Don't Die Wondering.

Aldous Birdlife

Episode #360, in which Don’t Die Wondering encounters the delightful casio-spawned tri-fi (“tribal sci-fi”, a new buzzword I’m trying to get in by incorporating it in ALL conversations) anachronisms of Aldous Birdlife, enjoys it with a passion, has a strong suspicion of other names by which this artist goes by but decides to leave it a mystery. Archie plays a trick on Emma that goes a little too far, while Adam discovers the true meaning of the word ‘rape’.

Aldous Wildlife - Agea City III (mp3)

Brambles

So as to illustrate:

A man

A hoverboard

A siren

A foot

A club

And a… a, a foreign accent (but that one’s just for laughs)

Brambles - Visionary Tics Shivering In The Chest (mp3)

Twins

There’s one thing in this bratty world that I love and despise in equal measures: my twin brother, as does a fish his own reflection in the bowl I imagine. When something is totally off the fucking wall and simultaneously makes my heart go “flutter”, it makes the tiny cash register in my head go “take me”. This brilliant B-52’s meets Bowie meets Optimus Prime pleading “I want answers” makes me go just that.

Twins - Left Centerfield (mp3)

More Light More Power

More Light More Power, the master-stroke campaign slogan that catapulted President Obama into to the White House, gets a new spin here with this London 4-piece, that feels like something of a fusion between the amp-noise aesthetic of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the prog-glam theatrics and bombast of Alice Cooper and T.Rex. I saw this band live last night and it was great, really recommend it to anyone looking for some good old-fashioned rock’n’roll entertainment POWER and a singer that can actually sing.

More Light More Power - Fear White Horses (mp3)

Cop Magnet

Here at Don’t Die Wondeing, to give it a bit of a Western European spin, we like to think of ourselves as for-bearers ushering in a new era for mankind, where political discourse fills the everyday parlance rather than petty trifles, a statement is a fist rather than an elaborate heap of garbage taking up city space in a museum, kids think twice before hitting the gas pedal and girls are a little more selective about how they choose to present themselves. This is how we get it done, one great mp3 at a time. In this particular case, really great.

Cop Magnet - Mas Funk (mp3)

Haunted Houses

Mutilated waves of distortion wash over what are essentially heartfelt folk-blues ditties in the echoey world of Haunted Houses. Look out for some tapes coming out soon.

Haunted Houses - We Are The Jackson Whites (mp3)

Foxes In Fiction

Torontos’ Warren Hildebrand, aka Foxes In Fiction, creates a floating and rather fey atmosphere in this tender and sample-heavy bedroom slow-dance, which doesn’t so much cure panic as sedate it with a numbing and slightly queasy pill.

Foxes In Fiction - Panic Cure Dub (Demo) (mp3)

Pop Campaign

As an ardent Germanophile and hobbyist translator, I can tell you that Das Perfekte Proml Dinner translates loosely to ”Closer 2 My Dreamz”, and that the actual MUSIC in this track consists of that brand of stern-faced, intention-filled electronica, somewhat anachronistic-sounding, pads of mournful disonant chords and an uneasy tension pervading throughout.

Pop Campaign - Das Perfekte Proml Dinner (mp3)

Topaz Rags

Sounding like the perfect accompaniment to an old-school detective movie featuring lots of nudity, this track packs such an uber-atmosphere it leaves a thin trail of cigarette smoke behind it, with its emotional and haunting jazzy-blues shuffle painted in almost shamanistic colors. There’s definitely an influence here from fellow Californians such as Pocahaunted and Sun Araw, in that awesomely vamped Echo Park sound.

Topaz Rags - Sightings (mp3)

A Revolutionary Spirit

Riding on waves of gloomy synths and guitars delayed into the next dimension, this 4-piece from Wrexham deliver doom-ridden space-rock with a passion, instantly calling to mind influences from fellow Northerner souls of yore The Verve.

A Revolutionary Spirit - Mind (mp3)