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Sonic News / Playlists Archive September 2008
Sonic News 29th September 2008
Sounds
Cian Nugent - Childhood Christian Lies and Slaughter (Incunabulum)
Cian Nugent is a young guitarist from Dublin, Ireland and in 2007 he released an EP of his highly original and intensely meditative guitar compositions. Recorded to an old reel-to-reel machine, Cian's playing on these tracks was deeply rooted in pre-war blues, Appalachian string bands and the Takoma tradition, his work well served by the crackly presentation, enjoyably reminiscent of a rummaged 78 rpm treasure.
The inclusion of 'When the Snow Melts and Floats Downstream' on Imaginational Anthem Volume 3 followed soon after and although John Fahey was still referenced , Cian proves himself to be no mere Fahey imitator. His music boasts a rare breadth, effectively using the style as a starting point for his compositions whilst creating something highly personal within these limitations.
As he prepares for his imminent Tompkins Square release, Cian has been seeking out a broader set of influences and a more orchestrated, fully instrumented sound. "The whole field of modern classical I'm finding really exciting, from the really extreme to the tame."
Cian is currently on tour in the U.S. and Childhood, Christian Lies and Slaughter will be featured on Sideways Through Sound 6th October 2008.
v/a - We Are All Circling The Stars (Cosmos)
Admittedly, I was a bit overwhelmed by this release, but eventually, months later, Thee Sonic Assassin has managed to distill a few favourites from this double-disc selection of underground folk jams.
Whilst showcasing an incredible wealth of fairly less than well-known talent, there are also superb tracks from Diane Cluck, Hush Arbors, Skygreen Leopards and King Creosote. Inevitably, these sorts of affairs tend to be a bit hit and miss, but this is thankfully not the case here at all.
Amongst Sideways Through Sound's high-lights are Booger Red, Mary Hampton and Sal Paradise but there are a number of pleasant surprises here too. There is simply too much good stuff to list, but there's plenty to get stuck into here for anyone who loves various strains of folk and '60s-style experimental pop music.
Sideways Through Sound will be playing a long overdue selection from We Are All Circling The Stars on the show 6th October 2008.
http://www.myspace.com/cosmosrecordings
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Sonic News 22nd September 2008
Sounds / Live In The Studio
Heidi Elva - Ships & Trees (Vitamin)
Heidi Elva grew up in a small town in New Zealand, under mountain ranges. Now living in Sydney, the delicate conversation of her art is inspired by both nature and urban landscapes, silhouettes of houses and trees, the sound of birds and cars and the beauty of Japanese minimalism.
Heidi's debut album 'Ships & Trees' was recorded over six months in a tiny room in Newtown, Sydney. Under the light of a red lampshade, Heidi brought her ideas, field recordings, found sounds and poetry and played with friends who would come and go.
The result is astonishingly intimate and hauntingly fragile, at the same time a precarious lyrical balancing act of loss and hope and one of the most musically unique and tender recordings to have ever graced Sideways Through Sound.
Heidi will be joining Thee Sonic Assassin live in the studio on 29th September to talk about 'Ships & Trees', her plans for a very special album launch and Heidi promises to bring her harp to the 26th floor and play some songs for us. How lucky are we...!!!
http://www.myspace.com/heidielva
Live
Heidi Elva album launch
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Sonic News 15th September 2008
Sounds
Khancoban - Limbs May Fall (Half A Cow)
Half noise, half folk, Khancoban's songs deploy in low gravity with a dash of grit. They are performed calmly, using calculated space and tension, exploding at key points that leave the band's filament burning in their wake.
'Limbs May Fall' is Khancoban's first full length record, expanding in every direction from their 2006 debut and maintaining the sombre aura and hinterland textures of their sound, which ultimately beckon to a specific region.
In Khancoban, a banjo delivers, a lap steel's chords slink up behind you and the beat marches you through a new and curious sound-scape. Khancoban is an atmosphere soaked in spaghetti western country with a touch of psyche and all the while still leaving plenty of room to day-dream in...
