Music For Boys, Girls, Queens And Kings: New Album Reviews

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world After a short break where Titel Kulturmagazin went on an 18-30 holiday by mistake, we return this week with more album reviews than any sane person could ever need. After having to endure the tortured strangulations of EBM, and the hen party screeches of Ibiza for the last fortnight, fantastic albums by 2814, Wild Beasts, Bryan Ferry, Dinosaur Jr., Conduct, Gerd Janson, John Roberts, Riley Reinhold, Carl Craig are like manna to our ears. By JOHN BITTLES

All Music Has Limits: July New Singles Reviewed

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Before TITEL goes on a well-deserved holiday for two weeks there is a load of new music, so good I simply had to review. In fact, with so many superb new releases by Thomas Ragsdale, Dinky, Synkro, Solar Bears, Kassem Mosse, Sepalcure and more hitting record store shelves this month, I shall dispense with the pleasantries altogether and get straight to the reviews. By JOHN BITTLES

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Have House, Will Travel: An Interview With Adventures In Daydreams

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Back in 1994 Sunday School famously declared that ›House Is A Feeling‹. This is a message that is all but forgotten by the majority of dance music producers today, yet acts such as Adventures In Daydreams keep the original ethos of house music alive. I first came across the duo’s work two years ago through the melodic headrush of their Spirits Of The Forest EP. The record’s lush electronica and hushed beats conjure a swirl of emotion which stays with you long after it has come to

DJ Kicks, Precious Systems and Late Night Tales: New Album Reviews

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world With festival season upon us quality new releases are somewhat thin on the ground. For some reason, once summer kicks in, people are more than happy to spend all their money listening to a crappy band playing on a rubbish sound system, while surrounded by idiots throwing lager in the air and rolling around in the mud. With the cost of going to a festival ever increasing, who has money left to buy new music these days? By JOHN BITTLES

An Abundance Of Beautiful Things: June’s New Singles Reviewed

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Have you heard the new Stone Roses song yet? Beautiful Thing came out on the 10th of June to be greeted by ecstatic air punches from middle-aged dads everywhere, and the odd shrug or two from anyone under the age of 25. The song’s seven minute swagger is just about as good as can be expected from a band who have spent years in the doldrums and bodes well for the prospect of a new LP. By JOHN BITTLES

For Those Of You Who Have Never: New Album Reviews

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world I have always been a fan of the humble compilation. Although much maligned in recent years, they can be a great way to introduce yourself to new artists, or genres. This June has seen a surge of quality collections all begging to be reviewed. Some are designed to showcase a particular label (Floor To Floor for Dusky’s 17 Steps, Facticity for Functions‘ Infrastructure New York, The Lost Tapes for Code Is Law), the selection skills of a certain DJ (Tim Green’s Body Language mix, Ryan Elliott’s Fabric

Breakbeats, Pop Hooks & Melodies: June’s New Albums Reviewed

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world With the Brexit referendum looming most people in the UK are asking themselves, ‚How would a separation from the rest of Europe affect the price of vinyl?‘ The simple answer is that the price will rise! The main reason for this is that most of the pressing plants are based on the mainland, (and that’s not even figuring in having to pay import duty on those desired new 12inches on Kompakt, Workshop or Ostgut Ton). A convincing argument if ever there was one for any music fan

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Music For Darkened Dreams: An Interview With Diamondstein

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Since its formation in ›2814‹ UK label Dream Catalogue have released some of the most beautiful, beguiling and futuristic music you could ever hope to hear. Superb albums by the likes of 2814, Telepath Remember and Yoshimi ably create lush aural worlds which form an  emotional panorama which could make even the most hard-faced listener get all misty eyed. This is music best listened to with your eyes closed and your imagination open wide!

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Balearic House And Disco Kicks: An Interview With Nadiem Shah

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world Belgian imprint Eskimo Recordings is rightly revered by those who like their music adventurous, melodic and infused with groove. Killer releases by the likes of Aeroplane, Reverso 68, Low Motion Disco (if you haven’t heard Keep It Slow yet then you’re missing a treat), Prins Thomas, Blamma Blamma feat Kristina Train and Mees Dierdorp have illuminated dance floors far and wide. Long seen as a stalwart of the Balearic/cosmic disco scene, one look at their back catalogue illustrates that there are many strings to Eskimo’s bow.

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Shitty Names and Techno Beats: An Interview With Soukie & Windish

Music | Bittles’ Magazine: The music column from the end of the world In the over-saturated world of electronic music it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd. Yet, this is something Berlin duo Soukie & Windish manage with ease, ably injecting a sense of melody, humour and personality into everything they do. So, if you ever start to feel as if you can’t take another rigid 4/4 beat, faceless techno loop, or by-the-numbers bassline, then the music of Fritz Windish and Nayan Soukie could well be the cure you seek. With releases on labels such as Liebe

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