Il est des choses qui demeurent immuables. Il en est ainsi de Fandor chez qui la qualité est toujours au rendez-vous. En témoigne ce "Chewing-gum", extrait du prochain album du Français à venir cette année, qui, comme un chewing-gum accroché à une semelle, vous restera scotché dans la tête. A n'en pas douter le prochain opus de Fandor sera addictif !
Fandor is the solo project of the french songwriter from Bordeaux Laurent Barnaud (Lemon Curd, Supernormal). "Chewing-gum" is taken from his forthcoming album out this year !
3 piece indie pop band from Bandung, Indonesia. They are influenced by Another Sunny Day, Sarah Records ! Sounds like Acid House Kings. 5 EPs on Shiny Happy Records.
インドネシアはバンドゥン出身のスリー・ピース。Sarah RecordsのAnother Sunny Dayに影響を受けているとか！サウンドはAcid House Kingsみたい。5枚のEPはShiny Happy Recordsさんから。
Sheffield based indie/shoegaze band, formed in 1989. Restrospective album was released on Cloudberry Records in 2016 and Slumberland Records released this 7" in 2018. Shared the stage with The Orchids, The Brilliant Corners, TV Personalities etc.
シェフィールドのインディ/シューゲイズ・バンドで、1989年に結成。コンピレーション・アルバムはCloudberry Recordsから2016年に発売され、この7インチ・シングルはSlumberland Recordsから2018年にリリースされました。The Brilliant Corners, The Orchids, TV Personalitiesらと共演しました。
Andrew Burnett, from famous and terrific scottish band Close Lobsters, kindly accepted to answer some questions for Anorak Crumble ! The band just released last month a new album through Shelflife Records and Last Night From Glasgow Records : "Post Neo Anti : Arte Povera in the Forest of Symbols". Let's talk about it and about Close Lobsters' history ! Interview with Toshiko !
有名で凄いスコティッシュ・バンドClose LobstersのAndrew Burnett氏が、ご親切にも我らがAnorak Crumbleウェブジンの為にインタビューに答えて頂きました！バンドは先月ニュー・アルバム:
"Post Neo Anti : Arte Povera in the Forest of Symbols"を米Shelflife Recordsと英Last Night From Glasgow Recordsからリリースしたばかり。さあ、そのことや、Close Lobstersのヒストリーについて話しましょう！
Anorak Crumble : About the band and C86 : please tell us about Close Lobsters history for those who may not already know about your band ? Please tell us about your past albums "Foxheads Stalk This Land" and "Headache Rhetoric"... are
there any kind of unique episodes or something like that ?
バンドとC86シーンについて: まだ知られていないClose Lobstersの歴史と、過去のアルバム"Foxheads Stalk This Land"と"Headache Rhetoric"について教えて下さい。面白いエピソードなどはありましたか？
Andrew Burnett : Close Lobsters formed circa 1985 in Glasgow's outer suburbs. We played relentlessly for several years before going to play in London and all of a sudden we got into the music papers with gig reviews ! At the time the NME decided to celebrate a
new breed called C86. Our friends The June Brides didn’t want to go on the cassette but recommended us. The rest is history.
We now have three formal albums - the new one is the definitely the best one !
Close Lobstersは約1985年にグラスゴー郊外で結成されました。僕達はロンドンへ演奏しに行く何年か前にプレイしていて、突然、音楽新聞のギグ・レビューに載りました。当時、NMEはC86と呼ばれる新しいバンド達を絶賛していました。僕達の友達The June Bridesはカセットに参加したくなかったけれども、僕達を推薦してくれました。後に歴史的なものとなりました。僕達は三枚のアルバムを作りました。新作は絶対的にベストなものだよ！
Anorak Crumble : What is the best song of Close Lobsters ? I love "Never Seen Before" and "In Spite Of These Times" especially.
Close Lobstersの曲のなかで一番好きな曲は何ですか？個人的には、"Never Seen Before" and "In Spite Of These Times" が特に好きです。
Andrew Burnett : My current personal favourites are "My Days Are Numbered" and "The Days Run Away". "A Prophecy" is good.
僕の現在の個人的なフェイバリットは、‘My Days Are Numbered’ と‘The Days Run Away’です。‘A Prophecy’ も良いです。
Anorak Crumble : Why did you join the NME C86 compilation ?
何故NMEのコンピレーションC86に参加したのですか？
Andrew Burnett : See above. Thanks to our friends The June Brides. And because we are shameless exhibitionists !
前述の通りです。The June Bridesに感謝します。僕達は恥知らずな目立ちたがり屋だよ！
Anorak Crumble : Can you tell us about C86 scene ?
