Capillary Action (US // natural selection/ discorporate)
In April 2011 Capillary Action’s long-awaited sophomore album Capsized will be released on the group’s own Natural Selection imprint. Capsized is a rapacious beast of an album, absorbing Ives and Bartók, Brazilian work songs and Bulgarian choral music, UK grime and Philly soul. And yet you’ll hear none of the tripping recklessness that all those various reference points might imply. This second time around, the attack is more nuanced, the ‘border crossing’ more seamless, and the songs exponentially sophisticated. It’s exquisitely mapped and expertly performed, and the jagged edges come from Jon’s daring, dense harmonies, not any slapdash genre-hopping. Capillary Action still demands as much from the listener as it gives back but the new all-acoustic ensemble offers up the rare point of entry for those traditionally scared off by the band’s everything-at-once approach. While you could revel in the “weirdness” of Capsized and call it a day, there is so much more going on than its avant surface. The album is too warm, too richly melodic, too expressive to cede its massive emotional heft to its more outré tendencies.
Capillary Action | NYC @ Zebulon | 20 Jul 2009 | Methheads and Mormons from (((unartig))) on Vimeo.
NERDSMASHER (DA // knertz kollektiv)
nerdsmasher is philip, manu & benni of fnessnej. whilest playing chippy live electronics in a somewhat german style, the three sing their souls out about a variety of important pseudo-political topics such as fighting your way through to tight suits and robots of love. as always, they are joined by a ton of keyboards, samplers, sequencers and drummachines. 8 bit arpeggio wave for your hearts and souls.
Andorra (FFM/OF)
andorra machen so lo-fi.