GROBLJANSKI KRUG: March 2018

Thursday, 29 March 2018

Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected (2016)

Various Artists

Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected (Tuxedomoon covers)

(2016)

As part of special edition of the classic 1980 album "Half-Mute", entitled "Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected", this is a bonus CD with 13 cover versions by Foetus, Aksak Maboul, Simon Fisher Turner, along with contributions by Tuxedomoon's three founding members - Reininger, Brown and Principle. For this tribute album, thirteen artists have specially created covers of all songs from "Half-Mute" and from the album's associated singles.

01. Simon Fisher Turner - Nazca [3:05]

02. Zero Gravity Thinkers - 59 to 1 [5:02]

03. The Man From Managra feat. Blaine L. Reininger - Fifth Column (Vocal Version) [2:53]

04. Norscq - Tritone (Musica Diablo) [2:54]

05. Cult With No Name - Loneliness [3:17]

06. DopplAr - James Whale [2:42]

07. Foetus - What Use? [3:54]

08. Palo Alto feat. Steven Brown - Volo Vivace [3:19]

09. Georgio ‘the Dove’ Valentino & Grey Lotus - 7 Years [3:08]

10. 2kilos &More & Julius Gabriel - KM / Seeding The Clouds [11:46]

11. Aksak Maboul - Tritone (Musica Diablo) [3:39]

12. Non Finito Orchestra - Crash (Extended Version) [7:41]

13. el TiGeR CoMiCs GRoUP - Dark Companion [4:19]

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Death In June Tribute - Russian Revision (2018)

Various Artists

Death In June Tribute - Russian Revision EP

(2018)

1. Poko Cox & Maxim Nazarov - Born Again [4:22]

2. Alien Delon - Accidental Protege [4:56]

3. Katya Celebrine & NYNEX - Little Black Angel [4:21]

4. Simulacra Esperanto & Satana - Europa: The Gates of Heaven and Hell [4:30]

5. Maxim Nazarov & Alien Delon - Winter Eagle [3:44]

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Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Sol Invictus - Necropolis (2018)

Sol Invictus

Necropolis

(2018)

More than 30 years after their inception, English neofolk kings Sol Invictus release their long-awaited new album, "Necropolis", described by the group's dean Tony Wakeford as "a record based on and brought forth from London and the serpent Thames that snakes its way through its heart" and possibly the final release from a band revered as progenitors of a dark and desperate sound.

01. Necropolis: Portal (3:27)

02. Nine Elms (1:02)

03. Old Father Thames (2:09)

04. See Them (4:31)

05. Serpentine (0:58)

06. Still Born Summer (4:59)

07. Brick Lane (1:02)

08. Turn Turn Turn (5:40)

09. The Last Man (4:22)

10. The Garden of Love (3:47)

11. Kill Burn (1:04)

12. Set the Table (3:08)

13. Murder on Thames (4:41)

14. Shoreditch (2:09)

15. Necropolis: Egress (4:16)

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Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton - Music and Poetry of the Kesh (2018)

Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton

Music and Poetry of the Kesh

(1985, Reissue 2018)

Ursula K. Le Guin, the master writer who died in January at the age of 88, in her final months was preparing the re-release of a 1985 work that had largely flown under the radar. "Music and Poetry of the Kesh", her collaborative album with composer and analog synthesist Todd Barton, was first issued on cassette in 1985, bundled with Le Guin’s novel "Always Coming Home", a dark-horse favorite among her readers. It's an expansive, 523-page portrayal of a future tribe of indigenous people living an anti-colonial existence 500 years from now, their lives ruled by nature and the seasons, their story told by Le Guin in fiction, poetry, plays, recipes, ethnography, a glossary, and hand-drawn maps. Even given those wildly melding genres, Le Guin claimed she needed to "hear the music", too. She enlisted Barton and began an elaborate and carefully considered process that yielded the deceptively verisimilar "Music and Poetry of the Kesh".

01. Heron Dance [4:08]

02. Twilight Song [1:00]

03. Yes—Singing [2:35]

04. Dragonfly Song [5:22]

05. A Homesick Song [2:17]

06. The Willows [1:40]

07. Lullaby—Lahel [4:09]

08. Long Singing [5:48]

09. The Quail Song [2:10]

10. A Teaching Poem [0:55]

11. A River Song [3:14]

12. Sun Dance Poem [1:53]

13. A Music of the Eighth House [5:42]

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Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Landfall (2018)

Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Landfall

(2018)

Over the years Laurie Anderson has benefited from many remarkable encounters and collaborations that have helped her career progress from strength to strength. First premiered live in 2013, "Landfall" is the first collaboration with the renowned Kronos Quartet, a string quartet famed for its constant pushing forward of musical boundaries. The record's narrative was inspired by the epic storm Sandy which was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season and Anderson’s experience with the storm. At the same time, it’s a lament and a wrath at the storm and the damage it has caused. At the time, when the storm hit NY it flooded parts of the city including Anderson’s Lower Manhattan basement that was full of old equipment, memorabilia, and stage props. "Landfall" is a beautiful and sublime work in both intent and depth of material. It uses seemingly simple, haunting sketches of instrumental poetry that explore a diverse palette of sounds and moods that gradually and minimally blossom both emotionally and harmonically over the course of 30 compositions. It’s also an ambitious work that unifies these two distinct and towering avant-garde institutions, classical and ambient elements, acoustic and electric instruments into a singular statement. These 30 emotionally mercurial vignettes draw from equally broad sources and as a result, the music they create draws both from classical and ambient music. There are moments where it’s neither of those by conventional definition, but it liberally blends the aesthetic choices from both. But together, the effect is both moody and evocative.
- All About Jazz, 14.01.2018.

01. CNN Predicts A Monster Storm [3:19]

02. Wind Whistles Through The Dark City [1:59]

03. The Water Rises [2:43]

04. Our Street Is A Black River [1:20]

05. Galaxies [1:07]

06. Darkness Falls [1:56]

07. Dreams [4:01]

08. Dreams Translated [0:51]

09. The Dark Side [1:11]

10. Built You A Mountain [2:16]

11. The Electricity Goes Out And We Move To A Hotel [3:04]

12. We Learn To Speak Yet Another Language [3:01]

13. Dawn Of Thev World [2:22]

14. The Wind Lifted The Boats And Left Them On The Highway [2:40]

15. It Twisted The Street Signs [1:13]

16. Then It Receded [0:52]

17. The Nineteen Stars Of Heaven [2:44]

18. Nothing Left But Their Names [9:38]

19. All The Extinct Animals [2:50]

20. Galaxies II [0:54]

21. Never What You Think It Will Be [1:11]

22. Thunder Continues In The Aftermath [1:55]

23. We Blame Each Other For Losing The Way [0:42]

24. Another Long Evening [1:57]

25. Riding Bicycles Through The Muddy Streets [2:37]

26. Helicopters Hang Over Downtown [2:16]

27. We Head Out [1:50]

28. Everything Is Floating [1:59]

29. Gongs And Bells Sing [2:33]

30. Old Motors And Helicopters [2:49]

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Thursday, 22 March 2018

I miss newspapers

Ted Rall's comics (28.12.2009)

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Mephisto Walz - Rarities 1989 (2018)

Mephisto Walz

Rarities 1989

(2018)

This "album" was not (or never to be, actually) released before. Performed by Bari-Bari Stevyn Green, David Hermon, Mondo and Nariki (RIP).

1. Lacrima Christi [4:16]

2. Dear Familiar Phantoms [3:44]

3. Facade [4:29]

4. Between Youth [3:46]

5. In the Room That Love Exists [4:14]

6. Tales of Innocence [6:02]

7. Spoken Word [2:29]

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Sunday, 11 March 2018

The Accused - They Should've Had Red Hair! (2018)

The Accused

They Should've Had Red Hair!

(2018)

The Accused is original punk rock band from Solihull (UK) formed in late 1979. No official studio releases except two compilations (2014 and 2018). This is the 2nd one.

