Transmissions from Echo Beach with Derek Westerholm and DJ Babs:
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Description: Exuberance/Ebullience, banter, possibly an interview, context and connection, the familiar, the strange.
Find: Symphonies of Treble, Words Of Expectation, stab, skronk, shimmer, sheen, The New Sound of Now, Ideas for Walls, pleasure, pith, Flutter and Wow, Motorik, cowbells, disco akimbo, at least one Cantankerous Singer, The German Language, shards of glass, Ethiopian Punk, organic, synthetic, sawtooths & squarewaves, Library Riffage, yesterday's recipes, the wrong speed, intentional static, floating, ethereal, time and timelessness.
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Music behind DJ: Borg The Liar |
Anti-Fascist Love Song
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Borg The Liar |
Baby Fang Records |
2021 |
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| Des Demonas |
Fascist Discotheque
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Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! | In The Red | 2024 | His hand may be around your neck as well! Sounding like The Last Poets acid tripping to 60’s Sunset Strip, Des Demonas drag you on a wild ride of fuzzy guitars and swirling Farfisa organ while the bass and drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain. And that’s just the first song! Des Demonas hail from Washington D.C., and have been denizens of the byways and highways of the city’s musical underground for years. Jacky Cougar Abok is the six-foot-five-inch tall Kenyan punk singer who has drummed with Thee Lolitas and Foul Swoops. Guitarist Mark Cisneros has bent strings with Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, Deathfix, and Medications and pounded the traps for The Make-Up and Benjy Ferree, the latter alongside organist Paul Vivari. Joe Halladay (Citygoats) on bass and Ryan Hicks (Suns Of Guns) on drums round out this squared circle of sight and sound. ig the Des Demonas. Play it loud. Twist your wig. | * | 0:02:39 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Bikini Body |
Mr. Tinnitus
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Weird Party | Optimo Music Rocks | 2024 | BE STILL MY LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX LOVING HEART. This band is from Edinburgh.“I can sing fine, I can carry a tune, but that's not going to go down in the annals of history – oh fuck, I sound like such a wanker.” So muses vocalist Vicky Kavanagh on the origins of her “shouty” delivery style, more indebted to Mark E. Smith's improv than curated affectation; “we embraced the weird from the start.” It's indicative of the conflicting combination of conviction and self-deprecation that Bikini Body bring to the table with their “family friendly post-gutter-skunk-funk.” Their small collection of songs already boasts acerbic takes on classism, male douchebaggery, existentialism and parrots trained to be vindictive (of which more later), but cut through with a self-awareness that doesn't so much tie the sentiments and author in a neat bow, but a true-to-life knotty mess. | 0:07:44 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Jagged Baptist Club |
You Are A Dog
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Physical Surveillance | Nice Swan Recordings | 2024 | Released in November 2024, we still consider this pretty new! From the city of Los Angeles Jagged Baptist Club's raw and rambunctious energy certainly makes them a force to be reckoned with, whilst the quartet's dazzling soundscapes have already drawn inspiration from the likes of Blur, Public Image Limited, The Rapture and Division of Laura Lee. | * | 0:11:25 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Clarko |
Medeocre Man
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Medeocre Man | Iron Lung Records | 2019 | "America's Little Brother" is back after a lengthy stay at the Deformatory for the Young and Well Adjusted. It's been a productive placement that has birthed an arms wide invitation to the double mad anxious new wave/brainpunk world of smart-mouthed subversion, man-made aneurysms, knee-jerk antagonism and juvenile gambling addictions. In short, a delight for the senseless. | 0:14:26 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| The Native Cats |
Small Town Cop Override
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The Way On is The Way Off | Chapter Music | 2023 | The Native Cats are an Australian post-punk band from Hobart, Tasmania formed in 2007, consisting of frontwoman Chloe Alison Escott and bassist Julian Teakle. They are known for their 2018 album John Sharp Toro, which was partly inspired by Escott's gender transition. Spiritual forebears to the current wave of speak-singing post-punk a la Dry Cleaning and Sleaford Mods, The Native Cats have grown a sizeable cult following from their home in Tasmania (Australia’s remote and chilly island state) since the late 2000s. Their minimal bass and drums rumble is offset by Chloe’s lyrics which twist, confound and linger. The band have toured the US and played Memphis’ legendary Goner Fest, been written up by the likes of Stereogum, NPR and Brooklyn Vegan, and performed at the Sydney Opera House. | 0:16:30 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| SUO |
