Cult With No Name composes film score

Varyingly described as 'clever, subtle, sophisticated', 'simply unforgettable' and (their all-time favourite) 'the anticoldplay', it’s fitting that London duo Cult With No Name have now turned their attention to cinema, for their first DVD release. And it’s even more fitting that the German expressionist classic gets the CWNN treatment.

Released in 1920, and directed by Robert Wiene, 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' remains one of the most influential films of all time, it's dark imagery and surrealist set design subtly, and usually not so subtly, constantly referenced in film and music for generations to come.

Cult With No Name’s compulsive and compelling soundtrack extends their ability to instantly create evocative moods over 51 breathtaking minutes. As the bleak story unfolds, each piece seamlessly drifts and merges into the next, along a journey that takes in warm ambience, nerve-shredding distortion, popular (and maybe even unpopular) song, and vast, expansive futurist soundscapes. It's a story of magic, murder, mystery and ultimately, madness.

Lightwerx (a division of Trakwerx Records) proudly gives you Cult With No Name's 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'...and invite you to think outside the box.

Lightwerx: Georges Melies

Lightwerx: Georges Méliès is our homage to the groundbreaking French film director, Georges Méliès (1861-1938). Containing 15 magical short films with original scores from Trakwerx artists such as Jo Gabriel, Tommy Santee Klaws, Jackson Del Rey, Gods Of Electricity, 17 Pygmies, Cult With No Name, Meg Maryatt, Lea Reis, Sparkle Girl, Stephan Graham, Kulfi and Smoldering Ashes, you will hear wildly varying musical interpretations from noise, alternative, experimental and progressive to hip hop and Americana.

Visit our last.fm page to hear audio samples and learn more. A few of the shorter videos will be uploaded to last.fm over the next couple of weeks.

To purchase the DVD go to our MMG, Inc. Shop. $9.95 plus shipping.

Call It Folk writes about The Outlaw

Music blogger Call It Folk writes about the 17 Pygmies new release "The Outlaw J.D. Ray".

From Blackwater, TN, comes a new CD release from 17 Pygmies, a group fronted by J.D. Ray, in various incarnations, since 1982. J.D. of 17 sent over some songs from their newest concept project "The Outlaw J.D. Ray". Jackson Del Ray and his posse use post-civil war folk music and pre-WWII blues as the backdrop to a story of ambition, deceit, and of course love lost and found (you know, basic tragedy stuff) and of course, redemption. Released on the indie label Trakwerx. Meg Maryatt sings heavenly on Captured in Amber, add slide guitar and some tender banjo background for an obvious pick for CIF. Like the songs on Tom Russell's concept album, "The Man From God Knows Where", these songs stand on their own despite being part of larger story. This is great Americana. Among other film score projects, 17 Pygmies perform a tune called Stay With Me, a Jackson Del Rey score set to the 1918 silent film "Tarzan of the Apes", based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' story, directed by Scott Sidney.

Captured in Amber   I Know My Train's A-Comin'   Trakwerx   Listen/Buy   MySpace

Lucid Culture Reviews The Outlaw J.D. Ray

Lucid Culture posts the first review of 17 Pygmies "The Outlaw J.D. Ray"

Thank you Alan Young, for listening, understanding us and for such an insightful review.

Trakwerx releases 5 new projects

Trakwerx continues to forge ahead with new releases from Smoldering Ashes, 17 Pygmies, Jackson Del Rey, Cult With No Name and a very special DVD release from the Trakwerx Collective.

Immediately available for review (and purchase) are songs from 17 Pygmies new CD release The Outlaw J.D. Ray which is based on a story about a man wrongly accused of a crime who decides to go on the run, and all the while questioning the meaning of life. Other projects will be available online within the next couple of weeks as we gather all the artwork and music for all to see and hear.

Smoldering Ashes  Songs In The Key of Mountain Birds Blue

Jackson Del Rey continues to explore film scoring withTarzan of the Apes (1918), a silent, black and white action adventure film directed by Scott Sidney starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French and Gordon Griffith. The movie was the firstTarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novel Tarzan of the Apes. The movie was filmed in 1917 in Morgan City, Louisiana utilizing Louisiana swamps as stand ins for African jungles. The movie adapts only the first part of the novel, the remainder becoming the basis for the sequel, The Romance of Tarzan. The film is considered the most faithful to the novel of all the film adaptations. Its most notable plot change being the introduction of the character Binns and his role in bringing the Porters to Africa; the novel brought them there through the improbable coincidence of a second mutiny.

