Sonic Attack (Psychedelic Warlords), the Acid Mother’s Temple / White Hills split 7″ is one of three special limited edition releases by Irish record label Trensmat celebrating Hawkwind’s heyday with cover versions by contemporary bands.
The artwork by Johnnyo from Rocket who's own work has been massively influenced by Barney Bubbles was an attempt at a remix of the creations which inspired him so much over the years.
For further reading on this visit this excellent link
We are very proud to announce the release of 'Camden Brain Slurry' on our great friends Rocket Records. It is a split 12" release with the wonderful White Hills,who's offering for this slab of vinyl is 'I Will Find Peace of Mind'.
It's the first in a series entitled 'Collisions',this the first volume comes in a limited run of 1000 copies with 300 on orange vinyl and only 150 with a limited numbered art print. It comes in a die cut sleeve and insert with outstanding artwork we have come to expect from Johnny 'O. Unfortunately they managed to get the labels the wrong way round but once you are aware of this it shouldn't impair the aural experience contained within the grooves of this fine item. It is released on Monday 20th April and can be ordered from Cargo Records or purchased from your local Independent Record Shop.
To mark the release we are playing the 'Stoned Hand of Doom' Festival in Rome on Saturday 17th May at INIT. White Hills will also be playing that night as part of their European tour. Tickets are 15euros and are available from shod_tickets@hotmail.it,doors are at 16.00hrs and we will be headlining. Look forward to seeing you there !
The amazing Australian band Grey Daturas are over here for a European tour and are playing two London shows at Café Oto in Dalston on Sunday 19th with ‘Ashtray Navigations’ in support, and then at Bardens Boudoir also in Dalston on Thursday 24th with the very mighty ‘Big Naturals’ supporting.
There may also be a free secret ‘warm-up’ show in Hackney on Saturday (18th) as well...if you are interested contact us by e-mail (via the website) and we will keep you updated.
The full dates of the tour are:
April:
18th, Sat: London, UK: Free warm-up in Hackney TBC
19th, Sun: London, UK: CAFÉ Oto
22nd, Wed:Glasgow, Scotland: 13 Note Cafe
23rd, Thurs:London, UK: Bardens Boudoir
24th, Fri:Amsterdam, Netherlands: Occii
25th, Sat:Tilburg, Netherlands - Roadburn fest
26th: Sun: Lille, France: La Malterie
27th: Mon: Paris, France: La Mécanique Ondulatoire
28th, Tues: Lons, France: Localypse 2 w/ Monarch hero
29th, Wed: Bilbao, Spain: El Balcon de la Lola w/ Year of no Light
30th, Thurs: Gijon, Spain: Bola 8 w/ Year of no Light
May:
1st, Fri: Porto, Portugal: SWR Barroselas Festival w/ Year of no Light
2nd, Sat: Lisbon, Portugal:ZdB
3rd, Sun: Madrid, Spain:Wurlitzer Ballroomw/ ASVA + AATHMA
4th, Mon: Badalona (Just outside of Barcelona) Spain: ESTRAPERLO (CLUB DEL RITME)
5th, Tues: Geneva, Switzerland: L’Usine w/ Rorcal
6th, Wed: France, Lyon: Sonic Lyon
7th, Thurs: Munich, Germany:Sunny Red: w/ Rorcal
9th: Sat: Berlin, Germany: Schokoladen Mitte
10th: Sun: Rostock, Germany: Ms Stubnitz w/ Nadka
11th, Mon: Copenhagen, Denmark: Club Adorno w/ Habsyll (Fr)
23/04/2009 at 20:00 Barden’s Boudoir w/ The Big Naturals (Rocket Recordings) 36 Stoke Newington Rd, London, N16 7XJ, London
'Path of Niners' review by Julian Cope from last year...but in case you missed it:
And if you need more of that 'Fall Of Empires' tidal wave, you know, the kind perpetrated by contemporary ensembles such as the Angelic Process and Nadja, then make sure you seize any opportunity to grab a copy of PATH OF NINERS, the latest work by Australia's mighty trio Grey Daturas. Finally securing its UK release on the venerable Bristol label Rocket Recordings, this new album is an outrageous tumult of sound, a raging Ragnarok of in-yer-face-ness, sounding as though Allah - suddenly alerted by the Christian God to the fact that we in the West don't believe in any of 'em - has thrown such a hissy fit that he's torn Britain in half and proceeded to hammer Europe into oblivion using a large piece of Scotland.
