21.02.09
Posted in new releases at 5:30 pm by derry
Album of the Week : These Are Powers – All Aboard Future (Dead Oceans)
Single of the Week : Disconcerts – Human Figure In Motion / Chance Remark (Structurally Sound)
Hello Everyone!
Hope you’ve all had a lovely week. We’d like to thank all of you who came down to support our new Djing stint at the Fortune of War last Thursday. We had an ace time playing our fave records. Then we got to see how the kids do it when Calum unplugged everything, booted up his laptop & ’spun’ some MP3s (bloody cheat!) & finally we got shown how to do it all properly when James brought out his own needles & slip mats & hit the decks for the last hour for some super slick scratching (bloody show-off!). Apparently we were alright, so they’re letting us back next month – we’ll keep you posted about the date. It’s nice to be involved in the relaunch of one of Brighton’s best pubs – it’s not just great in the summer beacuse you can get takeouts & sit on the beach – unlike most of Brighton’s pubs, it’s got loads of character inside & offers the best sea view window seats we know of.
Anyway, onto the new releases. This week’s top spot has been claimed by the Brooklyn / Chicago noise trio These Are Powers whose insistent beats & effects-skewed guitars have wowed us this week & are likely to appeal to fans of Gang Gang Dance or Telepathe……….we’ve potentially already got the compilation of the year lined up with the new Kompakt Pop Ambient 2009 – it’s been curated by Wolfgang Voigt / Gas which tells you the kind of quality you’ll be expecting here & it features tracks from Tim Hecker, Fun Years, Voigt himself, Klimek & more……..the Black Keys singer & guitarist Dan Auerbach has decided to go it alone for a record & delivers a fine album of outsider blues rock which isn’t too far away from the material his band produce but it’s a bit rougher & rawer than their last Dangermouse produced effort……..Swedish duo First Aid Kit might be jolly young but they look back to bygone times for their gorgeous folky ep which was originally released on the Knife’s label but is now reissued by Wichita with 2 bonus tracks – Alela Diane fans may well enjoy this one……..the mighty Prodigy return with their 5th album – a consistent album of bangers with huge hooks – everything you’d want from them really & it comes with a free poster if you get in quick………..Mush deliver their 1st great album in ages through Sleeper – it’s a bit hip hop, a bit electronica, a bit post rock but its all very grainy, eerie & atmospheric – top stuff……..the 2nd album from Freda Hyvonen has finally been released after weeks of delay…….also inexplicably delayed for ages but now finally out, is the essential 4cd Jesus & Mary Chain boxset………..….And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead return with an ambitious record which harks back to their roots having been freed from the shackles of a major label…….Piano maestro Haushcka pops out an ep of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for his last album……….if you like the Make Mine Music output or minimal, organic compositions, check out the beautiful release from Northerner this week – it’s a limited 2 cd set with great remixes from the likes of Bracken, Portal, Aus, Epic45 & more……….if you’ve been a fan of Mali’s Amadou & Mariam, check out the new album from their country-mate Oumou Sangare who has delivered a “masterpiece” according to man-in-the-know Charlie Gillett…….all this & new albums from Malakai, Odawas, Sunny Day Sets Fire, New Rhodes, Jazzanova, Lars Horntveth, Boozoo Bajou, Rebotini, Matthew Shipp Trio, Blink & more. We’ve also got the BPA (Brighton Port Authority) album on vinyl, 2 weeks ahead of its cd release – it’s Norman Cook’s new collaborative venture. To see a complete listing of this week’s new releases, click on the link below.
resident new releases february 23rd 2009
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15.02.09
Posted in new releases at 12:47 pm by derry
Album of the Week : Alela Diane – To Be Still (Names) further details below……
Single of the Week : Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart (Rabid) – incredible 1st single from the Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson, taken from the amazing album due out on March 23rd. Check out the video too.
Big news this week is that we have been asked to take up a once a month “Resident-cy” at the excellect Fortune Of War pub on the seafront (drop down from the Odeon & you’re there) that starts this Thursday, the 19th, at 9.45pm – til we get kicked out. We’d love as many of you as possible to come down & support us as we’ve never done a collective shop Djing thing before. It’s going to be a completely mixed bag that reflects all out tastes, so it should be fun & pretty varied. Fine music, booze & a sea view – what more could you want on a Thursday evening?
