Avant-Avant - a curated musical selection

My Bloody Valentine – Sometimes

Jean d'Hambourg — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:00:15 +0000

Slow shoegaze lust ballad.

Pulsallama – Ungawa Pt. 2

Jean d'Hambourg — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:37:25 +0000

Indigenous rhythm influenced post-punk tribal no-wave.

Nini Raviolette – Indicateur Ou Dragueur

Jean d'Hambourg — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:05:38 +0000

Noisy synthpunk-influenced coldwave.

Fairmont – Darling Waltz

Jean d'Hambourg — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:03:46 +0000

Post-minimalist late night cold motorway electronics.

DIRTY – 32 Frames For Prince

Jean d'Hambourg — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:59:17 +0000

Strangely epic orchestral reworking of Prince’s “1999″.

Pauline Oliveros – A Little Noise In The System

Jean d'Hambourg — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:35:10 +0000

A harsh noise experimentation and audio typology.

Acid Washed – Acid Washed (Danger Remix)

Jean d'Hambourg — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:40:44 +0000

Amazing maximalist claveçin psychedelic electro from the upcoming EP. Danger Remix.

Ndikho Xaba – Nomusa

Jean d'Hambourg — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:49:46 +0000

Rich world infused jazz ripped straight from old vinyl.

British Standard Unit – D’ya Think Im Sexy

Jean d'Hambourg — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:48:32 +0000

This brutally minimal mutantronica rendition almost compensates for Rod Stewart existing.

Robert Petwa – Catfish Blue

Jean d'Hambourg — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:40:48 +0000

Warm and comforting outisder folk.

Mr Flash – Audiotrack 02

Jean d'Hambourg — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:15:06 +0000

Flirtatious cut-copy bossa nova audio collage mess. Off the Monsieur Sexe album.

Monks In The Snow – A Theme for this Special Evening

Jean d'Hambourg — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:41:50 +0000

Coldwave approved Gregorian chants off the 1981 Disques du Crépuscule Xmas album.

Nakion – Horse Track

Jean d'Hambourg — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:33:40 +0000

Somewhere between a girlie D.A.F. and no-cuteness Takako Minekawa samples. Amazing maximalism.

LCD Soundsystem – Another Heartbreak (redux)

Jean d'Hambourg — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:49:29 +0000

As presented at the YSL spring woman’s ready-to-wear show, a redux version of Peter Gordon classic avant-disco hit.

Skullflower – Your Cities, Your Tombs

Jean d'Hambourg — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:18:26 +0000

Nothing but an intense wall of guitar noise.