There are 13 songs on an album! And it only takes one take to record. Well, let’s say two! But then it’s done. On a left-handed guitar, the high strings are at the top, did you know? By the way, Depeche Mode would be even better if they counted like the Pixies. Playing on mobile? No, you don’t do that. Real men (and certainly real women too) always have a games console with them everywhere. By the way, you can also use it to build great beats!
Andreas and Jule recorded the record “Maldonado” in a relaxed manner one evening in the rehearsal room with half a handful of microphones. Always one song at a time. Of course, a maximum of one or two takes and beyond (see above). Beats and electro sounds come exclusively from the Nintendo Korg DS-10, the legendary plug-in card synthesizer for the legendary Nintendo DS. Just Gameboyboogiewoogie!
Sebastian then dragged the songs through his very own cocoa again and swung the egg shaker. Just Alternative Ohrwurms!
A record about football, interpersonal relationships (love), deep sea adventures and party visions. Well-chosen words in German, English and gibberish. Music with waving guitars à la The Smiths and pop appeal in Belle & Sebastian style. Then again punk as we know it and techno as we don’t know it.
Yes, Mr. Schulze clearly has principles. Fortunately, kin of unconventional ones. That’s a good thing, of course. For example for his music. It is always straight forward, without repetitions, short and to the point. When everything is said (and played), everything is said (and played). One album, 13 tracks and xx minutes of playing time. Just Shortcuts!
And the boy on the cover? Yes, that’s Rolf. He looks at his star. “Ein Stern namens Rolf” is the name of the little children’s story that Andreas wrote and which is available in a stylish edition, wonderfully illustrated by Susana Luis, together with the CD for the album.
What excitement when two artists that we have published separately with different projects join forces to release a first album together… and even more so when it sounds like an achievement. This is indeed the case of Break On Beacons, where we find at the beats Valgidrà from Rennes and at the synths Innocent But Guilty from Bordeaux (half of Wintermute, among others : indierockmag.bandcamp.com/album/rubber ), two French electronic musicians whose collaboration finds its origin in IBG’s remix and collective projects, in which Valgidrà took part several times. The later has been following the work of IBG for a while, finding common ground in his trip-hop/abstract fiber, while Foolish Records’ founder discovered the music of his new playmate through IRM Netlabel, particularly with the album “Watched Watchers” (indierockmag.bandcamp.com/album/watched-watchers) and the EP “Daily Grinders” recorded with Konejo (indierockmag.bandcamp.com/album/daily-grinders-ep), both released in 2021. From the start, when listening to this joint project whose name evokes the exploration of unmarked paths, the idea of getting off the beaten track and especially the limits that we unconsciously have imposed ourselves, we feel both in familiar territory and at the same time heading towards the unknown in a more cosmic way than expected from the two. We recognize the deep, dark and ethereal textures with subtle melodic patterns of IBG – whose sound seems to have evolved this last year from heavy and radical drone (cf. his brilliant Anteraks project along with Uburgründ from Romania) towards something more aerial, between electronica and trip-hop, and also Valgidrà’s signature beats at the crossroads of abstract groove and dry IDM as well as his sense of rhythmic vocal samples, on the title track for example. And yet, “An uninterrupted flow of images, shapes and colors…” constantly gives the sensation of tending towards unexplored horizons, somewhere between outer space and inner landscapes, an album which casts off towards an “elsewhere” made up of both sonic adventures and introspection, epic times and suspended moments, dreams and disillusionment. In a word : a gem !
The Necrophile Hummingbird Netlabel presents SO Nice Youth by REfugEEs From Beyond.
“Unusual Noise Rock for No Wave People”
Live improvisation recorded the 11th August 2023 at the Cave Haven in Foucherans. During summer holidays at the beach I found this portal with “nice” write over, and so it makes “tilt” in my burning head, this was the key to decipher this mythical session improvised few weeks ago.
We all have been young at least once upon a time…
Dedicated to the youth of every country because it’s more than time to kick out every professional politicians or representatives of the deadly capitalist industries (or whatever the name you give to these corrupted agents of the world cancer) to build a better world.
Members :
Master of Ceremony : Psyché Pelik
Guitar Hero : McClintic
Disc Jockey : Yoshiwaku Mushotoku
His issues are nothing, however, to what she brings to the band. Quinnissa, who was 13 when First Aid Kit was recorded has skills. “She’s a total ringer and a complete pro in a live setting,” Mulkerin acknowldges. “She’s a lot more reliable than her grumpy parents.” Indeed, Quinnisa’s voice has developed into an astonishing powerhouse of force. While she has been contributing to Big Blood records almost since birth, First Aid Kit solidifies her clear talent. All her lyrics are improvised in the moment while recording, a real shock to realize considering how insightful and perfectly suited to the song they are. “Never Ending Nightmare” candidly and perfectly describes the anxieties of being a teenager today: “The quiet growing inside me is louder/I should have known not to trust another stranger.” Or the heartache of “1000 Times”: “I think about you at least 1000 times a day/I can’t even say hi/What’s wrong, what’s wrong, what’s wrong with me?” What more, her natural ability to perform amazes her parents. “She’ll be slopping around all practice, and you are convinced she doesn’t have it,” Kinsella says. “Then we record and she nails the guitar and vocals, even does something better. She’s in control.”