More information coming soon regarding our Trakwerx collective DVD tribute to Georges Melies...featuring special guest artists who contributed to "13 Blackbirds/13 Lotus" mixes: Jo Gabriel, Lea Reis, and Sparkle Girl with new invited guests Tommy Santee Klaws, Kulfi and Stephan Graham.

To purchase CDs and individual downloads visit our MMG, Inc storefront

Visit our last.fm site to hear and see more!

Stay tuned...

17 Pygmies' response to Smoldering Ashes Video

"The Outlaw J.D. Ray" - to be released by the indie label Trakwerx - November 2009.

Sneak peeks coming soon. 

Smoldering Ashes Speak

Tory Troutman and Veronica Ashe post a video about their upcoming release "Songs In The Key of the Mountain Birds Blue"

cwnn vs doudou malicious

Remix of Cult With No Name's  "Down The Line" from "Careful What You Wish For" is released

MVD17.5 - Multi Vitamins

Release date: Oct 5th 2009

Doudou Malicious - Dedicated EP

Including remixes of tracks by : Cult With No Name, Jason Glanville, Samuel Knob, Tolga Baklacioglu

MVD17.5 aka “Dedicated” EP, announces the return of the head of Multi Vitamins records Doudou Malicious, showing off his remixing skills on 4 diverse producers.

Jason Glanville, Cult With No Name, Tolga Baclacioglu and Samuel Knob are the names of the artists that passed their tracks to Doudou and the result is twisting and glowing electronic excellence.

First comes the remix of Jason Glanville’s “N=31”. With acidic overtones and old school sequences, this is a crafted mixture of pure sound adrenaline that will stalk you.

Cult With No Name’s “Down the line” original track is remixed with an abstract approach of outrageous sounds that twist and morph all the way through the track.

“Frantic” originally by Tolga Baclacioglu is a strict and genuine remix with a musical sensibility and twisted irresistible vibes with a new approach towards the term “minimal” with eruptions.

Samuel Knob’s track “Chirimbolo” outbursts and screams for attention, as sounds fuse and become sbstantial, while rhythmical sounds appear on and off till its end.

“Dedicated” EP is for the crowd that’s dedicated to uncontaminated minimal techno lovers.

dso reviews Careful What You Wish For

"Careful What You Wish For" (Album, 2008) !DSO Recommended!

Trakwerx

Clever, subtle, sophisticated and yet simple at the same time, London-based duo Cult With No Name create thoughtful ballads and minimalist pop. Erik Stein and Jon Boux operate in an under-exploited field that was more bustling in the 80s and 90s than of late, when the likes of Scritti Politti, Talk Talk, David Sylvian and others carved out and filled a niche with an impressive cluster of albums. Although clearly drawing inspiration from such sources, CWNN's style has a timeless quality and is contemporary rather than dated.

Thankfully, and slightly unexpectedly, the vocals are never too angst-ridden; if anything they're too reserved. Stein does utilise plenty of variety of delivery and maybe tries a tad too much at times with the vocal inflection, his voice has enough distinctive qualities that he doesn't need to resort to such tactics. Besides, the 'twang' it introduces can occasionally be intrusive. Stein's welcome diversions notwithstanding, some of the style of songs are just crying out for something a bit more emotionally bare like David Sylvian's Brilliant Trees - sometimes draining but never melodramatic. I think this is within Stein and Boux's reach - I'd just like to see them developing that side further.

The attention to detail on the production side is a crucial element in ensuring that the often spare styling not only stands up to scrutiny but is a key factor in the overall success of the album. Instrumentally, a deftness of touch shows Boux and Stein understand that less is often so much more. There are some beautiful pieces of piano composition and performance such as with Feels So Good. When it's just a voice and piano (as it essentially often is) there's nowhere to hide either, and neither the composition nor delivery are ever left exposed as wanting. It's lyrically playful too, with the song titles in particular reflecting a very personal approach that's engaging rather than alienating.

