ROBERT LOGAN - FLESH DECOMPOSED - OUT NOW!
Robert Logan has a new album....
ROBERT LOGAN
FLESH DECOMPOSED [SLODL029]
Last year saw Logan re-emerge under his own name with the dazzling new ‘Extasis EP’ and an album ‘Flesh’ “…a musical object so radical and daring it seems not to belong to his time.” [Trax]. ‘Flesh Decomposed’ is his 4th album and coincides with the release of two albums which are the fruits of his long term collaboration with ambient god-father Steve Roach [‘Biosonic’ and ‘Second Nature’].
Taking the final subdued moments of 'Flesh' as a starting point, 'Flesh Decomposed' comprises of new ambient explorations of the many moods and textures only glimpsed at in the previous recording. Created during the sessions for 'Flesh' until the present day and constructed from custom digital and analog processes, the recording attempts a fresh and at times confrontational approach to ambient music. Primitive source materials and stark acoustic frequencies are 'rotted' into new and evocative forms, and layered crystalline structures aged to sound like barely remembered music. Spontaneity and chance are allowed a larger breathing space in this collection, with trumpeter Andy Knight given a wider timeframe to roam [‘Four Wheels’], and the return of Logan's father on violin on the expansive ‘Tri’, but the corrosive weathering of the sonics within the eight soundscapes is equally managed to an exceptional degree of sonic detail.
'Flesh Decomposed' is visual and hallucinogenic, exploring a range of unusual atmospheres and emotions - from the strange sense of memory invoked in a long forgotten object in the dusty 'Older Jug' - to lively pulse of fleshy life contained in the musical squirms of 'Larval Therapy' - and most of all throughout hints towards a kind of beauty, most clearly unveiled in the final track 'Wind' - which seeks the ghost that has long since left the shell.
The album is available at all good digital outlets....
Or direct from our Bandcamp site HERE
ROBERT LOGAN - 'PLAYGROUND' VIDEO - OUT NOW
Robert Logan - 'Playground'
Directed by Robert Logan
Music by Robert Logan
Taken from the album 'Flesh'
Directed by Robert Logan
Music by Robert Logan
Taken from the album 'Flesh'
ROBERT LOGAN to release new collaborations with STEVE ROACH...
Robert Logan has not one but two collaborations with ambient master Steve Roach scheduled for release on April 29th....and a new offering of his own also due in May....keep your ears peeled!
PHALL FATALE reviewed in Prog!
Moonlit Bang Bang - Extra-hot debut from European avant-prog revolutionaries.
THIS IS NOT THIS HEAT - OTO REVIEWS
This Is Not This Heat played two shows at Cafe Oto to rave reviews. The band featured Slowfoot regulars Oren Marshall on tuba, label boss Frank Byng on drums and of course founder member of This Heat Charles Hayward who has released with Slowfoot as part of Monkey Puzzle Trio.
SOUND IS SOUND IS SOUND - Prescott, V4V, Housewives, Mary Stark, Mica Levi - 16/4/16
Lewisham Arthouse presents: Sound is Sound is Sound, Saturday 16th April 7.30pm (doors)
THE COMET IS COMING - Space Carnival Video
Soccer96 + Shabaka Hutchings = The Comet Is Coming. Hold tight!
Soccer96 have their album scheduled for release in September 2016....Hang in there!
Soccer96 have their album scheduled for release in September 2016....Hang in there!
ROBERT LOGAN releases new and completely FREE track. 1/1/16
Following on from his 'Extasis EP' and his third album 'Flesh' last year Robert Logan has released a new and completely FREE track for your pleasure....
ROBERT LOGAN - Filmed live in the studio
Robert Logan performing 'Phrack' live in the studio with his live trio featuring Frank Byng on drums and Ben Cowen on keys. Taken from the album 'Flesh'
PRESCOTT w/ THE REMOTE VIEWERS - 22nd Nov
The Remote Viewers:
A rare appearance to launch their new CD 'November Sky'.
They will be playing material from the new release, plus a selection from their 'noir trilogy', and more. With John Edwards, Sue Lynch, Caroline Kraabel, David Petts, Adrian Northover and David Stockard.
