Good news coming out of Austria! Haven’t read that in a while have we. Old mate Wolfgang here going by his stage name of Mile Me Deaf, is up to something though. With a number of releases under his belt and highly decorated production work for Voodoo Jürgens and others, he produces a unique mix of fuzzy electronics and booming bass lines on his new tracks, only to unleash a raw math rock type of gazing rave.
Ultimately lush and luring then, and with striking visuals too. His latest piece Holodeck just came out via the grand Siluh Records and is attached below. The accompanying video is well worth a visit, shot entirely on S-VHS and synthesized afterwards, all directed by the talented Kevin Pham, who is also currently touring with him. Their glitch heaven is scheduled to arrive in Eindhoven, May 23, Rotterdam, May 24, Göttingen May 25 and finally Linz May 28. Mile Me Deaf’s new album ECCO is penciled for delivery in spring 2020.
Photo credits go to the incredible Beate Ponsold.
The grooving piece pasted below is This Game, Carolina‘s latest single. The track comes off her 90s inspired debut EP Everything that come out in the cold months of winter. Channeling her inner self through vocals and vast electronic soundscapes, Carolina manages to wrap vintage RnB flavours into a three-decades-later aesthetic. Team Poule says, flawless.
Downtempo master mind and regular philosophy PhD Tristan de Liège has spent the long Los Angeles winter in the studio, producing fresh new pieces of music. Building on his characteristic electronic sound, he took on a more diverse view of life and times on his new album, relying more on jazz influences and a fine selection of guest vocalists.
Exhibit A comes in the form of Hawa, a striking Poule d’Or exclusive and a carefully layered track combining Tristan’s full range of instrumental talents with the soothing vocals of Carly Barnette, of funk pop duo KiSMiT fame who themselves had a debut out last year.
Tristan de Liège’s new album Maisha is set to be released on May 31st via Manchester’s brilliant label and visual arts platform first light.
Denmark’s city of Aarhus played host to SPOT Festival last weekend, May 2-4th, an event, like the birthday of Justin Bieber, being celebrated for the 25th time this year. What’s most beautiful about the former rather than the latter then, is the range and depth of musical styles on display. Because in times of abundant information and pretty much unlimited access to music, it is rather refreshing to hand your fate to the group of very talented people curating the various showcases over the course of the two festival days. The musical selection included local heroes Liss playing a packed concert hall, the uncompromising soul and funk vibes of D/Troit, as well as Danish grandmasters Efterklang and their newest writings, pasted below.
One of the talented curators is a Danish collective putting together a stage called Roots & Hybrid, celebrating international variations of jazz and funk, creating a truly global sound. They invited Belgian group Black Flower who played their beautiful melding of Ethiopian jazz and more traditional afro-beat, carried by an all-encompassing brass pairing. Their driving single Maqam Tizita Saba is attached right here.
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British group Ten Fé have a history of carefully constructing sun drenched riffs and lush summer vibes, serving their hungry audience in style. With a debut album under their leather belts, the five of them have now put out their luring second album titled Future Perfect, Present Tense, via Some Kinda Love/PIAS.
Won’t Happen is the first single and a prime example of the kind of open road and sky slitting horizon type of pop music these guys excel at producing. The group is already half way through a full-on European tour, taking their new writings for a spin across the continent. They are penciled in to arrive in Berlin, May 11, Hamburg, May 13, Cologne, May 14 with Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam after that.
Photo credits go to the talented Eleanor Hardwick.
Exciting tunes coming in by way of the Republic of Niger of all places. Multi-instrumentalist Hama just released his second album Houmeissa via the West African/Portland Oregon collective and music label Sahel Sounds. On it he neatly combines a sort of mid 90s techno vibe with traditional Tuareq folk sounds and North African synths, creating a catchy and futuristic soundscape that is hard to resist. Attached below is Yeta Yeta, a bonus track off the LP, that nicely showcases his unique talent for creating deep melodies and grooves to get lost in. Houmeissa is out now, on the usuals.
Photo credits go to Christopher Kirkley, photographer, movie director, and label head at Sahel Sounds.
