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Episode 657 : September 24, 2023

Fingernail Moon over East Anglia by Ben Welcome autumn!

This week we bring you new music from Yasmin Williams (feat. Aoife O'Donovan), JJJJJerome Ellis, Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata, Flocks, Jesus Guerrero, Infinite River, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Skyphone, Forest Swords, Kamaal Williams, and Marta De Pascalis, plus an older gem from Benoît Pioulard.

Photo of a fingernail moon over a farm in East Anglia by Ben.

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UAKTI, "AGUAS DA AMAZONIA"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Jason Olariu

Music

I feel a littleembarrassed browsing through my local record store's New Age section,but only a little. I find the latest album by the Brazilian group Uakti(wa-ka-chee), and am vindicated.

ELPH, "20' TO 2000"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Staff

Music

Alas, the final installment of the 20 minutes to 2000 series from Germany's Raster-Noton label. ELpH (a.k.a. Coil) constructs the December issue, the most interesting and least minimal bit from the entire series.

LAUB, "INTUITION"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Staff

Music

Not just your regular remix album. This one kicks major booty withtracks from previous Laub CDs that have been reworked by folks likePole, Schneider TM and Coldcut.

FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE, "INTERNATIONAL STANDARD EP" US

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Staff

Music

What is it with theJapanese and their interest in releasing different music in differentcountries? More annoying than them goddamned European two parts, thisremix EP has three different versions, three different tracklistings,yet one's released in Japan, one in Europe and one in North America.

"THE REPERCUSSIONS OF ANGELIC BEHAVIOR"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Mark Weddle

Music

Bill Rieflin (Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, SWANS, NIN, etc),Robert Fripp and Trey Gunn (King Crimson) first pooled their impressivetalents on Rieflin's debut solo album from earlier this year, "Birth ofa Giant", also on First World Records. "The Repercussions of AngelicBehavior" is 53 minutes of instrumental improvisations from the samesessions. Whereas the majority of the tracks on "BoaG" were wellcrafted experimental pop songs, the 10 untitled tracks found here arelittle more than self indulgent, masturbatory jamming ... unfocused,leftover session fodder better left in the vaults. The music rangesfrom laid back ambient atmospheres, courtesy of Fripp and Gunn's uniqueguitar tones, to rapid-fire and somewhat random, headache inducingguitar/drum/bass noise blasts. There's a lot of talent in the room butto my ears there's a serious lack of soul. I'm sure the prog rock /acid jazz crowds would be able to find whatever it is they find in thissort of stuff ... but it does nothing for me. Save for three of thelonger (7+ minute) tracks of the more ambient nature, "Repercussions.."is really disappointing. "Birth of a Giant" makes much better use ofthe talents of Rieflin, Fripp and Gunn (and several others) and remainsone of my favorite new albums of 1999. Get it instead ... - Mark Weddle

THOMAS FEHLMANN "ONE TO THREE. OVERFLOW"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Mark Weddle

Music

Fehlmann is an electronicmusician with 20 years experience as a member of Palais Schaumburg andthe Orb, producer/mixer for Sun Electric, and as a solo artist andre-mixer.

BEST BOY ELECTRIC, "SONGS OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Administrator

Music

Sometimes it gets quitedifficult to describe something without using comparisons to othersbefore them. While I really enjoy this, the charming and honest debutfull-lengther from Best Boy Electric, the slow and melodic musiccombined with the hesitant vocals screams of influence of Galaxie 500,Bedhead and of course, Low.

AUBE, "SHADE-AWAY"

Sunday, 02 January 2000

Administrator

Music

Packaged in a flimsybaggy with a black and white book of artwork, Art-IC Culture in Swedenbrings this Aube release, constructed using only glass as the soundsource.

The Notwist, "Shrink"

Saturday, 20 November 1999

Administrator

Music

My pick of the week is the fourth album by this German group, released in 1998. Notwist is allegedly an offshoot from the Tied and Tickled Trio, a jazz rock influenced group who can be found on more remixes than original product, including the Aerial M remix album "Post-Global Music".

To Rococo Rot, "The Amateur View"

Thursday, 01 July 1999

Administrator

Music

Just when you think Mute USA dropped the ball and turned their back on music in general (re: the exodus of classics such as Einsturzende Neubauten, Diamanda Galas and Nick Cave from the US label) they shock us all and strike a deal.

Mute

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Mute US has entered a new market with German post-kraut-rock releases now due from To Rococo Rot, Kriedler and Schneider TM. "The Amateur View" is To Rococo Rot's first full-length release in the USA - preceeding this was the EP release on now defunct label Emperor Jones/Trance Syndicate as well as a couple European-only releases on City Slang and Kitty-Yo. To Rococo Rot take their music seriously and produce professionally with an audibly perfectionistic touch - a gentle yet appropriate blend of drum machines and live drums, sequenced and performed keyboards, samples and live bass. The tunes are pleasant, the tempo moves well throughout the entire disc, the sounce are slick and polished, there's nothing sloppy here. Don't let the title fool you, this album is anything but amateurish.