Rolling Psych/Drone/Freak Thread 2011

Thanks for the link amon. Thought it was an okay preview

btw don't sleep on the origins + primitives collection from a few years back, people. a more mellow, stripped down take on the formula. lots of achim reichel/manuel gottsching delay pedal action. love it!

WORDDDDDD. Seriously amazing stuff.

The wonderful Golau Glau are live on the Exotic Pylon in a few mins on: http://resonancefm.com/ I think you freaks will dig it.

Peaking Lights "936" blew me away on the first listen. Reminds me of a poppier Blues Control. Very Kosmiche. Sun Araw fans might wanna check it out, too.

Their earlier stuff is much much better. I did not like the new one at all.

This is the first one I've heard.

I blind bought the new Peaking Lights based on past quality. Kind of worried it will be too poppy/formless/chillwave tribal. Earlier shit was noisy/murky/more menacing.

old and new minimalist-drone from pauline oliveros, eliane radigue, yoshi wada, and sun circle:

http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8578:pauline-oliveroseliane-radigueyoshi-wadasun-circle-qattention-patternsq&catid=13:albums-and-singles&Itemid=96

the yoshi wada is great, it's like a twenty-minute sustained high note on a bagpipe. oh wait, ten minutes in suddenly something happened. now it's kind of… woobering. woovering.

have now listened to new eternal tapestry in full twice. like it a lot and I was never impressed by these guys before

i'm having the same reaction. wasn't that blown away by them before; this new one though's reminding me of the less synthy aspects of harmonia's deluxe

Maybe the new Peaking Lights is hitting me like it's chillwave for people who hate chillwave. I'm enjoying the lack of menace, even though some of those basslines are still awful heavy. I dunno, it's been taking me "there" all week, though. It also led me back to Blue Control's "Local Flavor", which sounded great in the car this week during Atlanta's way premature springtime.

Psychic Paramount II is relentless. Like I gotta get some air after listening to it straight through. This Heat guitars with a drummer who sounds like he's auditioning for Mahavishnu Orchestra.

otm

"This Heat guitars with a drummer who sounds like he's auditioning for Mahavishnu Orchestra."

I.e., totally righteous. Hope I get to see them live sometime soon.

Would The Skull Defekts belong to this thread? Their new release Peer Amid has set my world on fire. I am investing in their other albums for starters.

I really really really really really really really really like that Motion Sickness of Time Travel EP, definitely one of my favorite records of the year so far.

also mad props to Brad at Digitalis for literally tracking my lost copy down and bribing some dude in Alabama to send it my way

Blues Control Local Flavor kind of casting a shadow over all related scenes. That's a monster right there. My TT has been broke down for about a month but I just got a new one, literally, tonight and may set it up and dig into some stuff discussed here that I've missed (Motion Sickness of Time Travel, Peaking Lights). Already a pretty great year.

I guess this is the spot to mention that I saw Samara Lubelski/Marcia Bassett duo last week and it was very good, all kinds of noisy/harsh but v. hypnotic. Tom Carter/Marc Orleans new duo played as well, tore the place up. Pete Nolan was supposed to be on drums but canceled, didn't recognize the drummer. First jam was tentative but solid, second one was out of control. I think they have a record coming out eventually on Northern Spy. Pretty psyched for that one possibly.

yeah, blues control are definitely a fave of mine. I like that they don't flood the market like a lot of these bands too... but I could use some new blues control already.

No More Always - The Skull Defekts . Just Listened to this 16 times in a row and decided that they are too good for this shithole. Hallehluhfuckingwah!

@__@

I want to hear that Skull Defekts joint. I'm kinda surprised how much stuff comes out on Thrill Jockey(and Kranky) these days that are things I'd be into. If you woulda told me that 10 years ago, I'd have thought you were nuts.

i know you guys were talking about the Psychic Paramount album a while ago but it's so fucking good. like right in my wheelhouse.

yeah it's rad! it's funny, when the "post-rock" thing was big in the late 90s i couldn't really stand most of it -- but you introduce a some psychedelia into the mix and it's like my favorite thing.

I'm kind of worried about the next Blues Control album to be honest...hopefully it was not lightning in a bottle

well considering the s/t album and Puff are also great, i'd say they've "got it"

feeling the Eternal Tapestry album-- definitely slowed down, very pretty at times

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QWKJJ2DFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Loving this...

