Thrill Jockey

#224 – Amnesia Scanner & Bill Kouligas, Jan St Werner, Lena Raine, Bogdan Raczynski, My Disco

15th April 2019 1:01:32

The usual blend of abstract noises coming from across the globe this week. There’s Lebanese belly dance music punctuated with Polish breakcore, experimentation from the magnificent Amnesia Scanner, amongst pleasant indie rock, video game music, and abrasive noise.

Tracklisting
Scalping – Satan II (Council Records, UK)
Amnesia Scanner & Bill Kouligas – Lexachast VIII (PAN Records, Germany)
Jan St. Werner – Glottal Wolpertinger (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Lena Raine -Tsukuyomi (Local Action Records, UK)
Orchestra of Constant Distress – Discomfort (Riot Season Records, UK)
Ziad Rahbani – Taksim Organ & Tabla (Fortuna Records, Israel)
Bogdan Raczynski – 318 22t7 (Disciples, UK)
Demolition Honey – Relaxin’ At Mayhem Hotel (Ohub Records, Argentina)
My Disco – An Intimate Conflict (Downwards, UK)
Van Goose – Wildstar (self-release, USA)

Produced and Edited by Nick McCorriston. Hit him up for any and all audio work at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nickamc

#217 – Theon Cross, L’orgasme Masochiste, Pye Corner Audio, Black Chama, Matmos

25th February 2019 01:15:34

After the mellow nature of last week’s podcast, this week we’ve dug out a bit more of the nasty. Not least some cracking synth-led sounds from Serbia, Uruguay, and Israel. We also have new ones from old favourites Pye Corner Audio and Matmos amongst tuba toting Theon Cross, Indonesian house and loads more.

Tracklisting
Stevie Whisper – The Crying Wolf (YES, Serbia)
Mark Pritchard – Come Let Us (Warp Records, UK)
Black Chama – God of Chama (Raash Records, Israel)
Matmos – Plastic Anniversary (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Somesurprises – What Makes (Crash Symbols Records, USA)
Theon Cross – The Offerings (Gearbox Records, UK)
L’orgasme Masochiste – Electrocutofilia (self-release, Uruguay)
Pye Corner Audio – Hollow Earth (Ghost Box, UK)
Artificial – Adios Amigo (Aditya Permana Deeper Version) (Talking Machine, Indonesia)
Paisel – Satellite (Rocket Recordings, UK)

Thanks to Nick McCorriston for editing this week’s show. Visit his website at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nickamc

#214 – Slikback, King Midas Sound, Housewives, Cocaine Piss, Mighty Lord Deathman

4th February 2019 01:01:18

Rare new sounds from the underground on this week’s show as we have self-released experimental Mapuche music from Chile, field recordings from Indonesia, and intense music from Kenyan producer Slikback. 

Tracklisting
Cocaine Piss – Pretty Pissed (Hypertension Records, Belgium)
Tecnología Para Ser Libres – Nguillatun (self-release, Chile)
King Midas Sound – You Disappear (Cosmo Rhythmatic, Germany)
Aesop Rock & Tobacco – Corn Maze (Rhymesayers Entertainment, USA)
Black to Comm – Double Happiness in Temporal Decoy (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Slikback – Rage (Hakuna Kulala, Uganda)
Housewives – SmttnKttns (Blank Editions, UK)
Semut Ireng – Daul (Aural Archipelago, Indonesia)
Alameda 5 – CDTE (Instant Classic, Poland)
Mighty Lord Deathman – Modern Art (self-release, UK)

Thanks to Nick McCorriston for editing this week’s show. Visit his website at nickamc.com and follow him on Twitter @nickamc

#170 – Venetian Snares, Solo Banton, Chris Carter, Leslie Winer and Jay Glass Dubs

15th January 2018 00:59:16

Old favourites and some new ones this week as Canadian breakcore stalwart Venetian Snares returns with a new record of glitchy beats and elongated track titles. We also have a debut release from Paper Dollhouse and the latest in the monthly series from Moscow avantgarde quintet Сольвычегодск

