★Rock Is Hell
6
Repress on white wax limited to 165 copies. Bulbul's Manfred Engelmayr and Dieter Kernhave enjoyed an especially bizarre career path, having a stint on that great Austrian basecamp for laptop noise, Mego (their 2004 Drabule EP) and recording a further five albums within the past ten years. This latest record boasts a production job from Patrick Pulsinger and, perhaps least likely of all, guest spots from Carla Bozulich. That's right: Pulsinger and Bozulich together at last. The alt-country singe…
Marvel Motor
**Edition of 110 copies only** A beautifully conceived record, housed in a silkscreend slip-in cover with a paste on picture – and one that sounds equally beautiful too – a super limited picture disc that features the mighty Mats Gustafsson working on bass sax and live electronics – while getting some heavy accompaniment from the flaming drums of Didi Kern (of Bulbul fame) The music is kind of a long, sonic text – with the drums almost always pointing forward with a pulsating vibe, which frees …
Let Them Grow
An anthroposophical striptease of the soul, between dystopian chansons, primordial mantras, and musique concrète—both timeless and masterful.„So COME OUT, you rotten cocksucker, here's your fucking POP SONG.“After fourteen band albums that range from old to new music, improvised to experimental, folklore to industrial, Maja Osojnik is releasing her first solo album LET THEM GROW, in which she searches for the simple song that combines all of these elements both in herself and in its sound.LET TH…
Hirn Fein Hacken
First of all, really? Is it really 6 years ago that Austrian stalwarts of weirdness and this nucleus of avantgarde hedonism have blessed the planet with their latest full-length album? It is indeed. Yet unbelievable considering how “bulbul 6″ has accompanied us over these years. Well, it must be admitted that there was an undisputed yearning for new stuff arising with every spin and when the Vienna based three-piece announced works on a new album in mid 2013 the joy was unbearable.
And he…
Schiizo Box
"This is a magic record!The new release of The Striggles holds a secret: If you repeatedly listen to the songs on the total of five singles, it becomes clear: These songs are changing... They do not sound like the last time you’ve been listening to them! A refined technique in the preparation of the records makes it possible: The song, as you’re recalling the memory of the last time you’ve heard it, takes a completely different turn the next time you listen to it. On each of the five colou…