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out for a while: Andrew Blick, Peter Gregson, Land Observations, Simon Fisher Turner – One Day Band Session 14 [Trestle Records]

Artist:
Andrew Blick, Peter Gregson, Land Observations, Simon Fisher Turner

Title:
One Day Band Session 14

Label:
Trestle Records

Cat#:
OBD14

Release Date:
30th March 2018

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
ODB14 1

02.
ODB14 2

03.
ODB14 3

04.
ODB14 4

05.
ODB14 5

06.
ODB14 6

07.
ODB14 7

Press Info:
ODB 14 was curated by James Scott Brooks who records under the monicker Land Observations, a London based artist known for minimalist, looped electric guitar compositions that progressively layer into propulsive rhythmical instrumentals. He has released two albums to date on Mute Records and is currently completing the third. The session features Land Observations leading the way with repetitive finger picking bringing to mind the guitar style of 60,70,s American primitivists such as Fahey and Basho and more recently Six Organs Of Admitance. The 12 string guitar flows ever forward setting the mood and rhythm.

Gregson’s cello complements with a range of duties from melodic leads to textured dragging, drones and stacatto. The trumpet is also often played in long droning notes, mourneful and with additional effects creating delays and reverb resulting in an atmospheric quality that is beautifully symbiotic with Simon Fisher Turner’s electronic contributions.

“Having received the invitation to curate and record a one day session for the endlessly interesting Trestle Records, I realised it was an opportunity for me to finally improvise with the musicians, Simon Fisher-Turner, Peter Gregson, & Andrew Blick, who I had initially come into contact with during the recording and performing of SFT’s Ivor Novello award winning film soundtrack The Epic of Everest. Gathering together at Holy Mountain studios, our intention for the improvised one day session was to explore the various timbres of a ‘cello, trumpet, guitar, and drone ensemble’ through a series of cyclical drum-less patterns of varying rhythmic and atmospheric densities.” Land Observations

Full Track Streaming:

Video:
“ODB 14 Studio Session”

Recommendations:
Peter Gregson’s “Touch” on Sono Luminus
Peter Gregson’s “Flow” on Cabinbaggage
“Cello Multitracks” by Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson on Nonclassical
Peter Gregson’s “Gregson Richter Jóhannsson” on Mute Song
Peter Gregson’s “Terminal” on Cabinbaggag | Mute Song
Land Observations’ “Roman Roads IV – XI” on Mute
Land Observations’ “Roman Roads EP” on Enraptured

Buy Download:
Trestle Records @ Bandcamp
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Websites:
Peter Gregson
Land Observations
Simon Fisher Turner
Trestle Records

out now: Punchbag – I Am Obsessed And I’m Not Your Punchbag [Mute]

Artist:
Punchbag

Title:
I Am Obsessed And I’m Not Your Punchbag

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
NERD07

Release Date:
10th April 2026

Format:
vinyl

Tracklist:
A1.
Fuck It

A2.
I’m Not Your Punchbag

A3.
Pretty Youth

A4.
You Used To Be So Sexy

B1.
What’s In My Bag

B2.
Pile Of Clothes

B3.
Playing God

B4.
I Love This!

B5.
I Am Obsessed

Press Info:
South London sibling duo PUNCHBAG (Clara and Anders Bach) pair their new EP ‘I Am Obsessed’ with their debut EP ‘I’m Not Your Punchbag’ in one combined record, marking their first-ever physical release, arriving as a Dinked Early Doors Edition.

Snippets:

Videos:
“Fuck It”

“I’m Not Your Punchbag”

“You Used To Be So Sexy”

“I Am Obsessed”

“What’s In My Bag”

“I Love This!”

