For me, personally, the most interesting records in my show last night were those by EVOL, Modified Toy Orchestra and Sven Kacirek.
I played 2 (or 1-and-a-bit, depending on how you look at it) tunes from the new Evol 12″. And Evol’s record label, Alku have the most fantastic website URL: alkualkualkualkualkualkualkualkualkualku.org.
Modified Toy Orchestra produce the most amazing music as a result of instruments made by circuit bending. I’ll probably say more about them next week, when I shall also play a tune of theirs.
Sven Kacirek‘s new album, The Kenya Sessions, is a quite astonishing blend of field recordings made with musicians in Kenya, coulpled with his own added percussion. “Turkey Dance” is one of my favourite tunes of 2011 so far:
Here is a full list of last night’s tunes:
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – “Pictures” (“Pictures EP) (Dirty Hit)
The Walkmen – “Juveniles (Jacknife Lee Radio Mix)” (single) (Bella Union)
Austin Peralta – “The Underwater Mountain Odyssey” (LP – “Endless Planets”) (Brainfeeder)
EVOL – “Rave Slime” (12″ single, side A) (Alku)
Hannah Peel – “Don’t Kiss The Broken One” (LP – “The Broken Wave”) (Static Caravan)
Gregory Isaacs – “Cream Of The Crop” (2CD – “Night Nurse: The Best Of”) (Trojan)
EVOL – locked groove from side A of “Rave Slime” 12″ single (Alku)
Phosphorescent – “A Picture Of Torn Up Praise” (CDÂ – “Live/Ghost Lights”) (Dead Oceans)
Sven Kacirek – “Turkey Dance” (LP – “The Kenya Sessions”) (Pingipung)
Wye Oak – “The Alter” (single) (City Slang)
Modified Toy Orchestra – “Electric Rapture Because Of You” (LP – “Plastic Planet”) (Warm Circuit)
The Decemberists – “JUne Hymn” (LP – “The King Is Dead”) (Rough Trade)