We here at Tiny Mix Tapes seem to be writing about Maria Minerva pretty frequently over the past few months. We talked to her late last year, in January of this year we reviewed her collaborative album with LA Vampires, and of course she put out the wonderful Will Happiness Find Me? last year (TMT Review). She’s had a pretty busy year so far and it’s about to get busier.
On April 2, Not Not Fun offshoot 100% Silk will be releasing her new EP Bless. Compared to most of the songs on Will Happiness Find Me? the EP’s lead cut, “Black Magick,” is a little (and I mean “a little”) less hazy with the drums higher in the mix, and a bouncy, synthesized electro bassline pulsing throughout the song. It’s catchy.
Alice Cohen directed a video for “Black Magick” that features a public access meets Halloween-store-in-the-mall aesthetic with healthy dashes of surrealism and collage thrown in for good measure. The video has a sense of humor about itself and is definitely worth the watch:
Not bad, eh? Here is the complete Bless tracklist:
01. Black Magick
02. Space 4 U
03. Symbol Of My Pleasure [Form Of My Pain]
04. Soul Searchin
05. Black Magick (Lady Blacktronika’s Garage Trip Mix)
In addition to the new record, Ms. Minerva is doing some globetrotting. So far she has dates lined up throughout February and into March in enough places that she’ll probably need a new passport.
02.05.13 - Brighton, UK - Green Door
02.06.13 - Manchester, UK - Kraak Space
02.07.13 - London, UK - Shacklewell Arms
02.08.13 - Berlin, Germany - Berghain Kantine
02.09.13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Sodra Teatern
02.12.13 - Geneva, Switzerland - Ecurie de L’ilot
02.13.13 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
02.14.13 - Strasbourg, France - Strasbourg Museums Auditorium
02.21.13 - Jerusalem, Israel - Uganda
02.22.13 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Levontin7
02.26.13 - New York, NY - The New Museum (DJ Set)
03.02.13 - Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent*
03.14-17.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW
* 100% Silk Allstars party feat. Octo Octa, Pharaohs, Magic Touch
• Maria Minerva: http://www.facebook.com/mariaminervamusic
• 100% Silk: http://www.listentosilk.com
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