29.08.10
Posted in new releases at 11:44 am by derry
Album of the Week:
2muchachos : Formanta
The album title, ‘Formanta’, comes from the Latin formatio (formation) & is also the name of a 70s soviet vintage synthesizer. The record has elements of electronica, folktronica, shoegaze & ambient & each track washes you gently with lush deep, warm beautiful sounds that recall the likes of Ulrich Schnauss & Isan. As the instrumental explorations progress, the Russian trio find themselves carefully crafting an ambience that brings their sound closer to the realm of Sigur Ros’ slow-core – although this is far more subdued & delicate – & their mastery of pastoral bliss has more in common with those other Icelanders, Mum. Apparently, Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ & Portishead’s ‘Third’ albums have also been a major inspiration for this album & that is certainly apparent here too. There are lots of ambient hissing noises, crackles, unidentifiable percussion, droning organs, hushed echoing vocals & some really awesome glitchy idm that make up this rather wonderful release. Highly recommended. Parallax
Single of the Week :
Deerhunter : Revival / Primitive 3D
(Very limited 7”, available in selected shops only) ‘Revival’, the 1st track to be taken from the forthcoming ‘Halcyon Digest’ album, is every bit as incredible as you’d hope from the incomparable Atlanta quartet, proving that there is simply no end to Bradford Cox & co.’s awesomeness! Our only gripe is that it’s just too damn short. Oh well, can always play it again or flip over to the driving garage rhythm of the B-side that ends on bird coos & music box twinkles. Whoah! “On ‘Revival’, the band finds another well of influence to draw from : themselves” – Pitchfork, “A woozy, swaying will-o’-the-wisp of a track with a sweet breeders-ish menace, a ghostly banjo & eerie death rattles” – NME. 4ad
Hi!
A fair few pretty fine looking new releases to light up your life with this week. Apart from the album of the week from 2muchachos, we also have releases from… Antony & The Johnsons, who give us a teaser of their forthcoming album with the ‘Thank You for Your Love’ EP… Everything Everything, whose eagerly awaited debut of furiously paced electro-pop definitely doesn’t disappoint… Magic Kids bring pure sunshine pop on ‘Memphis’, a marvellous sun-kissed update of 50s doo-wop and 60s sunshine pop… Neon Indian’s ‘Psychic Chasms’ finally gets a UK release, and we have it a few weeks upfront to boot! Fans of Toro Y Moi & Washed Out should definitely check this one out… ‘Kompakt Total 11‘ is the latest instalment of the annual series, and as always it demonstrates just how ahead of everyone else this label constantly is… S Carey has finally gotten fed up of being in the shadow of a certain Mr. Vernon as part of Bon Iver’s backing band and has struck out on his own with the wonderfully understated ‘All We Grow’… Shed follows up 2008’s very highly rated ‘Shedding The Past’ with ‘The Traveller’, an album of shifting melodies and moods which constantly keeps you on your toes… Light in the Attic reissue ‘Like a Ship Without A Sail’ by Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir, which is a bona fide lost classic of gospel soul… Philip Selway (yes, him who bangs the drums for Radiohead) brings us his fragile, haunting & heartfelt solo debut… Ex-Pipette Rose Elinor Dougall gives us a solo debut of smart, sophisticated indie-pop… Crippled Black Phoenix return with another sinister amble through post-rock, folk, prog, ambient and doom-metal… the legendary Richard Thompson returns with a magnificent collection of 13 new songs… Dungen bring us another album of gorgeous dreamlike melodies, psychedelic stonkers & graceful, jazz-filled polyrhythms… All of this and great new albums from the likes of Chilly Gonzales, C.W. Stoneking, Kano, Pale Sketcher, David Dondero, Fan Death, Surgeon (Fabric 53), Burn The Negative, Madlib (Medicine Show #8), Cheikh Lo and many more! Singleswise, in addition to the return of Deerhunter and their single of the week ‘Revival’, we have fantastic releases from No Age, Oneohtrix Point Never (featuring Antony & Fennesz), Dan Michaelson (limited to 100 and hand numbered!), Ducktails and The Cribs to name but a few. As always, click the link below for a full list of this week’s new releases.
