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Three new episodes for your listening enjoyment.

After two weeks off, we are back with three brand new episodes: three hours / 36 tunes.

Episode 697 features music from Beak>, Brothertiger, Kate Carr, Gnod, Taylor Deupree, FIN, Church Andrews & Matt Davies, Ortrotasce, Bill MacKay, Celer, Kaboom Karavan, and Ida.

Episode 698 boasts a lineup of tracks from Susanna, Nonpareils, KMRU, A Place To Bury Strangers, final, Coti K., Dalton Alexander, Akio Suzuki, The Shadow Ring, Filther, Aaron Dilloway, and Ghost Dubs.

Episode 699 is bursting at the seams with jams from Crash Course In Science, Chrystabell and David Lynch, Machinedrum, Ekin Fil, Finlay Shakespeare, Actress, Mercury Rev, Dave Brown / Jason Kahn, øjeRum, d'Eon, Jeremy Gignoux, and Shellac.

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JOSHUA ABRAMS, "BUSRIDE INTERVIEW"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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Joshua Abrams is a double bassist who lives in Chicago and is probablybest known as a member of Town and Country. These solo recordings arereleased as part of Lucky Kitchen's Sparkling Composers series in anice brown card envelope with silver patterns printed on it.

The Clientele, "Lost Weekend"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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If I would have been able to book the band at my high school prom, itwould have been The Clientele. Much to the delight of those of us whofell under the spell of their 'Suburban Light' compilation, the bandhas returned with a new five-song EP. Released by Madrid's AcuarelaRecords and "loosely based around the poetics of the hangover", 'LostWeekend' retains the same hazy, oneiric nostalgia that is manifested intheir previous work.

Clinic, "Walking With Thee"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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Clinic, here with their second proper album release on Domino, are oneof those bands everyone should hear. Why, you say? Because uponlistening, one can easily hear their influences and how they'veextrapolated them to their absolute extremes, but also what influencethey've had on other bands of recent memory. Their music is a flavorfulblend of instruments, live and synthetic, as well as programmed beatsand samples.

DJ Scud and Rich Kid, "Murder Sound"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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Finally, more DJ Scud available on CD. On this release he teams up withour favorite newly-skinny ambiguously gay rock star drum'n'bassproducer Matthias Mootz, also known as Panacea, Squaremeter, Kate Mosh,and here, Rich Kid. After Panacea started producing what can only beaffectionately referred to as "soft" drum'n'bass, a far cry from hisoriginal release 'Low Profile Darkness.' All is not lost for the fansof his early sound, however, since it is very much present here on thisalbum.

Tindersticks, "Trouble Every Day"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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For those of you who read my review of French director Claire Denis'film Trouble Every Day in last week's Brain, you may have noticed somecomments about the soundtrack. Brought together by Tindersticks and asmall armada of violinists, cellists, and even a bongo player, StuartStaples and company offer a minimal score that borders occasionally onthe work of David Lynch darling Angelo Badalamenti.

Trabant, "Moment of Truth"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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Trabant is the second act to be released by Icelandic label TMTEntertainment, and much like Múm, it's a charming, unexpected treat.This debut full-length album, which follows the EP release of 'EnterSpacebar' has gained a ton of ground already, being nominated for bestdebut album in the 2001 Icelandic Music Awards and featured in the NewYork Times as Reykjavik's most interesting new band.

ARC/AIDAN BAKER, "REPERCUSSION"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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Greg Clow and Sheryl Kirby are inaugurating their Toronto based PieheadRecords with an ambitious CD-R subscription series. If Mr. Clow's namedoesn't ring any bells you're either in the wrong place or haven't beenonline very long: DJ, event promoter, writer, discography and websiteguru, Brainwashed staff member, etc. Piehead is the next logical stepfor Clow and Kirby to bring many local electronic and experimentalartists, not to mention a few other well known names, to a wideraudience.

Gold Chains, Chicks on Speed, Louie Austen at SXSW

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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For the six of you who aren't familiar with South-by-Southwest (SXSW), it's a music and film festival in Austin, Texas. Nine hundred bands play at 18 clubs in five nights. Last Friday at Emo's was a Kork Agency Showcase featuring Gold Chains, Louie Austen, The Mooney Suzuki, Atmosphere, and Chicks on Speed. I had come to see Chicks on Speed, so I missed the beginning of Gold Chains. What I did see was this guy yelling into a mic while his iBook played mediocre beats. I decided to check out the smaller stage, and when I came back, the next act was just starting. A sixty year old lounge singer in a white tux came out on stage and began to sing "The Lady is a Tramp." This is some kind of novelty act, for sure, something to go inbetween the other acts. Then, before the next song, Louie Austen introduced himself and told us, that two young men (M. Neugebauer) approached him and asked him what he thought of electronic music. Before I know it, a beat has started and Louie is singing "Music Keeps Me Staying Alive." It's lounge IDM. Maybe this is what I'll listen to when I'm sixty and I go out to clubs. Louie was extremely entertaining, and his performance and charisma were 60% of the reason that act was so enjoyable. Next came Mooney Suzuki, a high energy mix of indie rock and garage punk. Excellent set, very entertaining men. The drummer, Will Rockwell, and the guitarist, Graham Tyler, are amazingly talented. Their new album, Electric Sweat, is coming out in the next few weeks, and it is quite good.
Then came Atmosphere, and I was looking forward to this set, but it was a dissapointment. The sound levels were off at the beginning, so they never really got started well. If it were'nt for their DJ, Mr. Dibbs, I would have gone to the other stage. He was great, mixing in Ozzy when they started to lose the crowd. I'd say that the highlight of the set was a medley they did of spoofs of other rap artists, i.e. "I'm a slug" and "My name is . . . Tim Daley." But overall, I was not impressed with the band, as they started a fight on stage, and then Mr. Dibbs put some kid who was trying to buy his merchandise in a chokehold for no apparent reason. Maybe they aren't cut out for fame.
Last was Chicks on Speed, and this made the whole night worth it. They had a bad start, as the monitor levels were off , which seemed to be a theme that night, but once they got started, they did an amazing set. They had well-composed songs that were heavy on bass and full of improvisation. Their girl-punk vocals really made the act stand out from everything else that night, and I couldn't get over how captivating they are as performers. They paint themselves and use homemade instruments, like their electronically altered vinyl belts that they play during "We don't play guitars!" They are smart musicians and they really know how to play a crowd. After the false start, they grabbed our attention, spraying us with water and getting off the stage to roam the audience. Chicks on Speed appear to be a retro-novelty act, with neon lame and fishnet hose, until you listen and realize that they are making really good music. I bought the album on my way out, and I haven't been sorry. -

CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO, "AXIS AND ALIGNMENT"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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The latest duo release from Rob Mazurek's Chicago Underground presentsthe progressive melding of electronics with that of free jazz playing,resulting in some great performances of very cool and moderncompositions. With drummer Chad Taylor at times providing the changesfrom the vibraphone on the disc's eleven tracks, Mazurek is freed up tostretch in his cornet soloing and explorations.

LIIMA, "VERSIONS I-II", "VERSIONS III-IV"

Sunday, 24 March 2002

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Kicking off his new Kangaroo label, care of Raster-Noton, Ilpo Väisänendebuts the Liima (Finnish for "glue") moniker with four tracks on twoblack pouched, black vinyl 10"s. The plan for the label is to releasemore records, including 7"s and 12"s all limited to 1000 copies, ofmusic that has "a strong connection to the Jamaican dubstyle".