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Our Love Is Dust: New Album Reviews

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Now that festival season is firmly upon us it can be hard to find music prepared to take chances, experiment, or which has a sense of emotional depth. Short DJ sets, unimaginative selectors, and impatient crowds mean that subtlety and nuance can be overlooked in the search for the next chant-a-long, or hands in the air anthem. This week I will be highlighting some music you are unlikely to hear at Space or Glastonbury, but which will challenge you and light up your day. By JOHN BITTLES

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Aural Stimulation For Distracted Minds

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Good music should please the listener, cozying up to them like an old friend. Great music should challenge our prejudices, taking us down avenues and through landscapes which, alone, we would fear to tread. In this week’s article I will be reviewing some new music which challenges perceptions, gets us dancing, and will, hopefully, linger long in the mind. By JOHN BITTLES

Soul Tales

Musik | Auf Platte: Melissa Etheridge: ›Memphis Rock And Soul‹ Soul Tales – Stax Records gibt es seit 60 Jahren und Melissa Etheridge ist the funkiest Woman alive in der Rockmusik mit ›Memphis Rock And Soul‹ Von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER

Folkdays… Lambchop mit FLOTUS

Musik | Lambchop: FLOTUS »In the end I just really wanted to make a record that my wife would like,« verbreitet Kurt Wagner über seine aktuelle CD ›FLOTUS‹. Jedenfalls hat der 58-jährige Wagner, immerhin so was wie Musikergenius mit Lambchop, diese Veröffentlichung seiner Frau Mary gewidmet. Die Songs sind ein facettenreiches, komplexes Themenspektrum. Von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER

Brennende Flagshops, umhäkelte Laternen

Musik | Auf Platte – Beatpoeten: #Geheul #Geheul heißt die neue Scheibe der Beatpoeten, einer aus Hannover stammenden Band, die aus Sänger und Texter Jan Egge Sedelies und Soundtüftler Costa Carlos Alexander besteht. STEFAN HEUER beschwört Erinnerungen an die gute alte Vinyl-Zeit herauf.

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The Soul Of The Machine

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Fans of graceful soundscapes and bittersweet electronica are probably already familiar with the name Mario Hammer And The Lonely Robot. 2015’s  L’esprit De L’escalier for Cologne label Traum was a cerebral and mesmerising journey into the soul. With the highest of production values, and an open-hearted emotional core, its thirteen tracks of soft-focus ambiance were, and still are, a rare treat for the ears. By JOHN BITTLES

Free Jazz, Free Space & Impro: ›What If‹ von Hauschka

Musik | ›What If‹ von Hauschka Der Komponist Volker Bertelmann ist auch der Musiker Hauschka. Und seine Alben gehören zum Avantgardistischen der aktuellen Düsseldorfer Musikszene. Hauschka spielt als Pianist und Instrumentalist einerseits mit altbekannten und andererseits mit neuen Ideen: Beats verschieben sich, Ebenen sind ineinander verschachtelt. Von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER

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The Art Of Standing Still: Record Reviews

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Nothing stands still. Except for my good friend Stand Still Jones of course, but that’s another story. This is why I have decided to re-jig my singles reviews. Once a month, (or whenever I can be bothered) I will be highlighting some of the records which have been making me go all gooey-eyed, or demanding repeated plays. Most will be new, some will be old. Hopefully, everything included will raise a cheer. A review by JOHN BITTLES

Die elektronische Stadt

Musik | ›ELECTRI_CITY D-Dorf‹ – Der Auftakt: ›Autobahn‹ von Kraftwerk… Wir waren verdammt nah bei Michael Rother angelangt. Wir hätten bloß eine Rothercassette in den Autocassettenrekorder stecken müssen. Nehmen wir ›Flammende Herzen‹. Einfach fahren! Das Gefühl, unterwegs zu sein, genügte. Von TINA KAROLINA STAUNER

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Stage Dives And White Noise: An Interview With Cajsa Siik

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Plus Win Guest List Passes To See Cajsa Siik Support Mitski In Hamburg On June 16th. In a world of three second attention spans, information overload, Spotify playlists, and more new music seeing the light of day than ever before, it is becoming ever harder for new artists to find success. To make yourself heard above the noise it seems that you need either an over-abundance of talent or a top notch marketing team.  Luckily for Swedish native Cajsa Siik, one listen is enough to convince that

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