Burial / Sepalcure / Julio Bashmore

Things have been pretty hectic recently and I haven't had time to finish off more elaborate posts, so here are just a few cool tunes that are hanging around in my circulation...

Dark urban sounds from Burial. Perfect for walking home from work in the early darkness of approaching Winter... (chills video as well - the animation kind of reminds me of parts of Monkey Dust):


Similar vibes in this Sepalcure tune, love that bass:


On a lighter note - Julio Bashmore's been brightening my journeys to work in the morning. It should be too banging for a sleepy-eyed tube ride. But it's not.


-L

Avus - Furry Hat (2009)

border community 4 life. been loving james holden for years, then nathan fake, and now this track.

hypnotic holdenesque soundscapes floating on minimal beats. tasty shit.

www.mediafire.com/?3x30midmm0t

-p

Earth - Hex (2005)/The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull (2008)

Hey Everyone,

My name is Andrew. I met Phil this past summer when we lived and worked together in Jerusalem, sticking it to the man. Turns out we both listen to too much music, so he let me in on this cool blog you guys got going. Anyways, I'm from Connecticut, USA, go to school there, waste my life there, etc, and this is my first post.

I recently decided to try out some drone bands for size. This band, Earth, is my favorite so far. They are from Seattle Washington, and fathered an entire scene of metal-drone heads, but eventually their music morphed from dark metal chords to western-influenced soundscapes. The two albums below are filled with relaxing, beautiful tunes. Believe it or not, a Youtube comment describes it best: "This makes me wanna sit in a chair on a farm in a big feild next to a fence starring at the scenery of trees off in the distance and the giant barn infront of me while i live life slowly as i puff on a joint watching the vibrational energy of existance take its course seeing the truth that the man made reality ignores..."

If you're in a darker mood, check out their older stuff too (i.e. Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons), but be ready for some sludge.

Check it. Drone on.



Earth - Hex (Or Printing In The Infernal Method) (c) 2005 Earth/Southern Lord

www.mediafire.com/?zegyvommivw



Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull (c) 2008 Southern Lord

http://www.mediafire.com/?mtjm42gkmj5

-A

Gentle Friendly

Thinking of HEALTH made me think of a band who make similarly awesome music but who mean a lot more to me: Gentle Friendly. GF is made up of David Morris and Richard Manber (originally Dan Boyle). David's from Birmingham, my home town, where he was already playing in some great bands like The Reverends back in the day; we've come in and out of each others lives over the years. They've supported HEALTH and Ponytail among others in their time and have been released by ace lables like No Pain in Pop and Upset the Rhythm.

Gentle Friendly make seriously beautiful and progressive noisy melodic lo-fi which just cuts through in a way that totally grips you. The vocals, often distorted into the mix, swirl with a real emotional intensity, and the frantic drumming really wraps up some of the rabid and throbbing synth lines. Their live show is where their raw awesomeness really shines through. There's more info on their label bio.

Here's a couple of examples of why they're fucking amazing:





And here's one of their early songs played live - 'Five Girl Night' - great tune:



-L

HEALTH - Goth Star (Pictureplane cover)

Cheers to @Al_Mazzles of Dubious Caesar fame for the tip on this one. HEALTH have come in and out of my life over the past few years, but this one apparently just doesn't want to leave my head.

So - glitchy electro fun with a hint of melancholy: enough said. Here's the HEALTH remix of Goth Star by Pictureplane:



Stereogum have very kindly put it up for download here

-L


YES. and check out this javelin remix of 'In Heat'. so smooth.



-p

update 11/10/2011: been listening to goth star religiously. major props.

Thundercat - Golden Age of Apocalypse (2011)

Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat has been flying under the radar for some time as a bass maestro and contributor to various productions including work with Flying Lotus on Cosmogramma (2010) and even playing bass with punk legends Suicidal Tendencies.

Flying Lotus has finally coaxed Bruner out from behind the scenes and assisted in the production of his debut release 'Golden Age of Apocalypse' which is out now on the Brainfeeder label started by Flying Lotus in 2008 (and home to acts such as Samiyam and Daedalus - who I shared a stage with a few years ago at a festival in Oxfordshire, but that's another story).

The album is a disparate but flowing meld of soul and jazz infused electronics, synths and of course some creamy basslines - well worth a listen. One track getting a lot of attention is Bruner's dreamlike cover of George Duke's 'For Love (I Come Your Friend)'. Also check out the addictively upbeat 'Daylight'.



-L

Clams Casino - Rainforest EP (2011)

brooding dark/green jungle-themed electronics by clams casino. think midnight safari on shrooms. would def recommend late-night listen.

-p





www.mediafire.com/?f648hhy6zreoewq