Tuxedomoon's Blaine L. Reininger guests on You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself, his glorious violin work adding a serious touch of quality to the only instrumental on the album (and taking them closer to the emotional honesty I referred to above). Then there's the striking arrangement of The Stranglers' Golden Brown, a distinctive piano and vocal only interpretation. A bold statement that they pull off in remarkable style. The tone and mood captured on Careful What You Wish For really is something special and one this British act can be proud of. Now, where did I put that first album…? 7/10

Rob Dyer (August 2009)

See also:

Eclectica
Scritti Politti
Shreikback
David Sylvian
Talk Talk
Tuxedomoon

miuzik.it reviews CWNN's Careful What You Wish For

Cult With No Name - Careful What You Wish For - CD Capitolo secondo (che segue il debutto del 2007 “Paper Wraps Rock”) per i Cult With No Name, formazione inglese composta da Erik Stein e Jon Boux.

“Careful What You Wish For” si compone per lo più di ballate pianistiche ordinarie, mansuete,

avviluppanti, dalla consistenza pop, salutari come una passeggita in montagna: tracce come “Flying Ant Day”, “Feel So Good”, “Hands, Two, Touch” si ascoltano con grande tranquillità; “Context Is Everything”, “And Those Same Mistakes…”, “On The Fingers Of One Thumb”, “Bluff”, “Down The Line”, “Hurting The Ones You Love The Most”, “Soft Skills” lasciano intravedere screziature elettroniche ed input ritmici semplicistici; “You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself” è uno strumentale caratterizzato dall’austero violino di Blaine L. Reininger (Tuxedomoon); “She B.C.” viene baciata da un fluire chitarristico shoegaze; “Golden Brown” è la palpitante cover degli Stranglers; “You And Who’s Army” – la traccia più suggestiva dell’album – dischiude visioni e intimismi notturni. Sulla medesima lughezza d’onda di At Swim Two Birds.

(Trakwerx)

(3.5/5)

Massimiliano Drommi

- 19-8-2009 

Here's the google translation:

Chapter Two (which follows the debut of 2007 "Paper Wraps Rock") for Cult With No Name,

English training and composed by Erik Stein & Jon Boux.

"Careful What You Wish For" is made for mostly piano ballads ordinary, tame, enveloping, consistency pop, as healthy a walk in the mountain tracks like "Flying Ant Day "," Feel So Good "," Hands, Two, Touch you listen very quietly, "Is Context Everything, "" And ... Those Same Mistakes "," On The Fingers Of One Thumb "," Bluff "," Down The Line "," Hurting the Ones You Love The Most ""Soft Skills" give us a glimpse streaksElectronic and rhythmic input simplistic; "You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself" is an instrumental thrifty one Violin Blaine L. Reininger (Tuxedomoon); "She BC" is blessed with a flowing guitar shoegaze, "Golden Brown" is the throbbing of the cover Stranglers, "You And Who's Army" - the track more

evocative album - opens to personal visions night. On the same total length of At Swim wave Two Birds.

(Trakwerx)

(3.5/5)

Massimiliano Drommi

- 19-8-2009 

Outlaw JD Ray sings the blues

17 Pygmies' leader, Jackson Del Rey (with Jeff Brenneman, guitarist, in the background) in his bluesy state of mind at the IPO Festival - playing brand new songs from the upcoming release "Outlaw JD Ray", a continuation of the "Celestina" concept album, but with a traditional folk blues twist.

Aug. 8, 2009 - Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA

Photo by Lori Chapman

17 Pygmies @ The Knitting Factory

IPO Aug. 8th at The Knitting Factory

JDR rocking out with his new "Atlas Shrugged Blues" from the upcoming release "Outlaw JD Ray" by 17 Pygmies 

We love the tag line at the top of Where's Jon? blog post. 

We think Jon's cool...

BLOW UP: The Desert Island Records

Philip Drucker (17 Pygmies, Del Rey & The Sun Kings, Savage Republic) has been invited to contribute to the book "The Desert Island Records" presented by BLOW UP. 

Edited by Stefano I. Bianchi and Christian Zingales.

