With Phonica, the Dutch label esc.rec. and MobileVideoNet have released the first interactive audiovisual release for mobile phones ever! When installed on your phone, sounds and imagery of the six pieces respond to battery status, signal strenth and time. Our own Garçon Taupe delivered a work called Taupe Soundcloud. As the battery of your phone loses power, weather conditions become worse and the sounds get more hectic. The works on Phonica can be downloaded or ordered via SMS (Netherlands only). Go here for more info.
Last Friday we had a sold out birthday bash at Amsterdam’s De Nieuwe Anita and it was madness! In a dark corner on the upper level of the venue there was a short but noisy performance by Puin + Hoop + Coen Oscar Polack and they recorded it. We give you this recording as a birthday gift in reverse and as a souvenir of a great, great night we will remember for a long time. The title of this very noisy piece is The Ladies of Bommalapuram (Famous For Their Giant Physique). Listen to the recording in the player below or download it here. Puin + Hoop will release their Narrominded debut Door very soon. Stay tuned!
The Belgian online magazine Dark Entries published an in depth interview with Hunter Complex. They also reviewed the following Narrominded releases: Retro retry 2: Another Another Green World and the Here Is the Night EP and debut album by Hunter Complex. Moors Magazine reviewed Quasi Quasi by Kruno JoÅ¡t | Gijs Borstlap (‘an absolute recommendation for the adventurous listener’) and Kutplaneet by Het Fukking Licht (‘the soundscapes sound intimate and wide at the same time’). Kutplaneet also got a great review in Gonzo (circus): ‘a psychedelic mantra of craziness.’
Stijn and Lars of Narrominded were invited by Oscar Smit of the radio show Beautiful Extremes, broadcasted on Studio-80.nl, to talk about the upcoming 10 Year Anniversary party at De Nieuwe Anita in Amsterdam and about Narrominded in general. Play the show in the player below. Here is a list of the track that were played:
Garçon Taupe – Dolby Pipeline (from Wittenburg EP, Narrominded Split LP Series #4, 2009)
FFF – Xenon (unreleased)
Hunter Complex – Hours (from Heat, to be released 2011)
Puin + Hoop – Zuurstof III (from Door, to be released September 2010)
Hydrus – Sand (from Nodes EP, to be released fall 2010)
Spoelstra – The Almighty Internet (from The Almighty Internet, 2010)
Katadreuffe – DDTd (from Quel Gargantua!, 2009)
Coen Oscar Polack – Polderramp (unreleased)
Legowelt – In Dark Trees (from Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World, 2009)
Good things come in small packages. While Katadreuffe is currently recording a second EP, to be released late 2010 or early 2011, they give you the track Cut-Up Comfort. This track was originally released on VPRO 3voor12′s third Hollandse Nieuwe compilation in January 2010 and is now available as a free mp3 and FLAC download. The beautiful artwork was done by Gunnar van Eenige. They will officially present this little gem next Friday August 27 at the Narrominded 10 Year Anniversary party at De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam.
On Friday August 27 2010 we will celebrate out 10 year anniversary at De Nieuwe Anita in Amsterdam. Coen Polack and Stijn Dissen of Narrominded were invited by Amsterdam FM to promote that evening of fine music and talk about Narrominded in general. Listen to the hour long broadcast from August 17 in the player below or click here to download it.
Here’s a list of the tracks they played:
Hydrus – Sand (from Nodes EP, to be released fall 2010)
Puin + Hoop – Bomendocumentaire (from Door, to be released September 2010)
Hunter Complex – Sunset Smoke (from Heat, to be released 2011)
Fine China Superbone – Untitled (from Make-Machine, to be released September 2010)
FFF – Sky Saw (from Retro Retry 2: Another Another Green World, 2009)
Coen Oscar Polack – Reigeronvangst (unreleased)
Garçon Taupe – Lobo (from Wittenburg EP, Narrominded Split LP Series #4, 2009)
The first edition of StreetCanvas will feature a specially commissioned audiowork by Coen Oscar Polack. The site-specific work Spectral Churches (Unchartered Territory I) will be performed on the evening of October 7 as part of the opening night program of StreetCanvas, a festival in which artists from multiple disciplines will use the city of Haarlem as a ‘canvas’. More information to follow soon.
The Scottish Predestination Records recently released vol. 3 in their Premeditation series. It contains mostly excellent Scottish bands such as Super Adventure Club – playing the Exit in Rotterdam on October 28 - and Hey Enemy who will perform at the Patronaat Cafe with Spoelstra on October 1, but you will also find some other great European bands such as Adebisi Shank and Marvin. Boutros Bubba was proud to contribute their song Chew to this compilation which you can order here for only 3 pounds.More good news: next week Boutros Bubba will be spending a weekend in Ireland. Starting on July 29 they will play three shows in Dublin, Cork and Oldcastle with great bands such as Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Grey Mayhem, Fringilia Montifringilia and many more.
Two weeks after returning from Ireland Boutros Bubba will start recording their follow up to National Anthems which will be released somewhere in 2011. Good Times!
