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NEWS : FRI, NOV 3, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Earth 2 Special Low Frequency Version 30th Anniversary Vinyl Edition + The Limited-Edition Companion Piece Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix Available Today

“Once deeply idiosyncratic, Earth’s singular sound has become an established style, one emulated by a legion of disciples. But from the vantage point of 2023, Earth 2 endures.” - Uncut

Today, November 3rd, Sub Pop is releasing two records from the pioneering ambient-metal group Earth: the 30th-anniversary vinyl edition of Earth 2 Special Low Frequency Version, and its companion piece, Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency MixEarth 2.23 highlights the enduring influence of Earth 2 with brand new, exclusive reinterpretations of Earth 2 material by The Bug feat. Flowdan, Robert Hampson (Loop, Main), Justin K Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu), Brett Netson (Built to Spill, Caustic Resin), and Kevin Richard Martin (aka The Bug).
 
The 30th-anniversary vinyl edition of Earth 2 Special Low Frequency Version revives the double album’s original packaging - an extra-wide jacket with two color inner sleeves - for the first time since the long out-of-print 1993 pressing. The new vinyl edition adds a double-sided fold-out insert with never-before-seen photos of the band from the Earth 2 era. This edition is available on glacial blue vinyl in the US and blue curacao vinyl in the UK & EU.
 
The four-track vinyl version of Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix is limited to 2,500 copies worldwide and is also on glacial blue (US) and blue curacao vinyl (UK & EU). The digital version includes a bonus remix by Kevin Richard Martin (aka The Bug). The cover of Earth 2.23 features original artwork by underground art legend Savage Pencil.
 
In addition to the show with SUNN O)))) on November 22nd at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA, Earth will perform Earth 2 December 1st at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
 

Tour Date
Wed. Nov. 22 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre #
Thu. Dec. 01 -  Los Angeles, CA - Alex Theatre $
 
# w/ SUNN O))) and Jesse Sykes
$ Desert Oracle
 

Earth 2 Special Low Frequency Version 30th Anniversary Edition and Earth 2.23 Lower Frequency Mix are available now in North America from the Sub Pop Mega Mart, in the UK and Europe from Mega Mart 2, and select independent retailers in North Americathe UK, and EU


Earth 2 Special Low Frequency Version
30th Anniversary Edition
 
Tracklisting:
1. Seven Angels
2. Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine
3. Like Gold and Faceted



Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix
 
Tracklisting:
1. Angels (The Bug Remix feat. Flowdan)
2. May Your Vanquished Be Saved from the Bondage of their Sins (Robert Hampson Remix)
3. Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine (Justin K Broadrick Remix)
4. Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine (Brett Netson Version)
5. Like Gold and Faceted (Kevin Richard Martin Remix)*
*digital-only

Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : THU, NOV 2, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Watch SLIFT’s KEXP Performance Featuring Songs From Their Forthcoming Sub Pop Debut ILION

Today, November 2nd, KEXP released a live performance and interview video with French psychedelic rock outfit SLIFT. The thunderous session was recorded at the KEXP studio in Seattle, WA, during the Bumbershoot festival. The session features live versions of “Ilion,” “Nimh,” and “The Words That Have Never Been Heard” from the group’s forthcoming album ILION, out January 19th via Sub Pop. Click HERE to watch the KEXP session.
 
SLIFT has announced a mammoth UK & EU tour beginning February 23rd in Brighton, UK, ending April 6th in Marseille, France. The KEXP session video is a tantalizing taste of the band’s live powers, which merge earth-rattling volume, cosmic soundscapes, and psychedelic visuals into a mind-bendingly glorious experience. See below for a full list of dates.