The book contains listings and reviews of 10 "discs of the desert" written by 116 musicians / groups from different musical backgrounds and nationalities who tell their sources of inspiration and their best-loved musicians, then the ten discs each lead with themselves should they remain alone in a desert island for a year ... A game that reveals the passions, personal journeys and creative background behind the music and intellectual of all.  A book for the fans but also an inexhaustible source of advice to audience, discoveries, and new hypotheses ripescaggi reading of the classics.

PRICE: € 17.00

"The Book of Harry # 10" [2009] 384 pages (in Italian) 

We will post Philip's insightful and humorous entry once the translation is made.

If You're In London August 22nd....

Cult With No Name

8/22/2009 9:00 PM at Feeling Gloomy @ Islington Bar Academy

Carling Academy Islington, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London, N1 0PS

Cost: £4 in advance from ticketweb.co.uk £6 on the door

cwnn return to London’s fastest growing club night! See www.feelinggloomy.com for info. "The High Priests of sonic misery" "An oasis of bittersweet sanity" "A celebration of all that is melancholic and marvellous" The Times "Fantastic new club night" The Guardian "The perfect place for a miserable night out" NME "Come feel the gloom!" Notion "A magnificent idea" "Brilliantly concieved and executed" "Come on feel the Gloom!" TNT Magazine "The whole place was grinning from ear to ear..comfort in being sad indeed" Time Out "Cheese and pickle sandwiches are not what you would usually associate with a night out in a London club" BBC "Seek Musical catharthis in the form of DJ’s Leonard and Cliff playing the World’s most melancholy music" Metro "All that happy, uplifting dance music people seek at clubs is sooo over" Evening Standard "‘Britain’s weirdest club" Radio 1

17 Pygmies play IPO at The Knitting Factory

Come join us at The Knitting Factory Club Saturday, August 8th, 8:00 p.m., for IPO Los Angeles. 

17 Pygmies have gone back to their folk rock and blues roots and will be playing new songs from their upcoming release "Outlaw JD Ray".

More airplay for CWNN

analoguetrash  the club in Manchester, UK likes Cult With No Name. Check out one of their social networking profiles for up to date information and listings. The site is also home to their internet radio stream, playing alot of the stuff they play in the night. 

About analoguetrash the club:

A club night in Manchester, UK playing, promoting and partying to an eclectic mix of alternative electronic sounds and presenting an eclectic mix of ebm, futurepop, synthpop, industrial, 80s and classic trance/dance music for your listening pleasure.

Each event features a load of dancefloor favourites, some new and exciting artists and a host of classic tracks that don't get nearly the airplay they deserve, all wrapped up into a big ball of bleepy, stompy, aural delight. Expect Guest DJ's, bleepy music in abundance and live performance. 

Cult With No Name music featured in Stage Play - Edinburgh

If you happen to be in the Edinburgh area this summer don't miss the black comedy 

MOZ AND THE MEAL featuring music by Cult With No Name. It's free!

Aug 6-17,19-30 14:40 (50mins)

Venue: The Counting House, 38 West Nicolson Street. In The Lounge

Friday 24th July 109               Latest News | Site Search |Reviews | Blogs Home Programme Venues Forum Links Sponsorship Performers Contact MOZ AND THE MEAL - FREE Workshed Productions/Laughing Horse Free Festival Comedy

A truly black comedy… with splashes of red”

Moz is a cannibal with exquisite taste; every gorgeous girl he meets, he eats, every lover is a potential lunch, every dish is a date and every date is a dish, if only they’d live long enough to learn to love him. Moz has given up all hope… until he meets Miss Right.

‘Moz and the Meal’ is a black comedy and an enigma. It is a one-man show yet has three actors (two of whom you’ll never see); the stage is barely one-metre square yet covers an entire city; there is no set, no props, yet you’ll be taken on a journey like no other. ‘Moz and the Meal’ is an audio visual treat for the ears, the mind and the soul.

Best of all the show is entirely FREE.

Written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne

Performed by Richard Harris & Amy Butterworth

Music by Cult With No Name

Contains some naughty language and rude bits, but no bottoms or willies.

