White Hills new video for “Pads of Light”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Here’s the new video from White Hills for the song “Pads of Light” from the new album “Frying On This Rock” out March 20th

White Hills – Pads of Light from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

The band are going to tour all over Europe and North America in support:
EUROPEAN Tour Dates 2012
3/15/2012 Cork IRE – Cyprus Avenue
3/16/2012 Dublin IRE – Crawdaddy
3/17/2012 Birmingham UK Birmingham – Custard Factory
3/18/2012 Leicester UK – The Musician
3/19/2012 Bristol UK – The Croft
3/20/2012 Nottingham UK – Bodega Social Club
3/21/2012 Glasgow UK – The Arches
3/22/2012 Leeds UK – The Brundenell
3/23/2012 Liverpool UK – The Kazimer
3/24/2012 London UK – The Lexington
3/25/2012 Utrecht NL – Ekko
3/26/2012 Haarlem NL – Patronaat Small Hall
3/27/2012 Paris France – Glaz’ Art
3/28/2012 Brussels Belgium – Rotonde at Botanique
3/29/2012 Cologne Germany – Sonic Ballroom
3/30/2012 Leipzig Germany – UT Connewitz-Doom over Leipzig Fest
3/31/2012 Helsinki FIN – Kuudes Linja
US & CANADA TOUR DATES w/SLEEPY SUN
4/9/2012 Brooklyn NY Glasslands Gallery
4/10/2012 New York NY Mercury Lounge
4/11/2012 Philadelphia PA North Star Bar
4/12/2012 Boston MA Church of Boston
4/13/2012 Burlington VT Monkey House
4/14/2012 Montreal QC Casa del Popolo
4/15/2012 Toronto ON Horseshoe Tavern
4/16/2012 Buffalo NY Mohawk Place
4/17/2012 Cleveland OH Beachland Tavern
4/18/2012 Cincinnati OH MOTR Pub
4/19/2012 Detroit MI Majestic Garden Bowl
4/20/2012 Chicago IL Subterranean
4/21/2012 St Louis MO Off Broadway Night Club
4/22/2012 Oklahoma City OK The Conservatory
4/24/2012 Austin TX Mohawk Austin
4/25/2012 Houston TX Orange Show Center for Visionary Arts
4/26/2012 New Orleans LA Siberia
4/27/2012 Atlanta GA The 529
4/28/2012 Raleigh NC Kings Barcade
4/29/2012 Washington DC DC 9

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Daniel Menche announces European tour

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

American noisemaster par excellence, Daniel Menche, is coming over for a whistle-stop tour of Europe this Spring. Menche is an invigorating and engrossing onstage force, whether coaxing relentless and all-enveloping waves of sound from his own body via metal objects and a bank of pedals or in accompaniment to his own eye-poppingly intense visual work.

25/03/12 London, UK Power Lunches
26/03/12 Cologne, DE Studio 672
27/03/12 Brussels, BE Magasin 4
28/03/12 Berlin, DE West Germany w/ Sudden Infant
30/03/12 Paris, FR Les Instants Chavires
31/03/12 Lyon, FR Sonic w/ This Will Destroy You
01/04/12 Geneva, CH Le Cave12 à L’Ecurie
02/04/12 London, UK Cafe Oto Touch 30 w/ Oren Ambarchi + BJ Nilsen

This eight date tour comes on the back of the release of GUTS, Daniel’s thrilling and savage exploration of the innards of the piano on Editions Mego. A new record for Touch is due for the tour, as part of the label’s ‘White Label’ vinyl series.

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Kraftwerk Play 8 Albums In New York

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Right, time to move country. Kraftwerk have announced they are to play an eight night residency at MOMA (Museum Of Modern Art) in New York, playing a different album each night.

Kraftwerk for MOMA

Kraftwerk cuttingly respound to a heckler who demanded "Ruckzuck"

Moma say:

Over eight consecutive nights, MoMA presents a chronological exploration of the sonic and visual experiments of Kraftwerk with a live presentation of their complete repertoire in the Museum’s Marron Atrium. Each evening consists of a live performance and 3-D visualization of one of Kraftwerk’s studio albums—Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans-Europe Express (1977), The Man-Machine (1978), Computer World (1981), Techno Pop (1986), The Mix (1991), and Tour de France (2003)—in the order of their release. Kraftwerk will follow each evening’s album performance with additional compositions from their catalog, all adapted specifically for this exhibition. This reinterpretation showcases Kraftwerk’s historical contributions to and contemporary influence on global sound and image culture. [Personally, I'd have just said "LOOK! We got Kraftwerk doing all the albums bar the mad ones! It's gonna be fucking great!" but to each their own]

Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Performance Schedule

Tuesday, April 10, 8:30 p.m.
1 – Autobahn (1974)

Wednesday, April 11, 8:30 p.m.
2 – Radio-Activity (1975)

Thursday, April 12, 8:30 p.m.
3 – Trans Europe Express (1977)

Friday, April 13, 10:00 p.m.
4 – The Man-Machine (1978)

Saturday April 14, 8:30 p.m.
5 – Computer World (1981)

Sunday, April 15, 8:30 p.m.
6 – Techno Pop (1986)

Monday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.
7 – The Mix (1991)

Tuesday, April 17, 10:00 p.m.
8 – Tour de France (2003)

Tickets are $25.00 and will go on sale to the public on Wednesday, February 22, at 12:00 p.m., only at MoMAKraftwerkTickets.showclix.com

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Drag City release new solo album by Masaki Batoh of Ghost

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Masaki Batoh of Ghost has a very special solo album “Brain Pulse Music” coming out on Drag City. The music on it is designed as a prayer and requiem for both the victims and the survivors of the Japanese earthquake. The album has been made with his BPM Machine, developed and built by MKC Inc upon Batoh’s request.

The machine enables the user to generate sounds via their brainwaves. The project took a new turn after the Japanese earthquake delayed the original recording session and Batoh saw an increase of patients coming to his acupuncture clinic with stress and trauma-related problems. This changed the direction he decided to head in with this project which took on a more spiritual aspect. The album combines the BPM Machine with traditonal Japanese instruments.

All proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross. For more information, visit Batoh’s facebook page

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Free Faust!

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Are you having one of those days where you think “Gee, I’m so bored, I wish I could listen to a recording of Faust live in Brooklyn?” – well, I’ve got news for you, you can.

Up on the Free Music Arhchive is an entire live set from 2009 at the WFMU Fest in Williamsburg Music Hall, Brooklyn. Catch the latest line-up of Faust doing a fresh set of reinvented classics, spontaneous jams and new works. It’s over here. Enjoy!

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New Conrad Schnitzler album out

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Sunship have just released one of Conrad Schnitzler’s last works on a limited edition vinyl release of 500.

The label wanted some pieces in the style of “Silvester Anfang” (the song Schnitzler donated to Mayhem to use as the opening track of their debut album “Deathcrush”, see here). However, Conrad could not find these in his archives so he kindly proposed to write new music in the same style. These 4 pieces are totally unreleased and not available as CDr for ordering on the fancymoon site. Here is a link to download for free a song of the album: download link

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Sunn O))) announce new EU dates

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

val-deri, val-dera

Sunn O))) have announced a few summer dates in Europe including a London show with Nurse With Wound in support.

2012 TOUR DATES

MON 11 JUNE MANCHESTER – THE RITZ
TUE 12 JUNE LONDON – KOKO (with Nurse With Wound)
THUR 14 JUNE HOLLAND – AMSTERDAM – MELKWEG (with Aluk Todolo)
FRI 15 JUNE BELGIUM – HOBOKEN – FORT 8 (with Aluk Todolo)
SAT 16 JUNE FRANCE – PARIS – GAITE LYRIQUE (with Aluk Todolo)
SUN 17 JUNE – FRANCE – CLISSON – HELLFEST

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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy to tour UK with Trembling Bells

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

This UK tour presents the Trembling Bells playing, singing and duelling with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, performing a new collection of songs written by the Trembling Bells some of which appear on the forthcoming collaborative album ‘The Marble Downs’, out on Honest Jon’s on April 9th with a taster EP slated for release before this. This will be the first time these songs are going to be performed live … list of tour dates below.

Support on all dates from Muldoon’s Picnic

Wed 25th April – Edinburgh / Queens Hall
Venue Address: Clerk Street, Edinburgh EH8 9JG
Doors: 7pm
Ticket Price: £18 adv + booking fee Weblink

Thurs 26th April – Holmfirth / The Picturedrome
Venue Address: Market Walk, Holmfirth. HD9 7DA
Doors: 7.30pm
Ticket Price: £15 adv Weblink

Fri 27th April – Leeds / Picture House
Venue: Hyde Park Picture House
Venue address: 73 Brudenell Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1JD – 0113 275 2045
Doors: 8.30pm
Ticket price: £15 adv weblink

Sat 28th April – Cheltenham / Frog and Fiddle (part of Routes South West)
Venue: Frog & Fiddle
Venue Address: 313 High Street, Cheltenham,
Doors: 7pm
Ticket Price:£15/£12 adv Weblink