 
Fri. Feb. 23 - Brighton, UK - Chalk
Sat. Feb. 24 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
Sun. Feb. 25 - Dublin, IE -  Whelan’s
Mon. Feb. 27 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell
Wed. Feb. 28 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
Thu. Feb. 29 - Lille, FR - Aéronef
Fri. Mar. 01 - Paris, FR - La Cigale
Sat. Mar. 02 - Saint Malo, FR - Route du Rock Hiver
Wed. Mar. 13 -  Toulouse, FR - Bikini
Fri. Mar. 15 - Nantes, FR- Stereolux
Sat. Mar. 16 - Rouen, FR - 106
Mon. Mar. 18 - Bruxelles, FR - Ancienne Belgique
Tue. Mar. 19 -  Utrecht, NL - Tivoli Vredenburg
Wed. Mar. 20 - Cologne, DE- Club Volta
Thu. Mar. 21 - Groningen, NL - Vera
Fri. Mar. 22 - Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan
Sun. Mar. 24 - Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
Mon. Mar. 25 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
Tue. Mar. 26 - Oslo, NO- John Dee
Wed. Mar. 27 - Stockholm, SE - Hus 7
Sat. Mar. 30 - Berlin, DE - Lido
Mon. Apr. 01 - Leipzig, DE- UT Connewitz
Mon. Apr. 02 -  Stuttgart, DE - Wisemann Club
Tue. Apr. 03 - Esch Sur Alzette, LU - Kulturfabrik
Wed. Apr. 04 - Zurich, CH - Mascotte
Thu. Apr. 05 -  Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne
Fri. Apr. 06 - Marseille, FR - Espace Julien


SLIFT
ILION
 
1. Ilion
2. Nimh
3. The Words That Have Never Been Heard
4. Confluence
5. Weaver’s Weft
6. Uruk
7. The Story That Has Never Been Told
8. Enter The Loop


Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : THU, NOV 2, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Girl and Girl Fight Night EP Available Today

Today, November 2, 2023, the Australian group Girl and Girl’s Fight Night EP, a 5-song effort featuring new interpretations of songs from their 2023 EP, Divorce +.  This collection of songs was filmed and recorded at Fight Night Studios in Melbourne, Australia. You can watch the Fight Night sessions in their entirety HERE.
 
Fight Night Records is a recording studio perched above Dutch Vinyl record store in Melbourne, established in 2015 by identical twins Harley and Delaney Stewart. Their live studio sessions have captured performances by some of Australia’s most incredible underground talent, including Grace Cummings, Folk Bitch Trio, Felix Riebl, Gabriella Cohen, Jazz Party,  Bones & Jones, and Sweet Talk.
 
Girl and Girl are working on new music for their full-length Sub Pop debut and have announced AU and EU shows this fall, including a festival play on November 11th at Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
 

Fri 3 Nov - London, UK - Sebright Arms 
Sat 4 Nov - Margate, UK- Whereelse? $
Sun 5 Nov - Brighton, UK - Mutations Festival 2023
Mon 6 Nov - Southampton, UK - Heartbreakers      
Wed 8 Nov - Orleans, FR - L’Astrolabe
Thu 9 Nov - Nantes, FR - Stereolux
Fri 10 Nov - Weissenhäuser Strand, GER - Rolling Stone Beach
Sat 11 Nov - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Avant Garde
Thu 30 Nov      - Auckland, NZ - Whammy (The Others Way Pre-Party)
Fri 1 Dec - Auckland, NZ - The Others Way Festival
Wed 6 Dec - Melbourne, AU - Spaced Out Festival
 
$ w/ Flamingods



Fight Night EP
 
Tracklisting:
1. Strangers (Fight Night)
2. Dance Now (Fight Night)
3. All I See (Fight Night)
4. Garden Song (Fight Night)
5. Divorce 2 (Fight Night)


Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : FRI, OCT 27, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Shabazz Palaces’ Robed in Rareness Is Out Today Worldwide From Sub Pop

Today, October 27th, marks the release of Shabazz Palaces’ Robed in Rareness, the first full collection of new material since The Don of Diamond Dreams, their critically acclaimed LP released in 2020.

Shabazz Palaces is masterminded by vocalist and producer Ishmael Butler, whose unstinting drive to reimagine hip-hop - even as he enters his fifth decade on Earth - remains undimmed. With Robed in Rareness, there’s a respectful eye on the past, an embrace of an ever-evolving present, and its feet are firmly planted in the future. It features collaborations with the likes of Seattle’s Royce The Choice and Porter Ray, Colorado Springs’ O Finess, Butler’s twin Lavarr the Starr, Bronx’s Geechi Suede (of Camp Lo), and Butler’s son, the incomparable Lil Tracy. 

