Rolling Psych/Drone/Freak Thread 2013

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http://dubditchpicnic.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-laundromat

I think we've been talking about Shooting Guns in the stoner rock thread too so might be worth a crosspost.

Both threads happily bleed over a lot, I think!

i will totally give you a fuck yeah for new mmb. "circular ruins" is fucking amazing. also, purson's debut, the circle and the blue door, holy shit! like mellow candle jamming with steeleye span, in the most righteous possible way

Don't even know if this belongs here or in Rolling Noise, but Rabih Beaini did this pretty weird, lo-fi droney "folk"/"psych"/"jazz" album:

https://soundcloud.com/rabih/sets/rabih-beaini-albidaya-preview

Normally he does techno as Morphosis or R.aH, so this was kind of out of nowhere.

"night riding the skyline" on the new date palms is perfect

super psyched for Ensemble Pearl -- Atsuo, William Herzog, Michio Kurihara and Stephen O'Malley, out in March.

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Ensemble Pearl is excellent. I have not become as obsessed with a psych/drone type album since Psychic Paramount II.

Really? I'll have to listen again. I was super excited for this because I like all of those guys, but I just found myself wanting to listen to Miles every time I played it (ditto that latest Fontanelle album). It left zero impression on me the two times I listened, but I'm planning a third attempt.

I would recommend full volume or headphones to take in it's awesome intricacies. I am not familiar with the artists involved apart from eyvind kang who is on Wray, so I guess it is something a bit different and new for me.

Friend of a friend here from Seattle and this track's mighty fine

http://bridgetownrecords.bandcamp.com/track/gyres

man I am loving that dubditchpicnic Shooting Guns album. Thanks a ton, Ned!

Just watched Oneida playing with Rhys Chatham at ATP - fucking astounding. And chatting to them afterwards I was made up to hear that they've recorded together and this will be coming out next year.

And I'd implore anyone to spend more time with (Ensemble Pearl). It took ages to click with me but now it's a top three of the year style deal. Your man from Ghost is such a pleasure to listen to on guitar. That his solo drone track is just done on guitar and tape delay is amazing I reckon.

Shooting Guns from Saskatoon? Interesting. I missed seeing them during the Junos. I was a little on the fence about some of their earlier material but it certainly had potential. I'll give this a try.

The Ensemble Pearl album is four dark dirges and two very delicate pieces. I can't explain what is special about it, but it is.

Yeah, you guys are right. This Shooting Guns is enjoyable boozy sludge.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this already but there's a great series of free events in Peckham this month and next - http://www.lcmf.co.uk

Tickets were just released today.

A couple of highlights...

27 July - Glenn Branca Premiere

Glenn Branca: Twisting in Space (2013) (UK premiere)

Performers
Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca Ensemble

Legendary pioneer of No Wave and the electric guitar symphony, Glenn Branca, returns to Britain with the Glenn Branca Ensemble for the first time in nearly a decade with a major, hour-long new work, Twisting in Space, which here receive its UK premiere.

28 July - Drone Day

Part One: 2pm

Jem Finer: Slowplayer (2005/2012)
Eliane Radigue: Chry-ptus (1971)
Brian Eno (arr. Evan Ziporyn): Music for Airports (1978)
La Monte Young: Composition 1960 No 7 (1960)

Part Two: 8pm

Tony Conrad/Jennifer Walshe: Ma la Pert (2013)
Charlemagne Palestine: In the Strumming Style (2013) (after Strumming Music, 1974) (world premiere)

Performers
Tony Conrad violin, electronics
Jem Finer electronics
Sam Mackay electronics (Radigue)
Charlemagne Palestine piano
Jennifer Walshe voice, electronics

Drone Day charts the evolution of drone music from its minimalist beginnings to its sound art and dance music present over eight hours of music.

The day will include a special visit from Charlemagne Palestine who will perform a new version of his seminal work for solo piano, Strumming Music. Cult long-form works by La Monte Young, Eliane Radigue and Jem Finer will also fill the concrete space. And there will be a rare acoustic rendition of Brian Eno’s Music for Airports.

The night will end with a collaboration between the godfather of drone music, Tony Conrad, and celebrated Irish experimentalist Jennifer Walshe.

Holy moly, thanks for posting that. The Lachenmann/Morricone night looks like a winner too.

No problem. I picked up tickets for that one too.

Fahey/Jack Rose/Ry Cooder soundtrack fans need to get on this album pronto: http://marisaanderson.bandcamp.com/album/mercury

Yes!! I still think I like the first one better, but been loving this one too. I posted about it (briefly - not worth searching) in the Takoma thread. Really wanna see her live.

There's a good interview/live set from WFMU/The Free Music Archive linked in that post-Takoma thread as well. Really interesting.

Incommensurable Magnitudes, a 24-hour drone album by Andrew Liles: http://andrewliles.bandcamp.com/album/incommensurable-magnitudes-2

I like the look of that!