Konx-Om-Pax – Light In Extension [Display Copy]

http://boomkat.com/cds/378948-konx-om-pax-light-in-extension

It usualy takes me a little while to enjoy some of this stuff, but I'm hooked right off the bat here. Really enjoying the Peaking Lights album on Not Not Fun its got to be the best release I've heard from NNF in a while not that I've heard them all like...

How about some Ekoplekz: http://electronicexplorations.org/the-show/146-ekoplekz/ He's got a new tape out on Mordant Music right now and its sounding fresh. Loved his 12" on Punch Drunk last year. Anyone else feeling it?

The new Peaking Lights is on constant rotation. That and the new Lumerians. Have you heard this yet? http://verma.bandcamp.com/

thanks for the Verma tip, this is kicking ass.

Did a search and it looks like last year's Big Blood album, Dead Songs, didn't get a mention in last year's thread (I'm just getting around to hearing it myself) so I'll call your attention to it now. It's their first "proper" full-length after a long series of self-released cdrs and it's magnificent. If you don't know, Big Blood is Caleb and Colleen from Cerberus Shoal (and many related projects) and they kick ass.

Here's a fan made video for "Dead Song" (probably NSFW - boobies are bared):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWs3MFoXjik

I saw Woodsman last night. Drumming was absolutely top notch, tho guitar was a lil lackluster. Two dudes and no bass player, and it was just a lot of drone w/ spacey effects.

The taller guitar player was a real nice dude tho.. conversationally, I just asked how much their LPs were going for and he goes $12.50. I wasn't planning on buying one but I go "Bummer, I only $5" (I really only do) and dude hooks me up anyway. It's pretty rad so far, playing it as I type this.

I wrote about Eternal Tapestry's new one in a bit more depth here

my pals nick and ted at feeding tube records have some hotttt shows coming up if you are in the area or vicinity of northampton, mass this spring:

Mar 19th - Silk Flowers, Clinical Piss, more tba.....
Mar 25th - Dust Savior, Home Body, Cinnamon Urns
Mar 26th day - Brown Bird, Tiger Saw (3pm day time show!)
...Mar 26th nite - Slasher Risk, Dead Line Connector. "Reduce, Re-use, Repeat As Necessary":new paintings and Sculptures by Mike Barrett. Art opening 7-9, music after
Mar 29th - Andrew Coltrane, Tar Pit, Diagram A, Noise Nomads
Apr 2nd - Wet Hair, Blanche Blanche Blanche, Sore Eros
Apr 4th - MV/EE with Mick Flower and Willie Lane
April 7th - Michael Morley/C. Spencer Yeh/Meg Clixby, Dredd Foole/Chris Corsano, Dylan Nyoukis/Angela Sawyer/Id M Theft Able, Matt Krefting
Apr 13th - Dolphins Into The Future, Floris Van Hoof, Monopoly Child Star Searchers, Mushmouth
Jun 14th - U.S. Girls, Noveller, Ruth Garbus
Jun 26th - Jabon (Scott Colburn)
June 30th - Sediment Club, Orie Mars Orie See More

Jabon!!! He hasn't played under that name in years iirc

i think i saw him play a house show under that name a month or so ago.

Oh - I guess if figures more in 'garage' genre (what is the current 'garage' thread on ilx?) - but I'm pretty stoked to be seeing Ty Segall tonight in Chicago ... 'Melted' was one of my fave releases last year ...

there's this

Rolling punk / non-indie underground / pitchfork GTFO thread 2011

You can stream the entire new Rene Hell here:

http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2011/03/15/test-pressing-stream-rene-hells-first-two-proper-full-lengths-the-terminal-symphony-and-porcelain-opera/

only my first listen but I think that I prefer the last rene hell album to this one. mellower but also more scattershot and surprising. but wow, the closer on the new one is gorgeous. very nice slow-mo strings action. riyl stars of the lid.

Would The Psychic Paramount's new album fit in here? It is loud, droney and mindblowing. I would imagine they do a good live show. It sounds like Ash Ra Tempel/Lightning Bolt.

^^ still need to hear this, waaaanntt

Discussion of Psychic Paramount just a little upthread. I need to buy it.

psychic paramount and liturgy albums are the big ones I'm really interested in hearing right now...maybe deerhoof vs. evil too

i've heard Liturgy and it's fucking fantastic. deerhoof album was a disappointment imo, but i've never been a huge fan

i don't think there is a rolling experimental electronic and percussion thread, but i saw Tumble tonight and they were very cool. and they are playing in boston on friday. um, if you happen to be near there for some reason...