Get lost in the new Robed in Rareness visualizers for “Cinnamon Bun (feat. Lavarr the Star), “P Kicking G (feat. Porter Ray),  “Gel Bait (feat. Geechi Suede), and “Hustle Crossers” – four interdimensional journeys featuring Shabazz Palaces’ chosen comrades, and directed by returning animator Jacob Kasar (“Woke Up In a Dream” and “Binoculars” visualizers). Link here.

Robed in Rareness was produced by Shabazz Palaces, mixed by Erik Blood, and engineered by Ishmael Butler and Blood at Studio4 West in Venice, California, with mastering by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering.

Shabazz Palaces’ touring in support of Robed in Rareness continues with a performance at LA3C Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 12th. He will also support Jenny Lewis on her Joy’All tour beginning Saturday, December 2nd at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and ending Friday, December 8th in Hollywood, CA at the Hollywood Palladium. 

In 2024, the group will also appear at My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday event in Quintana Roo, MX, on April 4th—additional live dates to be announced soon. 


2023

Sun. Nov. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - LA3C @ Theater at Ace Hotel

Dec. 02 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre *

Dec. 03  - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre *

Dec. 05 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield Theatre *

Dec. 08 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium *

* w/ Jenny Lewis


2024

Thu. Apr. 04 - Quintana Roo, MX - Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya

Fri. Aug. 05 - Quintana Roo, MX - Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya

Sat. Aug. 06 - Quintana Roo, MX - Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya

Sun. Aug. 07 - Quintana Roo, MX - Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya


What people are saying about Shabazz Palaces’ Robed in Rareness:

“Butler offers seven tracks whose energy swings between chaotic and cool.” - THE WIRE

“With a host of new collaborators, Shabazz Palaces’ sound is pushed and pulled in multiple directions at once, without once neglecting the interplanetary funk mutant hip hop sound they have always excelled in.”  THE QUIETUS

“Ishmael Butler finds company to share his one-of-a-kind vision with on his brief sixth LP, making his quest for new Afrofuturistic frontiers something more communal.” FLOOD

“Shabazz Palaces has been focused on raising the corporeal anchor and setting sights on a new world, soundtracked by synth-helmed stargazing sonics. Presented as a mini-album, the seven-song Robed In Rareness furthers Butler’s mission.” Album of the Day - BANDCAMP



Posted by Abbie Gobeli

NEWS : WED, OCT 25, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Hear New Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 8 Tracks From SUNN O))) and Telehealth

Today, Wednesday, October 25th, marks the release of brand new Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 8 contributions from SUNN O))) and Telehealth – both available now on all DSPs and as limited-edition vinyl 7” singles.
 
SUNN O)))) formed in March 1998 in Los Angeles. A synthesis of the diverse: drone, ur, noise, metal, minimalism/maximalism. Supported by a cast of collaborators, SUNN O))) has two core members: Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson. For twenty years, SUNN O))) have been challenging the way we think about music. From 1999’s The Grimmrobe Demos to 2019’s Life Metal,  O’Malley and Anderson have forged connections between the worlds of metal, drone, contemporary composition, jazz, and minimalism with startling results while remaining true to the eternal principles of volume, density, and weight.
 
On this release, SUNN O))) pay transcendent, thunderous tribute to two departed friends and titans of heavy music: Death maestro Chuck Schuldiner on “Evil Chuck,” and Ron Guardipee of Brotherhood on “Ron G. Warrior.”
 
Seattle’s Telehealth is an unpredictable pop band with heavy nods to post-punk, minimal synth, egg-punk, new wave, art rock, glam, and krautrock.
 
After gRoUnDbReAkInG acclaim of their debut album, Content Oscillator, Telehealth is back with two new singles via Sub Pop. “Mindtrap,” a nervy, exuberant blast of Devo-esque synthesizer-laden new-wave pop/punk, is an acronym-friendly anthem for corporate soul-searchers in the ‘new normal’. Its counterpart, “Bitter Melody,” is an intricately vocoded and hypnotic groove of YMO-inspired synthesizers exploring validation and warmth in the algorithm era of disassociation.
 
