54 Synth-Brass, 38 Metal Guitar, 65 Cathedral Shit and Shine The perversities of sound created on 54-Synth-Brass 38 Metal Guitar 65 Cathedral make for real analysis paralysis. Anyone attempting to describe the sounds would likely suffer a seizure before any moment of intellectual dawning. I suppose Shit & Shine create a type of music that is more a provocation of the senses, closing off tangential thought, thwarting catharsis and instilling a maddening sense of unattainable or lost expectation. In some respects, the transgressive style of dubstep noise-rock is food for the dark soul, nourishment that can deliver with great concentration, and a modicum of patience. Music with an unceasing beat which should hypnotically lull, but inters such self satisfaction with sortees of industrial noise, sampled public service announcements and disembodied sound. Occasionally it appears that elements of the music are playing elsewhere, like through shared walls. Or down the street. Its all a kind of musical chimera, something that occasionally appears to be happening elsewhere, or not at all. Shit & Shine have been doing this delinquent experimental music for some time now, and one thing I'll say for it, it's assuredly different to anything else in the marketplace. Music though that somehow feels more at home in sunrise after parties than uber-cool late night bars. I guess in spite of itself, the music makes you want to dance, but probably by yourself. Did I say it's thoroughly captivating, and probably one of the best releases of the year ? I’ve just read back my review, and it makes little sense. This music scrambles your senses. You should probably buy it. 90/100 See the review here: Soundblab And buy the album here: Rocket Bandcamp ---
That is right, you can listen to '54 Synth-brass, 38 Metal guitar, 65 Cathedral' the storming new album by Shit and Shine over at the Quietus right now: The Quietus Vice magazine, recently said this about the album: "This is the album Shit & Shine always threatened to give us, smashing together Brain Ticket–style Krautrock, Basic Channel techno, Rembrant Pussyhorse–era Butthole Surfers malevolence, Godflesh-strong industrial metal, and Black Ark dub." The album hits the shops next Monday on the 16 March, but you can preorder the ltd LP on splatter right now over at: Rocket Bandcamp Shit and Shine are hitting Europe for some dates in April too: APRIL 18 / AMSTERDAM / OCCII- SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND FEST APRIL 22 / PARIS / LA DYNAMO DE BANLIEUES BLEUES (W/ SLEAFORD MODS) APRIL 24 / RAMSGATE / MUSIC HALL APRIL 25 / LONDON / UNDERWORLD / DESERT FEST APRIL 26 / LONDON / NTS RADIO SHOW APRIL 28 / LONDON / POWER LUNCHES APRIL 29 / BRISTOL / THE OLD MALT HOUSE (W/ GNOD & ANTHRPROPHH) APRIL 30 / BRUSSELS / MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS MAY 1 / THE HAGUE / REWIRE FESTIVAL MAY 2 / KORTRIJK / CINEPALACE MAY 3 / MANCHESTER / SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY FEST ---
Hey Colossus – In Black and Gold By Julian Marszalek This writer's favourite memory of Hey Colossus has less to do with the band and more with the music. The scene is north London venue The Lexington and tQ editor John Doran is manning the decks between bands. Among the esoteric and various sounds that have come to be his calling card comes crashing through a humungous track that could easily be the sound of a squadron of tanks invading the dance floor of some infernal disco. It's at once jarring yet beguiling, a massive slab of stomping power that crushes all before it and the sight of the big man head banging away, his long locks flailing in all directions is simply the icing on what is proving to be a most delicious confection. Grabbing his attention, I yell through the maelstrom, "What the hell is this?"... Read the rest of the review here: The Quietus ---
Terrascope are celebrating 10 years of their website and are putting on a show in Cardiff to celebrate:
GNOD + Dead Sea Apes The Globe Cardiff Saturday 25th July 2015 Doors at 19:30 Tickets can be bought here: The Globe More om Terrascope here: Terrascope ---
