måndag 10 oktober 2011

Ominous with NMFHU in Göteborg

Ominous was invited by the good people in Ny Musik För Hållbar Utveckling to accompany them to Göteborg for a whole day of distro/dj's/live bands.
So, apart from having a great time, I got my hands on some great music as well.

Chicagojazzen - Brachiosaurus (Tape on Native Parts Records)
Chiacgojazzen - Brachiosaurus II (Tape on Native Parts Records)
Harold Shipman - Hat & Högmod (Tape on Pissoar Cassettes & Records)
Martin Herterich - Psalm (Tape on Ideal Recordings)
Tsukimono - Née (CD on Kalligrammofon)
Yo Amoeba - Assault and Battery (7'' self-released, Website)
Heinz Hopf / Kam Hassah (Split 7'' on Release The Bats)
Erik Enocksson - Apan (LP on Release The Bats)

Haven't had the chance to get myself through all of it but I just had to mention Yo Amoeba (Myspace).
Therese Holm (Yo Amoeba) was institutionalized, suffering from schizophrenia, bought a digital recording device and recorded sounds from inside the ward and on furlough.
This 7'' is not very long, each side runs on 45rpm and contains mostly (first track on each side is the longest) short samples/snippets, but it's so extremely compelling and honest. It also has piano, guitar and some vocals, but mainly sounds.
I am amazed by how a track called "the Elevator", that probably isn't longer than 30 seconds, can give me the feelings and connotations I got.
This 7'' is well worth a purchase. So get it from her as soon as you can!