Video Special:
“Live At The Windmill 2024”

Note: this is not an official recording – just something made by a fan 🙂

Recommendations:
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

Buy Vinyl:
Resident Music
Sister Ray
Stranger Than Paradise Records
Banquet Records
Vinilo
more soon

Buy Download:
see “I Am Obsessed EP” on Mute
see “I’m Not Your Punchbag EP” on Mute

Commercial Streaming Services:
see “I Am Obsessed EP” on Mute
see “I’m Not Your Punchbag EP” on Mute

Booking:
Punchbag

Websites:
Punchbag
Mute
Mute Deutschland

out now: Punchbag – I Am Obsessed EP [Mute]

Artist:
Punchbag

Title:
I Am Obsessed EP

Label:
Mute

Cat#:
MUTE692

Release Date:
10th April 2026

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
What’s In My Bag

02.
Pile Of Clothes

03.
Playing God

04.
I Love This!

05.
I Am Obsessed

Press Info:
South London sibling duo PUNCHBAG (Clara and Anders Bach) today announce new EP I Am Obsessed, out 10 April via Mute. The EP will also mark the band’s first-ever physical release, arriving as a Dinked Early Doors Edition vinyl which pairs new EP I Am Obsessed with their debut EP I’m Not Your Punchbag in one combined release.

Opening on off-kilter piano stabs, the track sets up a tension that quickly gives way to something far darker beneath their restless leftfield pop. Clara’s lyrics frame fixation as bodily and inescapable, from dirt under fingernails to crumbs in bedsheets and thoughts that won’t leave your chest.

“It’s about being completely obsessed with something or someone, but not in a cute way, more in a ‘your whole body is under attack’ kinda way. It’s sort of disordered, chaotic, overwhelming,” Clara explains.

The new single follows July 2025’s release ‘I Love This!’ (also set to feature on the EP), a wide-eyed surge of feeling that reinforced PUNCHBAG’s instinct for pairing pop immediacy with emotional overload.

Speaking more on their upcoming second EP, the band said: “If our first EP was a selfie, these new songs are like zooming in and thinking, ‘fucking hell my pores look huge’. This EP is turning up the contrast on everyday life, rinsing the disgusting dish towel so far that all the gunk comes out. It’s pushing PUNCHBAG’s sonic world even further, into a grander landscape, and dramatising the everyday more than ever before.”

With each release, Clara and Anders continue to push their instincts further, tightening their sound and leaning harder into the extremes that define it – all part of a wider mission to distil the most intense, concentrated version of who they are as artists.

That intensity spills directly into their live shows, where the duo’s sibling chemistry and unfiltered energy have earned a reputation for turning rooms into something closer to group therapy than a gig – a visceral, communal thrill and a celebration of feeling too much, all at once.

PUNCHBAG were also named a Spotify RADAR: First Listen artist and sold out their debut headline show at Bermondsey Social Club, before further sold out headlines in the capital at Windmill Brixton and The George Tavern, alongside festival slots at Reeperbahn, Iceland Airwaves, The Great Escape, Bergenfest, Pstereo, Twisterella, Live At Leeds In The City, Sŵn, Ritual Union & more, as well as a live performance on Made In Chelsea.

PUNCHBAG will be heading out on their debut UK and European headline tour in April – more details coming very soon, keep an eye on their social for dates and ticket links!

Full Track Streaming:

Videos:
“I Am Obsessed”

“What’s In My Bag”

“I Love This!”

Video Special:
“Live At The Windmill 2024”

Note: this is not an official recording – just something made by a fan 🙂

Recommendations:
Punchbag’s “I’m Not Your Punchbag EP” on Mute
all stuff on Mute & sublabels we featured

Buy Download:
Punchbag @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Bleep
Boomkat
JunoDownload
Clone Digital
iTunes
7Digital
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Spotify
Apple Music
Deezer
Youtube Music

Booking:
Punchbag

Websites:
Punchbag
Mute
Mute Deutschland

out for a while: Joshua Murphy – Lowlands [Aufnahme + Wiedergabe]

Artist:
Joshua Murphy

Title:
Lowlands

Label:
Aufnahme + Wiedergabe

Cat#:
AWEP08

Release Date:
02nd December 2022

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
The Killing Floor

A2.
The Fault Was Lain There Too

B1.
Littered With Ghosts

B2.
A Town With No Fear

Press Info:
Multi-Instrumentalist and songwriter Joshua Murphy presents his debut release – ‘Lowlands’ EP coming out via aufnahme + wiedergabe on December 2nd, 2022. Written in Berlin during 2019 / 2020 and produced by Martin J Fiedler, Lowlands unites dark ceremonial tales, a narrative of somber procession, atmospheric composition and evocative storytelling.

Born and raised in outback Australia, Joshua Murphy, to a degree, followed the path of Nick Cave – eventually moving to Berlin and becoming involved into the local scene as a member of various bands, promoter and a club-owner. Though, despite the dark ceremonial emotionality that has always been associated with Berlin, “Lowlands” takes its main inspirations from Joshua’s motherland.

