Vampillia x BiS

All is not what it seems here

incredible isn't it?

Did you notice the yeti?

The ladies were a pop band called BiS who did this -

erm...and this -

Whereas Vampillia do Black-Prog

but then late last year BiS 'disbanded' and then re-appeared like this -

So a pretty good fit with this magnificent track/vid

Vampillia's current album 'Some Nightmares Take You Aurora Rainbow Darkness' is on Candlelight Records. Members of Boredoms and Ruins pass through their ranks and also Merzbow!

Their 'Alchemic Heart' album will shortly be reissued by Temple of Torturous Records in Europe.

I realise that this all made little sense - that tends to happen when writing about the Japanese music but you always get great videos with them....

Departure Kids - Let me standing there + album deets + make you mine

Power Pop from Marseille? No it's really good, and I have no idea what this video is all about either!

They're well named because look how young they are -

and they do a song entitled 'Wanking Too Hard'!

There's a 7" (ha ha) out on Ratpop, and an album out on Howlin Banana Records/ Requiem pour un Twister records.

Just look at them rockin' it up live

Go here for the album -

The Toby Mearing Radio Show 28th July 2014

Cozy - Button By Button album + tour

Ooooooooooooooooooooh the new Cozy album has turned up on HoZac Records! I can't wait for a copy so hear it on Bandcamp - utter genius

If you want to see how brilliant they are I posted footage here Oct 2013...where WERE you!?

Anyway live dates (and note the heavy names who associate with 'em)-

Ultramantis Black - Biomonster DNA + new EP deets

The wrestler Ultramantis Black backed by Pissed Jeans!

The EP is rather eye-catching and good old Relapse Records have done a little trailer so you can see :-)

I do like that sleeve, anyway it's out now!

Mono - Legend: A Journey Through Iceland

Well this is one of the best I have posted. 12 mins of time-lapse filming of Iceland's WoW-ness is worth the price of admission alone! Mono often get mis-described as P*st-R*ck but they have far more in common with Tomita, Far East Family Band, Stomu Yamashita over in Japan, and Vangelis over in Europe. Very accessible music - but clearly Japanese in origin. Epic, soundscape/soundtrack stuff played by a rock band but then with orchestra re-added. When it works it is brilliant - their live shows are legendary as a result. They're just perfect here... 

Henry Jun Wah Lee directed.

The track is from their last album 'For My Parents'

The news is that they have just recorded a new one for Pelagic Records - deets to follow, but I had to post that vid!

Hearts & Souls - Wide Eyed

Back a coupla years ago, when my band Detroit'74 started out, we inadvertently scored our first gig in a London club. Having never played live; soundchecked or anything I was a nervous wreck. Hearts & Souls were also on the bill and were a) brilliant live, and b) really tried to get me through the nightmare! Well they're still going and I'm delighted to say that their new single is a doozy -

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wide-eyed-single/id840245385

and I have found a gig (although I think they are also to gig with Allusondrugs in August?)

P.S. their drummer Connor is one of the most powerful drummers I've ever heard live - he really doesn't need mic-ing!)