‘Photo by Anthony Browne’

Operation Failed by CWNN gets airplay

Retro Red-Eye Express Playlist Blog adds another Cult With No Name song to their playlist. "Operation Failed" is from CWNN's debut release Paper Wraps Rock. 

Playlist June 20, 2009

Many thanks to Curt "The Rocker" who filled in for Retro Red-Eye last week!

Title / Artist / Album / Label 
11pm
R2E2 Intro (Score: music from SDTK to "Mi Vida Loca") / John Taylor / MetaFour / TTP
Middle Eastern Holiday / Hard-Fi / Stars of CCTV / Necessary/Atlantic
Shadowplay / Joy Division / The Best of / London
Musidora / Isidore / Isidore / Brash
Mirror In The Bathroom / The English Beat / Beat This! The Best of / GO Feet/London
Uh Oh, Love Comes To Town / Talking Heads / '77 / Sire
Night Boat / Duran Duran / Duran Duran / EMI
New Religion (Carnival version) / Duran Duran / Strange Behaviour / EMI
Turn Cold / Cut Off Your Hands / You & I / Speak n Spell
Walk Away / Franz Ferdinand / You Could Have It So Much Better / Domino UK
The Queen Is Dead / The Smiths / The Queen is Dead / Warner Music
Born In Xixax / Nina Hagen Band / Nunnsexmunkrock / Columbia
Kings of The Wild Frontier / Adam and the Ants / The Best Of / Sony BMG
Operation Failed / Cult With No Name / Paper Wraps Rock / Trakwerx
Talking Loud & Clear / Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark / Junk Culture / Caroline

Sepiachord plays CWNN

Sepiachord plays adds another Cult With No Name song to their playlist. "Down The Line" is one of our favorites.

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Playlist for the Week Ending 7/12

Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep
Dex Romweber Duo: Lookout
Tom Waits: 'T 'Ain't No Sin
The Scarring Party: Flat
Peculiar Pretzelmen: Leslie's Theme
Starhead: The Tempest
Alice Cooper: Crazy Little Child
Dandelion Junk Queens: Growing Up is Giving Up
Defiance, Ohio: The Condition
Norfolk & Western: A Gilded Age
C. Strøm: The Rose of Tennessee
Cult with No Name: Down the Line
Voltaire: Cannibal Buffet
Hollands: High Class
Nouvelle Vague: Just Can't Get Enough
Christian Williams: Village Blacksmith
Hail Seizures: Elephant Man
Agent Ribbons: Obituary
Vermillion Lies: Blue
Neko Case: Hold On, Hold On
Slim Cessna's Auto Club: An Introduction to the Power of Braces: Faith
Real McKenzies: Droppin' Like Flies
Jennifer Leonhardt: Kerby Lane Jubilee

Thank you Sepiachord for your support of all our artists!

Heathen Harvest reviews Careful What You Wish For

Cool new review of Cult With No Name's lastest effort "Careful What You Wish For" appears on webzine Heathen Harvest. "...Their songs are very tender on the ear and yet very intelligent and interesting. Erik Stein and Jon Boux  manage between the various songs and showing their skills each time and deliver a very rewarding album". 

 

For full audio samples go to last.fm. To purchase downloads or CDs visit Trakwerx Records.

Brainwashed Radio - The Podcast Edition plays Celestina

Jon Whitney, DJ for Brainwashed Radio plays Celestina V on Podcast 187: June 7, 2009. You can listen from iTunes and subscribe to the podcasts for free!

Check out the very cool Brainwashed website to learn more.

Blank Point Interviews Erik Stein

Blank Point posts an interesting interview with Erik Stein from Cult With No Name.

Plastelin.com interviews Erik Stein from Cult With No Name

Mileta Okiljevic from Serbia's webzine Plastelin.com interviews Cult With No Name's Erik Stein.

