Steven Wilson: Songs from the Village" mixtape

Steven Wilson has a shared a mixtape of sorts, named Songs from the Village, which can now be streamed via the Requiem for a Village website:

The Parish Council is proud to present "Songs from the Village" for your listening pleasure. Those who have heard it speak of Boards of Canada and Demdike Stare, of the haunted ragas of the Third Ear Band, and of children's programmes and public information films of the 1970s.

You can hear these sounds below, around and around, infinitely. Everyone visiting hears the same moment at the same time. You may talk amongst yourselves while it plays.

The Requiem for a Village album will be released on November 6th.

» stevenwilsonhq.com
» requiemforavillage.com

British Birds: "Lie Down With Dogs, Stand Up With Fleas" video

English quartet British Birds have made a video for Lie Down With Dogs, Stand Up With Fleas, a track from their Murmurate, Oscillate album : "A loveable mix of psychedelic garage rock, XTC-flavoured New Wave and the Kinks in their late '60s early '70s vaudeville leanings."

zakè: Statica Memoria

Analogue loving ambient musician Zach Frizzell does not like to rush things with zakè project. Kicking off his new album Statica Memoria with two slowly unfolding tracks, All Things Made Distant and No More Forever, both lasting nearly half an hour each, is asking quite a lot from the listener, but for those who are willing to give in, it turns into a very relaxing experience.

The warm sounding drones and occasional shifts in tempo and volume are trance-like, with the details slowly showing themselves, requiring undivided attention. The Light Was Withdrawn and the title track Statica Memoria are relatively short, but their slow moving washes of textures are as equally intense. Frizzell's classical training enables him to project an emotion by taking resonance to its outer limits.

Prince: "3121 Las Vegas Live" Black Friday release

A Prince show recorded January 20, 2007 a during his Las Vegas residency in 2006-2007 will be released as 3LP (9400 copies on crystal blue curaçao vinyl) and 2CD (2700 copies) for Black Friday (November 27). Lots of songs from his 3121 and Musicology, plus classics from his back catalogue and a few covers.

Note for those with FOMO: this show can also be found on the Blu-Ray that comes with the expanded reissue of 3121, which will be available on December 6.

Words about music (861): Derek Trucks

I think what makes a band great is that you're not trying to be someone else ever. At no point do you want it to become nostalgic; you never want to be a cover band for anybody.

Derek Trucks