Sunday 29 August 2010

VideoTape #26


Grave Babies, "Pleasures"
Unreleased (2010)

Saturday 28 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Arc Light

Name: Arc Light
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, US
Genre: Experimental Pop, Psychedelic

::MP3::
S/T
by Arc Light (debut album, self-released, 2010)
[free download from the artist's bandcamp]

[Q&A with Ryan - Arc Light after the break]

New Tapes > Induced Labour: S/T


Induced Labour
S/T (Self Released, 2010)

The always attentive guys at Weird Canada just informed about this debut C4 (yes, it's that much long) from Toronto art punkers Induced Labour. Don't get scared by the fiendish vocals, this is good, stomach-punching punk rock, though maybe not advisable for breakfast. You can download it for free here and/or order it directly by e-mail through the band's website.

Tracklist:
A.1) Lazarus Reflex
A.2) All Flesh Is Glass
A.3) Reality Breakdown (No Trend Cover)

Friday 27 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Secret Message Machine


Name: Secret Message Machine
Origin: Greensboro, North Carolina, US
Genre: Noise Pop, Lo-fi

::MP3::
from the forthcoming album Orphanville (self-released, out September 1st)
from the forthcoming album Orphanville (self-released, out September 1st)
[stream the upcoming release from the artist's page]

[Read below our Q&A with Micheal Barrett, the mind behind SMM]

Fresh Blood > Fiveng


Name: Fiveng
Origin: San Francisco, California, Us
Genre: Chillwave, Pop

::MP3::
debut double A-side single (Beachtapes, 2010)
[free download from the artist's bandcamp]

[Interview with Nicholas Ng aka Fiveng after the jump]

Thursday 26 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Music For Your Plants


Name: Music For Your Plants
Origin: Tallinn, Estonia
Genre: Progressive, Instrumental

::MP3::
by Music For Your Plants (coming out on CD in November, Seksound)

[Below our Q&A with the whole band]

Wednesday 25 August 2010

New Tapes > The Band In Heaven / Weird Wives: Split

Artwork by Ben Mendelewicz
The Band In Heaven / Weird Wives
Split Cassette (Worker Bee Records, 2010)


The Band In Heaven was the first band featured on our Fresh Blood series. A few months later, here they are again, debuting our brand new department devoted to the cassette culture. This split with Weird Wives -- the side project of 3 out of 5 members of the Pitchfork-blessed band Surfer Blood -- is their first official release and it's going to be available for purchase online later this week on Workerbee Records. Release is limited to 100 copies, so try to get your hands on it as soon as possible. In the meantime you can listen to these 4 killer songs on the label's bandcamp.

<a href="http://thebandinheaven.bandcamp.com/album/the-band-in-heaven-weird-wives-split-tape">Summer Bummer by the band in Heaven</a>

Tracklist:
A.1) The Band In Heaven - Summer Bummer
A.2) The Band In Heaven - Suicide Pact
B.1) Weird Wives - Head Bugs
B.2) Weird Wives - Wet Blanket

M*ASHtape #16

Under a spell.


visits_forest swords | apply_glasser | searching_LA vampires & zola jesus | procession_fossil cities | be who i see_reading rainbow | who's sorry now_terror bird | love or prison_blonde redhead | we want our things_nite jewel | soft skin_cosmetics | martin hannett's ghost_LAKE R▲DIO | counting all the sheep_totem pole | in a fog_skeletal system | paper books_emily reo

Tuesday 24 August 2010

VideoTape #25


Mushy, "Adrift"
K7 Split Mushy/Drugs For Drunks (out soon, Clan Destine Records)
Director: §

VideoTape #24


Sugarrush Railroad Inc., "It Calls Us By Name"
Director: Iain Sclater

Friday 20 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Deekie


Name: Deekie
Origin: London, UK
Genre: Alternative, Lo-fi

::MP3::

from Amusia LP (Kennington Recordings, 2010)
"Count The Stars"
from Amusia LP (Kennington Recordings, 2010)

[Exclusive Q&A with Mr L & Neets after the break]

Thursday 19 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Craig Cruiser


Name: Craig Cruise
Origin: Netherlands
Genre: Electropop

::MP3::

by Craig Cruiser (self-released, 2010)

[Below our Q&A with Ben Wagner - Mr. Cruiser]

Fresh Blood > Blissed Out


Name: Blissed Out
Origin: New York, US
Genre: Art Crunk, Other

::MP3::

from White Triangle tape (limited edition of 100 copies on Mirror Universe Tapes)
from White Triangle tape (limited edition of 100 copies on Mirror Universe Tapes)

[Our interview with the band after the jump]

Fresh Blood > Green Gerry


Name: Green Gerry
Origin: Athens, Georgia / Los Angeles, California, US
Genre: Experimental, Lo-fi

::MP3::

by Green Gerry (debut album, self-released 2010)

[Exclusive interview with the one-man-band after the read more]

Tuesday 17 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Quiet Lights


Name: Quiet Lights
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, US
Genre: Dream Pop, Shoegaze

::MP3::

by Quiet Lights (preview of the album due to release at the end of the summer)
[free download from the band's bandcamp]

[Our Q&A with the band over the break]

Fresh Blood > Tjutjuna


Name: Tjutjuna
Origin: Denver, Colorado, US
Genre: Psychedelic, Space Rock

::MP3::

from the upcoming S/T LP (out September 28th on Fire Talk)

