Genuine intrigue surrounded She-Devils‘ set last May at FORM Arcosanti. That energy digitizes today, with the Montreal duo’s first bit of recorded material now out (plus a music video via Gorilla vs. Bear). “COME” is unquestionably mesmeric and keenly influenced (50s/60s surf/rock & roll, French pop, exotica, etc)—fresh, disorienting, immediate… an all-caps whisper in the ear.
Their debut EP arrives January 15th, 2016.
Last December, a 30 minute mp3 named “built_off_off_mix_5_cello7” unexpectedly guided our travels through New Zealand. The file had a way of draping terrains, scoring moments of wonder across myriad landscapes, colors both vibrant and muted, golden and glacial. Landon Speers, an interdisciplinary artist (and friend of S&S) from the ‘prairies of western Canada’ now living in Brooklyn, sent over the rough edit for feedback. This was the early days of Aluphor, his serene new album as Headaches, out today on Human Pitch. A series of pulsing movements—built primarily from synth and cello—Aluphor can inspire sensory awareness, over time proving itself very generous, understated, and fully realized ambient work.
Landon is an accomplished photographer, and his eye informs the album’s tasteful artwork and audiovisual stream (embedded below via FACT). He’s a dreamer for sure, drawn to “people’s ability to have heightened visceral experiences when listening to music.” Here, in loose conversation, he explores this interaction between mediums:
The fall is so kind to bring about the following convergence: Bing & Ruth will celebrate the reissue of their debut LP City Lake on RVNG Intl., with an 11-piece ensemble performance at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Port St. Willow will mark the release of Syncope (via People Teeth), performing the album in its entirety. Fellow favorite Julie Byrne opens the night. And we couldn’t be happier to present it all alongside RVNG Intl., Tuesday, November 17th.
Tickets are available here, and the FB event is here.
“I’m in front of the laundromat,” texted Jean, from a new city at midnight. The Montreal rideshare had dropped him in Bushwick, on the corner of Broadway and Marcy Ave. There he was, smiling big from the other end of a crosswalk, with palpable excitement—the energy confirmed by his rapid-fire delivery, and further endeared by his French accent. Among the carried gear (which he would put to immersive use the next day at our church showcase with Portals), was a gift “For Stadiums & Shrines”, mixed to CD with handdrawn artwork.
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“Oooh that’s great—I’m movin a lil slower tonight. Perfect,” texted Nadia, upon hearing that she needn’t rush to the Newtown studio, as the aforementioned gift would precede her live set. She indeed arrived perfectly paced—her mic, vocal pedal, and laptop tested with time left to enjoy a Campari, some chocolate, and much of johnny_ripper‘s expansive mix.
Nadia performed songs from her EP I’m Your Protector Now (and one found on Phantom Posse’s Home), plus a lounge-y new demo tentatively called “That Neon Sign”—the set can be heard about an hour and 31 minutes in. Note: she would like to add her dad to those shoutouts at the end 🙂
[0:00 – 01:31:50] johnny_ripper mix:
Rene Hell – Meta Concrete
COH + Cosey Fanni Tutti – Closer
Klara Lewis – Untitled
Black to Comm – Hands
clipping. – Dream
Rrose – Levitate
Emptyset – Lens
Kerridge – Heavy Metal
Demdike Stare – Past Majesty
Evala – Cracking
Kyoka – Turn
Radian – Shift
Walls / Daphne Oram – Reflexions, Refractions and Multiplications
S. Maharba – Memorial
Kara-lis Coverdale – ICON/C
Old Haunt – Lord, I
Infinite Body – Drive Dreams Away
Roly Porter – Birth
Clara Rockmore – The Swan[01:31:50 – end] Live performance by Nadia
Really You Got This
Survival Mode
That Neon Sign
Story City
Believer
Same/adoreyou
Thanks, Nadia and Jean. S&S Radio is every other Tuesday night at 10PM, on Newtown Radio.