Peeesseye+Talibam! review in Paris Transatlantic Magazine

Great review of the Peeesseye+Talibam! album in Paris Transatlantic Magazine!

Talibam! (Kevin Shea on drums, Matt Mottel on keyboards) and Peeesseye (Jaime Fennelly on electronics, Chris Forsyth on guitars and Fritz Welch on drums) have been pals and Evolving Ear labelmates for a while now, so it was only a matter of time before they all got together and let it rip. And rip this certainly does, driven on by the double-barrelled percussion attack, underpinned by Fennelly's drones and scribbled all over by Mottel and Forsyth, whose wild gonzo soloing is a happy and healthy reminder that one-chord jamming was part and parcel of American alt.rock before the word alt.rock even existed, back when Fugs roamed the Earth and Angus MacLise still turned up for rehearsals, back when these laddies were still twinkles in their daddies' eyes. Of course, it's not all one-chord rock – sometimes they dispense with chords altogether and dive headlong into the primeval murky soundpool, with scant regard for whatever sharp rocks and nasty beasties might be lurking under the surface. Loud, messy, dangerous and glorious. Watch out for a vinyl release shortly too on Smeraldina-Rima.–DW

Releases set for 6th of March

If you need yet another reason to go to the KRAAK festival in Aalst on the 6th of March, next to seeing Yoshi Wada, we'll be having a stand holding 2 new releases there.

Nate Wooley Trumpet/Amplifier LP

A firestorm of grinding sound that emerges one into a highly personal sonic hellhole; Trumpet/Amplifier is a definitive statement by Wooley and is probably his most drastic and complete album to date. A marriage of noise and freejazz plagued by shadows and fog. Comes with extensive liner notes by Ben Hall (Graveyards).

Limited to 496 copies, with screenprinted art, designed by Levi Seeldraeyers.




Peeesseye+Talibam! 2xLP

A collaboration made in fudge, this brings together 2 tribes of cannibals that cook up a gumbo stew of Kraut infused jams and over the top arm wrestling organ-freakouts to conjure up bleeding walls of feedback. Result? A serious contender for the scariest psych fest this town has ever seen. The CD version of this is coming out on the lovely Invada Records.

Limited to 600 copies, artwork by Rachel Lowther.



Be like the smart kids and pre-order your copy, since these are expected to move fairly fast. Write to: orders[at]smeraldina-rima[dot]com

See you at the festival.

Ryan Garbes 'Unbreakable Flower'

Here's a peek at the cover for a tape release that should be out this March, "Unbreakable Flower" by Ryan Garbes. A collection of chaotic and battered freak-outs submerged in hot fatt and nameless liquid. Recommended! This guy used to drum with psych-kiddos Raccoo-oo-oon, who aren't around anymore unfortunately, but this stuff is definitely a cure for pain.


http://www.myspace.com/rgarbes

First Utterance

So, this is gonna be the place where we're planning to keep you up to date on Smeraldina-Rima releases and upcoming shows. We'll also be doing some reviews every now and then, plus the occasional rant.

A quick shout out for those who live in Ghent, this saturday we're doing a show at Smeraldina-Rima Headquarters, namely avant-garde lutenist Jozef van Wissem is doing an improv set with snare-rumbler Eric Thielemans. Also we have mister Awesome-O himself, Lieven Martens, playing as Dolphins Into The Future.

Place to go is Komijnstraat 1, 9000 Gent, Saturday 20th of February 2010. Doors at 20h, things start at 21h.


http://www.myspace.com/vanwissem
http://www.myspace.com/ericthielemans
Dolphins Into The Future @ Scheld'apen

See ya there.