An Orgasmic Release – Sepultura
While the pandemic paralyzed the entire world and prevented bands from touring, Latin America’s biggest metal export Sepultura refused to sit back and act like an animal trapped in a cage.
Like the flowers growing out of the deceased bird’s body depicted on the stunning colourful cover artwork by Eduardo Recife, the thrash metal pioneers from Belo Horizonte made good use of their unexpected free time to start a project that kept them busy throughout the entirety of 2020 – their new live album SepulQuarta will see the light of day on August 13th. The pre-order for this one-of-a-kind release featuring renowned guest musicians from all over the world is now launched.
"SepulQuarta was born at the very beginning of the pandemic when everything was halted”, guitarist Andreas Kisser remembers. “We had a new album out, but we couldn’t tour for it. Therefore, we created this recurring event where we could talk with our fans around the world, play our music and exchange ideas, it was a blast! SepulQuarta kept us alive and strong throughout one of the most difficult times in human history.”
Obviously, the Brazilian pioneers were not the only musicians feeling this way, so they started to connect with friends and colleagues worldwide and asked them to not only be part of their weekly podcast, but also join them in playing one of Sepultura’s classic tracks. From the safety of their homes, international stars like Devin Townsend, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Danko Jones, Matt Heafy (Trivium), and many more recorded a Sepulturatrack together with the band, which have now been mixed and mastered by Conrado Ruther for release via jewelcase CD, recycled 2LP vinyl in black and marbled (Nuclear Blast + band shop exclusive) and via all streaming platforms.
SepulQuarta
Get your copy of the CD or an eco-friendly recycled vinyl (available in black or individually marbled) via this link: http://nblast.de/Sepultura-SepulQuarta
Pre-save the album here: https://sepultura.bfan.link/sepulquarta
The band also unveils a spectacular performance of ‘Mask‘ that they recorded together with prog master Devin Townsend. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/1gRHQ2nLKQ0
This is the full tracklist featuring all international guest musicians:
01. Territory (feat. David Ellefson)
02. Cut-Throat (feat. Scott Ian)
03. Sepulnation (feat. Danko Jones)
04. Inner Self (feat. Phil Rind)
05. Hatred Aside (feat. Angélica Burns, Mayara Puertas & Fernanda Lira)
06. Mask (feat. Devin Townsend)
07. Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering (feat. Emmily Barreto)
08. Vandals Nest (feat. Alex Skolnick)
09. Slave New World (feat. Matthew K. Heafy)
10. Ratamahatta (feat. Joao Barone & Charles Gavin)
11. Apes Of God (feat. Rob Cavestany)
12. Phantom Self (feat. Mark Holcomb)
13. Slaves Of Pain (feat. Fred Leclercq & Marcello Pompeu)
14. Kaiowas (feat. Rafael Bittencourt)
15. Orgasmatron (feat. Phil Campbell)
Get Back Up – Can Guru?
Born in Ottignies, Belgium, Can Guru? (a.k.a Colin Crichton) was brought up in a classical music environment.
With music running through his veins, it was always a huge part of his life, from as young as he can remember. In the late nineties, he moved to Manchester to study Sound Engineering at Salford University and since then has been involved with many bands as a performer, sound engineer and blossoming music producer. His love for electronic music was nurtured in the rich and eclectic Manchester party music scene.
Witnessing live bands such as The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twins and 808 State, to name but a few, played a role in shaping his own sound, encouraging him to experiment with samples and create his own electronic songs. Throughout his development, Crichton drew on many influences ranging from alt hip-hop to electro-pop, indie dance, electronica and trip-hop. His production style stems from bands such as Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers and Hot Chip.
His latest single “Winner Today” was inspired by a moment of strength and talks of his resilience to failure and pain. Crichton shares, “The song is about the ups and downs of winning one day and maybe losing it all the next, but never to give up on your dreams and ambitions. Always getting back up after you fall over.”
Written on a stormy day in the woodlands in Berlin, this is reflected in the tracks’ darker tones. Crichton sings, “I am braving the storm and the mighty heavy weathers.” With an outpour of energy throughout the subtle sombre, electric landscape, “Winner Today” emits a metallic sheen and haunting tribal backing vocals that pack a punch. Pulling on themes of reality, the pounding drums and mighty horn melodies mark their territory.
