Here is Silent Radio’s guide to the week’s new releases.
Kokoko! Batu
Congolese act that replicates the frenetic feel of that dynamic nightlife – equipment being pushed to its limit, via saturated and distorted speakers, or the sonic push and pull of sounds after dark.
Tendertwin Ship Argo EP
A forager for half-lived stories. Born in Istanbul, Bilge Nur Yilmaz’s distinctive voice subtly soaks up Turkey’s rich musical heritage from the lapping tides of the Black Sea and Mediterranean, and filters it through drifting time spent in Philadelphia, Oxford, and London.
Art Brut A Record Collection, Reduced To A Mixtape
A double LP that features tracks taken from their seminal albums Bang Bang Rock and Roll, It’s A Bit Complicated, Art Brut vs Satan, and Brilliant! Tragic!, alongside rare live and alternate takes
Art Brut And Yes, This Is My Singing Voice!
5CD first edition of a two-part set: a comprehensive compilation of the South London art-rockers’ career, spanning their early discography, demo takes, alternative mixes and live recordings between 2003 – 2008.
Dandelion Adventure John Peel session
A monster sounding session from 1990 together with their first demos from 1988.
Kiasmos II
The duo of Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds and Faroese musician Janus Rasmussen
The Wytches Replica
Covers of tracks by American doom metal band Pentagram, country star Porter Wagoner, jazz great Chet Baker, and the Velvet Underground’s John Cale.
Honey Joy III
South London punks air frustration at chronic health and mental health issues (‘Never Better’), as well as railing at the government with the painful outrage of album closer ‘Thursdays at 8pm’, whose title references the “Clap for Carers” campaign during the pandemic.
Ghost Fan Club Ghost Fan Club EP
EP with slowcore and bedroom pop influences tackling subjects like depression, grief, instability, and lost time.
Julia Gaeta Blur Divine EP
A collection of unlove songs veiled in facades of closeness, distorted reality and warped perceptions.
Antonina Nowacka Sylphine Soporifera
Other-worldly “New Age” which finds its origins everywhere and nowhere.
Ogives Big Band Boisterous Love
The album showcases a move into new musical territories of savage, angular, doom-laden sludge, progressive metal and psychedelic stoner rock.
The Kaisers More From The Kaisers
Band formed in 1992 that set out to bring the excitement and joie de vivre of the early ‘60s beat era back to the Scottish music scene armed with junk shop guitars and tiny amplifiers.
The Streets Fabric presents The Streets
The mixtape offers an exclusive glimpse into unreleased material, including the brand-new original track “No Better Than Chance.”
Ruts DC Electroacoustic 3
Stripped back, acoustic versions of their songs dipping into selections from the 2022 ‘Counterculture?’ album, ‘Music Must Destroy’ from 2016 and even stretching as far back as ‘Human Punk’ from The Crack album from 1979.
Kissin’ Dynamite Back with a Bang
Founded as a teenage school band in 2007 and equipped with an authentic 80s stadium rock attitude, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE have performed at countless major festivals internationally, opened for acts such as L.A. rockstars Mötley Crüe and played massive sold-out headline tours.
Perry Blake Death of a Society Girl
A collaborator with Francoise Hardy who is known for his delicate, downtempo and melancholic output and soothing timbre.
Sprung aus den Wolken 1981 – West Berlin
Project that was part of the “Geniale Dilletanten” movement in the early 1980s, along with Einstürzende Neubauten and Mechanik Destrüktiw Komandöh
JD Pinkus Grow A Pair
Former member of Butthole Surfers and Melvins expands his psychedelic universe into a series of 12 potent tracks, combining punk, psych rock, and banjo-based folk.
