Mute Records presents Du Blonde – Black Flag
‘Black Flag’ is taken from the forthcoming album, Welcome Back To Milk by Du Blonde (the new project from Beth Jeans Houghton) out May 18/19 on Mute. Special pre-order packages are available, which include signed copies, limited edition screen prints, & much more in the Du Blonde store, po.st/DuBlondeStore.
Also available for pre-order on:
Digital (po.st/DuBlondeDigital) / CD (po.st/DuBlondeCD)/ LP (po.st/DuBlondeLP)
Join Du Blonde online:
Website: po.st/DuBlondeOnline
Facebook: po.st/DuBlondeFacebook
Instagram: po.st/DuBlondeITG
Twitter: po.st/DuBlondeTwitter
Tumblr: po.st/DuBlondeTB
SoundCloud: po.st/DuBlondeSC
Subscribe to Du Blonde’s YouTube channel: po.st/DuBlondeYouTube & Sign up for updates: po.st/DuBlondeOnline
Du Blonde Live:
3 Jun 2015 – BRIGHTON/ GREEN DOOR STORE / po.st/DuBlondeBton
4 Jun 2015 – LONDON/ 100 CLUB / po.st/DuBlondeLondon
5 Jun 2015 – LEEDS/ BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB / po.st/DuBlondeLeeds
6 Jun 2015 – BRISTOL/ LOUISIANA / po.st/DuBlondeBristol
7 Jun 2015 – NOTTINGHAM/ THE BODEGA / po.st/DuBlondeNHMan
9 Jun 2015 – MANCHESTER/ DEAF INSTITUTE / po.st/DuBlondeNHMan
10 Jun 2015 – GLASGOW/ BROADCAST / po.st/DuBlondeGlas
11 Jun 2015 – NEWCASTLE/ THE CLUNY / po.st/DuBlondeNC
24 Jul 2015 – THIRSK/ DEER SHED FESTIVAL / po.st/DuBlondeDeerShedFest
4/5/6 Sep 2015 – LARMER TREE GARDENS/ END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL / po.st/DuBlondeEOTR
New from Mute Records: Arca – Sad Bitch
Video by Jesse Kanda
‘Sad Bitch’, featured on Arca’s debut Xen and the brand new ‘Xen (????? Edition)’, out now.
????? Digital Deluxe Edition include two bonus tracks, ‘????? A’ and ‘????? B’ plus the Jesse Kanda-created videos for tracks ‘Xen’ and ‘Thievery’. Buy Now: smarturl.it/XenDLX
ARCA LIVE & DJ DATES 2015
24 April – Berghain, Berlin, Germany (DJ set)
1 May – Donau Festival, Austria
12 June – St. John’s Church, Hackney, London
18-20 June – Sonar, Barcelona, Spain
4 July – Manchester International Festival, UK – SOLD OUT
Looper – Mondo ’77 (Official Video 2015 / Mute Records)
‘Mondo ‘ 77’ is taken from the new 5 CD box set ‘These Things’ released April 13th (14th USA). 58 tracks plus a 20 page booklet with sleeves notes by The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess. Includes a digital copy of the new album – Offgrid:Offline. Pre-Order limited edition: Looper Store – musicglue.com/looper/
Pre-Order box set: Mute Store (USA) – store.mute.com/these-things-5xcd.html
Amazon: smarturl.it/looperTTBox
Rough Trade- roughtrade.com/albums/90487
Looper emerged from Belle & Sebastian in 1997, when Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of B&S) and his wife Karn (an artist who directed the early B&S videos) collaborated for a show at Glasgow School of Art.
A limited edition of 200 signed box sets is available from the official Looper store with the following extras:
Live cassette of the 1999 Troubadour show in America, Lyric book ‘Looper, Mute Songs’, Looper badge & download of new album – Offgrid:Offline.
LOOPER ONLINE:
looperama.co.uk/
facebook.com/looperama
twitter.com/looperama
On Mute This Morning – Video bonanza
New video from Zola Jesus – Hunger (Mute Records)
“Hunger” is the third single from TAIGA, the latest album from Zola Jesus- out now!
Video by: BANGS
Directed by: Allie Avital Tsypin
Cinematography by: Owen Donovan
Produced by: Chris Sullivan
Steadicam Op: Michael Klein
Gaffer: Tom Chaves
Styling Assistant: Rika Nurrahmah
Hair/Makeup: Demetrios Stavracos
Assistant Camera: Rachel Adkins
Grip: Motomu Ishigaki
Production Assistants: Britina Cheng and Rich Oh
Behind the Scenes Photography: Tom Chaves
Editing by: Allie Avital Tsypin
Colorist: Michael Keane
2015 NA & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES (zolajesus.com/tour.html)
Jan 28th / Ottobar / Baltimore, MD
Jan 29th / Black Cat / Washington, D.C.
