Hat man sein Herz ersteinmal an eine Band verloren, wünscht man sich von dieser Band, dass sie sich möglichst niemalsnie verändert. AC/DC, Motörhead oder die Ramones sind auf dieser Schiene jahrzehntelang unfallfrei gefahren. "Ihr seid nicht die Ramones, denkt euch was neues aus", textet die Trierer Punkrock-Kapelle Love A auf ihrem tollen Debütalbum, ein Appel zu mehr Mut und Kreativität! Eine gravierende musikalische Veränderung geht allerdings selten kritiklos an einer Band vorüber (bestes Beispiel in diesem Jahr: Dredg). Als absolut begrüßenswert empfand ich die Erweiterung des musikalischen Kosmos allerdings bei Iron & Wine und Ghost Of Tom Joad. Dass „Black [...]
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Nuova pubblicazione invernale per il trio gothic-pop di Brighton, già segnalato a inizio 2011 per il buon "Violet Cries", che va a posizionarsi insieme a Zola Jesus , ai Cat's Eyes di Faris Badwan e a pochi altri tra gli apici del recente revival dark synth-wave. Sempre su questo sentiero si posizionano gli Esben , oltrepassando i grossi difetti che contraddistinguevano il disco d'esordio. Nel primo LP si registravano infatti un paio d'episodi dove la lentezza e l'incedere funereo, per quanto conformi all'atmosfera suggerita dall'intero concept, poco aggiungevano al lavoro completo, finendo [...]
Each of our writers who posted this year worked tirelessly to cover bands that normally don't appear on your FM radio stations, and in the true spirit of the season, here are their lists. All albums are linked to iTunes. To play all Soundcloud clips continuously, click on the play button in the bottom right of the screen. TOP 10 ALBUMS 10. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes 9. [...]
On January 14th, Matador Records and its subsidiary True Panther Sounds will release an 11-track vinyl-only sampler entitled Intended Play . Pressed on cherry red vinyl, the collection includes new and unreleased music from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Perfume Genius, Ceremony, and Tanlines, as well as previously released tracks from Fucked Up, Girls, Cold Cave, and Kurt Vile. As per above, it also comes wrapped in a pretty bad ass cover. Here's the best part though: the thing costs only $1.98. Pre-orders are now ongoing at Matador's web store . Intended [...]
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Este es el momento en el que terminamos la primera parte del conteo de las canciones, hacemos una pausa de dos dias, y continuamos el proximo Lunes para que naaadie se pierda de alguna en dado caso que solamente puedan checar este conteo desde su trabajo o... simplemente quieren descansar e irse de fiesta durante el fin de semana. Pero bueno, me parece que en lo que llevo hasta el momento se han podido dar cuenta que ocurrieron cosas muuy variadas y conocimos proyectos con historias bien diferentes en comparacion a las de años pasados. Si, habra muchas bandas que [...]
10. Esben and the Witch - Violet Cries Facebook / Order CD/LP Esben and the Witch's debut album 'Violet Cries' (which came out way back in January via Matador) delivered ten tracks that combined to create a rich tapestry of dense and mystical fairytales delivered in a dramatic, uncompromising and bold manner. Equal parts stark beauty and deathly misery encompassed in an unsettling, atmospheric gloom and ethereal soundscapes. Opening track "Argyria" hammers home [...]
Before I start with my end of year posts (favourite albums / songs of 2011 / tips for 2012), I thought I'd revisit my tips for 2011... In early December 2010 I gave fifteen acts whom I tipped not for stardom (though perhaps it would have been nice in some cases) but as artists that potentially could offer some of the finest releases of the year, now almost twelve months later I'll revisit the acts and (perhaps) see if I was right or not by form a brief (or not so in some cases) synopsis of what they've been [...]
If you were an individual with the gift of foresight and a bit of financial savvy, you'd have sunk a healthy chunk of change into stocks for the eyeliner business when it must've rock-bottomed in the early '00s. With the goth trend just slipping back out of the mainstream foothold it had so bizarrely held at the end of the millennium, you'd have been able to sweep them up for pennies on the dollar (think right around the time Hot Topic started selling Legend of Zelda- themed swimwear, or when SNL stopped airing Goth Talk sketches). Fast [...]
