out now: Stella Rose – Eyes Of Glass [Kro Records]

 

Artist:
Stella Rose

 

Title:
Eyes Of Glass

 

Label:
Kro Records

 

Cat#:
tba

 

Release Date:
19th May 2023

 

Format:
download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Maid

02.
Faithful

03.
Death Rattle

04.
Muddled Man

05.
Slowdown

06.
Jane

07.
Clean

08.
Pray

09.
Angel

 

Press Info:
Today, NYC-based singer, poet, and musician Stella Rose shares her long-awaited debut LP, Eyes Of Glass, via KRO Records. Stella Rose met producer Yves Rothman in November of 2020, and after being introduced to her lo-fi voicenote poetry, Yves spent two weeks in the studio with Stella Rose, crafting the recordings seen on the new record. During a time where things remain uncertain outside the studio, the stars aligned.

Following the recent release of LP’s previous single, “Faithful” (which arrived alongside an accompanying music video directed by Ben Howley), today, Stella Rose shares a visualizer for the EP’s focus track, “Jane,” in celebration of the LP’s arrival.

Speaking on “Jane,” Stella Rose wrote:
“Swallowed back into a dream. ‘Jane’ is a flood of glassy-eyed ephemera. Where you fell in love and broke apart. Feeling so lost one winter on ‘Jane,’ and by the spring, you forget what you were looking for.”

Last year, Stella Rose made her official debut with an electrifying, yet haunting single entitled “Muddled Man,” which received praise from outlets such as Rolling Stone UK, Clash, Brooklyn Vegan, Northern Transmissions, CREEM, and NME. Later, she returned with her second single, “Angel.” As remarked by PAPER, the track induces “auditory whiplash,” slowing things down and introducing a “folkier” and “impassioned” side of Stella Rose’s haunting siren-esque vocality.

Stella Rose introduces fragments of her debut album Eyes of Glass (to be released May 19th) on the heels of two well-received singles. “Muddled Man” and “Angel” established Stella Rose as a poetic force and powerful singer. “Passionate and dissolute, ‘Muddled Man’ recalls Nick Cave at his Biblical best” (Clash). Its opposing reflection, “Angel,” with “warm, folksy croon swells into a room-filling climax” (Paper Magazine).

Eyes of Glass, recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Yves Rothman, combines the poetic soul of Stella Rose’s lyrics with the serpentine sound she and Rothman have developed. Earning its place feeling less like a descendant of what has come before, than a piece in conversation with its artistic predecessors.

Nothing outweighs the significance of creating her work. “At the end of the day, I’m a writer,” she says. “It’s the only way for me to process my feelings, and when I write I might not understand the meaning or gravity of my words but at some point later they’ll explain where I was and how I’ve grown. That’s how I make music: I collect things over time.”

Whether they’re written in fresh ink or are years old, you can be sure Stella Rose has found just the right way to use them to make an unforgettable statement that feels both of the moment yet timeless. “The best work I do,” she says, “always resonates now.”

In addition to earning praise for her work from outlets including Rolling Stone UK, Brooklyn Vegan, Paper, Clash, CREEM, and NME, she’s been embraced by like-minded artists, appearing in Hedi Slimane’s Dairies, the Buffalo Hotel Chelsea Issue 16 photographed by Richard Kern, walking in the Enfants Riches Deprims show during Paris Fashion Week, and shooting major features for magazines including Pop and Downtown Magazine.