Beyond Human
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Beyond Human Single | Hideaway House Records | 2025 | SUO is the solo project of Brooklyn-based musician and artist Saara Untracht-Oakner (of BOYTOY). Drawing inspiration from a range of artists including David Byrne, Prince, Lou Reed, The Supremes, Brian Eno, Grace Jones and Patti Smith. SUO creates something reminiscent and familiar, while simultaneously catchy and fresh. Her stage presence blurs the lines of feminine and masculine energy in a post-gender eruption of power, something beyond the constructs of social normality. This project is an amalgamation of more than 15 years of songwriting, 10 years of national and international touring and an insatiable craving for growth, exploration and creation. | * | 0:17:50 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Rank-O |
Humans
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De Novo | Another Record | 2021 | Driven by knowledge of complex structures (inherited from the great avant-gardes of the 60s to the 90s), Rank-O also cultivates a sincere love for pop songs, immediate melodies, sometimes mischievous, sometimes joyfully minimalist from their home base in Tours, France. | 0:20:16 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: Walter Wanderley |
Beach Samba
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Rain Forest |
UMG |
1966 |
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Music behind DJ: Walter Wanderley |
Crickets Sing for Ana Maria
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Talkin' Verve: Walter Wanderley |
UMG |
1998 |
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| Snapped Ankles |
Raoul
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Hard Times Furious Dancing | Leaf | 2025 | Advance track made available yesterday (Jan 22) in advance of new album -- "Snapped Ankles have announced their fourth album, Hard Times Furious Dancing, which will be out March 28 via The Leaf Label. The album gets its title from Alice Walker’s 2010 book, Hard Times Require Furious Dancing, and the band offer up this quote from it: “We can still hold the line of beauty, form, and beat. No small accomplishment in a world as challenging as this one… hard times require furious dancing. Each of us is proof.” //// The band say this is the closest they’ve come to capturing their ecstatic live shows on tape, fueled by the chaos of the world. From the press release: “The forest only offers so much protection. Feeding on a diet of fractured narratives, meme culture, viral moments and the very worst of human impulses weighs heavy. The woodwose hold up a mirror to the absurdity of modern life once again. The only sane response is to dance. Make your way to the clearing, gather around the megalith of speakers, drum machines, amps and synthesisers and dance like there’s no tomorrow.” //// The first single from the album is “Raoul,” which at first seems pretty understated for Snapped Ankles. But the hypnotic track builds a banging groove, growing and growing with intensity as they yell “Oligarchs in the neighborhood…everybody look the other way!” A pretty cool first taste." //// Snapped Ankles will be on tour across the UK this spring & there is a video to accompany this track, directed by Gil Anselmi. //// Snapped Ankles - Raoul (Official Video) | * | 0:31:22 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Mien |
Evil People
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Miien | Fuzz Club | 2025 | This track released yesterday, Jan 22, 2025 from the forthcoming full-length. 'Evil People' is lifted from MIEN's new album 'MIIEN', released April 18th 2025 on Fuzz Club. "Long-awaited second album from psych-rock supergroup MIEN, feat members of The Black Angels, Elephant Stone, Golden Dawn Arkestra & The Earlies. Out April 18th 2025." //// "In a landscape where the term 'psych' often feels confined and predictable, MIEN stands out as a beacon of true sonic exploration. Arriving April 18th 2025 on their new label home Fuzz Club, their long-awaited sophomore album ‘MIIEN’ marks a bold new chapter for a band whose alchemical approach to music has redefined the boundaries of psychedelia. Building upon the foundations of their critically acclaimed 2018 self-titled debut while venturing into uncharted territories, this new release pushes the group’s collaborative and exploratory ethos to thrilling new heights. //// Since their inception, MIEN has been a confluence of diverse musical influences and shared histories. The seeds of this collaboration were planted back in 2004 when Rishi Dhir, known for his work with Elephant Stone, crossed paths with Alex Maas of The Black Angels during a serendipitous encounter at SXSW. This meeting sparked a friendship and a series of collaborations. Around the same time, Rishi met John Mark Lapham of The Earlies, whose electronic and production expertise would become a cornerstone of MIEN's sound. Robb Kidd (Alex Maas, Golden Dawn Arkestra) joined the band on drums in 2018. These connections eventually led to the formation of MIEN, a band that seamlessly blends their varied musical