As you could read on these pages already, PJ Harvey announced her upcoming album The Hope Six Demolition Project that will be released on 15th April. Polly-Jean travelled to Afghanistan, Kosovo and Washington with filmmaker Seamus Murphy for inspiration. The single The Wheel (check out the review elsewhere on the Peek-A-Boo website) was premiered on 21st January. Lately the video for The Wheel was released as well.
“The song The Wheel has the journey to Kosovo as its centre,” Murphy stated. “The sight of a revolving fairground wheel in Fushe Kosovo/Kosovo Polje near the capital Pristina is the concrete reference point for the title. I can tell you its date – 4th of August 2011 – from the piece of footage I made as we walked up the street to our parked car near the train station.”
“Was that sight alone the inspiration for the song? Without being told the stories of people who had suffered during the war, without visiting villages abandoned through ethnic cleansing and cycles of vengeance, without experiencing the different perceptions of people who shared histories could the song have been written?”
Harvey and Murphy made a return trip to Kosovo in December 2015. “Making the film for The Wheel involved a mix of footage from the trip in 2011, rehearsals I shot of Polly in London and the most recent trip to Kosovo. The enormous refugee crisis in Europe had been in the news for months. I spent some time on the Greek and Macedonian borders , and in Serbia, before travelling to Kosovo. It was happening in and through territories associated with recent conflicts in Kosovo and the wider Balkans. The idea of cycles, wheels and repetition once again being all too apparent and necessary to make.”
Zoals je eerder op deze pagina’s al kon lezen, kondigde PJ Harvey haar nieuwe album aan. The Hope Six Demolition Project verschijnt op 15 april. Samen met filmmaker Seamus Murphy reisde Polly-Jean naar Afghanistan, Kosovo en Washington om inspiratie op te doen. The single The Wheel, waarvan je de review ook op deze site kunt lezen, kwam uit op 21 januari. Recent verscheen eveneens de video voor The Wheel.
“In de song The Wheel staat de trip naar Kosovo centraal” , vertelde Murphy. “Het zicht op een rondraaiend kermisrad in Fushe Kosovo/Kosovo Pulje nabij de hoofdstad Pristina is de concrete referentie voor de titel. Het beeldmateriaal is geschoten op 4 augustus 2011 toen we naar ons geparkeerd voertuig in de buurt van het station wandelden”
“Was enkel die waarneming de inspiratie voor het nummer? Zou deze song geschreven kunnen worden zonder de verhalen gehoord te hebben van mensen die hebben geleden tijdens de oorlog, zonder de door etnische zuivering en wraakacties verlaten dorpen te hebben bezocht?”
Harvey en Murphy keerden terug naar Kosovo in december 2015. “Om de video voor The Wheel te maken, gebruikten we beeldmateriaal van onze trip in 2011, beelden die ik heb geschoten van Polly tijdens repetities in Londen, alsook die van de meest recente trip naar Kosovo. De enorme vluchtelingencrisis in Europa was al maanden in het nieuws. Ik bracht enige tijd door aan de Griekse en Macedonische grenzen, en in Sevië, vooraleer naar Kosovo door te reizen. Het gebeurde in het gebied van de recente conflicten in Kosovo en de ruimere Balkan. Het idee van cycli, wielen en herhaling was te duidelijk en noodzakelijk om te maken.”
The expectations were high, but the Italian band Ash Code fulfilled them all. After their strong debut Oblivion, the Italian trio hits again with Posthuman which is released on Swiss Dark Nights.
In addition to a review, you soon will find an interview on our pages with the band. And to make the wait a little less difficult Ash Code offers you their latest video in which you can see how they recorded everything.
Ash Code plays in Belgium on Friday, 8th April at Waveteef.
Here is the link for preordering the CD.
De verwachtingen waren hoog, maar de Italiaanse band Ash Code heeft ze ingelost. Na hun ijzersterk debuut Oblivion staat het Italiaanse trio er opnieuw met Posthuman die op Swiss Dark Nights werd uitgebracht.
