked ‘Girl, You’re So Weird’ to compliment with a video.
Look out for The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends this Saturday April 21st in a record store near you.
Here’s the video.

Fluorescent Heights adds visuals to his ‘Paranormal Experience’

16 April 2012

Hailing from Stockholm, Fluorescent Heights is the moniker used by Henrik Stelzer.
The young Swede musician just dropped a video for ‘Paranormal Experience’ off his debut album Tourism, released last January via Subsuburban.
The album is available digitally and also in a limited transparent blue vinyl edition. Just head over to Fluorescent Heights’ bandcamp to order and stream it.

Now sit back and enjoy the ‘Paranormal Experience’ directed by Behind The Walk-In.

Saadi premieres video for ‘Snowyman’

15 April 2012

Saadi is the musical outfit of Syria born, New York based songstress Boshra AlSaadi.

Last February Saadi released the single  ‘Snowyman’, just head over to Saadi’s bandcamp to stream and buy it.
The 7″ single is available now via Dither Down and it includes the original track and a stunning remix by New Jersey multi-instrumentalist Delicate Steve. You can listen to it below.

Now Saadi released a video to accompany ‘Snowyman’ directed by Nerenda Eid. It’s a visual treat featuring animated puppets. Here’s a description of the video:

“Nawang descends to earth with her sisters to bathe during a simultaneous winter solstice and lunar eclipse. Jaka spies her and falls in love, stealing her cloak to keep her on earth. She weeps for her loss and Jaka comforts her. They soon marry and have a child, who unwittingly discovers the cloak. Nawang confronts Jaka and returns to her home in the moon.”

Watch it now.