The rising songstress has prevailed as a force to be reckoned with in New York City’s live space, creating an underground scene reminiscent of Patti Smith, Stella Rose will be making her way to the mainstage, however, in April when she opens for Depeche Mode at Madison Square Garden.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Videos:
“Jane”

“Muddled Man”

“Angel”

“Faithful”

 

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out now: Inspiral Carpets – The Complete Singles [Mute Records, a BMG company]

 

Artist:
Inspiral Carpets

 

Title:
The Complete Singles

 

Label:
Mute Records, a BMG company

 

Cat#:
DUNG36CDX | DUNG36LPX

 

Release Date:
17th March 2023

 

Format:
vinyl, CD, download & streaming

 

Tracklist CD & Digital:
CD1-01.
Keep the Circle Around
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-02.
Butterfly
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-03.
Joe
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-04.
Find Out Why
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-05.
Move
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-06.
This Is How It Feels
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-07.
She Comes in the Fall
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-08.
Biggest Mountain
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-09.
Weakness
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-10.
Caravan
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-11.
Please Be Cruel
(2023 Remaster)

CD1-12.
Dragging Me Down
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-01.
Two Worlds Collide
(7″ Edit – 2023 Remaster)

CD2-02.
Generations
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-03.
Bitches Brew
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-04.
How It Should Be
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-05.
Saturn 5
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-06.
I Want You
[feat. Mark E Smith]
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-07.
Uniform
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-08.
Come Back Tomorrow
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-09.
You’re so Good for Me
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-10.
Fix Your Smile
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-11.
Spitfire
(2023 Remaster)

CD2-12.
Let You Down
(Edit – 2023 Remaster)

CD3-01.
Dragging Me Down
(Jon Dasilva Remix)

CD3-02.
This Is How It Feels
(The Go! Team Remix 2023)

CD3-03.
Carava
(No Windscreen Mix)

CD3-04.
Generations
(Denmark 2 Germany 0 Mix)

CD3-05.
Commercial Reign
(Rub-A-Dub Mix)

CD3-06.
You’re So Good For Me
(Like a Tonic Remix)

CD3-07.
Dubville

CD3-08.
Two Worlds Collide
(12″ Mix)

CD3-09.
Saturn 5
(High Energy Mix)

CD3-10.
This Is How It Feels
(Robbery Mix)

CD3-11.
Skidoo
(Possession Mix)

CD3-12.
Bitches Brew
(Horse)

CD3-13.
Changes

CD3-14.
Uniform

 

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Keep The Circle Around
(2023 Remaster)

A2.
Butterfly
(2023 Remaster)

A3.
Joe
(2023 Remaster)

A4.
Find Out Why
(2023 Remaster)

A5.
Move
(2023 Remaster)

A6.
This Is How It Feels
(2023 Remaster)

A7.
She Comes In The Fall
(2023 Remaster)

B1.
Biggest Mountain
(2023 Remaster)

B2.
Weakness
(2023 Remaster)

B3.
Caravan
(2023 Remaster)

B4.
Please Be Cruel
(2023 Remaster)

B5.
Dragging Me Down
(2023 Remaster)

C1.
Two Worlds Collide
(7″ Edit – 2023 Remaster)

C2.
Generations
(2023 Remaster)

C3.
Bitches Brew
(2023 Remaster)

C4.
How It Should Be
(2023 Remaster)

C5.
Saturn 5
(2023 Remaster)

C6.
I Want You
[feat. Mark E Smith]
(2023 Remaster)

D1.
Uniform
(2023 Remaster)

D2.
Come Back Tomorrow
(2023 Remaster)

D3.
You’re So Good For Me
(2023 Remaster)

D4.
Fix Your Smile
(2023 Remaster)

D5.
Spitfire
(2023 Remaster)

D6.
Let You Down
(Edit – 2023 Remaster)

 

Press Info:
The Complete Singles, all of the Inspiral Carpets 24 singles remastered and on one album for the first time.

From Keep the Circle Around, through the chart hits This is How it Feels, Two World’s Collide, Saturn 5, I Want You featuring Mark E Smith to the last single Let You Down featuring John Cooper Clarke.

