tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29495202011283408132024-03-05T15:48:41.595+00:00Amusia - The Brainlove BlogJohn Brainlove's Music Blog - linked at www.brainlove.co.ukBrainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-9839087412784891832012-11-10T20:43:00.000+00:002012-11-10T20:43:01.054+00:00Best of Airwaves 2012<br />
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Brainlove Records is proud to announce the signing of Valjasoit Roheliise (pronounced Val-Yah-Sweet Row-Hell-Ease, meaning "roadside picnic"), an Estonian four-piece from Tallinn.<br />
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Making dreamlike, hypnotic, atmospheric drones, doused in emerald green light and lost in thick smoke, the band caught the label's attention at Tallinn Music Week 2012, where they played alongside Napoleon IIIrd and Mat Riviere in a huge ex-soviet cinema called Söprus (trans: "friendship"). Their set was a highlight of the festival, and also saw the band invited to play in Moscow by Russia's premiere rock critic, Artem Troitsky. <br />
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The members of Väljasõit Rohelisse come from the disparate but interconnected worlds of music, art and fashion, giving them a audio-visual quality reminiscent of lo-fi legends The Velvet Underground, but with elements of shoegaze, dream-pop and dark mysticism. <br />
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Their debut EP "Külastus" was, amazingly, recorded in one take, with no overdubs and a single mic. It captures the band weaving their unique magic in their natural live habitat, and comes out on MP3 and limited 10" vinyl on June 4th in collaboration with their Estonain label, One Sense Music. The vinyl (ltd. to 300 copies) is available for pre-order at http://www.brainloverecords.com/order.<br />
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Väljasõit Rohelisse will come to UK for their only UK live performance of 2012 at Brainlove Festival 2012, on May 26th. <a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/festival">http://www.brainloverecords.com/festival</a></div>
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In other news, Brainlove Festival has announced two fringe shows, £5 general admission or £1 to festival ticket holders. On May 25th, there'll be an acoustic festival warm-up show featuring Dad Rocks! and Napoleon IIIrd. Then on June 7th, Andrew Paul Regan will celebrate the release of his new album "The Signal and the Noise" at Power Lunches, with Dad Rocks! and Mat Riviere in support. The shows in full:<br />
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<b>May 26th</b> Brainlove Festival 2012 @ Brixton Windmill (Väljasõit Rohelisee only UK show) <br />
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Power Lunches - £5 (or £1 with BRNLV FSTVL ticket!) <a href="http://andrewpaulregan.bandcamp.com/">http://andrewpaulregan.bandcamp.com</a><br />
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The <span class="il">Kex</span> hostel is on Skulagata on the coast of <span class="il">Reykjavík</span>
(translation: "smoky bay”) was once a biscuit factory, and it still
bears many of the building's original hallmarks. A Sweeney Todd-like
barbers is housed in a walk-in safe with metal door a foot thick, and
there are steel lockers instead of wardrobes, wooden crates used as
tables, and careworn original signage everywhere. But now, the <span class="il">Kex</span>
building has become a bustling hostel that houses a multi-purpose bar,
restaurant and arts venue that's equal parts bric-a-brac installation,
cosy study and über-cool warehouse space. Before it was the hostel, it
was a pool bar that morphed into an illegal after hours party venue,
eventually closed down by city police for becoming too popular. At
January's <span class="il">Reykjavík</span> Music Mess it was the festival centre, holding daytime gigs while performers and punters looked on over their hangover coffee.</div>
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<span class="il">Kex</span> becomes the hangout on this trip to talk to some of the great and the good of <span class="il">Reykjavík</span>’s
music scene, made famous worldwide in recent years by breakout acts
like Múm, Björk and Sigur Rós. But some inhabitants see this as a curse
as much as a blessing. Haukur S Magnusson, guitarist in the band
REYKJAVIK! and editor of the local English-language paper Reykjavik
Grapevine, is frustrated by the perception of an 'Icelandic sound'.
"Some people started seeing the Icelandic sound not as I would like to
classify it, as a liberal, spirited, lively sound that allows for
everything, but as just something that sounds like glaciers," he says.
"This troubles me. When I was working with the Iceland Music Export I
helped put together a Made In Iceland compilation. I solicited the
tracks that had been picked, and sent them off to a PR firm in America,
and set up a Google alert for the reviews. And I remember reading them.
It was like, 'this is amazing, Valgeir Sigurðsson is crying gold tears
from heaven, and Rökkurró are heaven being cried from gold tears',
etcetera. But then the reviews would hear Mugison, and be like 'what the
fuck? Do we really need blues from Iceland?' Whereas I remember in
2004, one of the best bands I have heard here was a total homegrown mix
of Madchester, hip-hop and punk rock. This is the Icelandic sound to
me."<br />
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That kind of post-everything creativity is shot through the
Icelandic approach to music making. Anything goes here, and the arrival
of a signature sound could could indeed lead to an abandonment of this
special creative instinct as new bands scramble to be part of a musical
gold rush. But exciting bands like Retro Stefson crush together myriad
genres into original afro-metal-party-dance-funk-disco music, and
the multi-generation five-piece Apparat Organ Quartet not only feature
both a students and a grandfather but play high-throttle
kraut-synth-chamber-metal - the city’s new generation aren’t showing too
many signs of turning into copyists.</div>
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Later we talk to striking singer Halli Valli, frontman of local
scene heroes Æla (translation: "puke"). They're one of the best kept
secrets in Iceland – a mix of Shellac-style tense post-hardcore,
explosive punk and ridiculously catchy indie-rock, sung in Icelandic.
