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The Black Angels' classic sophomore album
Pressed at RTI
Triple LP housed in a Stoughton tri-fold gatefold jacket
Originally released on April 15th, 2008

_'The Black Angels bring the aura of mid-1966 the drilling guitars of early Velvet Underground shows, the raga inflections of late-show Fillmore jams, the acid-prayer stomp of Austin avatars the 13th Floor Elevators everywhere they go, including the levitations on their second album, Directions to See a Ghost. Mid-Eighties echoes of Spacemen 3 and the Jesus and Mary Chain also roll through the scoured-guitar sustain and Alex Maas' rocker-monk incantations. But he knows what time it is. 'You say the Beatles stopped the war,' Maas sings in 'Never/Ever.' 'They might've helped to find a cure/But it's still not over.' Even so, this medicine works wonders.' - *David Fricke, Rolling Stone*_

Last time we met The Black Angels, they were staring into the desert sun somewhere outside of Austin, Texas. Two years later, night has fallen and the spirits have come out. It's time for The Black Angels to provide _Directions On How To See A Ghost_.

If you're familiar with _Passover_, the band's 2006 debut, you'll know that The Black Angels's music alone is enough to invoke spirits. There's a name for the band's sound; they call it 'hypno-drone 'n roll'. It's the sound of long nights on peyote, of dreams of a new world order, and of half-invented memories of the seamy side of '60s psychedelia.

While the Iraq war is still a major influence on the band's lyrics, there are new forces at work here, including Eugene Zamyatin's dystopian novel We and in Christian Bland's words 'psychic information from the past and future.' See, The Black Angels really are in contact with ghosts.

'Civil War battlefields are prime spots for seeing ghosts,' says Bland. 'One time at Kennesaw mountain in Georgia, I was climbing the mountain in the middle of June and it must have been close to 100 degrees, but in this one particular spot it was very cold. The hairs on my neck stood up and I knew something strange was happening. Then the wind whispered something like 'retreat,' and I did. I later learned that the spot where I was on the battlefield was known as 'the dead angle', the place where the fiercest fighting took place. The confederates ended up retreating from the mountain towards Peachtree Creek.'

The Black Angels formed in Austin, Texas, in 2004, comprising from six people (now five) from very different backgrounds. Singer/vocalist Christian Bland is the son of a Presbyterian Pastor and was raised in a devoutly religious household. Bassist / guitarist Nate Ryan was born on a cult compound and drummer Stephanie Bailey claims she's a descendent of Davy Crocket. She and Alex Maas (vocals/guitar) believe a little girl in a red linen dress haunts the group's home.

The band released _Passover_ in 2006 to critical acclaim for both the album and the song 'The First Vietnamese War'. Most of all, _Passover_ established The Black Angels as a band with brains, balls and a strong message. And this time around, the message is there to read in a 16-page booklet that comes with the album.

'Our central theme is that people need to open up their minds and let everything come through, and to learn from past mistakes,' says Christian. 'Only then will we understand the reality of this world and progress beyond where we are now as humans. We've built upon that theme with _Directions to See a Ghost_. We want people to study the booklet we are providing with the album in hopes that they will be able to relate each song to something in their life.'

_'War is Peace.

Freedom is Slavery.

Ignorance is Strength.

Keep Music Evil.'_

The Black Angels' classic sophomore album
Pressed at RTI
Triple LP housed in a Stoughton tri-fold gatefold jacket
Originally released on April 15th, 2008
Special Triple LP Color Edition includes:
Record 1 (a/b) Pressed on Opaque Red Marble Wax
Record 2 (c/d) Pressed on Opaque Green Marble Wax
Record 3 (e/f) Pressed on Clear Wax

_'The Black Angels bring the aura of mid-1966 the drilling guitars of early Velvet Underground shows, the raga inflections of late-show Fillmore jams, the acid-prayer stomp of Austin avatars the 13th Floor Elevators everywhere they go, including the levitations on their second album, Directions to See a Ghost. Mid-Eighties echoes of Spacemen 3 and the Jesus and Mary Chain also roll through the scoured-guitar sustain and Alex Maas' rocker-monk incantations. But he knows what time it is. 'You say the Beatles stopped the war,' Maas sings in 'Never/Ever.' 'They might've helped to find a cure/But it's still not over.' Even so, this medicine works wonders.' - *David Fricke, Rolling Stone*_

Last time we met The Black Angels, they were staring into the desert sun somewhere outside of Austin, Texas. Two years later, night has fallen and the spirits have come out. It's time for The Black Angels to provide _Directions On How To See A Ghost_.

