In early 2016 'The Catastrophist ' , Tortoise’s first new album in nearly seven years, will be released. The most influential American five-member ensemble Tortoise has a mix of indie and krautrock with jazz , dub and classical minimalism. In 1988 they were responsible for the birth of post-rock.
Begin 2016 verschijnt met ‘The Catastrophist’ het eerste nieuwe album in bijna zeven jaar van het zeer invloedrijke vijfkoppig Amerikaanse ensemble Tortoise. De band heeft met een mix van indie- en krautrock met jazz, dub en klassiek minimalisme een unieke plaats binnen de Amerikaanse indierock afgedwongen. Ze stonden hiermee sinds hun oprichting in 1988 bovendien mee aan de wieg van de post-rock.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor ( Music Trix , Antwerp, 10/30/2015 at 19:30 )
On October 30, 2015 the Canadian post - rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor plays at the Trix in Antwerp. The support act is Tashi Dorji , the Bhutani American guitar virtuoso.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Muziekcentrum Trix, Antwerpen, 30/10/2015 om 19.30 uur)
Op 30 oktober 2015 treedt de Canadese post-rockband Godspeed You! Black Emperor op in Muziekcentrum TRIX in Antwerpen. Wie erbij wil zijn aarzelt best niet te lang, want het gaan om een formatie die ook bij ons op heel wat bijval mag rekenen. In het voorprogramma kan u kennismaken met Tashi Dorji, de Bhutaans-Amerikaanse gitaarvirtuoos.
Stealing Sheep return with “Apparition”, the third single to be released from their critically acclaimed second album Not Real.
Accompanied by a playful video, directed by Dougal Wilson, in his first music video in 6 years, that creates the illusion of a candid one shot in an unassuming village square witnessing a group of Morris dancers that are infiltrated by the band.
The band explains “we liked the idea because the English folk imagery juxtaposes the moody synth style of the music. The Morris dancing goes surprisingly well with the electronic drums and made us laugh! We love the dreamlike flow of the choreography and the camera. It was Dougal that first introduced us to a female experimental film maker from the 50's called Maya Deren and her style really influenced our visual when we began working on our album, exploring dreams, subjective reality and streams of consciousness"
Wilson elaborates:
"The idea for ‘Apparition’ came from the fact that the song had a mysterious, hypnotic feeling, and the fact that I’ve always found Morris Dancing slightly strange and psychedelic.
I’d also wanted to re-visit Morris Dancing since I made a Four Tet video in 2003, where I simply cut existing Morris footage to music.
Since then, I’d always wanted to take the idea further by actually having a band learn Morris Dancing themselves, and this seemed like an appropriate opportunity given the unexpected contrast of the girls' personalities with the characters in a genuine Morris side.
Very luckily for me, Emily, Becky and Lucy, were very conscientious and learnt their dance steps very well. I also thought it would be appropriate to attempt to capture it in one (apparently) continuous take, as Morris dancing seems to always shot by one camera when it appears on Youtube."
Following a hugely busy and successful festival season, which included an appearance at David Byrne’s Meltdown, Stealing Sheep are about to embark on a equally busy Autumn live schedule which includes support shows with Django Django and further performances of the In Dreams: David Lynch Revisited series (in Dublin, Bristol and Paris) alongside Villagers, Stuart Staples, Mick Harvey and Jehnny Beth from Savages. The band will also be performing in NYC as part of CMJ. Upcoming live info below:
Friday 10 December – BRUSSELS – AB w/ Django Django
The Greatest Switch of Studio Brussel is collected in an unique box
Switch has been a longstanding Studio Brussel's brand for quality electronic music. Annually the listeners of Studio Brussel choose their favorite dance records. On Saturday 10th October Studio Brussels broadcasts its list of the 100 best dance records in history.
This broadcast traditionally comes with a collector. This year, for the occasion all previously collectors were brought together in a unique box containing more than 200 club classics, only available on CD.
On that same evening there is in the Vooruit in Ghent The Greatest Switch Party with sets of The Subs, Goldfox and Studio Brussels and Switch-founders Jan Van Biesen and Michael Sheridan Midnight.
Studio Brussel's The Greatest Switch verzameld in unieke box
Switch is al sinds jaar en dag Studio Brussel's kwaliteitsmerk voor elektronische muziek. Jaarlijks kiezen de luisteraars van Studio Brussel op hun beurt hun favoriete dansplaten. Op zaterdag 10 Oktober zendt Studio Brussel haar lijst uit met de 100 beste dansplaten in de geschiedenis. Deze uitzending gaat traditioneel ook samen met een verzamelaar. Dit jaar werden voor de gelegenheid alle tot nu verschenen verzamelaars gebundeld in een unieke box met daarin meer dan 200 club klassiekers, enkel verkrijgbaar op CD.
The Greatest Switch kan natuurlijk niet zomaar voorbijgaan zonder op gepaste wijze gevierd te worden. Diezelfde avond is er daarom in de Vooruit in Gent The Greatest Switch Party waar o.a. The Subs, Goldfox en Studio Brussel- en Switch-bezielers Jan Van Biesen, Michael Midnight en Sheridan voor de muziek zorgen.
The Wharves combine gracefully minimal psyche-rock with fuzzed out folk. Their songwriting remains consistently rich, largely due to the startling harmonies of Gemma Fleet (bass) and Dearbhla Minogue (guitar) that bond together each song. They invoke the reverberated spook of 60s girl groups, the mid-fi guitar crunch of Kim Deal’s The Amps, the vocal flavours of The Roches and the narrative and structural panache of 70s progressive folk. Marion Andrau’s thunderous drumming drives through these compositions, ensuring the wealth of disparate influences remain focused and celebratory.
Following on from last year’s brilliant ‘At Bay’ album on Gringo Records, this brand new 7” single gives us a glimpse of what their next album ‘Electa’ will sound like next year. PRS’ 'Women Make Music' grant made these recordings possible and enabled the band to spend a day recording with a rebel choir made up of friends of the band and family members. Side A boasts the plaintive yet powerful track ‘NAZ’, which soars for the sky with each vocal climb and guitar trail. Whilst, ‘My Will’ on the flipside takes us back to a wintry past life, sounding practically medieval in its quietude, before leaping up like a newly lit bonfire when the rebel choir join the fray.
