Detachments The Flowers That Fell is now up itunes after a technical hiccup!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=311921310&s=143444
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Detachments - The Flowers That Fell
This week sees the release of Detachments fantastic new single THE FLOWERS THAT FELL on 7" and download as produced by Trevor Jackson. Only 500 have been pressed so if you want one get to it! It's single of the week on Drowned In Sound and is Steve Lamacq's (Radio 1) Alternative Single Of The Week.
And here is a little treat for you - the Parallels Remix of The Flowers That Fell in glorious mp3 form. This will be available on black plastic in a few weeks time.
http://www.divshare.com/download/7227592-060
And for those that are coming down to Buffalo Bar - say hello! I'm playing records throughout the night. And for those that can't make it the band are headlining the Proud Galleries this Saturday night.
http://be-at.co.uk/listings/
If you want a 7" and can't find one just let us know! We have a few Fear No Fear 12s left if you want one. And watch the webstore over the next week or so for limited edition Detachments t-shirts.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thisisnotanexit blog back on air.....
....and we're back on air after a slight hiatus. Blame it on the advent of sunshine in London this week, my 30th birthday or our general lack of discipline. What we do have is alot of news though......
First up the mighty Brain Machine are performing live for the first time tonight at the Men & Machines night at Stereo in Glasgow. I unfortunately won't be there so am rather jealous of everyone who will be. Hopefully there will be some photos to share later this week. If you see a copy of the Brain Machine LP I recommend you snap one up as the warehouse have lost a bunch of them meaning that it's looking like less than 100 made it out into the wide world. And if you've got one already - well consider yourself the owner of a bit of a rarity by the looks of things. We've got a few cds left in stock if anyone wants one. The best thing since Delia & Gavin's Days Of Mars....?
http://www.myspace.com/menmachines
http://www.myspace.com/brainmachinemusic
For those that live in London this week see's Detachments play at the Buffalo Bar in Highbury & Islington on Tuesday 28th April in support of the release of their new single THE FLOWERS THAT FELL. It's part of the brilliant Offset night and also features ADVERT and Relics live too - plus myself playing some post punk and 80s synth records. Should be rather special seeing as the Buffalo Bar is tiny. Plus on the night we'll have 50x signed copies of the 7" single for sale. Alongside that we will also have the new Detachments t-shirts for sale. Only 100 printed and designed by Sebastien from the band. Hopefully we'll have some t-shirts available on the label web store in the next few weeks too but if you want one first then get down on Tuesday night.
http://www.myspace.com/offsetfestival
In terms of what I've been buying the past few weeks, well, these are what I've invested my pennies on....
The most eagerly awaited dubstep album since Burial's second album and boy is it worth the wait. Not only does it include some of his already released tracks that you may well know - such as Vancouver - but it breaks the boundaries of the walls that are dubstep. It's never solely confined to the 140bpm offbeats and instead really shows Martyn's influences that are obviously vast and wide - taking in beautiful piano interludes, deep vocal house and the uplifting melancholia of transmat techno strings. It's been said that this will stand the test of time as doesn't fit completely into the time or place - yes it is rooted in dubstep - but it is an album that is much more than that and crucially is all the better for it.
Martyn has also cleverly priced the cd really cheaply at £6.99 and then also put the album out on a beautiful triple album format at a usual album price of around £15.99 so really you have no excuse to pick it up on one of the formats!
And this is a right little sneaky exclusive. Very limited in a silk screened sleeve from Precious System - This Is The Voice Of Love this is only available from the Innercityvisions web store. It's a great disco techno genre crossing record with a great nod to the past with dj tools on the b-side (Bassapella!!). Prins Thomas gave it a rinsing at Bla last week in Oslo and it's one of those secret weapons that will be making sense all across the summer.
http://www.innercityvisions.com/releases/shop/running-back-limited-precious-system-the-voice-from-planet-love.html
Also over the past couple of weeks I bought the Salem - OHK 7" which has been released on the Japanese Big Love label. You know how much of a fan I am and as always the mighty Salem deliver an ode to the darkness and horror.
You can get it from Rough Trade:
http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=312552
This week we also got back the debut remix from Thisisnotanexit's own Spectral Empire. They've remixed Detachments forthcoming single Circles into a 10 minute dark descent into the horror, horror, horror of wherever their warped minds are. In these days of remixes sounding, well, quite similar really this really is incredibly exciting.
Take a sneak peak here:
http://www.myspace.com/spectralempire
Forthcoming on limited edition black plastic along with remixes from Martyn and King Of Town sometime soon.
Also, in other news Parallels are shooting a video for ULTRALIGHT at the moment so watch out for that debuting soon. They've also done a fair number of interviews with various blogs - plus Dazed Digital - so watch out for those. We're also throwing a small launch party for the Parallels ULTRALIGHT EP at 93 Feet East on Tuesday 12th May in association with new night SIGNALS FROM THE COSMOS. I'll be playing records alongside urlaubshits (great blog by the way - go check it out) and it's free entry so put it in your diary.
