Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Neurosis Honor Found In Decay Neurot Recordings Released: 10.30.12 Stereokiller review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nocturama (Mute) Originally released: 2.23.03 Reissued: 8.14.12 Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus (Mute) Originally released: 9.20.04 Reissued: 8.14.12   Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! (Mute) Originally released: 4.8.08 Reissued: 8.14.12 No Ripcord review. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Another installment of the Less Artists More Condos series being released as a tribute to Famous Class label partner, Ariel Panero .  This release pairs Deerhoof with Half Waif and is the fourth of the year's projected six releases. The limited white vinyl release is already sold out, but standard black is still available for $5 at Famous Class .   LAMC # 4 by Deerhoof/ Half Waif All info, links and tracks are courtesy of Terrorbird Media. New Deerhoof 7" out now with Half Waif, watch the documentary of the recording with legendary producer Chris Shaw "Sexy, but Sparkly" marks the first time the long-running experimental band has worked with an outside producer, all digital proceeds of LAMC No. 4 go to support Ariel Panero VH1 Save The Music Fund. Available now though Famous Class. WATCH: Deerhoof on Masters From Their Day with Chris Shaw LISTEN: Deerhoof "Sexy, but Sparkly" LISTEN: Half Waif "Black Mountains" (via Impose) ...

A documentary about grunge progenitors, Mudhoney , is being released on DVD in early December called I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney . There are two teaser trailers available, which are enticing, but very unsatisfying, previews into the film. It will be available to stream online October 30th. All info comes courtesy of Sub Pop. I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney online debut October 30 Streaming rental at Distrify ; DVD to see release December 11 On October 30, King of Hearts Productions will release the long-awaited, much-anticipated, and really very good documentary film I'M NOW: The Story of Mudhoney for streaming rental via Distrify . The film will be available for sale on DVD December 11 at both mudhoneymovie.com and subpop.com . I'M NOW follows Mudhoney's nearly-25-year career, from their early beginnings in the Pacific Northwest through the band’s most recent world tour. Complete with testimonials from friends, music industry veterans, ...

The Evens The Odds Dischord Records Released: 11.20.12 I've gotten through maybe two songs so far and I can't begin to explain how excited I am about this release.  The band's last album, Get Evens , was reviewed in 2006.  Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

The very seminal and experimental space rockers CAN will be releasing a 5-LP box set dubbed, The Lost Tapes , which is (quite obviously) five albums' worth of unreleased music.  It'd been shelved, byproduct of unfinished projects and unreleased B-sides.  This looks to be quite a collection. See a trailer for the album below and an edited version of the song, "Waiting for the Streetcar."  This info was lovingly offered by Mute. CAN THE LOST TAPES VINYL BOX SET OUT DECEMBER 4th, 2012 5 LP SET – 180g VINYL “More than a great listen, the set solidifies both Can’s oeuvre and their approach to music making as far-reaching influences." - New York Times “essential for any fan” - Under The Radar “a masterpiece in it’s own right” - Consequence of Sound “A startling discovery” - Q Mag Mute and Spoon are delighted to announce that, due to phenomenal demand, Can’s The Lost Tapes will be released as a 5 LP box set on 180g vinyl on December 4th, 2...

Ufomammut Oro: Opus Alter Neurot Recordings Released: 9.18.12 Stereokiller review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

News about a limited edition split 7" release from Boris and Asobi Seksu surfaced, which will be a Record Store Day exclusive.  All info is courtesy of Us/Them Group. Boris announce split 7" with Asobi Seksu, UK & EU tour dates including All Tomorrow's Parties Legendary Japanese trio Boris announce a limited edition split 7" with recent tour mates Asobi Seksu available as a Record Store Day exclusive release on Black Friday, November 23, 2012. Additionally, Boris post new headlining tour dates in the UK and EU, as well as appearances at All Tomorrow's Parties in the UK and State-X New Forms Festival in Holland. See dates below. The forthcoming split single features each band covering a song by the other. Asobi Seksu takes on Boris' majestic "Farewell" off of their Pink album, while Boris reworks "New Years" from Asobi Seksu's Citrus album here as "Neu Years", a churning dream pop gem. The vinyl edition includ...

