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Mixtape: Fractured Air – June 2019
This month’s mixtape opens with the peerless, beloved Austin-based songwriter Bill Callahan and his hugely anticipated “Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest” (Drag City), the breathtaking twenty-song opus and follow-up to 2013’s “Dream River”. June’s mix also features: the wonderful Nashville-based composer Eve Maret with her scintillating “No More Running” full length; more beautiful bittersweet folk pop creations from Welsh songwriter and musician Cate Le Bon (from her Mexican Summer-debut ‘Reward’). Other essential 2019 releases include the peerless Irish songwriter Maria Somerville (‘All My People’ remains our favourite of the year); Cork-born and Berlin-based producer ELLLL’s latest ‘Glisten’ EP (released via the Barcelona imprint Paralaxe Editions) and Earthen Sea’s sophomore full-length for the ever-dependable Kranky label.
Dazzling re-issues from Liquid Liquid’s Dennis Young (via Scottish imprint Athens Of The North); Julie Coker’s musical career retrospective showcasing the Nigerian queen of television’s formidable songbook; and Portland, Oregon’s Little Axe compilation of Andean party music from the central sierra of Peru.
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Fractured Air – June 2019
01. Bill Callahan – ‘Shepherd’s Welcome’ (Drag City)
02. Ditto – ‘Pop’ (Ditto Records)
03. Cate Le Bon – ‘Here It Comes Again’ (Mexican Summer)
04. G.S. Schray – ‘District Lizards’ (Last Resort)
05. S. Maharba – ‘For Someone’ (Cleaning Tapes)
06. Felicia Atkinson – ‘Shirley to Shirley’ (Sheltered Press)
07. Earthen Sea – ‘A blank slate’ (Kranky)
08. Nina Simone – ‘Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)’ (Colpix Records)
09. Aldous Harding – ‘Treasure’ (4AD)
10. Los Solitarios Del Ande – ‘Mi Pachito A Muerto’ (Little Axe Records)
11. Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band – ‘Sintayehu’ (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
12. Julie Coker – ‘Ere Yon’ (Kalita Records)
13. White Fence – ‘Fog City’ (Drag City)
14. Dennis Young – ‘Berlin’ (Athens Of The North)
15. Dylan Moon – ‘Song For Jerry’ (RVNG Intl)
16. Eve Maret – ‘Pink Ray’ (Banana Tapes)
17. ELLLL – ‘Ride’ (Paralaxe Editions)
18. Fly Pan Am – ‘Distance Dealer’ (Constellation)
19. Stereolab – ‘Diagonals’ (Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks)
20. Sons Of Kemet – ‘My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper’ (Impulse!)
21. Maria Somerville – ‘Brighter Days’ (Self-released)
22. Giuliano Sorgini – ‘Notte Nella Savana’ (Four Flies Records)
23. The Langley Schools Music Project – ‘In My Room’ (Bar/None Records)
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Mixtape: Fractured Air – April 2019
April saw a host of essential new releases surface into the stratosphere. Fixity’s latest full-length ‘No Man Can Tell’ – and second for the ever-dependable Cork-based Penske Recordings imprint – is another stellar sonic journey showcasing deep musical telepathy at each and every turn from a cast of Irish and international musicians.
The eagerly awaited return of Leafcutter John’s new Border Community record ‘Yes! Come Parade With Us’, whose sumptuous sound worlds contains the UK composer’s trusted modular synth and a plethora of field recordings. In addition, guest drummers Tom Skinny (Sons Of Kemet) and John’s Polar Bear bandmate Seb Rochford.
Canadian cellist and composer Justin Wright’s debut album ‘Music for Staying Warm’ is an artistic creation of staggering beauty and wonder. Liquid Liquid luminary Dennis Young’s solo record ‘Primitive Substance’ is a vital document from the solo artist’s post-Liquid Liquid career.