Naast een recensie, kun je binnenkort op onze pagina’s een interview vinden met de band. En om het wachten wat minder moeilijk te maken biedt Ash Code je door hun nieuwste video de mogelijkheid aan om te zien hoe de opnames ervan verliepen.
Ash Code speelt in België op vrijdag 8 april op Waveteef.
Hier is de link om het album voor te bestellen.
When British journalists invented shoegaze , most people thought this was just a ridiculous term. For a moment it looked as if the genre that was invented in the 90s, and according to some to celebrate itself, would be quickly forgotten. Wrong as in 2016 bands like My Bloody Valentine or Slowdive almost seem as influential for the music as The Beatles were. In the 90s there was every week a shoegaze band that according to the NME or Melody Maker would make it. One band disappeared after one EP, while others became famous (for a while). However, all bands have one thing in common : brilliant music !
Cherry Red Records now releases a box with five discs and including a book about the shoegaze scene. is now in stores , these are the tracks:
DISC ONE
1. THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN Rollercoaster
2. THE COCTEAU TWINS Cherry-Coloured Funk
3. THE HOUSE OF LOVE Christine
4. A.R. KANE Baby Milk Snatcher (12” Version)
5. ULTRA VIVID SCENE Mercy Seat (12” Version)
6. SPACEMEN 3 Hypnotized
7. LOOP Arc-Lite (Sonar)
8. 14 ICED BEARS Surfacer
9. GALAXIE 500 Tugboat
10. THE PRAYERS Puppet Clouds
11. KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule
12. A.C. MARIAS One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing
13. THE TELESCOPES Precious Little
14. PALE SAINTS Sight Of You
15. JANE FROM OCCUPIED EUROPE Ocean Run Dry
16. SONIC BOOM Angel
DISC TWO
1. RIDE Drive Blind
2. LUSH De-Luxe
3. SEE SEE RIDER Slip So Slow
4. NIGHTBLOOMS Crystal Eyes
5. THE DARKSIDE Waiting For The Angels
6. VELOCITY GIRL I Don’t Care If You Go
7. CRANES Inescapable
8. CHAPTERHOUSE Falling Down
9. WHIPPING BOY Switchblade Smile
10. THE BOO RADLEYS Kaleidoscope
11. SWERVEDRIVER Rave Down
12. SLOWDIVE Slowdive
13. THE CHARLOTTES Liar
14. DR. PHIBES & THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS Sugarblast
15. BLEACH Decadence
16. CATHERINE WHEEL She’s My Friend (Wilde Club Version)
17. BLOW-UP Somersault Sunrise
18. BARK PSYCHOSIS All Different Things
DISC THREE
1. CURVE Ten Little Girls
2. THE DYLANS Godlike
3. TH’ FAITH HEALERS Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden
4. THE LILYS February Fourteenth
5. THE HONEY SMUGGLERS Good Afternoon
6. SPIREA X Chlorine Dream
7. MOONSHAKE Gravity
8. SPITFIRE Translucent
9. MOOSE Suzanne
10. SPIRITUALIZED Run
11. REVOLVER Heaven Sent An Angel
12. LOWLIFE June Wilson
13. THE ECSTASY OF SAINT THERESA Square Wave
14. BLACK TAMBOURINE By Tomorrow
15. WHIPPED CREAM Explosion
16. SMASHING ORANGE My Deranged Heart
17. THE HINNIES Gong
18. BANG BANG MACHINE Geek Love (Original 12”)
DISC FOUR
1. THE SUNFLOWERS Closer
2. drop Mirrored
3. THE BELLTOWER In Hollow (LP Version)
4. SWEET JESUS Phonefreak Honey
5. ADORABLE Sunshine Smile
6. SUN DIAL I Don’t Mind
7. SWALLOW Sugar Your Mind
8. drop NINETEENS Winona
9. FLAMING LIPS Talkin' 'Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever)
10. MEDICINE Aruca
11. COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead!!
12. THE HONEY BUZZARDS Starhappy
13. LOVELIESCRUSHING Babysbreath
14. MAJESTY CRUSH No. 1 Fan
15. THE SWIRLIES Park The Car By The Side Of The Road
16. SUBMARINE Chemical Tester
17. BAILTER SPACE Shine
18. SPECTRUM True Love Will Find You In The End
19. BLIND MR. JONES Spooky Vibes
DISC FIVE
1. AN APRIL MARCH Memory
2. FLYING SAUCER ATTACK Soaring High
3. DRUGSTORE Alive
4. SECRET SHINE Loveblind
5. MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer
6. THE CURTAIN SOCIETY Chelsea
7. SEEFEEL Plainsong
8. SPINDRIFT Surround Sound
9. ROLLERSKATE SKINNY Miss Leader
10. BARDO POND Die Easy
11. ALISON’S HALO Dozen
12. SWIRL The Last Unicorn
13. BOWERY ELECTRIC Next To Nothing
14. BETHANY CURVE Me Voy
15. ASTROBRITE Orange Creamsickle
16. LUNA 23 Minutes In Brussels
Toen Britse journalisten de term shoegaze uitvonden, vonden de meeste mensen dit maar een belachelijke term. Eventjes zag het er naar uit dat het genre dat in de jaren 90 werd uitgevonden, snel vergeten zou worden. Fout, anno 2016 blijkt net het omgekeerde het geval te zijn, en betekenen bands als My Bloody Valentine of Slowdive bijna evenveel voor de muziek als The Beatles. In de jaren 90 was er iedere week wel een shoegazeband die het volgens de NME of de Melody Maker zou maken. De ene band verdween na één ep, terwijl de andere het grote publiek kon bereiken. Alle bands hebben echter één gemeenschappelijk kenmerk: schitterende muziek!
Cherry Red Records brengt nu een box op de markt met vijf disks en een uitgebreid boek. Still In A Dream ligt vanaf nu in de winkel, dit zijn de tracks:
