Get into and within Circumference below. Working up towards a debut album, the sound developed into something new and brilliant synthesisers and drum machines take charge, like on the harsh metallic clangs and synthetic wirings of Valleys. Already cast as one of the more standout releases of this still-young year, Circumference is the second track to be featured off the groups forthcoming sophomore album Fear Fear, set for release July 15 via Heavenly Recordings/[PIAS]. Jaws are clenched, microphones are gripped tightly, and the party is going way too late, but nervy, sweaty tunes like "Widows," "Ploys," "Cut," "Rapture," and "Circumference" are too good to go home.
But maybe its just so they can lick each others arses. The Flaming Lips' biggest selling album, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, just turned 20 and I wrote retrospective feature elsewhere on the site. In the kind of ego-fueled move you don't hear about much anymore - especially after the death of Mark E Smith -- Minsky-Sargeant sackedthe rest of his band and made WMC's debut album on his own.
I don't know any of these music business hot topics'.
Follow Working Mens Club. They bonded over '90s techno and acid house artists like LFO and 808 State and for years talked about making their own homage to that time. So, its kinda crazy that the whole music industrys based in London. Its taken me a while to realise why people have this sort of Northern mentality. Browse theIndie Basement archives. Raising your house might be the b, We love seeing our completed projects Underground Resistance. "For better or worse, we've not tried to learn that much about how the music business worksIt was purely us saying, 'I have no idea what they're going to play on the radio. During this step, you can begin collecting accurate quotes for constructions.
- And if, before all of this, you managed to attend one of Working Mens Clubs live shows, you may be familiar with Syd donning a T-shirt with the word Socialism almost a staple for the band. Working Mens Club debut album is out now via Heavenly Recordings. The MES comparison extended beyond his management style, as his sprechgesang delivery and taut guitar lines often sounded like The Fall in their early-'90s era when they dabbled in electronics. All rights reserved. 25 Days till Christmas! If people see that and they dont want to come and see the band, I dont really care. MISZCZYK - Thyris of Etna (We Are Time)An impressive list of collaborators, including members of Pylon and Stereolab, add to the allure of this gorgeous, engaging album by Toronto producerNyles Miszczyk. It's all gorgeous stuff and a few songs -- thedubby goodness of "The Garden" ft. Vanessa Briscoe Hay and the almost Interpol-esque "Led Astray" ft Jeremy Singer -- approach greatness. #raisemyho, Need more space? Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement. On a sad note, The Goon Sax broke up.
- In 2016 they started recording at Eric Wareheim's L.A. We shine a light on one of the coolest emerging festivals in Europe. Need more? Become a friend of Ransom Note and support independent journalism. Sorry have a new album on the way too, as do Fujiya & Miyagi. This website uses cookies to help it run smoothly, Working Mens Club: The Wednesday Alternative Mix, Human Ritual, Architecture, Design & Culture at heart of Wonderfruit 2022.
I was working in a caf and I got to go in at 8am in the morning, itd be dark, and Id come out at 5:30pm and it would be dark. View all concerts. 2022 Raise My House.
who made Syd think about music in a different way. The design company will help you with this if need be and will provide the relevant town planning advice if its required for your project. Also: big hooks. Heavy on atmosphere but with few single-worthy standouts (including the excellent title track), New Pleasures could've been the soundtrack to any number of Reagan-era films -- Risky Business, Wall Street, To Live and Die in LA, Koyaanisqatsi --where even amongst the penthouses, pavement and teeming masses, it's a jungle out there.
The harshness of a Northern winter is no secret, a time in which the sky only seems to evolve into a slightly duller tone of grey, its hard to not let that greyness seep into your head. But this is a record meant for the club and I think Mark Bell would've approved. The first step to getting your house raised is to get house plans and engineering. Joining The Circus: What to do for British Politics? The first album was mostly a personal documentation lyrically, this is a blur between personal and a third-person perspective of what was going on, says Working Mens Clubs 20-year-old singer and songwriter Syd Minsky-Sargeant. #raisemyhouse #houserais, Another one going up Theskyline Alexis constructs towers and gleams like aluxe condo where the doorman has a doorman, with the kind of '80s massive drum sounds heard on Miami Vice (think "In the Air Tonight"), as well aselastic, fretless bass, airy synths, Steve Reich-style marimbas/glockenspiels, and one finger always near the electronic handclap trigger. - Working Men's Club is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 21 concerts across 6 countries in 2022-2023. To refine their debut album, it was off to Sheffield for the help of producer Ross Orton, (Arctic Monkeys, M.I.A.)
Now with a new lineup of the band,Minsky-Sargeant returns with WMC's second album which is more confident and hooky than their debut, mixing JG Ballard-style dystopian post-punk lyrical imagery with '80s synthpop and '90s rave.
This newly-realised sound first hit public ears in mid 2019 with the release of Teeth, which laid the foundations for their self-titled debut LP that finally saw the light of day in October last year. The English band create the type of electronic-pop that elicits a different genre affiliation tag with each listen (or quite likely, each write-up), where moods emanate from empty spaces and emotions twist and crawl between crystalline synths, detached-cool vocals, and silver-tongued beats. Its a good idea to have suitable accommodation organised during the house raising and construction period which on average is 6 weeks.
