
Official band photo Suishou No Fune Sir Richard Bishop not only delivered one of this year's greatest albums, but also without doubt the best album title. As a title While My Guitar Violently Bleeds is profoundly ambiguous in a sense that it does not merely refer to a full-blown, aggressive guitar bashing sound, but all the more – and definitely so in Sir Richard Bishop's case – to a profound passion that pores from every note played in an almost spiritual way. The title alone is good enough to dedicate two mixes to it, [...]

Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - In Perfect and Imperfect Circles (itsatrap.com) Serena-Maneesh - Sapphire Eyes (Skikkelig Remix) (stereogum.com) Zero Star - Train of Thought (cokemachineglow.com) Paul Brill - Paris is On (cokemachineglow.com) Wilson Pickett - Hello Sunshine (saidthegramophone.com) The Six Parts Seven - Night Behind The Stars (pitchforkmedia.com) Clipse feat. Slim Thug - Wamp Wamp (Pistol Pete Remix) (fluxblog.org) [...]
The drone of Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words is a lofi rumble compared to the earth-shaking throb of The Idealist (as discussed here). I don't say that to disparage DLSODW, rather to distinguish them. Also, whereas I remarked that The Idealist is well-suited for loud listening, DLSODW is quieter and more creepy, more dungeon-like if you will. Employing minimal synths buried with twisted field recordings and other found-sounds, the sound of Dead Letters is dismay and dreary - perfectly suited for dark winter evenings. The particular piece I've posted today from the new album "Old ghosts, new ghosts, all [...]