Jammer – ‘Jahmanji’ Video Message

 

Jammer’s debut album ‘Jahmanji’ is out now, signed CDs from Ninjashop: http://bit.ly/jahmanjicd, digital download from iTunes: http://bit.ly/jahmanji

Prince: internet dead

Prince, the 52-year-old music icon has pronounced the internet dead, refusing to use any digital platforms to distribute his music.

Instead the artist has opted to release his latest album 20Ten in CD format only as a cover-mount free giveaway with The Daily Mirror this weekend.

Talking to The Mirror, Prince said: “The internet is completely over. I don’t see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won’t pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can’t get it.”
He went on to say: “The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.

Prince also criticised the advent of gadgets and computers: “All these computers and digital gadgets are no good.

“They just fill your head with numbers and that cant be good for you.”

Prince has taken his war against the internet one step further by shutting down his official website. His battle began in 2007 when he famously announced his intention to file lawsuits against eBay, YouTube and the Pirate Bay for the misuse of his music. Ever since he has banned such sites from using his music in any fashion and refused to work with legal paid-for options like iTunes, 7Digital or eMusic.

His new album is his 27th release and may be distributed via Warner Brothers in the US – but there will be no downloads available in the world.

(telegraph)

White Ring -”Suffocation” EP+free Los Campesinos! Remix

WHITE RING ANNOUNCE LIMITED EDITION “SUFFOCATION” EP
Featuring Remixes by Los Campesinos!, Unison And More; Available Digitally Today & On Vinyl August 3rd From Hi-Scores Recording Library;
Download “Suffocation” (Los Campesinos! Remix) Here

Hi-Scores Recording Library announces White Rings’ limited edition Suffocation EP. Available online today, the digital version features remixes from Los Campesinos!, Unision, Guy Dallas and many more. To celebrate the release, Hi-Scores is making the Los Campesinos! remix available for free online. You can grab it here.

Limited to a pressing of 500 colored white vinyl records, the physical version features the original title track as well as the haunted by Unison b-side remix. Adding to the offering, Hi-Score will also be including a download card for all six remixes with purchase of the physical record. The pre-order is up and running here.

The Brooklyn-based duo White Ring have been gaining momentum in the press for their icy, dark, fantasy-inspired electronic indie sound. Earlier this year Bryan Kurkimilis and Kendra Malia released a split 7″ with San Fransisco drag artist oOoOO, and are currently planning an EP for a fall release.

7″ Vinyl Release Tracklisting:
1. Suffocation
2. Suffocation (haunted by Unison)

Digital Release Tracklisting:
1. Suffocation
2. Suffocation (haunted by Unison)
3. Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix)
4. Suffocation (Fostercare Remix)
5. Suffocation (Guy Dallas Remix)
6. Suffocation (Mater Suspiria Vision Remix)
7. Suffocation (Vitaminsforyou Remix)

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Ten Kens-For Posterity (August 31st On Last Gang Records)+Free single

TEN KENS
For Posterity
US Release August 31st On Last Gang Records; UK Release 30th On FatCat
Grab The First Single “Screaming Viking” Here

Last Gang Records and FatCat Records are proud to present For Posterity, the second album from Toronto four-piece Ten Kens. The co-release will be available in the US on August 31st and in the UK on August 30th. To celebrate the release Ten Kens are making the first single “Screaming Viking” available here.

As the title suggests, this release sees them looking to the future, and the band have pursued a distinct artistic vision that takes inspiration from a range of disparate genres and movements, from the meditative experimentation of Psychedelia to the immediacy of Hardcore, steering them towards a bold new sound that is truly unique.

The product of this vision is the result of an intense recording period. The band aimed to achieve a specific balance of sound to make recordings that were dynamic and powerful yet simultaneously raw and organic. Knowing that they would need a ‘healthy amount’ of studio time to achieve this, the band decamped to new guitarist and sound engineer Brett Paulin’s studio in Toronto. The amount of time they spent here quickly became unhealthy, as the band, completed by Dan Workman (Vocals), Ryan Roantree (Drums) and new member John Sullivan (Bass), lived and slept in the studio, barely aware of an outside world and seeing very little sunlight. However, whilst each member may have come out of the studio temporarily physically weaker, the band returns to the listener collectively stronger in both their conviction and delivery. Fittingly, the reclusive nature of the recording process has informed an album that is darker than the self-titled debut and incredibly focused; it sounds like an album that could only be made by four musicians with a shared artistic vision, devoid of any outside influence.

Whilst For Posterity is a very different beast to the self-titled album, many of the elements that yielded such a critically well received debut still survive and are enhanced. Ten Kens continue to be an idiosyncratic band that find delight in toying with the listeners expectations, often at multiple points within a single song. ‘Johnny Ventura’, the first track from the new album is a prime example, introducing a Roky Erickson-like howl from Dan Workman over the top of a crushing guitar riff, before stopping abruptly for a brief ethereal mid-song interlude, perfectly demonstrating the bands ability to juxtapose quiet introspection with unabashed belligerence.

Indeed, it is the range of contrasts which make For Posterity such an intriguing listen. Heavenly vocals appear hauntingly over dark sludgy guitars which then themselves provide a platform for a surprisingly spiky post-punk riff, or the prelude to a screaming deluge of noise. Still, whilst the band sought simply to capture the spirit unique to each song, the band have maintained the ability to record an album with a sonic narrative, through the widescreen sense of drama that characterised their self-titled debut. However, whilst the musical intent of that was to make a tangible body of work, For Posterity feels more like a spirit, haunting the listener with a brooding dread that runs throughout the album and binds its contrasting musical elements together.

Having built up a reputation as a fearsome live act, Ten Kens are set to widen their presence for the release of the album, with US and European tours currently in the planning stages.

Track listing:
1. Johnny Ventura
2. Back to Benign
3. Insignificant Other
4. For Posterity
5. Screaming Viking
6. Summer Camp
7. Grassmaster
8. Hard Sell
9. Style Wars
10. Welfare Green
11. Yellow Peril
12. Can’t Not Be Dark

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