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Fractured Air – April 2019
01. Students of the Salonica Quaker Girl’s School – “Dance of Jerissos (lerissos)” (Sublime Frequencies)
02. Ariwo – “Ireme” (Manana Records)
03. The Comet Is Coming – “Birth Of Creation” (Impulse!)
04. Kate Tempest – “Tunnel Vision” (Lex Records)
05. Naive Ted – “Blood & Guts” (Unscene Music)
06. Hype Williams – “Hype Williams Meets Shangaan Electro” (Honest Jon’s)
07. Dean Blunt – “And Ill Show U Heaven If U Let Me” (Hippos In Tanks)
08. The Rationals – “Glowin’” (Night Time Stories Ltd)
09. Fixity – “Woo” (Penske Recordings)
10. Crevice – “In Heart” (Fort Evil Fruit)
11. Carla dal Forno – “Fever Walk” (Kallista Records)
12. Josef K – “It’s Kinda Funny” (LTM Recordings)
13. Leafcutter John – “This Way Out” (Border Community)
14. MorMor – “Outside” (Self-released)
15. This Mortal Coil – “The Lacemaker” (4AD)
16. Tim Hecker – “Step Away From Konoyo” (Kranky)
17. Heather Woods Broderick – “I Try” (Western Vinyl)
18. Justin Wright – “Harmonic Loops – Playground Swings” (First Terrace Records)
19. Gigi Masin – “The Word Love” (Music From Memory)
20. Anna Peaker – “Helicidae” (Alter)
21. Maria Somerville – “Dreaming” (Self-released)
22. Raymond Scott – “Portofino 1” (Basta)
23. Ingus Bauskenieks – “Lidojums Uz Sauli” (Stroom)
24. Prins Thomas – “Feel The Love” (Smalltown Supersound)
25. Daedelus – “It’s Madness” (Nosaj Thing Remix) (Magical Properties)
26. Four Tet – “Teenage Birdsong” (Text Records)
27. Dennis Young – “Forgiveness” (Athens Of The North)
28. Ishmael Ensemble – “First Light” (Severn Songs)
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Mixtape: Fractured Air – March 2019
This month’s mix features new music from the magnificent Berlin-based, Cork-raised producer ELLLL with the arrival of her essential “Febreeze” 12” last month, carving out multi-layered, seductive techno cuts. Irish songwriter Maria Somerville’s exceptional debut full length “All My People” we continue to fall for, with the record’s divine song cycles rooted in beautiful 50’s/60’s pop songs that are encapsulated in wondrous post punk/indie spheres of today. A wholly unique labyrinth of astral song cycles.
New music also from the imitable London-based, Australian songwriter and producer Carla dal Forno (and excitingly the first release for her newly established label, Kallista Records); Immix Ensemble’s Daniel Thorne’s magnificent debut solo album on Erased Tapes; Norwegian duo Deaf Center’s highly anticipated return on Sonic Pieces; Forma’s John Also Bennett’s wondrous solo LP (under the JAB psuedonym) on Shelter Press and two formidable new releases on the ever dependable North American label Constellation. Grouper’s sublime new project Nivhek (self-released), Italian composer Caterina Barbieri’s forthcoming Editions Mego-debut and Craig Leon’s forthcoming release on Brooklyn institution RVNG Intl are other highlights.