Get Your Creepers On – DK & THE BAND
WE DARE YOU to play this album and not move…there is simply no way you can listen to DK & THE BAND’s joyous rockabilly sound and sit still!
For those of you who love classic rock and roll and rockabilly, let D.K & THE BAND strut, jive, and stroll you back to the sounds of 1950’s with their PREMIER album, “Too Little, Too Late.” If you are new to this genre, welcome to ROCKABILLY — blending country, Western swing, rhythm and blues and the boogie-woogie sounds of ‘40’s big bands into a fun, high-energy sound that makes you want to get up and dance!
DK & THE BAND are in high demand at clubs and other venues because the audience can’t get enough of their sound and their happily brash stage presence. When they play an outdoor venue, passers-by start dancing on the sidewalk and into the streets!
So, wherever you are, whatever you are doing, stop — comb back your hair, flip up your collar or grab your saddle shoes and put on that poodle skirt — and hit the play button…in no time, you will have a smile on your face and be moving all over the place!
In album “Too Little, Too Late” includes the song “My precious love”.
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Primal Desires – Modern Woman
Modern Woman announce details of their debut single ‘Offerings’ via End of the Road Records.
The single, which is also the debut release from the new label arm of the British festival of the same name, was recorded and mixed by Shuta Shinoda (Anna Meredith, Jehnny Beth, Hot Chip) and mastered by Jason Mitchell (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding, Dry Cleaning).
London based Modern Woman began life as the songwriting project of Sophie Harris, a literature graduate who started playing the songs solo at spoken word nights she ran. “I had a firm idea of the direction I wanted the project to go in, and I knew that couldn’t be achieved without a full band.” Harris says speaking of the band’s beginnings. “It was important to me to keep the tenderness and lyricism of folk music but blend this with heavier and weirder experimental elements.”.
Harris met David Denyer, an Anglo-German-Armenian composer by trade whose interests include Merzbow records and building his own instruments and pedals. The two started collaborating with Denyer playing and tampering with a whole array of homemade violins, synths, effects and percussion – including a battered wooden table with a metal colander nailed into it and jagged remnants of cymbals that take a pummeling throughout the band’s live show. To those beginnings they completed the line-up by adding Madrid-born bassist plus occasional saxophonist Juan Brint Gutiérrez and virtuoso drummer Adam Blackhurst.
The band’s music, still based around Harris’ songwriting, explores a diverse range of sounds drawing from their melting pot of influences from post-punk and 60s folk music to free-jazz and noise. Lyrical nods to myth and folklore sit amongst songs that range from poetic monologues, stripped back folk songs to the ferociously experimental.
LISTEN TO “OFFERINGS” HERE
“Offerings” as a title feels appropriate, being as it is an offering from the band that catalogues those diverse reference points, leading to a sound that feels distinctively their own. Propulsive and provocative, “Offerings”, is paired to a video directed by Sandra Ebert who had the following to say about the visuals: “The song’s lyrics about a voyeur leaving offerings for their neighbour definitely set the tone for the story. I wanted the video to match the tension within the song which starts off with this lingering feeling of uneasiness and then builds up to more and more intensity as the story progresses. The title “Offerings” invites you to think of worship imagery, but we didn’t want to interpret things in a direct way and more so hint to references of our visual influences such as The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky and other 70s surrealist cinema.”
On the themes of ‘Offerings’ Harris says; “I wanted to reflect on the primal experience of desire and how deeply rooted it is in everything we do. Deep under all yearnings are animalistic hankerings, obsessive perspectives and religious-like fixations.”
The band played out for the first few times in the months ahead of the pandemic, fervent word of mouth seeing them secure early shows alongside the likes of Dan Carey’s Scottibrains, Tiña and Stones Throw’s Automatic before lockdown stopped them cruelly in their tracks. They were however invited to play End of the Road’s streamed digital edition in 2020 which helped introduce the band to a wider audience outside of those smattering of gigs they’d played in pre-pandemic times and earned them early fans from influential peers like black midi and Squid.