If you're familiar with _Passover_, the band's 2006 debut, you'll know that The Black Angels's music alone is enough to invoke spirits. There's a name for the band's sound; they call it 'hypno-drone 'n roll'. It's the sound of long nights on peyote, of dreams of a new world order, and of half-invented memories of the seamy side of '60s psychedelia.

While the Iraq war is still a major influence on the band's lyrics, there are new forces at work here, including Eugene Zamyatin's dystopian novel We and in Christian Bland's words 'psychic information from the past and future.' See, The Black Angels really are in contact with ghosts.

'Civil War battlefields are prime spots for seeing ghosts,' says Bland. 'One time at Kennesaw mountain in Georgia, I was climbing the mountain in the middle of June and it must have been close to 100 degrees, but in this one particular spot it was very cold. The hairs on my neck stood up and I knew something strange was happening. Then the wind whispered something like 'retreat,' and I did. I later learned that the spot where I was on the battlefield was known as 'the dead angle', the place where the fiercest fighting took place. The confederates ended up retreating from the mountain towards Peachtree Creek.'

The Black Angels formed in Austin, Texas, in 2004, comprising from six people (now five) from very different backgrounds. Singer/vocalist Christian Bland is the son of a Presbyterian Pastor and was raised in a devoutly religious household. Bassist / guitarist Nate Ryan was born on a cult compound and drummer Stephanie Bailey claims she's a descendent of Davy Crocket. She and Alex Maas (vocals/guitar) believe a little girl in a red linen dress haunts the group's home.

The band released _Passover_ in 2006 to critical acclaim for both the album and the song 'The First Vietnamese War'. Most of all, _Passover_ established The Black Angels as a band with brains, balls and a strong message. And this time around, the message is there to read in a 16-page booklet that comes with the album.

'Our central theme is that people need to open up their minds and let everything come through, and to learn from past mistakes,' says Christian. 'Only then will we understand the reality of this world and progress beyond where we are now as humans. We've built upon that theme with _Directions to See a Ghost_. We want people to study the booklet we are providing with the album in hopes that they will be able to relate each song to something in their life.'

_'War is Peace.

Freedom is Slavery.

Ignorance is Strength.

Keep Music Evil.'_

Die Compilation 'Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990-2022)' ist eine magische Reise durch die Geschichte des Shoegaze von den Anfängen (Slowdive) bis heute (bdrmm und Horsegirl, die damals noch gar nicht geboren waren). Als perfekte Einführung in die Großartigkeit des Genres enthält sie unglaubliche und zeitlose Tunes von Ride, Lush und Chapterhouse, Raritäten von The Telescopes und Spirea X, sie berücksichtigt Bands aus Amerika (Galaxie 500, Beach House, Ringo Deathstarr), Australien (Lowtide, Flyying Colours) und Schweden (Echo Ladies) und die inhaltlichen Öffnungen seit der Jahrtausendwende hin zu akustischer Americana, Ambient-Techno und Post-Rock (Mogwai). Es ist der wunderbare Lärm, der uns die letzten 30 Jahre begleitet hat und noch viele weitere Jahre begleiten wird.

Die Compilation 'Waves Of Distortion (The Best Of Shoegaze 1990-2022)' ist eine magische Reise durch die Geschichte des Shoegaze von den Anfängen (Slowdive) bis heute (bdrmm und Horsegirl, die damals noch gar nicht geboren waren). Als perfekte Einführung in die Großartigkeit des Genres enthält sie unglaubliche und zeitlose Tunes von Ride, Lush und Chapterhouse, Raritäten von The Telescopes und Spirea X, sie berücksichtigt Bands aus Amerika (Galaxie 500, Beach House, Ringo Deathstarr), Australien (Lowtide, Flyying Colours) und Schweden (Echo Ladies) und die inhaltlichen Öffnungen seit der Jahrtausendwende hin zu akustischer Americana, Ambient-Techno und Post-Rock (Mogwai). Es ist der wunderbare Lärm, der uns die letzten 30 Jahre begleitet hat und noch viele weitere Jahre begleiten wird. CD mit 4 exklusiven Bonustracks.