Even talking on the phone you can sense Syds wry smile on the other end. - I dont think anyone can comprehend, unless youve lived it, how dark and isolating a Northern winter can feel. #rais, Before & After Shot Whilst retaining some degree of that early post punk energy, it is clear that the Working Mens Club machine has become an amalgamation of styles; their debut album wanders into the weird worlds of electronic and dance music, with even the odd psychedelic blemish. For synthesizer nerds, a group named after the ARP synthesizer line, is probably enough to get you to press play. At this point you know what you're going to get, it's just a question of how good the songs are gonna be. But I think its increasingly harder to try and feel any emotion to politics other than pain and defeat, he laughs. Liverpool-based writer Jim Ottewill explores the roots and origins of dance music and looks to the future and new models of clubbing.
This is bass-heavy, ultra low-frequency dance music, that often feels likeit wasmade a few leagues under the sea, colored by squelchy, acid-house 303s, ticking sequencers, breakbeats,ethereal synthpads, and a relentless four-on-the-floor kickdrum. In the last election, Labours red wall in the North famously turned blue, but the Calder Valley constituency wherein Todmordon is based already turned to the Conservatives over a decade ago. I think theres a lot of characteristics that are quite special about people from the North of England. Syds allegiance to the North, in every sense, is clear. New book, Out Of Space, documents UK cities that have shaped club culture. For his debut album, he invited 16 artists to collaborate with him on as many tracks, includingStereolab'sLaetitia Sadier, Chad VanGaalen,Pylon'sVanessa Briscoe Hay,Chandra,The Space Lady,MotoristsCraig Fahner, Nigerian rapperNAI,Marker Starlingand more. - 'Building Something Beautiful For Me' is an ode to the late, great American composer's musical influence.
TheIndie Basementcorner of the BrooklynVegan shopis well stocked withhand-picked vinyl, books and merch, including new albums by Kevin Morby, Belle & Sebastian, Porridge Radio, Spiritualized, Wet Leg, Dry Cleaning, Yard Act, Aldous Harding, and King Hannah, not to mention classics from Pylon, Sparks, Spoon, Stereolab, Broadcast, Lilys, Nick Lowe, The Cribs, Goldfrapp, Oasis, Echo & The Bunnymen, Slowdive, Roxy Music, The Libertines, andmore. Uncompromising and unashamed, Working Mens Club say it exactly how they see it and make what they want when they want, no strings can be attached. Im not going to take on those sorts of people, but I think its more important to talk about it and actually talk about it rather than just shout about it like an angry man. Yeah, I could focus on how fucked everything is, but I feel now is the time when being hopeful is necessary, and a still-believable emotion within what makes Interpol Interpol. There aren't too many signature angular rock songs this time, though, and even ones that approach that are meticulous creations, but they sound more dialed in than their last few albums. Something that Working Mens Club capture effortlessly is small town mundanity, particularly in the North of England.
When it comes to the current ruling party, hes skeptical of who they really represent in their local communities.
Its not a minimal record, certainly compared to the first one. I like the contrast of it being happy, uplifting music and really dark lyrics. I think its really important to say what you think otherwise it comes back to bite you. Siberia, CDJs, whatever speakers theyve got.
Post punk/new wave revival comparisons came quickly, but the single was not the roundest representation of who Working Mens Club are. Thyris of Etnaplays like a highly impressivedemo reel or spec script and it will be interesting to see wherehe goes next. Coming via London-based mainstay Heavenly Records, the track championed their formative influences: 80s-leaning post-punk and melodic synth-pop. This is only required in some instances. As a showcase of the electronic sounds that helped provide that new direction for the bands sound, lead singer Sydney Minsky-Sargeant delivers a special DJ set of warm breakbeats, squelchy machine funk and rhythmic house cuts.
Todmorden-based band Working Mens Club burst onto the scene at the beginning of 2019 with their debut single Bad Blood. #beforeandafter #raisem, The Christmas rush is upon us, our team busily rai, At Raise My House we endeavour to make the process. In early 2019, there was a rush of hype for Working Mens Club. During this phase, you will work with a Building Designer to design the space you require under the house and any proposed changes that youd like to make above. ", ARP - New Pleasures (Mexican Summer)Lush synth instrumentals that recall a gleaming '80s. There we find desire. Pick up a copy on vinyl.The Other Side Of Make-Believe by Interpol. Working Mens Club make a sharp case for distinction with Circumference. Thats because theres been a lot more going on that needed to be said., Minksy-Sargeant adds:We just set out to make the best-sounding album we could.. Plus: there's a new Interpol album, and a look back at The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for its 20th Anniversary. - to track Working Men's Club and get concert alerts when they play near you. - However, Syd has an optimistic outlook on how Todmorden has helped his creativity.
The industrial rumblings of Sheffield appear on A.A.A.A., while the repetition of Teeth gleefully tears lumpy chunks out the hills that surround Todmorden. Inspired by the bleak winters in his hometown of Todmordon in Yorkshire, Syd Minsky-Sargaent and his band tear lumpy chunks out of the surrounding hills on their brilliant debut album, says Matty Pywell.
