Tracks by:
New Low - Sculpture - Carjacker - Patten - James Dunn - Flames -
Oscillatorial Binnage - Cyclamen - DJ Tendraw and the Gypsies Dog
- Richard Thomas
An overview of London's lo-fi electronic scene, this may not get
cockney chests swelling with pride but there's enough to give cause
for optimism. Noise informs much of the material. New Low feed gamelan
chimes through ring modulators and mic feedback while Carjacker
spotlights some entertainingly moronic distorto-vocal and cheesy
synth chords. DJ Tendraw & The Gypsies Dog's circuit-bent squeals
are the closest the collectioncomes to power electronics, and both
Flames and Cyclamen hark back to 80s cassette experimentalism with
their dirt encrusted ritual dronescapes.
On a laptop tip, Patten's beatific glitchology blows up periodically
into mild gusts of distortion. There are two really fine pieces
here: Oscillatorial Binnage balance acoustic and processed tones
with flair and absurdist humour to create a kind of breakneck World
music/noise hybrid. But far and away the best track is tapesplice
maestro Sculpture's "Noze Musk, the best piece of twitchy splatter
since DAT Politics' /Wow Twist/. The collection is rounded of nicely
with Richard Thomas holding a mic out of the window of a speeding
car, producing the familiar distorted roar favoured by many noisicians
without having to deal with the nasty business of having to stick
a contact mic in his mouth.
Wire, 2007.
SK-1CORE
VOL 1
DJ Tendraw
Stationary Records (stat003CD) SOLD OUT!
Tendraw's limited (50 only) debut release features 30 tracks all
recorded on the fly using only his circuit bent casio SK-1. No FX
or multi-track were used in the making of this recording.
£5.00 includes postage and packaging worldwide.
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Kuzz
BBBlood/DJ Tendraw & The Gypsies Dog/Dogg
Stationary
Records (stat002CDR)
Recorded live at Resonance 104.4FM on the legendary Erm show
DJ Tendraw & The Gypsies Dog together with Doggs and BBBlood throw
everything they have at this hour long improv. Limited CDR 100 copies.
£5.00
includes postage and packaging worldwide.
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Gluerooms
Vol 1
Leadtowine - Brothers Yemen - The Bohman Family
Stationary Records (stat001CDR)
This incredible first release on Stationary Records features three
exclusive live recordings from The Gluerooms by three extraordinary
artists. This CDR is a limited edition of 100 and packaged in a
unique greeting card style. This does not contain any DJ Tendraw
& The Gypsies Dog material as such but if you listen very carefully
to the Brothers Yemen set you will hear Tendraw in the background
on turntables.
Listen: Leadtowine
- The
Bohman Family
Buy now with PayPal secure payments, all major credit/debit cards
accepted, no account needed. Price £5.99 includes postage
and packaging worldwide.
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