Collisions V.1 Format: Heavy Vinyl LP (Orange / Black Vinyl) Catalogue Number: LAUNCH033LP Number of Discs: 1 Release Date: 20 April 2009
Rocket Recordings are proud to announce the release of the all new Collision Series. We celebrate Volume 1 of this series by coupling together two monolithic fuzzed transmissions by gods of heavy psychedelia, New Yorks White Hills and the UK legends The Heads.
The record survey’s both bands voyage towards a single lengthy Incursion, a whole side of burnout bliss. Each track will navigate the listener to explore Rocket flight paths until he/she is gasping for time in the air lock. White Hills ‘I Will Find Peace of Mind’ traces paths explored on previous Rocket favourite Heads on Fire (Launch 029), but this time the journey expands till it kicks the dust storms into a spacerock void. The slow pulse of pounding bass and pendulums of fuzz guitar swirl like a battle against unleashed elements, lost in the bottomless depths of the cosmos. Head for the wind, dark and frozen. Finally the whole piece concludes with a field recording gradually fading out into eternity. A parallel previously harvested by the freaks of Finland in the early 70’s. (Vocal Track)
With an all together heavier payload, The Heads ‘Camden Brain Slurry’ pilots further uncharted territory. From the off, the thrust of the entire band pummel the onboard circuits until the propulsion dials are teetering in the red, until it’s eventually time to bailout in a free fall haze of fuzz and feeback. Then the fun begins. In microbursts of repetitive transmission’s The Heads signal the ether before the engines are re-fired in hypnotic thrusts of distortion, eventually suffocating you until your brain screams for release. This is when we resume our journey with The Heads marching on in a Krautrock blitz until red eyes have taken them and you have to lower your landing gear. (Instrumental)
(It has also come to our attention that the labels on the new Heads/White Hills split 12 inch have been manufactured incorrectly, they don't seem to correlate with the titles on the back of the sleeve, I'm sure fans of both bands will recognise which tracks are which)
There are many reasons why one purchases a particular album. Usually it is because of the music found in the grooves. Sometimes it is a recommendation from a friend…other times it might be the artwork or packaging. In the case of this album, Thunderbolt Pagoda’s S/T , for me it was purely a purchase based on its packaging. Upon going to Mutant Music’s website (http://www.mutantmusic.com) I purchased the album based on the packaging alone. Limited to 360 copies…housed in a box with silk screened cover and poster. At that time I could care less what the music was like…this was a great looking piece of art that I had to have! Once I received the album I was blown away by the music that rested in the grooves.
Thunderbolt Pagoda is one of those bands that is taking Cosmic Music into the 21st Century. The four tracks that grace the LP are fantastic space voyages that float in and out of punishing riffs and epic soundscapes that fly into the far reaches of the universe. This music is far-out! The opening track, Horizon on Fire, has an eastern twinge to it. The guitar work is reminiscent of a meeting between Erkin Koray and Syd Barrett during his Floyd years. Searing shards of guitar cut through the repetitive riff that the rhythm section so effortlessly raise and lower in intensity.
On the second track, The Watcher, the band kicks it off right away with a bombastic riff that quickly eases into a Krautrock-esque groove that is played with the intensity of street punks on a speed binge. Vocals are just where I like them…in the mix…layered with echo and reverb. Synths pop in and out adding a other worldliness to the proceedings. The rhythm section once again glues everything together with dynamics that are missing in so much music today. .Dynamics…what a wonderful thing!
Side Two, takes the trip even deeper with Release the Krakken Parts 1 & 2. Dark and foreboding…this is not music for the meek. The track begins with a mantra like montage of electronics and what appears to be guitar…summonsing the listener into a hypnotic state. Just when you have reached that meditative state the band kicks in full force with a monster of a riff. After being pummeled by the riff the track fades into deep space and floats away with another fantastic groove.
This album is spatial, heavy, and ominous. The stark artwork fits the music perfectly. I highly recommend this LP to anyone into heavy deep space music. Much thanks goes out to Chris Reeder for pointing me in the direction of this album. Without him I might have missed out on this masterpiece. Thanks Chris!