Full Track Streaming:

Video:
“The Fault Was Lain There Too”

Special:
“Milk Me Session On Mutant Radio [24.03.25]”

Recommendations:
Dina Summer’s “On The Road” feat. Joshua Murphy on Iptamenos Discos
st.raumen’s “Gift” feat. Joshua Murphy on straumenmusic
Dina Summer’s “Promise Me EP” feat. Joshua Murphy on Iptamenos Discos
Dina Summer’s “Girls Gang” feat. Joshua Murphy on Iptamenos Discos
st.raumen’s “Hexenmotte EP” feat. Joshua Murphy on straumenmusic
all stuff on Aufnahme + Wiedergabe we featured

Buy Vinyl:
Aufnahme + Wiedergabe @ Bandcamp
HHV
more soon

Buy Download:
Aufnahme + Wiedergabe @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
iTunes
7Digital
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Spotify
Anghami
Deezer
Apple Music
Youtube Music

Websites:
Joshua Murphy
Aufnahme + Wiedergabe

out now: Various – Help (2) [War Child Records]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Help (2)

Label:
War Child Records

Cat#:
WARCHILD16

Release Date:
06th March 2026

Format:
3xvinyl, 2xCD, download & streaming

Tracklist:
CD1-01.
Arctic Monkeys
Opening Night

CD1-02.
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest
Flags

CD1-03.
Black Country, New Road
Strangers

CD1-04.
The Last Dinner Party
Let’s Do It Again!

CD1-05.
Beth Gibbons
Sunday Morning

CD1-06.
Arooj Aftab & Beck
Lilac Wine

CD1-07.
King Krule
The 343 Loop

CD1-08.
Depeche Mode
Universal Soldier

CD1-09.
Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng
Helicopters

CD1-10.
Arlo Parks
Nothing I Could Hide

CD1-11.
English Teacher & Graham Coxon
Parasite

CD1-12.
Beabadoobee
Say Yes

CD2-01.
Big Thief
Relive, Redie

CD2-02.
Fontaines D.C.
Black Boys On Mopeds

CD2-03.
Cameron Winter
Warning

CD2-04.
Young Fathers
Don’t Fight The Young

CD2-05.
Pulp
Begging For Change

CD2-06.
Sampha
Naboo

CD2-07.
Wet Leg
Obvious

CD2-08.
Foals
When The War Is Finally Done

CD2-09.
Bat For Lashes
Carried My Girl

CD2-10.
Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis
Sunday Light

CD2-11.1.
Olivia Rodrigo
The Book Of Love

CD2-11.2.
(silence)

CD2-11.3.
Oasis
Acquiesce
(Live At Wembley Stadium September 28, 2025)

Press Info:
HELP(2) is a brand new collaborative album, inspired by the landmark 1995 release ‘HELP’, which brings music lovers together in support of War Child’s vital work delivering immediate aid, education, specialist mental health support, and protection to children affected by conflict around the world.

HELP(2) carries forward the spirit of the original ‘HELP’ album and was brought to life through a close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, recorded predominantly across one extraordinary week in November 2025. Under the stewardship of acclaimed producer James Ford as Executive Producer, HELP(2) features an incredible line-up of contributors including Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys, Arlo Parks, Arooj Aftab, Bat For Lashes, Beabadoobee, Beck, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, Black Country, New Road, Cameron Winter, Damon Albarn, Depeche Mode, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell, English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Foals, Fontaines D.C., Graham Coxon, Greentea Peng, Grian Chatten, Kae Tempest, King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, Olivia Rodrigo, Pulp, Sampha, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg and Young Fathers…amongst other musicians, engineers, mixers and producers.

In addition to the stellar cast of musicians involved, renowned filmmaker and Academy Award Winner Jonathan Glazer acted as Creative Director for ‘HELP(2)’, working with Academy Films to assemble a team of brilliant creatives and overseeing the filming and art direction for the project.

All proceeds from this album support War Child UK to protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of children living through conflict around the world.

HELP(2) represents hope for children whose lives have been torn apart by war. It is a testament to the generosity of artists and the music industry for making a positive difference towards securing a safer, brighter future for those children. Because no child should be part of war. Ever.

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