Utility Fog

Tonight we started with some lovely Minotaur Shock, whose new album is out now, sadly only as a download! Check his website for the lowdown, and also for its beautiful design. He’s got descriptions of each track, including an intriguing method of calculating the value of each track :) In the middle, string quartet Iskra cover a track from the latest Minotaur Shock album.
Then we have the latest release on the mobeer, a double 3″ CD from color cassette – fabulous folktronic stuff. And a wonnnnnderful Bracken track from the very limited CD version of Eno About The Need.

And then we had an interview and a beautiful live performance from Spartak. Hopefully this will be available as a free download from here in the next few weeks.
Couple of tracks from Wire Mag‘s latest Wire Tapper compilation, and some fabulous noise from New Zealander Antony Milton, who will be here shortly for Electrofringe in Newcastle.

Minotaur Shock – First To Back Down [Melodic]
Iskra – Accelerated Footage (a Minotaur Shock cover!) [free download from minotaurshock.com]
Minotaur Shock – Zookeeper [4AD]
Minotaur Shock – My Burr [4AD]
color cassette – tell-tale in two parts [mobeer]
color cassette – silencing cities [mobeer]
Bracken – Second Guessing [Ears Hoping]
Spartak – Flanders 1914 [hellosQuare]
…interview with Shoeb & Evan from Spartak… and then
Spartak – live on Utility Fog!
Shoeb Ahmad – This Is How You Fall Apart (remixed by Inch-time) [hellosQuare] {from a 3″ CD of remixes from his recent album on sound&fury}
mom – little brite [moamoo/art union]
cars & trains – the sky is clear (w/ Sole) [circle into square]
Alias – M.G. Jack [Anticon]
Massive Attack with Mos Def – I Against I [Virgin]
Mad EP – Menuet [Ad Noiseam]
Pantaleimon – At Dawn (Vogel) (Andrew WK remix) [Durtro Jnana] {courtesy Wire Mag}
Baby Dee – The Earlie King [Drag City]
Grails – Reincarnation Blues [Temporary Residence] {courtesy Wire Mag}
Squarepusher – Planet Gear [Warp]
Antony Milton – Unreleased untitled [promo from Electrofringe]
Panoptique Electrical – Glacier show I [Sensory Projects]
Mirrored Silver Sea – Ghost Blossom [sound&fury]
Heidi Elva – lovers or strangers [self-released, through Vitamin]