backgrounds into a unique sonic tapestry. //// Recorded between Montreal, Abilene and Austin, Texas, ‘MIIEN’ captures MIEN’s unique creative process. Most songs began as simple ideas—a loop, a vocal phrase, or a groove—passed between members and meticulously layered. John Mark Lapham, the band’s “musical alchemist,” transformed these sketches into fully realized compositions, adding bold textures and dynamic shifts. Alex Maas’s hauntingly beautiful vocals bring a dark yet alluring dimension to the sound, elevating each track with his distinctive presence. //// The album’s genesis reflects MIEN’s boundary-pushing spirit. The band’s collaborative workflow sees individual sketches evolving as each member contributes their distinct sonic palette. “It’s an organic process,” notes Rishi Dhir. “A simple idea can become something monumental when we each put our stamp on it.” The creative journey was heightened during key in-person sessions, such as an intensive recording period in Austin during South by Southwest. These rare opportunities for the band to work together in the same space added a dynamic immediacy to several tracks. //// ‘MIIEN’ represents the strength of the band’s collective vision. Each member brings their unique perspective to the table, creating music that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. " //// Video by John Mark Lapham (https://splitconstellation.com) and Raz Ullah. MIEN - Evil People (Official Video) | * | 0:36:28 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Viagra Boys |
Man Made of Meat
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viagr aboys | Shrimptech Enterprises | 2025 | Premiered about 26 hours ago, Man Made of Meat, the first single from the forthcoming album 'viagr aboys', due april 25th on Shrimptech Enterprises. //// "“I am a man that’s made of meat/ You’re on the internet looking at feet/ I hate almost everything that I see/ And I just wanna disappear.” So goes the chorus of Viagra Boys’ “Man Made Of Meat,” the lead single from their just-announced new album Viagr Aboys. It’s gonna be a good one. //// The Swedish post-punk crew last released an LP in 2022 with Cave World. Viagr Aboys is their debut on their newly launched label Shrimptech Enterprises. The band has been performing “Man Made Of Meat” live since June of last year, and now it’s finally here with a cinematic, existential music video that adds to the chaos of the bizarre, bemusing tune." Viagra Boys - Man Made of Meat (Official Video) | * | 0:40:54 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Lambrini Girls |
Cuntology 101
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Who Let The Dogs Out | City Slang | 2025 | "Lambrini Girls introduced themselves to the world in 2022 with scathing sarcasm, feigning, “Help me, I’m gay/Yet everything I do is for the male gaze.” In other words: They’re here, they’re queer, and they don’t take themselves too seriously—unlike some of their self-righteous punk neighbors. Throughout Who Let the Dogs Out, Lambrini Girls strive to maintain autonomy in a corrupt industry and capitalist country without sacrificing their right to a good time, playing like they have a guitar in one hand and a sloshing pint in the other. Take “No Homo” or “Filthy Rich Nepo Baby,” where they indulge in immediate riffs and the type of semi-sloppy guitar solo that makes the bar go wild. It’s easy to trace the rebellious tone of the artists they were drawn to as kids (Kathleen Hanna, Joan Jett, Courtney Love) and the scruffy grunge of sneering bands they admired later on (the Jesus Lizard, Shellac, Nirvana). But the amalgamation of those influences is deliriously rambunctious in practice. For Lambrini Girls, the best part of surrendering to your anger is the joy of telling someone off. Catch the band live and that much is impossible to misinterpret, between the jubilant crowd interactions and alcohol-fueled giggling and shrugging. //// Recorded with Gilla Band bassist Daniel Fox, Who Let the Dogs Out wisely leans on nosier elements when the subject matter gets earnest." Lambrini Girls - Cuntology 101 (Official Video) | * | 0:44:03 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Fucked Up |
Disabuse
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Disabuse (Single) | Sub Pop | 2025 | This found its way to the world a week ago; the 1st song from a two song single, released in full on March 14, 2025. ---- "Sub Pop proudly teams up with long-running Canadian punk icons Fucked Up for a limited-edition 7” single featuring two brand new, exclusive songs. //// “Disabuse” and “Self Driving Man” are unlikely light-speed cuts of pure hardcore from Fucked Up. These tracks bleed off the record, having been born from the indelible stamp of Poison Idea’s 1990 anti-oppression anthem “Discontent” and Japanese punk legends Paintbox’s “The Door.” Sitting at the chaotic crossroads of punk, hardcore, and grunge, the two songs have found the most fitting home possible: a Sub Pop single." | * | 0:46:24 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Fela Kuti |
Coffin For Head Of State
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Coffin For Head Of State |
Kalakuta Sunrise |
1981 |