Anyway, plenty to shout about on the music front, so let’s go! Shop favourite Alela Diane follows up her stunning debut ‘The Pirate’s Gospel’ with a beautiful album laden with pedal steel, violin & rustic percussion, topped with her unique, enchanting vocals – a definite winner but then we didn’t expect it to be anything else……..Zach Condon returns under his Beirut guise with 2 ep’s gathered together on 2 discs. The 1st disc is a foray into mexican folk music, with Condon roping in an obscure small-town mexican funeral band, whilst the 2nd disc heads into electro-synth pop territory for an altogether different style we’re used to from him – if you get in quick, you’ll get one of the posters & postcards which have been especially made for selected indies.…..Aussie weirdy-pop project Empire Of The Sun turn out their debut, a bright, shiny pop record that sounds like the result of Prince making a Flaming Lips record. Fans of MGMT are gonna love this…American treaure M.Ward returns, bringing with him an eloquent & startingly beautiful album……Iowa’s William Elliott Whitmore delivers another stunner of incredible vocals backed with guitar & banjo but this time bulks it out with strings, pedal steel & organ – he’s booked in for an instore on the 14th April so keep that 6pm slot free!……4AD get all charitable & release a superb compilation called Dark Was The Night of exclusive covers & originals by artists such as Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, Arcade Fire, Beirut, Sufjan Stevens, Cat Power & many more, all raising money & awareness for hiv/aids charity the red hot organization…….Morrissey returns with his 9th solo album & although there are no surprises here, he pulls out a muscular, masterful work that proves why Mozza is such a legend…….Jah Wobble’s album with the Chinese Dub Orchestra finally gets released & sees his trademark dub married with Chinese instrumentation to great effect…….Scottish miserabilist Aidan Moffat makes a somewhat cheerier album than expected but it still manages to sound like a suitable follow up to Arab Strap’s final offering – there’s a limited, very fancy boxset board game version of the album too……..the gorgeous new album from Mountains (aka Koen Holtkamp & Brendon Anderegg) offers up 6 stunning tracks of highly evolved drone folk………Japan’s electronic chillout master Susumu Yokota has added a selection of sublime female vocals to his glistening & atmospheric sounds…….the New Pornographers’ A.C.Newman serves up a 2nd solo set of wonderfully crafted, shiny, layered pop songs……..there are 2 ace slices of seriously dense darkness to bury yourselves in this week – the 1st from the ridiculously prolific ambient drone prodigies Emeralds & the 2nd from Type’s extraordinary doommonger Svarte Greiner…Boston’s much talked about Passion Pit put out their ep of euphoric but blissfully melancholic tunes……..Brooklynites Asobi Seksu ditch the shoegaze aesthetics & replace them with a 4AD influenced dream pop sound which works surprisingly well…..all this & new albums from Platinum Pied Pipers (PPP), Sing Fang Bous (aka Seabear), Dent May & His Magnificent Uklele, The Drones, Mike Badger, Neal Casal, Filastine, N.A.S.A., Pama International, Delta Spirit (vinyl only at the mo) & loads more. The awesome Crystal Stilts album gets its official uk release this week too (weren’t they brilliant the other night at New Hero?). For more on these & all the rest of this week’s new releases click here: resident new releases february 16th 2009
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08.02.09
Posted in new releases at 3:56 pm by derry
Album of the Week : Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic (Western Vinyl)
Single of the Week : Crystal Stilts – Departure (Angular Recording Company)
Hello & welcome to your weekly Resident catch up!
Hope you’ve all had a splendid week playing in the snow, having unexpected time off work etc. Sadly, no such luck for us. Still, it’s been a great week in the shop. The gorgeous Emmy The Great played her wonderful instore to a packed out shop & The Rifles (what lovely lads!) were genuinely surprised at how many of you turned up for their instore & really enjoyed themselves, so thank you for all your support & for battling through the snow to get here. By the way, if any of you are such big fans of The Rifles that you’d like the towel that they wpied their not so sweaty brows on, they left it in our basement so you’re welcome to come & claim it!
