Mixtape: Fractured Air – July 2020

July’s mix features the majestic “Wondrous Love” by folk legend Shirley Collins who recently announced details of new album (and follow up to 2016’s “Lodestar”), “Heart’s Ease”, which is due for release via Domino on 24th July. It’s first single is the timeless gem “Wondrous Love”, as Domino state: “its tune comes from an 18th Century English ballad about the infamous sea captain William Kidd, who was hanged for piracy in 1701. Collins first heard the hymn at a Sacred Harp Convention in Alabama (Collins and Alan Lomax recorded it on their field recording trip in 1959). Shirley has decided to sing it now, she said , “because songs are stored in my memory for a great many years, and suddenly it seems the right time to bring them out again.””

Independent music treasure and visionary artist Julianna Barwick returns this month with the magnificent “Healing Is A Miracle”, her Ninja Tune debut after remarkable releases for numerous indie labels over the last decade including Asthmatic Kitty, Dead Oceans, RVNG Intl’s FRKWYS series and Gregory Euclide’s THESIS label. New York-based Barwick’s fourth full length once again finds the gifted composer meld her church choir singing background during her rural Louisiana upbringing with her deeply innate gift for building expansive, immersive and wholly transformative sound worlds. “Healing Is A Miracle” finds Barwick collaborate with special guests and  fellow music visionaries Mary Lattimore, Jónsi and Nosaj Thing.

Fresh from the release of  The Soft Pink Truth (Drew Daniel)’s fantastic “Shall We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?”, M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel announced the hugely anticipated return of beloved electronic pioneers Matmos this month with the celebrated duo’s mightily ambitious and intriguing “The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises In Group Form” (Thrill Jockey). Featuring a dazzling array of contributions from 99 musicians (Daniel Lopatin, Marisa Anderson, Yo La Tengo, David Grubbs, Jennifer Walshe, So Percussion to name just a few), where the sole instruction was to “play anything that they wanted, but the tempo of any rhythmic material had to be set at 99 beats per minute”, the results are bound to yield some of the most rewarding music of 2020.

Back in June came one of this year’s true gems, “Arrow”, by Los Angeles-based artist Sarah Lipstate via her Noveller guise. Like fellow contemporary guitar luminaries such as William Tyler or Aidan Baker, Noveller’s electric guitar compositions constantly evolve, expand and inspire, creating an enthralling, near-symphonic, free-flowing body of work in the process. “Arrow” is released via Ba Da Bing Records and is yet another wholly unique and breathtakingly original opus from one of independent music’s most gifted artists.

Other new releases in July’s mix come from: the special Numero Group compilation on Dale Warren’s fascinating 24 Carat Black project; Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson’s breathtaking collaborative album “Emanate” on FatCat’s ever-dependable 130701 imprint; Ricardo Donoso’s glorious “Content” full-length for Denovali; the legendary Jon Hassell returns with the eagerly anticipated “Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two)” – out 24th July on Ndeya records – so far unveiled are the magnificent pair of tracks “Fearless” and “Unknown Wish”; the sublime post-punk-infused debut self-titled EP by Sydney-based Loose Fit heralds a hugely exciting and intriguing opening chapter for this special band (FatCat); Ceaselessly innovative indie greats Dirty Projectors continue their glorious ongoing series of 5 E.P. releases scheduled for 2020 with this month’s “Flight Tower” (Domino), this time with Felicia Douglass at the helm.