Archers of Loaf announced their first album in 24 years, and Sloan announced their 13th album. The album sounds authentically Northern, something that could only have been made by the influence of its surroundings. Get your tour dates seen by one billion fans: Working Men's Club is not playing near you.
Their debut single Bad Blood immediately stood out from their contemporaries with an addictive hook and the first hint of Syd Minsky-Sargents unflinching proclamations a cry of be happy when the sun rains! These of course are not the only records out this week and Andrew listens to Lil Silva, black midi, beabadoobee, and more in Notable Releases.
I think thats the problem with music nowadays, the way people come across.
Two of the original members left, and since the band has gone through an evolution of members, now devoted to welding together the commanding punk sounds, present at the bands outset, with driving synth-heavy dance music. We think we're immune to its psychology because we're conscious of it, but in some ways, it drives everything." The busy time is upon us. I think that living in a small town has helped me out a lot and the people around me, I think the thing is you do feel secluded within yourself sometimes. It informed everything they did: "What Would Mark Bell Do?". When probed, he is willing to have a conversation around any subject and to make the most out of his platform, something which some overtly political artists have been criticised for ignoring.
The work lent it self to warehouse raves rather than gigs, as remixes from techno maestro Anthony Naples upped the punishment. ALBUM OF THE WEEK #2: Working Men's Club - Fear Fear (Heavenly)Second album from this UK band offers up dystopianbangers that fall somewhere between '80s synthpop and '90s rave. If anything its all about honesty.
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Its about trying to be as direct and open to some of my emotions in a way other people could feel, he says. Where 2018'sZebraluxuriated in lush rainforest textures,New Pleasuresin firmly in the city. Looking for more? "We made theYoshimi Battles The Pink Robotsrecord, just really out of pure oblivion, and it really worked again," Wayne Coyne toldABC Australia. Syd has gone through line-up changes, with original members Giullia Bonometti and Jake Bogacki moving on and being replaced by Drenges Rob Graham, Mairead OConnor of The Moonlandingz and a new bass player in Liam Ogburn. I just wouldnt see any light other than through a window so that itself is quite secluding. While I am not a serious techno-head, Belief is an album that is a wonderful tribute to a time, place and person, but also a killer record in its own right, not to mention a lot of fun, and it's loaded with bleep-y bangers. Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Brothers)Do you realize 'Yoshimi' just turned 20? I think its depressing to know that in a predominantly working-class place people are fooled by bullshit spouted by the right wing. Indie Basementcorner of the BrooklynVegan shop, The Other Side Of Make-Believe by Interpol, Interpol - The Other Side of Make-Believe, the flaming lips - yoshimi battles the pink robots, The Flaming Lips prep Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 20th anniversary box set, Our favorite songs of the week (playlist), The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots': still fighting fit at 20, Big Climate Thing fest: Haim switches to Sunday, single day tickets on sale, Spring Summer preps new LP produced by Warpaints Jenny Lee Lindberg (listen to Small Town), The Big Climate Thing fest announces daily lineups & tickets (BV presale). - Somehow, welcoming 16 different singers to have their way with the music created a vibe that was more than anything I could have asked for. Tracks definitely bend toward the collaborator: Laetitia Sadier's "In the Dark," with it's vintage keyboards, chimes and groovy '60s rhythm, could be mistaken for a Stereolab song; "Bad Ride," featuring Chandra, is like a darker Sade; and Marker Starling brings an ornate, orchestral melancholy to "The Leaves." Working Men's Club were signed to Heavenly Records when frontman/founder Sydney Minsky-Sargeant was still a teenager-- their fiery brand of synth-heavy post-punk inspired a small bidding war among UK indie labels. Absolutely Studios with a creative ethos that nodded to the late LFO cofounder. Not exactly a DJ but a group made up of the finest Detroit Legends there are in my opinion (and they can definitely DJ too). Its increasingly tough to stand out in this growingly crowded musical field pulled under by darker waves and whatever comes after punk, but Working Mens Club find hope in the shadows and make a sharp case for distinction with an engrossing new single out this week (April 27) titled Circumference.. It will be interesting to hear how it translates live. Since Bad Blood, evolution has been on the cards for the Todmorden-based band. MISZCZYK, aka musician and producer Nyles Miszczyk (and not the mischievous bowler-hattedimp wholoves tomess with the Super Friends), has been part of the Toronto scene since the '00s and was, among other things, instrumental in no wave artistChandra's recent reemergence. Loraine James pays homage to Julius Eastman on new album for Phantom Limb. Reviews include: Belief, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa and Boom Bip's ode to early-'90s techno and acid house; Working Men's Club mix '80s synthpop and '90s rave on their second album; ARP show off a lot of vintage synths and '80s electronic sounds on New Pleasures; andMISZCZYK enters trip-hop territory with help from members of Stereolab, Pylon and more. Giving everybody the creative freedom to do whatever they wanted meant that I was inviting chaos as a bedfellow, saysNyles. Be the first to know when they tour near Wichita, KS, US, Join 6,914 fans getting concert alerts for this artist. 2022 Vanyaland.
Alexis Georgopoulos definitely knows his way around vintage gear, and his first album in four years is a delight of modern spins on classic sounds.
