NEWS
INCAPABLE OF DOING ANYTHING THAT DISAPPOINTS
- 27/09/2005
from http://www.transformonline.com LOVE KRAFT REVIEW By Brian Moore Tuesday. Sep 27, 12:45 AM With every one of their albums, Super Furry Animals have proved to be masters of their own prog-psych-pop universe. They are the rarest of bands that take from the past and adhere to true pop-rock standards but still manage to sound remarkably original and progressive. With that said, it may come as bit of a surprise that, with Love Kraft, the band’s cosmic push into space has been slowed to a steady cruise. Unlike Rings Around the World or Phantom Power, this album is the first one that shows us that the band may be settling themselves in for more relaxed songwriting and divesting from the hyper-space urgency and gleeful ingenuity of the former. The fact that all five members have their own vocal lead for the first time ever shows that the veterans are not so much concerned about singular cohesion, but rather collective expression. Back in the production chair is Phantom Power knob turner Mario Caldato, Jr., who lends a warm and hazy aesthetic to the overall value. The stratified effect suits Love Kraft well, as this may very well be the band’s nocturnal album with songs that conjure up everything from soulful R&B balladry to nebulous Pink Floydian atmospherics. The band’s vast wealth of knowledge, versatility, and musical depth come to fruition on many of these tracks, including, “Zoom,” a galactic opener, and the infectious soulful space-rock of "Lazer Beam." Love Kraft may disappoint those who were hoping for more space-rock exploration, but what the album lacks in effect and familiarity makes up with great songwriting, lush soundscapes, and musical virtuosity. At this point, the Furries have proven that they are incapable of doing anything that disappoints: Love Kraft surely does not. www.superfurry.com www.beggars.com
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
- 22/09/2005
THEY'RE COMING! SuNORTH AMERICA Nov 01 - Montreal, QUE - Club Soda Nov 02 - Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Concert Theatre Nov 05 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Nov 06 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Nov 07 - Boston, MA - The Roxy Nov 08 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club Nov 09 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA Nov 11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Nov 12 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft Nov 15 - Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room Nov 16 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa Nov 17 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea room Nov 19 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Nov 20 - Chicago, IL - Metro Nov 21 - Minneapolisa, MN - Fine Line Music Nov 24 - Vancouver, BC - Richard's on Ricahrd Nov 25 - Seattle, WA - Neumos Nov 26 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom Nov 28 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Nov 29 - Hollywood, CA - Avalon Nov 30 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Dec 01 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues w/ Caribou on all dates
B-PERCUSSION: Gruff DJ Session
- 4./08/2005
August 4, 2005 B-PERCUSSION: Gruff DJ Session B-PERCUSSION B-Music Stage, D-Percussion, Castlefield, Manchester 6th August 2005 Imagine if you will, an all day free festival in the middle of the city inhabited by upwards of 40,000 alternative music fans who have travelled from near and far to listen and dance to the finest psychedelic krautrocking space-jazz, acidic-folk and fuzzed up Turkish delights played by some of the most adventurous, industrious record crate archeologists from around the world and then pinch yourself twice. Perhaps this is never going to happen in our lifetimes but this summer ,in a fit of forward-thinking creative madness, the kind organisers of Manchester's D-Percussion free festival enlisted the services of B-Music to curate an accidental world music stage who on August 6th will organise a tag-team marathon vintage vinyl-spinning session at Barca in the heart of Castlefield. The Corona Extra-sponsored B-Music stage will run between the hours of 12 noon and 11.00pm but the fun doesn't end there. For those who want to continue their late night fuzz-fest experience into the early hours we present the first of our BURN YOUR BOOKS sporadic live club nights as the official B-Music stage aftershow party. B-Music Stage running times: 12.00 Midday - Vox Pop 12.45 - Friends of Music 1.30 - Graham Massey 2.15 - Gruff Rhys (SFA) 3.00 - Finders Keepers (Dom Thomas, Doug Shipton & Andy Votel) 3.40 - Sonic Boom 4.30 - Marc Rowlands 5.15 - Marc Riley 6.00 - Bob Stanley 7.00 - David Holmes 8.00 - Jay Taylor 8.45 - Cherrystones 9.30 - Chris McBride 10.15 - B-Music (Dom Thomas and Andy Votel) 11.00 - Close (and off to Night & Day!) |