Monthly Archives: September 2011
New Okkervil River Clip — Your Past Life As A Blast
Okkervil River have just released a clip to “Your Past Life As A Blast” from their latest record, I Am Very Far.
As singer Will Sheff explains:
Like many kids of the late 70s and early 80s, my dad was… Read More
Review: Girls — Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
True Panther Sounds
The first time I listened to “Honey Bunny”, the rollickin’ vanilla-hued opener to Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I was a skeptic. Replete with a half-tempo midsection and an outro ripped… Read More
Vinyl Retention: Pompeya (Popnoname Remix)
Every Wednesday, Sardi lets us know what’s tickling his eardrums in the world of dance music…
A lot of Nu-Disco is hit & miss for me, but lately it’s been hitting a lot more than usual.
Indie rockers Pompeya have been given… Read More
Eat a Bag of Mix: Ylem
Eat a Bag of Mix is the name our feature here on life is noise where we get a DJ, musician, producer, industry figure or just someone with good taste in fucked-up and weird music to give us a mix… Read More
Amebix
Time can be a double-edged sword for any artist. And the countdown is now on to see how more than two decades has touched UK crust legends Amebix.
After completing work on their first material since 1987’s Monolith earlier this… Read More
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Portland outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra contain now-defunct Mint Chicks member Ruban Nielson, and their debut, self-titled album contains that mixture of the catchy and abrasive that the New Zealand band had.
Take a listen to the track “Little Blu House”, below.… Read More
Kill Rock Stars Sampler
Kill Rock Stars have put together a sampler of a some rather fine tracks from their past to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Highlights include Elliott Smith’s opening track “Between the Bars”, Sleater-Kinney’s “Dig Me Out” and Marnie Stern’s “Transparency Is… Read More
Injured Ninja
Perth noisemakers Injured Ninja have just released the new film clip for “Redeemer” and, as should be expected, it’s a pretty trippy affair.
The single, from their record Injured Ninja vs. Skylazer, will be released with 11 (that’s right) remixes,… Read More
Guided by Voices Record At Least One New Album
The first day of 2012 will usher in more than just raging hangovers and hokey optimism; it will also bring the first Guided by Voices album since their dissolution in 2004, and the first ‘classic line-up’ record since 1996. Let’s… Read More
Two Minutes With Lost Animal
We spend an extra minute with Lost Animal and find out what’s going on…
What’s going on in the world of Lost Animal?
We’ve been getting everything together for the album release. Mastering, art, film clip, organising launch shows etc. It’s… Read More
Eat a Bag of Mix: Camryn Rothenbury
Eat a Bag of Mix is the name our feature here on life is noise where we get a DJ, musician, producer, industry figure or just someone with good taste in fucked-up and weird music to give us a mix… Read More
Vinyl Retention: Monokle
Every Wednesday, Sardi lets us know what’s tickling his eardrums in the world of dance music…
Aside from the fact he’s Russian, I don’t really know a great deal about this producer. Apparently he’s been around the traps for a while,… Read More
Wavepool Abortion
Straight outta Moscow, Wavepool Abortion is a two piece scuzzy lo-fi band who know their way around a hook and a slimy double entendre (when I get up / I want to lay you down). If you’re past “the whole… Read More
Jason Molina
It would be brilliant if this were a post announcing a new Jason Molina/Magnolia Electric Co record or tour. Sadly, it’s not.
Several Molina-affiliated websites have today published the news that, after being in and out of rehab and hospitals across… Read More
New Weird Australia — “Vox”
Time for another New Weird Australia compilation! The compilation with the ultra-descriptive title returns with Vox — an examination of the use of the voice in Australian experimental music.
As the blurb notes, vocals in experimental music frequently involve a… Read More
Pimmon
Pimmon’s new record, The Oansome Orbit, is out on September 30 on the always amazing ROOM40 label.
All we’ve heard so far from the record is “Passing, Never To Be Held”, which is a super-patient track that’s slow-building and just… Read More
Review: Cut Off Your Hands — “Hollow”
When bands produce a second album, most reviews generally compare it to their debut — they look for improvements, differences and so on. So, I’ll be honest, before this I’d never heard anything by Cut Off Your Hands.
I could have… Read More
Trophy Wife
The title of Trophy Wife’s EP Bruxism is a reference to the various sleeping disorders suffered by all members of the band (Bruxism is the habitual, involuntary grinding or clenching of the teeth that usually occurs during sleep).
“Wolf” is… Read More