Teenage impulses fit right in with the band’s intent, which is making music that’s honest, inclusive and flawed. Inventiveness in the moment wins out over belabored, repeated takes, as the group is in a constant state of creation. Songs sound fully built and realized, but they actually rise out of improvisation. Big Blood channel the moment and let go once they finish. “I think about Ursula Le Guinn and how she talks about everything she takes in becoming compost,” Kinsella says. “It mixes together, and when it comes out there’s all that stuff in it, sometimes it’s direct and sometimes not.” Mulkerin’s descriptions of different songs on the record run like faint recalled dreams. “I don’t remember much other than it flowed from the three of us absurdly quick,” he says of opener “In My Head”. “Haunted” has intriguing lyrics like “I’m haunted by your pictures/That faded like a memory” but, as Mulkerin says, “Colleen is not one to try for things in any sort of premeditated way, it just flows and evolves.” Many songs touch on the fear and horrors outside a safe home space, fitting for a record made during COVID. They sing about their feelings in the moment, so lyrics are often topical. “Makes Me Wonder” is about Ma’kihia Bryant, a 16 year-old black girl shot by police (“Be still the mess you make/The life you squeeze, you take,” and later in the song…”She should be alive today.”)
While any fan of the band will tell you that no two albums sound very much alike, First Aid Kit displaying for the first time their affinity for the emotional effects of bands like The Cure, Bauhaus and The Clean, there’s a clear thread throughout all their records. First, there’s Kinsella’s voice, which pivots from upbeat fun to pure dread, presumably based on how she was feeling that day she recorded. Secondly, Mulkerin’s production preserves layers of could-have-beens by keeping the ghostly presence of past takes alive in the background of tracks like subliminal thoughts. Their songs achieve the double satisfaction of being immediate, catchy and memorable, while also revealing inner depths at repeated listens. Some of the best experimental music is cloaked as mundane.
First Aid Kit was recorded entirely at the family’s home onto 1” eight-track tape. It achieves the magic of capturing a moment and making a lasting impression. There aren’t many family bands, and there’s definitely no other band like this.
-Ben Goldberg
“Cuando solemos escuchar la frase “viajar a través del tiempo”
inmediatamente imaginamos viajes al estilo “Volver al futuro”,
sin darnos cuenta que en ese preciso instante estamos viajando
a través del tiempo. Ese tipo de periplo es el que retrata “Arena”
el álbum debut de Prima Limón, el proyecto de Julia Capoduro.
Ya desde el diseño de packaging del disco, podemos apreciar
un especie de bitácora o diario íntimo contado a través de
objetos. Llaves, muelas y dientes, una brújula, unos viejos
lentes, piedras y limones,operan como mojones cronológicos
que Julia bien sabe traducir en canciones que nos narran ese
momento del viaje en el cual la inocencia llega a su fin.
En “Arena” las canciones están construidas sobre bases de
guitarras que conjugan armonizaciones poco habituales y
secuencias de acordes que se van volviendo un mantra a medida
que el disco transcurre, en un ejercicio que logra amalgamar
de manera certera el folk y el post rock. Dando como resultado
un mundo de sensaciones encontradas donde la inocencia y lo
extraño se suceden de un segundo a otro, adentrándonos en
paisajes sonoros que nos hablan más allá de las letras.
Julia no pretende ser la típica femme simpática o dulce
que canta canciones para congraciarse con el mundo. Sus
composiciones y la manera de cómo las lleva a cabo, son una
forma de plantarse ante todos y decir: esta soy yo, oscura, frágil,
ácida y retorcida, alguien que le escapa a los encasillamientos,
una mujer singular.”
Juan Manuel “Checho” Godoy (Rosario Indie / Maltilda)
One Tru Odd has been around longer than intended or expected, mostly helping other people’s talents shine – as much as the people in question would let him. He has been, and probably will continue being, in more other artists’ bands than reasonable and has done more unprofitable music for theatre than is considered decent. When time allows for it, One Tru Odd releases music under the aliases V.K., Bissquit, and Bassquit, none of which are real human names. “Hits for the Misplaced” is his second outing as One Tru Odd after 2021’s “This E.P”. As per his music, his opinion of humanity is fairly favourable.