For those wondering what They Came From The Stars I Saw Them are up to well they have a bunch of gigs lined up over the summer PLUS a show at Bestival in September so if you've got your tickets get ready for that one! They have a guitarist now too.
Coming soon for the summer is the They Came From The Stars I Saw Them IBIZA ep featuring remixes of Rabbit Seal Monkey by King of Town and Tronik Youth plus a remix of The Unstoppable Kite by Hatchback. A couple of tracks for the night time in Ibiza and a track for the days by the beach too. Nice. It will be out on limited edition sand coloured vinyl (I might be making that up.....).
Finally, April has just wandered in and asked for a mention of how pretty she's looking. So, happy to oblige.
April - you're looking incredibly pretty today.
And that my friends is all. Don't forget to go out and grab a copy of Detachments The Flowers That Fell on Monday (or if you want a limited signed copy head on down to the Buffalo Bar on Tuesday night!).
First up the mighty Brain Machine are performing live for the first time tonight at the Men & Machines night at Stereo in Glasgow. I unfortunately won't be there so am rather jealous of everyone who will be. Hopefully there will be some photos to share later this week. If you see a copy of the Brain Machine LP I recommend you snap one up as the warehouse have lost a bunch of them meaning that it's looking like less than 100 made it out into the wide world. And if you've got one already - well consider yourself the owner of a bit of a rarity by the looks of things. We've got a few cds left in stock if anyone wants one. The best thing since Delia & Gavin's Days Of Mars....?
http://www.myspace.com/menmachines
http://www.myspace.com/brainmachinemusic
For those that live in London this week see's Detachments play at the Buffalo Bar in Highbury & Islington on Tuesday 28th April in support of the release of their new single THE FLOWERS THAT FELL. It's part of the brilliant Offset night and also features ADVERT and Relics live too - plus myself playing some post punk and 80s synth records. Should be rather special seeing as the Buffalo Bar is tiny. Plus on the night we'll have 50x signed copies of the 7" single for sale. Alongside that we will also have the new Detachments t-shirts for sale. Only 100 printed and designed by Sebastien from the band. Hopefully we'll have some t-shirts available on the label web store in the next few weeks too but if you want one first then get down on Tuesday night.
http://www.myspace.com/offsetfestival
In terms of what I've been buying the past few weeks, well, these are what I've invested my pennies on....
The most eagerly awaited dubstep album since Burial's second album and boy is it worth the wait. Not only does it include some of his already released tracks that you may well know - such as Vancouver - but it breaks the boundaries of the walls that are dubstep. It's never solely confined to the 140bpm offbeats and instead really shows Martyn's influences that are obviously vast and wide - taking in beautiful piano interludes, deep vocal house and the uplifting melancholia of transmat techno strings. It's been said that this will stand the test of time as doesn't fit completely into the time or place - yes it is rooted in dubstep - but it is an album that is much more than that and crucially is all the better for it.
Martyn has also cleverly priced the cd really cheaply at £6.99 and then also put the album out on a beautiful triple album format at a usual album price of around £15.99 so really you have no excuse to pick it up on one of the formats!
And this is a right little sneaky exclusive. Very limited in a silk screened sleeve from Precious System - This Is The Voice Of Love this is only available from the Innercityvisions web store. It's a great disco techno genre crossing record with a great nod to the past with dj tools on the b-side (Bassapella!!). Prins Thomas gave it a rinsing at Bla last week in Oslo and it's one of those secret weapons that will be making sense all across the summer.http://www.innercityvisions.com/releases/shop/running-back-limited-precious-system-the-voice-from-planet-love.html
Also over the past couple of weeks I bought the Salem - OHK 7" which has been released on the Japanese Big Love label. You know how much of a fan I am and as always the mighty Salem deliver an ode to the darkness and horror.
You can get it from Rough Trade:
http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=312552
This week we also got back the debut remix from Thisisnotanexit's own Spectral Empire. They've remixed Detachments forthcoming single Circles into a 10 minute dark descent into the horror, horror, horror of wherever their warped minds are. In these days of remixes sounding, well, quite similar really this really is incredibly exciting.
Take a sneak peak here:
http://www.myspace.com/spectralempire
Forthcoming on limited edition black plastic along with remixes from Martyn and King Of Town sometime soon.
Also, in other news Parallels are shooting a video for ULTRALIGHT at the moment so watch out for that debuting soon. They've also done a fair number of interviews with various blogs - plus Dazed Digital - so watch out for those. We're also throwing a small launch party for the Parallels ULTRALIGHT EP at 93 Feet East on Tuesday 12th May in association with new night SIGNALS FROM THE COSMOS. I'll be playing records alongside urlaubshits (great blog by the way - go check it out) and it's free entry so put it in your diary.