3 CD with additional bonus CD of rare remixes, including 2 new unreleased.

 

Snippets:

 

Videos:
“Move”

“Find Out Why”

“Joe”

“Keep The Circle Around”

“This Is How It Feels”

“She Comes In The Fall”

“Biggest Mountain”

“Caravan”

“Please Be Cruel”

“Dragging Me Down”

“Two Worlds Collide”

“Generations”

“Bitches Brew”

“How It Should Be”

“Saturn 5”

“I Want You” [feat. Mark E. Smith]

“Uniform”

“Come Back Tomorrow”

“You’re So Good For Me”

“Let You Down” [feat. John Cooper Clarke]

 

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Mute

 

out now: Wendic Tambe – Another Man [self-released]

 

Artist:
Wendic Tambe

 

Title:
Another Man

 

Label:
self-released

 

Cat#:
tba

 

Release Date:
01st March 2023

 

Format:
download

 

Tracklist:
01.
Another Man

 

Info:
another self-released track… more to come soon

 

Snippets:
“Another Man”

 

Buy Download:
Wendic Tambe @ Bandcamp

 

Websites:
Wendic Tambe

 

out now: Laibach – Love Is Still Alive EP [Mute]

 

Artist:
Laibach

 

Title:
Love Is Still Alive EP

 

Label:
Mute

 

Cat#:
MUTE653

 

Release Date:
20th January 2023 (CD & digital)
03rd March 2023 (vinyl)

 

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Love Is Still Alive I (Moon, Euphoria)

02.
Love Is Still Alive II (Venus, Libidine)

03.
Love Is Still Alive III (Mercury, Dopamine)

04.
Love Is Still Alive IV (Neptune, Oxytocin)

05.
Love Is Still Alive V (Uranus, Prolactin)

06.
Love Is Still Alive VI (Saturn, Insomnia)

07.
Love Is Still Alive VII (Jupiter, Tristitia)

08.
Love Is Still Alive VIII (Mars, Dysphoria)

 

Press Info:
LAIBACH have shared the first piece of an 8-track EP due out on CD and digitally on 20 January 2023 (with the vinyl following in March), before the Slovenian collective embark on The Coming Race tour later this month (full details below).

Watch the video for ‘Love Is Still Alive I (Moon, Euphoria)’ below.

This is the dawn of the third millennium of Mankind. The planet Earth, which we once knew as our home, is now nothing but a dead rock floating in space, destroyed by wars, pandemics and all the evil that men do. So is the Moon, which once served as the stepping-stone into the vast universe, but later turned into a refuge for the last of us. Now, the remnants of mankind are hurling across the Universe on a single spacecraft, carrying the lucky few who have been saved from annihilation. They are heading for Mars, where all life once originated. They might have lost their history and their planet, but as long as they have a glimmer of hope and a guiding red light shining in the darkness, they will boldly go where no one has gone before – as long as love is still alive. 

The Love Is Still Alive EP tracks the survivors’ journey through our solar system, andt this trip is also a journey through some of the more ‘space’ music genres of recent decades. The EP is an extension of music created for the film, Iron Sky – The Coming Race (dir. Timo Vuorensola, 2019), a hidden sequel. Laibach’s music for Iron Sky – The Coming Race is scheduled for release in 2023, alongside a specially created video game.

Laibach formed in the then-Yugoslavian industrial town Trbovlje. Founded in the year that the country’s founding father Tito died, the band rose to fame to become one of the most internationally acclaimed bands to have come out of the former Communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe, recently becoming one of the first bands to perform in North Korea. In 2019 they released a Laibachian interpretation of The Sound of Music, conceived during their trip to North Korea and in 2020 celebrated four decades with Laibach Revisited. An album of music from the acclaimed theatrical production Wir sind das Volk (ein Musical aus Deutschland) based on the writings of Heiner Müller (1929-1995) followed in 2022 and the band announced recently that diplomatic negotiations are underway for a performance in Tehran of Alamut, an original symphonic work composed in collaboration with Iranian composers and performers.