- Photo: Steve Gullick. "That space between idea and reality, fact and fiction which drivesNew Pleasuresis so often inhabited by commerce, which conjures our fantasies for us, Georgopoulos says of the album's themes. The 20th anniversary of Interpol's debut album, Turn on the Bright Lights, is coming up next month and over the last two decades, seven albums and a few bass players, the band have carved out a distinctive indie rock niche, transcending their influences into a luxuriously dark-n-seedy soundof their own. My name is Sydney Minsky Sargeant, Im currently based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and Im a Songwriter. Hailing from Yorkshire. #raisemyho, So much character - The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. His own music is dark and dubby,and feels like it was born in the late-'90s at an independent record store like Other Music where Tindersticks, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Mouse Mouse on Mars, Clinic and Broadcast were in regular rotation.
Yayoi Kusama, Erased Tapes, Snapped Ankles, Soichi Terada and more set to appear at Wonderfruit Festival this year. It follows their 2020 self-titled debut, and encapsulates a sound that can only be made by disaffected youths in Northern England in this case, the need-to-Google market town and civil parish town of Todmorden in the Upper Calder Valley of West Yorkshire. Interpol - The Other Side of Make-Believe (Matador)Working with megaproducers Flood and Alan Moulder, Interpol deliver the most mature version of their sound yet. "WOT," "I Want to Be" and the housey "Luther" are absolute stormers that could've been (UK) hits in the era of Orbital and Underworld.
Theyve given a voice to somebody that has no understanding of who they are or where theyve come from, just some Eton schoolboy whose had their life pretty easy.
Im huge admirers of there anti-establishment beliefs and the militant attitude, aswell as their music. #raisemyhouse #houser, Awesome project under way on James St
Instead of being dispirited by some of the Norths idle qualities, Working Mens Club take any potential frustration and shape it anew, it underlies every weighty pound of the drum machine, each guitar loop and vocal bark. If you look at where the best musics coming from in this country, its from the North of England. Let it bring you shame! bellowing across razor-sharp guitar riffs. Whatever you wish to wear (and feel comfortable wearing). You make a concept album about a robot designed to kill that falls in love with its target that ends up being the biggest album of your career. Bulimba project underway Theres something lurking just underneath the sound surface of Working Mens Club that provides an unlikely embrace. I enjoy confusing people, he says. 6,914 fans get concert alerts for this artist. Once you appoint a house raiser or a builder and sign a contract with them, they will pay the QBCC Home Warranty Insurance. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Photo credit: Andy Nichols. Made during the pandemic with alt rock superproducers Flood and Alan Moulder -- whose combined CVis a Who's Who of alt rock (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, U2, Depeche Mode, New Order, Nick Cave, Smashing Pumpkins, etc) -- they've delivered abig, beautiful-sounding Interpol Album that, despite what the band are known for and the trying times during which they made it, is not a total bummer. So do Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa and producer Boom Bip, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa and producer Boom Bip(Bryan Charles Hollon) have been friends for more than a decade,beginning when she was enlisted asa touring member ofNeon Neon, Boom Bip's collab project with Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robotswas released July 16, 2002.
#, What a transformation For connection, luxury, distinction. Find information on all of Working Men's Clubs upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2022-2023. Barcelona-based label and party Diffuse Reality welcome the French producer for her sophomore EP.
A pair of Numark USB decks and an old Mac. #raisemyhouse #housera, Nothing like a completed project De La Soul The Magic Number (was my first), Various Artists The Best of Scottish Folk (was my last). I have no idea what a cool video would be. Here's a bit of it: How do you follow up a universally praisedrecord? All Rights Reserved. We are mostly in the club this week in Indie Basement, so please stay hydrated. Well see what people make of us after this album comes out and what they make of us after we put more music out and well just continue to fuck with them. Stella's skills behind the kitare clear here too, withdrum-forward cuts like the 808 State-y "Jung," the daydreaming "Art of Love," and the aforementioned "Luther." #raisemyhouse #hou, Check out the height on this one Six years later, Mozgawa and Boom Bip have released their self-titled debut album as Belief. Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close, This Show is Tonight: Hannah Einbinder at Arts at the Armory, Interview: Adam Conover on stand-up, Obama, and his love of the Red Sox, Micd Up: Bamford brings it back to Boston, Schwartz improvs in Medford, The Gray Man Review: A grayer shade of failure, V3 Weekend: ArtBeat, Nantucket Comedy Festival, Elm Street all nighter.
We hardly knew ye. But after dropping this first single, frontman and band leader Sydney Minsky-Sargeant was keen to weave his passion for electronic music into the bands future output a decision that other members of the group werent in favour off. ALBUM OF THE WEEK #1: Belief - Belief (LEX Records)Like early-'90s techno and acid house? Hes not concerned about that potentially turning people away, though. Trapped inside a town, inside my mind, Syd growls on Valleys. Join Songkick Want to see Working Men's Club in concert? Youll engage a private certifier to work with you and assess the application on behalf of the Council. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Vanyaland. Tracks like "Toni," "Something Changed," and "Fables" have a mature, noirish elegance that you could imagine mulling overwith a glass of single malt scotch after a nice dinner. The nobility of the human spirit is to recover and rebound, Paul Banks said. So far, so good. This is the last step before the physical work is carried out.