Tumble
with Mark Cetilia

Spectacle
17 Edinboro Street #3
Boston (Chinatown)
617.435.2566
8 p.m. / $10

TUMBLE is the duo of Attila Faravelli (laptop and electronics) and Andrea Belfi (percussion and electronics) from Milan, Italy. Belfi and Faravelli create sound worlds through instant composition and improvisation. The results of this compositional process is somehow simultaneously chaotic and rational. The rhythms and textures created by drums and electroacoustic devices melt together to create volcanic movements of sound that are diffused through broken and modified speakers. Their first recording, On Tumbling, was released as a part of the 12-CD box set Musica Improvvisa on Die Schachtel this past year.

i bought their new cd and some solo stuff. the new cd is part of a box set that looks very cool. would love to hear it.

various / die schachtel - Musica Improvvisa
A unique survey of Italy's improvised music scene, this immense boxset features ten full-length discs of experimental sounds from ten different improv groups spread right across the country, plus a further DVD of visual scores from one of the bands (Xubuxue). Each CD gets its own individual sleeve, which along with a 24-page booklet and a poster slot into a sturdy cardboard holder. Sifting through this huge project would probably take over the rest of your summer, but even the most fleeting scan through the set reveals some real gems and a consistently high standard throughout (as you'll by now have come to expect from Die Schachtel). Furthermore, this is far from being a single-minded trudge through any one particular musical style. While the various components of Musica Improvvisa are united in their pursuit of extremes and the outer limits of the avant-garde, there's a great diversity to the collection; expect to encounter a wide variety of sound sources, from classical and jazz instrumentation through to computer-driven sonorities. For your reference, here's a list of the groups lined up on this fabulously exhausting boxset, in alphabetical order: A Spirale, Amp2, Amuleto, An Experiment In Navigation, Ligatura, Ossatura, Thau, Tumble, Wintermute and Xubuxue.

hey scott -- i just wanted to tell you that that was an awesome review you gave my friend Raub's album.

raub is a nice guy. i was just talking about him the other day.

or he was nice when i met him anyway. i don't really know him. he is a friend of friends and he used to live around here.

Circle is the obvious choice there IMO. Not really a tough decision at all.

I know right? Poor the Bardo Pond.

yeah, circle are one of my favorite live bands.

I heard Bardo Pond is amazing live?

Currently loving the new Primordial Undermind LP Last Worldly Bond, off to see them tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0zFNIyp3kE

new Primordial Undermind album ????!!!

if Paik comes out with a new album will someone please tell me?

new Primordial Undermind album ????!!!

oh aye, been out a few months. they are based in Vienna now (where I live).

I heard Bardo Pond is amazing live?

aye!

Bardo Pons was completely amazing live last time I saw them, unfortunately that was 1999, so I can't speak as to the last ten years.

Speaking of stuff that's really old, here's The Roswell Incident (me and Elvis Telecom, live samples from Mr. Mackro and a couple guests.)

http://theroswellincident.bandcamp.com/

Recorded in 1996. There may be some more forthcoming. Mostly put this up on as a lark.

No, I haven't been around in awhile. I'll see if I can fix that.

"Bardo Pons" Heh. That might me a mislogism worth keeping.

Seen Bardo Pond a ton of times, only been less than amazing once.

enjoying the new Night Beats album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxhjMIHO0w8

also Wooden Shjips' West, but everyone knows about them.

Missed all the Bardo Pond and Roswell talk but yes to all of it. And Primordial as well.

And since Ned has mentioned it, the lost TRANSANTARCTIC by The Roswell Incident was just posted to their bandcamp page. Snag it while it's free. Link's just a couple entries above.

This new Locrian record - is the first song supposed to be 8 minutes of fierce hiss or is it just a Spotify glitch?

Must be a Spotify fail. There's a lot of intentional hiss on the other three tracks but not much on the first one. Just lots of guitar, drums and chanting, suitable to conjure the deity of your choice.

Gentle nudge to Ned for a 2012 thread...

It wouldn't feel right starting one myself!

did anyone start a new thread for the new year? Because Austin Psychfest lineup is a corker this year (as always).

I dont think so...? I think someone has talked about it here though recently.

Where's Ned when you need him?

Save us Neddy Fever!

Does this cover the same ground?

Rolling Stoner/Psych/Doom/Sludge/Retro/Drone/Space Thread 2012

lol