xNoBBQx Skewer 10" LP (Ltd to 300 copies) - Out May 12th
We first came across xNoBBQx (just call them No Barbeque, I guess) in Piccadilly Records last year when the Siltbreeze vinyl reissue of their first CD-r appeared on its shelves. The Siltbreeze label being a bastion of all that is great in terms of dirgy, lo-fi, transcendental unmusicality, we were thus intrigued to hear this slab. And, we have to say, it was one of the greatest shop-listening experiences of all time. Here was a duo, probably of fully grown men, bashing away at their instruments in a manner that suggested they had never really learned any 'proper' technique. We later read a review, in fact, that put it thus:
"So what exactly is the difference between an xNoBBQx recording and a couple of 14 year olds bashing instruments in the garage with record pressed down on one of their mum’s old tape recorders? Probably not a whole lot, actually, but I get the feeling that’s precisely the point. " (Cyclic Defrost)
Well, yes, that does largely seem to be the point. But it's a helluva point. The Australian duo, in spite of their unabashed simplicity, manage to create sounds that are warm as an old-fashioned blanket, each piece having the ability to induce a state of complete, dribbling mental stasis. It's disjointed, scratchy and 'difficult', yes. But it also manages to be completely absorbing. If you like your rock deconstructed to the nth degree, we highly recommend you dig this.
xNoBBQx will be touring the UK from 10th May 2009. We'll be putting them on in Manchester on 12th May (venue TBC), so keep yr eyes on this page.
I'm now taking online orders for the fourth STATE SANCTIONED RECORDINGS release and it's a real treat.........
Double-bill of lulling, hypnotic noisescapes from this transatlantic pairing. Over the course of 20 minutes, FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE entangle us in a densely textured terrain, each discrete shift revealing more of the brewing menace lurking behind. Chicago duo NUMBER NONE contribute four unique tracks which radiate a turbulent, intense brooding.
Copies are limited to 200 (selling fast), priced at £5 and packaged in a large-format sleeve designed by Bill Kouligas of Family Battle Snake.
You can order using PayPal via the website or drop me a message if you'd like to post a cheque etc.
FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE: A whorl of metal noise submerged in deep, slow moving loops of weeping melancholy (Volcanic Tongue) Visit: Family Battle Snake MySpace
NUMBER NONE: Finely polished sound clusters float like mist over an abandoned city park but before you know it that’s all been replaced by the somewhat scary feel of being stuck at the very same place in the middle of the night (Mats Gustafson) Visit: Number None MySpace
come along to this gig, it'll be a good one::::::::::
**SINDRE BJERGA**
1 half of BJERGA/IVERSON and GOLD SOUNDZ label boss returns for his second solo show in london. expect tape loops, guitar drone & murky hiss of the highest order>>>>>>
**ANDERS GJERDE**
HUMBUG label head-honcho, a real sound con-man. he has been known to whip up gentle tidal waves of bell-like drones and shimmering sirens...
**STEN OVE TOFT**
Toft also plays in the noise ensemble Ryfylke>>> ear-splitting, gut-wrenching noise. He has also worked quite extensively as a solo artist, touring Europe just a few months ago. Expect rough, bottom-heavy soundz that would kill small animals.
**ON FIRE**
free-form crude actionist ensemble. core trio with added help from CHORA:::::::::
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