It got a lot of hype and maybe that didnt capture what we were as a band or what we were as individuals, Syd admits over the phone.
But maybe its just so they can lick each others arses. The Flaming Lips' biggest selling album, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, just turned 20 and I wrote retrospective feature elsewhere on the site. In the kind of ego-fueled move you don't hear about much anymore - especially after the death of Mark E Smith -- Minsky-Sargeant sackedthe rest of his band and made WMC's debut album on his own.
I don't know any of these music business hot topics'.
Follow Working Mens Club. They bonded over '90s techno and acid house artists like LFO and 808 State and for years talked about making their own homage to that time. So, its kinda crazy that the whole music industrys based in London. Its taken me a while to realise why people have this sort of Northern mentality. Browse theIndie Basement archives. Raising your house might be the b, We love seeing our completed projects Underground Resistance. "For better or worse, we've not tried to learn that much about how the music business worksIt was purely us saying, 'I have no idea what they're going to play on the radio. During this step, you can begin collecting accurate quotes for constructions.
- And if, before all of this, you managed to attend one of Working Mens Clubs live shows, you may be familiar with Syd donning a T-shirt with the word Socialism almost a staple for the band. Working Mens Club debut album is out now via Heavenly Recordings. The MES comparison extended beyond his management style, as his sprechgesang delivery and taut guitar lines often sounded like The Fall in their early-'90s era when they dabbled in electronics. All rights reserved. 25 Days till Christmas! If people see that and they dont want to come and see the band, I dont really care. MISZCZYK - Thyris of Etna (We Are Time)An impressive list of collaborators, including members of Pylon and Stereolab, add to the allure of this gorgeous, engaging album by Toronto producerNyles Miszczyk. It's all gorgeous stuff and a few songs -- thedubby goodness of "The Garden" ft. Vanessa Briscoe Hay and the almost Interpol-esque "Led Astray" ft Jeremy Singer -- approach greatness. #raisemyho, Need more space? Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement. On a sad note, The Goon Sax broke up.
- In 2016 they started recording at Eric Wareheim's L.A. We shine a light on one of the coolest emerging festivals in Europe. Need more? Become a friend of Ransom Note and support independent journalism. Sorry have a new album on the way too, as do Fujiya & Miyagi. This website uses cookies to help it run smoothly, Working Mens Club: The Wednesday Alternative Mix, Human Ritual, Architecture, Design & Culture at heart of Wonderfruit 2022.
I was working in a caf and I got to go in at 8am in the morning, itd be dark, and Id come out at 5:30pm and it would be dark. View all concerts. 2022 Raise My House.
who made Syd think about music in a different way. The design company will help you with this if need be and will provide the relevant town planning advice if its required for your project. Also: big hooks. Heavy on atmosphere but with few single-worthy standouts (including the excellent title track), New Pleasures could've been the soundtrack to any number of Reagan-era films -- Risky Business, Wall Street, To Live and Die in LA, Koyaanisqatsi --where even amongst the penthouses, pavement and teeming masses, it's a jungle out there.
The harshness of a Northern winter is no secret, a time in which the sky only seems to evolve into a slightly duller tone of grey, its hard to not let that greyness seep into your head. But this is a record meant for the club and I think Mark Bell would've approved. The first step to getting your house raised is to get house plans and engineering. Joining The Circus: What to do for British Politics? The first album was mostly a personal documentation lyrically, this is a blur between personal and a third-person perspective of what was going on, says Working Mens Clubs 20-year-old singer and songwriter Syd Minsky-Sargeant. #raisemyhouse #houserais, Another one going up Theskyline Alexis constructs towers and gleams like aluxe condo where the doorman has a doorman, with the kind of '80s massive drum sounds heard on Miami Vice (think "In the Air Tonight"), as well aselastic, fretless bass, airy synths, Steve Reich-style marimbas/glockenspiels, and one finger always near the electronic handclap trigger. - Working Men's Club is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 21 concerts across 6 countries in 2022-2023. To refine their debut album, it was off to Sheffield for the help of producer Ross Orton, (Arctic Monkeys, M.I.A.)
Now with a new lineup of the band,Minsky-Sargeant returns with WMC's second album which is more confident and hooky than their debut, mixing JG Ballard-style dystopian post-punk lyrical imagery with '80s synthpop and '90s rave.
This newly-realised sound first hit public ears in mid 2019 with the release of Teeth, which laid the foundations for their self-titled debut LP that finally saw the light of day in October last year. The English band create the type of electronic-pop that elicits a different genre affiliation tag with each listen (or quite likely, each write-up), where moods emanate from empty spaces and emotions twist and crawl between crystalline synths, detached-cool vocals, and silver-tongued beats. Its a good idea to have suitable accommodation organised during the house raising and construction period which on average is 6 weeks.
