The Soft Pack v Banjo or Freakout free download
Out today on RCRD LBL is a free download of The Soft Pack’s ‘Answer to Yourself ’ remixed by Banjo or Freakout — ‘Known more for quietly beguiling, emotionally misplaced reworkings of acts like LCD Soundsystem and Burial, Banjo Or Freakout offers something more upfront here with his take on The Soft Pack’s “More Or Less”—so that means vocals split and reversed to sound like Christian conspiracy theories, onerous sub-bass and cumulative, absorbing synth swirl. Music to transport’ RCRD LBL
The 7″ featuring both the remix & the single ‘More or Less’ is now available in the best record stores — ltd to 300 copies.
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Be aware of the new Clinic video by Pete Fowler …
Pete Fowler, Heavenly chum, Monsterism mind melter & Owl rescuer has recently finished work on the video for the new single ‘I’m Aware’ by the rather wonderful Clinic, taken from their forthcoming new LP ‘Bubblegum’ on Domino Records. It was produced by Cakehead Loves, DP by Joe Morris with character production by the ‘must check out this site’ Felt Mistress.
The Magic Numbers live EP / free download
This weekend, the Platinum-selling band The Magic Numbers play The Big Chill. As official media partner for the festival, The Observer has six free live EP tracks to give away. Recorded live at Wilton’s Music Hall earlier this year, the tracks are taken from the band’s new album The Runaway.
Your track listing for ‘Live at Wilton’s Music Hall’:
1) The Pulse (Live at Wilton’s Hall)
2) A Start With No Ending (Live at Wilton’s Hall)
3) Why Did You call? (Live at Wilton’s Hall)
4) Dreams Of a Revelation (Live at Wilton’s Hall)
5) Hurt So Good (Live at Wilton’s Hall)
6) Restless River (Live at Wilton’s Hall)
Go here for the download link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/signup/2010/aug/08/free-download-magic-numbers-live
Doves v Chris Watson & Pete Greenwood 10″
Rough Trade & the Green Man festival are releasing a very special 10″ piece of vinyl to celebrate the new Rough Trade Psych Folk comp & this years sold out Green Man Festival.
Featuring tracks from the comp by Pete Greenwood and Sam Amidon available on vinyl for the first time, plus a special live version of ‘Marina’ by Sleepy Sun, the 10″ also features the Green Man Festival selection on the other side which is a very rare Chris Watson remix of the Doves ‘Birds Flew Backwards’ pressed at 45rpm across the whole side so you can hear it in all its audiophile glory. This version of the track has never been released apart from on our site when we made it available for a very ltd time.
Initial copies of the Psych Folk 10 CD comes free with this ltd 10 so make sure you come down to Pete’s gig at The Rough Trade East store or head over to the Rough Trade pop up shop which will be at the Green man festival.
Pete Greenwood & Sam Amidon will be playing a free show at Rough Trade East on Tuesday 17th August.
Doves headline the Green Man festival on Friday 20th August
Full details here on the Rough Trade site:
www.roughtrade.com
Vote for Edwyn & Soft Pack on Radcliffe & Maconie … please!
Those lovely chaps Radcliffe & Maconie purveyors of the finest music have selected both the new Edwyn Collins & Soft Pack singles for their pick’n’mix slot, which means that along with another track they stand a chance of being next weeks single of the week if it gets enough votes & will get played every day. Both tracks are worthy winners but we need your help to make sure one of them wins & if support for both is undeniably strong then they maybe they will keep playing both.
We need your help Heavenly birds, please, please vote for for your favourite track & even separately for both if you love them & tell a friend on twitter, facebook, text or even a conversation over a pint. Just send an email with the name of the track & subject ‘pick’n’mix’ to: radcliffe.maconie@bbc.co.uk
EDWYN COLLINS: ‘LOSING SLEEP’ possible single of the week w/c 09/08
You can also download the track for free from here:http://tinyurl.com/39jqruo
SOFT PACK: ‘MORE OR LESS’ possible single of the week w/c 09/08
This track is available on itunes & next week on 7” vinyl & can be pre ordered here:http://tinyurl.com/3365ajs
Pick ‘n’ Mix will open for voting on Wednesday 04/08 at 10pm & closes 12 noon Monday 09/08.
