themilkman on Aug 31st 2007 02:36 pm
Former Funkstörung Michael Fakesch follows the release of his second solo album, Dos, on !K7 Records earlier this summer, with a string of European dates. The album is his first since Funkstörung announced they were splitting up.
06/09: London, UK, The Luminaire
07/09: Lausanne, CH, Le Romandie
08/09: Leipzig, GER, Superkronik
20/09: Berlin, GER, 103 Club
22/09: Barcelona, SP, Bam Festival
28/09: Deventer, Holland, Filmhuis De Keizer
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themilkman on Aug 30th 2007 01:58 pm
Following the overwhelming success of their UK Spring tour with the Hungarian virtuoso group, The Hun Hangár Ensemble, A Hawk And A Hacksaw return to the UK for a two night residency at The Luminaire in Kilburn, north London.
These very special shows will take place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 September 2007. AHAAH’s Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost will be joined by the undoubted star of the tour, Cimbalom maestro Unger Balázs, for two nights of celebration of the music of Eastern Europe, both original and traditional songs. Men Djamler and Directing Hand will open the evening on the Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with Benjamin Wetherill playing both nights to complete the line up.
In addition to this, AHAAH have been invited to play All Tomorrow’s Parties’ Nightmare Before Christmas event, curated by Portishead, which runs from 7-9 December this year.
The Leaf Label will also be releasing a digital-only EP version of God Bless The Ottoman Empire, taken from AHAAH’s third album, The Way The Wind Blows, on 24 September. The main track will be backed with a bonus tracks, Vereb/The Sparrow, which is a Hungarian traditional track combined with a Barnes original and was recorded live at the Glatt und Verkehrt Festival in Krems, Austria in July this year. The group will also be recording sessions for Rob Da Bank’s BBC Radio 1 show and Stuart Maconie’s FreakZone on BBC 6 Music.
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Max Schaefer on Aug 30th 2007 12:43 pm
AKIRA KOSEMURA
It’s On Everything
RMSG002
Someone Good 2007
12Tracks. 53mins49secs
Yet another testament to the fact that each event receives its signification retroactively, the debut full-length effort from musician and Schole label manager Akira Kosemura ruminates with poetic reverie on the tender emotions and cheerful obsequious humor of summer’s past. Music of the hushed type, the compositions are fuzzy at the edges, yet abound in detail and incidents that are newly burnished.
The title-track, for one, is a slow build up of steady minimalist piano strokes, dabbed carefully with children’s voices and traces of paranormal emissions while the atmospheric sonics, emitting a laconic light, continue in their legato course. Continue Reading »
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themilkman on Aug 25th 2007 12:20 am
The Atmospheres festival will take place in London from Monday 22 to Friday 26 October 2007. Touch will be hosting the second, third and fourth day as part of their Touch 25 series of events, with live performances from Chris Watson and BJ Nilsen, and Biosphere.
23/10: Day 2: Touch 25 @ The Bedford Arms, Balham, London SW12
1930 - 0000
Chris Watson presents…
BJNilsen
…
Biosphere
People Like Us plays…
24/10: Day 3: The Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1
2000 - 2300
Storm: Chris Watson ¬ BJNilsen
Biosphere
25/10: Day 4: The Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1
1230 - 1400
Free lunchtime event:
Jon Wozencroft & Mike Harding interview and present the work of the Touch artists performing at Atmospheres
1930 - 2300
Concert by Biosphere, Chris Watson & BJNilsen [Chris Watson’s performance incorporates work submitted by those who attended the workshop on day one.
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themilkman on Aug 24th 2007 11:59 pm
Three Murcof UK dates have been announced, including a very special performance at the newly opened Peter Harrison Planetarium at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.
The dates will follow the release of Murcof’s splendid third album, Cosmos, on Leaf on 17 September. Murcof will be playing the following venues:
3/10: Colchester Art Center
4/10: Peter Harrison Planetarium, Greenwich, London
7/10: The Arches, Glasgow
More dates are due to be announced soon.
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themilkman on Aug 23rd 2007 11:18 pm
Efterklang have announced details of part of the European leg of their imminent world tour in support of their second album, Parades, due out on 15 October.