[Exclusive interview with Brian (guitar) and Rob (bass) over the jump]

Monday 16 August 2010

M*ASHtape #15

We like it weirder.


ancient amazon / new fashion_viernes | untitled_young mammals | not a drum_tickley feather | in the mountain_arch M | ross downs_rangers | doo doo run_eric copeland | picture perfect gray_larry wish | white light_velvet breasts | vegetable_black dice | bidder_afuche | manns ∞_cassowaries | lust path_eternal tapestry

VideoTape #23

Death Light, "Spiral Staircase"
In The Chamber (Goaty Tapes, 2010)

Friday 13 August 2010

Fresh Blood > AIDS Wolf


Name: AIDS Wolf
Origin: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre: Experimental, Punk

::MP3::

from the upcoming LP March To The Sea (soon on Skingraft Records)

[Exclusive and amazing Q&A with Chloe Lum after the jump]

Thursday 12 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Atlantic at Pacific


Name: Atlantic at Pacific
Origin: Santa Cruz, California, US
Genre: Chillwave, Beach Pop

::MP3::

from the upcoming album Weddings (out August 24th on Alchemist Records)
from the upcoming album Weddings (out August 24th on Alchemist Records)
by Atlantic at Pacific
[free download from the artist's bandcamp]
by Atlantic at Pacific
[free download from the artist's bandcamp]

[Interview with Austin Wood / Atlantic at Pacific after the read more]

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Photos > Radfest > Corsica Studios, London


As you've may noticed before, we haven't been posting any live recordings lately. And this time it won't be any different. The thing is that I did not attend any music festival this year -- which is basically the only thing going on in Portugal during this period -- as I was in Italy spending some nice days with charlie and I'm currently in London trying to sort out some things about my future. Last sunday I went to this rad fest called, hmm, Radfest, in Corsica Studios, whose headliner was A Place To Bury Strangers, bul also featured a bunch of cool bands as Von Haze, Dam Mantle, Graffiti Island, Bo Ningen and some not-so-interesting others. Ganglians were meant to play but, for reasons that are still obscure to me, they didn't make it to the fest. I didn't record anything but my old friend Bruna took the awesome photos you can see after the jump plus many others, which you can check soon at her online portfolio and blog. Hopefully next time we'll have some audio for you guys.

Fresh Blood > Easy Tom


Name: Easy Tom
Origin: Los Angeles, California, US
Genre: Psychedelic, Pop

::MP3::

from Their Only Dreams - B-Sides & Rarities (self-released, 2010)
from Their Only Dreams - B-Sides & Rarities (self-released, 2010)
from Their Only Dreams - B-Sides & Rarities (self-released, 2010)
from Their Only Dreams - B-Sides & Rarities (self-released, 2010)

[Our Q&A with Jaques Baraban aka Easy Tom after the break]

VideoTape #22

Julian Lynch, "In New Jersey"
Mare LP (OESB, 2010)

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Thralls


Name: Thralls
Origin: San Francisco, California, US
Genre: Shoegaze, Psych Pop

::MP3::

by Thralls (self-released, 2010)
[free download from the band's bandcamp]

[Interview with the band after the read more]

Monday 9 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Sean Moore


Name: Sean Moore
Origin: Orlando, Florida, US
Genre: Indie, Folk

::MP3::

by Sean Moore (self-released, 2010)
[free download from the artist's bandcamp]

[Exclusive Q&A with Sean Moore (Viernes) after the jump]

Sunday 8 August 2010

Fresh Blood > John Hornak



Name: John Hornak
Origin: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genre: Electroacustic, Dub

::MP3::

from A Needle, A Feather And A Rope (Wood Core Records, 2009)
from A Needle, A Feather And A Rope (Wood Core Records, 2009)
from A Needle, A Feather And A Rope (Wood Core Records, 2009)

[Exclusive interview with John Hornak after the break]

M*ASHtape #14


Electrowaves + beat connections|collisions.


over the water_mark mcguire | kumon plaza - kiwi island (coolrunnings - planet weed mix)_coolrunnings | helicopter does not exist_brandon biondo | a small bee's nest_change leopardon | thys_the samps | excessive moonlight_indian jewelry | plastic people_four tet | cyanide sister_com truise | slow walk_gatekeeper | weight of the world_active child | before tigers (blindoldfreak rmx)_HEALTH

Saturday 7 August 2010

VideoTape #21

Dunes, "Handle"
Dunes 12" Debut EP (Mexican Summer, 2010)

Friday 6 August 2010

Fresh Blood > Dirt Dress


Name: Dirt Dress
Origin: Los Angeles, California, US
Genre: Garage, Blues
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dirtdress

::MP3::

"The Conversation"
from Perdido En La Suciedad Vol.2 tape (Papermade Records, 2009)
[free download from the band's soundcloud]
"Stray Cats"
from Perdido En La Suciedad Vol.2 tape (Papermade Records, 2009)
[free download from the band's soundcloud]

[Our short interview after the read more]

Fresh Blood > C V L T S


Name: C V L T S
Origin: US
Genre: Experimental, Galactic lo-fi
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cvlts

::MP3::

L V T S
by C V L T S (AMDISCS, 2010)

[Our Q&A with C V L T S after the break]