Bis Aufs Messer Blog

Black Flag

xnormanx — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:48:03 +0000

Sunday afternoon. You’re probably back in from a sunny but freezing cold walk through Berlin. It’s time for a cup of coffee and maybe some fresh baked cookies. If you already read your weekend newspaper you can watch Reality 86′d. A documentary about Black Flag’s last tour ever together with Painted Willie and Gone in 1986. Shot by Dave Markey who’s also responsible for the great Sonic Youth movie 1991: The Year Punk Broke.

Pretty Girls Make Graves

xnormanx — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:55:26 +0000

I hate it when this happened. You’re coming to a place and listen to a song and you can’t remember who it is. It happened yesterday in the store when we played the 100% Silk mix cd (we were looking for Inner City’s Good Life) and it happend last night too when we entered the Schokoladen early to see Omega Massif. I knew the band, I knew the song, I knew the record but I couldn’t say the name. It was jinxed and no one could help me. Damn. Hours later, I wasn’t thinking about it anymore I got it.

I always loved their Good Health record. Too bad they aren’t around anymore.

The Doozer

xnormanx — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:53:13 +0000

Everyone is looking for the next big thing even us. Okay, we’re not talking about Lana Del Rey, we’re searching for something weird, poppy, honest, authentic. I don’t really know, it has to click. Maybe Cambridge’s Doozer is it. His bedroom psych-pop from guitar, keyboards and drum machines makes me laugh. So far so good.

Radio On was taken from his cassette Armchair Ethusiast. His new record Keep It Together on Woodsist is out soon.

Twerps

xnormanx — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:24:52 +0000

Melbourne’s indie rockers Twerps bringing us this weeks mixtape which they did for Modular. A nice collection and a proof of good taste. Nothing goes wrong with Anika, Gene Clark, Total Control or Nico in a playlist. Enjoy.

Concert Marathon Ahead

xnormanx — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:17:11 +0000

My party weekend starts tonight. Yeah, you read that right. Tonight and it will end Sunday.

Thursday Electrelane’s Verity Susman debut later this night at the Ausland with her new experimental, psychedelic, improvisational noise project (?!).

Friday Black Ambient Enlightened Ambient Night at O’Tannenbaum. A pre-Transmediale event with synth madness by Innercity and Dolphins Into The Future. Starts late, should be great. (His new LP is so good.)

Saturday Mass grave at Schokoladen. Omega Massif tuning down their guitars and playing early, because this concert has to end around 10. I’ll probably standing outside or near the bathroom. See you later at the ://About Nachti night ://about blank when Robag Wruhme is djing one of his famous minimal sets.

Sunday The Immanent Lie at NK. The perfect combination of Jazz, Noise, Freeform, Experimental. What a line up, John Wiese, Bill Kouligas, hotshot Eli Keszler and John Duncan.

I can sleep when I’m dead. On Monday starts Transmediale. Yeehaw.

Ode To Vinyl

xnormanx — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:10:28 +0000

Some smart vimeo user edited scenes from 16 different movies together and created a nice Ode To Vinyl.

I recognized only a few. Ghost World, Sonnenallee, The Shawshank Redemption, High Fidelity, (500) Days Of Summer, Equilibrium. 10 more to go. Do you see more?

Alpinist vs. Masakari

xnormanx — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:08:14 +0000

Everyone’s last year hardcore split record was the joint venture between Germany’s Alpinist and Masakari from the States. Perfect released for their US tour. If you missed it like me, now you have the chance to see their appearance at New Direction Fest in Olympia, WA.

I think there are rumors they’ll touring Germany in summer.

Burning Witch

xnormanx — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:14:44 +0000

Sit down and surrender. There is no possibility to fight a band like Burning Witch. Southern Lord warriors from Thorr’s Hammer, Goatsnake, Asva, Sunn O))) and Khanate bringing their complete army with them. All 4 records and a Live DVD in a indestructible box. If you wanna fight they’ll convince you brutally with slow slow slow guitars and eerie vocals.

Resistance is futile. Get to know your enemy. Now.

Grouper & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma

xnormanx — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:21:43 +0000

Berlin’s very own Transmediale is starting next week. So many good concerts and events but I’ll come to that later this week. Promise.

One concert is standing out. Liz Harris aka Grouper and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma performing a 7 hour performance/ sound environment. Should be very interesting, I’m curious.

To get an idea what you can expect listen to Grouper doing a Dead Moon cover song here at Gorilla vs. Bear (it’s taken from the exclusive 7 inch that accompanies the latest edition of the YETI magazine). And a new song by Jefre taken from his upcoming 12 inch Visiting This World.

Wilco or Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Coffee

xnormanx — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:54:40 +0000

That’s a new Wilco video, the first one in 12 years. Super sweet with your childhood friends Popeye, Olivia and Bluto and a cool song too. Nels Cline is the man. Anyway, the more important news are you can get some new Wilco coffee. Probably fair-trade and very delicious.

That’s not all. As a Wilco fan it’s pretty obvious which coffee you wanna drink from now on, but imagine yourself as a Wilco and a Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy fan. Mr. Beard is having his own coffee brand as well.

Decisions, decisions. I can’t help you. I prefer my Zabar’s Hazelnut Coffee.