2015, a list (part 2). More releases from 2015 that deserve that extra attention. In this episode of Pop Art you will hear music by Howlround, Plaistow, Moon Wiring Club, Masayoshi Fujita, Huntsville, Mark Tranmer, Haarvöl, Dmitry Evgrafov, Serge Gainsbourg and Ruud Bos.
Howlround – A Startled City
Tape experiments and field recordings full of fog. The main man behind this act is called Robin The Fog.
Album: Tales From The Black Tangle.
Plaistow – Mimas
Swiss jazz collective going back to the essence of jazz and repeating that.
Album: Titan.
Moon Wiring Club – Perpetual Pavilion
Once described as a Jethro Tull hiphop act. Strange but that is how it sounds at times.
Album: Leporine Pleasure Gardens.
Masayoshi Fujita – Beautiful Shimmer
Masayoshi Fujita from Japan, citizen of Berlin, getting busy with a vibraphone.
Album: Apologues.
Huntsville – (ER)
Jazz collective Huntsville from Norway blends improvised music with kraut rock and ambient. Reviewers haven’t found the perfect name for it yet.
Album: Pond.
Mark Tranmer – Woodland
Wistful piano sounds and the colours of autumn.
Album: Further Woodland.
Haarvöl – The Inescapable Labyrinth
A group from Portugal delivering eerie electric drones.
Album: Indite.
Dmitry Evgrafov – Garage
A new act on the FatCat label. Evgrafov combines neo-classical music with the moody feelings of autumn.
Album: Collage
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Serge Gainsbourg – Les Chemins de Katmandou
The original tapes of ‘Les Chemins de Katmandou’ soundtrack have recently been rediscovered. The box set ‘Le Cinéma De Serge Gainsbourg’ had to be revised in 2015. Arrangements by Gainsbourg’s legendary sidekick Jean-Claude Vannier.
Ruud Bos – M1 Standjes
In 2015 Ruud Bos, composer of well known Dutch TV tunes got his own compilation filled with some of his more sexy and funky soundtracks.
Album: Naked Plus.
Playlist:
01. Howlround – A Startled City (Robin The Fog / Chris Weaver).
02. Plaistow – Mimas (Plaistow).
03. Moon Wiring Club – Perpetual Pavilion (Moon Wiring Club).
04. Masayoshi Fujita – Beautiful Shimmer (Masayoshi Fujita).
05. Huntsville – (ER) [edit] (Huntsville).
06. Mark Tranmer – Woodland (Mark Tranmer).
07. Haarvöl – The Inescapable Labyrinth (Haarvöl).
08. Dmitry Evgrafov – Garage (Dmitry Evgrafov).
09. Serge Gainsbourg – Les Chemins de Katmandou (Serge Gainsbourg / Jean-Claude Vannier).
10. Ruud Bos – M1 Standjes (Ruud Bos).
01. Tales From The Black Tangle. The Fog Signals. 007.
02. Titan. DYFL. DYFL04CD.
03. Leporine Pleasure Gardens. Gecophonic Audio Systems. GEpH008CD.
04. Apologues. Erased Tapes Records. ERATP075CD.
05. Pond. Hubro. HUBROCD2549.
06. Further Woodland. Vertical Features. VF 050.
07. Indite. Moving Furniture Records. MFR024.
08. Collage. 130701. CD13-21.
09. Le Cinéma De Serge Gainsbourg. Emarcy. 535 997-2.
10. Naked Plus (Original Soundtracks 1967-1973) 678 Records. SSECD-003.