"The first half of “Coffin For Head Of State” deals, via a metaphorical journey, with the harmful impact of Islam and Christianity on Nigeria. The second half describes a real journey: a protest march Fela made, accompanied by his family and members of the Young African Pioneers, on head of state General Obasanjo’s residence at Dodan army barracks on 30 September 1979, the day before Obasanjo retired from the Nigerian presidency. The purpose of the march was to shame Obasanjo for causing Fela’s mother’s death (her health steadily declined after being thrown out of a second-floor window by soldiers during the army’s 1977 attack on Kalakuta Republic). The protesters deposited a symbolic coffin outside Obasanjo’s house. On leaving the barracks, Fela and the other mourners were attacked and ferociously beaten by soldiers. |
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| A Case of Mistaken Identity |
Stuck
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Stuck Single | A Case of Mistaken Identity | 2025 | California-based garage rock solo project by multi-instrumentalist Paul Dunne...this brand new release captures the malaise of the working class as we continue to be fucked over by billionaires. | * | 0:59:34 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Heaven 17 |
(We Don't Need This Facist) Groove Thang
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Penthouse and Pavement | Virgin | 1981 | "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang" is a song by British synth-pop band Heaven 17. It was their debut single, released on 13 March 1981, and the lead single from their debut studio album, Penthouse and Pavement (1981). It was a minor hit in the UK in 1981, despite being banned by the BBC. It was also a minor dance hit in the US. It developed from an instrumental, "Groove Thang", that Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh created earlier that year for Music for Stowaways, an album they released as British Electric Foundation. In the lyrics fascism and racism are described in an ironic fashion, using the lexicon of funk music. The lyrics of the song also reference the recent election of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States; the song was banned by the BBC due to concerns by Radio 1's legal department that it libelled Reagan by describing him as a "fascist god in motion" | 1:01:24 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| The Moonlandingz |
The Sign of a Man
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The Sign of a Man | Transgressive Records | 2025 | All hail the return of the Moonlandingz! The Sheffield band which includes Adrian Flanigan and Dean Honer of I Monster released their first full-length effort, ‘Interplanetary Class Classics’, in March 2017. Arriving via Transgressive Records, ‘The Sign Of A Man’ serves as the first preview of the group’s forthcoming second album ‘No Rocket Required’. The thumping and eccentric anthem finds Saoudi (aka Johnny Rocket) “disco-ka-pow-pow-ing all over any brittle ideas of bloke-ness to deeply erotic and pleasantly frantic effect”. Speaking about the single, Saoudi explained: “Nature left man half-finished, unresolved, alienated, lost to permanent exile, unable or unwilling to surrender even to himself…is it any wonder he grew callous?” “This is a song about torpor unbound, about the relegation of love into need, about our failure to summon up ‘care’… this is a song about justice.” | * | 1:05:43 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Propter Hoc |
Nazi Punks Fuck Off
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False Confessions | Shevek Ansible Records | 2023 | “Propter hoc” is a Latin phrase that means “because of this”. It is part of the Latin phrases post hoc ergo propter hoc and cum hoc ergo propter hoc, which are both informal logical fallacies. The artist in question appears to be an anarchist from Glasgow. We support this, very much. "I was brought up in this poetry world where the idea was to express yourself, and the last thing in the world I wanted to do was express myself" Kathy Acker | 1:09:01 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Daniel Knutz |
Bats vs Rats
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Bats Vs. Rats | Trevosa | "Bats vs Rats" is a powerful antifascist gothic anthem that articulates a fierce resistance against the rising tide of extreme right-wing ideologies globally. The song opens with haunting imagery of "evil eyes" and "maniac people," establishing a dark and ominous tone that reflects the urgency of the current sociopolitical climate. In this metaphor, the "bats" represent those who stand defiantly against oppression, while the "rats" symbolize the fascists and far-right extremists who sow division and promote injustice. The chorus, with its powerful mantra of "We are the bats, you are the rats," serves as a rallying cry for unity among marginalized communities, emphasizing the strength that comes from collective resistance. The lyrics confront systemic issues—like poverty and the encroaching threats to civil rights—while urging listeners to recognize their own power in the face of rising authoritarianism. The song celebrates the "people of the night" as harbingers of hope and resilience, suggesting that even in the darkest times, there is potential for change and light. The imagery of flying bats contrasted with crawling rats highlights the empowerment gained through standing up against the extreme right's advances. "Bats vs Rats" is more than just a song; it's a fierce manifesto for action against the growing threat of fascism and a call for solidarity among those committed to justice and equality worldwide. It urges listeners to rise, resist, and shine brightly, fighting against oppression in all its forms. | * | 1:12:15 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Nervous Curtains |
