For all things White Hills, check out their new blog, which has all the information on their up and coming European tour.
Check it out here
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7 Apr 2011
2 Apr 2011
Julian Cope gives praise to INGNODWETRUST – the forthcoming Gnod album coming out on Rocket
Mr Cope has once again sang the praises of a Rocket release in his monthly address. This time for a very early review of the forthcoming Gnod album 'INGNODWETRUST'
The album (sleeve is above) is released on June 6th as an extremely ltd edition on white vinyl and will also be available via download.
We have also asked several sonic abusers to do remixes of the tracks, and they are starting to arrive to mission control and all we can say is that we are very excited!! We don't know how these will be released yet, but watch this space for more info.
You can read Julin Copes full review of the album here
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1 Apr 2011
GNOD DROP OUT WITH WHITE HILLS II LP
GNOD DROP OUT WITH WHITE HILLS II
NEW LP VERSION
Rocket Recordings are pleased to announce the LP re-issue release of the now highly sought after double LP ‘Gnod Droput with White Hills’.
We have manufactured 100 on Yellow vinyl, but we cannot guarantee which copies are which as they have all been mixed up and are shrink wrapped.
The official Launch for the LP & CD is the 4th of April, so snap yours up from all good record shops.
Thanks
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ON THE DECKS…The Reawakening
ON THE DECKS…The Reawakening
Back after a much too long absence, I present to you the latest in my on going exploration of the ever vast mine of new music. Many things have kept me from keeping up with this here column, but now that there is a little break in the storm of all things White Hills I thought it would be a good time to do a little survey of the sounds, new and old, that have been tickling my ears of late. Here it goes…
ZOMES – Earth Grid (Thrill Jockey)
An amazing exploration into a meditative world created by former Lungfish member Asa Osborne. Recorded on to cassette the album has a murky feel to the sound that adds a befitting intimate ambience to the songs. Simple yet complex. These instrumental tracks wash over and envelope the listener. Highly recommended!
Harold Grosskopf - Synthesist (RVNG Intl.)
Reissue of Grosskopf’s solo album from 1980 originally released on Sky Records. Grosskopf might be known to you as the percussionist behind Ashra Temple, Klaus Schulze and Cosmic Jokers. On this album we find Grosskopf on his own exploring the synth driven realms of all things kosmishce. Anyone into synthesizer music needs this album. It is uplifting, trance inducing and throughly enjoyable from beginning to end.
Shinji Masuko – Woven Music (Brah)
Kid Million’s passed on to me a promo of this solo album by DMBQ founder and Boredoms member….and let me tell you I’m so glad he did. This two track LP and Download only album explores space via multi-tracked guitars. The initial idea for the album came out of backing tracks Masuko worked on for the current Boredoms Boadrum piece. The first song, Woven Music for Blue Steppe, is a dense wall of mostly acoustic instruments while the other side Woven Music For Silver Ocean is full on electric. Pastoral and spacious, these tracks bring to mind the more ambient work of Richard Pinhas/Heldon and Steven R. Smith/Ulan Kohl. Another must have for lovers of guitar space music. It is officially released on April 26.
VIRGIN PRUNES – Over The Rainbow (Mute)
You say Goth…I say PSYCHEDELIC! Over the Rainbow is a collection of long out-of-print and unreleased tracks. Disturbing, frightening, disorienting are a few ways to describe the mastery of the Virgin Prunes. This 2xCD opens with a synth drone titled Red Nettle that rivals any current drone synth based band. From that point on the listener is taken through the truly unique web that this band creates. Tribal and angst ridden to the ethereal and dramatic, the Virgin Prunes are a band that need to be rediscovered and embraced by the underground psychedelic community of today, as their music is more PSYCHEDELIC than 3/4 of the crap that people call psychedelic today. There is something to be learned here.
