Monthly Archives: June 2012

Com Truise Releases Compilation and Vinyl Reissues

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Com Truise will release the “In Decay” Compilation on July 17th worldwide which provides a routemap for the musical journey of producer Seth Haley aka Com Truise through the history of electronic music. “In Decay” comprises unreleased, early recordings and encompasses 13 tracks that have previously been either only available as demos online or are entirely unheard tracks dating from before Haley’s official releases (Cyanide Sisters EP, Galactic Melt, and last year’s Fairlight EP).

“In Decay” Tracklist:
01. Open
02. 84′ Dreamin
03. Dreambender
04. Controlpop
05. Colorvision
06. Alfa Beach
07. Stop 08. Klymaxx
09. Yxes
10. Smily Cyclops
11. Video Arkade
12. Data Kiss
13. Closed

Listen to Open lifted from “In Decay” below.

In addition to “In Decay”, Ghostly International and Com Truise have repressed the vinyl version of Galactic Melt (Redux) and are offering the Cyanide Sisters EP on vinyl for the first time ever. Both releases come with a slight change in artwork from the originals and the redux of Galactic Melt comes with a slight change in packaging.

Tour Dates
06.30 Istanbul, TR @ Mono Istanbul
08.17 Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop
08.15 London, UK @ XOYO
08.16 Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s
08.18 Trondheim, NO @ Klubben
08.19 Oslo, NO @ Revolver
09.02 Chicago, IL @ North Coast Music Festival

Music Video Addiction: Sunday June 24, 2012 Edition

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We’re back with another edition of the weekly music video addiction picks. This week is themeless, just good videos. Take a listen / view, and make sure to share and / or leave a comment since we love to hear from you. We hope you enjoy the tracks as much as us.

Purity Ring: Belispeak - loving the dark synth sound on this track.

Recondite: Tie In (Acid Test)  - so mellow but loving this track.

Ghosting Season: Far End Of The Graveyard - cool video.

Baio: Sunburn Modern - suntanning mannequins…can’t beat it.

The Timelords: Doctorin’ The Tardis - The KLF before they were called KLF.

Morrissey: Everyday Is Like Sunday - sometimes I wish this was true.

Thanks for watching this edition. We’ll be back again next Sunday to offer up some more videos for your eyes and ears, so pop back in again for more music vids and look back in the archives for older editions.

Thanks,
Cameron from Culture Addicts

Thurston Moore Announces New Band

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Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore has announced his new band, Chelsea Light Moving and they have released their first track, Burroughs. The song was recorded during a session in the springtime of 2012 and was inspired by the last words of writer William S. Burroughs.

MP3: Chelsea Light Moving – Burroughs

Burroughs was recorded and mixed May 18-20, 2012, by Justin Pizzoferrato at Sonelab, Easthampton, MA.

Chelsea Light Moving are…
Thurston Moore (guitar/vocals/songwriter)
Keith Wood (guitar)
Samara Lubelski (bass)
John Moloney (drums)

The band have promised ‘More tunes, more damage. Another song comes yr way in a week, even sicker.’ and we are looking forward to it.

The Presets Announce New Album & Live Dates

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Today, The Presets announced their new album, “Pacifica”, will be released in September through Casablanca. Featuring 10 tracks, Pacifica was produced by the band – Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes – and mixed in LA with Tony Hoffer.

It has been more than 4 years since The Presets released their sophomore album, “Apocalypso” which spawned 5 hit singles and exceeded Triple Platinum sales in their native Australia. The Presets received out 6 ARIA and ARIA artisan awards (including Album of The Year, Best Group, and Best Dance Release) at the 2008 ARIA Awards, and “Apocalypso” also received Triple J’s ‘J Award’ for Album of The Year.

A mysterious video and webpage (http://youthintrouble.com/) have recently surfaced which has been retweeted by label Modular People so it is rumoured that it may be a teaser for the band’s new single. There have also been rumours online relating to the posted video that the Presets have gone dubstep but Modular has firmly denied this is the case (luckily). There is also a code 0900290612 on the website that may represent the full video release details of 9 am on 29th June 2012.


