Monthly Archives: March 2011
Yonder, Thriftworks
ZenZero is the new album from San Franciscan producer Thriftworks, and it’s a generous, expansive journey through hermetic, lively soundscapes. I’m detecting an R&B edge to the record, created through the use of prominent vocal samples, adding a human element… Read More
A Minute With Erasers
In the latest instalment of our ongoing series of interviews with Perth artists, we spend a minute with Erasers.
Describe your music in five words or less.
Repetition and simple melodies
What’s going on right now in the world of… Read More
New Fucked Up
Toronto’s Fucked Up have got a new record coming out in June, and it sounds like a doozy. David Comes To Life is described as an “18 song 78 rock opera complete with companion records and detailed story line.” Sounds… Read More
Vinyl Retention: Free The Robots
The All City camp wrap up their highly successful ‘LA Series’ with Volume 10, a joint collaboration featuring Exile and Free The Robots.
Rather than working together on the tracks, each artist has contributed a selection of tracks to make up this 7 track release Read More
Mono/poly– “Forest Dark”
Here at lifeisnoise, we have a special place in our hearts for Flying Lotus’ label Brainfeeder. They’ve been responsible for an a heap of forward thinking electronic releases of late, and Mono/poly’s Manifestations EP seems like it will continue that… Read More
Grails
Portland’s Grails have been sharing their fine instrumental post-rock/psych with us for over a decade now. Their new record, Deep Politics, is out now on Temporary Residence.
If this track, “I Led Three Lives” is anything to go by, then… Read More
Collarbones
I’ve been meaning to say something about Collarbones for a while now. There’s been quite a bit of excited chatter about the Sydney/Adelaide duo, and not without good reason. Marcus Whale and Travis Cook apparently created tunes together online for… Read More
The Top Five Beck B-Sides
Listening to a good Beck album is like eating a well made taco. You may enter it fearing that it will be too saucy, or that it’ll be overloaded with cheese, or that the whole thing will just fall apart… Read More
Whiskey Ramble: Children of Filth
Well, here we are then. You often hear of the difficult second work, one that pales in comparison to the beloved initial salvo (hey, I got like three people saying they liked the last column). Think of Television’s Adventure, Liars’… Read More
Lostworks– Faux Pas
Melbourne-based electronic musician Faux Pas has released a free ten-track record via his website called Lostworks. Featuring b-sides and demos recorded for but not included on last years LP Noiseworks, it’s a fine collection of comfortable, bright synth jams that… Read More
Snowman — “Hyena”
Ex-Perthites Snowman have released the first single from their final album, Absence. Entitled “Hyena”, the track is a typically dark and brooding Snowman track, with mantra-like backing vocals, intriguing percussion and an ominous bass line.
Absence is out on Dot Dash… Read More
New Burial Tracks
It’s been a good week for attention-starved Burial fans. Hot on the heels (scorching, even) of the collaborative single with Four Tet and Thom Yorke, a Burial EP has been announced which will be released officially on Monday. Two of… Read More
Gareth Liddiard — “Strange Tourist”
Those of us lucky enough to have caught Drones frontman Gareth Liddiard in live and solo format can no-doubt attest to the man’s greatness. The combination of finely-tuned songwriting, sloppily complex guitar work and raw vocals make Liddiard’s live show… Read More
Battles– “Ice Cream”
Math-rock clusterfucks Battles are back, four years after their last album. Despite losing vocalist Tyondai Braxton to his classical career, the group remains completely demented. The very accessible “Ice Cream” is ample evidence of this, heaping some tropocalia and whimsy… Read More
A Minute With SmRts
In the latest instalment of our amazing series of interviews with Perth artists, we spend a minute with SmRts and find out what makes them tick.
Describe your music in five words or less.
Upbeat melancholic melodic instrumental rock
What’s going… Read More
Moogy’s Mobile Record Store
Mobility is what seperates humans from trees and the quick from the dead. Plus it’s fun. Calisthenics, badminton, car travel, whatever; it’s great to do. For those who like records, Moogy’s Mobile Record Store will be hitting up locations around… Read More
Vinyl Retention: Marcus Intalex
Every Wednesday, Sardi lets us know what’s tickling his eardrums in the world of dance music…
It’s been a little while since Marcus Intalex dropped any new material, but after last week’s ‘Triband’ release proudly boasting the ‘21’ LP sampler sticker,… Read More
of Montreal– “Black Lion Massacre”
of Montreal have been one of the most enthralling bands of recent times, messing with a mesmeric blend of twee, Sly & the Family Stone and manic depression which often affects the genitals as much as the brain or heart.… Read More
The Top 5 Methods of Making an Album
5. I TAKE PHOTOS WITH NATURE BY MY EARS/DIY tape experiments.
INGREDIENTS
–a single boombox or handheld tape recorder or something (tape up parts of it so you don’t get dirt in the holes)
–a shovel
… Read More
