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

Perfect Beings - Walkabout pt2

What a beautiful 'dancing lights' video by Bianca Greene. Stick with it - it builds.

Somewhere in the galaxy, where Radiohead and Sigur Ros are ageing planets, a new one appears

Their self-titled album is released in Europe 30 June on My Sonic Temple Records. Sounds like it might be a beauty?

Thought Forms - For the Moving Stars

Lovely video about ageing, which features a legendary skateboarder in Bristol called Spex

The track is from the great split LP between Thought Forms and Esben & the Witch that came out earlier this month. White Vinyl or Ltd edition Silver Vinyl (only available from Invada Records direct in the latter case), but if you just want digital go here

Bowl Magazine

I first became aware of this wonderful site via a recommendation to hear this album (and I pass on that recommendation - I sat transfixed as I listened to a poet who has worked out just exactly how his words, his voice, and most importantly his spaces and pause, can work with other musicians)

Well Garry Franks then told me about this magazine he publishes online BOWL (Beauty of Washing Lines).

It's full of fascinating, considered, playful, naughty, caring writing about the Arts, Thought...well just being human really.

I have been meaning to recommend it for ages but this post has now has been prompted because Rodney Wood - a chap I know - has magically appeared in the new issue!

http://bowlartsmagazine.tumblr.com/

Just as an example of their playfulness they published this wonderful poem by Appollonia Vitelli which has become a favourite of mine (it's a bit blue)

"“Don`t Piss In Men`s Mouths!

u no when u rlly reddy 2 cum + u no u r goin 2 xplode in hss mth butt frightennd ur goin 2 piss in his mth inted? I dd 1ce + he wssnt himpressed, butt I ill wnt du agn!”

Eastroad - Timebomb

Top chaps who always put on a great show - they're particularly good at those harmonies live.

That's the new single and it's available on itunes etc.

http://www.eastroadband.co.uk/

They are usually gigging in and around London - they became a virtual fixture at The 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street last year :-)

When the next batch of gigs is announced I'll post them up - highly recommended.
Here we go, they are playing 17th May at The Finsbury, 336 Green Lanes, London N4 1BY
UPDATE - The Single Launch Party 4th July at The Borderline in London
https://www.facebook.com/events/1442467919332964/