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Fractured Air – July 20 Mix

01. Flying Lotus – “Fire Is Coming” (feat. David Lynch) (Warp)
02. INVŌKER – “Batumi” (Azzur)
03. T. Gowdy – “Up CTRL” (Constellation)
04. Darkstar – “Wolf” (John Talabot’s Materia Dub) (Warp)
05. Ital Tek – “Open Heart” (Planet Mu)
06. Rival Consoles – “Vibrations on a String” (Erased Tapes)
07. Matmos – “No Concept” (Thrill Jockey)
08. Ricardo Donoso – “Forking Path” (Denovali)
09. Oneohtrix Point Never – “Good Time” (Good Time OST, Warp)
10. Spiritualized – “Spread Your Wings” (Fat Possum/Sony Music)
11. Noveller – “Pre-fabled” (Ba Da Bing)
12. Spectrum – “All Night Long” (Sony Music)
13. Television Personalities – “Diary Of A Young Man” (Fire Records)
14. Charlie Megira & The Modern Dance Club – “The Valley Of Tears” (Numero Group)
15. Loose Fit – “Pull the Lever” (FatCat)
16. Protomartyr – “Michigan Hammers” (Domino)
17. Girl Band – “Ereignis” (Rough Trade)
18. Dirty Projectors – “Self Design” (Domino)
19. Nightmares On Wax – “Me And You” (Warp)
20. 24 Carat Black & LaRhonda LeGette – “I Need A Change” (Numero Group)
21. Takashi Kokubo – “回廊の音楽” (Glossy Mistakes)
22. Jon Hassell – “Fearless” (Ndeya)
23. Ka Baird – “Imagination” (RVNG Intl)
24. Angel Bat Dawid – “Transition East” (International Anthem)
25. Becca Mancari – “I’m Sorry” (Captured Tracks)
26. The Beatles – “Yes It Is” (Apple)
27. Roy Harper – “One for All” (Science Friction)
28. Shirley Collins – “Wondrous Love” (Domino)
29. PJ Harvey – “Prayer” (The Virtues OST, Invada)
30. Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson – “Procession” (130701)
31. The Transcendence Orchestra – “Overview Effect” (Editions Mego)
32. Owen Pallett  – “Paragon Of Order” (w/ London Contemporary Orchestra) (Domino)
33. Max Richter – “All Human Beings (Voiceless Mix) Pt. 3” (Decca/Universal)
34. Julianna Barwick – “Healing Is A Miracle” (Ninja Tune)
35. Brigid Mae Power – “Head Above The Water” (Fire Records)
36. Rebecca Foon – “New World Reprise” (Constellation)
37. Arthur Russell – “In Love With You For The Last Time” (Audika)

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Fractured Air x Blogothèque – S02E10 | October mix

This month saw the eagerly awaited return of prestigious American musician John Maus with the release of ‘Screen Memories’; a synth pop masterpiece (and follow-up to the remarkable 2011 opus ‘We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves’). Opening this mix is one of the heavenly synthesizer-based tracks culled from Maus’ recent Bleep mix.

Colleen is an artist very close to our hearts and the release of Cécile Schott’s sixth full-length ‘A flame my love, a frequency’ (via Thrill Jockey) marks 2017’s most bewitching, absorbing and deeply affecting records to have graced the atmosphere. Armed with just electronics and voice, the album’s eight otherworldly compositions transcend space and time: drifting majestically in the ether of unknown dimensions. Colleen’s tour dates (including U.S, North America and Europe) are listed here.

On the 14^th & 15^th December, the second edition of The Notwist-curated Alien Disko returns to Munich. The festival’s line-up reflects the boundless and pioneering qualities of the chosen acts, from Shabazz Palaces, Konono Nº1 and Amiina to Colleen, Sam Amidon and The Notwist. Tickets are onsale now.

This month’s mix also includes new releases from: Xylouris White; SAICOBAB; Spirit Fest; Lindstrøm; Sufjan Stevens; Gunn – Truscinski Duo and Les Filles de Illighadad.

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Fractured Air x Blogothèque – S02E10 | October mix

 

To listen on La Blogothèque:

http://www.blogotheque.net/2017/10/31/fractured-air-x-blogotheque-s02e10-october-mix/