Brr. It's freezing out there; stay inside instead and snuggle up to Monday Music, this blog's once-weekly run-through of musical beauts from around the globe. Esben & The Witch - Hexagons II (The Flight) ( mp3 ) Glitch #1: Brighton's permanently tripped-out Esben & The Witch return with a typically spectral effort. It's one of those tunes where the intrusive beats seem to still be playing somewhere in your vicinity long seconds after the music stops. [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see [...]
First impressions of Esben and the Witch 's Hexagons EP suggest a sort of uniformity: from its geometric title to the numerated parts and wintry afterthoughts that define them. From appearance alone, we could assume that what unfolds is consistent with the haunting atmosphere of Violent Cries or, if we're lucky, the threatening march of the trio's earlier material. Opener 'Hexagons I (The Fall)' squarely suggests the former. It's a subtle piece of music that peddles the spatial tension of January's debut, swamping the new [...]
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Este año Esben And The Witch entrego un album bastante decente del que en un inicio no tenia como un real entusiasmo por escucharlo pero, me parece que en "Violent Cries" reflejaron muy bien la mas pura escencia de lo que viene siendo el dark pese a que este no es un proyecto 100% enfocado a este estilo aunque en su sonido tienen muy marcadas las influencias de cosas que ocurrian durante el nacimiento de este genero por ahi de principios de los 80 en toda la 'escena' del under. Ahora, ellos acaban de estrenar un nuevo EP [...]
Download : Esben And The Witch - Skeleton Swoon (worriedaboutsatan remix) by KEEPREAL Creative Label - Visual & Musical www.keepreal.org Esben And The Witch - Skeleton Swoon (worriedaboutsatan remix) Some more 13 August 2011 -- Katapulto - Paypal Friends (KINLAW whittle Remix) 27 July 2011 -- Katapulto - Good life (Yan Hart-Lemonnier rework) 16 November 2010 -- Kelpe - After Gold [...]
Esben And The Witch - Hexagons EP By Paul Faller Following on from the largely positive critical response to their debut album Violet Cries , Esben And The Witch have returned with the six-track Hexagons EP . Rather than merely presenting a collection of experiments and album off-cuts, the band have created a self-contained body of work that compliments their full-length album while also standing apart from it. The EP begins, appropriately enough, with 'Hexagons I (The Fall)', whose slowly [...]
Welcome to Tuesday, not exactly sure what Mary Todd Lincoln is doing there but I am going to allow it. I have recently lost my sight and I have not yet learned brail or how to make my computer read stuff to me, so please someone send me a Youtube video of what, if anything on this list is good or not. I think I remember reading, before the accident, that Cass McCombs had a new album coming out. I hope so, I really like him. 13ghosts: Garland of Bottle Flies [...]
Happy Halloween From The Devil's Blog With a witch, a skeleton and Satan this track couldn't be anymore suitable for a Halloween special if it donned a scream mask and starred in a Tim Burton special. Perfect for the post Trick and Treat party. Esben And The Witch - Skeleton Swoon (worriedaboutsatan remix) by worriedaboutsatan [...]
Hexagons will see daylight on 11/7 via Matador. Watch 'Eumenides' (Live) here. Visit Esben & The Witch at their official site. Purchase Esben & The Witch items via Insound. MP3: Esben & The Witch - Hexagons II (The Flight)
Dark Bands To Watch alums Esben And The Witch return off the success of deep, moody debut Violent Cries to release the EP Hexagons later this fall. Here's "Hexagons II (The Flight)," the second song from that release and a track that channels a dark, pretty brood. Read More...
Facebook / esbenandthewitch.co.uk/ Just a couple of days after I mention Esben & The Witch teasing us with a trailer for a forthcoming EP the Brighton trio have released a track from it as a free download... You can stream / download "Hexagons II (The Flight)" below. After their long awaited debut 'Violet Cries' February release you could have forgiven the band for taking the rest of year to promote and tour it, though I for one am happy to see them return quickly and can't wait to hear this [...]
El próximo 7 de Noviembre, la banda de Brighton Esben and the Witch sacará un nuevo EP titulado Hexagons. Aquí dejo "Hexagons II (The Flight), una probadita de su nuevo LP. ♩ Esben and the Witch - Hexagons II (The Flight)
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