Jan 30th / Motorco Music Hall / Durham, NC
Jan 31st / Terminal West / Atlanta, GA
Feb 1st / Republic / New Orleans, LA
Feb 2nd / Fitzgerald’s / Houston, TX
Feb 3rd / The Mohawk / Austin, TX
Feb 4th / Trees / Dallas, TX
Feb 6th / The Crescent Ballroom / Phoenix, AZ
Feb 7th / Bunkhouse Saloon / Las Vegas, NV
Feb 8th / Constellation Room / Santa Ana, CA
Feb 20th / Sala / Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
March 10th / Schwuz / Berlin, Germany
March 11th / Vega / Copenhagen, Denmark
March 12th / Mejeriet / Lund, Sweden
March 13th / Kagelbanan / Stockholm, Sweden
March 14th / Pustervik / Gothenburg, Sweden
March 16th / Meet Factory / Prague, Czech Republic
March 17th / Wuk / Vienna, Austria
March 18th / A38 / Budapest, Hungary
March 20th / Factory Culture / Zagreb, Croatia
March 23rd / Mame / Padova, Italy
March 24th / Teatro Quirinetta / Rome, Italy
March 25th / Tunnel Cub / Milan, Italy
March 26th / Bronson / Ravenna, Italy
March 27th / M4 Music / Zurich, Switzerland
BUY TAIGA HERE:
Digital- found.ee/taigadigital
CD- found.ee/taigacd
LP- found.ee/taigalp
Marbled LP- found.ee/TaigaMarbled
Website: zolajesus.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/ZOLAJESUS
Facebook: facebook.com/zolajesusofficial
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/zolajesus
Instagram: instagram.com/zolajesus
Tumblr: zolajesus.tumblr.com/
Youtube: youtube.com/user/ZolaJesus
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/78OKNrjc3BvniYTqvpOp6P
Zola Jesus- Go (Blank Sea) Live at Webster Hall
“Go (Blank Sea)” is taken from Zola Jesus’ new album, TAIGA, which is out now. The video was recorded live at Webster Hall in New York City on October 19th, 2014.
Director: Mark Zemel (little-tv.com)
Editor: Jorge Duran
Camera: Nathan Lynch & Mark Zemel
Sound Engineer and Mix: Jeff Curtin
2014 & 2015 TOUR DATES (zolajesus.com/tour.html)
Nov 11th / Berghain / Berlin, DE
Nov 12th / Uebel & Gefährlich / Hamburg, DE
Nov 13th / Zoom / Frankfurt, DE
Nov 14th / Botanique/Orangerie / Brussels, BE
Nov 15th / Melkweg / Amsterdam, NL
Nov 18th / Koko / London, UK
Jan 8th / Neptune / Seattle, WA
Jan 9th / Mississippi / Portland, OR
Jan 10th / VENUE/ Vancouver, BC
Jan 12th / Urban Lounge / Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 13th / Bluebird Theater / Denver, CO
Jan 14th / The Granada Theatre / Lawrence, KS
Jan 15th / Cedar Cultural Center / Minneapolis, MN
Jan 16th / Tomorrow Never Knows Festival / Chicago, IL
Jan 17th / The Ready Room / St. Louis, MO
Jan 19th / The Loving Touch / Ferndale, MI
Jan 20th / Skully’s / Columbus, OH
Jan 22nd / The Drake / Toronto, ON
Jan 23rd / Phi Centre / Montreal, QC
Jan 24th / Fete Ballroom / Providence, RI
Jan 27th / Union Transfer / Philadelphia, PA
Jan 28th / Ottobar / Baltimore, MD
Jan 29th / Black Cat / Washington, D.C.