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01. Peter Davison – “Shadow” (Higher Octave Music)
02. John Maus – “The Combine” (Ribbon Music)
03. Shabazz Palaces – “Moon Whip Quäz” (feat. Darrius) (Sub Pop)
04. John Carpenter – “Assault on Precinct 13” (Death Waltz Recording Company)
05. Severed Heads – “George the Animal” (Dark Entries)
06. The Velvet Underground – “I Can’t Stand It” (Verve)
07. The Cat’s Miaow – “Not Like I Was Doing Anything” (Library)
08. Cymbeline – “Look at the Stars” (Guerssen)
09. Gunn – Truscinski Duo – “Flood and Fire” (Three Lobed Recordings)
10. Les Filles de Illighadad – “Abadrarass” (Sahel Sounds)
11. SAICOBAB – “One” (Thrill Jockey)
12. Xylouris White – “Only Love” (Bella Union)
13. Guelewar – “Ya Mom Samaray” (Kindred Spirits)
14. Wallias Band – “Muziqawi Silt” (Manteca)
15. Don Cherry – “Brown Rice” (EMI)
16. Spiritualized – “Feel So Sad (Glides And Chimes)” (Spaceman, Arista)
17. Colleen – “The stars vs creatures” (Thrill Jockey)
18. Spectrum – “All Night Long” (Silvertone)
19. Slowdive – “No Longer Making Time” (Dead Oceans)
20. Spirit Fest – “River River” (Alien Transistor)
21. NSRD – “Schwenn” (STROOM)
22. Lali Puna – “Wear My Heart” (Morr Music)
23. Four Tet – “Daughter” (Text)
24. Sufjan Stevens – “Wallowa Lake Monster” (Asthmatic Kitty)
25. William Eggleston – “On the Street Where You Live” (Secretly Canadian)
26. Lindstrøm – “Bungl (Like a Ghost)” [feat. Jenny Hval] (Smalltown Supersound)
27. Daphni – “Carry on” (Jiaolong)
28. Blanck Mass – “The Rat” (Sacred Bones)
29. Colin Stetson – “All this I do for glory” (52Hz)
30. Dirty Three – “Moon On The Land” (Bella Union)
31. Cat Power – “Metal Heart” (Matador)
32. Marisa Anderson – “Amazing Grace” (Mississippi)
33. Jackson C. Frank – “Milk and Honey” (Sanctuary)
34. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – “Three Seasons in Wyoming” (Wind River OST) (Invada, Lakeshore)

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Compiled by Fractured Air, October 2017. The copyright in these recordings is the property of the individual artists and/or record labels. If you like the music, please support the artist by buying their records.

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Fractured Air x Blogothèque – S01E08 | August mix

We’re proud to present an exclusive unreleased track by Christina Vantzou for August’s mixtape.The Kansas City-born and Brussels-based composer has released three solo full-length LP’s to date (‘N°1’, ‘N°2’ and ‘N°3’) via illustrious Chicago-based independent label Kranky.

Vantzou’s formidable body of work also spans the mediums of both visual art and film-making while her own music career began with duo The Dead Texan (alongside Adam Wiltzie) as the hybrid role of keyboardist/animator/video artist. The pair released their debut self-titled album in 2004 via Kranky. Through her preferred composing set-up of laptop, midi keyboard and headphones and an ever-present curiosity and tireless passion for exploring new sonic territories, Vantzou is among the the finest contemporary composers making music in the modern classical realm today.

Also featured on August’s edition are selections from the awe-inspiring Guerssen Records, a record label based in Catalonia, Spain. Set up in 1996, Guerrsen’s ever-expanding catalogue specialises in the reissuing of rare and obscure psychedelic, progressive, folk and garage albums from the 60s to early 80s.

Featured here are tracks from Paul Martin’s mid-sixties timeless opus “It Happened”; We The People’s fascinating compilation “Visions of Time: Complete Recordings” (a 60s teen band from L.A. who also recorded 45s under the American Zoo alias) and Oberon’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”, a classic in the British psych-folk genre (it was originally released in 1971 as a private edition of only 99 copies).

August’s mixtape also features new releases from MJ Guider’s stunning debut album “Precious Systems” (Kranky), hype williams’ “10/10” (Bandcamp); the return of legendary duo Xylouris White (Australia’s Jim White and Greece’s George Xylouris) with “Black Peak” (Bella Union) and Peter Broderick’s latest masterful record, “Partners” (Erased Tapes).