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Posted in tickets at 11:40 am by derry
Gig of the Week :
Zola Jesus @ Brighton Ballroom – Tuesday 31st August (venue change, original tickets still valid). Super-psyched about this one! Unearthly US chanteuse Zola Jesus AKA Nika Roza Danilova has released some incredible haunting/beautiful/terrifying music in the last couple of years, as evidenced by her debut UK release ‘Stridulum II’ the other week. In the gorgeous surroundings of the Brighton Ballroom this is definitely one you’ll be kicking yourself if you miss.
Tickets, tickets, tickets. As always we have had a positive flood of new tickets this week, including Eilen Jewell, Aidan Baker, Woodpigeon, Mary Gauthier, 80s Matchbox, Matthew Dear, Melt Banana / Drum Eyes, Abe Vigoda, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Hauschka & Badly Drawn Boy, amongst many others! To see the full listing, click that link at the top.
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21.08.10
Posted in new releases at 4:16 pm by derry
Album of the Week :
Women : Public Strain (Jagjaguwar)
The 1st handful of copies come with an extremely limited (100 only), indies only 7″ featuring 2 exclusive tracks so don’t hang about! Women follow up their stunning debut with an album that could prove to be a contender in the 2010 end of year lists. These are 11 dense tracks of reverb drenched sonics & layers, with a melodic sensibility that creep up & grab you like virtually nothing else youll hear this year. The balance of delicate & dense is a pervasive thread throughout the album & the record is by turns claustrophobic & euphoric. Sure to be one for fans of Atlas Sound, Real Estate & Beach Fossils.
Single of the Week :
The Strange Death of Liberal England : Rising Sea (The Strange Death of Liberal England)
(incredibly packaged white label 7″, individually signed & numbered, tied inside a The Strange Death of Liberal England flag with a button badge!) ‘Rising Sea’ is one of the standout tracks from their incredible forthcoming album that incorporates the massed presence of the Richard P Horn Youth Orchestra alongside the band, creating a new take on orchestral pop. They’re now sounding even bigger than Arcade Fire themselves & the single more than lives up to the package it arrives in!
Forthcoming Instores :
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. – Monday 13th September @ 7pm (ticket holders only, click here for more info)
To launch his 3rd album (released on the day of the instore), Sam Duckworth has asked to come back to Resident to play his only Brighton show as he’s loved playing so much here in the past. He’s always been a real treat to see in this intimate environment & he’ll charm the pants off you, so ask instore to find out how to get your hands on a pair of free tickets to the show.
Maps & Atlases – Friday 8th October @ 6pm (just confirmed – details to follow shortly)
Hello Everyone!
We’ve finally finished our shop move around which has made space for our lovely new expanded vinyl racking (a customer told us this morning that he’s no longer afraid of the vinyl section as it is now possible to browse without getting stressed out – so spread the word!). The “Change From A Fiver” section is now at the other end of the run at the back of the shop, DVDs are on the wall above the counter & Mags/Fanzines/Books are on the counter. I’ve still got a bit of painting to do but we’re nearly there……..
