Premiere: Sea Priest - “Deadalus”.

17 Aug 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Here's a fresh and exclusive cut from the latest Solid Melts glory, the just released split between two Chicago-based artists, Famous Laughs and Sea Priest. While Ars Brevis, the other Sea Priest track that's been made public so far, is a pretty gloomy, dark wave-inspired synth business, the beautiful Deadalus starts by taking things to melancholic, almost folky realms, with slow-burning acoustic guitar harmonies and only very subtle synth incursions, before the whole track gently drowns in washes of distortion to end up with an almost shoegaze-y feel. A prettly little piece of dream pop all along. Order the limited C29 tape over here. Sea Priest - Deadalus Read more → Here's a fresh and exclusive cut from the latest Solid Melts glory, the just released split between two Chicago-based artists, Famous Laughs and Sea Priest. While Ars Brevis, the other Sea Priest track that's been made public so far, is a pretty gloomy, dark wave-inspired synth business, the beautiful Deadalus starts by taking things to melancholic, almost folky realms, with slow-burning acoustic guitar harmonies and only very subtle synth incursions, before the whole track gently drowns in washes of distortion to end up with an almost shoegaze-y feel. A prettly little piece of dream pop all along. Order the limited C29 tape over here. Sea Priest - Deadalus

Standard Planets: “...and so Those Girls of Summer Died”.

17 Aug 2011 — Henning Lahmann
In a recent, very illuminating interview with The Quietus, Robert Tubb of the Brighton and London-based trio Standard Planets uttered that "bad music that's heard by a lot of people is a failure, but good music that's heard by no-one also fails". In light of this rather wise statement, we're delighted to be able to help the young band's already quite astonishing oeuvre, one that's made up of a delicate blend of kraut, post-punk and contemporary electronics, to be heard by more people cause bluntly, ...and so Those Girls of Summer Died indeed is good music. The group's debut full-length Providers Of Utopian Energy will be out sometime this year. While you're waiting, go here to listen to more amazing tunes by Standard Planets. (Photo) Standard Planets - ...and so Those Girls of Summer Died Read more → In a recent, very illuminating interview with The Quietus, Robert Tubb of the Brighton and London-based trio Standard Planets uttered that "bad music that's heard by a lot of people is a failure, but good music that's heard by no-one also fails". In light of this rather wise statement, we're delighted to be able to help the young band's already quite astonishing oeuvre, one that's made up of a delicate blend of kraut, post-punk and contemporary electronics, to be heard by more people cause bluntly, ...and so Those Girls of Summer Died indeed is good music. The group's debut full-length Providers Of Utopian Energy will be out sometime this year. While you're waiting, go here to listen to more amazing tunes by Standard Planets. (Photo) Standard Planets - ...and so Those Girls of Summer Died