The Madvillian track was merely an enticement, but also validation for Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton (This is Stones Throw Records) , which is, if you couldn't tell, a documentary about the very label that produced the brilliant Madvilliany album.  As is the case with many independently funded projects lately, a Kickstarter has been enacted to help with the film's completion.  Check out the trailer below. OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON (This Is Stones Throw Records) Teaser from Gatling Pictures on Vimeo . All info comes courtesy of Force Field PR. STONES THROW ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION OF INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY, OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON (THIS IS STONES THROW RECORDS), BY FILMMAKER JEFF BROADWAY  LOS ANGELES - Drawing on live concert footage, never-before-seen archival material, inner-circle home video and photographs and in-depth interviews with the folks who put Stones Throw on the map, director/producer Jeff Broadway 's feature-length documentary, OUR VINYL WEIGHS A TON , w...

Noise pioneer, Boyd Rice (a.k.a, NON ) has a new album coming out called Back To Mono via Mute.  "Turn Me On, Dead Man" is a new single from the album and it's like listening to a Phil Spector or Jack Nitzsche arrangement being dragged across a serrated blade.  If that intrigues you, check out the track. All info comes courtesy of Mute.   BOYD RICE / NON BACK TO MONO OUT NOVEMBER 6th, 2012   LISTEN TO NEW TRACK “TURN ME ON, DEAD MAN” FROM BACK TO MONO   Boyd Rice / NON is set to release their new album, Back To Mono on November 6th 2012. Back To Mono is a return to Boyd Rice’s noise roots and the first new album since 2002’s Children Of The Black Sun . Back To Mono ’s tracklisting encompasses brand new recordings - made with Wes Eisold of Cold Cave and New York based producer Bryin Dall ( Thee Majesty / Hirsute Pursuit ) as well as long time collaborator Z’ev . The album also features unreleased studio and live recordings from the la...

Swans at the Union Transfer, 10.13.12. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Crystal Antlers are featured in the Room 205 Live series and I lit up this afternoon when I gave their performance of "Persephone" a look.  I don't think Crystal Antlers get enough press.  They achieve quite perfectly, and with a considerable amount of energy, the laid back, smoked out atmospherics that most psych bands pursue without coming off complacent or lazy or simply pleased enough to wallow in torrents of feedback or purple haze. Check out the video and then read.  This performance is apparently the first of a series of videos filmed at MusicFest NW for Room 205 Live.  All info was provided by Force Field PR. I reviewed the band's last album, Two-Way Mirror , for Kicking Against The Pricks . Room 205 Live from MFNW: Crystal Antlers Last month while at MusicFest NW in Portland, we put our heads together with friend and longtime MFNW producer Trevor Solomon to curate "Room 205 Live." After filming more than 30 episodes and 90 videos in a t...

Consequence of Sound is hosting a video to promote Sleep Maps' upcoming EP, Medals .  This is the band's second release in 2012, Fiction Makes the Future having released in early May, and Medals is apparently based in anti-war sentiment, all of which is explained below by Sleep Maps musician, Ben Kaplan . All info and links are courtesy of Us/Them Group. NYC band Sleep Maps announce powerful new EP with Consequence of Sound video premiere Click image above to watch video "Much of the best art comes from visionary individuals following their instincts into strange and dark places, and that's certainly the case with Sleep Maps, whose Fiction Makes The Future debut is an unexpected treat. These are definitely ones to watch." – Rock A Rolla New York City heavy-psych band Sleep Maps announce their return this fall with a teaser video premiere courtesy of Consequence of Sound. The band's new long-form EP (4 songs spanning 28 minutes), Medals quic...