We’ve got a splendid set of releases instore for you this week to liven up these miserable, wet “summer” days. Women follow up their stunning debut with a corker of a record which you can read about above……shop favourite Zola Jesus expands her import-ep from earlier this year into a full album release ‘Stridulum II’ for the UK, so we get 3 more tracks of splendour from the dark enchantress, not to mention a 42 minute bonus mix cd compiled by the lady herself – one for fans of Fever Ray, Esben & the Witch or Inca Ore for sure………we’ve got an early release (not officially out for another 3 weeks) of the incredible debut from the squalling Sabbath-esque Tweak Bird (Sam’s been raving about them for a while now) – awesome retro-rock with plenty of stoner guitar riffs, leering Ozzy-esque vocals & frantic drums patterns – one for fans of Black Mountain we reckon……!!! (Chk Chk Chk) are back with their distinct brand of dance-funk-punk – a texturally rich record filled with deep, galvanising grooves……..the worthily-hyped Tame Impala record finally gets an official UK release – fuzzy Flaming Lips / Beatles / Love -like swirling psych………the mega-prolific Eels deliver the last record of their trilogy – 3 records in 14 months but not even the slightest sign of a drop in quality – what a treat! Worth getting the 2cd version too with the 4 extra tracks………our fave 12 string magician James Blackshaw expands his mantra cycles further into cinematic, orchestral glory for an orgy of organic, deeply felt & exquisitely played pathways to the sublime…….Machinefabriek returns with another heavily immersive piece of ambience – an engrossing sonic adventure of the like that only he can deliver……….fans of Nathan Fake should check out the release from label-mate Luke Abbott whose mighty fine leftfield techno-electronica comes highly recommended from the Resident camp………if you’re a fan of new-folkies like Noah & The Whale, Johnny Flynn or The Leisure Society, you’ll most likely dig the Freelance Whales record which sounds like a meeting between The Postal Service & Sufjan Stevens……….the Mercury-winning ex-nu-ravers Klaxons are finally back having ditched their previous 2nd album recordings in favour of the bold & adventurous, diverse musical journey that is ‘Surfing The Void’ – we’ve got some free posters with initial copies……..Scottish post-rock behemoth Mogwai release their 1st live package which comes either as a cd/dvd set or a superb limited edition boxset with triple vinyl, extra tracks, the cd/dvd & more……all this & new albums from Dylan LeBlanc, Grass Widow, Minus The Bear, The Sword, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Jamaica, The Intelligence, Lite, William Orbit, Count & Sinden, Venetian Snares, Andreya Triana, Arvo Part & many more & new singles from Everything Everything, Vampire Weekend, The Strange Death of Liberal England, The Jim Jones Revue, Johnny Flynn, The Thermals, Philip Selway & more. To see the complete listing of new releases, click on the link at the below.
Right, that is about it for another week, so we will leave you to whatever it is you’re doing! Have a good week.
Natasha & the Residents (Derry, Matt, Sam, James, Daniel, John, Simon & Ami). x
resident new releases 23rd august 2010
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Posted in tickets at 4:13 pm by derry
Gig of the Week :
The Low Anthem / Mountain Man @ Komedia – Weds 25th Aug (note venue change – original tickets still valid)
Set to be one hell of a show with this dream of a Bella Union line-up! The Low Anthem’s hugely impressive ‘Oh My God Charlie Darwin’ album has been a regular fixture on Derry’s stereo in particular & a great seller for us & the Mountain Man album has completely enchanted us this year too. Tickets are now in limited supply so don’t dither if you’re fancying this one.
Tickets-wise the avalanche continues! We have had new tickets in for Blank Dogs, El Guincho, Foreign Beggars, Skitz & Rodney P, Eliza Doolittle, Steve Hackett & plenty more besides. We should also let you know that the 1st Brakes show at the Albert on 1st September is now Sold Out & the added show on the 31st August is selling fast so be quick if you want to see them! Tickets are available exclusively through us! Tickets are available exclusively through us! Other shows selling fast include Willkommen & Melting Vinyl’s Foxtrot event which we can now reveal is headlined by none other than Laura Marling (only 300 capacity so this one’s gonna sell out fast now), Caribou, Darwin Deez, Jonathan Richman & Vampire Weekend & as always, we recommend you get tickets sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment. For the complete list of tickets click on the link below.
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15.08.10
Posted in new releases at 11:18 am by derry
Album of the Week :
High Wolf : Shangri L.A. (moamoo / art union)
High Wolf is a mysterious Amazonian-French loop enthusiast who conjures mystic tropical clouds of repetition that, while complex, are never hard to listen to. This is a potent form of psychedelic music that dwells in the cosmos of kosmiche & drone alongside peers James Ferraro, Spencer Clarke & Oneohtrix Point Never. The wolfs narcotically affecting tracks utilize table loops & field recordings collected on a month long trip to india to create swelling, chiming & subtly fluctuating primal drone-scapes that suck you in & refuse to let go until the very final fading seconds. If the likes of Lucky Dragons, Growing, OPN, Gang Gang Dance or Sun Araw excite, then you simply wont go wrong with these 44 minutes of outer-limit transcendence.