It's Cramped in the Attic
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Out of Sync With Time | Latest Flame | 2010 | A debut album as beautifully dark as Nervous Curtains' Out of Sync With Time is probably the last thing you'd expect to come out of Dallas, Texas. Defined by a unique blend of post-punk, cabaret, and goth rock, Out of Sync With Time collectively feels like something of a lucid dream. At no point do the Curtains ever lean too far in one direction, but instead they maintain a sound which is distinctly and entirely their own. And while the vocals occasionally get drowned out in their own reverb (with sporadic assists from the synths), the gist of the lyrics is plain enough: surrealism and paranoia amidst cryptic cultural commentary. --Baeble Music | 1:15:39 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
| Wet Man, None |
These Freaks
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I Believe In Lizard Men EP | Wet Man Music | 2025 | Wet Man is a songwriter and performer who takes influence from punk, garage rock, disco and 60s pop crooners but does this in an electronic format. He descends from his forefathers of Sheffield music, taking influence from groups such as Cabaret Voltaire and Artery | * | 1:19:06 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Chumbawumba |
Nazi (Live)
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Showtime! (Live) | Chumbawumba | 1995 | I don't think we need to say too much about this except it's fucking great and I don't think people really appreciate Chumbawumba enough. | 1:22:44 (MP3 | Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: Sir Julian Gould |
Canadian Sunsets
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The 13 Fingers of Sir Julian |
RCA Victor |
1962 |
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| Young Knives |
Cause & Effect
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Landfill | Gadzook | 2025 | "...'Cause & Effect', the latest new music to be taken from forthcoming album Landfill. //// 'Cause & Effect' follows the album's lead single 'Dissolution' a song that cast scuffed-up, scratchy guitars and tumbling piano motifs alongside lyrics aimed at dismantling the ego. It arrives just weeks ahead of Landfill's release... 'Cause & Effect' is characteristically peculiar and discordant, the band creating a patchwork of murmuring synths, voice modulation and ringing guitars to consider their own reality. //// Lead singer and guitarist Henry Dartnall says of the song: "The central idea behind the lyrics is a bit obscure: I became aware of a few problems with the concept of time that inspired the song. The main problem is that time seems to be kind of illusory. What I mean by that is that anything outside of the present moment is basically just a thought. And the present moment doesn’t seem to pass, ie. it is always the present moment. “Cause & Effect” is entirely a time-based concept: You do one thing and it makes another thing happen, in time. But if time is an illusion, then what is really happening? It also implies somehow that we can control the world, like we understand how our actions now effect our future. //// Musically the track is basically middle-aged white men rapping. At no point in the process have we questioned whether it’s OK for us to rap, it’s just a thing we did: We are pretty much past caring at this point, you just have to launch into these things and see what happens. I am a huge Hip Hop fan like any self-respecting middle aged white man should be so it made sense to give it a whizz. I wrote the lyrics in about 3 hours and recorded them the same day."" | * | 1:32:16 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Pale Blue Eyes |
Rituals
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New Place | Broadcast Recordings | 2025 | From Sheffield, UK. "The third album from Pale Blue Eyes is called New Place – invocation of fresh horizons; swapping creamy Devon for the synth central of Sheffield. The album arrives on the back of extensive and emotional transit. For PBE, 2024 started with a wonderful tour of 12 European countries with Slowdive. Over 12,000 kilometres. Snow and deep cold in Norway and Poland. Drought-stricken landscapes in France and Spain. On and on, joyously so. The year’s end brought more movement for the married couple at the core of Pale Blue Eyes, singer and guitarist Matt Board and drummer and synth queen Lucy Board. Sadly, family tragedy catalysed a move from South Devon to South Yorkshire. //// “Change is a theme throughout the new album,” says Lucy. “It’s about being in a new place, starting again but reflecting on the journey and what and who got us to this place. It's a celebration of making it to this point and starting again.” //// That new start is fully manifested on Pale Blue Eyes’ new album, released on the band’s Broadcast Recordings label." https://paleblueeyesmusic.bandcamp.com/ | * | 1:36:05 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Delivery |
