Don't Fear The Sun
I'm still feeling the repercussions of the pumelling meted out by Justice at the weekend. I dunno... although they're obviously brilliant at what they do, I wish they'd vary the records they play a little. Maybe it's my age (ha!), but 2 hours of relentless noise is a bit much for me these days. Unless i'm particularly fucked that is! How about a bit of craft to work up to these monstrous peaks?
To be honest i've been a bit under the weather lately, so I'm requiring a bit more than just a physical response to music. 6 hours dancing has been a bit beyond me the last few weeks, but that's pretty much all you can do in the face of an Ed Banger onslaught!
So i've been attempting to nurse myself back to the land of the living with some gorgeous new tunes that recall my mispent youth listening to shoegazer bands like Slowdive & My Bloody Valentine.
Two posts in a row with bands from Northampton? Seems unlikely... but Maps, otherwise known as James Chapman, has a stunning debut album coming out on 14th May. It seems incredible that 'We Can Create' was recorded in his bedroom, since the multi-tracked washes of sound seem the result of a meeting between a production genius and an expensive recording studio.
The album contains a couple of previous singles, 'Lost my Soul' and the brilliant 'Don't Fear' (the video of which is below). While forthcoming single 'It Will Find You' sounds like a lost highlight from a Mew album.
It's hard to choose a track to post from what's one of the best albums i've heard this year, but i'm quite partial to 'You Don't Know Her Name', one of the poppiest moments from the record.
MAPS - YOU DON'T KNOW HER NAME
I suspect that Ulrich Schnauss was a huge influence on Maps, and at long last he has a new record forthcoming. One of the biggest names in electronic music after the masterful 'Far Away Trains Passing By' and 'A Strangely Isolated Place', there's been a 4 year wait for his third album 'Goodbye'.
I'm not certain that the copy doing the round on t'interweb is the final version, as first impressions suggest that the production is a bit fuzzy in comparison to the previous two records. This seems a bit strange when you hear about the painstaking trouble that he's gone to in perfecting the album. But to be fair my stereo isn't the best equipment to appreciate the subtle nuances of his sound.
I was attempting to complete this post without using the word 'lush'. But I give in. It's lush.
ULRICH SCHNAUSS - STARS
Ulrich is DJing with Maps at the ICA next week. As Ulrich would say.. let's party like it's 1991.
To be honest i've been a bit under the weather lately, so I'm requiring a bit more than just a physical response to music. 6 hours dancing has been a bit beyond me the last few weeks, but that's pretty much all you can do in the face of an Ed Banger onslaught!
So i've been attempting to nurse myself back to the land of the living with some gorgeous new tunes that recall my mispent youth listening to shoegazer bands like Slowdive & My Bloody Valentine.
Two posts in a row with bands from Northampton? Seems unlikely... but Maps, otherwise known as James Chapman, has a stunning debut album coming out on 14th May. It seems incredible that 'We Can Create' was recorded in his bedroom, since the multi-tracked washes of sound seem the result of a meeting between a production genius and an expensive recording studio.
The album contains a couple of previous singles, 'Lost my Soul' and the brilliant 'Don't Fear' (the video of which is below). While forthcoming single 'It Will Find You' sounds like a lost highlight from a Mew album.
It's hard to choose a track to post from what's one of the best albums i've heard this year, but i'm quite partial to 'You Don't Know Her Name', one of the poppiest moments from the record.
MAPS - YOU DON'T KNOW HER NAME
I suspect that Ulrich Schnauss was a huge influence on Maps, and at long last he has a new record forthcoming. One of the biggest names in electronic music after the masterful 'Far Away Trains Passing By' and 'A Strangely Isolated Place', there's been a 4 year wait for his third album 'Goodbye'.
I'm not certain that the copy doing the round on t'interweb is the final version, as first impressions suggest that the production is a bit fuzzy in comparison to the previous two records. This seems a bit strange when you hear about the painstaking trouble that he's gone to in perfecting the album. But to be fair my stereo isn't the best equipment to appreciate the subtle nuances of his sound.
I was attempting to complete this post without using the word 'lush'. But I give in. It's lush.
ULRICH SCHNAUSS - STARS
Ulrich is DJing with Maps at the ICA next week. As Ulrich would say.. let's party like it's 1991.
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