MODERN WOMAN
End of the Road founder Simon Taffe says of the release; “As soon as we accidentally stumbled upon a Modern Woman live show, we were obsessed. They were so fully formed. We were stunned to discover they hadn’t even recorded a song.”
“Whilst the pandemic has been devastating for the live music industry as a whole, we also really felt for new bands and artists just starting out in their career. Artists who might get a bump from playing festivals like ours and the many other great events around the world, exposing them to a whole new audience and helping them build long lasting fan bases. We wanted to start a label as a way to showcase the new bands we love to our loyal following of music fans, and we’re ecstatic to be working with Modern Woman on their first release.”
The band have wasted no time lining up further shows, and curious listeners will be able to see the band live on the following dates:
June 19th – London @ Brixton Windmill (matinee + evening)
July 17th – London @ Bad Vibrations All Dayer – Studio 9294
Aug 7th – Sheffield @ Get Together Festival
Sept 3rd-5th – Salisbury @ End of the Road Festival
Sept 4th – Manchester @ Manchester Psych Fest
Sept 18th – Portsmouth @ Psyched Fest
Nov 13th – Glasgow @ Stag & Dagger Festival
Nov 14th – Edinburgh @ Stag & Dagger Festival
An Accidental Cure – PINKFIZ
We were introduced to The World of Pinkfiz just a few short weeks ago – the four-track EP by Peterborough teenage singer songwriter guitarist Izzy (Pinkfiz), really piqued our interest.
Standing on the shoulders of seventies punk, eighties goth and nineties riot grrrl, yet epitomising the moment, Pinkfiz stamps her own style on tales of angst, sexuality and feminism.
Holding nothing back, her lyrics are personal, political, vulnerable and direct, with the openness of the blogger generation. Her softly spoken singing voice floats over her dark yet danceable guitar melodies in finely crafted indie pop songs. With traces of Sonic Youth and Hole, this is a confident and accomplished recording by one so young and unpretentious that she still has her school band performances on her YouTube page and is used to gigging to her friends. With her loyal following rapidly building up online, it can only be a matter of time before a wider audience gets to hear Pinkfiz live. We just had a quick word……
The World Of Pinkfiz
1st 3 – What was the inspiration behind each of the songs on the new EP?
Pinkfiz – All of them are based on me being angry at a lot of things because of the world we live in, there are a lot of terrible things happening. Seeing and them and not being able to do anything about them makes me so mad. So pretty much all the songs were just me being angry and I was writing all these things down.
The first song, Pleaser is about my mental health a little bit but more about how sometimes I feel that I have to put on facades around other people and I have to be someone different to each individual person and it’s just hard to actually be myself sometimes.
The Sequel was about a friendship I had that basically just crumbled and I was really upset about it. I really valued this person but it turned out that they didn’t care about me as much as I cared about them so that made me pretty upset.
The next track is Not the Only One which is about all the horrible things people have said to me about me being bi and how I was not going to change just because they are ignorant and can’t accept it.
Did I Ask? Is about sexual harassment and me being like, I will wear whatever I want, don’t blame people for what’s happened to them. We can do whatever we want.
If everyone says you’re terrible, ignore them.
Pinkfiz
Have you had any negative experiences in music due to being a woman?
I did when I was at school. I had a music teacher who seemed to undermine me. I was the only guitarist in the class and I’d constantly ask, can I do this, can I be part of this school gig, can I have a more complicated part because you’ve given me something really easy and I want to expand. He just seemed to shut me down every single time and it knocked my confidence so much because I thought, he thinks I’m not good enough, he’s not even giving me a chance to show him that I can do more than just three chords in a song. I wanted to push myself and I felt like he was holding me back and I couldn’t understand why. I’d watch him give other people chances; they were boys. I’d watch him give a teacher who wasn’t even in music lead guitar parts that I could play. I could have played them if he’d given them to me, so it was really frustrating.
Going back to what you said about Pleaser, to what extent do you think mental health is a particular challenge for your generation?
Lots of people I know suffer with mental health and we talk about it together but the amount of people who have gone and tried to get help is quite low. I feel that there’s almost a shame in going to therapy or going to the doctors. So, we talk about it amongst ourselves but there’s still this shame to deal with it properly. A lot of people feel that they have to deal with it by themselves which is really unhealthy. I don’t feel like there’s pressure not to talk about it but trying to get help is still shunned almost.
