A round up of releases under the heading of post-punk that has caught my ear this past month. Deux – Golden Dreams The minimal wave band Deux were formed in Lyon in 1983 by Cati Tete (vocals) and Gérard Pelletier … Continue reading Post-Punk Sunday
We started the bank holiday weekend with a trio of post-punk influenced acts on Friday so let’s finish with more of the same today. Second Skin – Colder Second Skin – Colder (Kontravoid Remix) Two versions of Colder by Los … Continue reading Bank Holiday Monday Pack of Three
This week’s pack of three features three excellent post-punk releases which have been on my headphones for a couple of weeks or more! The Condos – Attachment The Condos hail from down under, Adelaide in fact and consist of Wynn, … Continue reading Something For The Weekend? Post-Punk
Toska Po Domu (Homesickness) is the side project of Konstantin Ostrovsky who also records as Kondratie. Whereas the latter is synthpop as dark as it can be the music here is vintage-sounding coldwave. The two tracks contained within are not … Continue reading Toska Po Domu – Okurki/Myasnaya Lavka
It’s been a busy few days at work and I have been dipping in and out of a number of releases. So the first post of the weekend is a rip through whats been happening and what delights for your … Continue reading One of Those Catch Up Posts
Vacance is a new band hailing from Bordeaux, France. They comprise of Allison who provides both words and voice alongside Laurent (Lokomotiv Sofia) and Michaël (Feutre/Watoo Watoo). Like many indiepop bands these days they draw heavily on post-punk influences such … Continue reading Vacance – Bord De Mer
Defender Waves is the project of the same individual behind Dallas Tears. Whereas the latter has been described as “lo-fi bedroom shoegaze” this EP is pure electronica. It’s A Starry Night, Sunrise Girl is laid back techno soul whilst the title track gets brings up imaginary of space and the odd robot or two. Shoulders Of Helen is pure vintage minimal/coldwave with sampled voices initially over a repetitive beat before it gets a coat or two of shimmering electronica. Summarising The Caroline Phase is an EP chockfull of succulent keyboards and drum machines. Get it from here. Soundcloud Continue reading Defender Waves – The Caroline Phase
The late May bank holiday listening session is primarily synthpop and coldwave. Surely even the “indiest” indie kid needs some coldwave and synth-pop in their lives….. Personal Touch – Egami The label of Australian two-piece Personal Touch writes that they … Continue reading The Bank Holiday Session
Quite a lot of post-punk has been bookmarked this year without too much of a mention on these pages. Time to rectify that. Das Funus come from one of my favourite cities (Prague) and they released two tracks in February. These are their first recordings for a few years. The band’s sound is darkwave with an epic Gothic tinge. Bože Odpověz errs on the edge of midnight whilst the slower paced Staré Domy highlights the female vocals which I am always a sucker for. Stream and/or buy from here. Brussels’ (yep another fave) based Ultra Sunn aim for the post-punk … Continue reading The Post (Punk) Ear Infection Catch Up Post #3
The second part of the catch up focuses on post-punk releases that have been previously consigned to my bookmarks! Italian (I think) outfit Broken Up release their debut album Soul Victim next month. I have enjoyed the two singles to … Continue reading Midweek Catch Up #2 Post-Punk
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