RITES OF SPRING PARTY THIS FRIDAY 20th MARCH AT CORSICA STUDIOS LONDON:
Kelpe Live The Oscillation Live Alexander Tucker Live The Fear Live Cyclones Live Teeth Of The Sea DJ Cherrystones Muscleheads DJ Stuart Souter DJ
This Friday's vernal equinox promises a night of wild excitement as The Oscillation and Kelpe break from their Live slumber to play one off shows in the beguiling surroundings of Corsica Studios. They will be joined on the night by the fantastic Alexander Tucker, also two errant members of Chrome Hoof will be performing for the first time in the UK as The Fear, Teeth Of The Sea bring their post rock mariachi doom, not to mention the frenetic rock 'n' roll dervish of Cyclones. DJ support comes form Cherrystones, Muscleheads and Stuart Souter. Should you need other distractions there will also be live projections and an absinthe parlour!!!
Coming Soon, The Heads & White Hills Split 12" - Collisions V.1 Rocket Recordings Launch 033, Limited 12 inch LP 300 Orange & 700 Black Vinyl Released April 20th
I am pleased to announce that WHITE HILLS has just joined forces with the prestigious indie THRILL JOCKEY Records! We are extremely happy to be part of such an outstanding label as Thrill Jockey and look forward to long relationship with them.
Thrill Jockey will initially be releasing a vinyl version of HEADS ON FIRE. The album will also finally be available via all major online stores as well. We will be going into the studio after our upcoming European tour (all dates listed at the bottom of this email) to record our proper debut for the label. Thrill Jockey will also be distributing in North America our upcoming split LP with The Heads that Rocket Recordings is releasing this coming April. Besides that Thrill Jockey will be distributing our privately released albums Glitter Glamour Atrocity, the second pressing of the recent LP A Little Bliss Forever, and various upcoming CD-r releases.
Thrill Jockey's press release about the signing is below. Thanks to everyone for your continued support...without you we would not be here! -dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thrill Jockey is pleased to announce that White Hills will be joining the Thrill Jockey roster. White Hills are Dave W., Ego Sensation, and Chris Turco. Based in New York, New York, the band has released albums for London's Rocket Recordings, Julian Cope's label Fuck Off and DI as well as several small edition CDs and LPs on Drug Space, their own label. Their debut "Glitter Glamour Atrocity" made in an edition of 1000 will be available from Thrill Jockey but there are only a few hundred left. Thrill Jockey will also be distributing their most recent LP only release "A Little Bliss Forever" whose first edition was 300. The second edition of 300 should be available in early April. Thrill Jockey will also be issuing "Heads On Fire" on LP for the first time this spring as well as distributing in North America the Rocket 12" split between White Hills and The Heads limited to 1000 copies world-wide and out late April. There is also rumored to be another White Hills / White Pee split coming on Drug Space. The last White Hills / White Pee split was encased in wood and sold out in a nano second.
White Hills debut appearance for Thrill Jockey will be on "Record Storeism" released in April. This limited LP being made for Record Store Day (silly us we thought EVERY DAY WAS RECORD STORE DAY) will also include Tortoise, Trans Am featuring Tim Soete, Mountains and Double Dagger who all contribute unreleased tracks (for more information contact Thrill Jockey). White Hills will be touring in the spring before completing their new album for Thrill Jockey.
Feb 28 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel w/Jack Rose, Headdress Mar 25 Brooklyn, NY Don Pedro's w/La Otracina, Headdress Apr 4 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool w/Gunslingers, Terminal Lovers Apr 7 New York, NY Cake Shop w/Gunslingers, Bogan Dust Apr 23 Tilburg, Netherlands Roadburn Festival Apr 24 Lubbenau, Germany Kulturhof w/Farflung Apr 25 Sigharting, Austria Gasthaus Berhamer w/Farflung Apr 26 Tuebingen, Germany Epplehaus w/Farflung Apr 27 Furth, Germany Kunstkeller w/Farflung Apr 28 Weimar, Germany Studentenclub Schutzengasse w/Farflung Apr 29 Leuven, Belgium Sojo w/Farflung Apr 30 Berlin, Germany Red Rooster Bar w/Farflung May 1 Vienna, Austria Arena w/Farflung, Collector Base Emtter May 2 Linz, Austria Stadtwerkstatt w/Farflung May 6 Leiria, Portugal Orfeao Velho May 7 Porto, Portugal Porto Rio w/Black Bombain May 8 Lisboa, Portugal Galeria Ze Dos Bois May 10 Geneva, Switzerland Kab-Usine May 12 Alessandria, Italy Kluster Pub May 13 Riva Del Garda, Italy Lochness Pub May 14 Milano, Italy Circolo A.R.C.I Magnolia w/Midryasi May 15 Pescara, Italy Mono Sapzio Bar w/Midryasi
