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I talked about an ATP release by the Drones a while back and ATP just put another deluxe gatefold 2x7" into the world...this one by Alexander Tucker. It sounds like he's had a pretty diverse music background, originally coming from punk bands, to psyche-jazz, to (sunnO))) to more recently tape, effects loops blues improv.The idea and execution of this series is over the top, the silk screened sleeves, heavy vinyl, they mean it, which means that the musicians are busting their ass to really create something unique full of almost all exclusive original material. That's all I need to take a closer look.Here's the track list:* Side A. Something old - Phantom Rings (New recording of this old song from the album Old Fog)* Side B. Something new - Veins to the Sky (Single Version, original taken from forthcoming album Portal, see below)* Side C. Something borrowed - Rodeo in the Sky (originally by Fursaxa)* Side D. Something blue - Florence Blue (Exclusive to this release.)From Norman records, who loved it:Alexander Tucker has done it again with an astonishingly good 4 track EP called Custom Made . This is part of ATP's custom made series of expensive double pack 7"'s. Expensive but nice.... Like the extra special range in your supermarket, this is as extra special, if not more so. His last album was good but after the genius of 'Old Fog' the young man Tucker had a lot to prove. This is a proper return to form though with 4 absolutely stunning tracks. The 1st time I heard this I was absolutely blown away as the songs are amazing. The 1st track (Phantom Rings) is usual Tucker territory with his medieval thing pervading through the music but the vocals have a very slight Beta Band ish thing going on. But 2nd track 'Vein's To The Sky' steals the show.... the high pitched vocals.... the layers of wonky sounded guitars, and that melody does it for me every time I hear it. Seriously this is the best thing I've heard by the guy... there's 2 more tracks on here that are great but I have to press repeat one more time to hear that tune... Damned it's good. If you like your folk all medieval and wonky this is for you!!
Here's another contest, and you should even maybe get it in time for Christmas if you email me at jdean99 at gmail. The winner will be notified by this coming Sunday, December 16th.
This latest 7" giveaway is a Fuck Buttons picture disc. Featuring two tracks: Bright Tomorrow/Little Bloody Shoulder
Fuck buttons is Andrew Hung & Benjamin John Power, who started collaborating in 2004 in bristol, UK. This picture disc is in advance of their coming release Street Horrrsing that should be out in February on ATP recordings.
It was recorded by John Cummings of Mogwai and that should give you a little clue as to where this is headed. Hunched over laptops they have been known live to play at body shaking volume... full of electronically manipulated sounds, build on steady rhythms, Bright Tomorrow starts innocently enough, with a single kick drum and a looped static sample. Slowly a little melody develops. But it's not until the two minute mark that they reveal their true intentions with this track. Waves of guitars obliterate the underlying dance track and Benjamin screams unintelligible distorted lyrics and the real fun begins.
'Little Bloody Shoulder' is built on a similar simple percussion rhythm, with more massively distorted guitar. It's the kind of repetition that keeps revealing new elements and textures as it goes on. It's hypnotizing...are the samples changing or I'm hearing them differently as it becomes familiar? More ring phased distorted guitars, chords and string scratching, building on top of the primitive beat. Half tribal, half electronic meltdown.
They seem to be straddling the line of the recent dirty electro movement along the lines of health or dan deacon, but combined with something more industrial or thematic, like...well it fits....Mogwai. From the live reviews I've read they specialize in delivering this audio assault at full volume, you are going to feel it. I'll be looking forward to the full length to hear what other trance rock they have in store.
To top it all off, you have Bob Weston from Shellac master both of these tracks and every painful note is meant to played LOUD. A real needle skipper.
If you don't win it's available from parasol mail order.
