Daily Jam (October Edition) - Libra, The Mirror's Minor Self

I'm always going to miss Broadcast, but every Halloween, i can certainly listen to "Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age" and feel right for a time.  Here's a spooky track from said album.  Listen to "Libra, The Mirror's Minor Self" below, our Daily Jam.

Broadcast

Next month sees the release of "Distant Call," a collection of demos recorded by Broadcast from 2000 to 2006.  And it will be their swan song.  With the passing of Trish Keenan back in 2011, bandmate James Cargill has painstakingly released as much material the two were working on and more over the last 13 years: demos, film scores, BBC sessions, and so much more.  That door finally closes with "Distant Call."  Tear.  Check out the unearthed and previously unreleased "Come Back to Me" below and pre-order the album here from Warp.

Broadcast

In September, we are lucky enough to receive two collections of demos from Broadcast, one being "Distant Call," a collection featuring demos recorded between 2000 and 2006 that would eventually become the band's albums that we all know and love.  The other is "Spell Blanket," a collection of demos and sketches recorded between 2006 and 2009 up to Trish Keenan's untimely death that would have eventually become the band's fifth album.  I'm super stoked for these and don't know if i can wait until September.  To tide us over, here's the gentle, whispered "Follow the Light."  Check it out below and pre-order both records here from Warp.

Daily Jam - Pendulum

Every day is a good day for Broadcast.  In my opinion, one of the top five artists of the last 25 years.  Listen to "Pendulum" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Be Colony

Broadcast and The Focus Group really did make a wonderful folk horror record with "Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age."  Here's a cut from it as we get closer to Halloween.  Listen to "The Be Colony" below, our Daily Jam.

Broadcast

The good folks over at Warp Records are set to release 3 new collections of music from the gone but not forgotten band Broadcast (a perennial favorite around these parts).  The albums include two records that were previously tour-only CDs, "Mother Is the Milky Way," and "Microtonics Vols. 1 & 2," and the other, "BBC Maida Vale Sessions," collects recordings from the BBC.  All of them are most definitely worth your time.  Pre-order them here, and listen to the band cover Nico's "Sixty Forty" below.

Daily Jam (October Edition) - A Seancing Song

It's October, and that means a month full of spooky jams and horror trailers.  Let's start things off with the kind of unsettling collaborative track by Broadcast and The Focus Group.  Listen to "A Seancing Song" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Book Lovers

Going to get myself back on the right track today by listening Broadcast.  I suggest you all do the same.  Here's "The Book Lovers," one of the band's earlier tracks and our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Valerie

Going with some music by Broadcast today for no other reason than i just love Broadcast.  Here's "Valerie," our Daily Jam.  Have a happy Thanksgiving and please stay safe and smart out there.

Daily Jam - Illumination

Any, and i cannot stress this enough, time is a good time to listen to Broadcast.  Here's the dreamy "Illumination," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Look Outside

I was lucky enough to see Broadcast perform back in 2009 before Trish Keenan died.  I wish i could have seen them more.  They were extraordinary.  Here's "Look Outside," our Daily Jam.

Broadcast - Tunnel View (Demo)

Had she not passed away in 2011, Broadcast's Trish Keenan would have turned 49 today.  To mark the occasion, surviving Broadcast member James Cargill shared an unreleased demo called "Tunnel View."  I'm not sure when it was recorded, but it's pretty, and you can listen to it below.

Odd Nosdam - T r i s h

It's hard to believe it's been almost 5 years since we lost Broadcast's Trish Keenan.  In 2013, Anticon member/producer/musician Odd Nosdam released a very limited cassette EP tribute to the late singer, and it's getting a vinyl reissue this month on Sonic Cathedral.  It's hazy.  It's beautiful.  It's wonderful.  Listen to "T r i s h" below.

The Focus Group

I first heard The Focus Group a few years ago on their wonderful collaborative album with Broadcast, "...Investigate Witch Cults of The Radio Age," a strange and eclectic mix of organs, sound effects, bits of obscure film, and an overall feeling of European horror movie trippiness.  Excellent stuff.  Their latest, "Elektrik Karousel," from Ghost Box keeps moving forward with the assistance of the surviving half of Broadcast, and some forays into freaky folk.  There's still a total Giallo vibe, which is nice, as well as some bits of prog, psych, and jazz.  Perfect experimental music.  Listen to "SPOLK" below.

Stream Broadcast's "Berberian Sound Studio"

NPR is streaming the "Berberian Sound Studio" soundtrack from Broadcast.  This is some of Trish Keenan's last work.  Go here to listen and look for the album next week from Warp.