mohammad: sakrifis

This is a beautiful video from the Mohammad forthcoming album Som Sakrifis on Pan. Mohammad is a greek trio who composed instrumental music using a cello, a contra bass and oscillators. I don't know too much about them but this mesmerizing and dark title is a very good start to know about their music better. Som Sakrifis will be released this month.

hair police: mercurial rites

I am really excited about this new Hair Police's record. Mercurial Rites wasn't really expected and it is welcome. Formed by Mike Connelly, Robert Beatty and Trevor Tremaine, we haven't heard much news from Hair Police, the american noise band. Their last album was released in 2008. Since then, the members have been still active. Mike Connelly with Failing Lights and Wolf Eyes. Robert Beatty with Three Legged Race and his career as a visual artist, designing many record covers. Trevor Tremaine jamming with Warmer Milks among others. Mercurial Rites is out now on Type and it's so good.

grouper: the man who died in his boat

Liz Harris' forthcoming album is a collection of unreleased tracks. The eleven songs on this record sound much more like ballads than her recent work. Beautiful, dark and haunting as usual. In addition, Kranky reissue Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill initially released by Grouper in 2008.

your victorian breasts

Your Victorian Breasts is a great compilation full of amazing unreleased tracks. Here is the list of the artists involved: A R P, Ignatz, Filipe Felizardo, Robert Hampson, Alastair Galbraith, Date Palms, Roger Tellier-Craig, Black To Comm, Eric Chenaux, Syracuse Ear, Hamilton Yarns, Corridors, Pigeons, Alvarius B, Circuit des Yeux, Mendrugo, Raajmahal and Supreme Dicks. Your Victorian Breasts was compiled by Maxime Guitton (Ali Fib Gigs, curator...) and beautifully designed by Darryl Norsen. You can listen to it here and buy it at three:four records.

angel olsen: sweet dreams

Sweet Dreams is the A side from the new 7" by Angel Olsen. This record is aivalable here.

angels in america: tooth hound sand

Check their discography on Free Music Archive. Besides their albums, you can listen to their amazing live on the WFMU radio.

2012

I am not particularly found of Best of or whatever you call that (rewind, favorites...) but here's a list of what made me happier in 2012:

- Mirrorring Foreign Body LP (Kranky)
- Black To Comm Earth LP (De Stijl)
- Mike Wexler Dispossession LP (Mexican Summer)
- Iibiis Rouge Hespherides LP (Weird Forest)
- Grouper A/A reissue LPs (Yellow Electric)
- Le Petit Chevalier An Age Of Wonder LP (Shelter Press)
- Pete Swanson Man with Potential LP (Type)
- Raime Quarter Turns Over a Living Line LP (Blackest Ever Black)
- Swans The Seer LPs (Young God records)
- Skull Defekts 2013-3012 EP (Thrill Jockey)
- Total Control Henge Beat LP (Iron Lung)
- Alexander Tucker Third Mouth LP (ThrilL Jockey)
- Amen Dunes Ethio Covers 7" (self)
- Helm Impossible Symmetry LP (Pan)
- Chicaloyoh Les Fantômes Sortent des Racines 7" (Tamed records)
- Hive Mind A Stagnant Plague Cast Through Shallow Earth LP (Helicopter)

jefre cantu-ledesma: speaking corpes

New Jefre Cantu-Ledesma cassette on Los Discos Enfantasmes.

GR

Some years ago I received an album in my mail box called GR's Xperiments From Within The Tentacular, a fantastic psychedelic album by a french guitarist, Gregory Raimo. Being the singer for the trio Gunslingers, GR has never stopped to play a damaged rock n' roll and has also collaborated with Michael Yonkers. He finally comes back with this new album A Reverse Age out on Mexican Summer.

high wolf

I am really glad to make this show possible. Currently on tour, High Wolf will perform here with noise makers Prairie Litière and solo artist Ellah A. Thaun with her lo-fi psychedelic tunes. If by any chance you are in the area (Rouen, France), don't miss that.

music for tom carter

This is a compilation of various artists to raise money for Tom Carter's recovery. He has been hospitalized in Berlin last summer for a pneumonia. Tom Carter is a drone guitarist who has co-founded Charalambides (with Christina Carter) and has collaborated with various musicians and bands including Thurston Moore, Bardo Pond, Zaika, Inca Ore... Find more info here.

demons: life destroyer

This is an extract of Life Destroyer dvd by Alivia Zivich for the viusals and Nate Young for the sound. This is not really new, it was released few years ago on AA records (Wolf Eyes'label) and certainly out of print now.

èl-g

Èl-g is a french experimental artist who has been active in solo for years and in the trio Reines D'angleterre with Jo Tanz and Ghedalia Tazartes. He has performed with Tomutonttu and a lot of of noise makers. The first title is an extract from Der Prediger, a cdr released on Young Girls records. A dark and cold wave track with Èl-g uncanny voice. I really dig this one. The second extract is a preview of the next Èl-g album Mil Pluton out soon on Alter records and Hundebiss.

evan caminiti: dreamless sleep

Evan Caminiti, one half of the great duo Barn Owl released last summer his album Dreamless Sleep on Thrill Jockey. Mixing drone guitars and synthesizers, he has created beautiful soundscapes like strange dreams.

plankton wat: spirits

Video for Spirits from Plankton Wat's album released on Thrill Jockey. Plankton Wat is the solo project of Dewey Mahood, the guitarist in the band Eternal Tapestry and a collaborator with Jackie O Motherfucker, Barn Owl, Edibles... Drones, free improv, psychedelic guitar, Dewey Mahood delivers a contemplative music based on free music aesthetics. Plankton Wat will be on tour in Europe this fall.

Nazi Knife #8

NK is a french publication created by Jonas Delaborde, Hendrik Hegray and Stéphane Prigent showing works from various artists. They also publish False Flag. In NK's last edition you will find works by Jonas Delaborde, Hendrik Hegray, Spencer Clark, Dennis Tyfus, Melissa Brown, Captain Cavern, Brenna Murphy, Ju Suk Reet Meate, Heath Moerland, Jeff Hartford, Mathieu Malouf, Roope Eronen, Jarno Latva-Nikkola & Max Eisenberg...

swans: the seer

This is an extract from the new Swans album The Seer. This will be probably one of the 2012 best albums.

six organs of admittance: ascent

This is good news, the next Six Organs'album will be released this month and Ben Chasny has reunited with Comets On Fire members for this record. You can listen to a full track below.

psychic illls: take me with you

A new video for Psychic Ills' Take Me With You by Robert Beatty and Coleman Guyon. I've already talked about Robert Beatty's work and music here and I really like what he has done recently, whether the record covers, the posters or this video.

pete swanson: stuff it

A new video for Pete Swanson'Stuff It from I Don't Rock at All released on 3 Lobed Recordings last year I think. (via Root Blog)