Sharapat are a band out of Mongolia. Ethnic music meets post-punk. Very cool!
Alternative/Indie
[Article] The Video For “Love Will Tear Us Apart” Was Filmed 35 Years Ago Today
Has it really been that long? I’ll be turning 45 in a couple of months, and reading this story reminds me of how much time has zipped by. I still remember hearing this at around 13 years old, thanks to an uncle who was into New Wave music at the time. I was instantly mesmerized, as I was when I had first heard New Order a few months previous.
Thanks to Post-Punk.com for the trip down memory lane.
[Video] Hash Jar Tempo – Well Oiled
Shimmery and lo-fi are words that normally shouldn’t go well together. In the hands of New Zealand guitarist Roy Montgomery and members of the Philadelphia-based Bardo Pond, the description fits perfectly.
You can read more about Hash Jar Tempo here via Wikipedia.
[Video] Pere Ubu – Visions of the Moon
Perhaps the finest avant-punk band to ever come from Cleveland, Pere Ubu is in fine form with a track from their 2014 release, Carnival of Souls.
[Video] Irfan – Otkrovenie
Dead Can Dance are responsible for a flowering of ethereal music. From labels like Projekt Records to incredible bands, like Irfan, who hail from Bulgaria, they’ve opened the doors to some truly beautiful music.
[Video] Joy Division – Colony ( Peel Session – 1979)
Joy Division always sounded amazing in the studio. During their sessions for John Peel, they were even more powerful, as the gloss of Martin Hannett was replaced by a raw, stripped-down version of a classic tune.
[Video] Faye Wong – Know Who You Are At Every Age
Chinese chanteuse Faye Wong covers the Cocteau Twins sublimely.
[Video] Durutti Column – Requiem for My Mother (Excerpts from “Terra Estrangeira”)
Vini Reilly and company in fine form. A wonderful pairing of The Durutti Column’s music with scenes from the film, Terra Estrangeria.
[Video] Roses Never Fade – Fade To Black
Focused, raw Apocalyptic Folk from Roses Never Fade, a band who carries the spirit of acts like American Neofolk legends such as Changes and good British psychedelic folk music like Comus.
[Sample] Asalt0 Al Parque Zoológico – APZOO EP
A real tragedy. Asalt0 Al Parque Zoológico are a shoegazer band out of Buenos Aires, Argentina who bring to mind such acts as My Bloody Valentine and Lush, and are certainly worth a listen.
Unfortunately, I came across them too late, as it seems drummer Gabo Malmus and her boyfriend, Sebastian, were killed yesterday in a tragic plane crash over the Alps.
May they rest in peace, and may APZOO recover.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 