LAMPS - 'UNDER THE WATER UNDER THE GROUND'

Formats

• ITR233 - LP

  759718523317

• ITR233CD - CD

  759718523324

Details

"This is Lamps' third album and since the last one was called Lamps Lamps, they missed a hell of a chance to call this one Lamps Lamps Lamps. But they'd like to call it Under the Water Under the Ground, which implies a depth unimaginable by anyone but 'scientists.' Do they get there? You bet. "A look at the structural components of a rock trio reveals some hidden logic, resolved by concepts related to physics: if you plot three points (one per band member, if you want), and put the musical concepts of power, precision and melody into each of those slots, and you move the point where melody exists closer to the axis on which the other two points reside, you get something resembling an icepick. It's still a triangle, but it's long and wide, and its bottom angles are like knives. If they lived anywhere but Los Angeles (or Austin, or the nowhere in between) they might need a device that employs angles much like those to scrape the ice off their car windshields, or as a shiv. "There are some catchy hooks here-some of the catchiest Lamps have written to date, and vastly improved by an industrial strength recording by Chris Woodhouse-but they compress that element of their sound into a dynamic that favors power and precision as its most acute points, amplified / distorted / corroded to the point where it only knows how to hurt. The rhythm section is straight-up gorilla goon shit, muscular surf beats by Josh Erkman and a leveling counterpoint on bass by Thee Jimmy Hole. And Mr. Montgomery Buckles's formidable arsenal of effects strangle his guitar blue. Every song's a winner, the sight and sound of some crowd surfer hitting the floor, one more punisher out of the frame." -Doug Mosurock

Tracks

1. Dog Catcher
2. Clouds
3. An Irrational Fear of Sailors
4. Learned Hopelessness
5. Pigeon Guided Missile
6. HBD
7. You?re Belinda
8. Pagodas
9. Famous Chimps
10. I?ve Been on a Lot of Camels
11. Hawaiian Voters

Press

LAMPS have released some of the most incredible noise since the loss of the Hunches, hard to imagine NME etc picking up on them, but heres hoping... this is the good stuff...

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BLANK REALM - 'GO EASY'

Formats

• SB144 - LP

  655030114410

Details

Blank Realm is arguably the most diverse sounding of all the excellent bands presently calling Brisbane, Australia, home. Following a host of releases including two out-ofprint LPs for the Not Not Fun label and a pair of sevens on their hometown imprint Negative Guest List, Go Easy is the one where all the chickens come home to roost. With an uncanny channeling of Missing-Links-styled garage / psychedelia, Pere-Ubu-esque rustbelt avant trippery and the experimental post-punk spasms of The Work, Blank Realm ably goes deep (when called for) as well as plays it tight and inside (ditto). For the discerning sodbuster who actually has cash burning a hole through the leather pouch found at the end of that wallet chain, this is surely one of the primo investments for 2012.

Tracks

1. Acting Strange
2. Cleaning Up My Mess
3. Working On Love
4. Growing Inside
5. The Crackle
6. The Crackle
7. Pendulum Swing
8. Go Easy

Press

? Past releases on Not Not Fun, Bedroom
Suck, Negative Guest List, etc.
? Limited edition of 500
? Includes digital download coupon

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PETER BLACK - 'NO DANGEROUS GODS IN TUNNEL'

Formats

• CITLP565 - LP

  9326425806852

Details

"What'da mean, difficult second album! This is no way to start an interview." Peter Black (aka Blackie from the Hard-Ons and Nunchukka Superfly) is talking about his recently finished second solo album No Dangerous Gods In Tunnel. "Actually the first album was testing the solo 'waters'. This second one is a lot more rep-resent-a-tive of where I wanna be with the acoustic stuff man. Mind you, that doesn't mean I'm not gonna change my mind again down the track." Hmmm, down the track he says. Meaning? Possibly that a 'solo' project is a totally free artistic extension that can take any shape and form. Says Peter... "Look, ya tiring me out with all this hoo haa. Why can't music just be music!" Well, good point I guess, because that's what this album really is. "To me it is just pop, but raw, because with the acoustic ya can't 'fill' in bits with clever instrumentation. Every bit has to work... to sound... well NICE! I love pop music but that doesn't mean that it can't have its own special energy." "Some tracks are very VERY quiet and intimate, but not in the folk vein, as I see the acoustic as an instrument that can bring about a raw, sparse approach to melody. And some tracks are lush, brimming with string arrangements, which is something I wish I could spend more time on. It's an avenue I've always dug but haven't had the means to pursue. With this format I feel like I've opened up a big box of goodies. Am I making sense? Ha, well." "And all these songs have that hoo haa I was talking about" adds Peter, leaving to get a strong black coffee, making this a GREAT time to say his goodbyes for now.

Tracks

Side 1:
All Is Forgotten (3:31 m:s)
Looking For The Devil In Every Detail (3:04 m:s)
More Or Less (2:11 m:s)
Tickle (2:54 m:s)
Algebra And Calculus (2:24 m:s)
Watercolours (3:43 m:s)

Side 2:
Shack (2:32 m:s)
Cloud Nine (2:11 m:s)
Bus Catcher (4:36 m:s)
Under Hip'supposed'ness (1:58 m:s)
Dumb Dumb (2:35 m:s)
Pity Ya Heart's A Bubble 'cause I'm Such A Prick (2:56 m:s

Press

N/A

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VARIOUS - 'REWORK_ PHILIP GLASS REMIXED'

Formats

• TKR026 - 2xLPs

  819162010617

Details

Philip Glass, one of America's most esteemed composers, is the subject of "REWORK_" Philip Glass remixed, a 2xCD/2xLP of remixed Philip Glass works The idea for REWORK came together during a conversation between Philip and his friend and new collaborator Beck. The pair recruited producer Hector Castillo (David Bowie, Bj?rk, Lou Reed) to help assemble a collection of remixes of Glass' works by a list of critically acclaimed artists including Beck himself, Tyondai Braxton, Amon Tobin, Cornelius, Dan Deacon, Johann Johannsson, Nosaj Thing, Memory Tapes, Silver Alert, Pantha du Prince, My Great Ghost and Peter Broderick. 2012 marks Philip Glass' 75th birthday and has been filled with events large and small. His ground breaking 5 hour opera "Einstein On The Beach" will tour Europe, the US, Canada and Mexico through this fall. Philip Glass will also celebrate the release of "REWORK_" with a one time only collaborative performance with Tyondai Braxton (ex- Battles) at the NYC Edition of this year's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival. Details: Gatefold Double LP Printed w/ Metallic Inks Special Colored Vinyl Exclusive to Retail White w/ Silver Splatter Includes Digital Download Coupon.

Tracks

1. Music in Twelve Parts, Part 1 ? My Great Ghost
2. Rubric (Remix) ? Tyondai Braxton
3. Knee 1 (Remix) ? Nosaj Thing
4. Alight Spiral Ship (Philip Glass Remix) ? Dan Deacon
5. Warda?s Whorehouse Inside Out Version ? Amon Tobin
6. Etoile Polaire: Little Dipper ? Silver Alert
7. Floe ?87 (Remix) ? Memory Tapes
8. Opening From Glassworks ? Cornelius
9. NYC: 73-78 ? Beck
10. Protest (Remix) ? Johann Johannsson
11. Mad Rush Organ (Remix) ? Pantha du Prince
12. Island (Remix) ? Peter Broderick

Press

Some tracks already posted online in the USA, the press is building for the release here.

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