Tracklisting
Warmduscher – Big Wilma (The Leaf Label, UK)
Chris Carter – Blissters (Mute Records, UK)
Solo Banton – Super Lyrics (Reality Shock Records, UK)
Paper Dollhouse – Haze (MoonDome, UK)
Сольвычегодск – Ко мне (self-release, Russia)
UUUU – Verlagerung, Verlagerung, Verlagerung (Editions Mego, Austria)
Leslie Winer and Jay Glass Dubs – Woodshedded (Bokeh Versions, UK)
Golden Retriever – Thread of Light (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Bisk – Neo-noir (self-release, UK)
Venetian Snares – The Shriek She Made When She Died Was Erased By The Sound of Lightning (Mute Song, UK)

#152 – DUDS, SAICOBAB, Time Cow, Nekra

21st August 2017 01:02:19

There’s a lot of single-word named artists this week. We kick off with one of them – DUDS from Manchester are the first UK band to release a record through John Dwyer’s Castle Face Records. We have punk from Impalers and newcomers Nekla, experimental dub from Time Cow, techno from Wilhelm via new label GlassTalk Records, and loads more good stuff.

Tracklisting
DUDS – Elastic Feel (Castle Face Records, USA)
Colleen – Separating (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Impalers – Nazi Burning Man (Static Shock Records, UK)
Nekra – Sisters of the Yam (self-release, UK)
Time Cow – Yellow and Purple Equals Yurple (7” edit) (Bokeh Versions, UK)
SAICOBAB – Bx Ax Bx (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Wilhelm – 38th Parallel (GlassTalk Records, UK)
Tembok Kamar Dinding Sekolah – Mati Rasa (Chinabot, UK)
Autumns – Female Model (Clan Destine Records, UK)
Forest Swords – Raw Language (Ninja Tune, UK)

#151 – Liars, Pikacyu-Makoto, Snapped Ankles, Beta Evers

14th August 2017 01:05:01

On this week’s show we have a few highlights from Supernormal Festival, with a new release from Afirampo-Acid Mothers Temple collaboration Pikacyu-Makoto and an excellent track from Leeds’ Beards. Elsewhere we have synthwave from Beta Evers, noisy electronics from Liars, the latest from new podcast favourites Snapped Ankles and lots more.

Tracklisting
Liars – Coins in My Caged Fist (Mute Records, USA)
Beta Evers – Hidden (Peripheral Minimal, UK)
Andy Citawarman – A Simple Man (self-release, UK)
Pikacyu-Makoto – Funifunikonefuni (Upset the Rhythm, UK)
Snapped Ankles – Hanging With The Moon (The Leaf Label, UK)
Lovely Wife – Ting (Cruel Nature Recordings, UK)
Beards – Calipers (Ouse Records, UK)
Matt Wellins – Bordeaux (Orange Milk Records, USA)
Dustin Wong & Takako Minekawa – Zaaab (7EP, Japan / Thrill Jockey, USA)
Portico Quarter – A Luminous Beam (Gondwana Records, UK)

#147 – KoKoKo!, Karen Gwyer, Aphex Twin, Pessimist

17th July 2017 01:11:47

A stunning selection this week, kicking off with the absolutely spectacular Congolese band KoKoKo!. We also have new music from the legendary Aphex Twin alongside new tunes from some of those he has undoubtedly inspired, such as Karen Gwyer. There’s deconstructed drum n bass from Pessimist, space music from Henge, digital dub from Roger Robinson, a beautiful, long piece from Man Forever, something from down under in the shape of Suburban Cracked Collective, thrash punk from Casual Sect, and the latest stunner from the Gqom Oh! label with TLC Fam.