Retro Re-Eye Express plays "Context Is Everything"

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2009
Playlist Mar 28, 2009
Retro Red-Eye Express airs Saturday nights (11pm to 1am CT) on 90.1 FM KKFI.
Title / Artist / Album / Label
11pm
R2E2 Intro (Score: music from SDTK to "Mi Vida Loca") / John Taylor / MetaFour / TTP
Tesla Girls / Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark / Junk Culture / Virgin
Love In Ruins / French Kicks / Swimming / Vagrant
To Cut A Long Story Short / Spandau Ballet / Journeys To Glory / Chrysalis
Death / White Lies / To Lose My Life / Fiction/Geffen
Mothers Talk / Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair / Mercury
Louis Quatorze / Bow Wow Wow / Your Cassette Pet / EMI
Sucker For Punishment / Ashley Reaks / Melancholia / Indie
The Beast / Concrete Blonde / Bloodletting / I.R.S. Records
Anyone Out There? / Duran Duran / Duran Duran / Capitol/EMI
Cover Me / Deerhunter / Microcastle / Kranky
Mirror In The Bathroom / The English Beat / I Just Can't Stop It / GO Feet/Sire
When I Disappear / Stellastarr* / Harmonies for the Haunted / RCA Records
Context is Everything / Cult With No Name / Careful What You Wish For / Trakwerx
Poison To The Mind / Pop Will Eat Itself / This Is The Day, This Is The Hour, This Is This / RCA
Charlotte Sometimes / The Cure / Staring At The Sea - The Singles / Elektra

Retro Red-Eye Express plays more Cult With No Name

Retro Red-Eye Express airs Saturday nights (11pm to 1am CT) on 90.1 FM KKFI.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Playlist Mar 7, 2009

Title / Artist / Album / Label
11pm
R2E2 Intro (Score: music from SDTK to "Mi Vida Loca") / John Taylor / MetaFour / TTP
Colours / Calvin Harris / I Created Disco / Sony/Almost Gold
Dumbo Wins Again / *Ghosty / Answers / Oxblood
Myrna Minkoff / Auto Dropouts / Still Waiting For Yom Kippur / Indie
Do The Strand / Roxy Music / Street Life: 20 Greatest Hits / Reprise
The Dress / Blonde Redhead / 23 / Beggars Banquet
Einstein, Albert / Artichoke / 26 Scientists / Greeen
Lies / Radio Jesus / Reaper in The Garden / Pepper's Ghost
Space & The Woods / Late of the Pier / Fantasy Black Channel / EMI/Astralwerks
Down The Line / Cult With No Name / Careful What You Wish For / Trakwerx
Golden Brown / Cult With No Name / Careful What You Wish For / Trakwerx
Robots / Flight of the Conchords / flight of the conchords / Sub Pop
Razor Arms / Alien Skin / Don't Open Til Doomsday / A Different Drum
Fuel Of Fire / Autodafeh / Hunt For Glory / Sigsaly
Bengali in Platforms / Morrissey / Viva Hate / Sire/Reprise

17 Pygmies added to Mundo Bizarro on Radio Universidad in Mexicali

17 Pygmies is added to Mundo Bizarro's Playlist 03/18/09
Miercoles de 7:00 a 8:00 pm (Pacifico) por el Sistema Universitario de Radio (Mexicali 104.1 fm, Ensenada 95.5 fm, Tijuana 1630 am) y por internet http://suruabc.uabc.mx E-mail:mundobizarroradio@hotmail.com

01. 17 PYGMIES - CELESTINA XI (TRAKWERX)
02. Grouper- Heavy water/I'd rather be sleeping (Type)
03. Caithlin De Marrais- Alexandria (End Up)
04. Ane Brun- The puzzle (Balloon Ranger)
05. Marina Gallardo- Moon's wolf (Foehn)
06. Frivolous- You gotta sing (Scape/Forced Exposure)
07. Lykke Li- My love (LL)
08. Lidia Damunt- Pueblo fantasmal (Subterfuge)
09. Zachary Cale- Head on (All Hands Electric)
10. Colossal Yes- Economy of turquoise (Ba Da Bing/Chouette)
11. Neko Case- This tornado loves you (Anti)
12. Vetiver- Everyday (Sub Pop)
13. Band A Part- Otra vez tu (Auto Editado)
14. Fitness Forever- Je je jeox (Elefant/Pippola)
15. La Casa Azul- Aunque parezca lo mejor (Elefant)
16. Justice ft Uffie- Tthhee ppaarrttyy (Ed Banger/Because)
17. Sex In Dallas- The freaks (Record Makers)
18. The Very Best- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Green Owl)
19. Hercules & Love Affair ft. Antony- Blind (DFA)