Telehealth wears the color green to remind us all that the American pedagogy, which has become so focused on selling green as a product to alleviate the symptoms of a self-inflicted hellscape. Instead of being upset, Telehealth embraces uncertainty and absurdity.
 
Subscribe to the Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 8 now to get twelve super-limited 7” vinyl records featuring exclusive music by today’s finest musicians! It’s limited to a mere 835 subscriptions, because it’s volume 8, and 2023 is Sub Pop’s 35th birthday! You’ll get 7”s by SUNN O))) and Telehealth along with Thrash Palace (feat. EMA, Vice Cooler, Sarah Register), Gaye Su Akyol, Jessica Winter & Jonathan Snipes, Margarita Podridas, Mary Jane Dunphe, Brontez Purnell, Vanishing Twin, Suki Waterhouse, and more. And, to top it all off, you’ll get a lavish storage box, with art by @oldsweaty, to keep the records together.
 
You will get two singles in the mail roughly every other month through February 2024. Computer users: fear not! You will also get digital downloads of the tracks through your Sub Pop Mega Mart account. Hear music from the series via the Singles Club playlist, and subscribe here.Today, Wednesday, October 25th, marks the release of brand new Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 8 contributions from SUNN O))) and Telehealth – both available now on all DSPs and as limited-edition vinyl 7” singles.

 
SUNN O)))) formed in March 1998 in Los Angeles. A synthesis of the diverse: drone, ur, noise, metal, minimalism/maximalism. Supported by a cast of collaborators, SUNN O))) has two core members: Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson. For twenty years, SUNN O))) have been challenging the way we think about music. From 1999’s The Grimmrobe Demos to 2019’s Life Metal,  O’Malley and Anderson have forged connections between the worlds of metal, drone, contemporary composition, jazz, and minimalism with startling results while remaining true to the eternal principles of volume, density, and weight.
 
On this release, SUNN O))) pay transcendent, thunderous tribute to two departed friends and titans of heavy music: Death maestro Chuck Schuldiner on “Evil Chuck,” and Ron Guardipee of Brotherhood on “Ron G. Warrior.”
 
Seattle’s Telehealth is an unpredictable pop band with heavy nods to post-punk, minimal synth, egg-punk, new wave, art rock, glam, and krautrock.
 
After gRoUnDbReAkInG acclaim of their debut album, Content Oscillator, Telehealth is back with two new singles via Sub Pop. “Mindtrap,” a nervy, exuberant blast of Devo-esque synthesizer-laden new-wave pop/punk, is an acronym-friendly anthem for corporate soul-searchers in the ‘new normal’. Its counterpart, “Bitter Melody,” is an intricately vocoded and hypnotic groove of YMO-inspired synthesizers exploring validation and warmth in the algorithm era of disassociation.
 
Telehealth wears the color green to remind us all that the American pedagogy, which has become so focused on selling green as a product to alleviate the symptoms of a self-inflicted hellscape. Instead of being upset, Telehealth embraces uncertainty and absurdity.
 
Subscribe to the Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 8 now to get twelve super-limited 7” vinyl records featuring exclusive music by today’s finest musicians! It’s limited to a mere 835 subscriptions, because it’s volume 8, and 2023 is Sub Pop’s 35th birthday! You’ll get 7”s by SUNN O))) and Telehealth along with Thrash Palace (feat. EMA, Vice Cooler, Sarah Register), Gaye Su Akyol, Jessica Winter & Jonathan Snipes, Margarita Podridas, Mary Jane Dunphe, Brontez Purnell, Vanishing Twin, Suki Waterhouse, and more. And, to top it all off, you’ll get a lavish storage box, with art by @oldsweaty, to keep the records together.
 
You will get two singles in the mail roughly every other month through February 2024. Computer users: fear not! You will also get digital downloads of the tracks through your Sub Pop Mega Mart account. Hear music from the series via the Singles Club playlist, and subscribe here.


SUNN O)))
“Evil Chuck” b/w “Ron G. Warrior”


Telehealth
“Mindtrap” b/w “Bitter Melody”

Posted by Abbie Gobeli