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Sontag Shogun – European Tour 2013
27 August 2013 5:28 PM | No CommentsNew York city's Piano, Electronics and Tape Loops trio Sontag Shogun are off to the continent for the month of September. Travelling with the Dead Rat Orchestra and Daniel Merrill they will be visiting Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland.
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Susy Blue Live and a Spongebob Cover
04 December 2012 12:58 PM | No Comments
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A Closer Listen
14 September 2013 10:52 PM | No CommentsSontag Shogun - LFTI
Birds are also present on the title track, along with flies. Liam Singer and Cheryl Kingan share vocal duties. It’s the only lyric piece included on the EP, and exposes a different side of the band, as it may be the most accessible piece they have ever recorded. Conversely, “Gekheid Op Een Stokje” may be the least accessible, as well as the most personal. The piano is present only in pieces: cut-up keys, swept into a dustbin of disjointed samples. Street sounds and passing conversation alternate with a wordless refrain, forming an aural travel document. While the album will contain related works, this specific piece is exclusive to the EP. As the band continues its autumn tour, we look forward to more recordings like this: strangely familiar, yet just out of reach.
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SoundsXP – In Threes
15 March 2012 3:31 PM | No Comments"Although they never had Simon Cowell looking cautiously over his shoulder, Cheer Advisory Council had built dedicated following thanks to a clutch of excellent harmonious indie-folk tunes, and ‘In Threes’ is a perfect summation of why some of us will miss them: gently layered voices and pristine, simple arrangements that let the song shine through"
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polaroid – un blog alla radio – Let’s Say We Did
09 March 2012 11:42 AM | No CommentsGià solo per il fatto di alludere nel nome a una canzone dei Silver Jews (o almeno così mi piace credere) gli svedesi Let's Say We Did mi stanno subito simpatici. Poi faccio partire questo loro album omonimo, uscito su Big Rig dopo alcuni ep, ed è come se ci conoscessimo da sempre.
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A sassy upbeat number with a baritone sax that’s hard not to want to dance to. Straight to the point, this tongue in cheek track will have women everywhere singing to their husbands, boyfriends and lovers.
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Baby I’m Bored
A sassy upbeat number with a baritone sax that’s hard not to want to dance to. Straight to the point, this tongue in cheek track will have women everywhere singing to their husbands, boyfriends and lovers.
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LTFI – EP
This EP centers around the A-side’s “Let The Flies In”, which is Sontag Shogun’s single culled from their forthcoming full length LP, Tale. LTFI is supported by a reworked studio version of the previously released “Paper Canes” (off Absent Warrior, Abandoned Battlefield), “Hungarian Wheat”, by now a SS repertoire mainstay and culminates with “Gekheid Op Een Stokje” (Dutch, meaning “all jokes aside..” or literally “madness on a stick”).
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Wish In My Dish
Vintage vocals and smooth as honey harmonies; Wish in My Dish is the newest release from Melbourne outfit Susy Blue. Sing-a-long and catchy, Wish in My Dish effortlessly combines Susy’s love for calypso, 60’s pop, whimsy and quirk.
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Baterz 1969-2002
Australian musician Baterz spent his short lifetime tirelessly writing funny songs, drawing cartoons and touring. Afflicted with HIV and haemophilia, Baterz passed away in 2002. Big Rig Records is proud to be digitally re-releasing his entire recorded catalogue. Baterz 1968-2002 is the full recorded works from Baterzs’ solo career, the individual albums and EP’s are also available separately.
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Hello Creatures
“Hello Creatures” picks up from where the debut left off, but this time it’s more an album that a collection of songs and the guitar hooks have been hold back in advantage for a more dynamic and solid sound.
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Goodbye!
Goodbye! is the second single from Let’s Say We Did’s new album “Hello Creatures”. Straight forward and upbeat but with a hint of classic LSWD melancholy like a bittersweet pie.
The single features 2 tracks from their second album Hello Creatures plus the bonus song If You Want Me To (I Will).
