Resonance FM #33 In India, Memoryhouse, IVVVO, SNOWMINE, Coma Cinema, Carnivals

LISTEN: This Music Wins #33 (MP3) 28/1/2012

Tracklist

1. In India - Chime Dance

2. Memoryhouse - The Kids Were Wrong

3. IVVVO - Forests

4. SNOWMINE - Curfews

5. Coma Cinema - Only

6. Carnivals - Ino (Parts I + II)

New: Carnivals - Absences/Ino (Parts 1 & 2)

Having uncovered Carnivals’ first release just under a year ago in the form of the Mavi Kara EP, I’m seriously excited for the year ahead now the Sheffield ‘romanticist’ producer has returned with a double sided single ‘Absences / Ino (Parts 1 & 2). In a field of moody electronica suffering saturation and lacking true pioneers, Carnivals is leaning towards an amalgamation of his former sounds: leading to the minimalist and vaguely exotic hip-hop sound particularly prevalent on ‘Leeda’ (which I broadcast at the Netaudio Festival in May), and its being combined with the claustrophobic tendencies, overcast, disconsolate murmurs and climactic, scintillating motifs to bring us ‘Absences & Ino’. One of this year’s most promising surprises has come very early on indeed..

On Sunday I made my way down to the Netaudio event at the Roundhouse, a yearly event, conference, broadcast and live music convention for which my commissioned piece, a This Music Wins special outlining my thoughts on the stylistic future of experimental music on the internet, went out at 4.30pm via Roundhouse Radio and Resonance 104.4 FM London. You can listen again to the piece below, grab a zip file of all the compositions, or download them individually via tracklisting. Though trains prevented me from catching the headlining ‘Nurse With Wound’ at KOKO that evening, I did manage to catch an interesting set from abrasively captioned ‘Cuntbucket’ - who played a seemingly improvised and jazz-infused noise piece for around 40 minutes up in the open space. Check them out here.

Listen to / download the broadcast (MP3)

1. Mount Kimbie - Maybes (MP3)

2. Dorian Concept - Forced Laughter Might Save Your Life (MP3)

3. Is And Of The - Sleepless Dream (MP3)

4. Kuhrye-oo - Soul Handsome (MP3)

5. Of Oceans - In Love, Not Limbo (MP3)

6. Joasihno - Von (MP3)

7. Fishing - White Sheet Beach (MP3)

8. Matthew Dear - Slowdance (How To Dress Well Seance) (MP3)

9. Ricky Eat Acid - Anxieties ft. Rachel Levy (MP3)

10. WU LYF - Concrete Gold (MP3)

11. StaG - Tired (MP3)

12. Woodsman - Chants (MP3)

13. Twin Sister - Milk & Honey (MP3)

14. Tamaryn - Sandstone (MP3)

15. Young Prisms - Breathless (MP3)

16. Carnivals - Leeda (MP3)

17. Gold Panda - Quitters Raga (MP3)

18. Mutual Benefit - Piano Experiments In An Abandoned Hospital (MP3)

‘Carnivals’, the purveyor (or purveyors) of quasi-anonymous tribal beats from out of Sheffield, UK. ‘Mavi Kara’ appears to be the first release, and is one of four songs in length, comprised of four trippy and abstract electronic instrumentals (the tag feels more appropriate than ‘songs’) which retain a certain element of earthy experimentalism (per early-Yeasayer) which drapes the whole project in some flailing yellow and green imagery. ‘Drowning’ is perhaps the most directly gratifying, with a spritely acoustic ring which dives out in anticipation the psyched out funk section which is to follow. ‘Leeda’ is similarly themed, but with a subtle, undulating hint of dark ambient deepening the mix. The whole glitchy IDM ethic is wonderfully organic and unexpectedly absorbing, but best of all, can be yours in full, for no cost whatsoever, at the Carnivals Band Camp. A definite for any fans of early Yeasayer, Woodsman or Dead Gaze.

Carnivals - Drowning (MP3)

Carnivals - Leeda (MP3)