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Album Review: aus -‘Everis’: a serene and subtle post-classical work of distinction from the illusive Japanese composer.
Sometimes an album just sneaks up on you. Tokyo musician Yasuhiko Fukuzono maybe prolific as a producer, sound artist and curator of the renowned electronic music label FLAU but his solo releases in the guise of aus are rare. Sure there was the pan-global richness of the ‘Until Then’ twelve inch in February this year …
Track/Video : Soundscape creator aus previews new album ‘Everis’ with the serene and subtle ‘Landia’.
Creativity and adversity often seem to dance together and the making of ‘Everis’, the upcoming album from Tokyo musician Yasuhiko Fukuzono (AKA aus), more than reinforces this notion. When his home was burgled the loss of a wealth of archive and work in progress forced Fukuzono to re-constitute the developing ideas for his next work …
Premiere: Red Snapper remixes Amine Mesnaoui & Labelle‘s Krazé Muneataf Tanzen; hear it here, first
We’ve already premiered a video from Berlin and Réunion based duo Amine Mesnaoui & Labelle debut album African Prayers right here on Backseat Mafia and recently covered Red Snappers live show in Sheffield, somwhat better way to folkow both than premiering the latters remix of the track ‘Krazé Muneataf Tanzen’ this morning, out via Lo Recordings On the track, …
Premiere: Private Agenda Share Video For Track ‘Neo-Nostalgia’
Private Agenda’s have created a brilliant new video for their track ‘Neo-Nostalgia’, the lead track from their forthcoming sophomore album ‘A Mannequin’ due next year via Lo Recordings. The video is a collaboration with Kat Kemsley and J. R. Dawson (a.k.a Tough Honey) with whom the pair previously created a series of stunning mixed-media visuals for their debut album, Île …
Premiere: Human Pyramids remix Simon Dobson’s ‘Quiet, Pls’; hear it here first
Taken from his recently released album ‘MDCNL’, composer, conductor, producer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Dobson has revealed a new single taken from the record, ‘Quiet, Pls’ and it’s been remixed by Human Pyramids – the 18 piece post-rock acoustic orchestra led by Scottish composer and producer Paul Russel. We’re delighted to be able to premiere the …
Premiere: Grasscut reveal new video for ‘Human Estuary’; see it first, here
Brighton duo Grasscut have recently followed up their 2015 album ‘Everyone Was A Bird‘, with another spoken word exploration of Britain with the mini-lp Haunts, out now on the ever brilliant Lo Recordings. From it, we’re absolutely delighted to be able to premiere the video for Human Estuary right here on Backseat Mafia today. The …
Premiere: Delmer Darion reveal beautiful ambient rework of Private Agenda’s Dependency; see new video exclusively here
Out right now is the new (mini) album ‘Submersion’ from Berlin and London based avant-pop duo Private Agenda, on the Lo Recordings imprint. It’s a collection of re-compositions taken from their debut album ‘Île de Rêve’, with the help of some of downtempo’s most exciting talents. We’re delighted to be able to premiere the new …
Album Review: Zoon van snooK – Se•pa•ra•ción
There’s something so emotive about the Piano as a solo instrument, and Zoon van snooK, the Bristol based, Barcelona born producer and musician has taken it and written a handful of beautifully reflective and immersive songs for his new album Se•pa•ra•ción, out via the celebrated Lo Recordings on 14th May. We’re more used to hearing …
Track: Leo Abrahams – Mosaic
The name might not be that familiar, but his work definitely will be. The guitarist / producer has played with the likes of Brian Eno, Pulp, Florence + The Machine and Roxy Music, and has produced artists such as Wild Beasts, Brett Anderson of Suede and Underworlds Karl Hyde> Recently signed to London independent Lo …
News: Susumu Yokota dead at 54
Prolific Japanese composer/producer Susumu Yokata passed away earlier in the year, his family have announced. Yokota, who also released albums under aliases such as Ebi and Prism as well as his own name, came to prominence with releases on Germany’s Harthouse label, before moving onto the likes of Lo Recordings and Leaf, where his path …