C86シーンについて教えて頂けますか？
Andrew Burnett : I’m afraid I don’t know much about it. There was a scene in Glasgow once that coalesced around some ‘Happenings’ in a place called Daddy Warbucks in Glasgow. That was the Glasgow version of that scene but it seemed to be a much bigger national
thing. Great bands like Wire and The Loft played there for example. To me it’s a very loose coalition of folks with post-punk sensibilities.
Anorak Crumble : How was the Scottish indie pop scene in the 80's - 90's ? What bands/artists did you play gigs with ? What bands/artists are you influenced by ?
Andrew Burnett : We played mostly with English and Irish bands – The Wedding Present, The June Brides, and That Petrol Emotion. These days I remain heavily influenced by Bob Dylan and Frank Ocean and Television and Underground House music.
大部分は、The Wedding PresentやThe June BridesやThat Petrol Emotionといったイングランドやアイルランドのバンド達と演奏しました。当時はBob DylanやFrank OceanやTelevisionやアンダーグラウンドなハウス・ミュージックに多大な影響を受けていました。
Anorak Crumble : About the new album "Post Neo Anti" and more : the record sleeve is very impressive. What does it mean ?
Andrew Burnett : It is a reflection on determination and getting things done, despite the many obstacles placed in the way, against the grain. Forever, Until Victory !
Anorak Crumble : Are there any concepts on this new album ?
このアルバムのコンセプトはありますか？
Andrew Burnett : The concepts are all in the lyrics - the title and subtitle allude to issues of profound disorientation and complexity. "All Compasses Go Wild" speaks to the current malaise of the world.
The album is an exegesis against the shameless cynicism of the ruling world order.
コンセプトは全ての歌詞にあります…タイトルとサブ・タイトルは、深い問題をほのめかしたものです。"All Compass Go Wild"は、世の中の現在の倦怠感について歌っています。
Anorak Crumble : Can you tell us about the lyrics from the new album ?
ニュー・アルバムの歌詞について教えて下さい。
Andrew Burnett : The lyrics look for a way home outside of the shameless cynicism of the existing world order.
既存の世界秩序の恥知らずな皮肉に対抗したものです。
Anorak Crumble : Why did you contract with Shelflife Records ?
アメリカのShelflife Recordsと契約したのは何故ですか？
Andrew Burnett : I met Ed from Shelflife Records in Brooklyn at the NYC Popfest of 2013. We had lunch and agreed to do some records. It was lovely and productive. The new album is co-release between Last Night From Glasgow Records and Shelflife Records.
2013年にブルックリンのNYCポップフェスでShelflife RecordsのEdと会いました。ランチを食べてレコードを作ることに了解しました。ニュー・アルバムはLast Night From GlasgowとShelflife Recordsとの共同リリースです。
Anorak Crumble : What bands/artists do you listen to nowadays ?
現在はどんなバンドやアーティストを聴いていますか？
Andrew Burnett : The last thing I have listened to today is a track called "Science Beat" by a group called Have a Nice Life. Our "All Compasses Go Wild" cover star Silvia played it in her car when I visited Verona recently. It is a quite magnificent track.
We have also recently been introduced to many new great groups on our record label Last Night From Glasgow. I also really like East Village and The Church Grims. Bob Dylan's new track "Murder Most Foul" is awesome. Johan Johannsen. Immense. Psychic TV "Godstar" has been played quite a lot recently too.
Have A Nice Lifeっていうグループの"Science Beat"という曲。僕達のシングル"All Compass Go Wild"のカバー・スターSilviaは、Veronaの所へ訪れた時に、車の中でこの曲を演奏しました。とても素晴らしいトラックです。僕達のレーベルLast Night From Glasgowで沢山の新しいバンドを紹介しています。East VillageやThe Church Grimsも大好きです。Bob Dylanの新曲"Murder Most
Foul"も凄く良いです。Johan Johannsenも素晴らしいです。Psychic TV "Godstar"も最近よくプレイしています。
Anorak Crumble : Fabien was lucky to see you playing for the Madrid Popfest a few years ago and you were fantastic ! Do you enjoy to play live ?
Andrew Burnett : Yeah, that was a terrific show ! The first one we played since 1991. Everything just seems to come together in a pent-up release. It was tremendous. Madrid remains one of the best gigs we have ever played. Yeah, we love to play live.
Anorak Crumble : Are you going to play gigs in the near future ?
近々プレイする予定はありますか？
Andrew Burnett : Remarkably we were in the process of scheduling some shows in Tokyo for November 2020 but unfortunately due to current events this will now have to be postponed. Hopefully we can make it to Tokyo someday.