Del Rey & Smoldering Ashes get more airplay

Trakwerx artists are added to Sepiachord playlist, including Smoldering Ashes "Sea Blue" and a rare but we think tasteful choice of "Rose Garden (for Saadi)" from "I Am The Light" by Del Rey & The Sun Kings

3/15/09

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sepiachordPlaylist for the Week Ending 3/15
Playlist for the Week Ending 3/15
Snake Suspenderz: Got It Right the First Time
OldBoy: Death
Uncle Sinner: The Cuckoo
Sassparilla: Betterman
Sad Bastard Book Club: Our Sweet Victory, All Radiant and Still
The Jam: That's Entertainment
Tarantella:Dark Horse
Zera Marvel: People (Like Us)
Fermata: Ablaze
Robyn Hitchcock: The Trams of Old London
Sol Invictus: Old London Weeps
Gogol Bordello: Dogs Were Barking
Damn Laser Vampires: Graveyard Polka
Smoldering Ashes: Sea-Blue
Professor Gall: Stupid Boy
Sons of Perdition: Psalm of Nod
Del Rey and the Sun Kings: Rose Garden (for Saadi)
Adrian H & the Wounds: Cookies and Cocaine
Antic Clay: Red Grass, Black Pasture
Slackeye Slim: Just As Soon As I Wound This Man
David E Williams: Suicide Bomb
Juan Prophet Organization: Treading Water
Sleepy Eyes Nelson: The Visit
Toy Box Trio: Outro

Smoldering Ashes gets airplay

Sepiachord features " Temporary Archives" on radio

Mar 11, 2009 3:05 AM
Playlist for the Week Ending 3/7

Thunder in the Valley: Altar
Toy Box Trio: Flowers III- Petals Falling
Uncle Sinner: Josh Thomas' Roustabout
Dead Can Dance: Severance
New Pollutants: Kidnap Theme
Ramones: Danny Says
Lupus Nensen & the Congregation: Grace
Abandoned Toys: An Expanding Tremble
Tom Waits: Lucky Day, Overture
ghostfire: Masters of the Sea
Sad Bastard Book Club: The Pauper Choir of Mathias AZ (original version)
Synthetic Dream Foundation with Hannah Fury: Trapeze
Smoldering Ashes: Temporary Archives
Fermata: Cliffs
Velvet Underground: I'm Sticking with You
Adrian H & the Wounds: Smoke
Professor Gall: Fake Mushrooms
Attica! Attica!: Motion Sickness
The Dad Horse Experience: Operator
Palastorchester & Max Raabe: Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Voodoo Organist: Shotgun Therapy
Zera Marvel: Every Detail
Vagabond Opera: Slow Beranche
Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: No Room

"Sea-Blue" is also on air via Mundo Bizarro/Radio Universidad in Mexicali, Baja California Mexico.

From Mundo Bizarro on Radio Universidad in Mexicali, Baja California Mexico.

Playlist 03/11/09

01. Patty Waters- You thrill me (ESP Disk)
02. Caetano Veloso- London, London (Philips)
03. Los Punsetes- Matadero (Gramaciones Grabofonicas)
04. My Little Airport- Leo, Are you still jumping out of th windows in expensive clothes? (Some One Good)
05. Julie Doiron- The life of dreams (Jagjaguwar/Chouette)
06. Soltero- Honey say it (La Societe Expeditionnaire)
07. Manel- Pla quinquenal (Discmedi)
08. Kimya Dawson- Little panda bear (K)
09. Spoonboy- Always leaving (Plan-It-X)
10. The Free Design- Love you (Light In The Attic)
11. Wild Moccasins- My favorite die (Self Released)
12. Julie Doiron- Consolation prize (Jagjaguwar/Chouette)
13. Jason Berkowitz & Alessandra Iavanorre- Try (unreleased)
14. Brendan Canning- Snowballs & icicles (Arts & Crafts)
15. Woman Year- Weird (Porter)
16. Bachelorette- Doo-wop (Mistletone)
17. Sur La Mer- Adagio (Thirty Ghosts)
18. SMOLDERING ASHES- SEA-BLUE (TRAKWERX)
19. Bon Iver- Beach baby (Jagjaguwar)
20. Jonas Reinhardt- An upright fortune (Kranky/Chouette)
21. The Oscillation- Violations (DC)
22. Hexlove- Your ning and pressing play (Dreamsheep)

Rear Window Radio features Cult With No Name

Rear Window Radio will be featuring Cult With No Name's version of "Golden Brown" on this coming Friday's (March 20 to March 26) episode of the Rear Window Radio podcast. 