Khancoban's 'Limbs May Fall' will be the featured album on next weeks Sideways Through Sound 22nd September 2008.
Live
Khancoban album launch
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Sonic News 8th September 2008
Sounds
Mary Hampton - My Mothers Children (Navigator)
Mary Hampton has lived for some time in a room over looking the sea in Brighton, England.
While studying 20th century music at university, Mary heard her first traditional English folk song. Ever since then she has been rooting about in second hand bookshops trying to uncover more of these old songs and extract the essence of some of the sensibilities they articulate.
In the past two years, she has recorded two EPs, Book One (6 songs of refusal) and Book Two (6 songs of hunger), both of which contain various arrangements of the traditional songs Mary found.
Mary's first solo album, 'My Mother's Children' is a further distillation of Mary's musical influences, the subjects she covers are timeless and the language she uses, raw and poetic; the stories themselves frequently charged with gothic drama and mystery.
Sideways Through Sound is honoured to have Mary's new album featured on the next show: 15th September 2008...
Hello there. I am Mary Hampton and I live in Brighton in a room overlooking the sea.
I find old songs and keep them in coloured vials in my fridge.
Sometimes I make up new songs.
And sometimes I do neither one thing nor the other
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Sonic News 1st September 2008
Sounds
Spotlight on Static Caravan Records
(or "Welcome to your new favourite label, Part 2 ")
So it looks like this 'spotlight on a label' trip might be a monthly adventure, until I run out of favourite labels that is...
Static Caravan are still undoubtedly one of the most artistically adventurous and sonically surprising labels around today!! With a roster that includes show favourites The Owl Service, Mesma, Ass, Men-An-Tol and The Accidental, alongside fellow Mancunian new folksters Starless And Bible Black and John Smith, plus laptop folk luminaries Tunng, Static Caravan have continued to quietly unearth and champion the leftfield since 1998.
Every Static Caravan release is a carefully considered piece of art, both aurally and visually, and this attention simply brings back the joy of ownership in a world increasingly content to have music as a faceless downloaded commodity.
There are 3" CD's, lathe cuts, etched 7"s, all manner of folded card CD cases, 10"s, coloured vinyl albums... you get the idea...
When you buy a Static Carvan record (or CD), you are not only supporting independent music but you are part of a much bigger picture. One where music remains something to be treasured, created with love and passion and commitment, to be adored and shared...
...and that's why Sideways Through Sound will be featuring the truly wonderful Static Carvan Records on the show next week, the 8th September 2008
Welcome To Your New Favourite Label!!
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Playlists
Broadcast date 29th September 2008
Featured: Heidi Elva - Ships & Trees
Artist
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Title |
From |
White Cave Receiver |
Area 51 Revisited EP |
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Fifty Five Falls |
Ballads Of Living & Dying |
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Lovers Or Strangers |
Ships & Trees |
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One Liner |
v/a Teaism (music inspired by the art & culture of tea) |
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Silverwater |
We Fool Ourselves EP |
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For Your Love |
Ships & Trees |
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There’s A Spell |
Live On Sideways Through Sound 2SER |
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Monday |
Live On Sideways Through Sound 2SER |
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33 Fainting Spells |
v/a 88 Tapes |
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Triumph Tree |
v/a The Honeymoon Music Compilation |
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Cheval Sombre (featuring Sonic Boom) |
It’s A Shame |
Static Caravan 7” |
Window |
Ships & Trees |
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Pere Lachaise |
Demo |
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Equatorial Changes |
Demo |
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Pity Me Not |
Five Songs demo |
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Given Light, Given Sleep |
Migratory Words |
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Broadcast date 22nd September 2008
Featured: Khancoban - Limbs May Fall
Artist
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Title |
From |
Counting The Days |
Sketchbook |
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A Minor Key |
Acoustic Adventures |
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Such A Big Sky |
Limbs May Fall |
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Dolphin Centre |
Living On The Other Side |
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Them Red Stains |
I Think I’m Dead |
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Cities Beneath The Sea |
Fires In Distant Buildings |
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By The Lights |
Limbs May Fall |
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Old Lost John |
Regina’s Bar |
UK Spring Tour 2008 |
Home |
To The Races |
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Four Water |