Mon 30th April – Exeter / Phoenix (part of RSW)
Venue: Exeter Phoenix
Venue Address: Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS
Doors: 8pm
Ticket Price: £15 adv Weblink

Wed 2nd May – Penzance / Acorn (part of RSW)
Address: Parade st, Penzance, TR18 4BU
Doors: 7.30pm
Ticket Price:£15 adv Weblink

Thurs 3rd May – Bristol / Trinity Centre (part of RSW)
Venue: The Trinity Centre
Venue Address: The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol,BS2 0NW
Doors: 7:30pm
Ticket Price: £12 adv Weblink

Fri 4th May – Oxford / Bullingdon Arms
Venue: Bullingdon Arms
Venue Address: 162 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE
Doors: 7.30pm
Ticket Price: £15 adv weblink

Sun 6th May – London / Union Chapel
Venue: Union Chapel
Venue Address: Compton Terrace, Off Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 2UN
Doors: 7.30pm
Ticket Price: £17.50 adv Weblink

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Grouper announces European tour dates

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)

Grouper has lined up a major run of EU dates which see her step away from her song-based live. These shows are to unveil a new performance entitled ‘Violet Replacement’ comprised of tape loops, field recordings and submerged atmospherics presented in a set of naturally resonant and specially customised locations.

Grouper’s live shows are rare occurrences and are always in tune with the architecture and acoustics of a space. For this tour she performs a new collection of tape collages derived from a commission for New York’s Issue Project Room. Field recordings, Wurlitzer loops and vocal tracks from her archives are mixed, spliced and processed live from an array of dictaphones and tape players.

04/02/12 Berlin, DE CTM Festival ‘Circular Veil’ w/ Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
07/02/12 Alte Feuerwache, DE Cologne ‘Circular Veil’ w/ Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
02/03/12 London, UK 79 Endell Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9DY
03/03/12 Copenhagen, DK Mayhem
04/03/12 Aarhus, DK Spanien 19c
06/03/12 Gothenburg, SE Gardaskolen
07/03/12 Stockholm, SE Kagalbanan
08/03/12 Malmo, SE Inkonst
10/03/12 Moscow, RU Aktoviy Zal
11/03/12 St. Petersburg, RU Taiga
13/03/12 Riga, LV Anglican Church
14/03/12 Helsinki, FI Kuudes Linka w/ Tuunsanuuskat
15/03/12 Tampere, FI Telakka w/ Tuunsanuuskat
16/03/12 Turku, FI Dynamo w/ Tuunsanuuskat
17/03/12 Ravenna, IT Transmissions Festival
19/03/12 Milan, IT Spazio O
20/03/12 Torino, IT Blah Blah
22/03/12 Utrecht, NL Rumor Festival
23/03/12 Paris, FR Gaité Lyrique
24/03/12 Brussels, BE Recyclart
25/03/12 Luxembourg City, LU Exit 07
27/03/12 Dublin, IE Unitarian Church
28/03/12 Reading, UK South St. Arts w/ Diamond Catalog
29/03/12 Bristol, UK St. Steven’s Church w/ Diamond Catalog
30/03/12 Birmingham, UK Vivid
31/03/12 Nottingham, UK Nottingham Contemporary w/ Diamond Catalog
01/04/12 Manchester, UK Islington Mill w/ Diamond Catalog

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Michael Gira announces solo European tour

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Ned (Was Ist Das)


Full Dates are as follows:
04-Apr IRE Dublin Button Factory
05-Apr UK Belfast Black Box
06-Apr UK Glasgow St Andrew’s Church in the Square
07-Apr UK London Cafe Otto
09-Apr F Paris Le Point Ephémère
10-Apr NL Amsterdam Paradiso Upstairs
11-Apr B Kortrijk De Kreun
12-Apr NL Tilburg Roadburn Festival – Midi Theater
14-Apr DK Copenhagen, Loppen
15-Apr DK Aalborg Studenterhuset
17-Apr N Oslo John Dee Club inside Rockafeller
18-Apr N Stravanger Cementen
19-Apr S Stockholm Debaser Slussen
21-Apr FIN Helsinki Korjaamo Culture Factory
22-Apr D Berlin Roter Saloon inside Volksbuhne
23-Apr A Vienna Chelsea Club
25-Apr CH Lausanne Le Bourg
26-Apr CH Düdingen Café Bad Bonn
27-Apr I Ravenna Bronson Club
28-Apr I Florence Sala Vanni
29-Apr I Rome Chiesa evangelica metodista
01-May CH Zurich Exil

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