According to his label (Stones Throw) Vex Ruffin makes 'minimal electro-punk'. I'm not really sure what I'd call it but the Filipino-American makes some pretty intriguing stuff - the vocals range from Ian Curtis to Robert Smith, while the musis mixes hip-hop betas, post-punk riffs and electro bleeps to good effect. Have a listen for yourself and see what you make of it, and you can even download it for free.
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Showing posts with label post punk. Show all posts
Friday, 16 August 2013
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
New music: 'Mexico' by Traams
One of the newest signings to Fat Cat Records, Traams hail from Chichester, West Sussex and have been together for nearly two years. Their spiky, post-punk tunes have recently been enlivened by production duties by MJ from Hookworms, resulting in 'Mexico'. A healthy cocktail of Wire and Franz Ferdinand, with a dash of Can and a 'fuck you' attitude, it's quite possibly the most boisterous and energetic song you'll hear all day.
'Mexico' is taken from the forthcoming 'Ladders EP', and while you're waiting for that to appear you ccan catch the band supporting Parquet Courts at the 100 Club on May 19th, or at The Shacklewell Arms on June 28th supporting Electric Moon.
Click here to listen to and download 'Mexico' here.
'Mexico' is taken from the forthcoming 'Ladders EP', and while you're waiting for that to appear you ccan catch the band supporting Parquet Courts at the 100 Club on May 19th, or at The Shacklewell Arms on June 28th supporting Electric Moon.
Click here to listen to and download 'Mexico' here.
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Recommended music: 'Ruled By Passion, Destroyed By Lust' by The Asphodells
If you're not familiar with the name, this is the new project from Andrew Weatherall, who's paired up with Timothy J Fairplay to put out this debut album on the Rotters Golf Club label.
It's a surprisingly varied album that leaves behind Weatherall's more recent rock'n'roll leanings and harks back to an 80s post-punk and electro sound. There are dub moments, bits of early OMD, New Order and all sorts of other influences on display, but they combine in a satisfying way to make a record that seems at one familiar and warm, but with enough nooks and crannies for you to explore it for many listens to come. Occasionally some of the tracks begin to sound like Weatherall remixes of other people's songs, but he's one of the best remixers in the world so even that's no bad thing.
If you want to buy the cd it's album of the week at Rough Trade here and you can also get the cd from Rotters Golf Club here, or the download for the bargain price of a fiver with 3 extra tracks from them here.
The album is accompanied by a single 'Beglammered' - you can watch the video for that below.
It's a surprisingly varied album that leaves behind Weatherall's more recent rock'n'roll leanings and harks back to an 80s post-punk and electro sound. There are dub moments, bits of early OMD, New Order and all sorts of other influences on display, but they combine in a satisfying way to make a record that seems at one familiar and warm, but with enough nooks and crannies for you to explore it for many listens to come. Occasionally some of the tracks begin to sound like Weatherall remixes of other people's songs, but he's one of the best remixers in the world so even that's no bad thing.
If you want to buy the cd it's album of the week at Rough Trade here and you can also get the cd from Rotters Golf Club here, or the download for the bargain price of a fiver with 3 extra tracks from them here.
The album is accompanied by a single 'Beglammered' - you can watch the video for that below.
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