$HIT & $HINE 54 Synth-Brass, 38 Metal Guitar, 65 Cathedral The disconnect between $hit & $hine live and on record used to be stark. On paper they were simply one of the best live bands out there, while their records often fell under "easy to admire." Things changed after a series of releases on Diagonal, and now that they're with the hub of Brit psych, Rocket Recordings, things have gotten even better. This is the album Craig Clouse always threatened to give us, smashing together Brain Ticket–style Krautrock, Basic Channel techno, Rembrant Pussyhorse–era Butthole Surfers malevolence, Godflesh-strong industrial metal, and Black Ark dub. Don't get me wrong, it's fucking horrible—but that's what you were holding out for, right? NO $HIT $HERLOCK – GNOD Infinity Machines After the heaviness of the Chaudelande anthology and a whole bunch of EPs, the world's finest psychedelic exploratory unit is back with a new studio album, and naturally it's a triple. The first third crawls past in a haze of Throbbing Gristle improv electronics, portentous spoken word, mid-90s post-acid ambience, and dubbed-out free skronk. The pulsating jewel in the crown that acts as a prism to be placed directly in front of your third eye as you stare directly at the sun is undoubtedly the colossal "White Privileged Wank," a juddering, overdriven acid dictator of a track that eventually collapses under the weight of its own awesomeness. JOHN DORAN – See the reviews in the flesh here: Vice Image by Mark Lovejoy ---
The lovely people from Liverpool Psych Fest have an exclusive new Hey Colossus video for the track 'In Black and Gold' over on their site. The video, which shows a planets journey into an exploding star was created by the great photographer Rebecca Cleal LPF have also interviewed the band about their new album, the video and playing at this years Festival. So watch and read here: Liverpool Psych Fest ---
Another glowing review for Shit & Shine's forthcoming album '54-Synth-Brass 38 Metal Guitar 65 Cathedral'. Straddling the divide between electronics and the ugly noise in which P&C likes to wallow is the new album from Shit & Shine. 54 Synth-brass, 38 Metal guitar, 65 Cathedral (out through the ever-more essential Rocket Recordings on March 16th) is perhaps the best distillation yet of Craig Clouse’s valiant and long-running effort to be the Butthole Surfers you can dance to. (To be clear, I have danced to The Butthole Surfers many times but the comedowns were awful). Unlike the clumsy but loveable attempts at making house music that the Buttholes attempted with their Jack Officers project, Clouse is really good at this shit and knows his way round a beat. Even if he then pairs those beats with chaos, noise and glorious ‘what does this button do?’ eruptions. I really can’t recommend this album enough. Read the full piece here Panic and Carousels Album hits the shops on March 16th, but you can preorder a blue/black splatter vinyl here: Rocket Bandcamp ---
WOW, what a show!!!!! – Cacophonous Sarcophagus presents a dream bill... 3 of the world's greatest outsider psychedelic/noise acts in a brilliant new venue, ya can't miss this... GNOD + $HIT & $HINE + ANTHROPROPHH £10.00 Wed 29th April @ The Old Malt House, Bristol Find out more and buy tickets from here: CacoSarco ---
To promote the up-and-coming release of Shit & Shine's new album 5'4-Synth-Brass 38 Metal Guitar 65 Cathedral' the band are hitting Europe for some dates: APRIL 18 / AMSTERDAM / OCCII- SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND FEST APRIL 22 / PARIS / LA DYNAMO DE BANLIEUES BLEUES (W/ SLEAFORD MODS) APRIL 24 / RAMSGATE / MUSIC HALLAPRIL 25 / LONDON / UNDERWORLD / DESERT FEST APRIL 26 / LONDON / NTS RADIO SHOW APRIL 28 / LONDON / POWER LUNCHES APRIL 29 / BRISTOL / THE OLD MALT HOUSE (W/ GNOD & ANTHROPROPHH) APRIL 30 / BRUSSELS / MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS MAY 1 / THE HAGUE / REWIRE FESTIVAL MAY 2 / KORTRIJK / CINEPALACE MAY 3 / MANCHESTER / SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY FEST The album is released on 16th March, here the edit of a track here:
Here is a poster for one of Goat's up and coming shows on their Italian tour: Full tour is: 6 May - Roma @ Orion Club 7 May - Milano @ Magnolia Club ***with Mamuthones*** 8 May - Ravenna @ Bronson Club ***with Mamuthones***
9 May - Brescia @ Latteria Molloy ***with Mamuthones***
And as you can see, the might Mamuthones are supporting on three of the shows. What more do you want??
And like the up-and-coming Goat show in Bristol, these dates are likely to sell out!! ---
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