Do other young women ever contact you for advice or support?
Yes, I did have this one girl, she was 16. I ended up writing a song for her. She really wanted to start doing music and she wasn’t sure how to and she needed some help with it. I said that I’d help her write a song and recorded some parts for her. That was really cool – I’d never been messaged by anyone like that before, I’d never been asked something like that. It’s something that I really enjoyed. Even though I love song writing for myself, song writing for someone else and seeing them happy with what I’ve done, and helping them do something they love, was really amazing.
Is music cathartic for you?
Yes, definitely. If I’m feeling any type of way, then I’m just writing or I’m getting my guitar and I’m just playing it out. It’s very therapeutic in a way. If I’m struggling to talk about it, I’ll write it out or I’ll play something and it’s a really good way of expressing those emotions when sometimes I don’t know how to.
Do you find playing live gives you a connection to people?
Yes, I really do love playing live. I’ve missed playing live. I haven’t had many gigs but the ones I have had have been really amazing. Most of the audience have been my friends so they’re all dancing and I’m on stage and it’s an incredible vibe, it’s so cool.
How do you feel about going from being in a band to being a solo performer – do you miss being in a band at times?
Yes, definitely. Being in a band, there’s a feeling of camaraderie. You’re a team and if you’re unsure of something then you’ve always got someone to fall back on. Doing stuff by myself has been quite difficult at times because when I needed advice, I had to find some people. When you’re with a group of musicians, it’s better because you get a quick response. Everyone’s always honest, everyone’s trying to get the best. Having other people’s ideas is amazing. I can’t think of everything and sometimes someone will say, just change that one note and it will change the whole thing.
Do you think that you will be in a band in the future?
I’d kind of like to have the two because when I’m doing live gigs, I don’t want to perform by myself so I want to form a Pinkfiz band, which would be very cool. Then I can still have that team behind me.
I love Bikini Kill. I really love the Riot Grrrl movement.....
Pinkfiz
Who is your all-time favourite guitarist and why?
That’s got to be Jimi Hendrix. He is a god. I think he had so much talent. I love watching old videos of him. He’s a genius and he’s got such a distinctive style and tone that I don’t think that anyone will be able to top him.
So, who inspires you as a lead singer?
There’s quite a few. I’m a big fan of Billie Eilish, she’s really cool. I’ve got into Miley Cyrus and her new album. I love Plastic Hearts, I think that’s a great album. Probably Clairo as well. I really like her voice. She’s got quite a soft voice; which a lot of people have said I’ve got as well.
Who would be in the fantasy Pinkfiz group with you?
I’d have to have Joan Jett on guitar. Bassist – I would have Eliana out of Beabadoobee. Drummer – Dave Grohl.
It’s all been very sudden for you, hasn’t it? Unlike many people, you haven’t had years of playing small gigs before getting attention.
It is really weird and it’s kind of scary to think about. Obviously next time I do a live gig, there’s going to be new people there that I don’t know. I’m used to small audiences but hopefully I’ll get some bigger ones now.
Is there anybody around that you’d particularly like to support?
There are some really cool local bands around. There’s a band called Spherical that I know quite well, they’re really amazing. They do kind of similar stuff. They’re not local but there’s a band called Crawlers that are really cool, and they’ve just announced a gig and I’d love to support them one day.
What gigs have you got coming up now that lockdown is easing?
I’ve got a couple of things lined up, but I can’t say too much.
What are your plans for the rest of the year?
I’m planning to do a few music videos and get my YouTube channel up a bit. I’m moving to London this year, which is quite scary, it’s quite a bit thing. I think that we’re looking around the Kingston area. Those are the two big things for me this year. I was going to go to uni in London but it’s not really for me, it’s not actually what I want to do. I’m moving to London with my boyfriend, who is going to uni, and because London has a much bigger music scene than Peterborough. I’ll get more work and more gigs there, and just more opportunities.
How does the song writing process work for you?
