Bewitching shoegazing electronica from School of Seven Bell’s beautiful new album Alpinisms. That is all.
School of Seven Bells - Wired for Light
http://www.myspace.com/schoolofsevenbells
If you like this try:
nialler9 Podcast #20: Oct 08
School of Seven Bells - ‘Connjur’...
Sometimes
Crystal Castles piss me off, sometimes they’re brilliant. Today it’s the later thanks to this weird video.
Speaking of weird videos,
Una noticed this bonkers video from Tisch School of the Arts students for Fight Like Apes after the jump.
If you like this try:
Christy’s Casseroles
nialler9 Podcast #13: March 08...
Hey the blog is three years old today! There are two ways to interpret this: 1) Major loser 2) Music fanatic (Is there really any difference?). So here’s a special post for a special day. I asked
DJ Robbie Coffey to
once again to put his skills to use for the occasion and this is what he concocted. Just check out the sweet tracklisting, it’s full of killer grime, dubstep and hip-hop and has some of my favourite tunes from the past few years.
DJ Robbie Coffey - Waxy Cocktail Mix
Download audio file (Waxy_Cocktail_Mix.mp3)
Primal Scream - Loaded
Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On (accapella)
MC Lyte - I am the Lyte
Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime (inst.)
Public Enemy - Shut em Down
Schooly D - Gucci Time
Wiley - Wearing my Rolex
Ghislain Poirier -...
In
Hip Hop,
Primal Scream,
daedelus,
Modeselektor,
Dubstep,
dubstep,
mixes,
The Bug,
MIA,
benga,
Grime,
Public Enemy,
Missy Elliot,
Robbie Coffey,
Music,
Electronic
Having just supported Matthew Dear in the US and now signed to bPitch Control, New Orleans duo
Telefon Tel Aviv will have a new record out called Immolate Yourself in January. This taster is a good start for their first full-length in five years.
Telefon Tel Aviv - ‘Helen of Troy’
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I first mentioned Neon Neon back in
April 2007 when Gruff and Boom Bip posted ‘Trick or Treat’ and since then Stainless Style has been released and has become one of my top 5 albums of 2008. So to say I was looking forward to their Irish gig last night is an understatement. The “biographical show / election special” (to quote Gruff) was packed. It was one of two large near-to-full capacity gigs happening on a Tuesday night: MGMT in Ambassador and Neon Neon in Tripod. I wonder how Ida Maria in Whelan’s fared?
One of the subconscious delights I have of gig-going is watching the reaction of the security personnel charged with protecting the stage and crowd down front during a performance. Mick Jagger could be sticking his willy in the frets of Keith...
I’m going to let the tunes do the talking on our twentieth podcast. This one will put some bubbles in your bath.
Aoife is the voice as ever.
nialler9 Podcast #20 (MP3)
Podcast #20 -Tracklisting
School Of Seven Bells - Prince Of Peace [
Alpinisms]
Grampall Jookabox - Black Girls [
Ropechain]
Cashier no.9 - 42 West Avenue [
Single]
Bjork - Dull Flame of Desire (Modeselektor ‘For Girls’ Remix) [
Dull Flame of Desire]
Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream (
Neon Neon Mix) [
Walking On A Dream]
SKEW - In Other Words [
Skew]
Chairlift - Planet Health [
Does You Inspire You]
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened [
Microcastle]
The Octopus Project - I Saw The Bright Shinies [
Hello, Avalanche]
Reefer - Crony Island (feat. Busdriver) [
Reefer]
Friendly Fires...
In
Podcasts,
Dance,
Au Revoir Simone,
Bjork,
Deerhunter,
Radioclit,
Cashier no.9,
Chairlift,
Empire of the Sun,
Esau Mwamawaya,
friendly fires,
Grampall Jookabox,
reefer,
Skew,
The Octopus Project,
the very best,
Electronic,
School of Seven Bells
I must commend Analogue on their recent
free CD - most excellent stuff (
and I’m not the only one who thinks so). In a recent
freebie post, this song popped up twice as recommended by Paddy and Colly.
‘Left for Dead’ is one of those unassuming pieces of music which quietly invites itself for tea and within hours is cosily wrapped up in your favourite blanket in the living room. You don’t mind though, as it brings calmness and warmth with it. It’s snowing outside. I’m going to grab a cuppa.
