In January 2015, Strange Majik’s ‘Lights On’ was released for download via Bandcamp.
On April 18th, as part of the year’s Record Store Day event, the album is being released as a limited edition heavyweight vinyl via Plane Groovy Records.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
STRANGE MAJIK – Lights On
Strange Majik mainman David Pattillo is a well known studio hand from New York, whom between 2011-2013 was most often seen as half of garage blues duo The Dead Exs. After two excellent albums in that stripped back and distorted style, his Strange Majik project finds the multi-instrumentalist spreading his wings. Pattillo’s Strange Magik guise is primarily a vehicle to experiment with a world of music that largely would never have fit The Exs straight ahead mood and also allows him to work with a revolving cast of musicians and vocalists. The end results straddle funk and r ‘n’ b, with a swathe of old fashioned psychedelic guitars beefing up the sound – the message here is to close your eyes, open your mind and feel the majik.
Trails: New video & tour dates
UK alt-rock/post-punk Trails have issued a new video for ‘Forever Black’, a hard hitting tune that really showcases their brand of angular noise. You can view the full clip below.
The band have had their profile boosted by playing live shows with The Computers, Don Broco and Arcane Roots and are due to head out on a short run of dates supporting Scouts:
SUPER LUXURY – Ten Solid Years Of Applause
In 2012 Leeds based noisemakers Super Luxury released a cassette EP that acted as a short and sharp assault on the senses, the musical equivalent of a kick in the nuts. Not too long after, a couple of their members moonlighted as part of Cattle, an awesome noise-rock trio whose debut EP featured one of the best bass sounds ever committed to record. Two and a half years on from their original EP, Super Luxury dropped this full-length release, ‘Ten Solid Years of Applause’. A couple of line-up changes – most notably the drafting in of bassist Tom Goodall from Cattle – has had a huge effect on the tunes as well as effectively blurring the lines between the two bands a little farther. Perhaps due to the increased relation with Cattle, this second time around, SL sound far more assured.
Philadelphia punks Science Club announce live shows
Promoting their 2015 release ‘Day Job’, Philadelphia-based punkers Science Club will be playing a handful of live dates over the coming weeks.
Confirmed shows are as follows: