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Concert photos: Whispering Sons live at The Lexington 2019
Posted: 6th April 2019 by blaue-rosen in Concert photosTags: Baba Yaga's Hut gigs 2019, Ilia Gorovitz live at The Lexington 2019, Ilia Gorovitz live in London 2019, post punk gigs 2019, The Lexington gigs 2019, Whispering Sons live at The Lexington 2019, Whispering Sons live in London 2019
Whispering Sons,Ilia Gorovitz live at The Lexington 2019
Posted: 6th April 2019 by blaue-rosen inA set of photographs from the gig of Whispering Sons at The Lexington, London 2019
Live review: Xiu Xiu, John Bence at Islington Assembly Hall 2019
Posted: 1st April 2019 by blaue-rosen in Live reviews,InterviewsTags: experimental music gigs 2019, Islington Assembly Hall gigs 2019, John Bence live at Islinton Assembly Hall 2019, John Bence live in London 2019, Xiu Xiu live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019, Xiu Xiu live in London 2019
It was an ordinary Tuesday evening, the day after Scott Walker had passed away and we went to Islington Assembly Hall prepared to experience something similar to the last gig of Xiu Xiu. We were spectacularly wrong as this live performance was different in many ways and even more powerful.
The one hour of waiting time until John Bence came on stage passed really quickly as we were lucky enough to enjoy great ‘warm up’ music that included songs by The Cure, Nico and Bauhaus. This was, by far, the greatest and more fitting (to what would come next) set of songs that we have been able to listen to before a gig. The evening started calmly and in a rather uneventful way, which of course was hugely deceitful for the performative storm that was just about to ‘hit’ us. John Bence appeared and for the first 3-4′ was seating calmly in front of his laptop…
Xiu Xiu, John Bence live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019
Posted: 31st March 2019 by blaue-rosen in Concert photosTags: experimental music gigs 2019, Islington Assembly Hall gigs 2019, John Bence live at Islinton Assembly Hall 2019, John Bence live in London 2019, Xiu Xiu live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019, Xiu Xiu live in London 2019
Xiu Xiu,John Bence live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019
Posted: 31st March 2019 by blaue-rosen inScratch Massive-Polygrains live at Dingwalls, 2019
Posted: 19th March 2019 by blaue-rosen in Live reviews,InterviewsTags: Dingwalls gigs 2019, electronic music gigs 2019, experimental music gigs 2019, experimental music gigs in London 2019, London gigs 2019, Polygrains live at Dingwalls, Polygrains live in London 2019, Scratch Massive live at Dingwalls 2019, Scratch Massive live in London 2019
A band ‘guided’ by the light of the European stars-Music that was guided by the energy of consecutive dreams
Experiencing the magic of Scratch Massive’s music live, was on my ‘to do’ list for quite some time now. Maud and Sébastien’s gigs are sold out in France but the duet had never performed live in London before so, we were incredibly happy that our wish to see this band live, came true.
Polygrains a gentle, electronic and experimental opening
A few minutes later than the announced stage times, Polygrains, a.k.a Dimitris Moschas, a talented singer, songwriter and producer, filled the stage with electronic, synthpop and techno soundscapes. Polygrains has released his new album entitled ‘Future Endeavours‘ in January 2019 and we got a nice glimpse of it during his live set. Dub rhythms enriched with vibrant sonic samples, gave their place seamlessly to synthpop melodies which were, sometimes transformed into funky ones and other times they were dressed with an air of mystery filled with blasts and pulsating sounds. On top of these melodies, the vocals appeared intermittently only to deliver a few verses and add one more dimension to the sound, before giving their place to a new set of sounds and melodies that had a different energy and flow than before. Experimentation, improvisation and a nice rhythmic flow characterized the sound of this solo project that was a great choice as an opening act for Scratch Massive. There were no visuals this time to accompany the set but this only made us focus more on the rhythms. If the music of Polygrains was a painting, it would have been a cubist one, where the image can only be synthesized by acknowledging all the parts and shapes that form it.We noticed and we appreciated the good communication with the audience and we look forward to enjoying Polygrains live again in the future.
Concert photos: Scratch Massive-Polygrains live at Dingwalls
Posted: 18th March 2019 by blaue-rosen in Concert photosScratch Massive-Polygrains live at Dingwalls 2019
Posted: 18th March 2019 by blaue-rosen inMonthly playlist-February 2019
Posted: 10th March 2019 by blaue-rosen in Music News,press releasesTags: !K7 Records album releases 2019, 25eme Dimension EXO7, 25eme Dimension new album 2019, Angelic Foe An Evil of Nature 2019, Angelic Foe new album 2019, Bjarki Happy Earthday, Bjarki new album 2019, Boss Tuneage/Dirt Cult album releases 2019, BOY Harsher Careful 2019, BOY Harsher new album 2019, buDGET cUTS rECORDS& tAPES RELEASES 2019, Coey Fanni Tutti TUTTI 2019, Conspiracy International album releases 2019, Cosey Fanni Tutti new album 2019, Dark Chamber Records album releases 2019, DZR debut album 2019, DZR Instances 2019, Editions Mego album releases 2019, Fabrika Records album releases 2019, Fabulous Sheep 2019, Fabulous Sheep debut album 2019, Finlay Shakespeare Domestic Economy, Finlay Shakespeare new album 2019, Flat Worms Into The Iris 2019, Flat Worms new album 2019, FRAGNANCE new album 2019, FRAGNANCE Now that I'm Real, God? album releases 2019, Independent music albums 2019, Independent music releases 2019, Isolated Youth new EP 2019, Isolated Youth Warfare, Kaunis Kuolematon Elämä ei tarvitse minua 2019, Kaunis Kuolematon new album 2019, KOMLIKATIONS new album 2019, KOMPLIKATIONS No Good News, LADYTRON, LADYTRON new album 2019, Last Dusk As The Young Die 2019, Last Dusk new album 2019, Les acteurs de l'ombre productions album releases 2019, Lindustria 2019, Lindustria debut EP 2019, Mocking Dead Bird 2019, Mocking Dead Bird debut album 2019, Nude Club Records album releases 2019, Pandemix In Condemnation 2019, Pandemix new album 2019, Pensées Nocturnes Grand Guignol 2019, Pensées Nocturnes new album 2019, Polyvinyl Record Company album releases 2019, Rocket Recordings album releases 2019, Rockstar Records album releases 2019, Rotting Christ new album 2019, Rotting Christ The Heretics 2019, Season of Mist album releases 2019, Soft Blade Debut EP 2019, Soft Blade Zerkalo, Synth Religion album releases 2019, Tapete Records album releases 2019, Teeth of the Sea new album 2019, Teeth of the Sea Wraith, Terre 2019, TERRE debut EP 2019, The Telescopes Exploding Head Syndrome 2019, The Telescopes new album 2019, The Tiger Lillies Devil's Fairground 2019, The Tiger Lillies new album 2019, Tomb of Love A Permanent Reminder of our failure, Tomb of Love debut EP 2019, Unidentified Man/Chroma Carbon Memento Mori 2019, Unidentified Man/Chroma Carbon new album 2019, Xiu Xiu Girl With Basket of Fruit 2019, Xiu Xiu new album 2019
“…because we live in an industrialized, fast-paced world that prefers that the soul remains asleep…” (Bill Viola)
February was a particularly dynamic month, rich in independent music releases that cover the whole spectrum from ethereal/neoclassical to psychedelic rock. Even though most of our favourite albums are clustered around the post-punk genre, the doom metal/ black metal and the experimental music releases were so intense that, in a way, set the mood of this whole monthly playlist.