Hunter Gatherer - Left for Dead
Hunter Gatherer is an Irish electronic musician who has released a couple of EPs which are free for download on
myspace. There is also more tracks on his
Last.FM page.
http://www.myspace.com/huntergathererforever
If you like...
Some real highlights this weekend for me.
Daedelus absolutely killed his set on Friday night. What a performer (see video below) - he’s the apotheosis of a DJ - playing his own tracks amidst a gazillion others with a big smile on his face and his hands darting around his
Monome box.
Steinski was better as a speaker at Sweet Talk on Thursday than as a mostly perfunctory DJ on Friday though it was nice to see him up there rocking his old nerdy emotionless self complete with nerdy trackball mouse selectah style.
Also good fun at !Kaboogie’s show on Thursday in ALT with
Ed Devane and
Ebola. Didn’t stick around for Mad EP though.
M83 were brilliant in Vicar Street and really took advantage of the soundsystem there. Precise serene synths, loads of “dum dum ba...
Really great gig. I’m so glad my last minute decision to head in paid off. Much of Pivot’s set was like that bit in one of the Star Wars movies where the sound designer got the most jarring and perfectly digital noise to represent a homing missile following an spaceship. The venue was swathed in clouds of synthetic noise and analogue signals pushing each each other into contorted shapes.
The drummer is at the core of what they do. His robotic jazz-infused drumming was so freeform and expressive yet so precise. When he let loose, he hit the drums with such a frantic, fast pace it was like he was trying to break a speed drumming record.
As a trio with laptops, synths, guitars and drums, they let their songs break down long enough that they had no choice but to piece...
Taking place in Andrew’s Lane from 11pm this Thursday, !Kaboogie and Foggy Notions present the Dublin debut of Canadian Matthew Pears aka Mad EP. His music takes in strands of from hip-hop and jungle and is notable for his use of live cello on tracks. Some of his music sounds like Owen Pallett-esque baroque pop through a glitchy blender. Nice. Check his blog.
Ebola has been knocking out wonky electronic music on Wrong Music for years now dabbling in breakcore, gabber and recently, dubstep except with his own unique cosmic take on the genre. Remember that free Predator inspired breakcore EP he did? Classic. Download it at Netlab.
Completing the line-up is Ed Devane who lives around the corner from my gaff and has a homemade an impressive electronic stell guitar. Thursday though,...
DEAF takes place once again next week and this year sees its most accessible and interesting line-up. There are a host of promoters involved from !Kaboogie to Choice Cuts to Note to Foggy Notions to Maximum Joy to Nightflight and on and on. A real all-inclusive list. One of those promoters, Forever Presents has kindly gifted me FOUR pairs for each of the following shows:
Trans Am plus guests Prostitute, Oct 24, The Village
M83 plus guests Channel One and The Domino State, Oct 24, Vicar St.
All you’ve got to do is leave a comment with the title (and link if possible) to a song you can’t stop playing and why. Do tell which show you’d prefer also. Comment lines closed on the 21st October.
Trans Am - Climbing Up The Ladder
Trans Am - North East Rising......
Hot Chip continue their task to remix every artist under the sun with this sped-up, squelchy rework.
Now a dilemma…
Gigs on the 1st November - Why? or Roots Manuva?
I’ve seen Why? twice and Alopecia is probably my favourite album this year. On the other hand, I’ve never seen Roots Manuva ever. That sort of answers it doesn’t it?
Roots Manuva - Let The Spirit (Hot Chip......
Amazing video for what is fast becoming my song of the year. Those are real photographs not video on those rotating blocks.
Passion Pit on Spinner’s The Interface. (MP3, Video)
Passion Pit on......
One of my favourite acts of all-time. Watch the videos for ‘Dirt’, ‘Aisha’, ‘Neptune City’ and ‘Hands Around My Throat’ from MUZU. Must dig out The Contino Sessions again....
I hate that name. I haaate it. It’s the ultimate “sad-loser-in-his-bedroom-playing-plinky-plonky-music-on-his-keyboard-in-the-dark” stage name. Totally emo. Pity then, that Owen Ashworth’s music is mostly sublime and not at as depressing as the name suggests (only just). If you know his album Etiquette (and if you don’t get it), you’ll know what to expect: melancholy-tinged, synth-led story songs.