Prescott:
When Prescott released their highly acclaimed album ‘One Did’ in 2014 they consisted of bassist, Kev Hopper (Stump) Keyboardist, Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti) and drummer, Frank Byng (Snorkel).
Now they have added guitarist, Keith Moline (Pere Ubu) to the ranks making them something of a SUPERGROUP. They play minimal, angular, mechanical riffs with twangy guitar melodies riding the bumpy landscape. The effect is startling and joyous.
Live at I'klectik Art-Lab Cafe/Bar.
'Old Paradise Yard' 20 Carlisle Lane, SE1 7LG London(On the corner of Carlisle Lane + Royal St.) Nearest tube Lambeth North (5mins) via Hercules Rd. +Centaur St.
Sunday 22nd November
8pm
£8/5concs
https://www.facebook.com/events/1036333559756158/
ROBERT LOGAN - SOLANOID - VIDEO EXCLUSIVE
ROBERT LOGAN - 'SOLANOID'
Taken from the album 'FLESH'.
Taken from the album 'FLESH'.
Premiered on Sounds Of A Tired City
ROBERT LOGAN - 'FLESH' OUT NOW!
FLESH [SLOCD026]
"The album's velocity has the stability of a high-wire walker, but despite outbreaks to the contrary, Logan's ammunition isn't stuck on autofire. Methodical pincer movements puncture sceneries like balloons, and Logan layers technology like a game of skyscraper-high Jenga ('Photovoltaics')… …Logan is out for his pound of 'Flesh', and once again comes back quids in. 8/10" [Clash]
'Flesh, his third album, a musical object so radical and daring it seems not to belong to his time.' [Trax]
"meticulously produced, methodical and brilliant." [Igloo Magazine]
"Flesh is like a lot of things, and yet it has a personality, a usefulness, a quality all to itself. Recommended." [Louder Than War]
"If you haven’t heard his work yet, you’re in for a treat." [Space and Sound]
"Flesh is a great work in not only atmospherics but deep composition relying not on conventional elements so much as the fine detailed placement of found sounds, rhythms and treated instruments. Highly recommended." [Igloo Magazine]
"…a challenging but ultimately rewarding listen; initially jolting yet meditative, the shadows it creates lure you into an all-encompassing world of unsettling dreams and hallucinogenic scenes. This is uncomfortable in a manner that intrigues and delights as much as it scares – go on, I dare you." [Digital Fix]
"Flesh is a great work in not only atmospherics but deep composition relying not on conventional elements so much as the fine detailed placement of found sounds, rhythms and treated instruments. Highly recommended." [Igloo Magazine]
"…a challenging but ultimately rewarding listen; initially jolting yet meditative, the shadows it creates lure you into an all-encompassing world of unsettling dreams and hallucinogenic scenes. This is uncomfortable in a manner that intrigues and delights as much as it scares – go on, I dare you." [Digital Fix]
"Flesh exemplifies a conspicuous degree of confidence and assurance. What's particularly noteworthy is that, although the hour-long collection draws upon myriad styles, among them IDM, funk, folk, classical, and electronica, Logan fuses them fluidly such that no one style asserts itself to the exclusion of others." [Textura]
PHALL FATALE ON TOUR - NOV 2015-JAN 2016
PHALL FATALE - LIVE
[Nov 2015 - Jan 2016]
Fredy Studer - drums, percussion
John Edwards - double bass
Daniel Sailer - double bass
Joana Aderi - vocals, keys, electronics
Joy Frempong - vocals, keys, electronics
4 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
5 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
6 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
7 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
2 Dec - Cinema Sil-Plaz, Ilanz
3 Dec - Le Singe, St.Gervais
4 Dec - Espace Cultural Le Nouveau Monde, Fribourg
5 Dec - Sudpol, Luzern
6 Dec - Bee Flat Im Progr, Bern
20 Jan - Le Bourg, Lausanne
21 Jan - Cafe Mokka, Thun
22 Jan - Kraftfield, Winterthur
[Nov 2015 - Jan 2016]
Fredy Studer - drums, percussion
John Edwards - double bass
Daniel Sailer - double bass
Joana Aderi - vocals, keys, electronics
Joy Frempong - vocals, keys, electronics
4 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
5 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
6 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
7 Nov - Helsinki Club, Zurich