Humdrum Virtue |
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The Burn |
Demo |
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Balloon Sunrise |
Limbs May Fall |
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The Wolves (Act I & 2) |
For Emma, Forever Ago |
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Painting The Leaves Back On The Trees |
The Open Sky |
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Disappear |
The Cost Of Living |
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Limbs May Fall |
Limbs May Fall |
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Broken Town |
Highland |
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Cold Valley Rain |
Nandina |
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Bright Red Stone |
Deliverance |
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Broadcast date 15th September 2008
Featured: Mary Hampton - My Mother's Children
Artist
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Title |
From |
Midtown Fair |
From A Window To A Wall |
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Postcard |
Demo |
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Honey |
My Mother’s Children |
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Changes On The Ground |
Battle Ground EP |
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Midnight In The Arctic Circle |
An Appendix Of Whaling Terms |
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I Will Wait For You (The Sense Of An Ending) |
The Crow Flies |
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Island |
My Mother’s Children |
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Berries |
Cabin In The Woods |
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Murder Of Crows |
Music For Witches & Alchemists |
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Kristallen Den Fina |
S/T |
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The Maid Of Culmore |
The Whole World Round |
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Because You’re Young |
My Mother’s Children |
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Wasted Love |
Earth Rising |
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O Ciclico Retorno De Lobos E Ferreiros |
The Empty Circle Part 1 : Swirling Lands Of Disquiet & Catharsis |
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Today The Rain |
v/a Rusted Rail |
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The Bell They Gave You |
My Mother’s Children |
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She Moved Through The Fair |
Now Then? |
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The Turning Of The Tide |
Learning To Walk EP |
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Horses |
v/a Bearded Ladies |
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Suicide Kiss (Because Dead) |
What I Want From You Is Sweet |
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Hawk For A Heart |
The World Outside Is In A Cupboard |
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Broadcast date 8th September 2008
Featured: Static Caravan Records
Artist
|
Title |
From |
For The Angel In The Angle |
Pastor Of Oaks, Shepherd Of Stones |
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Timefather |
Forces |
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Mary Of Silence |
So Tonight That I Might See |
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Up With The Orcadian Tide |
Static Caravan 7” |
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Dohktar E Boyerhmadi |
And Stars EP |
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The Wooden Coat |
The Fabric Of Folk |
|
Turn The Boat, Turn The Boat |
Static Caravan Split 7” w/ Blood Music |
|
Melt With The Snow |
Tales Of Colour & White |
|
Girl Of A Skin Coloured Blanket No.2 |
S/T |
|
Knock, Knock |
Static Caravan 7” |
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Empty Heart |
Robots In The Orchestra |
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People Folk |
Static Caravan 7” |
|
One |
Things Went By |
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Iron Man |
Static Caravan 7” |
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You Will Take It & Like It |
Carrion EP |
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Assyrian Blood |
Holy Mountain 7” |
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Broadcast date 1st September 2008
Featured: Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
Artist
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Title |
From |
b.b. |
S/T |
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Burnt By The Sun |
Round & Round |
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You On The Run |
Directions To See A Ghost |
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John Barleycorn Must Die |
v/a John Barleycorn Reborn : Dark Britannica |
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House Carpenter |
Gypsum Strings |
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Stormy High |
In The Future |
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Mission District |
Directions To See A Ghost |
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Are You Lost |
v/a Bearded Ladies |
|
Hearts & Daggers |
S/T |
|
Blood & Bones |
Demo |
|
The Outer Rim |
S/T |
|
Seven Seers |
Old Growth |
|
Deer-Ree-Shee |
Directions To See A Ghost |
|
From Stonehenge To Saturn |
S/T |
|
Clean Living |
Take Refuge In Clean Living |
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