This new EP, Town Topic consists of thirteen short instrumental pieces, book-ended by the two vocal tracks that were recorded specifically for the film Stay The Same Never Change by Laurel Nakadate.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Ice Cream Truck
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Young Shields
Myspace |......
Trust me. that artwork is way better than seeing a press shot of this husband and wife duo from California. They are not deformed or anything. I just think this represents the music much better than a boring press shot ever could. The name is apt as the music is full of Middle Eastern scales and tones to the point where a Pungi or snake-charming flute plays a major part. Take those influences and smash them into electronica, dub rhythms and get the wife to sing/shout over the top and you’ve got something close to brilliance.
Slap on the wrist for me for not posting this back in frickin’ August when I got it. I kept holding onto it for a while and then I thought I put it in a podcast. Duh. Anyway here’s two songs from The Basta EP.
Rainbow Arabia - Omar K
Rainbow Arabia...
This video is probably safe for work for about 45 seconds. After that not so much. Especially if you are adverse to flashing lights (and not the Kanye kind). Yes, you definitely shouldn’t watch this in a work environment.
Directed by Eric Wareheim (Tim & Eric) in association with Warp Records and Warp Films. Animation by Devin Flynn. More info at dancefloordale.com
Flying Lotus......
A quick exit from the focus on Irish artists to this live Daedelus megamix and after the jump, a live recording of ‘The Vowels pt.2′ by Why? on the Dublab roof in LA.
I love the way he plays his Monome box.
Daedelus “Proton Power Megamix” (dublab VisionVersion) from dublab on Vimeo.
WHY? “the Vowels pt. 2″ (dublab VisionVersion) from dublab on Vimeo.
Some more Why? videos and other artists......
I’ve always had a soft spot for David Holmes. In fact he was one of the first leftfield artists whose discographies I explored deeply alongside people like DJ Shadow. Everything he has done has been superb. From Let’s Get Killed to Bow Down to the Exit Sign (’69 Police’ is still one of my favourite songs ever) to the Essential Mix compilation to The Free Association and beyond (though I have to admit I’m less familiar with his film soundtracks). His new album The Holy Pictures is inspired by his hometown of Belfast (and named after a pub) and the death of his parents. It’s also notable because it features Holmes as the main vocalist for the first time ever. The album is rooted in the same territory as psychedelic-era Primal Scream, Death in Vegas with...
No, not golf. Although I do like the sport and used to play the sport quite well. Its !Kaboogie’s new club night and its FREE in.
Tomorrow night in Thomas Reads with Redmonk, PCP, Sixfoot Apprentice, A-Force and Richie K....
I’ve been a big fan of former Argentinean comedian Juana Molina for a couple of years now so it’s good to see her return with a new album Un Día and gigs in Dublin on October 9th and Cork on the 11th. She was brilliant last year in Crawdaddy and last month at the Picnic.
Un Día is more abstract, more layered and less accessible (each song is on average 7 minutes long) than previous album Son but still utterly captivating. Try the title track on for size. Hypnotic.
The lyrics translated are:
“One day I will sing the songs with no lyrics and everyone can imagine for themselves if it’s about love, disappointment, banalities or about Plato.”
Juana Molina - Un Dia
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So the move from Lugalla, Wicklow to the more central location of Royal Hospital Grounds in Kilmainham mattered little on the day as the music was taking place in a large tent. It would have been nice to be surrounded by mountains but I’ll gladly trade the setting for the sunny weather we got yesterday. The actual site was a little small and like a cramped Electric Picnic which lasted for a long afternoon and evening complete with flags and a small massage area. One bar for 5000 people? Hmmmm.
The Jimmy Cake and Soulwax were both good but it was all about Kraftwerk who were fun, fun, fun but in a tightly controlled and very German way. 2 hours of music non-stop. The setup is impressive. Five projectors were utilised to show their unique visuals which is a huge selling point for me....
Thanks to Gambra on Thumped for directing me to this apparently very limited split CD from the Mogwai/Fuck Buttons tour. Mogwai tackle ‘Colours Move’ while Fuck Buttons re-interpret ‘Mogwai Fear Satan’.
