EverythingIsChemical Presents: Nightmare Air + Drakes Hotel Live

Tuesday, July 17th 2012

Nightmare Air <--the new stuff is REALLY good...
+
Drakes Hotel <--same here, new album same great evolving sound..

Look forward to seeing you there..

I know, it's been a while since I've done one of these, I'll try to get better at that..;]
(The bands + EIC would like to thank you ahead of time for attending:)
& (as always) ~njoy.

EIC'S10Q'S w/These New Puritans

"..terrific use of Jazz and Classical compositions in between experimental "Industrial World-Punk" sounds. Actually it's hard to believe that really any instrument was forgotten when recording their second album, it's THAT full and rich sounding.."

(Photo Credit: Harley Weir)

These New Puritans
Tenebrous Division Manifestation

These New Puritans Bio:
Hailing from the town of Southend, England, the four-piece These New Puritans play Fall- and PiL-inspired music that also takes on elements of electronica and dance. Comprised of vocalist Jack Barnett (who also plays the guitar and laptop), his twin brother and drummer George, keyboardist Sophie Sleigh-Johnson, and bassist (and man behind the sampler) Thomas Hein, the band formed in 2006, when all the members were still in their teens. Their edgy aesthetic and particular live show (Jack, for example, usually performed wearing a shirt fully buttoned to his neck), soon brought the group attention from the British press, enough that soon-to-be-former Christian Dior designer Hedi Slimane asked Barnett to compose something for his fall 2007 collection for Dior Homme, a piece, "Navigate, Navigate," which was then debuted in Paris in February at the fashion show. In October of that same year, These New Puritans issued an EP, Now Pluvial, on Angular Records. Their first U.S. release. "Navigate, Navigate," came out in America in February 2008, a 12" that acted as a primer for their debut full-length, Beat Pyramid, which emerged the following month. The follow-up album Hidden, which was co-produced by Graham Sutton of Bark Psychosis, was released in early 2010.


Hello, how are you?
Not band. Freudian slip there.

What are you currently listening to?
I'm not currently listening to any music.

Where does the name These New Puritans come from?
(the band prefers to keep this a mystery)

I really LOVE the new album “Hidden”, what is the underlined theme with the album?
Thank you. I'm not much of a critic so I'm not that good at describing the themes. There are a few melodic themes that reoccur – I like doing that, it sounds good and is a challenge.

Can you explain the cover artwork?
The cover artwork is a labyrinth in two shades of black with text that says 'These New Puritans' and 'Hidden' in a font that is a cross between Times and one we found on Dancehall record, I forget which, which was created by George and Edward Quarmby. The rest of the imagery is made up of underwater explosions and bioluminescent marine invertebrates. But the artwork is different on every format – on the LP everything is embossed instead of printed and we've also made a scorebook edition which has most of the scores from the album + CD.

You really went all out with the production on the album, do you feel that this is the album that has always been inside you?
Yes we did go all out - I believe in going all out - I want every sound to be just right and have a special meaning. I don't like it on albums when sounds have been chosen for no reason or not chosen at all.
But hopefully our album doesn't sound like alternative music - hopefully more of a a proposed alternative reality for pop music

Is there a full US tour in the making?
I believe so - we'll be coming later this year, so watch out.

You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
I don't know - I always listen to things obsessively for a limited amount of time and then get tired of them as they begin to drive me mad! So I think I would possibly opt not to have an album. If I did it would possibly be the collection of William Byrd's consort songs by the Orlando Gibbons Ensemble.

Are you living your dream?
I am living someone else's dream.

Thanx Jessica & TNP!

These New Purtians are currently touting Europe, hopefully The US afterwards...

Listen to the first official HTDA (ex?NIN) song..!

How To Destroy Angels "A Drowning", from the upcoming debut album..


I'm loving this song, it reminds me of The Fragile era (which was the last time I was happy in the pants for NIN).
There are also a few new videos on the band's website HERE.

Trent Reznor's new project...

No words really necessary here, other than awesome job on the Coil reference..

New(ish) Doves album on the way..

Doves "The Places Between: The Best of.." comes out April 6th via Astralwerks.

Here's the tracklisting:

CD1 (The Best Of):
1. There Goes the Fear
2. Black and White Town
3. Snowden
4. Here It Comes
5. Words
6. Kingdom of Rust
7. Sea Song
8. Pounding
9. 10:03

10. Catch the Sun
11. Jetstream
12. The Man Who Told Everything (Summer Version)
13. Andalucía
14. Caught by the River
15. The Cedar Room

CD2 (Rarities, B-sides, and alternate versions):
1. Blue Water
2. Eleven Miles Out
3. Rise
4. Darker
5. Push Me On
6. Willow's Song (Bury Version)
7. Valley
8. Northenden
9. M62 Song
10. Drifter
11. Friday's Dust (Capitol Tower Session)
12. Almost Forgot Myself (Demo)
13. Your Shadow Lay Across My Life
14. The Last Son
15. The Sulphur Man
16. At the Tower (Instrumental Edit)
17. Reprise
18. Ambition
19. Firesuite (Noise Version)

DVD (music videos):
1. The Cedar Room
2. Sea Song
3. Here It Comes
4. Catch the Sun
5. The Man Who Told Everything
6. There Goes the Fear
7. Pounding
8. Caught by the River
9. Black and White Town (Director's Cut)
10. Snowden (Live Edit)
11. Sky Starts Falling
12. Kingdom of Rust
13. Winter Hill

So generally I think "Best Of's.." are a waste of money, but the B-sides and music videos make this album worthy of any hardcore Doves fan's collection..