DISC ONE
1. THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN Rollercoaster
2. THE COCTEAU TWINS Cherry-Coloured Funk
3. THE HOUSE OF LOVE Christine
4. A.R. KANE Baby Milk Snatcher (12” Version)
5. ULTRA VIVID SCENE Mercy Seat (12” Version)
6. SPACEMEN 3 Hypnotized
7. LOOP Arc-Lite (Sonar)
8. 14 ICED BEARS Surfacer
9. GALAXIE 500 Tugboat
10. THE PRAYERS Puppet Clouds
11. KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule
12. A.C. MARIAS One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing
13. THE TELESCOPES Precious Little
14. PALE SAINTS Sight Of You
15. JANE FROM OCCUPIED EUROPE Ocean Run Dry
16. SONIC BOOM Angel
DISC TWO
1. RIDE Drive Blind
2. LUSH De-Luxe
3. SEE SEE RIDER Slip So Slow
4. NIGHTBLOOMS Crystal Eyes
5. THE DARKSIDE Waiting For The Angels
6. VELOCITY GIRL I Don’t Care If You Go
7. CRANES Inescapable
8. CHAPTERHOUSE Falling Down
9. WHIPPING BOY Switchblade Smile
10. THE BOO RADLEYS Kaleidoscope
11. SWERVEDRIVER Rave Down
12. SLOWDIVE Slowdive
13. THE CHARLOTTES Liar
14. DR. PHIBES & THE HOUSE OF WAX EQUATIONS Sugarblast
15. BLEACH Decadence
16. CATHERINE WHEEL She’s My Friend (Wilde Club Version)
17. BLOW-UP Somersault Sunrise
18. BARK PSYCHOSIS All Different Things
DISC THREE
1. CURVE Ten Little Girls
2. THE DYLANS Godlike
3. TH’ FAITH HEALERS Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden
4. THE LILYS February Fourteenth
5. THE HONEY SMUGGLERS Good Afternoon
6. SPIREA X Chlorine Dream
7. MOONSHAKE Gravity
8. SPITFIRE Translucent
9. MOOSE Suzanne
10. SPIRITUALIZED Run
11. REVOLVER Heaven Sent An Angel
12. LOWLIFE June Wilson
13. THE ECSTASY OF SAINT THERESA Square Wave
14. BLACK TAMBOURINE By Tomorrow
15. WHIPPED CREAM Explosion
16. SMASHING ORANGE My Deranged Heart
17. THE HINNIES Gong
18. BANG BANG MACHINE Geek Love (Original 12”)
DISC FOUR
1. THE SUNFLOWERS Closer
2. drop Mirrored
3. THE BELLTOWER In Hollow (LP Version)
4. SWEET JESUS Phonefreak Honey
5. ADORABLE Sunshine Smile
6. SUN DIAL I Don’t Mind
7. SWALLOW Sugar Your Mind
8. drop NINETEENS Winona
9. FLAMING LIPS Talkin' 'Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever)
10. MEDICINE Aruca
11. COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead!!
12. THE HONEY BUZZARDS Starhappy
13. LOVELIESCRUSHING Babysbreath
14. MAJESTY CRUSH No. 1 Fan
15. THE SWIRLIES Park The Car By The Side Of The Road
16. SUBMARINE Chemical Tester
17. BAILTER SPACE Shine
18. SPECTRUM True Love Will Find You In The End
19. BLIND MR. JONES Spooky Vibes
DISC FIVE
1. AN APRIL MARCH Memory
2. FLYING SAUCER ATTACK Soaring High
3. DRUGSTORE Alive
4. SECRET SHINE Loveblind
5. MERCURY REV Bronx Cheer
6. THE CURTAIN SOCIETY Chelsea
