Noise Journal Playlist: November 25
Hello dears: This is the Noise Journal weekend playlist, created by the stuff (damn!). On Thanksgiving Day we were locked into the roof office (1st floor) of the enterprise observing the dystopia created by the …
Music
Artist of the week: The Veldt
With the release of their latest soulgaze effort, Thanks to the Moth and Areanna Rose, The Veldt further cements their place as originators in a landscape full of imitators. From their days on the North Carolina hardcore …
Noise Journal Playlist: November 19
Hello ppl, this weekend’s playlist include some of the best songs I heard over the last week, and some I played on my Loud Cities radio show. All are in the alternative vein, and I hope …
Artist of the week: Astrobal
Due to the upcoming release of Astrobal‘s Memories of Stars on Nov. 24 via Karaoke Kalk, we’re pleased to introduce the Parisian astral music producer (given name: Emmanuel Mario). He burst onto the scene in his native France through …
Xeresa — Reality
Earlier this summer, Xeresa dropped their new self-titled 12 track LP, an ambitious project led by Nicolas Pierre Wardel, who does vocals, bass, guitars and programming, with contributions by Tom Lugo’s and Chris Webber’s on guitar, and featuring …
Noise Journal Playlist: November 11
Here’s a nice little playlist for you, curated by the prolific blogger Mike Dimitriou. Composer, producer, futurist, based in Paris / France, Emmanuel Mario feat legendary ex-Stereolab singer Laeticia Sadier, Australasie sound as the …
Paradox Obscur talks dark-wave, their process, and the current state of culture
The blue sea and endless sun of the Mediterranean throw a blinding gratification over the landscapes and all souls. On the eastern side you may find the island of Rhodes, so beautiful, historic, and famous …
The Decrees — Sons of Rage
Scottish rockers The Decrees are out with a new single, Sons Of Rage, available in all the usual spots. They chose the West Sierra track from their debut EP to include as the b-side of their new …
James Wolf — That
James Wolf is out with his second LP under his given name and on the Verses Records roster. That is a complex, layered, and haunting instrumental composition consisting of three tracks and one instrument: A …
PREMIERE: MIS+RESS – S/T
MIS+RESS‘s self-titled debut dropped today on Somewherecold Records. A unique album of 10 tracks–MIS+RESS is a solo ambient project featuring only an electric guitar and four effects pedals. Brian Wenckebach, a musician, artist, and sound engineer managed …
Dog In The Snow — Consume Me
Brighton’s Helen Ganya Brown is out with a new single under her Dog In The Snow moniker. Consume Me, the lead track for her debut LP that drops later this month, is a minimalist vocal-driven …
Artist of the week: Hologram Teen
“I make electronic, motorik disco,” says Morgane Lhote, formerly keyboardist during the golden age of Stereolab (Emperor Tomato Ketchup LP) in the mid-1990s! After a long swim in alternative electronic pop culture, the Los Angeles artist launched Hologram …
Tricky – Ununiform
It’s about time–and we’re sorry that this may be late news for some of you: Tricky is back with the Ununiform LP and a new video! The iconic and influential pioneering UK (Bristol) trip hop artist, …
Jenn Vix — Complicated Man
Alternative singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jenn Vix announced the release of her Unlocked EP on October 20, preceded by the lead single Complicated Man. The Rhode Island artist is not new to the scene, having worked with …
The Dayoffs — S/T
The Dayoffs are a Manhattan duo–NYC is where they dwell, dream, and get all the inspiration they need for their music. Their self-titled 11 track LP is slated to release in November via the German boutique …
The Blue Hour — Always
Seattle’s The Blue Hour will drop their new record Always on October 27. A magical offering of 11 tracks, it comes on the trail of their Kyoto Song single, a beautiful rendition of The Cure classic. …
Artist of the week: Pylon Reenactment Society
Guaranteed: This is a special one and important! Pylon Reenactment Society formed from the ashes of Pylon, a band among the most influential from Athens, Georgia, where the frontrunners of the scene–The B-52’s and R.E.M.–called home. It …
The Horrors – Weighed Down
UK’s London based alternative modern rockers The Horrors released their new Valbum last month. It’s their sixth 10-track LP (12 in the Japanese version) in a decade where the band succeeded to rock the continents …
Symbion Project — Bloodthirsty
Symbion Project, the personal vehicle of the electronic composer/producer Kasson Crooker, will be releasing the Bloodthirsty single on October 20 (first appeared in the Arcadian LP). Though a strange title for an indietronic song that …
PLAYLIST: PZYK Liverpool Psych Fest
This coming Friday and Saturday (22-23 September), Liverpool UK is the place to vanish in psychedelia, PZYK is the festival that will destroy you. It kicks into overdrive celebrating artists operating at the cutting edge of today’s …