I usually just write completely random stuff, just getting everything in my head out. Then I tend to narrow it down a bit more and get rid of some bits. Sometimes it starts with my guitar, because I’m a guitarist first, so often I can just find some chords I like that match the vibe I want to write a song in. If I’d mad or upset, I can translate that into a guitar better than I can with lyrics.
You weren’t born when the Riot Grrrl movement started, how aware are you of the history of feminist music and those bands?
I do try to educate myself on that side of stuff. Obviously, I’m not going to know the full extent because I wasn’t there, but I do watch a lot of videos. I love Bikini Kill. I really love the Riot Grrrl movement, it’s just so inspiring. I mainly watch videos and I’ve read a couple of books as well. I just love the feminist movement and how they do what they want, and I just want to do what I want and not have to worry about being sexualised or being pushed over by men.
The guitar part at the start of Did It Ask? sounds very much like 1980s period The Cure – are they an influence or is it a coincidence?
It’s actually quite coincidental. I like The Cure but I’ve only really listened to Boys Don’t Cry. People say I should like The Cure and that’s so cool but it’s not what I was going for. I’m glad it sounds like that because they’re a really cool band, but I didn’t mean for it to sound like that.
What advice would you give to other would-be Pinkfizes playing in their bedrooms and not knowing how to take it forward?
Just write what you want to. Be yourself is the main thing. Don’t try too hard to copy anyone else, even if you accidentally sound like The Cure! Just go for it. I want to inspire people to do whatever and have the courage to do what they want. So, all the little Pinkfizes should go for it, don’t care about anyone else. If everyone says you’re terrible, ignore them.
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Canadian Nectar – Matt Lang
Almost exactly one year ago, on June 5th 2020, Québec-born artist Matt Lang released his second English language country album More, a few weeks after his appearance at C2C Festival in Berlin. Incorporating more traditional influences than his debut EP, while maintaining the pop-rock elements in his sound, the songs have accumulated nearly 10 million streams around the world, charting #1 in Quebec, #3 in sales across Canada and #1 on the iTunes all-genres chart.
Already an established artist in Canada, and the winner of the 2019 SiriusXM Canada & CCMA Top of the Country contest, Lang’s first radio single ‘Water Down the Whiskey’ was the #1 most added track on Canadian country radio when it was released in August 2019. The follow up, ‘Getcha’, peaked #5 on the Canadian country radio charts and Top 10 on the Billboard Emerging Canadian Artist Chart. Late last year, he shared the ballad ‘Only a Woman’, which also ranked in the Billboard Top 10 and #11 on country radio stations nationwide.
Co-written by fellow Canadians Tebey and Danick Dupelle in Nashville, the latest single ‘In a Bar’ couldn’t come at a better time, as friends everywhere start to look forward to getting together for drinks over the summer after a year of isolation. The brand new video, out next week, was shot in a neighbourhood sports tavern just outside Montreal, and features live performance footage (along with a cameo from Matt’s Dad) to give fans a flavour of what to expect when shows return later in the year. The video drops at 7pm BST / 2pm EST on Wednesday, June 9th via YouTube.
‘In a Bar’ is available to stream/download on all digital platforms, and appears on the album More, out worldwide now – listen here.
An Emotional Picture – GINESSE
Los Angeles-based indie-pop act Ginesse is revealing her new single, “Gatorade.” The single is the first offering from Ginesse since her breakout debut EP, ‘Somewhere To Die,’ which was released late last year.
For the new single, Ginesse tapped her longtime collaborator, songwriter and producer Matias Moras (CYN, AU/RA, The Aces). On “Gatorade,” Ginesse’s dreamy vocal delivery soars atop a myriad of pulsating electro beats, swooning synths, and experimental vocal stabs; the shimmering indietronica production creates an intriguing backdrop from Ginesse’s vivid lyricism. The title of the song is a tongue-in-cheek play on the astrological phenomenon of mercury in retrograde and ties into Ginesse’s personal interest in astrology and the meaning it can hold. “For some reason, mercury going into retrograde has always put me in a very nostalgic place,” she says. “It’s a love letter to those I shared time with where the doors have remained open without resolution and without a clear understanding of why.”