Black Tempest – Secret Astronomies (Tempest Towers)
The latest offering from the man known as Stephen Bradbury. Secret Astronomies picks up where his previous albums, Proxima and Ex-Proxima, left off. This 5 track album is more realized than his previous two, taking the listener further into space than ever before. The music of Black Tempest stretches out the boundaries between space and time. There is a teleporting effect to this music, making you feel as if you are floating in space. I look forward to seeing where Black Tempest goes next! You can hear samples and purchase this release via
Thanks Dave W (White Hills)
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The Notorious Hi-Fi Killers / Black Bombain – Portugal tour
NOTORIOUS HI-FI KILLERS
Portugal tour with Black Bombain
13th - Music Box - Lisbon, Portugal / Tickets 6€ (Free CD to the first 50 people)
14th - República dos Kágados - Coimbra, Portugal / Free
15th - Hard Club - Oporto, Portugal / 5€
16th - "Barcelos é demais" at Biblioteca Municipal Barcelos - Barcelos, Portugal / 4€
Plus as previously mentioned
18th - The Old Blue Last - London, EC2A 3ES, UK / Free
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31 Mar 2011
Rocket Probes March 2011 Playlist
Gnod – INGNODWETRUST
(We are so excited by this new Gnod album... monster studio versions of two live favourites! released on June 6th, see here for more details soon)
Shit and Shine – Live in SXSW
(The UK misses this fuckin’ great band!!)
Nackt Insection – Reality Bridge
(Solo album by guy from Moon Unit, really ace kosmiche drones with a nice Spacemen 3 vibe, till the last track of up beat motorik kicks in...on the great Blackest Rainbow)
Light Sounds Dark/Psychemagik – After the void
(Third compilation (I think) from the Light and Dark guys..like past two not all great but when it hits they hit...great comps worth tracking down)
Fairhorns – Fairhorns
(New project by Team Brick that is worth tracking down, wouldn’t sound out of place on Not Not fun)
Carlton Melton – Handling snakes / The One That Got Away
(Nice screen printed 7” from this great band, looking forward to seeing their up and coming shows with Mugstar)
Mugstar – TBC
(Talking of Mugstar we just received their track for the forthcoming Collisions LP on Rocket with Oneida. A great 15minute psych monster recalling the riffs of Hawkwind, the repetition of The Heads and Cave and the melody of Sonic Youth)
Drum Cunt / Gnod – Vatican Remix
(How can anyone add anything to Gnod's Vatican - an intense trip as it is. DC manages to alienate the listeners psyche
further
with its acid squelches)
John Coltrane – Ole
(The title track - hypnotic cymbal pulse - equal parts Iberian dance, desert sirocco and evening raga)
Human Beast - Vol 1
(Heavy dark psyche wah wah rock)
James Brown - Hot Pants
(Escape-Ism (19 minute version)
King Crimson – Earthbound
(Low-fi live album in all its rawness - dirty and intense)
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28 Mar 2011
ANTHROPROPHH - WALKING DOWN SK ALLEY
New video from Paul Allen's (The Heads) solo project ANTHROPROPHH.
WALKING DOWN SK ALLEY features some of his music added to some spooky bleak Bedminster footage.
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26 Mar 2011
Gnod list their 10 most influential albums on Dusted
Dusted Features
Every Friday, Dusted Magazine publishes a series of music-related lists compiled by our favorite artists. This week: British jam sessioneers Gnod
Gnod are a Manchester based collective of sonic freaknicks that peddle in the realm of sprawling, drugged-out space-rock. They’ve been likened to a heavier version of Sun Ra’s Arkestra via Acid Mother’s Temple, and their musical voyages both on and off wax have become storied affairs. Since 2007, they’ve had a slew of micro label releases on cassette, vinyl and CD-R on labels such as Not Not Fun, Blackest Rainbow, White Hills Music and Sloow Tapes, as well as a few self-releases. Last year saw them reunite with White Hills for a 2nd collaboration aptly titled Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II. Their most recent release is a split LP with A Middle Sex on the Blackest Rainbow label.
