Morphinist: The Pessimist Sessions

Just discovered this band. Really cool, atmospheric stuff with no regard for genre constraints or image. It's all about tone and they have it in spades, especially here. Check out at about a minute and a half when the 80s horror synth kicks in. Beautiful.

If you dig them like I do, support them. Morphinist have a bandcamp where you can name your price for the full Pessimist Sessions album download.

Sexwitch

A couple of months ago I re-loaded Bat for Lashes debut album "Fur and Gold" on my iPod and have been listening to it quite steadily since. It is a fantastic album, full of dark nuance, emotion and really artistic, eclectic arrangements. This afternoon while writing I took a break from my normal soundtrack (Sinoa Caves's Beyond the Black Rainbow ST) and threw Fur and Gold on. This got me thinking and when I reached a stopping point I fired up the Google and decided to see what Natasha Khan has been up to. I'm well aware there are two Bat for Lashes record after F&G, I just haven't gotten around to them yet. Now I find Ms. Khan is the vocalist in a new collaboration with producer Dan Carey and group Toy. The new band is Sexwitch, Helelyos is the first track off the E.P. that comes out on 9/25 and is available for preorder through their site here.

I dig this and am pretty interested in hearing the rest of the record.

Cocksure - Razor Invader

AH! The new Cocksure came out a week ago today and I haven't been able to get it yet. I would have just pre-ordered it but I was traveling and thought I'd be able to finagle a grab on the go, however it just didn't work like that. The Ghost record was easy to come by last week - I walked into a bestbuy and walked out five minutes later with Meliora in hand. Cocksure's Corporate_Sting isn't the kind of record a bb would carry because, well frankly, I was kinda shocked they carry any music at all anymore. And there are NO record stores on the Southside of Chi town anymore (sheds a tear for Threshold Music).

Well, I'm back in LA and have a writing session in Hollywood tonight so you can bet your sweet behind I will be stopping at Amoeba. I simply can NOT wait any longer for the new one by Chris Connelly and Jason Novak!

Stream the new Ghost Record Meloria

If you haven't heard it yet this should help convince you of its majesty. If you dig it, buy it and help them 'take over the world'.

Rote Hexe

I haven't been able to shop for much music lately, let alone wander the isles of Amoeba and let something new and unexpected find me. I did that this evening and this fantastic experimental metal two-piece is what I came away with. Very, very good. Give a listen and please, if you dig, support them and Cricket Cemetery Records.

Goodnight Mommy

Sold. Completely F&*king sold.

Remember that Supergroup w/ Mike Patton, Tunde Adebimpe and Doseone?

The one we've been waiting for since about the time Peeping Tom came out?

It's here. Or at least the first single is. Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for The Nevermen (sounds like a villain from Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, doesn't it?)

Thanks to my Drinking with Comics co-host Mike Wellman for being the bearer or great news:

The band's soundcloud is here. There's no tracks available there yet though, so apparently it's exclusive right here on Consequence of Sound. Really great track with a very unique structure. Can't wait for the record!