title:

spring 2006 promotional van

label:

static caravan recordings

format:

cd

release date:

03.06

tracks:

hikari

"the latest spring collection from the house of static caravan is temptingly revealed on this rather delightful limited to 200 copies 6 track promo cd. featuring a feast of goodies some of which we’ve mentioned in very recent singled out dispatches - cheju are suitably represented by the daintily dreamy frost bitten splendour of 'hikari' from their recent 'a rainy mile' set - which is now sadly sold out from the labels shop but should be trackable at the usual static outlets (and that‘s not an invitation but rather more a warning that you need this release pronto). those much intrigued by wil bolton’s (cheju) faraway lunar-esque electronic sound scapes should note that there are a fair few recordings available from various internet only labels which we briefly mentioned above somewhere - first up there’s the 'transparencies' ep on acrylik records at http://www.acrylik.net - while the 'negative spaces' full length is available at filament records at www.filamentrecordings.co.uk and his latest release 'despite all resolutions' gets an airing on camomille recordings whose link sadly was suspended just as we were rustling this particular missive - so anyone from camomile who’d care to get in touch this would be greatly appreciated (thanks to wil for the additional camomille link at http://www.archive.org/details/camomille091). elsewhere the 'maypole song' as covered by tunng is included here, now achieving near legendary status thanks to several copies of 2004’s ultra limited lathe 7” from which it featured having recently exchanged hands for in excess of £100 on ebay. no need to tell you that the song originally appeared on the cult horror flick 'the wicker man' which by all accounts is being remade as i write and due for summer screening - unfathomable as to why - the phrase 'if it ain’t broken….' springs to mind what next 'it’s a wonderful life' redone with the lead role being subjected to a crack addled nightmare of faustian proportions - shit that’s done it. anyway tunng in all their resplendent glory and quite possibly the finest of the so-called folktronic set - quite perfect if you ask me. tucked at the end of the 6 song set are the strange sounds orchestra who are or more correctly who is mark brend of farina fame. 'the algorythm' is taken from a limited 7” release (see review in the last missive) that serves as an accompanying partner to mark's recently published and much acclaimed 'strange sounds' book on backbeat books - www.backbeatbooks.com. inch time need no introductions here - and if they do then you really haven’t been paying attention have you. 'no need to sign your name' is taken from the forthcoming full length for static entitled 'as the moon draws water' - more lushly toned rounded beats and late evening down tempo vibes from australian musician srefan panczak that sound not a million miles all said and done from those smoothed mid 90’s sounds from the likes of biosphere and fsol. both the garden and blood music’s inclusions are tasty little peeks at what’s to come shortly and no doubt in time becoming the latest hi-fi obsession. '1234567' by garden is what mr peel probably would have described as 'fades in slowly' - repetitive and beautifully so - think of a subdued spiritualized finding themselves marooned on a far flung exotic island with both tunng and the earlies cultivating field recordings and loosely translated ethnic vibes and weaving them into a slow burning almost invisible to the naked eye patchwork of pastoral soft psyche pop - priceless. last up 'and she is the future' from blood music. described as 'a one man band witrh many members' blood music it seems have been wowing the more clued up members of the swedish music community with their debut full length 'sing a song fighter' from which 'and she is the future' is taken. centred around the talents of karl jonas winqvist this cut is a delectable and unassuming slice of lo-fi splendour will leave you speechless and emotionally drained, layer by layer building in stature it‘s easy to imagine an upbeat daniel johnston recovering lou reed's 'transformer'. essential of course." - losing today, 03.06