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Interview: Blixa Bargeld (Einstürzende Neubauten)
The legendary Einstürzende Neubauten (Collapsing New Buildings) will be releasing their first album in 12 years (if you don’t count the commissioned work Lament) entitled ‘Alles in Allem’ (All in All) in May 2020. ‘Alles in Allem’ is a magnificent collection of songs ranging from the percussive rumble of the single ‘Ten Grand Goldie’ to …
NEWS: THE TWILIGHT SAD ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM – IT WON’T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME
After the blow of missing what would have been one hell of a two nighter at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom. The Twilight Sad have collected together a discography spanning collection of live recordings from their 2019 tours and releasing a live album – ‘It Won’t Be Like This All The Time’ A fitting title for the …
TRACK: MOUNIKA. – INTRO (I’M SORRY)
It’s been three years since French abstract, hip hop, electronic artist Mounika. wowed us with his debut album ‘How Are You’. His second album, title unknown at present, is due this year with an announcement expected May 15th. To wet out appetites he has released first single – ‘Intro (I’m Sorry). It’s a slight departure …
Track: The James Dean Driving Experience – Sean Connery
Optic Nerve Recordings have been carefully curating a reissue series of 7″ records from late last year, and come May 15th are set to release the next in this pantheon of late ’80s alternative music. “Sean Connery” was originally released in 1990 by The James Dean Driving Experience and would be the 4th and final …
Watch: Squarepusher – Detroit People Mover
It has been a ridiculously busy year for electronic musician Tom Jenkins a.k.a Squarepusher already. Not content with the release of January’s Be Up a Hello, the first proper follow up to 2015’s Damogen Furies (Elektrac and All Night Chroma don’t count), last Friday saw the artist drop a five track EP, Lamental. This week? …
Track: Bishop Nehru – Meathead (feat. MF DOOM)
‘Meathead’ is the final single from Bishop Nehru’s upcoming album, ‘Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts’ out May 8th 2020. ‘Meathead’ is produced and featuring MF DOOM and due for release April 17th. Meathead is classic hiphop. Nehru needs no auto-tuned chorus or hook line to display his talent. His lyrical genius over a soulful sample of horns and …
News: Laibach announce Revisited – Deluxe Vinyl and CD Box Set plus Digital Release
Laibach formed 40 years ago in the then-Yugoslavian industrial town of Trbovlje. Founded in the year that the country’s founding father Tito died, the band rose to fame as Yugoslavia steered itself towards self-destruction to become one of the most internationally acclaimed bands to have come out of the former Communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe. With roots in performance art, theatre and the avant-garde, the …
Track: The Orielles – Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) Wrongtom Remix, plus Remix competition
As part of our ongoing love of The Orielles, since they’ve released the Wrongtom Remixes of Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) taken from their recent, brilliant Disco Volador album – we’re happy to talk about it on Backseat Mafia. He’s taken the already brilliant track, traded in the disco indie feel and replaced it with …
NEWS: LAMB OF GOD AND BREWDOG TEAM UP TO RELEASE NON ALCOHOLIC BEER
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog and American heavy metal band Lamb of God announce the release of the world’s first non-alcoholic collaboration beer, Ghost Walker. The announcement was originally planned for the start of the band’s global tour that would have begun this spring, but, as a result of COVID-19 and the postponing of their European tour, BrewDog and Lamb of …
NEWS: LITTLE MAN TATE TO REFORM FOR HOMECOMING GIG
Back together once more – LITTLE MAN TATE – will reunite for a major headline gig in their hometown this year. During the guitar band heavy early 2000’s there where many a band singing of life with big chords and even bigger choruses. Little Man Tate where one of those bands hailing from Sheffield. Releasing …