Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world With the temperature getting colder and snow in the air, what is better than gathering the family around the fire and listening to some tunes? Dad wants the Beatles, Mum Take That, while the kids demand One Direction and Thirty Seconds To Mars. But what you need is something all the family can enjoy! By JOHN BITTLES
Musik | Emily Barker: The Toerag Sessions Emily Barker und The Toerag Sessions ist Songwriting pur ohne Beteiligung ihrer Bandprojekte The Red Clay Halo und Vena Portae: das neue Album bietet schlicht aber überzeugend Stimme, akustische Gitarre und Mundharmonika. TINA KAROLINA STAUNER hat es gehört
Musik | ›Celebrate Ornette‹ Legende des Free Jazz, Harmolodics-Erfinder und Extrem-Ästhet Ornette Coleman lebt seit dem 11.06.15 nicht mehr. Er wurde 85 Jahre alt. Ergänzend zu seinem umfangreichen Œuvre gibt es in memoriam aktuell die Edition Box ›Celebrate Ornette‹. TINA KAROLINA STAUNER erinnert sich an eine seiner Shows der vergangenen Jahre und ihre Begegnung mit ihm beim Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2009.
Musik | Maggie Björklund: ›Shaken‹ TINA KAROLINA STAUNER findet Country-Pedal-Steel in Soundtracks – und lauscht Desert-Folkpop von Maggie Björklund
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world After a short break to have my highlights done, the world’s best music column written by me makes a welcome return this week with a look at some of October’s top album releases. We have great new LPs by the likes of Julia Holter, King Midas Sound, Helena Hauff, Wolfgang Flür, Ghost Box, Visionist, Bruce Brubaker, Grant and more. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world: August/September New albums reviewed Part 1 Music doesn’t challenge anymore! It doesn’t ask questions, or stimulate. Institutions like the X-Factor, Spotify, EDM and landfill pop chameleons are dominating an important area of culture by churning out identikit pop clones with nothing of substance to say. Opinion is not only frowned upon, it is taboo! By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Woolfy vs. Projections create strange, ethereal music composed of the type of sounds that would be a treat for any set of ears. Over the last few years the duo of Simon James and Dan Hastie have released a string of rich, emotional house music tracks which are so sun-kissed they positively glow. Their brand-new album ›Stations‹ hits the shops on the 21st August via esteemed slo-mo disco purveyors ›Permanent Vacation‹ and sees the band reach a creative peak. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Even though I gave up clubbing a few years ago, I am constantly amazed at how quality dance music can still move me as much as it does. A good bassline, a swirl of 303s or a fathoms-deep groove is all I need to be taken back to the joys of a darkened floor. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world To claim that Debut by Björk is a classic is somewhat underselling the effect it had on a generation of teens upon its release. The album came out in 1993, a year when the house revolution was in full swing, and bands such as The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Primal Scream had successfully merged baggy beats with funk-strewn guitar grooves. In short, if you were a music fan, it was an unbelievable time to be alive. By JOHN BITTLES
Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world I was watching Wimbledon the other day when I came to the startling realisation that tennis is boring. Hoping that all it might need was a good soundtrack, I reduced the volume on the telly, replacing it with the morose musings of Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain. Much Better! Experiencing yet another epiphany I turned the TV off altogether, allowing the Reid brothers the attention they fully deserve. By JOHN BITTLES