Really enjoying Simon Price of the Heads's solo project Kandodo -- new album on Thrill Jockey, k2o, out in a week and a half. Will have a short interview with him running in the Quietus soon.

Apologies if this isn't the right thread for it, but has anybody heard the "Cave Slave" record Thomas Bullock from Rub 'n' Tug put out earlier this year?

Given the lineup, this applies here:

http://desertedvillage.bandcamp.com/album/for-tom-carter

Don't think there's a separate thread for the Heads on here. Strange, there should be! Anyway, Simon Price from said band has got the kandodo solo thing going too, and there's a new album, and I chatted with him about it

http://thequietus.com/articles/13086-kandodo-k2o-interview

nice. looking forward to hearing "july 28th". lots of great stuff on that site lately, like this

http://thequietus.com/articles/13067-interview-nick-saloman-the-bevis-frond

is the dave pearce drumming in bevis frond now the dave pearce of flying saucer attack?

Different Dave Pearce.

Posted this on the post-Takoma thread, but probably more appropriate here: The Three Lobed day party at Hopscotch is streaming right now on WXDU: http://wxdu.org/

The line-up:

12:00 – 12:30 - Jenks Miller Band (only show of fest)
12:50-1:20 – Tom Carter (only solo show of fest)
1:40 – 2:10 - Magik Markers (improv set)
2:30 – 3:10 – Glenn Jones (only show of fest)
3:30 – 4:10 – Desert Heat ( Steve Gunn / Cian Nugent / John Truscinski /Jason Meagher – North American debut – only show of fest)
4:30 – 5:15 – Thurston Moore / John Moloney Caught on Tape Duo (only show of fest)
- live between-set music from Mike Gangloff and Nathaniel Bowles (both of Pelt, Black Twig Pickers and solo fame)

Tom carter just freaking killed it, for lack of a better term, and Gangloff and Bowles are droning it up before the Magik Markers do a full improv set (up next). Great sound quality on the stream too.

Saw Residual Echoes in Charlottesville recently, and man it really cooked. Hadn't been 100% sold on recorded stuff I've heard, songs didn't fully connect with me, but this set was full on great, the songs were cool and the instrumental parts/jams were pretty focussed and definitely rocking. Some real highs. Here's the same line-up in Europe, where they are on tour right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uM_eSr152U&feature=youtu.be

thank god for the rolling psych/drone and rolling noise threads.

this was only one of two shirtless drummers i saw today!
this is recommended viewing for anyone who is interested in germany in the 70s etc

oops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSGWFX84NkQ

Hah hah. La Lechera, that Residual Echoes clip has some psych rock flute in it, which I think you are fond of, right?

Went to see Carlton Melton last night, not 100% into them cos I don't always feel the *songs* they play, sometimes the compositions are a bit boring, but the *way* that they play them is often pretty staggering, they sound HUGE. The drummer really smashes his kit, I don't think I've seen a drummer play quite so hard before.

Main reason I went was to catch White Manna who put out an excellent debut last year and are just about to release the follow-up. Great band, songs are kind of reminiscent of the Elevators but played with incendiary Stooges-style guitar riffing and Hawkwind-ish space effects instead of the jug. Really good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOv74VaFReI

I do like flute!!

White Manna was rad but for some weird reason the Aqua Nebula Oscillator album from last year stole a lot of its thunder, for me. Both are great albums tho.

Guess I better check them out then!

Saw Mainliner last night who were volcanic in their intensity. Heavy jams and white hot noise freakouts where the music was sent hurtling backwards through space. Awesome singer/bass player, think they're from Bo Ningen who I haven't really got round to listening to yet for some reason. BTW I still wish someone would make me a Pete Frame-style 3' x 4' Japanese psych family tree.

i really need to spend more time here

Extremely happy to share news of the rerelease of Abunai's Universal Mind Decoder, which I wrote the liner notes for:

http://www.krautedmind.com/product_info.php?products_id=911

http://abunai.bandcamp.com/album/universal-mind-decoder-deluxe-edition

this is very groovy, ned, thanks! never head of these guys.

Great folks, lucky to have caught them at various Terrastocks over time.

Fantastic band. Saw Brendan a few weeks ago & he never mentioned this was happening. Without wishing to appear rude, slightly surprised there was a demand for it, but hopefully some more people will catch on to it this time round.

Posted this on another thread, but definitely relevant here as well. NYC Taper just posted the Tom Carter set from Hopscotch, and while I tuned in live I was totally blown away, one of my favorite things I've heard this year. Looking forward to checking it again:

http://www.nyctaper.com/2013/10/tom-carter-september-6-2013-three-lobed-wxdu-day-show-kings-raleigh-nc-flacmp3streaming/

^totally gorgeous

listening to the new Food Pyramid album, Ecstasy and Refreshment. not bad.

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

this was such an insane set. so loud. i didn't know video footage existed until now. a storm of bunny majik. i'm in the back on the floor drinking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHysF7IA4KI