I received a press release today regarding the Japanese post-rock band, MONO , and some tour dates they'll be performing in England to support their album, For My Parents .  For those of us in the States, this isn't very helpful.  However, the information did come with a clip of the track "Dream Odyssey" along with a video trailer to promote For My Parents , both of which are worth checking out. All info is provided by Rarely Unable.   Blurring the boundary between art-metal and neo-classical, Japanese post-rockers MONO hailing from Tokyo, have long established themselves as the leading voice of epic majestic noise. For over 12 years in fact. Their instrumental compositions are powerful, sweeping studies in the limits of the musical spectrum; from rumbling subsonic lows to dizzying harmonic highs. Over the years, they have developed their vast and beautiful noise into something entirely majestic. Their colossal orchestrations often incorporate strings, flu...

Here's a video of a girl dancing to "Turn," a song from the post-punk band, My Disco .  This is from their album Little Joy .  My Disco "Turn" Video from Temporary Residence Ltd. on Vimeo . Link supplied by Rarely Unable. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

ERAAS s/t Felte Released: 10.2.12 No Ripcord review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Call my attraction to this type of non-melodic, structureless "music" some attempt at appeasing my need to establish myself some wannabe sophisticate.  Or, just understand that, since listening to both John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman trespass into unconventional means of musical expression, some of which remain the most severe and extreme forms I've ever heard, I'm prone to subjecting myself to the free form language of any instrument, saxophone, guitar, or whichever medium suits its author.  Today, I listened to John Butcher , whose solo saxophone album, Bell Trove Spools , will be out this November on Northern Spy Records.  Butcher's sax work breathes and hums, bellows and moans, reaches shaky peaks of vibrating tone, a sputtering verse followed by a more fluid line of wavering stress.  This admittedly sounds more like an exercise than a piece of music, but Butcher eventually gains some level of riff and rigor, almost as if he's playing a song at half ...

MusicFilmWeb's Music Documentary Monday feature, 10.8. SpokAnarchy! Directed by David W. Halsell, Erica K. Schisler, Joe Swanstrom, Heather Swanstrom, Theresa Halsell, Cory Wees Released: 2011   MusicFilmWeb review Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Apologies to any Reagan enthusiasts, but then again, I didn't write the song.  Killer Mike 's new single, "Reagan," is being released as a 7." All info, links and tour dates are courtesy of Life or Death PR & Management. KILLER MIKE DEBUTS "REAGAN" VIDEO VIA PITCHFORK PRE-ORDER REAGAN 7" HERE ON TOUR NOW WITH GZA AND SWEET VALLEY Watch - "Reagan": http://pitchfork.com/tv/youtube/13-music-videos/463-killer-mike-reagan-official-music-video/ Nearly a decade deep in the rap game, Mike has released five critically hailed records and won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group with Outkast for the song "The Whole World." But, in no uncertain terms, Mike will tell you that R.A.P. Music is his finest accomplishment. He'll even call it a "classic." Of course, every rapper calls every one of their albums a classic. The only difference is that Mike's right. The Reagan 7" is the quint...

Mogwai 's 2011 album, Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will , has undergone reinterpretation by a cast of mixologists.  The new album slated to release late November is called A Wrenched Virile Lore and one of its new tracks, "George Square Thatcher Death Party," is available to sample.  This track was manipulated by Justin K. Broadrick ( Godflesh/Jesu ).  All info comes courtesy of Sub Pop. Mogwai to release A Wrenched Virile Lore remix album on Sub Pop   Available on "Black Friday" Nov. 23 as a limited edition LP & Dec. 4 on CD / digitally; Europe on Nov. 19 via Rock Action "George Square Thatcher Death Party (Justin K. Broadrick Reshape)" premieres w/ Pitchfork Download "George Square Thatcher Death Party" (Justin K Broadrick Reshape) here . The ever-mighty Mogwai will release A Wrenched Virile Lore , a remix album featuring songs from their 2011 outing, Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will on Sub Pop. The album ...