Their much-anticipated second album will feature their first English
language songs. “We wrote in Icelandic because it’s very Icelandic music
we make,” says Halli. “We never had any plans to take over the world.
We just planned to have fun. But our plans have changed,” he smiles.
“Icelandic bands get a lot of support from the Icelandic Music Export,
the Loftbrú travel grants to fly out and do shows, that kind of thing,
it’s really good.” When asked about his favourite Icelandic bands, he
reels off a long list. “I really like the band REYKJAVIK! of course; and
Prinspolo, Sudden Weather Change, Kimono, Agent Fresco. And I really
like Sin Fang and Seabear, both from the same guy, Sindri.” It says
something of <span class="il">Reykjavík</span>’s size that we later bump
into members of half of these bands, including Sindri, in one or the
other of the city’s two favourite downtown party bars, Bakkus and
Kaffibarinn.<br />
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At the foot of the town, opposite the hot dog stand with pictures of
Metallica and Bill Clinton trying out its famous “pylsur”, stands <span class="il">Harpa</span>
- a brand new concert hall that’s construction ground to halt for
several years, plagued by the Icelandic financial collapse. Finally
finished, it stands like a gleaming glass and metal mecca for Icelandic
music. But many of the people we talk to are unhappy with various
aspects of it – some bands have not been allowed to use specific sound
equipment and shifted gigs elsewhere last-minute; nobody can sell merch
except the in-venue 12 Tónar store, damaging valuable incomes for
performers, and local promoters have found negotiations with the venue
to be unforgiving. But nevertheless, the spectacular Harpan is finally
complete, and will be a part of the 2011 Airwaves festival, throwing its
doors open to the music lovers and party goers who descend for the
city-wide party from all over the world every October. "It's not a
single venue - there are four different venues inside and we are using
them all," says Grímur Atlasson, the festival director. "For us
Icelanders <span class="il">Harpa</span> is a token of many things - some negative - but for Iceland Airwaves it's just magnificent."<br />
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This year is an even more special Airwaves, as the country’s most
famous daughter Björk will present her Biophilia project in all of its
multimedia glory at a series of intimate shows. With all of this talent
and invention bubbling away like the hot water under this magical
country’s lava landscape, <span class="il">Reykjavík</span> remains a
wellspring of new music and creativity. For those yet to make the trip,
Airwaves 2011 is the perfect opportunity to experience it first hand.<br />
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<b>Thanks to <span class="il">Kex</span> <a href="http://www.kexhostel.is/" target="_blank">http://www.kexhostel.is</a></b><br />
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<b>Apparat Organ Quartet </b>are like no other band. Acquiring a
towering cult status from their self-titled debut, their second LP
Pólýfóníá sees them stepping up their analogue dance music to a frenetic
pace and an epic scope - a favourite of Bjórk, there're unmissable
live.<br />
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<b>Gus Gus</b> are from the Icelandic old-school – they have been
going for over 15 years in one form or another, be it as a trip-hop
collective or as purveyors of upbeat pop on 4AD. They recently
reinvented themselves as a soulful minimal techno outfit on Kompakt, and
in recent albums 24/7 and Arabian Horse have moved the goalposts for
the genre.<br />
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<b>Sin Fang </b>is one guise of Sindri Mar Sigfusson, a heavily
tattooed skateboarding fanatic and singer of Icelandic indie-pop urchins
Seabear. With Sin Fang he explores more abstract territory via African
rhythms, synth washes, lumbering beats and interweaving vocal layers to
create a hypnotic mass of sound.<br />
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<b>Kippi Kaninus</b> is the solo project of choir singer and sample
wizard Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson, creating lush, organic electronica
from sounds as odd as an apple being eaten, recorded from inside the
apple. He joined Amina for their second album Puzzle, and his solo
project has since found a new form with a five-piece band including two
phenomenal drummers, one of whom was in Björk’s band The Sugarcubes. <br />
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<b>Samaris </b>were one of the standouts at <span class="il">Reykjavík</span>
Music Mess festival, and have tongues wagging as a result. They make a
brooding, melancholic brew of languid trip-hop, breakbeat and scratching
that reminds of Portishead and Lamb. They were one of the winners of
the 2011 Kraumur awards for new Icelandic music: previous winners have
included Retro Stefson and FM Belfast, so watch this space.</div>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-66937250659798573692012-04-30T12:10:00.000+01:002012-04-30T12:29:16.351+01:00<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b>Brainlove Festival 2012 is happy to announce three more acts added to this years line-up. Joining the likes of <b>Dad Rocks!, Crushed Beaks, Female Band</b> and <b>Napoleon IIIrd</b> are electronic producer <b>Enjoyed</b> (pictured above), synth-rock-noise-improv duo <b>AK/DK</b>, and Estonian drone/shoegaze band <b>Väljasõit Rohelisse</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Enjoyed has currently garnered wide-spread media attention for new
