Category Archives: Download

Ty Segall Band

Ty Segall’s new LP, Slaughterhouse, is out in late June and, judging by the first we’ve heard from the record, it’s going to be piece of brilliance that continues the amazing run of music coming out of San Francisco.

Wave… Read More

The Long Lost Brothers

The Long Lost Brothers are set to release their debut LP, Wednesday Night Party Club, later in the year.

In the meantime, the three-piece (featuring people who have been in a stack of great bands like Adam Said Galore and the… Read More

Mecca:83 — “Chapter 2 (For Lucie)”

After putting out some rather awesome instrumental hip hop late last year, Mecca:83 (aka Manchester’s Evan Jones) has returned with a very cool new track available for free download.

Chapter 2 (For Lucie)” is the name of the new… Read More

Usurper of Modern Medicine — “Turbo Handshake” EP

Perth’s Usurper of Modern Medicine are releasing their follow up to last year’s Acid Chess on April 16. Turbo Handshake is the name of the four track EP, which also features remixes from Ylem, Naik and AxxOnn.

Stream/download the track… Read More

Death Grips — “Get Got” and “Blackjack”

It’s been a busy month for Death Grips. After pulling out of their Australian tour, the Sacramento outfit have signed to Epic and continued working on their forthcoming record, The Money Store.

Out on April 21, The Money Store is… Read More

Eat a Bag of Mix: Adam Trainer

Eat a Bag of Mix is the name of a 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 aRead More

Hanetration

Hanetration’s Tenth Oar EP is out now for free download, and is some mighty impressive glitch-filled drone.

The record feels incredibly busy, in the best possible way, with field recordings, loops and fractured rhythms punctuating a dream-sequence-in-a-film style ambiance that… Read More

Pelican

Ataraxia/Taraxis is the name of the new EP from Chicago four-piece Pelican, coming out in early April.

The record marks a change in recording methodology for the band, with Ataraxia/Taraxis being Pelican’s “first release built by making recordings in multiple studios… Read More

Perth — “Babes, Water, Waves”

Perth band Perth have just released their debut album, Babes, Water, Waves (so yeah, it’s effectively self-titled).

After giving us a taste all the way back in July, this offshoot of Apricot Rail have finally dropped a record that… Read More

In The Pines 2012

In The Pines is probably the greatest day on Perth’s musical calendar. Featuring a huge lineup of amazing local talent, the event takes place in UWA’s magical Somerville Auditorium, with this year’s Pines (the 19th instalment) falling on Sunday, April 22.Read More

[the] Caseworker — “Sea Years”

Back in August last year I raved about the first single from pop outfit and semi-obscure-puntuationalists [the] Caseworker’s third album Letters From The Coast.

The second single (“Sea Years”) to be lifted from that release is now available from Hidden… Read More

New Weird Australia — Broadcast Three

The latest New Weird Australia compilation is a collection of live performances on Sydney community radio station FBi.

As is usual with NWA releases, the quality is incredibly high, with the record featuring contributions from the likes of Pimmon, Kirin… Read More

Field Music

Field Music were perhaps one of my favourite bands to start making music during the last decade; the Brewis brothers (together and apart) made records that were splendid, bewildering and mannered combinations of XTC, Van Dyke Parks and… Read More

Ourobonic Plague — “Lake Slasher”

Right at the top of our “most-anticipated records” list for 2012 is Ourobonic Plague’s Post Human Possibilities release, which is coming out on Twice Removed.

Out on January 25, you can get a taster of the record in… Read More

Grimes

Canadian avant-pop artist Grimes doesn’t sit still for long; having recently moved to revered outré pop label 4AD, her new record Visions (her third in three years) is now set to be released in Australia on the 21st of March.… Read More

Ghostpoet Mix

After blowing our socks off on his recent Australian tour and releasing an album that featured prominently in many critics’ best-of-2011 lists, Ghostpoet bids farewell to the year by releasing a cracking mix.

Take a listen to “Ghost Tape Vol… Read More

Seekae Mix

One of the reasons we’re very excited to see 2012 is that it means we’ll get a chance to see the amazing Seekae once more.

To help get you in the mood, the Sydney electronic trio has put… Read More

Kwala

If, like me, you haven’t even started your Christmas shopping yet and are currently curled up in the feotal position wondering how you’re going to get everything done in time, you might want to listen to this record.

I put… Read More

Quiet Lights — “No More Canyons” (The Brutalist School remix)

Yep, it’s remix weekend all weekend here at life is noise.

This here is a rather fine remix of Brooklyn outfit Quiet Lights’ track “No More Canyons”. It’s restrained and thoughtful and everything a good remix should be.

Stream/download the track below:… Read More

Caribou/Les Savy Fav ATP Mix

We (ie. me) are incredibly jealous of a certain member of the life is noise family that is attending ATP Nightmare Before Christmas (which is currently taking place in Minehead, England).

This year’s festival is curated by Battles, Les Savy… Read More