Retour aux fondamentaux avec les légendes de l'indie pop australienne Even As We Speak. Signé sur Sarah Records dans les années 90, le groupe de Sydney s'est reformé en 2016 et avait sorti l'année suivante un nouveau disque sur le label américain Emotional Response Records. Cette année 2020 verra la parution, en principe en juin, d'un nouvel album intitulé "Adelphi" sur Shelflife Records (USA) et Discos de Kirlian (Espagne). En guise de hors d'œuvre, Even As We Speak vient de sortir un magnifique single, "Forgiving", qui rappelle avec bonheur, tant par la qualité de la musique que par l'esthétique de la pochette, les années Sarah ! "Forgiving" is the first single from Even As We Speak's brand new album
"Adelphi" coming out this june on Shelflife Records (USA) and Discos De Kirlian (Spain). With a sleeve cover and a fantastic song reminding the Sarah Records' years ! Pour en savoir plus : https://www.evenaswespeak.com/ et https://evenaswespeak.bandcamp.com/
"Forgiving"
"Whatever I’ve done my darling one, you know that I am all for you Whenever I start to drag you down, I know that you won’t cut me loose It don’t make no sense, that hearts should have to break like this
Is it a tune that we forget, a shadow underneath the moon Do you feel a vague regret, on summer mornings bright and new It should be obvious, love shouldn’t end in bitterness
How long have we been wait, for things to become clear, Are we simply waiting out the losing that we fear When we should just be breathing, the in and out of living And endlessly forgiving.
Into the blue my darling one, you know the future is untold Why do we always have to fight, knowing life will end too soon It makes no sense to me, that love requires therapy
Why do we always have to give each other storms and rainy days When we could spend our time in summer breezes, lying in the shade It don’t make no sense, that hearts should have to break like this.
How long have we been wait, for things to become clear, re we simply waiting out the losing that we fear When we should just be breathing, the in and out of living And endlessly forgiving."
Kythira is Alyssa Gengos' solo project from N.Y. The debut album "Cut Through" was released in 2019. Nice sweet vocal and bedroom pop reminds us Fazerdaze, Even As We Speak and Heavenly.
Kythriaはニュー・ヨーク出身のAlyssa Gengosによるソロ・プロジェクト。デビュー・アルバム"Cut Through"は2019年にリリースされました。ナイスなスイート・ボーカルのベットルーム・ポップで、FazerdazeやEven As We SpeakやHeavenlyを思わせます。
El Palacio de Linares s'est formé à Madrid il y a bientôt dix ans. Après avoir fait les beaux jours de labels espagnols tels Elefant Records, Discos de Paseo, Discos Walden, Discos de Kirlian ou encore Sweet Grooves Records, c'est sur Pretty Olivia Records que le groupe a sorti l'an dernier son album "Largos agotadores". Dix titres, dix petits bijoux d'une pop qui réaffirme son amour pour les mélodies subtiles.
El Palacio de Linares is a spanish band from Madrid. The last LP "Largos agotadores" was released one year ago by the spanish label Pretty Olivia Records.
Easy is a Swedish indie band which is called "from Scandinavia's answer to the Smiths". 30 years ago they released "Magic Seed" album. The new album "Radical Innocence" will be released on A Turntable Friend Records in April 2020. Sounds like New Order!
"The Smithsへのスカンジナビアからの回答"と言われている、90年代のスェディッシュ・インディ・バンド。30年前にアルバム"Magic Seed" をリリースしました。ニュー・アルバム"Radical Innocence"は、A Turntable Friend Recordsより2020年4月にリリース予定です。ニュー・オーダーみたいなサウンド！
4 piece indie pop group from Brighton. Featuring members of Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars, Aberdeen, The Luxembourg Signal and The Fireworks), Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present, The Fireworks and The Popguns), Kerry Boettcher (Turbocat) and Hannes Mueller (The BV's). This 7" was released on Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten and Shelflife Records.
ブライトン出身の4人組インディ・ポップ・グループ。. メンバーは、Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars, Aberdeen, The Luxembourg Signal and The Fireworks), Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present, The Fireworks and The Popguns), Kerry Boettcher (Turbocat) and Hannes Mueller (The BV's) で、Kleine Untergrund SchallplattenとShelflife Recordsに所属しています。
Twee indie pop band from Depok, Indonesia. Joined "Asian Pop Heaven" compilation and belong to Shiny Happy Records. This song was released on German label Entes Anomicos Records.
インドネシアはデポック出身のTweeインディ・ポップ・バンド。"Asian Pop Heaven"コンピレーションに参加、Shiny Happy Recordsに所属。この曲はドイツのレーベルEntes Anomicosからリリースされました。
The Umbrella Puzzles est le nouveau projet solo de Ryan Marquez (Apple Orchard, Golden Teardrops). Basé en Californie, il vient de sortir fin 2019 sur Subjangle et Boring Spaghetti Records un EP six titres (sept pour la version CD) témoin une nouvelle fois de son amour pour les belles mélodies pop. La pochette est à mettre au crédit de Casio van Doesburg.