track Teeth, what The Guardian called music firmly in 2012, while
AK/DK are currently out touring Europe with The Dandy Warhols. Väljasõit
Rohelisse were a standout band at Tallinn Music Week, and are brought
to the UK in conjunction with the Estonian festival. Says festival
organiser John Brainlove: "<i>VR played at the Brainlove night at
Tallinn Music Week and blew everyone's minds with their narcotic drones,
creepy green lights and smoke. We're really excited to be hosting their
first ever UK performance."</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><i> </i><br />Were also happy to announce
media partnerships with DIY magazine, as well as web coverage and live
video sessions from The 405 and 7bitArcade. We will also be bringing you
a DIY Radio festival special in May.<br /><br />Along with all this, we
will soon be unveiling a series of exclusive interviews with each artist
on Snipe as well as an exclusive streamable and downloadable
compilation starring all the festivals line-up of acts.<br /><br /><b>Tickets are on sale now at <a href="http://www.musicglue.com/brainlovefestival" target="_blank">http://www.musicglue.com/<wbr></wbr>brainlovefestival</a> priced £12.</b><b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>"part Balearic, part house, part synth-pop, all vibes" </i>-<b> XLR8R</b><br /><i>"Tropical tones to see off the last of winter... absolutely worth a spin" </i><b>- DUMMY</b><br /><i>"head-nodding atmospherics and gorgeous synth work" </i><b>- Dipped In Dollars</b><i>"an intelligent appropriation of pop song structures, dabbling in the abstract realm of blips and glitches... <br />we can report back that his live set-up is just as enthralling."<b> </b></i><b>- The Line Of Best Fit</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">"What do we know about the mysterious Enjoyed? We know he is Peter
Evans-Pritchard, and he describes his music as "joystep". We also know
he was named after a Chemical Brothers B-side (not his birth name, that
would be ridiculous). Oh, and he's also a musical synesthete, creating
bespoke art for each song he records based on colours he sees in the
music. So the excellent Teeth, premiered here exclusively, looks like a
swirling mass of purple and green or a print for the best tie-dye
T-shirt this side of of the early 70s. Musically, however, we're firmly
in 2012, specifically the kind of dreamy bedroom-producer feel of Chad
Valley and Seams. That's not to say Pritchard buries the song's melodies
beneath lo-fi production or allows it to meander. One of Teeth's many
charms is that it launches into a soaring chorus about a minute in and
builds and builds with layers of vocals and Technicolor synths." <b>- The Guardian</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><br /><a href="http://www.enjoyedmusic.com/" target="_blank">http://www.enjoyedmusic.com</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>VÄLJASÕIT ROHELISSE</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>"swathes
of echoing noise and passages of hypnotic minimalism, they disappear
behind a wall of swirling smoke and emerging as their throbbing, dark
repetitions chase it away. Their compositions ebb and flow invitingly,
pushing their persuasive, teasing tendrils through the crowd and making
the air feel thick with sound." </i><b>- The Line Of Best Fit</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> </b><a href="http://snd.sc/Iz2NJY" target="_blank"></a><b><br /></b>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <br />Väljasõit Rohelisse is an Estonian quintet, playing one chord psychedelia with
swamp blues, surf and Krautrock tinges, bathed in green light and
shrouded in smoke. A 10 EP entitled Külastus will be released in the
UK on Brainlove this June 4th, in collaboration with Estonian label
OneSense.<br /><br />Väljasõit Rohelisse (trans: Roadside picnic) is the
Estonian title for a short novel by Soviet sci-fi writers the Strugatsky
brothers. It is read to you by Lauri (tremolos, echos, amateur surf
sounds), Martin (cathedral electronics, space shots and prairie licks),
Eiko (motoric boom), Kersten (sound magician) and Marit (heartbeats,
glittering tambourines and killer claps).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><a href="http://valjasoitrohelisse.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://valjasoitrohelisse.<wbr></wbr>tumblr.com</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>AK/DK</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>"Rhythmic
and synthy, theyre like a more direct Add N To (X) youll be
astounded how much they can achieve from behind their kits. AK/DK
completely blew me away." </i><b>- SOURCE</b><i></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>"Music you want to lose yourself on the dancefloor to" </i><b>- God Is In The TV</b><a href="http://akdk.bandcamp.com/track/tracers" target="_blank"></a><br />
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<br />AK/DK are Graham Sowerby (drums and synths) and Ed Chivers (drums and
synths), currently out touring Europe as support to The Dandy Warhols.