For those wondering what They Came From The Stars I Saw Them are up to well they have a bunch of gigs lined up over the summer PLUS a show at Bestival in September so if you've got your tickets get ready for that one! They have a guitarist now too.
Coming soon for the summer is the They Came From The Stars I Saw Them IBIZA ep featuring remixes of Rabbit Seal Monkey by King of Town and Tronik Youth plus a remix of The Unstoppable Kite by Hatchback. A couple of tracks for the night time in Ibiza and a track for the days by the beach too. Nice. It will be out on limited edition sand coloured vinyl (I might be making that up.....).
Finally, April has just wandered in and asked for a mention of how pretty she's looking. So, happy to oblige.
April - you're looking incredibly pretty today.
And that my friends is all. Don't forget to go out and grab a copy of Detachments The Flowers That Fell on Monday (or if you want a limited signed copy head on down to the Buffalo Bar on Tuesday night!).
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009
The Essential Purchase Week 12 & 13
And we're back on air....after radio silence mainly due to the day job (yes Thisisnotanexit is not a full time job unfortunately but run in those small moments grasped through the day and evening when there is 5 minutes to stop and think. Those of you that log off and go home at 5.30pm with the days work done I do that and get home knowing that there are a good few hours left of the working day to do thisisnotanexit work - such is life) anyways I digress. Yes there has been silence. Although for those with a twitter obsession the minutaie of my day is caught via the TINAErecords twitter. Mainly that fulfils the function of updating you literally as things happen. Here we shall spend some more time thinking about the music that has been released into the world these past two weeks (plus a few other ramblings and interesting things I figured I'd share...).
The soundtrack to this post is this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dirty-Space-Disco-D-I/dp/B000QGEWFM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1238788103&sr=8-1
Fever Ray - Fever Ray LP
The most interesting release of this week is OBVIOUSLY the Fever Ray album. For those who obsess about The Knife (and there are enough of us) a solo album from Karin is enough to have got me excited since I heard about it. When I Grow up sated my appetite for about 5 seconds but this is the real deal. Apparently written in those moments she got to herself when the child she had just had was sleeping it captures a dark melancholia and suburban angst that was last seen evidenced on Kate Bush's Aerial (King Of The Mountain and that part of the album: "Washing machine....washing maaaaaaccchhhhhiiiiinnnneeeeeeeee). Anyways this album is absolutely staggering in it's beauty and darkness and pure pure majesty. For those of you with taste in music if you don't rush out and buy this well then you shouldn't be reading this. You should retire to detention with a copy of Rip It Up And Start Again and not come back until you can talk to me about the history of Factory records. Or Mute. You decide. Anyways just go an buy it. SERIOUSLY!
You're still here. I hope you've been off somewhere on the internet buying that album or else....
The other amazing release of the past couple of weeks is the Den Haan - Release The Beast (Optimo Music) 12".
For a start it's on Optimo Music. Enough said! But anyways this is a pure italo disco glam thumper that stinks of Giorgio Moroder and shaking your thing on a yacht in 1984 with the girls from that Robert Palmer video. Pure sleaze. Pure dancefloor beauty.
Those are the two records you should buy. That's it. Job done.
For a start it's on Optimo Music. Enough said! But anyways this is a pure italo disco glam thumper that stinks of Giorgio Moroder and shaking your thing on a yacht in 1984 with the girls from that Robert Palmer video. Pure sleaze. Pure dancefloor beauty.
Those are the two records you should buy. That's it. Job done.
Here's a nice article on vinyl...it's a love affair don't you know.
Parallels T-Shirts...
This week Parallels t-shirts were made available from the myspace page. Go get one and wear it next week and get your friends to take some photos and then in two years time when they're on the nme front cover you can dig out the photos and go check me out ahead of the curve.
http://www.myspace.com/parallelsmarigold
This week Parallels t-shirts were made available from the myspace page. Go get one and wear it next week and get your friends to take some photos and then in two years time when they're on the nme front cover you can dig out the photos and go check me out ahead of the curve.
http://www.myspace.com/parallelsmarigold
We have also had confrmation this week that The Ultralight Ep will be available on limited edition 500 only 12" pressing from May 11th in a beautiful picture sleeve. Get in contact if you want to reserve a copy. There will be around 250 in the UK and the rest will be going to Canada and the rest of the world.
Free music via myspace:
Check out Saudi Air Bandit and specifically the track to lost patrol. In fact if you play lost patrol and then watch this youtube clip (and turn the volume down / mute it) you've got your own video mash up DIY style.
http://www.myspace.com/saudiairbandit
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Ze_g9y2Es&feature=related
And that my friends is it for today. I'm off to put my shoes on and watch Detachments at The Queen Of Hoxton. See you on the other side.
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