2 Dec - Cinema Sil-Plaz, Ilanz
3 Dec - Le Singe, St.Gervais
4 Dec - Espace Cultural Le Nouveau Monde, Fribourg
5 Dec - Sudpol, Luzern
6 Dec - Bee Flat Im Progr, Bern
20 Jan - Le Bourg, Lausanne
21 Jan - Cafe Mokka, Thun
22 Jan - Kraftfield, Winterthur
PHALL FATALE - NEW SINGLE RELEASE - 'THE GIRL, THE BEAT' - 14/9/15
PHALL FATALE
THE GIRL, THE BEAT
Phall Fatale are a truly extraordinary grouping of instruments and musicians. Up front are two women, Joy Frempong (OY, Filewile etc.) and Joana Aderi (Sissy Fox, Eiko) whose voices have the power to freeze the blood in our veins and who also perform keyboards and electronics. Lined up behind them are the two double bassists, John Edwards (Robert Wyatt, Mulatu Astatke and many others) and Daniel Sailer (Frachter, Pol) whose contrasting styles make for a truly subtle and exciting blend. Centre stage at the back we find drummer extraordinaire Fredy Studer (Koch-Schütz-Studer, Doran-Stucky-Studer-Tacuma and many others). His percussive range is incredible. Tender and melodic one moment, thunderous and hard the next, he is both foundation and ornament to Phall Fatale’s unique sound.
Their music bridges the gap between song and improvisation, between pop and experimental. The individual voices of the singers merge with strident electronic sequences into the organic powerhouse of the two double basses and drums. Powerful hardcore packets of groove and spoken word are juxtaposed with meditative soundscapes that tell stories.
'The Girl, The Beat' is the single and first track from their forthcoming second album 'Moonlit Bang Bang' [15th Jan 2016 - Slowfoot Records] and sees the group deliver, with the help of producer Roli Mosimann [The Swans, New Order, That Petrol Emotion], a delicious slice of alt-pop with its sly commentary on the fashion world. The single will be accompanied by a video.
Available on Itunes, Juno and more...
PHALL FATALE - 'THE GIRL, THE BEAT' - VIDEO PREMIERE
New signing PHALL FATALE have released a new single entitled 'THE GIRL, THE BEAT'.
The single is taken from their forthcoming album 'Moonlit Bang Bang' [scheduled for release on 15th Jan 2016 on vinyl and cd] and is also accompanied by a video which has been premiered by The Monitors.
See what they have to say here -
The Monitors video premiere - Phall Fatale - 'The Girl, The Beat'
"Not enough bands use double basses... ...Well, it might be because Phall Fatale have got ‘em all. The Switzerland-based five-piece boast not one but two (two!) double bassists, one of whom is also listed on their website as playing, mysteriously, ‘devices’. Ooooh. They put them to good use too, with Phall Fatale exploiting an impressive and diverse collective musical CV (members of the band have played with the likes of John Zorn, Mulatu Astatke and Urbaniak) to service their slick and sophisticated avant-pop.
The single is taken from their forthcoming album 'Moonlit Bang Bang' [scheduled for release on 15th Jan 2016 on vinyl and cd] and is also accompanied by a video which has been premiered by The Monitors.
See what they have to say here -
The Monitors video premiere - Phall Fatale - 'The Girl, The Beat'
"Not enough bands use double basses... ...Well, it might be because Phall Fatale have got ‘em all. The Switzerland-based five-piece boast not one but two (two!) double bassists, one of whom is also listed on their website as playing, mysteriously, ‘devices’. Ooooh. They put them to good use too, with Phall Fatale exploiting an impressive and diverse collective musical CV (members of the band have played with the likes of John Zorn, Mulatu Astatke and Urbaniak) to service their slick and sophisticated avant-pop.
They’ve also conceived a fine visual counterpoint to their music, as evidenced in the video to their track ‘The Girl The Beat’, which we’re proud to premiere today. A hilarious, Almodóvar-inspired satire on the fashion industry starring a preening model and a pair of overly attentive stylists, it’s as elegantly directed as the magazine shoots it sends up. In fact, it’s as beautifully polished as the track itself, a subtle, percussive take on electro-pop that sits somewhere between Hot Chip and Barbara Morgenstern." [The Monitors]
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