Their shows include improvisations. from the chaotic to the beautiful,
and the simplicity of the line-up allows them the freedom to create
improvised layers of fuzzed-up synths, delays and arpeggios, and
thunderous double drums. The sound has been described as a mixture
between Battles, Death From Above 1979, Raymond Scott and Neu, moving
between progressive/motorik rhythms to beautiful melodic sections, from
abstract electronics and raucous energy. They've been seen earned
supporting and remixing artists as diverse as Fujiya & Miyagi, Three
Trapped Tigers, Damo Suzuki, Napoleon IIIrd, The Woo!Worths, and
ManRaySky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><a href="http://www.akdk.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.akdk.co.uk</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/festival" target="_blank">http://www.brainloverecords.<wbr></wbr>com/festival</a></b></span>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-29527345612457666132012-03-17T06:37:00.005+00:002012-03-17T07:42:35.034+00:00OH MY GOD THAT'S A BRNLV T SHIRT<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIMotUg8WlZL5__xvUNfur5y4nwR5oORT9eci-88nx4sd-gTmDlVG2hs0UDdFmGEeVNOthMqFMU_CxDsO2Eoa14bV3BvLGax5Z5JpuhojTD-wLIwyTVdCeZKJPHI_lnUzkbc7YWCJtCyK/s320/brnlv+tee+2.jpg" border="0" width=250><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm69BRBTCDftlT2a4sTbNm66__ers6EVyOFEJcIM_z49dKriFjL2P93cQoFa5txt1pk3CWp1kRKMdF4DZQ6AEdbdq2PrB_S6gki4PJi43Qjwj6URAMJtpNC0FBYiMzb_KmnXc66PvFVSM5/s320/brnlv+tee.jpg" border="0" width=250><br /><br /><br /><center><big><big>Buy one <a href=http://www.zazzle.co.uk/brnlv_tshrt_tshirt-235386889103122475>here</a>.</big></big></center>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-41573327559806829542012-03-15T00:26:00.003+00:002012-03-17T11:41:12.865+00:00New Radio Show with a Mat Riviere interview! New DJ Mix!<div><object width="480" height="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fthisisfakediy%2Fdiy-radio-brainlove-braindio-14th-march-2012%2F&embed_uuid=b9c1a0e0-5fcb-4933-9e70-8e516f4f0668&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fthisisfakediy%2Fdiy-radio-brainlove-braindio-14th-march-2012%2F&embed_uuid=b9c1a0e0-5fcb-4933-9e70-8e516f4f0668&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="480"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div><p style="display:block; font-size:12px; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin:0; padding: 3px 4px; color:#999;"><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/thisisfakediy/diy-radio-brainlove-braindio-14th-march-2012/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">DIY Radio: Brainlove: Braindio (14th March 2012)</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/thisisfakediy/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Diy</a><span> on </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;"> Mixcloud</a></p><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div></div>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-11089896146606860362012-03-05T14:24:00.000+00:002012-03-05T14:25:06.430+00:00NEW BRNLV MIXTAPE<div><object width="480" height="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fbrainlove%2Fbrnlv-mixtape-9-i-will-come-again%2F&embed_uuid=1ae88eaf-19c0-4006-87db-7c7b18bbee8d&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fbrainlove%2Fbrnlv-mixtape-9-i-will-come-again%2F&embed_uuid=1ae88eaf-19c0-4006-87db-7c7b18bbee8d&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="480"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div><p style="display:block; font-size:12px; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin:0; padding: 3px 4px; color:#999;"><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/brainlove/brnlv-mixtape-9-i-will-come-again/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">BRNLV Mixtape #9 - I Will Come Again</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/brainlove/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Brainlove</a><span> on </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;"> Mixcloud</a></p><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div></div>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-51693077892152298342012-03-03T10:10:00.003+00:002012-03-03T10:55:48.037+00:00I reviewed a Lambchop show<br><a href=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144577-live-review--lambchop-the-barbican-london-02-03-12><img src=http://images.drownedinsound.com/resized_images/628x250/82337.jpeg width=500></a><br /><br />for <a href=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144577-live-review--lambchop-the-barbican-london-02-03-12>Drowned In Sound</a>. It were right good.Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-41058483682891108112012-02-12T19:06:00.001+00:002012-02-12T19:06:20.926+00:00Mat Riviere - not even doom music<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36568762" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-71548304794300747652012-02-12T18:29:00.001+00:002012-02-12T18:29:37.727+00:00Brainlove Radio Show on DIYradio<div><object width="550" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fthisisfakediy%2Fdiy-radio-brainlove-3rd-february-2012%2F&embed_uuid=f30bb51d-deb4-4b8c-8c0c-d26d572fa6dd&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fthisisfakediy%2Fdiy-radio-brainlove-3rd-february-2012%2F&embed_uuid=f30bb51d-deb4-4b8c-8c0c-d26d572fa6dd&stylecolor=&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="400"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div><p style="display:block; font-size:12px; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin:0; padding: 3px 4px; color:#02a0c7;"><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/thisisfakediy/diy-radio-brainlove-3rd-february-2012/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">DIY Radio: Brainlove (3rd February 2012)</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/thisisfakediy/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Diy</a><span> on </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;"> Mixcloud</a></p><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div></div>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-67310188865419514662012-01-09T15:36:00.001+00:002012-01-09T15:57:10.955+00:00Best of 2011: travels in pictures<object width="550" height="413"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjohn_brainlove%2Fsets%2F72157628794371985%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjohn_brainlove%2Fsets%2F72157628794371985%2F&set_id=72157628794371985&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjohn_brainlove%2Fsets%2F72157628794371985%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fjohn_brainlove%2Fsets%2F72157628794371985%2F&set_id=72157628794371985&jump_to=" width="550" height="413"></embed></object><br /><br />I was lucky to travel a lot in 2011. Life, work and music took me to some amazing places. Here are some photographs of some of my most memorable scenes and moments of last year, many of which will stay with me forever.Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-719096867177350992011-12-31T18:51:00.019+00:002011-12-31T21:00:13.143+00:00BRNLV11: A List of Beautiful Music From the Year 2011<img src=http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6zd7SK2n1r6m1z5o1_500.jpg><br /><br />Hello! 7:56pm, December 31st, 2011. In a few hours, it's the end of the year. What better time to post an end-of-year list?<br /><br />So: here are BRNLV's ten favourite albums of the last twelve months. From icy, weirdly spiritual techno to acoustic punk, from Scandinavian alt-pop to homegrown ambient soundscapes, each of these contains something very special. <br /><br />Each comes with a standout track to listen to, and you can listen to them sequentially <a href=http://open.spotify.com/user/brainlove/playlist/4JYGUH8MiUleugz3jjG7dS>here</a> on Spotify if you prefer not to watch video or get mouse-click related RSI. (Note: Gus Gus has been taken down from Spotify - maybe Kompakt were part of that dance music distro who pulled their catalogue. So no Gus Gus on playlist).<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(nb. You may notice both albums released by Brainlove are present. That's because they are two of my favourite albums that came out this year. For a lot of record labels, signing and releasing is as much an extended form of fandom as a business arrangement. And if we hadn't released them, I'd still have given them both 10/10. So, I included them here, as seems fair and just.)</span><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. = Gus Gus - Arabian Horse</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/439tuyi4WePF61SXaARkcw>Spotify</a><br />Dark, sensual, perfect Icelandic techno. Sung from the heart. A rare thing: an emotional, moving 'dance' album.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27241630?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. = Dad Rocks! - Mount Modern </span><a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/4HJ4GFpRJe2gt8KHaSGV85>Spotify</a><br />Eleven beautifully humane and melodic songs about real life; family, domesticity and the modern world. <br /><br /><object height="81" width="550"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26741588"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26741588" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550"></embed> </object><br /><br /><img src=http://godisinthetvzine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dad-rocks.jpg width=550><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. Austra - Feel It Break</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/590qUbUJMxBVp5BhmRQfog>Spotify</a><br />Ostensibly a dark, danceable pop album, Austra's record reveals lyrical depth and hidden resonance on repeated listening.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GqaMkx0Hft0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Sacred Harp - Window's A Fall</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/0vWudt8dpfiApVBZUApSNu>Spotify</a><br />An album quite unlike anything else, Window's A Fall is an elegant tumble of ideas.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="550"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14473182"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14473182" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550"></embed> </object><br /><br /><img src=http://www.jajajamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sacred-harp.jpg width=550><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Blanck Mass </span><a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/46BEVrka2J3w0jc8RYu6EE>Spotify</a><br />Benjamin Power's solo album is rich with warmth, emotion and a sense of enveloping kindness.<br /><br /><iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=4151817065/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://blanckmass.bandcamp.com/album/blanck-mass">Blanck Mass by Blanck Mass</a></iframe><br /><br /><img src=http://new.assets.thequietus.com/images/articles/7524/blanck_mass_1322831872_crop_550x367.jpg><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6. David Thomas Broughton - Outbreeding</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/4jIwWa4lqw9gdL93LSsVpF>Spotify</a><br />DTB plays the poet and the clown in a brave and rewarding collection, his best since the seminal "Complete Guide to Insufficiency".<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12764700?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7. When Saints Go Machine - Konkylie</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/4BjTK6ydLKj9vsSF7HrXEW>Spotify</a><br />Several striking high points make this sophisticated alt-pop debut something special. Arthur Russell influenced finale "Add Ends" is one of the songs of the year.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21777801?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8. Planningtorock - W</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/3Y4WXd6VsyVhKiBUGOquGP>Spotify</a><br />A direct, complete, stylish art-pop album with a pleasingly limited palette revealing a clear vision.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19714047?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=000000&" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9. John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/6BrJG7nbJzTA5ZHsmUk1RO>Spotify</a><br />More unhinged, washed out, impassioned earworms from a man who's allegedly a professor of philosophy. In Hawaii.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="550"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21592395"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F21592395" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550"></embed> </object> <br /><br /><img src=http://cdn.alteredzones.com/post_art/JohnMaus2121880974_f21196130d.jpg width=550><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10. Active Child - You Are All I See</span> <a href=http://open.spotify.com/album/5oemYppHi1ZAoPYWcT2Do8>Spotify</a><br />Pat Grossi's debut is a grower that sneaks in above Future Islands due it's consistency, glossy texture and open-heart lyrics. <br /><br /><iframe width="550" height="310" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aO3COzIGr1U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><hr color=black><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">JHNBRNLV's gigs of the year:</span><br /><br /><img src=http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnm0kjpY3I1qz5o31o1_500.jpg width=550><br /><br />15/02 - Zebra and Snake - Fisk og Vilt, by:Larm Festival, Oslo<br />25/03 - Kreatiivmootor - Tallinn Music Week<br />31/03 - When Saints Go Machine - Ja Ja Ja @ The Lexington, London<br />20/05 - David Thomas Broughton - Kings Place, London<br />09/06 - Future Islands - Upset The Rhythm @ Plan B, London<br />14/06 - Deerhunter - Slottsfjell Festival, Tønsberg<br />24/06 - Gus Gus - Kompakt Party @ ℅ Pop, Bootshaus, Cologne<br />24/07 - Portishead - I'll Be Your Mirror, Alexandria Palace, London<br />14/09 - Battles - Berlin Music Week @ Tempelhof Airport, Berlin<br />12/10 - Björk - Harpa, Reykjavík <br /><br /><img src=http://airwaves.grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bjork-artist.jpg width=550><br /><br />And finally, a double-sided mixtape of BRNLV artists' songs and selections. See the tracklist (and who picked what) <a href="http://soundcloud.com/brainlove/sets/brainlove-records-2011">here</a>.