Right then………on with the musical run down. First up is the simply magical album from Here We Go Magic (aka Luke Temple) – it’s impossible to pin down (afrobeat, krautrock, polyrhythms, introspective landscapes & more) but it’s insanely infectious & memorable & comes highly recommended……….the debut from Emmy The Great has been a long time coming but it was well worth the wait, as she’s delivered a little beauty – fans of Laura Marling, early Patrick Wolf & Belle & Sebastian should find much to love here…….if you are indeed a fan of Belle & Sebastian, you should also check out the superb debut from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – dreamy, noisy pop with blistering drums & blissful melodies….shop favourite Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, releases his tribute to Willie Nelson & adds his very special touch to some classic tracks – much more than a covers album as you might expect from this guy………. ridiculously talented bluesman Charlie Parr shows us why he is The Man when it comes to finger-picking genius……… we’ve got the limited edition, double cd of treasures from Woodpigeon which is released to tide you over till the next studio album proper………the bewitching Psychic Ills return with their awesome trance rock………..the anthemic Californians Airborne Toxic Event deliver their plan for indie-rock domination with their highly anticipated debut………the inimitable Lily Allen’s back with another dose of her scathing cockney pop……..Candi Staton proves she still got what it takes & Honest Jon’s put out another record of her country/blues inspired soul…..if seriously heavy prog is your thing, check out the new album from Zombi……….if you find Battles a bit lightweight & want something even more challenging, check out Zu whose mind-blowing new album is released on Mike Patton’s Ipecac label…………if you want something dark & menacing then Aethenor might be the one for you (if Stephen O’Malley’s involved you know it’s going to be earth-shattering)………want some quality drum & bass in a tin? check out Commix new Fabric compilation…….Tunde from TV On The Radio has decided he’s not quite busy enough already with all his sideprojects & has established a new one that goes by the name of FMV or Fake Male Voice & the 1st release under this moniker is an ultra limited import 7″ with dvd……..all this & much more from the likes of India Arie, Anthony Joseph, Odd Nosdam, Astra, Shrag, Moriarty & Robyn Hitchcock. Click on the link the complete listing.
resident new releases 9th february 2009
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01.02.09
Posted in new releases at 4:20 pm by derry
Albums of the Week : Soporus – 24,110 (Burnt Toast)
Single of the Week : Big Ned – Bad Angel (Optimo Music)
Gig of the Week : James Blackshaw / Hamilton Yarns / Caroline Weeks @ Westhill Hall – Sat 7th Feb
This Week’s Instores : Emmy The Great – Monday 2nd Feb @ 6pm www.myspace.com/emmythegreat
The Rifles – Wednesday 4th Feb @ 6pm www.myspace.com/therifles
You can just turn up to either / both – no tickets are required.
Hello fellow freezing earthlings! Hope you’re wrapped up warm & cosy & ready for another week’s installment of fine musical offerings – it’s a jam packed week. First up we have the gorgeously sparse & completely enveloping album from the ambient drone ensemble Soporus – if Stars of the Lid, Fennesz or Gas excite you, then definitely check this beauty out………….the multi-instrumental whizz-kid Andrew Bird tones down his flambouyant side a little on this joyous & intricate record – yet another highly acclaimed triumph & definitely one for fans of Rufus Wainwright, Cass McCombs or The Shins……..the new release on Warp comes from Mark Pritchard, one of the true veterans of electronic music, who returns under the moniker of Harmonic 313 – fans of Flying Lotus, Lukid & the deeper side of dubstep should embrace this one & it comes highly recommended…….we’ve got some early copies of the fab Sky Larkin album (& if you get in quick, you’ll get a signed copy from when the lovely band popped in for their instore this week & you’ll also get a free poster & badge)………..we’re all loving the surprise that is the Spider & The Flies album (the side project of the Horrors’ Spider Webb & Tomethy Furse) – it draws from the likes of Delia Derbyshire & the BBC Radiophonic workshop & delivers glorious sci-fi sounding electro-phonic beats……….fans of last year’s astonishing Jacaszek album should definitely check out the new release from labelmate Elegi - it’s a chilling & brooding meeting of classical & dark ambient drone & textures………the inspirational guitarist James Blackshaw (see gig of the week) hooks up with the lutenist / composer Jozef Van Wissem & together, as Brethren Of The Free Spirit, they’ve made a brilliant baroque-blues extravaganza………..Francoiz Breut delivers another fine album of sultry, seductive pop………Ane Brun, one of the finest voices in the contemporary folk scene, finally has her new album released outside of her native Norway……….The Cardigans’ Nina Persson expands her musical palette with A Camp & picks up rave press along the way……..there are a couple of great releases on the Raster Noton label which we sold out of straight away (but there are more due in later in the week if you’d like to reserve one) : Alva Noto gives us the very special Xerox Vol.2 & Atom TM (aka Senor Coconut – but don’t hold that against him!) dazzles with his playful electronic experimentation……….we’ve had a nice delivery of new releases from Ace Records on cd & vinyl………..the Motown Boxset Volume 11A (covering the 1st half of 1971) finally makes it to us……..Brighton’s own Sideshow (aka Fink doing modern dub) & The Qemists (Rage Against The Machine meets The Prodigy) get their albums released this week, as do Jimi Tenor, The View, Mike Bones, Baikonour, Dakota Suite, Duke Special, Enablers, Stranger Son Of WB, Weave! & more. The Fleet Foxes debut also gets reissued, now as a double pack to incorporate both the album & the ‘Sun Giant’ ep (yes, we think it’s a bit cheeky too) & our stock of The Rifles‘ new album finally turned up last week. For a full rundown of this week’s bumper set of new releases, click on the link.
resident new releases february 2nd 2009
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