Big chat with Lawrence English tonight about his new album, Room40 etc. And some great new sounds from UK, the Netherlands, the USA…
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We had two takes from the amazing new album from Kevin Martin aka The Bug, one from each side as it’s strutured as Angels & Devils. Liz Harris of Grouper contributes an amazing vocal to a beautiful track, and Flowdan can be relied upon for the heaviest hitters, here joined by longtime Kevin Martin collaborator Justin K Broadrick on guitar riffage.
I finally got into clipping. while I was travelling, and their brand of noise/glitch-hop is very welcome. Lots of dirty words but a great flow and less aggression than, say, Death Grips.
Then a great big interview with Lawrence English, a conversation spanning lots of topics, and a short overview of his fantastic recording career… So much more that I could’ve played, ranging from Tim Hecker-like cracklescapes to field recordings, to collaborations with indie & electronic artists…
A bunch of new things next from fellow drone/experimental music traveller Machinefabriek. First up his amazing trio Shivers, released on the mighty Miasmah, with Gareth Davis on clarinet (don’t let this mislead you – it’s often an imposing and immense presence!) and Leo Fabriek on drums. And after something from one of the many solo releases he’s always releasing, we heard a beautiful glitchy ambient remix of ultra-famous duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, courtesy of the classic ambient label All Saints Records who are having a bit of a resurgence and released a fantastic double-CD compilation of back catalogue and contemporary remixes. I coulda/shoulda played Roger Eno, Harold Budd and so many others, but I found this excellent piece of funky electronica from Brian Eno from the early ’90s which floated my boat (and I’m very agnostic about Eno’s music, so this is a good thing), and the Bee Mask remix of Laraaji is a superb mix of past & present.
The Bug – Void feat. Liz Harris [Ninja Tune]
The Bug – Fat Mac feat. Flowdan & JK Flesh [Ninja Tune]
clipping. – taking off [Sub Pop]
clipping. – real (feat. ezra buchla) [clipping. bandcamp]
clipping. – overpass (skit) [clipping. bandcamp]
clipping. – work work (feat. cocc pistol cree) [Sub Pop]
Lawrence English – Wilderness of Mirrors [Room40]
…interview with Lawrence English…
Lawrence English – Oamura [Touch]
Lawrence English – Forgiving Noir / Graceless Hunter / Hapless Gatherer [Room40]
Object – Horizon [Quatermass]
Lawrence English – Droplet [12k]
Shivers – Rabid [Miasmah]
Shivers – Brood [Miasmah]
Machinefabriek – (Chinstrap) [Machinefabriek]
Djivan Gasparyan – Moon Shines At Night (Machinefabriek version) [All Saints Records]
Brian Eno – What Actually Happened? [All Saints Records]
Laraaji – A Cave In England (Bee Mask version) [All Saints Records]
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