<br /><br /><object height="225" width="550"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1426214"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1426214" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550"></embed> </object> <br /><br />Enjoy the music. See you in 2012.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">John // BRNLV</span>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-56057661881899093952011-12-21T17:23:00.002+00:002011-12-21T17:26:03.947+00:00David Thomas Broughton Announces UK Dates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/david-thomas-broughton.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 368px;" src="http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/david-thomas-broughton.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VIDEO FOR "ELECTRICITY":</span> <a href="http://youtu.be/fp-Behi0IXI">http://youtu.be/fp-Behi0IXI </a>(Directed by Claire McArdle)<br /><br />David Thomas Broughton has announced two rare UK live shows in London and his hometown of Leeds, on the 12th and 13th of January.<br /><br />His mesmerising live show has become the stuff of legend: from his hypnotically strange, mannerism-packed stage presence, to his use of rape alarms, improvised props and unpredictable tactics, always to enthralling effect. His songs appear and retreat through a bed of looped sound both beautiful and jarring. Broughton is an engaging and startling performer truly like no other.<br /><br />Broughton will play songs from his seminal debut, "The Complete Guide To Insufficiency", and the well-received 2011 follow up "Outbreeding", out now on CD and digital formats via UK indie label Brainlove Records. More information can be found here http://www.brainloverecords.com/outbreeding and here http://www.davidthomasbroughton.co.uk.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">FREE MP3 </span>- Ain't Got No Sole:<a href=" http://snd.sc/tKawp9"> http://snd.sc/tKawp9</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thu 12 Jan Brudenell Leeds</span><br />Wegottickets: <a href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/148906">http://www.wegottickets.com/event/148906</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fri 13 Jan Lexington London</span><br />Tickets: <a href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/148954">http://www.wegottickets.com/event/148954</a>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-23046109604890938132011-10-18T12:49:00.002+01:002011-10-18T12:52:57.840+01:00Björk at Iceland AirwavesI reviewed some of Iceland Airwaves Festival 2011 for the <a href=http://airwaves.grapevine.is>Reykjavík Grapevine</a>, one of my favourite music and culture publications in the whole world. It was a privilege to write for them, and my allotment of shows happily included Björk's Biophilia set at Harpa. CLick below to read the piece, and you can read my other two reports via the little author box at the bottom if you'd like to.<br /><br /><a href=http://airwaves.grapevine.is/airwaves2011/we-can-be-heroes/><img src=http://static.d8tabit.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Bjork_MG_8609.jpg width=550></a>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-77757043292850621342011-09-19T18:37:00.001+01:002011-09-19T18:37:45.223+01:00Brainlove Mixtape #8<div><object width="568" height="284"><param name="movie" value="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fbrainlove%2Fbrainlove-mixtape-8-saddends%2F&embed_uuid=a21c476a-1e58-4a96-beed-391259ec5683&embed_type=widget_standard"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.mixcloud.com/media/swf/player/mixcloudLoader.swf?feed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fbrainlove%2Fbrainlove-mixtape-8-saddends%2F&embed_uuid=a21c476a-1e58-4a96-beed-391259ec5683&embed_type=widget_standard" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="568" height="284"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div><p style="display:block; font-size:12px; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin:0; padding: 3px 4px; color:#999;"><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/brainlove/brainlove-mixtape-8-saddends/#utm_source=widget&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=base_links&amp;utm_term=resource_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Brainlove Mixtape #8: sAddEnds</a><span> by </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/brainlove/#utm_source=widget&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=base_links&amp;utm_term=profile_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;">Brainlove</a><span> on </span><a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/#utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=homepage_link" target="_blank" style="color:#02a0c7; font-weight:bold;"> Mixcloud</a></p><div style="clear:both; height:3px;"></div></div>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-90288441837496099142011-09-12T14:24:00.009+01:002011-09-16T17:00:43.860+01:00Brainlove Release Debut Album by SACRED HARP<br><font size=+1><center><img src=http://trustmerecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SACREDHARP_1400x1400.jpg width=600><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Window's A Fall"<br />released 05/12/11 on Brainlove Records</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Sacred Harp is an imaginary movie directed by David Lynch, where Billie Holiday, Deerhoof, Earth and Low are picking mushrooms with John Cage." </span></center><br />It's almost hard to believe "Window's A Fall" is the debut album by Norwegian four-piece Sacred Harp, such is the assuredness displayed throughout it's eight kaleidoscopic tracks. <br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14473182"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14473182" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <br /><br />From atonal blues to teutonic prog; from jazz tinged freakouts to delicate lullabies to arena-sized climaxes, the album writhes, seduces and entices, all the time refusing to be pinned down to a signature sound. A surprise hides around every corner, and the imagination and variety of "Window's A Fall" fills the imagination of the listener with colour.