Holy Other announces first North American tour EVER

By Liz Louche on

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Manchester’s Holy Other is coming to America. The spooky producer is tunneling his way deep within the summer festival circuit of Europe, but for those Yanks who have been thirsting for Mr. Other’s smooth, ghostly jams, get ready: dude’s touring the US in support of Brazilian electronica wizard Amon Tobin and his wild and wacky ISAM Live tour, which promises Tobin hanging out and rockin’ faces from deep within the depths of some kind of weirdo geometric cube that somehow (WITCHCRAFT) allows him to play with what Wired calls “real-time projection mapping, generative imagery and audio-reactive elements.” So basically, it’s like a stranger, more innovative, more aurally pleasurable version of Will.i.am getting beamed in to comment on the 2008 election coverage. Or something. I don’t know. You’ll have to see it live, I guess.

On his fall US dates, Holy Other will be showing off tracks from his forthcoming debut album, Held, due August 28 via Tri Angle. You can peep the first song from Held, “Love Some1,” via Holy Other’s SoundCloud, here:

Holy Other has more European dates lined up, with stops in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Brighton, Belfast, and Glasgow planned during the last week of August. The rest of his tour summer/fall tour itinerary is listed below.

07.17.12 – Ghent, Belgium – 10 Days Off
07.19.12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Trädgården
07.20.12 – Porto, Portugal – Milhões de Festa
08.10.12 – Oslo, Norway – Sukkerbiten
08.11.12 – Hamburg, Germany – Dockville
08.17.12 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Exit07
08.19.12 – Biddinghulzen, Netherlands – Lowlands
09.01.12 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theatre at Qwest Field *
09.02.12 – New York, NY – Roseland Theater *
09.04.12 – Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House *
09.06.12 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre*
09.07.12 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theater *
09.08.12 – Long Island City, NY – MoMA PS1
09.09.12 – St. Louis, MO – Royal Oak Music Hall *
09.10.12 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
09.12.12 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
09.13.12 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre *
09.14.12 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom *
09.17.12 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory *
09.20.12 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle *
09.21.12 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando *
09.22.12 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore *
09.24.12 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom *
09.25.12 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall *
09.27.12 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues *
10.05.12 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre *
10.12.12 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre *

*Amon Tobin

• Holy Other: http://www.facebook.com/holyother
• Tri Angle: http://tri-anglerecords.com

The Dismemberment Plan schedule two reunion shows, better snag tix ASAP if you wanna go

By Caroline Rayner on Jul 13 2012

Alright, I’m about to skip town, so I’m gonna make this one quick. Just rattle off the basics and scuttle off: The Dismemberment Plan just scheduled two reunion shows. Only two, and they’re pretty damn close to each other. Two hours, I think. Tickets are on sale right now. If you’re itchin’ for more shows, maybe try tweeting at them? That’s how they announced they shows, so who knows?

Dates:

08.10.12 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery

08.11.12 - Fredericksburg, VA - Fredericksburg All Ages at Eyeclopes

• The Dismemberment Plan: http://www.dismembermentplan.com
• DeSoto: http://www.desotorecords.com

Christian Marclay’s f*&#(@! (fucking) awesome exhibit The Clock opens at Lincoln Center

By Liz Louche on Jul 13 2012

The Mayans weren’t the only ones obsessed with time. Everybody’s favorite punk-attitude visual collage artist Christian Marclay has crafted another epic work dealing with our years/minutes/days fascination, this time called simply The Clock. (Side note: 2012, the year where lazy music “journalists” the world over used Mayans/2012/THE END OF TIME as a lede for everything. I’m sorry, everyone. Just not sorry enough not to do it.) The Clock has been ticking (sorry, again) its way across the world, with recent appearances at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, and the Hayward Gallery at London’s Southbank Centre. And now, as of Friday, July 13, The Clock is doing its thang at New York’s Lincoln Center.

The Clock is a 24-hour video piece by Mr. Marclay, featuring thousands and thousands of film clips, from the silent era to today, that features an exact time on a clock/watch/sundial mentioned in dialogue. And here’s the rub: it tells accurate time. So at, say, 2:22 AM, the film clip onscreen will say, “Giancarlo, can you believe it’s 2:22 AM?” or what have you. Isn’t that CRAAAAAAAAAZY? Yep, according to Lincoln Center, it is “both a work of art and literally a working timepiece.” Marclay also composed a soundtrack for this puppy, so you can revel in his genius on multi levels of multimedia.

Admission is free, but major crowds are expected and ya gotta wait outside, so pack sunscreen. Or booze. Or snacks or whatever.