 

Snippets:

 

Video:
“Love Is Still Alive I (Moon, Euphoria)”

 

Video Special:
“Exit Festival 2021 | Main Stage”

 

Recommendations:
Laibach’s “The Future” on Mute
Laibach’s “Spectremix” on Mute
Laibach’s “Spectre” on Mute
Laibach’s “Reproduction Prohibited” on Mute
Laibach’s “Iron Sky Soundtrack” on Mute
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out now: Daniel Avery – Ultra Truth [Phantasy / Mute]

 

Artist:
Daniel Avery

 

Title:
Ultra Truth

 

Label:
Phantasy / Mute

 

Cat#:
PHLP19 / tba

 

Release Date:
04th November 2022

 

Format:
CD, cassette, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracks:
01.
New Faith

02.
Ultra Truth

03.
Wall Of Sleep

04.
The Slow Bullet

05.
Devotion

06.
Only

07.
Spider

08.
Near Perfect

09.
Higher

10.
Ache

11.
Collapsing Sky

12.
Lone Swordsman

13.
Overflowing With Escape

14.
Chaos Energy

15.
Heavy Rain

 

Press Info:
Revered producer and composer Daniel Avery today announces his most ambitious and accomplished studio album to date, Ultra Truth, due for release on 4th November 2022 via Phantasy Sound. To celebrate the announcement, Daniel has shared a brand new track from the record called ‘Chaos Energy’, which lands alongside a neo-futuristic video created using AI technology by close-collaborator Claudia Rafael.

Alongside the record, Avery launches his new live show this month debuting at Nuits Sonores in Lyon on 27th May, the biggest outing for the project since touring America with Nine Inch Nails in 2018.

Ultra Truth offers a very different listening experience to any of Avery’s previous records. It inhabits its own world of sound, a construct built in Avery’s Thames side studio with collaborative help from a host of friends: the production touch of Ghost Culture and Manni Dee, the vocals of HAAi, Jonnine Standish (HTRK), AK Paul and the voices of Marie Davidson, Kelly Lee Owens, Sherelle and James Massiah.

“Ultra Truth finds me in a different place to where I’ve been before. My previous albums have all focused on the idea of music being an escape or a distraction from the world but that’s not the case this time. For me this album is about looking directly into the darkness, not running away from it. There’s a way through these times but it involves keeping the important people in your life close to you and navigating the noise together. This is an intentionally heavy and dense album, the hooks often hidden in dusty corners. I’m no longer dealing in a misty-eyed euphoria. Ultra Truth is a distorted fever dream of a record: riled, determined and alive.”

In creating Ultra Truth, Avery went back to many of the things that had inspired him to first make music as a teenager – pensive, emotive records by Deftones, Portishead, Nick Cave or Mogwai, the exquisite darkness of David Lynch’s movies and – on tracks like Devotion and Higher – the thunderous energy of leftfield rave music.

“I’m working with an entirely new world of sound on this record. Every single influence from the last decade spent on the road plays a part. Things that have been in the back of my mind forever, warped, distorted and pushed to a new place.”

Elsewhere, a counterpoint to Ultra Truth’s juggernaut breakbeats comes in the form of Avery’s elegiac tribute to the late Andrew Weatherall. Lone Swordsman feels like it’s been created from the same DNA as some of Weatherall’s most sublime moments.

“Andrew was an enormously important figure in my life. It’s been said about him so many times, but Andrew was someone who did things entirely on his own terms, an outsider through and through. He was a punk rocker as much as he was a techno DJ. I’ve always held on to what he taught me which was to offer a true expression of who you are at all times. That’s the ultimate goal. If this record sounds like it comes from a more shadowy place, that’s what it is and that’s who I am.”

Ultra Truth is just that. It’s the ultimate musical truth of one of the country’s most innovative, boundary-pushing electronic producers. And the truth is, this is a record to give you a burning sense of hope.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Videos:
“Chaos Energy”

“Higher”

 

Special:
“@ The Lot Radio 09 – 23 – 2022”

 

Recommendations:
Daniel Avery’s album “Love + Light” on Phantasy / Mute
Daniel Avery’s album “Together In Static” on Phantasy / Mute
“Illusion Of Time” by Daniel Avery + Alessandro Cortini on Phantasy / Mute
Daniel Avery’s album “Song For Alpha” on Phantasy / Mute
Daniel Avery’s “Song For Alpha (B-Sides & Remixes)” on Phantasy / Mute
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