Released July 12, 2023 as free (cc) digital download and limited edition digipak CD
All music written, performed, programmed, recorded and mixed by
One Tru Odd
onetruodd.bandcamp.com
Lyrics and vocals by Vlad von Doom
Everything related to One Tru Odd and Vlad von Doom is Vladimir Gueorguiev
All of the above want to thank Borislava Vasileva for the help and patience while they were busy with producing these hits
Artwork by Angel Draganov
Respeita os Cria é o fruto de um processo de quase três anos, entre Setembro de 2020 e Abril de 2023 gravado no Escritório da Transfusão. O ano inicial foi de muitas incertezas e isso refletiu na produção. Por tempos, não sabíamos qual dinâmica queríamos alcançar, pois, o projeto inicialmente era apenas para ser ao vivo. Hoje artistas são vistos no mundo virtual e depois no mundo real, e em 2020 era a regra, afinal estávamos numa pandemia. Pandemia que colocou muitas pessoas em um hiato e comigo não foi diferente, porém, usei esse vácuo de tempo para me redescobrir como artista. Durante esse tempo aprendi que tipo de som de guitarra quero nesse momento do Economic Freedom Fighters.
A proposta do som transita entre o sujo, melódico, agressivo, suingado e momentos, inseridos em letras sobre abstrações, ciências e reflexões sobre ser preto. O conceito que chamo de Garage Rock Afro Latino. Economic Freedom Fighters é uma resposta, mesmo que tardia, a um reflexo da cena de rock alternativo onde é majoritariamente formada por brancos, e o nome EP é sobre isso.
Não partimos do mesmo lugar, não estudamos nos melhores colégios, não teremos a melhores chances se não fizermos por nós e pelos nossos. Para termos determinados acessos, o mínimo que seja, temos que vencer muitas batalhas. Venci a primeira batalha que foi gravar o disco com meu companheiro de guitarra Davi Hidalgo, e hoje temos o trabalho de projetar e não parar. A única coisa que queremos é repeito, pra nós e para os nossos.
Posto isso, RESPEITA OS CRIA.
Créditos
Joab Régis – Vocal, Guitarra e Bateria
Davi Hilgado – Guitarra
Mixagem – Joab Régis
Masterização – Marcelo Renovato
Diogo Caldas baixo em Afropessimismo
Lê Almeida mixagem em Yogaberry
João Casaes co-produção Força Forte
Agradecimentos Karin Santa Rosa por influenciar a criação do projeto, Lê Almeida e João Casaes pelo apoio na ferramenta de trabalho. As nossas mães, Dona Quitéria, Dona Miriam e Dona Luciana e aos demais cada qual com sua contribuição direta ou indiretamente; Lucília Martins, Marx Braga, Guilherme Oliveira, Duduracel, Gabizada, Katina Surf, The John Candy, Bigu, Ramon Casteleno, João Autuori, Michelle Oliveira, Shay Reis, Hiago de Farias, Tim Muller, e a todas as bandas e artistas qual trocamos ideias nesse período. Muito obrigado a todos vocês que nos apoiam, valeuzão!
released June 9, 2023
Economic Freedom Fighters
Davi Hidalgo
Eduardo Ribeiro
Joab Régis
OXYGEN
It’s a sound journey about city and nature, artificial and natural environment.
By an interesting coincidence, Yenting Hsu and Rani Jambak both had same experience by living in Australia several years ago. Being far away from their own land made them more aware of their own culture or environment. That was their big inspiration to start their own project about environment “Waterland” and #formynature. By then, Rani and Yenting keep following their interest and exploring their own culture and environment through sound.
Although both grew up in the city, but they are fascinated by their own natural scape. Yenting lives in Taiwan, with the sea surrounded. Rani lives in Medan, close to the rain forest – Leuser Ecosystem. Two different nature scene make them connect through OXYGEN where rain forest and ocean are the most important to produce oxygen.
All tracks are composed by 2 different soundscapes of city and nature from Taiwan and Medan, North Sumatra. Experimenting many style of composition, Rani and Yenting collaborate in different type of production by sharing their sound collections and mixing each sound back and forth. They try to meditate on how human and nature coexist and question the possibility of harmony.
This album is the final result of an online residency project “∀ Flλ ≡nters. ∥mmense βreath of ⊥he ∫ea：ℝesidency” organized by Open Contemporary Art Center in 2021-2022.
credits
released April 7, 2023
Track 1 composed by Rani Jambak & Yenting Hsu
Track 2 composed by Yenting Hsu & Rani Jambak, Narrator: Jim Matan
Track 3 composed by Rani Jambak
Track 4 composed by Yenting Hsu
Track 5 composed by Rani Jambak
Track 6 composed by Yenting Hsu
Mastered by Vandy Rizaldi (Agensi 56)
Artwork by Yenting Hsu
Design by Wok The Rock
Produced by Open Contemporary Art Center as part of A Fly Enters. Immense Breath of The Sea residency project, 2021-2022.
