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LONG PLAYER OF THE DAY: Mark Van Hoen, ‘The Revenant Diary’

The Artist/Album: Mark Van Hoen, The Revenant Diary (Editions Mego, 2011)

A Short Review: It figures that Mark Van Hoen was signed to R&S Records seven years before such new-school nostalgia miners as James Blake and Pariah. Now relocated to Peter Rehberg’s Editions Mego imprint, the Seefeel co-founder is still caught in a web of his own clouded memories. At times, the experience can be literal, like when a lost soul wanders through empty, sample-lined streets, repeatedly saying “Where were you?” Most of this record is much more abstract, however, whether that amounts to trails of pure ectoplasm (the exorcism that is “37/3d”) or a nine-minute snapshot of a robot sputtering its last oil-slicked breaths (“Holy Me”).

Profoundly creepy no matter how you slice it.

Available At: Amazon · Editions Mego ·  Insound · iTunes · Spotify

NEEDLE EXCHANGE 084: An Exclusive Mix By … Orcas

Well this is a first—we loved Benoît Pioulard (real name: Thomas Meluch) and Rafael Anton Irisarri‘s respective s/t mixes so much we asked the cut to do a joint tape in celebration of their new Orcas project. Sure enough, it’s downright essential listening, featuring everything from a rare Eraserhead selection and Fennesz’s fuzz-flecked Rolling Stones cover to a Cocteau Twins cut that includes Irisarri’s firsthand story about eating Mexican food with Robin Guthrie…

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NOW PLAYING: Seefeel, ‘Seefeel’

The Artist/Album: Seefeel, Seefeel (Warp, 2011)

A Short Review: Some of the surliest guitar work you’ll hear all year, set against grated melodies and trans-dimensional ghost in the machine grooves. A fine return after far too long.

TEST PRESSING: Stream Another New Seefeel Song, “Dead Guitars”

To find out more about Seefeel‘s new self-titled album, and grab an MP3 version of “Dead Guitars,” check out their official Warp page here.

TEST PRESSING: Stream a Song From Seefeel’s First LP In 14 Years

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COFFEE TALK: The Latest Posts, Profiles & Think Pieces On Seefeel, DJ Shadow, Modest Mouse, UK Funky, Skweee and More

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Seefeel Returns With Their First New Warp Release In 15 Years

Warp Records have announced Seefeel‘s first new release in 15 years, an EP called Faults. Due out September 21 in 10” and digital formats, it features four tracks and two new members, bassist Shigeru Ishihara (a.k.a. DJ Scotch Egg) and former Boredoms drummer E-da Kazuhisa.

Singer/guitarist Sarah Peacock first alluded to the dream-pop band’s proper return in April, promising an EP and an LP in the coming year. Guitarist Mark Clifford explained the reunion even further in a press release today, saying, “We always said that we wouldn’t record a new Seefeel record unless we could present something that we felt was new. When [the cult classic] Quique was re-issued a couple of years back myself and Sarah did some interviews together and we talked about recording new material. We exchanged a few ideas which were OK and things slowly got into gear but it was being asked to do the Warp20 show in Paris that really forced us to step up a couple of notches and since then, with the addition of E-da and Shige, things have developed and grown…There is a real dynamic, creative process that’s exciting. We are growing as a live band, adding elements of improvisation and looser structures unimaginable to us a few years back and with continued touring—I’m excited to see how we develop in that direction.”

Check out “Faults” after the jump, and if you’re lucky enough to live in London, Seefeel will headline the ICA on September 16, with future international dates planned for next year.

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