Exacto
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Force Majeure | Heavenly Recordings | 2025 | Released Jan 17, 2025. Delivery are from Melbourne, Australia. "Described as a “vital and concise record which thrills with its direct simplicity and excitement,” Force Majeure also marks the band’s first album since signing with Heavenly Recordings—a label that’s previously nurtured Aussie acts like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Confidence Man. //// Bassist Bec Allan explains the band’s approach: “We were really conscious of having ebbs and flows on this album, of giving people a sonic break. We wanted to put in different moods, have different singers, slow it down, make it groovy so it wasn’t just bang-bang-bang.” //// Guitarist James Lynch agrees: “There’s definitely something punk about keeping your cards close to your chest rather than being full on every second you’re playing. Dialling it back a bit is definitely part of our collective DNA these days.” //// Above all, Force Majeure is a communal effort. “We always wanted to open the floor up to anyone who wanted to write a song for the band,” Allan reveals. “It was always meant to be collaborative, whoever is in the band. And while we definitely always like to make sure songs rock all the time, we always end up adding what we like to call James Lynch-isms. //// “One of us would come up with a song with a good honest rock ’n’ roll verse-chorus-verse-chorus structure and James would listen to it and go, ‘What about if we do it this way.’ It immediately added a bit of spice and flavour. It’s what makes us different.” //// Allan and Lynch are joined in Delivery by Liam Kenny (drums), Scarlett Maloney (guitarist), and Jordan Oakley (guitar), with all band members chipping in with vocals when a song calls for it." https://deliveryband.bandcamp.com/ | * | 1:39:55 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Edvard Graham Lewis |
Switch
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Alreet | UPP Records | 2025 | Entire album out Jan 25... This is the 2nd track released... "Maverick musician and artist Edvard Graham Lewis returns with ‘Alreet?’: an exciting album of majestic, experimental pop. //// Yet, the cheery North Eastern greeting of the album’s title belies the tension and drama that lies within. Here, you’ll find visceral rhythms, warm electronics and multiple melodic layers, with words that are sometimes sung, sometimes spoken. Lewis’s deep, distinctive voice has matured into a rich baritone: portentous yet immediate - and it serves his material exceptionally well. //// Although he is perhaps best known as bassist/ vocalist/lyricist with post-punk titans Wire, Lewis’s solo work is equally powerful. Lyrically he remains one of our finest wordsmiths. His desire to edit his text to its essentials is smartly counterbalanced by an ability to seed double or triple meanings in his phraseology. Consequently, the whole enterprise is studded with lines and couplets that snare our attention with unexpected hooks and barbs. The album is co produced with Swedish songwriter, producer and musician Max Lorentz, who has worked with everyone from acclaimed composer Magnus Lindberg, to ABBA’s Agnetha Faltskog." https://edvardgrahamlewis.bandcamp.com/ | * | 1:43:52 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
| Gloin |
controlfreak69
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All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) | Mothland | 2025 | Toronto's notably noisy post-punks Gloin are back with the announcement of their sophomore full-length, previewed by the new single "controlfreak69." //// 'All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry)' arrives on March 28 via Mothland. The follow-up to the band's 2022 debut 'We Found This' was recorded between Palace Sound and Wychwood Sound with Dylan Frankland. //// "We wrote the whole album as a collective, influenced by shared experiences," Gloin shared in a statement. "Half was written electronically with usually one person bringing in ideas that we all elaborated on together. We jammed a lot, finding things we liked that we later pieced together, while also saving pieces that we might be able to plug into a future song. One method for a few of the songs was for all of us to write a complete piece, and then switch up instruments." //// Inspired by Gregory Crewdson's photography, the artwork — which "depicts the middle of nowhere, evoking feelings of sadness that are hard to describe" — was shot and edited by Ryan Faist (a.k.a. Boy Wonder), who also directed the "controlfreak69" video. Gloin - controlfreak69 [Official Video] | * | 1:47:32 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
Music behind DJ: Black Flower |
Synesthetic
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Kinetic |
