Tune of the Week – “Real Life”
Can’t get you out of my head….
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Tune of the Week – “A Statue That Is Perpetually Unveiled”
A star is born.
His name is Dam Mantle, but his folks call him Tom Marshall. “A Statue That Is Perpetually Unveiled” is from the “Grey EP”, his forthcoming debut for Glaswegian label Halleluwah Hits. And it’s a humdinger.
“A Statue That Is Perpetually Unveiled” is truly far out. It’s deep and wide, with the wallop of a stoned orchestra and the demented giddiness of a mischevious soundtrack composer. Fizzy and sizzling with ideas, notions, connections and wired thought bubbles, it demands to be listened to again. And again.
Dude’s on a roll. He’s already done remixes for Gold Panda, Au Revoir Simone and Gonjasufi which are a cut above the pack and the new EP probably means his days in various indie and post-rock bands ’round Glasgow are over. The new EP also means we have a new name to add to that city’s call-list of top-drawer beats-and-electronics producers which already features HudMo and Rustie. Get your Dam Mantle fix here or here.
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Tune of the Week – “Girls’ Night”
You’re so fine….
The facts: the band are called First Rate People. They hail from Toronto and are fresh meat on the new music block. This is from an EP thingy called “It’s Never Not Happening”.
The sound: “Girls’ Night” was what last Tuesday lunchtime sounded like. For about an hour or so, there was a whisper of warmth from the sun, the sky was that crazy blue you often get in high summer and there was a tease, a tang, of spring in the air. It was a time for feeling optimistic that, yes, there are always better days ahead. This tune matched the mood to a T. A tune to whistle along to as you walk on by without a care in the world. The rest of the EP is also busting with similar laidback vitality and charming potential. Download it here and add their name to your little red book.
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Tune of the Week – “Promises”
From the record label who introduced us to Girls and Lemonade, say hello to The Morning Benders.
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Tune of the Week – “Please Don’t”
David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, a dozen guest vocalists and a concept album about the shoe-obsessed wife of a brutal dictator. I mean, what could go wrong?
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Tune of the Week – “High & Low”
The best music is made by people who always think big.
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Tune of the Week – “Rollerskate”
This one may stop you in your tracks.
Matias Aguayo has come up with the WTF? release of the year: his new album “Ay Ay Ay” is an a capella release on cooler-than-you German minimal electronic label, Kompakt. It shouldn’t work but, man, it does and how.
The Chilean producer’s vocal cords are the primary instrument on the album, though his beatboxing, humming, singing, chanting and sighing are tweaked and bleeped for maximum joy. Every tune, especially this one, is hugely infectious, playful and mesmerising. Sure, by this time next year, you’ll all be rollerskating the recession away.
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Tune of the Week – “Love Cry”
Give Four Tet nine minutes of your life and he’ll give you the keys to his world.
From the forthcoming album “There Is Love In You”, this is probably the foxiest groove which Kieran Hebden has ever produced. He’s done sharp, smart, woozy, hynotic, Afrotastic and minimal before, but “Love Cry” is the first time Hebden has wrapped all of the above into a slice of deep groovy ‘lectronica capable of out-flashing the dancefloor.
It wiggles and wobbles. It shimmies and shakes. It damn well keeps you in the zone. Chalk the album down as one to illuminate some dark January days.
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Tune of the Week – “Floating Vibes”
This is the first ever tune of the week to come from Florida. Bet you that made you pause for through.
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Tune of the Week – “Gentle Onto God”
I know absolutely nothing about Eileen Jawsin, the lady credited with this tune. Absolutely nothing. Zilch. Nada. Sweet feck all. Google is not your friend in this case.
It turns out that Eileen Jawsin is an anagram for the real source so I’ve been scratching my head trying to work this out. You will find “Eileen” and this tune on “Anagram Jam”, a compilation on the Fat City label which doesn’t really give much away in terms of who is who and what is what. Well, bar the fact that BMusic luders Andy Votel and Dom Thomas are involved and that all the artist names are anagrams.
“The names of the track sources have been also been disguised so scrabble the rabble to reveal the mixed-up monikers of your new favourite freak-funk psychedelic song smiths. All tracks are de-pipped with minimal pith and added juicy bits. Maximized, marmalised, shredded and preserved using the finest ingredients from the fruitful pastures of our pear shaped planet. The album truly is an international affair combining elements from England, Korea, Turkey, Russia, France, Israel, India, America & Spain.”
The tune itself is wonderful. Billy Lyons played it for me last week and I knew within seconds – seconds – that we were dealing with something special. Psych-folk wig-outs of this ilk are always to be treasured. As you attempt to work out who the hell this is, fall in love with the tune here
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Tune of the Week – “Uffe’s Woodshop”
What a beautiful noise.
You probably know Tyondai Braxton best as one-quarter of advanced maths combo Battles. It is now time to get to know his forthcoming solo album, “Central Market”.
“Uffe’s Woodshop” is the first tune from that album to slip out from beneath the covers. It’s a mini-symphony of kazoos, violins, violas, synths, electronics, piano, six guitars, bass, drums and percussion. It’s a large out-there tune which swoops and swoons and carries on down the road without a care in the world. By all accounts, the album is just as head-expanding. A tune your post-modern milkman would probably whistle at 6am in the morning if he wasn’t listening to Maxi. Hear it here or download it here. And no, I don’t gave a clue who Uffe is either.
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Tune of the Week – “Storm”
The name of the band is Django Django. And no, they’ve got nothing to do with Belgian gypsy jazz guitarists.
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