Single of the Week :
Forest Swords : Rattling Cage (No Pain In Pop)
(limited 7″) Liverpool’s Forest Swords return with their debut release on the ace No Pain In Pop label. Managing to mix Burial’s sample strewn claustrophobia with twisted r’n'b swing & organic swamp grooves, this is 2 tracks of perfectly executed skeletal pop. for fans of James Ferraro, Pocahaunted & Rangers.
Forthcoming Instore :
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. – Monday 13th September @ 7pm (ticket holders only)
To launch his 3rd album (released on the day of the instore), Sam Duckworth has asked to come back to Resident to play his only Brighton show as he’s loved playing so much here in the past. He’s always been a real treat to see in this intimate environment & he’ll charm the pants off you, so ask instore to find out how to get your hands on a pair of free tickets to the show.
Hello & welcome!
Well the weather might have turned on us somewhat but on a positive note just look at it as the perfect excuse to pick up one of the many great records out this week & spend a cosy afternoon indoors with some good new music to watch the rain with. Before I press on we’d just like to thank those of you who came down to our new Resident-cy night at the Fitzherberts – drinks were drunk, a multitude of different discs were spun & we all had a great time! We’ll be sure to let you know when the next one is, as they say, ‘watch this space’.
Vying for your attention this week we have the heavy tropical lysergic trip of a record from the mysterious High Wolf, our album of the week (more about that above). Also this week the unlikely partnership of Isobell Campbell & Mark Lanegan return with what is undoubtedly their most accomplished effort yet; an expansive record that covers blues, country, gospel, dream-pop & a fair spoonful of southern soul…. Animal Collective fry minds everywhere with their new ‘Oddsac’ dvd – hailed as a visual album it represents a new synthesis of music & film & features an original score with new songs from the band & complex digital manipulation by director Danny Perez…. Alasdair Roberts brings us his idiosyncratic take on traditional folk ballads on his amazing new record…. Matthew Dear follows up his brilliant ‘Asa Breed’ album with ‘Black City’ – his darkest & most engrossing hour yet….those who are partial to a bit of drone & dark ambient will be pleased to hear the 3 seminal albums by Thomas Koner have been issued in a 3cd collection – these records are rightly considered as classics of the genre….modern-classical composer Goldmund has made another album of beautiful piano pieces that echo Erik Satie & Harold Budd….if you like the wide-open ambience of Eno, Fennesz or early Sigur Ros you really must check out the new record from Moshimoss…. in another unlikely pairing this week Boris teams up with Ian Astbury for a collaboration known as BXI…. Neu! fans rejoice! Neu! ‘86 finally gets a proper CD & vinyl release….the Drum Eyes album is out & it’s a thrilling ride that takes in Krautrock, ambience, alien metal & more…. former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows steps out from behind the kit to bring us his acclaimed new album as I Am Arrows…. Nadja make a brilliant contribution to the Latitudes series….more super-charged drum & bass/rock cross-pollinating on the new Qemists record, as well as
super-tight drum & bass on the new DJ Fresh album….other new releases this week come from Iron Maiden, David Gray, Casiokids, The Domino State & Beautiful South member David Rotheray plus reissues
from Crass, Heads, Bodines, The Smoke, Sylvia Striplin & more. Click on the link below to see the full rundown.
resident new releases 16th august 2010
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Posted in tickets at 11:12 am by derry
Gig of the Week :
The Besnard Lakes – Friday 20th August @ Jam
The brilliant Montreal-based collective bring their epic post-prog to Brighton. If the idea of rich Beach Boys-esque harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs & guitar wigouts are your thing you really can’t afford to miss this one!
Lots of new tickets to mention, as ever don’t delay if there’s a show that piques your interest, act now to avoid disappointment! The big news this week is due to incredible demand Brakes have added another date at The Prince Albert. Tickets are exclusive to us & will no doubt sell super quick, so drop by the shop for your tickets!!
Other shows on sale now include Raurri Joseph, Wooden Shjips, Maps & Atlases, Caitlin Rose, Perfume Genius, Benga, Monotonix, John Smith, Tim Robbins & The Rogue Gallery, Born Ruffians, Wiley, Jonathon Richman, Bedouin Soundclash, Absent Elk, Lonnie Liston Smith & a whole lot more. As ever, you can see the full tickets listing by clicking on the link below.
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