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Fractured Air x Blogothèque – S1E8 | August mix

To Read/listen on La Blogothèque:

http://www.blogotheque.net/2016/08/29/fractured-air-x-blogotheque-s01e08-august-mix/

 

Tracklisting:

01. Christina Vantzou – “juno loop 200 BC” (Unreleased)
02. Tomorrow The Rain Will Fall Upwards – “…And I Tried” (Blackest Ever Black)
03. Spiritualized – “Let It Flow” (Dedicated)
04. The Velvet Underground & Nico – “Venus In Furs” (Polydor)
05. Dirty Three – “Furnace Skies” (Anchor And Hope / Bella Union)
06. Xylouris White – “Black Peak” (Bella Union)
07. Trader Horne – “Jenny May” (Earth)
08. Dieterich & Barnes – “Parasol Gigante” (LM Duplication)
09. Kamuran Akkor – “Kabahat Seni Sevende” (Pharaway Sounds)
10. Mulatu Astatke – “Nètsanèt (Liberty)” (Buda Musique)
11. The Avalanches – “Because I’m Me” (XL Recordings)
12. Kamasi Washington – “Change Of The Guard” (excerpt) (Brainfeeder)
13. hype williams – “DIVA” (Bandcamp)
14. Jenny Hval – “Female Vampire” (Sacred Bones)
15. MJ Guider – “Triple Black” (Kranky)
16. Julian Winding – “The Demon Dance” (The Neon Demon OST, Milan)
17. Rival Consoles – “Lone” (Erased Tapes)
18. Bibio – “Wren Tails” (Warp)
19. Benoît Pioulard – “Layette” (Kranky)
20. Roj – “Attaining The Third State” (Ghost Box)
21. Oberon – “Nottamun Town” (Guerssen)
22. Georges Delerue – “Au Revoir Mon Amour!” (Cartouche OST, EmArcy)
23. We The People – “Back Street Thoughts” (Guerssen)
24. Robert Wyatt – “At Last I Am Free” (Rough Trade)
25. Jóhann Jóhannsson – “Flight from the City” (Deutsche Grammophon)
26. Peter Broderick – “Up Niek Mountain” (Erased Tapes)
27. Glenn Jones – “Spokane River Falls” (Thrill Jockey)
28. Brigid Mae Power – “Sometimes” (Tompkins Square)
29. Fiona Brice – “Glastonbury” (Bella Union)
30. Paul Martin – “This Is The End” (Guerssen)

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Compiled by Fractured Air, August 2016. The copyright in these recordings is the property of the individual artists and/or record labels. If you like the music, please support the artist by buying their records.

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Mixtape: Unfolding Of Consequence [A Fractured Air Mix]

Unfolding Of Consequence [A Fractured Air Mix]

To listen on Mixcloud:

http://www.mixcloud.com/Fractured_Air/unfolding-of-consequence-a-fractured-air-mix/

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01. Greg Haines ‘The Whole’ [Denovali]
02. Conrad Schnitzler ‘Auf Dem Schwarzen Canal’ [Soul Jazz]
03. Craig Leon ‘She Wears A Hemispherical Skullcap’ [RVNG Intl]
04. The Congos ‘Congoman’ [VP]
05. Augustus Pablo ‘Pablo In Dub’ [VP]
06. Molly Nilsson ‘The Lonely’ [Dark Skies Association/Night School]
07. The Gist ‘Love At First Sight’ [Cherry Red]
08. K. Leimer ‘Ceylon’ [RVNG Intl]
09. Spiritualized ‘Feel So Sad’ (7″ Single Version) [Dedicated]
10. Sonic Boom ‘Help Me Please’ [Silvertone]
11. Fuck Buttons ‘Year Of The Dog’ [ATP Recordings]
12. Vermont ‘Rückzug’ [Kompakt]
13. My Bloody Valentine ‘Is This And Yes’ [MBV]
14. The Beach Boys ‘’Til I Die’ [Capitol]
15. The Gloaming ‘The Girl Who Broke My Heart’ [Real World]
16. Kronos Quartet ‘Tusen Tankar’ [Nonesuch]
17. Jackson C. Frank ‘Blues Run the Game’ [Earth/Columbia]

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