Das Debütalbum von Light Asylum erschien 2012, zu einer Zeit, bevor Streaming wirklich relevant wurde und bevor Vinyl in großem Stil zurückkam. Es war eine seltsame Zwischen-Ära. Die limitierten Vinyl-Kopien, die in der ersten Auflage gepresst wurden, erzielen heute auf Discogs dumme Preise. Und das Achselzucken der Kritiker, das die "Light Aylum" Veröffentlichung begrüßte, scheint irrelevant. Dies ist erstklassiger, schwarz gekleideter, spirituell strafender Synthie-Pop, perfekt und sorgfältig programmiert und getragen von der der übermenschlichen Stimme von Sängerin Shannon Funchess. Seite A, mit Wutausbrüchen wie "IPC", ist härter und schneller als Seite B, die mit einem langsamen, ruhigen, Gänsehaut verursachenden Stück namens "Angel Tongue" beginnt und mit dem fast ekstatischen "A Certain Person" endet. Das DFA-Gehirn hat immer eine tiefe Liebe zu dieser Platte empfunden, und die DFA-Mitarbeiter wollten Vinylkopien, die nicht so viel Geld kosten. Also fragten sie, ob sie die Platte neu auflegen könnten, und Bob Weston wurde gebeten, sie neu zu schneiden, und anschließend in einem wirklich guten Presswerk wie Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC, gepresst. Das ist diese Version genau hier.

Michael Gira gründete Angels Of Light nach der Auflösung von Swans im Jahr 1997. We Are Him wurde erstmals 2007 veröffentlicht. Jetzt erscheint das Album via Mute erstmals außerhalb der USA auf CD und LP. Auf dem Album spielen Akron/Family (Dana Janssen, Miles Seaton Cooper, Seth Olinsky und Ryan Vanderhoof) sowie Kristof Hahn, Phil Puleo und Bill Rieflin. Die Platte handelt vom Überleben und dem Versuch, mit einer Familie und einem Glauben in einer Zeit zu überleben, in der "die Hunde ... heulen, während sich die Straße mit Blut füllt". - Micheal Gira/Young God Records

Über die Entstehung des Albums sagt Micheal Gira: "We Are Him begann mit meinem üblichen Gelübde, die Dinge dieses Mal endlich einfach zu halten, und ich habe es wieder einmal nicht geschafft, dieser Aufgabe gerecht zu werden. Ich ging mit Akron/Family als Begleitband ins Studio (wie schon bei Other People). Wir nahmen alle grundlegenden Tracks innerhalb einer Woche auf. Sie spielten Schlagzeug, Bass, Gitarre, Klavier und Backing Vocals. Trotz Akrons tapferer Bemühungen und guter Leistungen klang das Ganze für mich dünn und zaghaft, so dass ich anfing, meine Freunde anzurufen, damit sie mir helfen, die Dinge zu vervollkommnen.

Recorded by John McEntire at Idful Studios in Chicago, Nassau moves the band away from the more immediate pop leanings of their self-titled debut and sees them begin to experiment as a band in production and songwriting. Nassau was featured on many 1995 year end lists, moving the band into the spotlight and out of the shadows. Nassau lives up to the promise of their debut and raised the bar for things to come.

Im Laufe der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte hat Kevin Barnes, kreative Kraft hinter Of Montreal, seine Fans mit faszinierendem Pop und hypnotisierenden Liveshows begeistert. Seine in der Szene zur Ikone gewordene Songwriting- und Produktionsästhetik mündete in Kollaborationen mit Solange, Janelle Monáe und Jon Brion. Auf dem neuen Album wechselt Barnes mit jedem Song zwischen den Genres, die von Gitarren-Psychedelia-Pop der späten 60er bis zu experimentellem Funk-Pop reichen. "Lady On The Cusp" ist ein weiterer spannender Hörgenuss von einem der produktivsten und einflussreichsten Künstler unserer Zeit.