Really excited about PVT’s new album Church With No Magic after a killer SXSW show and this great new tune. The band had to change their name after “the result of an unexpected legal claim from a band in the … Read More…
Nine of the bands featured in this podcast also played at South By Southwest this year. That’s just the way it is – the effect the festival has on the proceeding months of the year as bands who went down … Read More…
The gauntlet has been thrown down. South by South West is upon us once again. Over a year, the impact of this massive music festival in Austin, Texas can diminish since your last visit, but oh lordy, make no mistake, … Read More…
Ross Turner aka I Am The Cosmos delivered this great 37 minute mix for State and it went live today. Check it. It’s super. Yamasuki Singers – Yama Yama Mariah – Shinzo No Tobira Dr. Dunks – Love Savage Ginny … Read More…
A 30 minute film of the Warp 20 NYC featuring interviews and performances from Jamie Lidell, Born Ruffians, !!! (RIP Jerry Fuchs), Hudson Mohawke, Pivot, Chris Clark, new signees The Hundred in the Hands, Flying Lotus and Battles (can’t wait … Read More…
Remember those times when you picked up a music magazine or a weekly music paper and read a playlist of what that publication’s writers were playing in the office that week? Here is my nod to that staple. No great … Read More…
As part of Warp Records’ 20th Birthday celebrations and their incoming Warp 20 releases, the label asked their artists to remix each other and the result Warp 20 Recreated is out next week. Along with the intriguing prospect of hearing … Read More…
Before I announce the result of the Irish vote this week, let’s have a look at the greater picture. It’s another list! Here are my top 30 albums of 2008. 30. Minotaur Shock – Amateur Dramatics 29. Pivot – O … Read More…
Really great gig. I’m so glad my last minute decision to head in paid off. Much of Pivot’s set was like that bit in one of the Star Wars movies where the sound designer got the most jarring and perfectly … Read More…
Have you listened the Pivot State Mix yet? It deserves a plug because it’s awesome. Plus, the band play Dublin tonight with Halfset and tomorrow are in Galway. Look at the tracklisting: 1. OOIOO – UMA [Taiga] 2. Deerhoof – … Read More…
Yet another bridge for Warp Records to traverse with the release of Pivot’s O Soundtrack My Heart, the Aussie instrumentalists second album and debut on the label. Technically, it’s math-rock through and through but one with a major differentiation from … Read More…
