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Portishead Returns for Coachella + Kling Klang Download
The buzz is all over the Internet. Portishead is releasing its third album after a long three-year absence. Released on April 28th, Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons have come together to produce the 11-track album simply called "Third". There's something poetic about the timing, but what's the significance of 3-3-3?
We're anticipating the big sound from Portishead's understated single -word track names like "Silence", "Plastic" and "Small". It's gonna be huge. For a preview of the album go to the Coachella Music Festival (April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif.) where Portishead will play their first show on American soil in nearly a decade! For the full line-up click here. If you were lucky enough to be in Europe this spring you'd be spoilt as Portishead were playing gigs in Portugal, Italy, UK, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, France and Brussels. We checked out the supporting acts on that tour and had never heard of the odd A Hawk and a Hacksaw, but we loved Liverpool's Kling Klang so much we got you all a download. Kling Klang describe themselves as "...5-piece heavy experimental synthesiser krautrock orchestra with amplified vintage synths, futuristic riffs, electric guitars and live drums".
Enjoy das Krautrock!
Download: "Nexus Live" by Kling Klang
Finally, word on the street is that there's a secret gig in LA this week...Remember who told you first.
And If you need a reminder of Portishead's classic sound, check out their 1994 film noir, "To Kill A Dead Man". That film score deserves a release! Pleease.
CONTEST: Win tickets to see the DFA crew at MoMA
Dan Flavin. Untitled (to Don Judd, colorist), 1-5. 1987. Colored fluorescent lights. Exhibition copies, courtesy of Stephen Flavin. Photo: Courtesy the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Estate of Dan Flavin. © 2008 Estate of Dan Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
We don’t know what’s going on with museums in NYC, but we’re not complaining. Our bros over at DFA and the Museum of Modern Art are hosting an amazing party this Saturday, in conjunction with the museum's Pop Rally series of events. To celebrate their upcoming exposition Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today, MoMA have invited (wait for it) The Juan Maclean, T&T (Tim Goldsworthy and Tim Sweeney), Holy Ghost!, Justin Miller and our very own Jacques Renault to DJ the festivities. An exposition on the evolution of color and DFA? Sounds like the LCD Soundsystem “Movement” video all over again, are we right?
Since we figured you guys would be stoked, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the event. Keep in mind, tickets are only available at the museum box office, so having a pair ahead of time gives a certain party time advantage. To win tickets, send an email with your info to contests@rcrdlbl.com (make sure to put “DFA MOMA PARTY” in the subject). The winner will be chosen at random. Oh, and you have to be 21+.
Huge thank you to DFA and the people at MoMA for letting us hook this one up. Check out the flyer and more info after the jump, and good luck to all you guys...
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