Ginesse is the musical project of Los Angeles-based actress Cait Fairbanks. In 2018, having already made a splash in the acting realm with her Emmy-nominated role on The Young and the Restless and multiple TV guest spots, Cait unveiled her musical endeavors under the moniker “Ginesse.” With a signature sound that is not wholly mainstream but still irresistibly catchy, her singles quickly picked up support from the likes of PAPER, NYLON and Billboard, setting the stage nicely for the release of her 2020 debut EP ‘Somewhere To Die.’
Perhaps due to her strong thespian roots, Cait admits that she often approaches Ginesse as a character to play. But she also acknowledges that Ginesse is the perfect outlet for her to present the most concentrated version of herself. “I want my music to make people feel like the whole world is wrapping around them,” she says. “If I give someone an emotional picture of a specific moment, that is truly special.”
Listen to “Gatorade” on Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/gatorade/1569986011?i=1569986012
Taking A Stand – Tyler Farr
Country music singer-songwriter and BBR Music Group/Night Train Records recording artist, Tyler Farr, has released his latest track, “Cover Girl,” available now on all digital streaming platforms.
The powerful song brings attention to the often under-reported and traumatising issue of domestic violence which affects millions of Americans annually. Written by Farr, Blake Bollinger, and Ben Stennis, “Cover Girl,” takes a stand for anyone caught in an abusive situation and delivers a message of empowerment and hope to encourage those suffering any form abuse to find the strength to seek out help. Listen here.
'Not all scars are physical ones '
“Cover Girl” is a showcase of Farr’s masterful skill as a songwriter and his impressive gritty vocals bring home the sincerity and gravity of this all-too-common issue. His wish is that this song and its message reaches anyone who needs to hear it. Oftentimes feelings of shame and defeat can keep us emotionally locked in situations, even when we recognise the danger. With this song, Farr aims to be a voice for those struggling with domestic violence, letting them know they are supported and they are not as alone as they may feel.
“I wrote down the title ‘Cover Girl’ about five years ago when I was in the Atlanta airport reading a magazine and saw an advertisement. Didn’t think anything of it, simply thought it was a cool idea for a song,” says Farr. “Me and a couple of buddies (Ben Stennis & Blake Bollinger) were writing in my garage on this particular day and started playing around with ideas that might fit that title. Once we got going the lyrics just came pouring out and we ended up with something bigger than expected. Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of people or folks may know someone in this situation and not everyone knows how to talk about it. That’s what I hope this song does – helps someone through whatever it is they are going through. Not all scars are physical ones and we don’t always know what’s happening in someone else’s life. Maybe this song can be some comfort and help.”
In addition to the release of “Cover Girl” on all digital streaming platforms, Farr is also releasing the cinematically shot concept video for the track today. At 4pm BST / 10am CT, he will host a YouTube Premiere of the video and live chat with fans. The high-contrast narrative beautifully illustrates the internal struggle of a woman desperate to escape her volatile circumstance while trying to push past her own doubts and fears.
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship abuse in any form, help is available. In the US, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides free, confidential support 24/7/365 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), DHOH 1-800-787-3224 (TTY), or chat online at TheHotline.org.
In the UK, contact the Refuge freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
Not for everyone! – Tschaika 21/16
TSCHAIKA 21/16 has grown into a trio and has once again ramped up the “ideas per second”. The madness of the debut album is here reduced to a children’s song. Rhythmically even more complex, more sophisticated in sound, more melodic, more driving, more versatile, more vocals, more trumpets, more More.
Explainable perhaps only by the three musicians themselves: ONKEL on drums is trained jack-of-all-trades. He is at home on all stages, from Mainstream Pop Festival Acts to award-winning comedian stages to the "techno-marching band" MEUTE, everything is possible, but his very own project is TSCHAIKA 21/16 . His congenial partner is guitarist Tim, the guitar autodidact and music autist, otherwise active with germany´s legendary instrumental Stoner institution ROTOR.
Tschaika 21/16
Sören is now the third member. Trained trumpet player and accordingly active in classical and chamber orchestras – worldwide on tour or at Konzerthaus Berlin.
TSCHAIKA 21/16 is used to big halls with gold and stucco on the ceiling as well as squats and alternative clubs.
Not for everyone, not for every day, but in any case a terrific album!