<br /><br />In the past two years, Sacred Harp has inadvertently grown into one of Oslo’s favourite new bands. Their self titled EP, released in 2009, startled reviewers into bewildered praise and set off word of mouth that created widespread anticipation for what was to come next. After developing and polishing their extraordinary sound in the studio, they now present their debut album “Window’s a Fall”. Recorded and mixed by Bjarne Stensli (of Harrys Gym) and by Sacred Harp´s own Juhani Silvola, the record has one foot in the Norwegian rock aesthetic, but that narrow categorization doesn’t begin to cover their sonic breadth.<br /><br /><center><img src=http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/76/b94b040ad8d34c159cc0a75065ff05f3/l.jpg></center><br /><br />Sacred Harp is a four-piece band, comprising Jessica Sligter (vocals, guitar, keys), Juhani Silvola (guitar, bass, keys), Øystein Skar (keys) and Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød (drums). All come from the tight-knit community of Oslo musicians embracing experimental, free improvised music, as well as rock and alternative popular music, and they shamelessly blend and combine elements of their collective musical fancy into their endeavours. In fact, Sacred Harp, started out as an improv-trio, without drums, but soon they realized that their strength as a group lay in another direction. With Jessica´s expressive vocals and ability to create unique, strong melodies and lyrics, Juhani´s wide-ranging experience working in genres like noise, rock and folk music, and Øystein´s colorful pallet and versatility on keyboards, the trio found that in bringing together their strongest qualities they could construct powerful compositions and intricate arrangements. Sacred Harp found it’s fourth member in Andreas, the two-metre-tall anchor that creates a rhythmic foundation to their recordings and performances.<br /><br />The music of Sacred Harp clearly reflects the eclectic mindset of the environment they sprouted from. As the title conveys, “Window´s a Fall” is an ominous record, inspired by the work of greats like David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, and also by regular TV, for example the TV series True Blood. Danger is always present, evidently or subtly insinuated, but it’s the uncertainty that it is exciting and enchanting. Their influences also lead to a combination of polished and freakish elements, tied in a highly cinematic and dynamic aesthetic. Needless to say, Sacred Harp´s music has great theatrical potential that makes their live show the ultimate Sacred Harp experience.<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14473182"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14473182" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <br /><br />"Window's A Fall" comes out via Brainlove on December 5th 2011, in partnership with Trust Me Records of Oslo.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sacredharpmusic">http://www.facebook.com/sacredharpmusic</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/sacredharpmusic">http://www.myspace.com/sacredharpmusic</a></font>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-63031671904190455642011-08-29T14:38:00.000+01:002011-08-29T14:39:02.903+01:00BRNLV Loves #2<br><object style="height: 350px; width: 550px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XWBksGjE3eI?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XWBksGjE3eI?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="550" height="350"></object>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-68515014111333834552011-08-29T14:35:00.000+01:002011-08-29T14:38:09.172+01:00BRNLV Loves #1<br>
<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7228139?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="550" height="234" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7228139">The National "APARTMENT STORY"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2500136">Banner Gwin</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-51967816285782507932011-08-03T13:51:00.003+01:002011-08-03T13:57:55.565+01:00New BRNLV Band: Bleeding Heart Narrative<center><img src=http://www.brainloverecords.com/bhn/bhn_band.jpg width=550></center><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Vintage tones and instrumentation - a truly enticing sound"</span> <b>- Clash</b><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Musically sumptuous and highly arresting... pulled off with an enviable sense of beauty and inspired musicality"</span> <b>- The Quietus</b><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Filled with lush instrumentation"</span> <b>- The Line Of Best Fit</b><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Satisfying and dramatic"</span> <b>- Breaking More Waves</b><br /><br /><a href=http://www.brainloverecords.com/bhn>Bleeding Heart Narrative</a> are a London sextet who weave together beautiful sounds with a haunting intensity. As interested in textures and orchestration as they are with rhythm and melody, theirs is a distinctive and captivating style that never settles on a single genre or approach. In creating their own music, Bleeding Heart Narrative incorporate their more abstract influences into traditional song structures, applying pop sensibilities to them as they go. You might hear the shimmer of Tortoise or Steve Reich built into a song that could be played on an Arcade Fire-sized stage, or pick out a Battle-esque repetition in a Mogwai-sized crescendo - but it'll always be Bleeding Heart Narrative you're listening to.<br /><br />Live, Bleeding Heart Narrative are inspired. Having been the loudest band at the Shhh! All-dayer (Cecil Sharp House), they attracted the biggest attendance of 2010 at the Daylight Music Sessions (Union Chapel); they've also soundtracked films & readings for the British Film Instute and Whitechapel Art Gallery, and performed at arts spaces like Cafe Oto, The Shunt Vaults and Bristol's Cube cinema, and at festivals such as Truck, Green Man and the Huw-Stephens-curated SWN.<br /><br />"Bison" is their first release on Brainlove Records, and follows their acclaimed 2010 album "Tongue Tangled Hair". But there are long-standing links twixt band and label: BHN ringleader Oliver Barrett (also of Petrels) is currently working on new material with emergent BRNLV artist Mat Riviere, having played cello with him at Brainlove Festival 2011 and turned in an orchestral reworking of "The Give In".