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Fractured Air – March 2019
01. William Basinski – “On Time Out Of Time 1.1” (Temporary Residence)
02. Nivhek – “Cloudmouth” (Self-released)
03. ELLLL – “Sunrise edit” (First Second Label)
04. Patricia – “No One Needs Nothing” (Opal Tapes)
05. JAB – “Jacob’s House” (Shelter Press)
06. Maria Somerville – “This Way” (Self-released)
07. Houston & Dorsey – “Ebb Tide” (Numero Group)
08. The Cryin’ Shames – “Please Stay” (Decca)
09. Rupie Edwards – “Buckshot Dub” (Spectrum Music)
10. Vivien Goldman – “Launderette” (Window)
11. Carla dal Forno – “So Much Better” (Kallista Records)
12. Oqbqbo – “All This Waiting” (Posh Isolation)
13. Antena – “Camino Del Sol” (Les Disques Du Crepuscule / Numero Group)
14. Khotin – “Water Soaked In Forever” (Ghostly)
15. Daniel Thorne – “From the Other Side of the World” (Erased Tapes)
16. June11 – “White Bird” (Stroom)
17. Craig Leon – “Standing Crosswise In The Square” (RVNG Intl)
18. Don Cherry – “Utopia and Visions” (Caprice Records)
19. Talk Talk – “New Grass” (Verve Records)
20. Deaf Center – “Far Between” (Sonic Pieces)
21. Poppy Ackroyd – “The Dream” (Penelope Trappes Remix) (One Little Indian)
22. Efrim Manuel Menuck & Kevin Doria – “We Will” (Constellation)
23. Light Conductor – “Chapel Of The Snows” (excerpt) (Constellation)
24. Carola Baer – “Golden Boy” (Concentric Circles)
25. Aponogeton – “Prologue” (Stroom)
26. Caterina Barbieri – “Fantas” (excerpt) (Editions Mego)
27. Laraaji – “I Can Only Bliss Out (F’Days)” (Numero Group)
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Mixtape: Fractured Air – February 2019
Our February mix features two tracks from Dublin-based singer-songwriter Maria Somerville’s eagerly awaited debut album “All My People” (released on 1st March). The album’s title-track is an enthralling post-punk exploration immersed in ethereal pop dimensions, while “Eyes Don’t Say It” unfolds a sublime, brooding and highly immersive sound world.
The cherished U.S. songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Heather Woods Broderick delivers her most captivating and innovative work to date with her highly anticipated third full-length solo studio album “Invitation” (pre-order available via Western Vinyl). The album’s lead single “Where I Lay” emits a fragile beauty amidst anguish and doubt but ultimately becomes a deeply cathartic experience from the depths of the human heart.
February’s mix also features new releases from Scottish composer Andrew Wasylyk’s exceptional third studio album “The Paralian” (via the ever dependable Athens Of The North imprint); New York-based cellist and composer Julia Kent’s newest sonic marvel “Temporal”; new Ghostly signing Khotin and Portand Oregon’s Dolphin Midwives.
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Fractured Air – February 2019
01. Dolphin Midwives – “Grass Grow” (Beacon Sound)
02. Mary Lattimore – “Baltic Birch” (Paul Corley Remix) (Ghostly)
03. Margie Jean Lewis – “Malamuut” (Soundcloud)
04. Maria Somerville – “Eyes Don’t Say It” (Self-released)
05. Narwal – “Track 01” (Ongehoord)
06. Stano – “A Dead Rose” (AllChival)
07. Michael O’ Shea – “Kerry” (AllChival)
08. Andrew Wasylyk – “Journey to Inchcape” (Athens Of The North)
09. Rustin Man – “Vanishing Heart” (Domino)
10. Oliver Coates – “Norrin Radd Dreaming” (RVNG Intl)
11. Julia Kent – “Conditional Futures” (Leaf Label)
12. Khotin – “Dwellberry” (Ghostly)
13. Panda Bear – “Master” (Domino)
14. Augustus Pablo – “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” (Yard Music)
15. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – “The Upsetter” (Motion)
16. Helado Negro – “Running” (RVNG Intl)
17. Deerhunter – “What Happens To People?” (4AD)
18. Chasms – “Shadow” (Felte)
19. 101 Beats Per Minute – “I Cried And Cried And Cried” (Countersunk)
20. Maria Somerville – “All My People” (Self-released)
21. Ela Orleans – “Something Higher” (Night School)
22. Kali Malone – “Bondage to Formula” (Hallow Ground)
23. Heather Woods Broderick – “Where I Lay” (Western Vinyl)
24. Penelope Trappes – “Burn On” (Houndstooth)
25. Nils Frahm – “Sweet Little Lie” (Erased Tapes)
26. Landless – “Lassie Lie Near Me” (Humble Serpent)
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