Even talking on the phone you can sense Syds wry smile on the other end. - I dont think anyone can comprehend, unless youve lived it, how dark and isolating a Northern winter can feel. #rais, Before & After Shot Whilst retaining some degree of that early post punk energy, it is clear that the Working Mens Club machine has become an amalgamation of styles; their debut album wanders into the weird worlds of electronic and dance music, with even the odd psychedelic blemish. For synthesizer nerds, a group named after the ARP synthesizer line, is probably enough to get you to press play. At this point you know what you're going to get, it's just a question of how good the songs are gonna be. But I think its increasingly harder to try and feel any emotion to politics other than pain and defeat, he laughs. Liverpool-based writer Jim Ottewill explores the roots and origins of dance music and looks to the future and new models of clubbing.
This is bass-heavy, ultra low-frequency dance music, that often feels likeit wasmade a few leagues under the sea, colored by squelchy, acid-house 303s, ticking sequencers, breakbeats,ethereal synthpads, and a relentless four-on-the-floor kickdrum. In the last election, Labours red wall in the North famously turned blue, but the Calder Valley constituency wherein Todmordon is based already turned to the Conservatives over a decade ago. I think theres a lot of characteristics that are quite special about people from the North of England. Syds allegiance to the North, in every sense, is clear. New book, Out Of Space, documents UK cities that have shaped club culture. For his debut album, he invited 16 artists to collaborate with him on as many tracks, includingStereolab'sLaetitia Sadier, Chad VanGaalen,Pylon'sVanessa Briscoe Hay,Chandra,The Space Lady,MotoristsCraig Fahner, Nigerian rapperNAI,Marker Starlingand more. - 'Building Something Beautiful For Me' is an ode to the late, great American composer's musical influence.
TheIndie Basementcorner of the BrooklynVegan shopis well stocked withhand-picked vinyl, books and merch, including new albums by Kevin Morby, Belle & Sebastian, Porridge Radio, Spiritualized, Wet Leg, Dry Cleaning, Yard Act, Aldous Harding, and King Hannah, not to mention classics from Pylon, Sparks, Spoon, Stereolab, Broadcast, Lilys, Nick Lowe, The Cribs, Goldfrapp, Oasis, Echo & The Bunnymen, Slowdive, Roxy Music, The Libertines, andmore. Uncompromising and unashamed, Working Mens Club say it exactly how they see it and make what they want when they want, no strings can be attached. Im not going to take on those sorts of people, but I think its more important to talk about it and actually talk about it rather than just shout about it like an angry man. Yeah, I could focus on how fucked everything is, but I feel now is the time when being hopeful is necessary, and a still-believable emotion within what makes Interpol Interpol. There aren't too many signature angular rock songs this time, though, and even ones that approach that are meticulous creations, but they sound more dialed in than their last few albums. Something that Working Mens Club capture effortlessly is small town mundanity, particularly in the North of England.
When it comes to the current ruling party, hes skeptical of who they really represent in their local communities.
Its not a minimal record, certainly compared to the first one. I like the contrast of it being happy, uplifting music and really dark lyrics. I think its really important to say what you think otherwise it comes back to bite you. Siberia, CDJs, whatever speakers theyve got.
Post punk/new wave revival comparisons came quickly, but the single was not the roundest representation of who Working Mens Club are. Thyris of Etnaplays like a highly impressivedemo reel or spec script and it will be interesting to see wherehe goes next. Coming via London-based mainstay Heavenly Records, the track championed their formative influences: 80s-leaning post-punk and melodic synth-pop. This is only required in some instances. As a showcase of the electronic sounds that helped provide that new direction for the bands sound, lead singer Sydney Minsky-Sargeant delivers a special DJ set of warm breakbeats, squelchy machine funk and rhythmic house cuts.
Todmorden-based band Working Mens Club burst onto the scene at the beginning of 2019 with their debut single Bad Blood. #beforeandafter #raisem, The Christmas rush is upon us, our team busily rai, At Raise My House we endeavour to make the process. In early 2019, there was a rush of hype for Working Mens Club. During this phase, you will work with a Building Designer to design the space you require under the house and any proposed changes that youd like to make above. ", ARP - New Pleasures (Mexican Summer)Lush synth instrumentals that recall a gleaming '80s. There we find desire. Pick up a copy on vinyl.The Other Side Of Make-Believe by Interpol. Working Mens Club make a sharp case for distinction with Circumference. Thats because theres been a lot more going on that needed to be said., Minksy-Sargeant adds:We just set out to make the best-sounding album we could.. Plus: there's a new Interpol album, and a look back at The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots for its 20th Anniversary. - to track Working Men's Club and get concert alerts when they play near you. - However, Syd has an optimistic outlook on how Todmorden has helped his creativity.
The industrial rumblings of Sheffield appear on A.A.A.A., while the repetition of Teeth gleefully tears lumpy chunks out the hills that surround Todmorden. Inspired by the bleak winters in his hometown of Todmordon in Yorkshire, Syd Minsky-Sargaent and his band tear lumpy chunks out of the surrounding hills on their brilliant debut album, says Matty Pywell.
Archers of Loaf announced their first album in 24 years, and Sloan announced their 13th album. The album sounds authentically Northern, something that could only have been made by the influence of its surroundings. Get your tour dates seen by one billion fans: Working Men's Club is not playing near you.