• Lincoln Center: http://lincolncenterfestival.org/index.php/2012-the-clock

Finalization of Sony’s takeover of EMI Publishing brings EMI bloodbath

By Ryan A. Detwiler on Jul 13 2012

Remember when we reported on Sony’s purchase of EMI’s publishing rights back in November? Well, it would seem that the time has come to clean EMI’s house. It’s like Game of Thrones all up in there! Sony has sacked the castle of fair Los Angeles, toppled the guards at Nashvilleshire, and is setting ablaze the towers of New York. Ceremonial public offings have been made to keep the new populace in check (you can get the specific names of the now-jobless execs over at Billboard), and though the two companies will be kept separate on paper, they will be managed by a single, Sony-led staff.

The new King to rule them all, Sony/ATV Chairman Martin Bender, was quoted as saying, “At end of the day we are going to be one homogeneous company with one person — myself — running it,” Bandier told The New York Times last month.” Just imagine him saying that with a sword in one hand and the head of EMI’s former Chariman in the other.

Apparently the same is happening overseas in EMI’s international offices, but we’ll have to wait until next week’s episode to check in on that storyline.

• Sony/ATV Music Publishing: http://www.sony.com/SCA/outline/atv.shtml

Maria Minerva to release Will Happiness Find Me? via Not Not Fun, collaborates with LA Vampires, tours; number of exclamation points in this article? 23!

By Caroline Rayner on Jul 12 2012

Cheer up, Maria Minerva! BrooklynVegan says your new album is titled Will Happiness Find Me?, and I’m here to say that of course happiness will find you! There’re loads of reasons to grin: Nectarines! Pie! Water slides! Brunch! Garden gnomes! The Internet Cat Video Film Festival!

Not to mention last year’s LP, Cabaret Cixous (TMT Review)! And your Sacred & Profane Love EP! And your tape, Tallinn At Dawn! And your Noble Savage 12-inch! Damn! You sure have been busy! And we’re glad, because we like your style of synth-pop!

Your album comes out in less than a month! August 1 on Not Not Fun! And c’mon, you’ve also got a collaboration with LA Vampires called The Integration coming out in October! And you’re touring! Wow!!!

Dates:

07.19-20.12 - Stockholm, Sweden - Retreat! 2012
08.11.12 - Ghent, Belgium - Wastelands 2012
08.24.12 - Auckland, New Zealand - Whammy Bar
08.25.12 - Wellington, New Zealand - Medusa
08.26.12 - Perth, Australia - Maylands Yacht Club
08.28.12 - Adelaide, Australia - Format
08.29.12 - Brisbane, Australia - Judith Wright Centre
08.30.12 - Sydney, Australia - Goodgod Small Club
09.01.12 - Melbourne, Australia - The Toff in Town
09.08.12 - New York, NY - MOMA PS1 ^
09.14.12 - Brooklyn, New York - Glasslands
09.28.12 - Portland, OR - Holocene *
09.26-30.12 - Seattle, WA - Decibel Festival
09.30.12 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop

* Julianna Barwick
^ Thom Yorke/Atoms for Peace (DJ set), Holy Other, Rustie, Justin Strauss

• Maria Minerva: http://myspace.com/mariaminervamusic
• Not Not Fun: http://notnotfun.com

Warp reissues Flying Lotus albums on vinyl, just in case you’ve been hibernating for the past four years

By Mike Reid on Jul 12 2012

It’s worth offering another reminder: Flying Lotus’ new album Until the Quiet Comes is set for release this October — or, in the words of Fly Lo himself, “October, or some shit.” So, maybe it’s not worth offering another reminder, considering the equivocal way in which the album’s release date has been “announced.” Similarly, the album was initially expected to be released in June, and clearly that didn’t work out. What’ll happen if it’s postponed again? Are fans ready to angrily demand compensatory performances in their respective towns, free of charge, and in exchange for the amount of time they’ve had to wait for new material? Shall we have our brooms and pitchforks at the ready?

Warp must be sensing the anticipation, because they’ve just reissued on vinyl Flying Lotus’ two full-length albums, Los Angeles and Cosmogramma (TMT Review), as well as two EPs he’s released on the label, Reset and Pattern+Grid World. You can purchase the records individually or as a bundle, or you can stream everything for free here. That’s some real generosity on Warp’s part, and it’s almost enough to make me lay down my fighting broom. Unfortunately, she and I have grown extraordinarily close over these past few weeks. There, there Broomhilde, I’d never leave you…

• Flying Lotus: http://flying-lotus.com
• Warp: http://warp.net

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