17 Pygmies in Italy's Busta® Compilation #6

17 Pygmies song "Celestina VII" has been chosen to be included in February 2009 Busta Compilation #6.

Busta® Compilation is a free monthly edition of selected Artists by Midfinger Records for the free press Busta®. 

Over 20,000 copies of Busta are distributed monthly throughout Italy in trendy clothes shops, clubs, galleries and universities. Each edition of Busta contains a CD compilation containing music from established, as well as developing artists.

Textura reviews CELESTINA

Canadian e-zine Textura posts "Celestina" review. 

"...17 Pygmies' remarkable trip offers more than its share of awesome sights and sounds..."

17 Pygmies Land In Ireland

We have just discovered an in-depth "Celestina" review from Ireland's cool e-zine Whisperin & Hollerin

About Whisperin & Hollerin

www.whisperinandhollerin.com is created by TIM PEACOCK and JAMES BLUNDELL. Much of our stuff is written from our Ireland base in Schull near Cork, while it is edited, organised and campaigned on behalf of from our Yorkshire office, piled high with CDs and caffiene related products. We have contributers from as far afield as Leeds, oh and Nottingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, New York, Nashville, Prague and Tokyo to name but a few in our quest for global domination. Expect us to be esconsed in a secret but hevily armed mountain hideaway, sitting in high backed leather chairs stroking Persian cats within a matter of months!

Brainwashed Reviews Celestina

Brainwashed, a weekly online publication with a post-industrial slant, has reviewed 17 Pygmies latest release "Celestina". 

"...space opera at its finest"

"The score is an exceptional one and not only stands on its own feet, but in its own corner, apart from the crowd."

17 Pygmies Hit the Holy Land

Oded, a blogger from Tel Aviv, Israel, finds Celestina to be "an emotionally charged work of art". Check out the blogsite Laughing Evergreens to read the full post and other interesting articles.

Linked songs are "Celestina VII" and "Celestina VI"

Blogger Kata Rokkar Reviews "Careful What You Wish For"

Check out the latest entry regarding Cult With No Name from Bay Area blogger Kata Rokkar

Linked mp3s are "Feels So Good" and "Flying Ant Day"

Viking Internet Radio Features Smoldering Ashes

Listen to The Viking Internet Radio Podcast including Smoldering Ashes song "1,000 Birds Scatter" from their debut release Nervous Constellations.

Smoldering Ashes is one of Viking Radio's Featured Artists.

Sepiachord plays more Cult With No Name

In their own words, Sepiachord is the "genre that doesn't exist".

It is to music what "steampunk" is to literature and cinema: something that looks back to the past to comment on the present while looking sideways at the future. A cubist aural experience.

As goth & glam are the bastards of David Bowie, Sepiachord is the made from the genetic material sown by Tom Waits.

Based in Abaton, WA, Sepiachord plays cool music and has added to their playlist for the week ending 1/18/09:
Cult With No Name's song "You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself" from their latest release Careful What You Wish For

Trakwerx.com

Sounds for Sure, the Dutch connection

Sounds for Sure is a Dutch CD webshop and small independent label.

They are now selling Trakwerx releases in their shop, great for our European customers!

In the section with new cds you mostly find new wave, post-punk, darkwave, dream-pop and gothic. They are specialized in those titles you won’t find in regular shops. They keep prices low by buying directly from small independent labels or the artists themselves.

Besides, they are cool!

The Next Big Thing Reviews Trakwerx Releases

Lindsay Hutton posts cool reviews about all 3 new Trakwerx Releases on his blog The Next Big Thing

WMHD adds Smoldering Ashes

We've just been informed 2 songs from Smoldering Ashes "Nervous Constellations" has been added to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology radio station WMHD 90.7 FM 

"Barker"

"Believe It, Brother"