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The Jesus and Mary Chain Working on New ...

The Jesus and Mary Chain‘s last studio album was 1998’s Munki. Now, the band are back in the studio together and are working on the next album, Consequence of Sound reports. Jim Reid told Time Out New York, “We actually just started recording.” He continued, “It’s early days, but I would say it’s a more mature sound for the Mary Chain. But let’s just wait and see.” Read the full interview here. Earlier this year, the band released a new live album. Watch the video for “Just Like...
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Eddy Current Suppression Ring Announce F...

After Australian garage rock greats Eddy Current Suppression Ring released Rush to Relax in 2010, they quietly went on hiatus. Aside from the 2011 compilation So Many Things, the band’s members have kept busy with other bands and projects. It’s been announced that Eddy Current Suppression Ring will return next year for a special one-off performance. The band will headline Golden Plains on March 13 in Meredith, Australia for their first show in six years. It happens 10 years (to the day) after they played the first Golden Plains. The...
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Trent Reznor Talks About Moog Synths in ...

Moog Music is discontinuing the production of the Minimoog Voyager, which was launched in 2002 as a continuation of the original Minimoog synthesizer. Moog will produce 600 more units before the line comes to an end. They’ve now enlisted Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor for a video in which he discusses his relationship with the synthesizer. The video was scored by the Haxan Cloak. Watch it below, and listen to the score above. Recalling how the Moog Prodigy was the first synthesizer he ever owned, Reznor calls purchasing it “the greatest day of my...
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Sunn O))) Announce Kannon LP

Photo by Peter Beste Sunn O))) have announced Kannon, a new studio album due December 4 through Southern Lord. It was produced by Randall Dunn, who also did 2006′s Altar and 2009′s Monoliths and Demolitions, and features contributions from Attila Csihar (Void), Oren Ambarchi, Rex Ritter, and Steve Moore. The LP’s title is drawn from Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy. The album includes liner notes written by critical theorist Aliza Shvarts, which explore the band’s relationship to Kannon‘s namesake.  Additionally, a limited edition clear...
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Early Neneh Cherry Track "Dead Come...

In the mid-1980s, Neneh Cherry recorded “Dead Come Alive”, a one-off track with On-U Sound founder Adrian Sherwood‘s group the Circuit. It didn’t see the light of day, but Sherwood has unearthed the track for Science Fiction Dancehall Classics, a new On-U Sound compilation curated by Trevor Jackson. Listen to the track above. Below, watch a video mix for the compilation created by Jackson. In a statement to Pitchfork, Sherwood talked about the song: This is one of the first tunes I did with a drum machine, working with Steve Beresford. I think it...