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SEE: Matmos’s ‘No Concept’: boundary-pushing collagists return
THEY’VE been quietly toying with our minds for many years now, Matmos: like the doll at the back of the wardrobe which, blessed with life, just twitches and stirs enough at 3am once in a while to introduce doubt into our brains. Exhibit one, m’lud: A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure, their …
Track: Secret Shine – Ember
It is really delightful to see Secret Shine back again with a thrilling single, ‘Ember’. Secret Shine were, of course an indelible part of the Sarah Records/C86 era and made a welcome return in 2017 album with the album ‘There Is Only Now’ – remind yourself with my review of the single ‘For You’. ‘Ember’ …
TRACK: The Still Brothers – ‘The Deep’: uplifting jazz breaks for yo feet and yo soul
HOXTON’S Lewis Recordings know a little about a mighty fine groove when they hear one. And the home of artists such as DJ Yoda and Edan has been out there crate-digging again to bring us what promises to be an excellence new venture for your dance muscles and the brain in the shape of The …
TRACK: Whitney take on The Roches’ ‘Hammond Song’; full covers set next month
CHICAGO’S Whitney, who set all kindsa ears on fire with that fragile, world-weary crossover slice of Americana “No Woman” back in 2016, have released a video for their cover of The Roches’ “Hammond Song” ahead of a ten-song covers set, out via Secretly Canadian on August 14th. Following their acclaimed 2019 album Forever Turned Around, …
TRACK: Big Bad Mama Jama – ‘Memory’: steel city funksters forge forward
STEEL CITY funksters Big Bad Mama Jama got together just last year in Sheffield. Their mission? To “bring you the biggest baddest mama jams”. And today they release their second single, “Memory” ahead of their debut EP, Summer’s Here To Stay, which will be with us on August 21st. Powering ahead on a rush of …
TRACK: Lack of Afro – ‘You Could Do Better’: classy South West soul empowerment
WEST COUNTRY boy Adam Gibbons, better known to the funk and groove cognoscenti as Lack of Afro, has today dropped a new single taken from his sixth studio set, I’m Here Now, a genre-hopping and melding excursion through the musics that make his world, our world: soul, funk, rock, disco, hiphop … The single, “You …
Track: The Ghost of Helags – Parallel
After the stunning single ‘Chemistry’, followed by an exclusive Live in Session with Backseat Mafia (if you haven’t already – go and subscribe), Berlin residents The Ghost of Helags are back with a gorgeous ambient-filled track ‘Parallel’. It is a shimmering slice of euro-disco electro-pop that thrums and vibrates with an insistent rhythm and driving …
TRACK: Richard Skelton – ‘For The Application Of Fire’: a new electronic spellbook
RICHARD SKELTON is absolutely what you might term a polymath. A poet, writer and artist, intensely concerned with the nature and experience of place, he only began to fashion musics in 2004 after a tragic personal loss. Since then he has released something like fifty albums and EPs, under his own name and aliases such …
Premiere: Golden Fang – Don’t Take Your God To Town
We are delighted to premiere the blistering new single from Sydney band Golden Fang – a cool, rumbling track imbued with swagger and attitude and a wall of tasty guitars. And a great pop sensibility. Golden Fang have the essential ingredients for delivering gritty and passionate music as well as an insouciance and attitude that …
TRACK: The Seshen – ‘Still Dreaming’: luscious future beats
SAN FRAN area septet The Seshen have been nothing if not productive this year. They released their third album, Cyan, earlier this year with Brighton’s eclectic beat hounds Tru Thoughts. They’ve since taken three singles from Cyan: the crisp soul electro of “Dive”, the beautiful acoustic grace of “Don’t Answer” and cool breaks torchsong “Take …