02 October 2010 - 0 Comments

It’s Roooooooccccccktober!!!! What a way to celebrate with new releases from Black River Drive, Black Mountain, Superchunk to name just a few. Plus all the summer shows & festivals being announced – No Sleep Til Auckland in December, Big Day Out & Laneways in January, The National (SOLD OUT!) and more TBC…

Plus make sure you catch the amazing Devils Elbow on tour: 

TOUR DATES:

Wellington Friday October 15, Mighty Mighty / Palmerston North Saturday October 16, The Royal
Nelson Wednesday October 20, Phat Club / Christchurch Thursday October 21, Dux de Lux, (Free!)
Timaru Friday October 22, Barkode / Dunedin - Saturday October 23, Chicks Hotel
Lyttleton Sunday October 24, Wunderbar / Raglan Friday November 5, Orca
Auckland Saturday November 6, Thirsty Dog / Napier Friday November 19, The Cabana

Watch the Devil's Elbow playing 'KO' at Bar Bodega, Wellington, New Zealand. 24.7.09 video

RHYTHMETHOD NEW RELEASES:

Black River Drive ~ Perfect Flaws

The debut album for the NZ 4-piece mixeseverything good about a kick ass rock song, the hypnotic basslines of Massive Attack, the nihilistic fury of Nine Inch Nails & the aggressive guitars of Metallica. Buy this if you like: The Datsons, Shihad and OpShop. Watch the Black River Drive 'Call The Doctor' video here.

DIPLO Presents BLOW YOUR HEAD DUBSTEP

World-renowned DJ & producer Diplo presents Blow Your Head Dubstep, the first volume in his new compilation series. Dedicated to the emerging genre of dubstep, the mix features the likes of Skream, Major Lazer, Joker, Rusko, Zomby, James Blake, Benga, Caspa, Subfocus, Diplo himself & plenty more besides. Watch the producers Major Lazer ‘Hold The Line’ video.

BLACKMOUNTAIN ~ Wildness Heart

(ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR!!!) An album that is packed with succinct rock songs that pulse & pound with startling precision, Wilderness Heart is arguably the band’s tightest, most concentrated venture – but with plenty of raw rock energy still at work. Buy this if you like: Queens Of The Stone Age, Pink Mountaintops, Black Sabbath & Led Zeppelin. Watch the video for 2nd track on the album 'Old Fangs' (an office fav so far!)

ABERFELDY ~ Somewhere To Jump From

3^rd album from the Scottish twee-pop group filled with the twinkling sounds of ukuleles, xylophones, glockenspiels and/or wondrous optimism. Buy this if you like: Belle & Sebastian, James Taylor, Scissor Sisters & Noah & the Whale.

SUPERCHUNK ~ Majesty Shredding

This 2010 release is the first album in almost a decade from the legendary US 4-piece. Consisting of snarky bruised-romantic pop-punk anthems, they’ve succeeded in creating an incredible album that uses the past without sounding like a pale echo of it. Buy this if you like… Superchunk!

ISBELLS ~ Isbells

Beguilingly beautiful… a strong contender for album of the year, Isbells’ debut is a sublime collection of songs & well worthy of its contemporaries. Sweet, clever, simple songs, coolly restrained & beautifully delivered. Buy this if you like: Bon Iver, Nick Drake, Fleet Foxes, Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby Stills Nash & Young & Elliott Smith. Download the beautiful Isbells ‘What Have We Done’ here for free!

HIDDEN ORCHESTRA ~ Night Walks

Formerly known as Joe Acheson Quartet, the new Hidden Orchestra combine two live drummers & deep basslines with strong jazz & classical influences, to make cinematic, emotive, percussive, next generation music using traditional instrumentation & organic samples. Buy this if you like:Zero 7, Bonobo, 4 Hero, Cinematic Orchestra, Nightmares On Wax & Kruder & Dorfmeister.

Don’t forget to check the release sheet to see what vinyl we have available this week!

ODE RECORDS:

CHEIKH LO ~ Jamm

The first new album in five years from one of Africa’s great musical mavericks, Senegalese sufi troubadour Cheikh Lô. This is his most distinctive and personal album since his groundbreaking, Youssou N’Dour-produced debut Ne la Thiass in 1996. The dreadlocked singer’s signature blend of semi-acoustic flavours – West and Central African, funk, Cuban, flamenco – has been distilled into his most mature, focused, yet diverse statement to date. And his husky, sensual voice is sounding better than ever. Watch this specially made video feature for the album Jamm featuring Cheikh on location and live onstage in Dakar.

BACH & BEYOND (Limited Edition)

A deluxe 15CD box set of selected recordings by Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach CollegiumJapan of vocal and instrumental works by J.S. Bach and other composers. One of the CDs featured in this box set is A Choral Year With J.S. Bachwhich is also available separately;from Advent to Reformation Day – the church calendar set to music in selected movements from the cantatas by J.S. Bach. BOTH COME VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

NORMAN MEEHAN & BILL MANHIRE ~ Buddhist Rain

This new recording by Norman Meehan presents Bill Manhire’s lyrics in jazz settings. Norman Meehan, Colin Hemmingsen, and Hannah Griffin provide the music and vocals, and Bill Manhire reads from his latest collection, The Victims of Lightning. It’s a stunning album of poetry, both spoken and sung. 

AUCKLAND TOWN HALL ORGAN ~ The Inaugural Concert

A CD of the Inaugural Concert of the Klais Organ of the Auckland Town Hall (21 March 2010). The CD features the performance of Symphony in C composed for the occasion by Auckland City Organist, Dr John Wells.

CHOPIN Mazurkas / Cedric Tiberghien

Cédric Tiberghien offers us a panorama of Chopin’s output, with three of the composer’s key works framed by a selection of mazurkas.

GIDON KREMER / KREMERATA BALTICA Hymns & Prayers

A beautifully-recorded album from master violinist Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica, spanning a wide range of music, all of it broached with conviction.

BERLIN 61/89 – WALL OF SOUND

Referring both to a chapter in History and a musical assemblage which resounds like a continental echo to Phil Spector’s American pop Wall of Sound. In this make-belief soundtrack, avant-garde rock and futuristic pop express themselves, sometimes spangled with cabaret reminiscences and veiled with the ghost of Kurt Weill. Extreme and intense music, concocted during those three decades - at the foot of the Wall.

A MAN A MACHINE, Vol.1

30 rare & some more well known tracks by the electronic music pioneers who deeply revolutionized the sound of contemporary music. “A celebration of electro-pop.”

A MAN A MACHINE, Vol.2

The second chapter of this ace anthology of electro-rock music history.

The October 2010 issue of Songlines is now available! Plus lots more top shelf classical and jazz – check the release sheet for more info!

WOW! Watch The young english vocal ensemble Stile Antico in rehearsal at their regular Chelsey base. Wonderful music from their new album dedicated to Advent and Christmas.

That’s all folks, enjoy your weekend and your music!

Thanks to www.rhythmethod.co.nz for this story.

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