The Umbrella Puzzles is the new solo project from Ryan Marquez (Apple Orchard, Golden Teardrops). His new EP was released through Subjangle and Boring Spaghetti Records in november 2019. The artwork is by Casio van Doesburg.
Andrew and Kenji (ex-The Fairways) are Clay Hips. The album "Happily Ever After" was released on Spanish label Annika Records in 2018. Soft and gentle acoustic pop !
3 piece indie pop band from France. The album "T'es Pas Un Amour" will be released on Melotron Recordings in April 2020. Sounds like Sarah Records' bands like The Field Mice and Stereolab !
フランス出身のスリー・ピース・バンド。アルバム"T'es Pas Un Amour"はMelotron Recordingsから4月にリリース予定です。サラ・レコードのThe Field MiceやStereolabみたいなサウンド！
New shoegaze/dream pop band from Tokyo. Sweet vocals remind us Ringo Deathstarr. The mini-album "Somehow Hear Songs" was released on Jigsaw Records in 2019. The album "Sweet Dream, Tender Light And Your Memory" was released on their own label Testcard Records and included a cover song from Rocketship "Hey Hey Girl".
東京のシューゲイズ / ドリームポップ・バンド。スイートなボーカルでRingo Deathstarrを思わせます。ミニ・アルバム"Somehow Hear Songs"は米Jigsaw Recordsさんからリリースされ、アルバム"Sweet Dream, Tender Light And Your Memory"にはRocketshipの"Hey Hey Girl"カバーが収録。
Sprinters s'est formé à Manchester en 2015 autour de Neil Jarvis, originaire de Wigan. Le groupe a sorti son premier album, sobrement intitulé "Sprinters", en 2017, dont est extrait l'excellent "Figure it out".
Sprinters is a Manchester based band. "Figure it out" is taken from its first album out in 2017.
Escapade revigorante au Canada aujourd'hui, avec Ducks Unlimited. Le groupe de Toronto a sorti son premier EP en novembre 2019 sur le label espagnol Bobo Integral. Leur jangle pop est tout simplement parfaite et un album est ici chaudement attendu !
Ducks Unlimited is an indie pop band from Ontario, Canada. Their first EP was released in november 2019 by the spanish label Bobo Integral. Jangle pop at its best !
"Get bleak"
"Am I expected to react
To your latest disappearing act?
It's not new and I'm past the point of caring
But I do
get bleak
You'll spend the afternoon deleting every number in your phone
then you'll spend the evening wondering why you'll spend the night alone
and it's that instinct of yours to get retaliation first
that is chief among the reasons that when your ambition bursts
it's against the bulwark of your nature
You flew across an ocean to
get bleak
In a high ceiling Neukölln apartment you
get bleak
Guess it's predictable that I miss you
How many ways and how many times must I say
don't go back to Korea?
How many times will I hear you complain
there's nothing for you here?
How long will you carry
your disappointments with you?
When will I stop expecting you to
do what I want you to?
You flew across an ocean to
get bleak
In a high ceiling Neukölln apartment you
get bleak
Guess it's predictable that I miss you
And time will vindicate you
you're right
They'll all appreciate you
in time
One day they'll wish they'd listened
you're right
One day, I pray, you'll hear them tell you
you're right"
Formed by Fernando Torres in south Mexico City. Jangly guitar driven sounds are inspired by 60's bubblegum pop and Postcard Records. Reminds us Orange Juice !
Spanish duo, formed in the late 2000's. Band À Part named after 1964 film by Jean-Luc Godard. Their second album "Templos Y Neones" was released on Elefant Records in 2020. Sounds like Acid House Kings.
2000年終わりに結成されたスパニッシュ・デュオ。Band À Partは1964年のジャン・リュック・ゴタールの映画から名付けられたとのこと。セカンド・アルバム"Templos Y Neonrs"は2000年にスペインのエレファント・レコードより発売。Acid House Kingsみたいなサウンドです。
Originaire de Pittsburgh, en Pennsylvanie, Flower Crown propose une délicate dream pop. Leur deuxième album, "Sundries", est sorti sur Crafted Sounds il y a un an.
Flower Crown is a dream pop band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The song "Bender Szn", is taken from their second album named "Sundries".
German band from Munich. The self-titled debut album was released on Firestation Records in 2010. Second album "Bei Tag Und Nacht" was released this month on Tapete Records.
ドイツはミュンヘン出身のバンド。セルフ・タイトルのデビュー・アルバムはFirestation Recordsから2010年に発売済。セカンド・アルバム"Bei Tag Und Nacht"はTapete Recordsさんより2020年にリリース。