1. Shit & Shine - Cunts With Roses
Rhys (Notorious Hi-Fi Killers/ Drumcunt) gave us all a copy of this on CD-R when Gnod supported the Hi-Fi Killers in 2007 (it was actually the 1st ever Gnod gig) and we weren’t prepared for the sheer brutality of what we heard — it certainly left its mark on the Gnod psyche. This record is a good representation of $&$, relentless brutality without a care for the listener’s eardrums. When we put this on, it either sends people running for cover or moving closer to the speakers for more. Separates the wheat from the chaff. Then the dark brews come out…and we can’t remember the rest.
2. Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Jaybird
This album was doing the rounds just before the formation of Gnod. It opened our minds to what was possible in an improvised situation, a live jam. It’s pretty random improv music but builds towards a groove, stays there a bit, chills a bit, maybe hits another groove or maybe someone takes it somewhere else. Sunburned as a band had an influence on the creation of Gnod, being a collective rather than a band with fixed members. Creating jams on a theme rather than having songs with a fixed set of bars, notes, whatever. Jaybird gave us a lot of good ideas at the right time.
3. Tony Conrad & Faust - Outside The Dream Syndicate
This is a Gnod tour van favorite and always makes an appearance on long drives through Germany. The repetitiveness of that kick/ snare/ kick/ snare on the first track left a lasting impression on us. It taught us that if you have the right fundamentals in place, you only need a little to go a long journey.
4. The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators
Perhaps the first psych-rock record? (This was) pre-synths too, so Tommy Hall used a jug to make oscillations. Amazing simple but effective bass parts. Some of the best guitar lines ever. One heck of a hard-hitting drummer. Roky’s screaming vocals. A masterpiece! Nuff said.
5. Grimetapes - Slew Dem Vol.1
A bit of grime is good for the mind… Hit Grimetapes.com and get downloading! There’s loads of really heavy sessions on there. It’s British, it’s heavy, it’s dark and it makes you feel like you’re made of steel.
6. Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician and/or Psychic Powerless Another Mans Sac
Butthole Surfers are in inspiration to weirdos everywhere. Can’t decide which of these two is best. Locust Abortion Tech has the mighty “Sweat Loaf” on there but Psychic Powerless… has “Dum Dum” on it which goes dum der didly dum der didly dum, etc. Why God…. why??
7. The Fall - Our own compilation
There are far too many great Fall tracks to mention, but it’s hard when it comes to choosing the best Fall album. Who Made The Nazis, Wings, Fiery Jack, Hip Priest, Rowche Rumble, Tempo House, Rebellious Jukebox, Smile, etc., etc. There is no one Fall album that is the best. Even the best versions of the best tracks are not usually the same album version. The Peel Sessions and live tracks usually have the most energy.
8. This Heat - Deceit
So many good individual tracks on this album and they all work together as a whole, making the album sound kind of like a concept album. It feels like it has come back in time to us after the nuclear holocaust. One of this country’s best ever bands. A model of a band that plays interesting, organic, original music. Vital.
9. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
An important record in the eyes of many. Can you imagine a world without Black Sabbath? If you ever see a car with Black Sabbath on the side, get in that mofo and drive it. I guarantee you won’t regret it!
10. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Safe As MilkOh yeah! EEEEEEELLLLLECTTTTIIIIIIIICCIIIIIIITTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! So many good moments on this album. You can play it to death, come back to it a few weeks later and it still sounds fresh. It’s also by far the most danceable of all Beefheart’s records and probably the only Beefheart album you can get away with putting on at a party, but I suppose that all depends on the type of party.
Read the original article here
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24 Mar 2011
GNOD DROP OUT WITH WHITE HILLS II CD version (two weeks before release!!!!)
Invada Records have managed to get 10 copies of the
GNOD DROP OUT WITH WHITE HILLS II - CD VERSION
the CD is'nt out for two weeks.. so 1st come first serve..
Rocket Recordings are pleased to announce the CD release of the now highly sought after double LP ‘Gnod Droput with White Hills’. This reissue comes packaged in different artwork from the original LP release, it also features an extra unreleased track.
Order yours here:
http://invadarecords.bigcartel.com/
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