Confirmed dates so far:
16/10: Paris, France
17/10: Le Havre, France
18/10: Rennes, France
21/10: Madrid (Festival De Otono), Spain
30/10: Malmø, Sweden
31/10: Oslo, Norway
1/11: Stockholm, Sweden
3/11: Gothenburg, Sweden
8/11: Albertslund, Denmark
9/11: Vejle, Denmark
10/11: Århus, Denmark
15/11: Copenhagen, Denmark
16/11: Odense, Denmark
17/11: Aalborg, Denmark
21/11: Bristol, England
22/11: Birmingham, England
23/11: London, England
24/11: Leeds, England
25/11: Nottingham, England
27/11: Glasgow, Scotland
28/11: Dublin, Ireland
29/11: Belfast, North Ireland
30/11: Manchester, England
1/12: Brighton, England
2/12: Bruxelles, Belgium
3/12: Amsterdam, Holland
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themilkman on Aug 22nd 2007 01:06 pm
MURCOF
Cosmos
BAY59CD
The Leaf Label 2007
06 Tracks. 56mins12secs
In the five years that separate Murcof’s majestic debut album, Martes, and his most recent offering, Cosmos, Fernando Corona has become one of the most respected electronic musicians around, and a source of inspiration for a whole new generation of musicians, not only in his native Mexico where his success has energised a myriad of new artists and labels, but also across Europe, with artists such as Deaf Center or part of the roster of Erik Skodvin’s Miasmah imprint openly claiming to have been influenced by his visionary take on classical sounds and electronica.
Coming two years after Remembranza, which explored more complex sound and harmonic structures than its predecessor, Cosmos is an altogether much grander and ambitious record than any of his previous releases. Continue Reading »
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themilkman on Aug 21st 2007 06:58 am
2007 marks the 25th anniversary of The Wire. Originally a publication primarily concerned with jazz, the scope of the magazine has since expanded to incorporate most forms of contemporary music. This milestone will be the occasion for a series of live events, screenings and talks around
In addition, Mark Webber curates Cinema For The Eyes And Ears, a season of sonic art and music on film. Full detail of The Wire 25 will be available in the magazine and from the magazine’s website next month.
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themilkman on Aug 20th 2007 10:41 pm
With just a handful of releases under his belt, Mexican electronic musician Fernando Corona, AKA Murcof, has established a very unique sound and is already named as a major influence by some. Five years after his seminal debut album, Martes, was released, he is back with his magnificent third album, Cosmos, on Leaf. For this latest effort, Corona pretty much ditches the micro beats and samples that have informed previous releases to work from recordings of real classical instruments. The result is a superb tapestry of sounds, drones and melodies which Corona will take on the road for a planetarium tour in the autumn. Here, Fernando Corona talks to the themilkman from his home in Barcelona, where he currently resides, about the new album, his soundtrack work and the rise of the Mexican electronic scene.
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themilkman on Aug 20th 2007 12:50 pm
Icelandic popsters Múm have announced details of a month-long European tour to support the release of their forthcoming album, Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy, due out on 24 September on Fat-Cat Records. The album will be preceded by a single, They Made Frogs Smoke Till They Exploded, on 27 August.
Here are the confirmed dates:
24 Nov - Lantaren-Venster, Rotterdam, NL
25 Nov - Mandarin Casino, Hamburg, DE
26 Nov - Vega, Copenhagen, DK
27 Nov - Debaser, Stockholm, SE
28 Nov - John Dee, Oslo, NO
29 Nov - KB, Malmo, SE
30 Nov - Volksbuhne, Berlin, DE
01 Dec - Gebaude 9, Koln, DE
02 Dec - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt, DE
03 Dec - Magazzini Generali, Milan, IT
05 Dec - Razz iii, Barcelona, SP
06 Dec - Florida, Agen, FR
07 Dec - Trabendo, Paris, FR
08 Dec - Cabaret Electric, Le Havre, FR
09 Dec - Kunstcentrum Belgie, Hasselt, BE
10 Dec - Concorde II, Brighton, UK
11 Dec - The Scala, London, UK
12 Dec - Academy III, Manchester, UK
13 Dec - Tripod, Dublin, IRL
14 Dec - Oran Mor, Glasgow, UK
Support acts are due to be announced soon.
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