Tracklisting
KoKoKo! – Tokoliana (ICIyouare)
Henge – Jupiters Wild Ride (Love Love Records, UK)
Man Forever – Twin Torches (feat. Laurie Anderson) (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Roger Robinson & Disrupt – Bun Bun Bun (Jahtari, Germany)
Casual Sect – Mohair Fetish (Hominid Sounds, UK)
TLC Fam – Bridge Lase London (Gqom-Oh!, South Africa)
Aphex Twin – Korg Funk 5 (self-release, UK)
Karen Gwyer – The Workers are on Strike (Don’t Be Afraid Records, UK)
Suburban Cracked Collective – Oh Gravity… You Fucker (Chemical Imbalance, Australia)
Pessimist – Spirals (Blackest Ever Black, UK)

#133 – Trans Am, WaqWaq Kingdom, Hector Plimmer, Vincent Ahehehinnou

27th March 2017

So much good music this week that Gareth has tracks in reserve to cope with the fact that both of them picked the immense WaqWaq Kingdom record. Fortunately that means that we get an airing of the new one from podcast favourite Pye Corner Audio. Elsewhere there is Steve Reid Foundation beneficiary Hector Plimmer, Jesca Hoop and loads of other great music.

Tracklisting
Trans Am – Alles Verboten (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Pye Corner Audio – Do You Hear Them? (self-release, UK)
Tamikrest – Ehad Wad Nadorhan (Glitterbeat Records, Germany)
Hector Plimmer – Bossa B (Albert’s Favourites Records, UK)
WaqWaq Kingdom – I Would Like to Let You Go (Jahtari, Germany)
Karen Lust – Vigilax (Caoutchouc, Belgium)
Jesca Hoop – Memories Are Now (Sub Pop Records, USA)
Earth Girl Helen Brown – Set the Woods on Fire (Empty Cellar Records, USA)
Jeremy Gara – The Desert (NRCSS Industry, USA)
Vincent Ahehehinnou – Best Woman (Analog Africa, Germany)

#116 – The Comet is Coming, Anthony Child, Marielle V Jakobsons, LeRoy

14th November 2016

A surprise new track from The Comet is Coming puts us on the front foot this week. In a week where stuff has truly hit the cooling mechanism in US politics, there are soothing sounds from Germany with LeRoy, from the Maui jungle from Anthony Child AKA Surgeon, and from the USA itself from Marielle V Jakobson. Elsewhere we have Tunisian disco, Italo disco, Colombian samba, and heavy heavy hip hop. Enjoy!

Tracklisting
The Comet is Coming – Final Eclipse (The Leaf Label, UK)
LeRoy – Happened from the Void (Schamoni Musik, Germany)
Marielle V Jakobsons – Undone (Thrill Jockey Records, UK)
Carthago – Alech (Habibi Funk, Germany)
Dälek – Molten (Dead Verse Recordings, USA)
Ali Renault – Keeper of the Seven Keys (Giallo Disco Records, Austria)
XAM Duo – Two Ways (Version I) excerpt (Sonic Cathedral, UK)
Seekersinternational – Side A excerpt (ICSLibrary Records, Philippines)
Ondatrópica – Hummingbird (Soundway Records, UK)
Anthony Child – Amoré (Editions Mego, Austria)

#111 – Gnod & Surgeon, Blackmass Plastics, Magicpockets, Oribata

10th October 2016

After a week in the wilderness, we’re back with great unknown artists, cult legends and some incredible collaborations – not least the one between Gnod & Surgeon. We kick off with a demo from jazz rockists Blegology and soon mix things up with dystopian electro, flute folk, Brazilian funk, and heavy hitting Soweto. We have collaborations between techno legend Surgeon and Manchester psych rockers Gnod, as well as Portugeses psych band Black Bombain and saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. Throw in some Half Man Half Biscuit and you’ve got yourself an immensely enjoyable hour of independent music.

Tracklisting
Blegology – We’ll Be Free (self-release, UK)
Blackmass Plastics – Twitch Pitch (Ugly Funk, UK)
Black Bombaim & Peter Brötzmann – Part II (Lovers & Lollypops, Portugal)
Michael Dues – Goodbye Rainbow (Tramp Records, Germany)
Magicpockets – Buckle (Penske Recordings, UK)
Oribata – Batuki (Tiff’s Joints, UK)
Gnod & Surgeon – Behind the Lids (Tesla Tapes, UK)
OKZharp & Manthe Ribane – Teleported (Hyperdub, UK)
Grumbling Fur – Heavy Days (Thrill Jockey, USA)
Half Man Half Biscuit – Tending The Wrong Grave for 23 Years (Probe Plus, UK)

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