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Flying Hórses are one of those bands who give me hope that post-rock will continue to grow, mutate and keep developing wonderful strains in their genre. This Canadian troupe had help from the likes of Nicolas Petrowsky (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) who mixed this album, and Birgir Jón Birgisson of Sigur Rós, who mastered it.
Month: July 2016
[Music] Various Artists – You Are Welcome Here
You Are Welcome Here is a compilation featuring a mishmash of experimental musicians, some famous (Nocturnal Emissions, Rapoon, Dan Melchior) and some up-and-coming talent. From Fabrica Records’ Bandcamp site:
“You Are Welcome Here” is an experimental music compilation benefitting refugees of war. All of the 28 artists involved donated an unreleased composition, which is not available anywhere else.
All funds raised from purchases of this album will be donated to the International Rescue Committee to help support their work providing immediate assistance to refugees in Europe, including Greece, and to displaced people in Iraq, Yemen, and in other crisis zones around the world.
We want anyone and everyone to be able to download this compilation but please consider making a suggested donation of $5.00 or more.
Please consider taking a few moments of your time to share this compilation via e-mail and you social networks. When using twitter you can use the hashtags: #youarewelcomehere #refugeecrisis #refugeeswelcomehere
To learn more about what you can do, please visit:
International Rescue Committee – www.rescue.org/refugee-crisis
Unicef – www.unicef.org
[Literature] Pulp Friction
Barnes & Noble is the last hope for meeting people who love books in my area. Unfortunately, it will collapse soon, due to economic pressures. The era of meeting people in shops to discuss books and music is dead, I’m afraid.
[Music] AMN Reviews: Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016; RareNoiseRecords) — Avant Music News
There is something about the combination of noise-maven Merzbow and drummer extraordinaire Pandi that can do no wrong. They have teamed previously with Mats Gustafsson (2013’s Cuts) as well as the combination of Gustafsson and Thurston Moore (2015’s Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper). This latest effort includes Keiji Haino, whose dark guitar soundscapes have evoked nightmares […]
[Literature] Modern China is So Crazy It Needs a New Literary Genre | Literary Hub
Ning Ken from LitHub documents a new literary genre coming out of China called “chaohuan,” which means ultra-unreal.
[Music] Woob – DEATH BY COIN-OP Undead Countdown — Season 9
Tonight at one minute to Midnight (BST) the Woob Album ‘DEATH BY COIN-OP’ will become the undead and will no longer available to buy with only its certificate remaining.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 