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LIVE:</span><br />Aug 7th Fat Out Till You Pass Out @ Islington Mill, Manchester<br />Aug 11th HOWL presents @ The Others, London<br />Aug 21st Green Man Festival, Wales<br />Sept 17th Southsea Festival<br />Oct 20th SWN Festival, Cardiff, Wales<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bleedingheartnarrative">http://www.facebook.com/bleedingheartnarrative</a><br />Soundcloud: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bleedingheartnarrative">http://www.myspace.com/bleedingheartnarrative</a><br />EP PAGE: <a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/bhn">http://www.brainloverecords.com/bhn</a><br />Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/BHNnoise">http://twitter.com/BHNnoise</a></span>Brainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949520201128340813.post-50918599445150954772011-07-05T12:17:00.007+01:002011-07-05T12:25:27.833+01:00Brainlove: Label News / New Releases / BRNLVFSTVL Film<br><span style="font-weight:bold;">Recent Label News:</span><br />-----------------------------------<br /><small><span style="font-weight:bold;">Three new CDs on Sale: h<a href="ttp://www.brainloverecords.com/order">ttp://www.brainloverecords.com/order</a><br />A film of Brainlove Festival 2011: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlS9SK8xveY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlS9SK8xveY</a><br />A new mixtape: <a href="http://www.mixcloud.com/brainlove/brnlv-mixtape-7">http://www.mixcloud.com/brainlove/brnlv-mixtape-7</a><br />An interview in Bearded: <a href="http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/label-love-brainlove">http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/label-love-brainlove</a><br />John starts an artist management company: <a href="http://projekta.co">http://projekta.co</a><br />Follow us on Facebook to get news like this: <a href="http://facebook.com/brainloverecords">http://facebook.com/brainloverecords</a></span></small><br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Hello Readers!<br /><br />I'm not going to do small talk, for once. Big talk only.<br /><br />Brainlove tends to make only 5 or 6 physical releases a year, at most. I kind of think of them as special little artefacts, not just CDs like any other. Each one is brimming with magic, in it's own way, and each one means something. The manifesto of the label has long been <span style="font-style:italic;">"to support musicians exhibiting creativity, spirit, intelligence and imagination, regardless of genre, commercial potential, or technical ability. As such, Brainlove is a record label with artistic values at it's core".</span><br /><br />I am certain that all of these releases fulfil these criteria, and I'm very, very proud to be releasing each of them. <br /><br />Three new ones are now out to buy, here - <a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/order"> http://www.brainloverecords.com/order</a><br /><br />-----------------------------------<br /><br /><center><img src=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/images/10768.jpg height=150> <img src=http://f.bandcamp.com/z/30/71/307100666-1.jpg height=150> <img src=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZ35KueVDrytZ2SBdhdhhnEdiNuUqW0sgz3HP6uxbJ1aV_EDiZRe-m8tnAc_zQFCFAIm3ga_v7FBMpVoI0YqKqyQbvb3zOmJ1nb942gKD8KPO68QhyphenhyphenMaacQs2ky0rRft7Me6PejpJQ-UF/s1600/Bastardgeist+Front+Small.jpg height=150></center><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1) David Thomas Broughton - Outbreeding. </span>A stunning proto-folk collection, with a 12 page lyrics & illustrations booklet by DTB himself. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LISTEN: </span><a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/davidthomasbroughton">http://www.brainloverecords.com/davidthomasbroughton</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2) We Aeronauts - Chalon Valley EP.</span> Four ambitious constructions, bright-eyed and bristling with youthful optimism, earthy folk and grand post-rock. This one is a short run of card wallets with very pretty artwork. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">WATCH: </span><a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/weaeronauts">http://www.brainloverecords.com/weaeronauts</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3) Bastardgiest.</span> A very very limited run of his album, on CD in hand-stamped card cases with lace and string decorations. Beautiful drones, a spine-tingling one-off voice, and bass-heavy melodies... gorgeous stuff. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">LISTEN: </span><a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/bastardgeist">http://www.brainloverecords.com/bastardgeist</a><br /><br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Please do buy them. 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Featuring eleven songs that will be familiar to his loyal and ever-growing live audiences, "Outbreeding" brings together compositions written over the last couple of years into a compelling new collection.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12764700?portrait=0&color=000000" width="550" height="309" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />As seen at festivals such as Primavera, End Of The Road and Green Man, and at his sold out 2010 ICA show, Broughton's famous semi-improvised live show baffles and beguiles; starting songs with beautiful refrains, he then engulfs them in feedback and noise, removing the layers one by one to reveal once again the beauty beneath. Elements of physical comedy and surreal interludes complicate things further. He will headline a special album release show at King's Place in London on May 20th, with further UK dates to be announced soon.<br /><br />"Outbreeding" is at once raw, honest, playful and poignant, leaving the listener unsure of whether to laugh or weep - the exact kind of divergent response that has made David Thomas Broughton inspire such devotion in his fans and followers. For converts, "Outbreeding" is essential listening; for the uninitiated it's a perfect entry point yet into this magical body of work.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Album page:</span> <a href="http://www.brainloverecords.com/davidthomasbroughton">http://www.brainloverecords.com/davidthomasbroughton</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">DTB site:</span> <a href="http://www.davidthomasbroughton.co.uk">http://www.davidthomasbroughton.co.uk</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wiki Biog:</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Broughton">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomas_Broughton</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hi-res Cover:</span> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5512576537_948eac0378_o_d.jpg">http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5512576537_948eac0378_o_d.jpg</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hi-res Portrait: </span><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5513214656_10befa7274_o.jpg">http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5513214656_10befa7274_o.jpg</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Press Contact</span>: john@brainloverecords.comBrainlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870671921990403400noreply@blogger.com1