Kandinsy
Taking its name from the forefather of Russian avantgarde painting, France’s Kandinsky is a guitars and drums duo that’ll make him proud. Last year I’ve listened to their “tRASKOMI eLCAÄST” MCD - don’t ask me what that means - which is a 25 minute piece cut into 9 movements. It’s a different take on mathrock with abstract compositions, a free jazz rock combo if you will. They’ve got a new split 10″ with another great named band Gentle Veincut from Frankfurt. For guys who don’t own a turntable like me I have to settle with the free mp3 from the new one “Oeusophage”, but now is the time to give a nod to the first effort of this lesser-known French band. Releasing all their stuff on Gaffer Records, also home to Talibam!, But God Created Woman and Sheik Anorak.
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Netlabels : Various
A post that’s been sitting in draft for so long that I’ve forgotten about the music. So caveat emptor, a selection of tracks from various netlabels -which I won’t be able to link right now- spanning electronic music and hiphop.
ry-om - I Tone - My mind exploded Tone - Stringphant Soto - Playfull Day Soto - Orange Niwa - When she looked at me (i saw her wondering) Grüün - GrüünGrüünGrüüün Soulkrates - Time Machine The Voltarenes - Stuffy Mikrofisch - Alien Monsters
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Tuna Laguna
Hunted from last years, The Silent Ballet’s end of year list, Tuna Laguna is one instrumental rock band from Norway that didn’t garner much attention from music press and blogs. Not surprising as well all know the music press tends to ignore bands that make solid music without bells & whistles or scene buzz.
This six-piece orchestra with proggy leanings have everything in their arsenal from regulars such as bass, drums and guitars to rhodes, glockenspiel, babypianos, banjos and computers helping them to create an effective and mature fusion. After their now soldout debut album, which is freely available here, their second one “Ripples and Swells” a complete album with eight, five minute compositions and two interludes were released last year. All the songs here feature a finetuned balance of energy, versatility and technical complexity. But don’t let the complexity scare you, at the same time it’s readily enjoyable, even radio friendly compared to other multilayered music.
Most reviews on the net are Scandinavian ones, making me wonder if their distribution sucks or somehow this mature sound didn’t appeal to young tastemakers abroad. Thankfully the rateyourmusic community has some activity, where a user rightly says they’re somewhere between Jaga Jazzist and Battles. I concur and raise it with Gong.
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Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Back to our usual programme, here’s a review I promised you before our holiday break, the new effort by Marc Ribot’s power trio Ceramic Dog, “Party Intellectuals” out on Pi Recordings. The left handed avant/jazz/punk/rock guitar mammoth Marc Ribot teams up with Shahzad Ismaily and Ches Smith from Secret Chiefs 3, to give another taste of his idiosyncratic fusion of diverse elements ranging from noise rock to disco. He’s definitely a master tastemaker, never disregarding different genres and methods and never conforming to what you expect. I’m sure his partners from the kings of eclecticism Secret Chiefs 3 add up to this soup, as Ceramic Dog is the epitome of kitsch objects and the band is not afraid of experimenting with it. Yet on some songs, as with the Secret Chiefs albums, the eclecticism doesn’t add up to something coherent and there’s a jumbled mess, e.g the beginning of Midost, which was already on the previous album with a better sound.
The remake of “Fuego”, Pinch is a different beast, although I prefer the one on the debut, this electronic disco version has the potential of an anthem, an intellectual party anthem, that is!.
Overall, it’s a solid album, with a few lower points like the cover of “Break on Through“, which sounds a bit forced although it’s not necessarily bad, but Ribot and his co. has once again showed us that they write interesting, intellectual music and are not afraid of experimentation even if it falls short sometimes.
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New Muxtape!
Back from our one-week vacation. Couldn’t post anything in the meantime but never stopped to think about our fellow readers while basking in the hot sun and selected some tunes that should accompany you on your future trips to the beach.
I was going to go all balearic, chillout etc. on you, but thought that would be too easy; so only tracks that seemed to fit in 100% with my mood at that time made it to the muxtape, be it walking back to the hotel under 35C (Vibracathedral Orchestra) or lying in the beach without movement (Sawako). Mostly just enjoying summer though!
Muxtape now scrobbles what you listen on last.fm, but the 12 song limitation sucks!
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Alikulila
Vampire Weekend - Bryn
Sawako - Wind Shower Particle
Gaylads - Portland Rock Love in Action
Roland Alphonso - Born To Be Loved
Nino Nardini & Roger Roger - Expectation
Eels - Susan’s House
Vibracathedral Orchestra - Transvestite Electrics
Piero Umiliani - Mahe’
Lalo Schifrin - The Wave
Le London All Star - Coming Home Babe
Cal Tjader - Nao Diga Nada
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Undomondo Radio Show #60
Friends! #60 is a joint production selected by fellow DJ/producer Fattish and me. Starts off funky, delves into some proggy folkrock, then some rock, then some more rock without losing the groovy edge! The Dodos nicked from Earfarm and Ceramic Dog courtesy of our friend Matt @ DL Media.
Baby Charles – Invisible
Saravah Soul – Nao Passo te levar a serio
Abraham and the Metronomes – Party
Jamie Lidell – Another Day
Baris Manco – Yine yol gorundu gurbete
The Ghost – Night of the Warlock
Born Ruffians – Hummingbird
Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
Field Music – Working to Work
Bill Calahan – Diamond Dancer
The Dodos – Jodi
Dennis Hopper Choppers – Don’t run from me
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – For Malena
Black Mountain – Angels
Queens of the Stone Age – Make it wit chu
Sublime – What I got
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