Maturity and depth: with his second album, Mobthrow refines his very original mixture of beat-driven breaks and highly evocative atmospheres, enriching them with a subtle newfound palette. A very original work at the meeting point of the club and the sonic daydream, "Unfolded" sharpens Mobthrow's vision and brings a modern twist on his impressive sound-design. This seductive and personal album is not only the confirmation that Mobthrow is a talented musician to be reckoned with, but also an author whose albums carry their own strong narrative. There are many side to "Unfolded", and they all fit firmly and harmoniously together.
Insane Music, the label set up by Alain Neffe (Pseudo Code, BeNe GeSSeRiT) in the early 80's, now comes with two new tapes. First is by BeNe GeSSeRiT called BeNeFiT, it's to raise money to buy new recording equipment... 200 copies and here's the tracklist:
Stinking Ülrich
Houdi Youkkoutaï!
Deborah, Romina, Martha, Sabrina, Tatiana, Barbara
Happy Like An African In Belgium
Personne
Simbayo-Sin
Bon, Bon
The Gnashing Gnome
It's Friday
Après Quelque Temps
Les Aliens
The other tape is volume 26 in the "Insane Music for Insane People" series. Again, the tracklist:
A1 – Bene Gesserit - Tither And Thiter
A2 – M.A.L. - All By Myself
A3 – Human Flesh - Beautiful Friend
A4 – Chopstick Sisters, The - Incidental Cow...
A5 – Bene Gesserit - Vieux Crapaud Lubrique
A6 – Pseudo Code - Baby Burn-Out (4th Version)
A7 – Cortex - Cortex Aa (Unreleased Version)
A8 – Subject - Intifada
B1 – Kosmose The First Untitled Track
B2 – Niala Effen - Teiuq Tub Deirrow
B3 – Chopstick Sisters, The - Yaaaa
More info here.
KLOWN is the outrageous and hilarious Danish comedy that pushes the boundaries of comedy and acceptable childcare with its bold mixture of dry wit, fearless shock humour and heartfelt sentimentality.
Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Inbetweeners and The Hangover combine as Frank (Danish comedy sensation Frank Hvam) decides to prove himself suitable father material by kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend’s young nephew for a truly outrageous weekend that combines sexual promiscuity, nudity, drug-taking and tiny bottles of Underberg.
Sacha Baron Cohen has recently hired both Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, the writers and stars of Klown, to pen his upcoming film The Lesbian following the success of Klown.
Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, KLOWN was the year’s highest-grossing home-grown film when released in Denmark. It was critically acclaimed on its US release and has been picked up for a Hollywood remake by Warner Bros. The film stars Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen, two of the most popular and experienced stand-up comedians in Denmark.
KLOWN follows two wildly inappropriate friends — played by celebrated international comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen — as they run amok through the Danish countryside, plowing through endless awkward confrontations and unspeakable debaucheries. Hopelessly wrongheaded Frank “kidnaps” the 12-year-old nephew of his pregnant girlfriend in an eager attempt to prove his fatherhood potential, and they join sex-crazed Casper on his secret adulterous weekend canoe trip. Rampaging through exclusive brothels, hospitalizations, armed robberies and even prison, the three paddle downstream from one chaotic misadventure to the next, all culminating in a surprisingly sentimental portrait of friendship and a final shocking reveal that you'll never be able to unsee.
Madness & Extinction by Seeming is the feel-bad album of 2014. Deceptively tuneful and even pop at times, Seeming’s postgothic music inevitably sings an oppressive postmillennial isolation, a crisis of nature, and an indictment of just about everyone. Based in New York, the duo makes smoldering, lovelorn songs of anarchy: mid-era Swans by way of M83. Standout tracks are the iron-fist ballad “The Burial,” heartfelt endtime anthem “Goodnight London,” and the whisper-to-a-scream manifesto “The Eyes of Extinction.”
Seeming’s members Aaron Fuleki and Alex Reed are veterans of darkwave act ThouShaltNot; Alex is author of the book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music.
With 2011's Blue Songs running the gamut from full-blown disco and jacking house to the more experimental, Hercules & Love Affair’s new album ‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ sees another musical reinvention from ringmaster Andy Butler - delivered by an impeccable new line up.
The ever-revolving collective led house music’s resurgence with club anthem ‘Blind’ in 2008 (Pitchfork’s record of the year), and 2014’s line up is another roll call of exceptionally talented vocalists. BRITS nominee John Grant’s ability for translating hardship into elegance is writ large on ‘I Try To Talk To You’ and ‘Liberty’; Rouge Mary, whose deep, spiritual voice is hewn from a gospel education; Belgian singer Gustaph whose counter tenor takes lead on the single ‘Do You Feel The Same?’ and smoky voiced virtuoso Krystle Warren, who was introduced to Butler by Grant, and sings the provocative ‘My Offence’.
Andy Butler comments: “I wanted nasty basslines, stormy, bleary-eyed sounds, fiery, rough, tough and ragged old school house productions that sounded almost techno. I didn’t want polite, I wanted aggressive.”
This aesthetic coupled with tales of emotional triumph makes for something tough yet soulful. Meaningful house music that IS pop music and can speak to the most musically adroit of tastes.
Kicking off proceedings is the dancefloor single ‘Do You Feel The Same?’ (w/Gustaph on vocals) , a jacking pop anthem released 14th April, with B-sides ‘Raid’ (a late night dancefloor banger replete with sirens) and ‘Working Miracles’ (a sample led journey into the more experimental side of Hercules & Love Affair).
‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ is co-produced by Ha-Ze Factory and industrial stalwart Mark Pistel and released on Moshi Moshi on May 26th.
One of dance music’s finest live acts Hercules & Love Affair are set to announce a full run of European dates, summer shows and festivals.
Album tracklisting:
Hercules Theme 2014
My Offence feat. Krystle Warren
I Try To Talk To You - feat. John Grant
That's Not Me - feat. Gustaph
Think - feat. Rouge Mary
5.43 To Freedom - feat. Rouge Mary
The Light - feat. Krystle Warren
Liberty - feat. John Grant
Do You Feel The Same? – feat. Gustaph
The Key - feat. Rouge Mary
