Film - Decoder (1984)

Strange little time-capsule with loads of faces from the early 80's Berlin scene. William Burroughs, Christianne F. Genesis P-Orridge. Brion Gysin's Dream Machines. Some of Throbbing Gristle. Soft Cell. Temple Ov Psychic Youth. Themes are - surveillance; privacy; the war over, for and to distort information; secrecy; fast food; distopian muzac; mind control; genuine scenes of rioting from Reagan's visit to Berlin; corporate non-accountability; celebration & encouragement of aggression in video games. But the real star is the film design, sound and music. Proto- cyberpunk sci-fi and obviously now very topical

Well worth a look

Seedhill Bruiser - Timber

This, quite frankly, is genius...no budget, no-fi, genuine DIY genius

Suuns - Vids + Tour Deets

This lot have always had a nice sideline in good vids, so, rather than me try and describe what they do, you can see and hear -

...then slightly more blissey

Their album 'Images de Futur' came out ages ago on Secretly Canadian, and was much played in the Show last year. Well they've announced a rather huge Euro tour off the back of finishing up a jaunt States-side! Needless to say the formatting is a shambles but here we go

05/11/14 Santa Ana, CA - Psycho de Mayo Fest @ The Observatory BUY TICKETS

05/13/14 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero w/ The Faint BUY TICKETS05/14/14 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ The Faint BUY TICKETS05/16/14 Boston, MA - Royale w/ The Faint BUY TICKETS05/17/14 New York , NY - Webster Hall w/ The Faint BUY TICKETS05/19/14 New York , NY - Bowery Ballroom w/ The Faint BUY TICKETS05/20/14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club w/ The Faint BUY TICKETS05/29/14 Nimes, FR - This is Not a Love Song Festival BUY TICKETS05/31/14 Lyon, FR - Nuits Sonores Festival BUY TICKETS06/01/14 Milano, IT - Magnolia BUY TICKETS06/02/14 Vienna, AT - Chelsea BUY TICKETS06/04/14 Ravenna, IT - Beaches Brew Festival BUY TICKETS06/06/14 Athens, GR - Plissken Festival BUY TICKETS06/07/14 Eindhoven, NL - Eindhoven Psychlab BUY TICKETS06/08/14 Frankfurt, DE - Zoom BUY TICKETS06/09/14 Prague, CZ - MeetFactory BUY TICKETS06/10/14 Graz, CZ - Forum Stadtpark BUY TICKETS06/11/14 Zagreb, HR - Mocvara BUY TICKETS06/13/14 Neuchatel, CH - Festi'Neuch BUY TICKETS06/14/14 Luzern, CH - B-Sides Festival BUY TICKETS09/26/14 Liverpool, UK - Liverpool Psychfest BUY TICKETS09/27/14 Liverpool, UK - Liverpool Psychfest BUY TICKETS09/29/14 London, UK - Village Underground09/30/14 Ghent, BE - Vooruit10/01/14 Paris, FR - Gaite Lyrique10/02/14 Amsterdam, NL - Tolhuistuin10/03/14 Copenhagen, DK - Vega10/04/14 Oslo, NO - Revolver10/06/14 Stockholm, SE - Kagelbanan10/07/14 Goteborg, SE - Pustervik10/08/14 Helsinki, FI - Kuudes Linja10/11/14 Istanbul, TR - Salon IKSV

The Great Sabatini - Munera

Increasingly psychotic vid as this Quebecois band head off into circle-dance riffery

The album is out in June on Solar Flare Records - 12" vinyl.

There is also a tour

Father Murphy - Let The Wrong Rise With You + North American Tour Dates

I have been playing this wonderful band for years on the Show, but I still can't really explain what they do so here's a video of a track from their latest release

It doesn't really help much. And every track tends to be different so...well what I can observe is that this is a music that so obviously derives from Catholicism or a Catholic culture. Also history - it seems laden with medieval or dark ages luggage. Power, Ceremony, Faith, Mysticism. Also RIO and all the amazing European music and experiments that took place in the 1970's, and which were suppressed by the great punk lie. There's a playful mystery kept out of my grasp by this lot. and I thank them for that.

Their latest release ('Pain is on our side now' Aagoo Records/Boring Machines) consisted of two 10" Vinyls with music on one side only. You could play them separately, or simultaneously on two decks. No explanation as to why, and a totally different experience in each case!

Anyway here are the tour dates and then some recent live footage which is quite wonderful. Keep an ear out for the backward singing. They're like a Jodorowsky film made music-

FATHER MURPHY North American Tour 2014:

5/07/2014 Grand Victory - Brooklyn, NY

5/08/2014 Ortlieb's Tavern - Philadelphia, PA

5/11/2014 Bar Banditos - Richmond, VA

5/14/2014 Mothlight - Asheville, NC

5/15/2014 Caledonia - Athens, GA

5/16/2014 Eyedrum - Atlanta, GA

5/18/2014 Mango's - Houston, TX

5/23/2014 Spirit Abuse - Albuquerque, NM

5/24/2014 Flycatcher - Tucson, AZ

5/26/2014 The Handbag Factory - Los Angeles, CA

5/27/2014 Night Light - Oakland, CA

5/28/2014 Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA

5/29/2014 Bat Cave - Arcata, CA

5/30/2014 The East End - Portland, OR

5/31/2014 Northern - Olympia, WA

6/01/2014 Lofi - Seattle, WA

6/03/2014 Neurolux - Boise, ID

6/05/2014 Hi Dive - Denver, CO

6/07/2014 Reckless Records Showcase - Chicago, IL

6/08/2014 Joyful Noise Performing Space - Indianapolis, IN

6/09/2014 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH

6/10/2014 Meddlesome Lab - Rochester, NY

6/12/2014 Boston Hassle - Boston, MA

6/13/2014 House Show - Providence, RI

6/14/2014 Feeding Tube Records - Northampton, MA

6/15/2014 The Urban Farm Fermentory - Portland, ME

6/16/2014 Suoni per il popolo Festival - Montreal, QC

6/18/2014 Death By Audio - Brooklyn, NY

6/19/2014 Live on WFMU - Jersey City, NJ

Applewhite Eunuchs/ Trollfinger - ACID

Octopus Syng - Cuckoo Clock Mystery

Lovely 70's styled vid with a nice orange interruption by Emilia!

Perfumed garden indeed. 

The new album from these Finnish Psychedelicists 'Reverberating Garden No7' will be out shortly on Mega Dodo records

and they are playing the Helsinki date of Fruits De Mer's incredible Crabstock this Saturday 3 May