7. SEEFEEL Plainsong
8. SPINDRIFT Surround Sound
9. ROLLERSKATE SKINNY Miss Leader
10. BARDO POND Die Easy
11. ALISON’S HALO Dozen
12. SWIRL The Last Unicorn
13. BOWERY ELECTRIC Next To Nothing
14. BETHANY CURVE Me Voy
15. ASTROBRITE Orange Creamsickle
16. LUNA 23 Minutes In Brussels
There are not many certainties in life, except for instance that Mark E. Smith will never stop. This month the genius of Manchester is back with a new EP: Wise Ol 'Man. Since 1976, The Fall releases record on a very frequent base , and those who know the favorite band of John Peel, are aware of the fact that Mark E. Smith never makes compromises. Again the new single sounds punk as punk should sound like: raw and right in your face! The new EP (on vinyl and CD) will be released by Cherry Red , and this is the track list :
1. WISE OL’ MAN (EDIT)
2. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED
3. DEDICATION (REMIX)
4. WISE OL’ MAN (INST)
5. VENICE WITH GIRLS
6. FACE BOOK TROLL / NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAY
7. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED (X)
Er zijn maar weinig zekerheden in het leven, behalve bijv. dat Mark E. Smith nooit zal stoppen. Het genie uit Manchester is er deze maand opnieuw met een nieuwe ep: Wise Ol’ Man. Sinds 1976 brengt The Fall om de haverklap nieuwe releases uit, en wie de lievelingsband van John Peel een beetje kent, weet dat Mark E. Smith nooit compromissen maakt. De nieuwe single klinkt weer punk, zoals punk eigenlijk moet klinken: alle heilige huisjes omver schoppen. De nieuwe ep (op vinyl en cd) wordt uitgebracht door Cherry Red, en dit is de tracklist:
1. WISE OL’ MAN (EDIT)
2. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED
3. DEDICATION (REMIX)
4. WISE OL’ MAN (INST)
5. VENICE WITH GIRLS
6. FACE BOOK TROLL / NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAY
7. ALL LEAVE CANCELLED (X)
Our favorite Canadian electro duo Decoded Feedback is back with a new album. Dark Passenger will be the ninth album by Marco and Yone. The first single will be Waiting For The Storm, and the duo promises us that Dark Passenger will be one of the darkest records Decoded Feedback has ever released! The new album is in stores from April. We are indeed very curious!
Ons favoriete Canadese elektroduo Decoded Feedback is er binnenkort met een nieuw album. Dark Passenger is ondertussen al de negende plaat van Marco en Yone. De eerste single zal Waiting For The Storm zijn, en het duo belooft ons alvast dat Dark Passenger één van de donkerste platen van Decoded Feedback zal worden! De nieuwe plaat ligt vanaf april in de winkel. We zijn benieuwd!