"We All Rage In Gold" is another new track from Honor Found In Decay , the new Neurosis album that will be out later this month.  It's also the album's intro.  The track is available exclusively at Noisey.com . All info comes courtesy of Earsplit PR. NEUROSIS: New Album’s Opening Track Hosted By Noisey, VICE’s Music Channel   “We All Rage In Gold,” the immense opening track to NEUROSIS’ anticipated Honor Found In Decay opus, is now streaming exclusively via Noisey, VICE's music channel. The six-and-a-half minute behemoth bears some of the most ethereal, organic resonance, as well as some of the most glacial, signature NEUROSIS riffs found on the new album. Stream “We All Rage In Gold” via Noisey AT THIS LOCATION . The second track from Honor Found In Decay , “At The Well,” is being broadcast exclusively by National Public Radio , and a detailed trailer created by NEUROSIS’ visual artist Josh Graham and edited by video architect Kenneth Thomas is flowing at ...

Ceremony 's new song, "Everything Burns," is the a-side of a tour only split single the band is sharing with Titus Andronicus .  You can listen to the song here courtesy of Matador Records. All info comes courtesy of Life or Death PR & Management. CEREMONY DEBUTS NEW SINGLE "EVERYTHING BURNS" VIA PITCHFORK ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES + LIMITED EDITION 7" WITH TITUS ANDRONICUS ZOO OUT NOW ON MATADOR RECORDS Photo courtesy of Jimmy Fontaine Bay-Area punk band Ceremony are proud to be sharing brand new single "Everything Burns". It's an all-killer-no-filler jam off of an upcoming limited edition, tour-only split 7" with Titus Andronicus, which will be available when they hit the road together later this month. Check out the single and all upcoming tour dates below.   MP3: "Everything Burns" - http://www.matadorrecords.com/mpeg/ceremony/ceremony_everything_burns.mp3     Ceremony / Titus Andronicus   "Ever...

Bright Little Field Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute To The Replacements  Bar-None Records Released: 9.18.12 A band called Bright Little Field put out an album of Replacements covers using the ukulele as the primary instrument of conveyance, Treatment Bound: A Ukulele Tribute To The Replacements .  It's difficult to really grade something like this because, through Bright Little Field's reinterpretation of a selection of Paul Westerberg 's much-revered catalogue, what you get is only confirmation of the music's quality, the mere presence of amplification proven inadequate without good songwriting to make it worth something.  An obvious conclusion considering the source material. Bright Little Field is Jonathan Bright and Tim Littlefield , hence the clever band name, and they do a respectable job with the music.  "We're Comin' Out" and "I Will Dare," two of my favorite songs from Let It Be , are played with necessary gusto and ...

It's been so long since I've seen the band name " Fugazi " associated with anything new, I was happy to see something interesting emerge during the band's indefinite hiatus. And, in true Fugazi fashion, there's charity involved. I received an email from No Ripcord editor-in-chief, David Coleman , a couple weeks ago about Chris Lawhorn 's Fugazi Edits , a 22-track mash-up comprised of instrumental snippets from every song Fugazi's ever released.  I can't claim to have heard the complete results of Lawhorn's efforts, other than the two 20-second excerpts he posted on his website and the clips below from Soundcloud , but it sounds like he takes some interesting liberties with the source material and experiments with disjointed soundscapes as well as cohesive blends. The album is available for pre-order .  All info below came from a press release from Lawhorn. Chris Lawhorn Announces Charity Album Based Around Fug...

Great Falls/Pink City Split (Tapes of a Neon God #7) Tapes of a Neon God Released:10.12 It's good to hear something violent and/or sullen from time to time.  The new split release from Great Falls and Pink City offers a healthy amount of rapid beat metalcore, Neurosis style post-metal noise revelry, Big Black informed pigfuckery and some electronically addled Joy Division post-punk with hints of Alan Vega .  Pink City is no stranger to Letters From A Tapehead, as I've discussed both the band's 2-song "Loop One/Service" single and their album, Designing Women . Expect something dark and loud for the very reasonable price of $5.  Links provided by Tapes of a Neon God. Great Falls greatfalls.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Falls/110748382297574 Pink City pinkcity.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pink-City/118911091519231 Tapes of a Neon God tapesofaneongod.com tapes.storenvy.com You can preorder the cassette...