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NOW PLAYING: Nate Young, ‘Stay Asleep (Regression Vol. 2)’
The Artist/Album: Nate Young, Stay Asleep (NNA Tapes, 2011) Our Review: Keeping up with Wolf Eyes’ myriad side projects has always been a losing battle, so we’ll save you some time by saying this: Nate Young’s recent run of Regression records is worth a listen even if you despise noise music. That’s because it’s not […]
Billy Corgan Shares ‘Oceania’ Cover and Tracklisting, Discusses Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Album Within an Album’
If you’re like us and holding onto one last ray of hope regarding the Smashing Pumpkins, there’s this: Oceania, the band’s first proper album since 2007’s Zeitgeist LP, is due out June 19th and is the first to feature guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist/vocalist Nicole Fiorentino. Whether this new blood will rejuvenate […]
NEEDLE EXCHANGE 098: An Exclusive Mix By … Carter Tutti Void
Since we weren’t satisfied with simply streaming Transverse–a killer one-night-only collaboration between Nik Colk Void (Factory Floor) and the married-with-machines duo Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti (Chris & Cosey, Throbbing Gristle)–self-titled went two steps further. First: we asked one of the Quietus’ co-founders, John Doran, to spend a morning interviewing Carter and Tutti about […]
PREMIERE: Tropic of Cancer, “The One Left”
While it’s not quite the album we were hoping for, we’ll happily take another 12” from Tropic of Cancer–one that picks right up where last year’s The Sorrow of Two Blooms left off, peppering Camella Lobo’s spectral transmissions with moonlit drum machines, sinewy synths and cold-blooded chords. Bleak but beautiful yet again, in other words. […]
LIVE REVIEW/PHOTOS: Cold Cave @ Guggenheim Museum
Words/Photos by Andrew Parks “There sure is a lot of black in here,” a friend said as we walked around the winding promenade of the Guggenheim and scanned the crowd that was clearly here to see Cold Cave and the steely sculptures of John Chamblerlain.
VIDEO: Watch Nicolas Jaar’s Darkside Project Perform “Variations” and “Why Didn’t You Save Me” For MTV Hive & Yours Truly
As much as we love Nicolas Jaar, we didn’t expect much from his Darkside project at South by Southwest. Not because the duo (rounded out by guitarist Dave Harrington) has only released a promising EP so far; because live sets featuring loose riffs and laptop improv are often dire affairs indeed. Their performances completely exceeded […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Clams Casino’s BBC Radio 1 Mix
The BBC’s Benji B welcomed Clams Casino into Radio 1’s studio this week for an “Evolution of Clams Casino” mix that includes “very rare instrumentals” and tracks from Actress, Girl Unit and more. Stream/download the entire set in the player above and be sure to comment if you know the tracklisting.
The Bug Announces 7-Inch Series and New ‘Angels & Devils’ Album Featuring Death Grips, Grouper, Justin Broadrick & More
[Clash Music] Ninja Tune has revealed more details about Kevin Martin’s next round of releases as the Bug. First up: a series of 7-inches through Martin’s new Acid Ragga imprint, starting with “Can’t Take This No More”/”Rise Up,” which features Daddy Freddy on the A-side and Inga Copeland of Hype Williams infamy on the flip. […]