Fuck Buttons’ album has grown on me exponentially while Mogwai’s new one The Hawk is Howling is another solid follow-on from Mr. Beast. More on that later. How about a thought for an attempt at the best song title ever, included here for posterity, from the Batcat EP entitled ‘Stupid Prick Gets Chased by the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend’. Yessss.
Fuck Buttons - Colours Move (Mogwai remix)
Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan (Fuck Buttons remix)
Mogwai - Stupid Prick Gets Chased by the Police and Loses His Slut Girlfriend’
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Ben Jacobs, the man responsible for two fo the best gigs I’ve seen in my lifetime is back with a new album, 6 years after the brilliant Mastered By Guy at the Exchange. I’m pretty sure Leagues O’ Toole is responsible for me getting into that album as he raved about it so much back then. His new album Parallel Error Beheads You is the same madness you’d expect. Vital madness. Like a man who lives in a Teletubby land and plays with synths made of jelly all day and sings about jumpers, Google images, threeways on eBay and the Glycaemic Index.
The entire album was recorded with his trusty Commodore Amiga 500 used as a mixing desk/controller. Says Mr. Tundra - “There are no modern-day computers on this record. My PC is strictly for emails and Photoshopping the...
Did you enjoy ‘Paris is Burning’ from our most recent Podcast by New Zealand’s Ladyhawke? Hmmm, Yes? Then you may be interested in this 8 minute album megamix. The album is ’80s electro-pop in parts if you’re into that kind of thing. Now, I’m looking forward to listening to Annie’s new album.
Ladyhawke - Album megamix
Buy the album from Amazon |......
Richie Egan has bestowed upon us his inspired cover of that seminal 1982 paean ‘Africa’ which he recorded last week. The thing I remember most about Toto are their striking album covers. Toto IV was my favourite cover and that’s the album that ‘Africa’ resides on. As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti, Richie hopes you like it.
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation /
I stopped an old man along the way /
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies /
He turned to me as if to say, hurry boy, its waiting there for you
Oh yeh..
Jape vs Toto - Africa
Original video after the jump....
This is the soundtrack to your weekend. Whether that is driving down to the Picnic or ignoring the crowds and finding fun elsewhere, this is the upbeat podcast to have at your disposal. Aoife presents.
nialler9 Podcast #18 - August 2008 (MP3)
Podcast #18 -Tracklisting
The Human League - Love Action [Dare]
Roots Manuva - Do Nah Bodda Mi [Slime and Reason]
The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Dust Brothers Remix) [More Music For The Jilted Generation]
LadyHawke - Paris is Burning [Ladyhawke]
Herve & A-Trak feat Cadence Weapon - Roll With The Winners [Free CD with Mixmag]
You’re Only Massive - Booty [Dot-Dash]
Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat [Little Boots Music]
TV On The Radio - Golden Age [Dear Science]
Dengue Fever - Seeing Hands [Venus on Earth]
Mercury Rev - Senses on Fire...
In an effort to shine a light on the unknown artists and songs that pass through the mailbox of a music blogger, this semi-regular series will pick the artists most deserving of attention from nialler9 readers.
Au - ‘Are Animals’
You may have heard of Au, an experimental pop band from Portland. This song sounds a little like Animal Collective I’ll admit, but do AC have a 20-strong vocal chorus? No? Well Au do, I shit you not. This is from their album Verbs.
Oceansea - ‘The Whimsical River’
Really, really enjoying the From The Bedroom Floor EP from Portugal’s Daniel Catarino aka Oceansea. So can you as it’s a free download under a Creative Commons licence. Nice.
Tobacco - ‘Truck Sweat’
Tobacco is a member of Black Moth Super Rainbow...
I’m starting to hear it in DJ sets and record shops now. It’s got a hypnotic melody that won’t grab you on first listen until you hear it again somewhere else. Yeh, that kind of song.
It’s ‘Township Funk’ by DJ Mujava and comes from the industrial city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is released through Warp Records on 12″ on September 15th worldwide (excluding the UK) and available digitally early, from august 11th. In the UK and Ireland, it will be released by This Is Music......
Vinny is a giver not a taker so for the duration of today only (his birthday), you can download a zipped cake to celebrate. Download the cake (before the link expires at midnight) which features …ah I can’t tell you! It’s a deadly surprise.
Vinny plays Soundcheck tomorra night......