Sdban Ultra / N.E.W.S. |
2025 |
"Black Flower is a Belgian quintet led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Nathan Daems. Their sound offers a unique interpretation of the Ethiopian jazz developed by Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Hailu Mergia, wed to post-bop jazz, funk, Afrobeat, dub, and Balkan and East Asian sounds. They made their debut with 2014's Abyssinia Afterlife, weaving brittle yet elephantine beats into tight, arpeggiated grooves shot through with blasts of baritone sax and wah-wah-driven organ. While 2017's Artifacts centered on Ethiopian folk melodies joined to skittering beats and soulful improvisation, 2019's Future Flora offered a more Western touch with Romanian influences stitched into the mix. 2022's Magma shifted gears to treat Karel Cuelenaere's antique Farfisa organ with a large palette of electronic textures while massive dub effects were added to the rest of the arrangements." //////// "Renowned for their unique blend of afrobeat and jazz, Black Flower releases their second single, Synesthetic, from upcoming album Kinetic. //// Frontman Nathan Daems recounts the inspiration behind the track: “One morning around 5am, I was lying in bed, my eyes still closed but no longer fully asleep. I heard two birds improvising rapid melodies that became vividly visual. Lines, shapes, and colors appeared instantly, representing the sounds with astonishing detail and complexity.” //// Rather than simply imitating the birdsongs, Black Flower channeled the energy and joy of that moment into Synesthetic, crafting a celebration of the interconnectedness between sound and visual sensation. This synesthesia-like experience became the foundation of the track, capturing the ephemeral beauty of those early morning melodies. //// Black Flower is set to release their album Kinetic via Sdban Ultra on 31 January 2025" Black Flower - Synesthetic (Official Video) |
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| Billy Bragg |
Help Save The Youth Of America
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Talking With The Taxman About Poetry | Go! Discs | 1986 | "Talking with the Taxman About Poetry is the third album by Billy Bragg, released in September 1986. With production by John Porter and Kenny Jones, Talking with the Taxman About Poetry featured more musicians than Bragg's previous works, which were generally little more than Bragg himself and a guitar. //// The album's title is also the title of a Vladimir Mayakovsky poem, which appears as part of the liner notes. //// The original album cover has the subtitle "The Difficult Third Album"." | 1:57:10 (MP3 | Pop-up) |
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ultradamno:
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beach buddies!
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Scott_Oz:
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v-dawg:
Scott_Oz:
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WR:
Will be listening / lurking while working here.
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got ya covered right here mate!
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ultradamno:
-Tracie Thoms
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Andrew Waterloo:
Ironically Trump is doing the most typical Canadian government version of burrying a policy
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ultradamno:
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Derek Westerholm:
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v-dawg:
Did not Harper try to pull something like this shit 10 years ago?
ultradamno:
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laurapanic:
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Scott_Oz:
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Derek Westerholm:
ultradamno:
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v-dawg:
If you qualify for another country's citizenship, you would be stripped of your Canadian citizenship.
DJ Babs:
ultradamno:
v-dawg:
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prof.fuzz:
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v-dawg:
Oh...i am gonna go back under the rock that i live under.
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ultradamno:
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Will thee SG OCNY:
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Will thee SG OCNY:
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gsdoubleu:
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gsdoubleu:
avspuk:
Sorry couldn't help myself
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avspuk:
I see more Leeds & Sisters Of Mercy, but whatever 😉
ultradamno:
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Avspuk:
Particularly strong show this week, I feel.
My thanks to you both
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WR:
prof.fuzz:
we made some beef chili last week, and we do a green chili pork stew a couple of times a winter. usually serve it over rice with cheese. we made red beans and rice earlier this week. now i'm getting hungry again. when are those tacos supposed to get here babs?
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