#Memphis Industries

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Super Moon Machine by Rachael Dadd from the album FLUX

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12/7/23.

A band I go back to time and time again is Field Music. The Brewis brothers (David and Peter) are like Old Faithful - you can count on them to regularly produce, and you're always amazed. And I mean that. From their debut S/T and "Tones of Town" to this release, "Flat White Moon" they've shown high standards and high quality.

"Flat White Moon" continues the sound they've been crafting since the mid-2000s with perhaps a bit more leaning to Yes and Genesis. They still have nods to Sparks and they still sound like a less punky Futureheads.

This was released in 2021 via longtime label Memphis Industries. If Field Music truly compares to Old Faithful, then we should be getting a new album or project at any moment.

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Painted the Room - Rozi Plain

2023

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Listen | Dutch Uncles release new single ‘Poppin'

Listen | Dutch Uncles release new single ‘Poppin’

Dutch Uncles have released their new single ‘Poppin’, the second track to be taken from the band’s sixth album, “True Entertainment”. Named after the original demo of the track (as is tradition for a t least one track from their albums), it is said to be partly inspired by Talking Heads’ Brian Eno-produced albums. ‘Poppin’ is a minimal take on the age-old anxieties, dread and fear we all…

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Release Rundown - Chat Pile, Delta Sleep, Field Music and Touché Amoré

Words: Ben Forrester Chat Pile – Cool World(The Flenser) Oklahoman quartet Chat Pile scared the shit out of us with their thrillingly intense debut album ‘God’s Country’ in 2022. It became one of the most talked about alternative records of the year, which would see the band touring around the world in its support for the next year or so. Of course, with such a well revered debut comes the…

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Track of the day // NZCA Lines - Push Reset

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Rozi Plain Album Review: PRIZE

(Memphis Industries)

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Take a listen to English musician Rozi Plain’s discography over the past decade and a half, and you can hear it as a precursor to a lot of today’s best jam-jazz-folk fusion. After touring her 2019 album and Memphis Industries debut What A Boost, she spent a week on the Isle of Eigg recording new music with Jamie Whitby Coles and Gerard Black; lockdown persisted, and what was supposed to be an EP became a full-fledged album’s worth of material. PRIZE, the result, is chock full of contradictory feelings, divergent instrumentation, and ambiguous wordplay, the perfect soundtrack to reemergence.

What immediately stands out on PRIZE is its qualities, namely warmth and playfulness. Lead single and opening track “Agreeing For Two” is an effective microcosm of the record as a whole. With words in reference to empathy and humility, Plain sings beneath a swaying melody, staccato guitars, panning synths, Alabaster dePlume’s buttery saxophone, Black’s springing piano, and backing vocals from This Is The Kit’s Kate Stables. “If nothing’ll do, it’s nothing we’ll do,” Plain winks, supportive and in solidarity of whoever she’s simply existing with. She knows that humans are imperfect. On “Prove Your Good”, she, Coles, Black, and banjo player Rachel Horwood gently chant, “What do we want? / Less / Do you want more? / Yes,” confident in only their confusion atop layers of disintegrating guitar that mirror their state of mind. On the off-kilter “Help”, Plain sings, “If it’s a feeling that’s going / When it goes, you won’t even know,” not quite a mantra, not quite absurdist, fitting comfortably between instruments that emulate other instruments, like Cole Pulice’s saxophone swelling like an orchestra and James Howard’s guitar processed like an accordion.

PRIZE is also forward thinking and reflective at once. Though to these ears it mostly fits within Plain’s already prescient discography, it prominently adds electronics and further percussion to the mix. Danalogue of The Comet Is Coming duels with Black on “Painted The Room”, transforming a pulsating trip hop song into a solo-laden shuffle. Synths waver around Eiichi Shimasaki’s steel drums on “Complicated”. On the retro end of the spectrum, “Sore” recalls the drama of Aughts-era Baroque indie, highlighted by Emma Smith’s weepy violin and Yoshino Shigihara’s choral harmonies, while “Spot Thirteen” is like a Hail to the Thief jazz freakout, dePlume’s honking saxophone recalling live Bon Iver-era Colin Stetson. It’s these tracks that are the most effective on PRIZE. That is, when the words coming out of your mouth are enigmas, it’s best to let your music express itself to the fullest.

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Memphis designs: Plaisance plateau, Pendule, Désir lamp, Glastonbury lamp and Bontemps vase

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Unhoused people in your neighborhood are your neighbors.

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We reject the inhumane, repugnant and asinine decision made by SCOTUS to further criminalize homelessness.

Housing is a human right.

The decision made in Johnson vs Grants Pass is a violation of the principle of basic human rights outlined by the Geneva Conventions and as a signatory, the US is obligated to prosecute violators of the conventions.

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Most Americans want to talk about society in terms of tax money, well, it costs far less to house someone than to criminalize them, which is the system we currently have.

It costs $35,000-$150,000 for each unhoused person when we rely on jails and hospitals. To house one unhoused person with full wraparound services costs between $10,000-$30,000 depending on the area. No matter what, it’s always cheaper to simply house someone.

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Photo from today’s farmers market glean!

Big thanks to the Downtown Memphis Farmers Market and all of their awesome farmers & vendors!

Each week we receive unspoiled food that would otherwise be thrown away and route it to our hungry neighbors, no questions asked.

Reach out if you’d like to help with our efforts!

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Drunk Elf Gang Enterteiment presents...

Elph#01 "All the ligths in the wolrd go out" by Crissis, manufactura casera limitada a 5 unidades numeradas, no te quedes sin el clásico del memphis rap industrial esotérico que comenzó la leyenda,it's on in stores right now

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wæv mix

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4/27/23.

This will probably be my last post referencing Record Store Day for a while. I came upon The Go! Team (UK) "Proof of Youth" while looking for the Romeo Void Record Store Day release on Discogs. "Proof of Youth" was reissued for Record Store Day 2022 - and can be found for dirt cheap on Discogs.

This was the follow up to "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" that took the indie world by storm back in 2004. "Proof of Youth" uses the same formula but employs more guest vocalists (Chuck D for crying out loud). The music retains its upbeat charm without losing the cool mix of samples, vocals and instruments that made "Thunder, Lightning, Strike" so unique.

I can't help but hear The Pipettes or Still Flyin', but really The Go! Team are in a league of their own. In fact, I would say they have more bands that were clearly influenced by them; in fact, I've mentioned many in posts over the years: Spirit Bunny, Club Night or Ray Borneo and the Bystanders.

The Record Store Day version was handled by Memphis Industries.

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Mutant Joe - TOMBOLOMIXX 006

(2020 mix)

[Ghettotech, Memphis Rap, Hardcore Breaks, Baltimore Club, Jazz Rap, Industrial Techno, Southern Hip Hop, Footwork, Ghetto House]

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I found a promo copy of Filter's debut album Short Bus

Also picked up a couple of metalcore albums

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Listen to the fifth episode of ’60 Minutes or less’, the new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast – featuring Peter Brewis of Field Music!

Words: Andy Hughes Off the back of the first four ‘60 Minutes or less‘ episodes – featuring guests Joe Casey of Protomartyr, Paul Hanley of The Fall, Philip Frobos of Omni and Jonathan Higgs of Everything Everything – it’s a trip to present our fifth episode, featuring Peter Brewis! A North East musician of note, alongside brother David, Peter is the other half of the brilliant Field Music.…