implodes: marker

Appropriate music for this dark and sad day here in Normandy. Implodes are from Chicago and they released Black Earth few months ago via kranky records, mixing post rock, shoegaze, ambiance and drone with success.

the common people

There is not much information about this american band. I learn that the band recorded Of the people/by the people/for the people from in 1969 and David Axelrod was supposed to be the producer. Unfortunately, he helped them on the first three tracks due to financial problems with Capitol, the record company, which obviously make this album a failed chef d'oeuvre. Because it's almost impossible to make no difference between these orchestrated songs from the rest of the album. Anyway, it is still a great psychedelic pop record.

sic alps: breadhead

Drag City has announced the release of a Sic Alps 7" in august. 4 new songs as short as usual for the band who will be touring in Europe at the end of the summer.
Two extracts below:
Breahead
Can't you see

charalambides

back to the 90s

angel olsen

Dark beautiful haunting folk music. You can find Angel Olsen's 12" on Bathetic records.

sun araw: ancient romans

The new Sun Araw record, Ancient Romans will be released this summer as a 2xLP. You can listen to the first extract on his website. Amazing as usual. Besides, Sun Araw (Cameron Stallone) has collaborated with Eternal Tapestry on a 45-minutes jam out in july on Thrill Jockey records.Here is an extract:
Sun Araw/Eternal Tapestry III

a selection of movies

Il Deserto Rosso by Michelangelo Antonioni released in 1964. The original score (electronic experimentations) has been composed by Giovanni Fusco who was the man behind most of Antonioni's films

Zabriskie Point by Michelangelo Antonioni released in 1970. The soundtrack is composed of songs by Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, John Fahey...

Road to Salina by Georges Lautner in 1970. Music by Clinic (a 70's pop band), Christophe (the french singer) and Bernard Gerard.

le révélateur: bleu nuit (video by sabrina ratté)

Excellent music by Le Révélateur who is one the greatest drone maker now. The beautiful video is the work of Sabrina Ratté. This video artist creates amazing ethereal and retro videos.

Few days ago, I had the pleasure to organise a show here in Rouen (France) with some really great artists. The first act was Prairie Litière. Besides having a weird name, the french noise duo had completely blown the audience's mind with a noise and uncompromising set, reminding me Yellow Swans and such noise makers, which was really good. The second act was Chicaloyoh. Alice Dourlen gave us a beautiful and dark moment of psychedelia. Mesmerizing! And finally High Wolf who delivered an amazing trance-like, multi layered journey to imaginary landscapes, to make a long story short, it was brilliant. Thanks to everybody for that great evening/night, specially Alice, Max, Bertrand, Baptiste and Paul. I hope to have some photos soon.

night people

Night People is one of the best label right now (in my opinion). NP is home of psychedelic, noise, lo-fi, dubby, pop, garage and really fresh music today. Having released tapes and records by a bunch of talented artists such as Wet Hair, Terror Bird, Peaking Lights, Tyvek, Naked on the Vague, Three Legged Race, Robedoor, Daughters of the Sun, Circuit Des Yeux, Sleep Over, Rene Hell, Smycken, etc... All of these beautifully packaged (all the sleeves are screenprinted and designed) by the boss Shawn Reed (Wet Hair, Raccoo-oo-oon...). You can download here a free Night People comp and watch a new song by Wet Hair via Impose magazine.

high wolf / annapurna illusion

High Wolf and his alter ego Annapurna Illusion have just released a split on Group Tightener. High Wolf is very prolific, experimenting a lot under various names, you can't miss him and it is getting better and better. He will play this spring in Europe, so if you can, catch him live.