Their debut single Bad Blood immediately stood out from their contemporaries with an addictive hook and the first hint of Syd Minsky-Sargents unflinching proclamations a cry of be happy when the sun rains! These of course are not the only records out this week and Andrew listens to Lil Silva, black midi, beabadoobee, and more in Notable Releases.
I think thats the problem with music nowadays, the way people come across.
Two of the original members left, and since the band has gone through an evolution of members, now devoted to welding together the commanding punk sounds, present at the bands outset, with driving synth-heavy dance music. We think we're immune to its psychology because we're conscious of it, but in some ways, it drives everything." The busy time is upon us. I think that living in a small town has helped me out a lot and the people around me, I think the thing is you do feel secluded within yourself sometimes. It informed everything they did: "What Would Mark Bell Do?". When probed, he is willing to have a conversation around any subject and to make the most out of his platform, something which some overtly political artists have been criticised for ignoring.
The work lent it self to warehouse raves rather than gigs, as remixes from techno maestro Anthony Naples upped the punishment. ALBUM OF THE WEEK #2: Working Men's Club - Fear Fear (Heavenly)Second album from this UK band offers up dystopianbangers that fall somewhere between '80s synthpop and '90s rave. If anything its all about honesty.
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Its about trying to be as direct and open to some of my emotions in a way other people could feel, he says. Where 2018'sZebraluxuriated in lush rainforest textures,New Pleasuresin firmly in the city. Looking for more? "We made theYoshimi Battles The Pink Robotsrecord, just really out of pure oblivion, and it really worked again," Wayne Coyne toldABC Australia. Syd has gone through line-up changes, with original members Giullia Bonometti and Jake Bogacki moving on and being replaced by Drenges Rob Graham, Mairead OConnor of The Moonlandingz and a new bass player in Liam Ogburn. I just wouldnt see any light other than through a window so that itself is quite secluding. While I am not a serious techno-head, Belief is an album that is a wonderful tribute to a time, place and person, but also a killer record in its own right, not to mention a lot of fun, and it's loaded with bleep-y bangers. Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Brothers)Do you realize 'Yoshimi' just turned 20? I think its depressing to know that in a predominantly working-class place people are fooled by bullshit spouted by the right wing. Indie Basementcorner of the BrooklynVegan shop, The Other Side Of Make-Believe by Interpol, Interpol - The Other Side of Make-Believe, the flaming lips - yoshimi battles the pink robots, The Flaming Lips prep Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 20th anniversary box set, Our favorite songs of the week (playlist), The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots': still fighting fit at 20, Big Climate Thing fest: Haim switches to Sunday, single day tickets on sale, Spring Summer preps new LP produced by Warpaints Jenny Lee Lindberg (listen to Small Town), The Big Climate Thing fest announces daily lineups & tickets (BV presale). - Somehow, welcoming 16 different singers to have their way with the music created a vibe that was more than anything I could have asked for. Tracks definitely bend toward the collaborator: Laetitia Sadier's "In the Dark," with it's vintage keyboards, chimes and groovy '60s rhythm, could be mistaken for a Stereolab song; "Bad Ride," featuring Chandra, is like a darker Sade; and Marker Starling brings an ornate, orchestral melancholy to "The Leaves." Working Men's Club were signed to Heavenly Records when frontman/founder Sydney Minsky-Sargeant was still a teenager-- their fiery brand of synth-heavy post-punk inspired a small bidding war among UK indie labels. Absolutely Studios with a creative ethos that nodded to the late LFO cofounder. Not exactly a DJ but a group made up of the finest Detroit Legends there are in my opinion (and they can definitely DJ too). Its increasingly tough to stand out in this growingly crowded musical field pulled under by darker waves and whatever comes after punk, but Working Mens Club find hope in the shadows and make a sharp case for distinction with an engrossing new single out this week (April 27) titled Circumference.. It will be interesting to hear how it translates live. Since Bad Blood, evolution has been on the cards for the Todmorden-based band. MISZCZYK, aka musician and producer Nyles Miszczyk (and not the mischievous bowler-hattedimp wholoves tomess with the Super Friends), has been part of the Toronto scene since the '00s and was, among other things, instrumental in no wave artistChandra's recent reemergence. Loraine James pays homage to Julius Eastman on new album for Phantom Limb. Reviews include: Belief, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa and Boom Bip's ode to early-'90s techno and acid house; Working Men's Club mix '80s synthpop and '90s rave on their second album; ARP show off a lot of vintage synths and '80s electronic sounds on New Pleasures; andMISZCZYK enters trip-hop territory with help from members of Stereolab, Pylon and more. Giving everybody the creative freedom to do whatever they wanted meant that I was inviting chaos as a bedfellow, saysNyles. Be the first to know when they tour near Wichita, KS, US, Join 6,914 fans getting concert alerts for this artist. 2022 Vanyaland.
Alexis Georgopoulos definitely knows his way around vintage gear, and his first album in four years is a delight of modern spins on classic sounds.