You can now order a limited-edition version of the album featuring CD / Vinyl / digital download code coupled with a hardcover book filled with expanded artwork plus a limited edition lithograph that is numbered and signed by the band. All this is housed in a 12″ case with a lenticular cover. Pre-order it here.

In support of the album, The Presets will be playing some dates later this year.

Parklife 2102 dates:
09/29 – Parklife Brisbane @ Riverstage and Botanic Gardens, QLD
09/30 – Parklife Sydney @ Kippax Lake Moore Park, NSW
10/1 – Parklife Perth @ Wellington Square, WA
10/6 – Parklife Melbourne @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl, VIC
10/7 – Parklife Adelaide @ Botanic Park, SA

North American tour dates:
10/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival
10/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/19 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/21 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
10/23 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
10/28 – Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theatre

Watch the video for Are You The One? from their debut album, “Beams”.


For more information on The Presets, visit www.thepresets.com.

Cat Power Announces New Album + Releases Track

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Cat Power today announced that she will be releasing “Sun”, her first album of original material from in more than six years. Chan Marshall aka Cat Power performed and produced “Sun” herself in various locations including a studio she built in Malibu. The album is set for release on September 4.

Listen to the Ruin lifted from “Sun” below.

MP3: Cat Power – Ruin

Track listing:
Cherokee
Sun
Ruin
3,6,9
Always On My Own
Real Life
Human Being
Manhattan
Silent Machine
Nothin But Time
Peace And Love

The album was produced by Chan Marshall and mixed by Philippe Zdar.

For more information on Cat Power, visit catpowermusic.com.

NXNE 2012: Doldrums @ Wrongbar June 16

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It’s been a while since I saw Doldrums play live in their warehouse space, but they have really developed their sound since that show. They are a 3 piece in the current configuration of the band, made up synths, effects, sampler, and electronic / acoustic drums. Brothers Airick and Daniel work together to create a really unique vocal sound by harmonizing and using effects on one of the vocals.

Doldrums are doing something completely different than what is out there in electronic music today with the spacey atmospheric vocals and very bass heavy tribal / rave drum beats (in the live setting at least). Airick acts as a new age conductor leading his bandmates and the audience through a highly danceable, propulsive set. He keeps the other two members in check as he lays down the frantic samples and base rhythms.

MP3: Doldrums – Egypt

Even though there is a lot of buzz around Doldrums, they definitely deliver on the hype with a fun danceable live set and energetic performance. I would go to see them in heartbeat when their next show pops up on the calendar. During their Wrongbar set for NXNE 2012 (one of a number of performances during the festival), they played a new track that fit very nicely in with the rest of the set which came in just under 30 mins.

For more information on Doldrums, visit www.endlessdoldrums.com.

Music Video Addiction: Sunday June 17, 2012 Edition

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In this edition of the music video picks, it is NXNE 2012 inspired. We have picked videos from bands who played / have some connection to the festival this year (except one vid but we had to throw it in since it is so good). Take a listen / view, and make sure to share and / or leave a comment since we love to hear from you. We hope you enjoy the tracks as much as us.

DZ Deathrays: The Mess Up - cool aussie rock.

Yamantaka / Sonic Titan: Hoshi Neko - the surprise band at Sneaky Dee’s last night.

Wu-tang Clan: Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ - members of Wu-tang playing tonight.

HiFi Phantom: Geography - spacey lo-fi indie out of Toronto.

Kontravoid: Silent Visions - some nice dark electronic.

CFCF: Exercise # 3 (Building) - they didn’t play this year, but it’s new and had to share.

Thanks for watching this edition. We’ll be back again next Sunday to offer up some more videos for your eyes and ears, so pop back in again for more music vids and look back in the archives for older editions.

Thanks,
Cameron from Culture Addicts