Jan 30th / Motorco Music Hall / Durham, NC
Jan 31st / Terminal West / Atlanta, GA
Feb 2nd / Fitzgerald’s / Houston, TX
Feb 3rd / The Mohawk / Austin, TX
Feb 4th / The Loft / Dallas, TX
Feb 6th / The Crescent Ballroom / Phoenix, AZ
BUY TAIGA HERE:
Digital- found.ee/taigadigital
CD- found.ee/taigacd
LP- found.ee/taigalp
Marbled LP- found.ee/TaigaMarbled
Website: zolajesus.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/ZOLAJESUS
Facebook:facebook.com/zolajesusofficial
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/zolajesus
Instagram: instagram.com/zolajesus
Tumblr: zolajesus.tumblr.com/
Youtube: youtube.com/user/ZolaJesus
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/78OKNrjc3BvniYTqvpOp6P
MUTE SYNTH Review – Wet & Dirty #TTNM
Here is a very serious review and sound demo of the Dirty Electronics Mute Synth I, a handheld noise synth with a twist … or tilt. More info below. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c…
The Mute Synth is controlled by bridging connections with your fingers. It’s a weirdly fun noise maker and I’m looking forward to the Mute Synth II, which is just around the corner. What do you think?
Official Websites:
http://dirtyelectronics.org
http://www.mutebank.co.uk
MUTE SYNTH II in association with Dirty Electronics
The Dirty Electronics Mute Synth II (MSII), is a hand-held synth and sequencer designed in collaboration with the designer and writer, Adrian Shaughnessy. The MSII follows the first Dirty Electronics Mute Synth (MSI), originally created for the legendary Short Circuit presents Mute event at the Roundhouse in 2011.
MSII’s elegant design and focus on usability pushes through a pick-up-and-play approach, with switches and knobs, in conjunction with the touch controls inherent in the MSI, to enable complex and infinite rhythms and sounds to be created simply.
Mute Synth II comes with a selection of works created using the synth by artists associated with Dirty Electronics and Mute.
Mute Synth II is available to pre-order now from: http://www.mutebank.co.uk/mutebank/3J…
http://mute.com/
http://www.dirtyelectronics.org/
Features:
- Designer circuit board
- Noise generator
- Feedback
- Oscillator
- Wave-shaping
- Buffered output
- Sequencer
- Touch and pot control
- Mini patchbay
- Headphone/line output
Mute Synth II comes with a selection of works using the synth, by artists associated with Dirty Electronics and Mute. The CD features Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle / Carter Tutti Void), Simon Fisher Turner, Dominic Butler (Bronze Teeth / Factory Floor), Kidanevil, Dirty Electronics and more.
New release from Mute: Arca – Xen
Xen is the latest in a line of uncompromising, forward-thinking releases from the 24 year old Venezuelan artist – aka Alejandro Ghersi – who first started turning heads with his Baron Libre, Stretch 1 and Stretch 2 EPs in 2012, before further wowing with his work on FKA twigs’s EP1 (and then subsequent work this year’s LP1), Kanye West’s Yeezus and his own blistering &&&&& mixtape the following year.
Xen will be available on CD, LP, limited LP edition with bonus 10″ and download, and features stunning artwork from long time Arca visual collaborator Jesse Kanda. A limited edition vinyl format will also be available. Limited to just 500 copies, this special format will be hand-numbered and sealed in black PVC and will also include a bonus 10” record of unreleased Arca material that won’t be available anywhere else, continuing Arca’s tradition of producing highly sought-after vinyl recordings (the recent vinyl version of his &&&&& mixtape sold out within days of going on sale).
Meanwhile, Arca is set to perform a series of North American dates later this month. Tickets for all shows are on sale now, with UK and European shows due to be announced later this year.
Mute welcomes Zola Jesus to their tribe
Nika is the sole singer and songwriter behind Zola Jesus’ many creative incarnations. Written on Vashon Island, WA and co-produced in Los Angeles, CA by Dean Hurley, Taiga follows the widely celebrated albums, Versions (2013) and Conatus (2011). This is Nika’s fourth full-length album release and the first single from the forthcoming 11-track album is ‘Dangerous Days’.
In regards to the album title, Nika explains, “Taiga is the Russian name for the boreal forest. For me it feels very alive… very expansive. It represents a feral, untapped world that could happily exist without us. There are taiga forests in Northern Wisconsin where I was raised, and also in Russia where my ancestors are from, so it also feels very native.”
Liberated in the present and connected to the past, this album is a transition for Zola Jesus. Masterful layers of composition are bathed in familiar atmospheric vocals, but a new sensibility is deeply present. Taiga is at once challenging and accessible, and is undeniably branded with what Nika terms a “piercing ambition.” Such encompassing purpose, she explains, would be impossible without a newfound sense of artistic self. The album is a declaration of that purpose; one faced with jarring clarity in both its content and production. Nika summates, “For me, it feels like my true debut, because it is the first time I have felt so open and liberated.”
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