- Photo: Steve Gullick. "That space between idea and reality, fact and fiction which drivesNew Pleasuresis so often inhabited by commerce, which conjures our fantasies for us, Georgopoulos says of the album's themes. The 20th anniversary of Interpol's debut album, Turn on the Bright Lights, is coming up next month and over the last two decades, seven albums and a few bass players, the band have carved out a distinctive indie rock niche, transcending their influences into a luxuriously dark-n-seedy soundof their own. My name is Sydney Minsky Sargeant, Im currently based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and Im a Songwriter. Hailing from Yorkshire. #raisemyho, So much character - The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. His own music is dark and dubby,and feels like it was born in the late-'90s at an independent record store like Other Music where Tindersticks, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Mouse Mouse on Mars, Clinic and Broadcast were in regular rotation.
Yayoi Kusama, Erased Tapes, Snapped Ankles, Soichi Terada and more set to appear at Wonderfruit Festival this year. It follows their 2020 self-titled debut, and encapsulates a sound that can only be made by disaffected youths in Northern England in this case, the need-to-Google market town and civil parish town of Todmorden in the Upper Calder Valley of West Yorkshire. Interpol - The Other Side of Make-Believe (Matador)Working with megaproducers Flood and Alan Moulder, Interpol deliver the most mature version of their sound yet. "WOT," "I Want to Be" and the housey "Luther" are absolute stormers that could've been (UK) hits in the era of Orbital and Underworld.
Theyve given a voice to somebody that has no understanding of who they are or where theyve come from, just some Eton schoolboy whose had their life pretty easy.
Im huge admirers of there anti-establishment beliefs and the militant attitude, aswell as their music. #raisemyhouse #houser, Awesome project under way on James St
Instead of being dispirited by some of the Norths idle qualities, Working Mens Club take any potential frustration and shape it anew, it underlies every weighty pound of the drum machine, each guitar loop and vocal bark. If you look at where the best musics coming from in this country, its from the North of England. Let it bring you shame! bellowing across razor-sharp guitar riffs. Whatever you wish to wear (and feel comfortable wearing). You make a concept album about a robot designed to kill that falls in love with its target that ends up being the biggest album of your career. Bulimba project underway Theres something lurking just underneath the sound surface of Working Mens Club that provides an unlikely embrace. I enjoy confusing people, he says. 6,914 fans get concert alerts for this artist. Once you appoint a house raiser or a builder and sign a contract with them, they will pay the QBCC Home Warranty Insurance. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Photo credit: Andy Nichols. Made during the pandemic with alt rock superproducers Flood and Alan Moulder -- whose combined CVis a Who's Who of alt rock (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, U2, Depeche Mode, New Order, Nick Cave, Smashing Pumpkins, etc) -- they've delivered abig, beautiful-sounding Interpol Album that, despite what the band are known for and the trying times during which they made it, is not a total bummer. So do Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa and producer Boom Bip, Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa and producer Boom Bip(Bryan Charles Hollon) have been friends for more than a decade,beginning when she was enlisted asa touring member ofNeon Neon, Boom Bip's collab project with Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robotswas released July 16, 2002.
#, What a transformation For connection, luxury, distinction. Find information on all of Working Men's Clubs upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2022-2023. Barcelona-based label and party Diffuse Reality welcome the French producer for her sophomore EP.
A pair of Numark USB decks and an old Mac. #raisemyhouse #housera, Nothing like a completed project De La Soul The Magic Number (was my first), Various Artists The Best of Scottish Folk (was my last). I have no idea what a cool video would be. Here's a bit of it: How do you follow up a universally praisedrecord? All Rights Reserved. We are mostly in the club this week in Indie Basement, so please stay hydrated. Well see what people make of us after this album comes out and what they make of us after we put more music out and well just continue to fuck with them. Stella's skills behind the kitare clear here too, withdrum-forward cuts like the 808 State-y "Jung," the daydreaming "Art of Love," and the aforementioned "Luther." #raisemyhouse #hou, Check out the height on this one Six years later, Mozgawa and Boom Bip have released their self-titled debut album as Belief. Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close, This Show is Tonight: Hannah Einbinder at Arts at the Armory, Interview: Adam Conover on stand-up, Obama, and his love of the Red Sox, Micd Up: Bamford brings it back to Boston, Schwartz improvs in Medford, The Gray Man Review: A grayer shade of failure, V3 Weekend: ArtBeat, Nantucket Comedy Festival, Elm Street all nighter.
We hardly knew ye. But after dropping this first single, frontman and band leader Sydney Minsky-Sargeant was keen to weave his passion for electronic music into the bands future output a decision that other members of the group werent in favour off. ALBUM OF THE WEEK #1: Belief - Belief (LEX Records)Like early-'90s techno and acid house? Hes not concerned about that potentially turning people away, though. Trapped inside a town, inside my mind, Syd growls on Valleys. Join Songkick Want to see Working Men's Club in concert? Youll engage a private certifier to work with you and assess the application on behalf of the Council. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Vanyaland. Tracks like "Toni," "Something Changed," and "Fables" have a mature, noirish elegance that you could imagine mulling overwith a glass of single malt scotch after a nice dinner. The nobility of the human spirit is to recover and rebound, Paul Banks said. So far, so good. This is the last step before the physical work is carried out.
It got a lot of hype and maybe that didnt capture what we were as a band or what we were as individuals, Syd admits over the phone.