01. The Bride Just Died [0:45]

02. They Should've Had Red Hair [4:29]

03. We're Crap [2:06]

04. London [2:05]

05. Escalator Hater [1:59]

06. Arrested [1:04]

07. Police State [1:58]

08. Solihull [2:02]

09. Photo Copy Views [2:13]

10. Animal Experiments [2:07]

11. Shirley Temple's Dead [2:40]

12. Wmpte [3:12]

13. She'd Gone Punk [1:33]

14. Fast Breeder [1:32]

15. Generation Gap [1:28]

16. Conscientious Objector [3:31]

17. Alpha Attack [1:58]

18. Hey Ho Ho Ho Let's Go [2:00]

19. They Should Have Had Red Hair (studio Banter mix) [4:29]

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Anabollic Steroids - Carry On Stinking! (2018)

Anabollic Steroids

Carry On Stinking!

(2018)

Anabollic Steroids (deliberate misspelling) are a punk band who first appeared in 1978. By 1981 they had recorded their own material and become a genuine gigging band with a dedicated following of so called "Stinkers". They chalked up around twenty gigs before splitting early in 1983. Infamous for many reasons and legends in South London, their candle burned bright and fast, with band members all moving on to more "progressive" post punk acts. However, a reunion gig in 2012 unintentionally led to the band reforming and so, "Stink" continues into the 21st Century - it’s been 40 years since the dawn of what this bunch from Bromley call "Stink!" and to celebrate this, ahem, punk rock landmark they are releasing a CD and doing a gig.

01. Local Resistance [1:48]

02. (I Always Cry At) Funerals [4:15]

03.Puch Maxi [2:18]

04. Normals On The Rampage [3:25]

05. Tell That Band To Fuck Off [3:25]

06. No False Flags [3:20]

07. Ability Stinks / Fuck Work [2:12]

08. Normal Person [2:26]

09. 2.2 (And A Mortgage) [2:40]

10. Abnormal [3:02]

11. Nervous Breakdown [4:29]

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Thursday, 8 March 2018

Qntal - VIII Nachtblume (2018)

Qntal

VIII Nachtblume

(2018)

"VIII Nachtblume" is the 8th album by Qntal - gothic/avantgarde pioneers from Germany, once founded by Deine Lakaien mastermind Ernst Horn. Released in a deluxe digipak with special softtouch lamination and contains 12 all new songs.

01. Nachtblume [4:20]

02. Die finstere Nacht [4:34]

03. Music on the Waters [4:03]

04. Monteclair [4:14]

05. Echo [4:25]

06. Parliament of Fowles [4:00]

07. Chint [3:48]

08. Before the World Was Made [3:32]

09. O Fortuna [3:58]

10. Minnelied [4:36]

11. Sumervar [5:03]

12. A chantar [5:00]

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Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Sixth June - Without A Sign (2018)

Sixth June

Without A Sign - demos and unreleased tracks

(2018)

01. Back For A Day (Demo 2010) [5:09]

02. Call Me (Demo 2015) [3:22]

03. Sin With Love [3:04]

04. Knife In The Water (Demo 2015) [3:08]

05. Someone (Demo 2010) [3:04)

06. Kill Me (Demo 2012) [3:36]

07. Falling (Demo 2015) [4:37]

08. Inside (Demo 2010) [3:40]

09. Night Before (Demo 2015) [5:43]

10. Never Leave Me (Demo 2009) [3:13]

11. Without A Sign [3:17]

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Saturday, 3 March 2018

The Radiators From Space - TV Tube Heart [40th Anniversary Edition] (2017)

The Radiators From Space

TV Tube Heart [40th Anniversary Edition]

(2017)

"Ireland's first punk rock band"

The Radiators were one of the first wave of bands who swept the UK and Europe with a revolutionary new sound. The LP (which came out 21 October 1977) leads with "Television Screen", a version slower than the single with a distinct T.Rex feel about it. This expanded version of the album is remastered from new transfers of the original tapes. Following the original 13 tracks are the "Live In The Studio" recordings, which feature some priceless commentary from the band as they ripped through their set. Next up are alternate versions of "Not Too Late" and "Blitzin' At The Ritz", previously only available on an Irish cassette compilation, and the "Live At The Vortex" recordings (Steve Pross recorded the band to cassette on 21 September 1977 on the band’s London debut). These tracks are rough, raw and very live, but a great document of the Irish outsiders' take of the London scene. This anniversary edition rounds off with three non-album 45 sides, including the coruscating single version of "Television Screen" - and 40 years later we still "don’t like what’s going down".