Fennesz

Vienna based experimental artist Fennesz has a new album of ambient, transcendent tones heading our way in December with the upcoming "Mosaic."  Pre-order the album here from Touch, check out the ethereal "Heliconia" below and just breathe.

October Horror Trailer - The Wind

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Night the Screaming Stops (Opening Titles)

Starting the week off with some film music from one of my favorite horror movies, Andrzej Zulawski's "Possesion."  Check out Andrzej Korzynski's opening titles, "The Night the Screaming Stops" below, our Daily Jam.

La Femme

French band La Femme have been kicking around for a decade or so now with their particular blend of electronic pop.  Next month brings new album "Rock Machine," featuring the band in full on '80s synth pop mode with English lyrics.  Dig on the album opening, darkwave-tinged "Clover Paradise" below and get the LP here from Born Bad Records.

October Horror Trailer - Castle Freak

Daily Jam (October Edition) - I'm Your Boogie Man

I've always liked the sample from John Carpenter's "Halloween" of all the bully kids saying "He's gonna get you" at the beginning of White Zombie's groovy cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's "I'm Your Boogie Man."  So, here it is.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Nothing Natural

The dream of the '90s is still alive in Oakland.  California four-piece Nothing Natural bring the the throwback alt-rock jams on new album "Cold Star," and it's like i'm 15 years old again.  Check out the killer title track below and get the LP here from Cherub Dream Records.

October Horror Trailer - The Third Saturday in October Part V

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Boogie Man

And now for some spooky soul and doo-wop from '50s Harlem group The Cadillacs.  Check out "The Boogie Man" below, our Daily Jam.

Tombstones in Their Eyes

Here's a noisy and kind of menacing new track from psych-tinged LA band Tombstones in Their Eyes.  The group have a new album heading our way sometime in the near future, but for the time being we'll have to whet our whistles with "I Like to Feel Good."  Check it out below and download it here from Kitten Robot Records.

October Horror Trailer - The Poughkeepsie Tapes

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.

Fawn

Fresh off last year's excellent "Flamboyant NonViolent" LP, Fawn (Ida No and Nat Walker) just released new EP "Earthlights," a collection of stripped down and reworked versions of songs from last year's opus with new titles to boot.  Check out the sing-songy "99 Degrees" below and download the EP here from the duo.

Léonie Pernet

French artist Léonie Pernet released somber new track "Réparer le Monde" a week ago.  The title translates to "Repair the World," which is something i think we can all agree would be good.  Give it a listen below and download it here from InFine.

Marie Davidson

Montreal electronic artist Marie Davidson just dropped new tune "Contrarian" via her DEEWEE label.  And it's a moody club banger.  Check it out below, download it here, or pre-order the upcoming one-sided 12" single here.

October Horror Trailer - The Ruins

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Bambole

Here's some music from the Maestro Ennio Morricone from the 1974 giallo "Spasmo."  Listen to the haunting and melancholy "Bambole" below, our Daily Jam.

The Serfs

Part of Cincinnati's burgeoning post punk scene, The Serfs incorporate elements of industrial synth pop and dance floor grooves into their punk sound, feeling like they could have been making heads nod and asses shake decades ago in Manchester.  Last month they dropped new single "Paid in Full b/w Regen" on Trouble In Mind Records.  Both songs are definitely worth your time, but for the moment, dig on the B-side below and get the 7" here.

Panda Bear Featuring Cindy Lee

There was a time when i was a superfan of Panda Bear, along with Animal Collective, the artists' indie vibe almost defining a certain era of my life.  I stepped off that train awhile ago, but still check in from time to time.  And on Noah Lennox's next Panda Bear album, the upcoming "Sinister Grift," the artist pairs himself with this year's album of the year contender Cindy Lee on closing track "Defense."  Check it out below and pre-order the record here from Domino.

October Horror Trailer - Manhattan Baby

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Broken Witch

Here's a weird song from Liars about witches, taken from their sophomore album also about witches.  Listen to "Broken Witch" below, our Daily Jam.

Alabaster DePlume

Experimental jazz composer and saxophonist Alabaster DePlume just released new EP "Cremisan: Prologue to a Blade."  The first two tracks were recorded in Bethlehem at The Wonder Cabinet, an experimental arts, music, and architecture space, collaborating with local artists and musicians.  The result is beautiful, aching, and somber.  Check out "Honeycomb" below and download the EP here from International Anthem.

October Horror Trailer - Mortuary

Daily Jam (October Edition) - To Walk the Night

While it's always a good time to listen to Samhain, it just feels more right when it's October.  Listen to "To Walk the Night" below, our Daily Jam.

October Horror Trailer - The Great Alligator

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Be My Druidess

It's simply not Halloween, or Autumn for that matter, without some Type O Negative.  Here they are with the Gothic sensuality of "Be My Druidess."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

Te Huhu

New Zealand band Te Huhu describe themselves as "a drowsy blend of psychedelic stoner shoegaze blues country folk rock."  And listening to "On Holiday," their latest single that dropped back in August, i'd say that sounds about right.  Check the track out below and download it here.

Friday Horror Trailer - Amityville 3-D

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Willow's Song

It's been a spell, and i think it's probably time i give "The Wicker Man" a rewatch.  Put that on the to-do list.  In the meantime, here's some music from the film.  Listen to Paul Giovanni's "Willow's Song" below, our Daily Jam.

The Black Dog

Here's some meditative new music from Sheffield experimental electronic band The Black Dog.  The massive new album "Sleep Deprivation" is out next month.  Pre-order it here and listen to the soothing ambient tones of "Sleep Deprivation 05:The Slow Cancellation of the Future" below.

October Horror Trailer - Don't Go in the House

Daily Jam (October Edition) - She's My Witch

I've been fighting a cold the last few days, and it has really slowed me down.  There was a lot i was planning on getting done this week, and practically none of it has happened.  Anyway, that's one of the reasons i'm posting so late.  So here's a good one, the old school rockabilly-tinged "She's My Witch" from Kip Tyler.  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

The Cure - A Fragile Thing

Here's another new track from the upcoming new album from The Cure, "Songs of a Lost World."  Listen to "A Fragile Thing" below and order the record here.

October Horror Trailer - Don't Go Near the Park

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Witches Hat

Here's some witchy psych folk from Scottish folk group The Incredible String Band to hopefully close out the work week.  Listen to "Witches Hat" below, our Daily Jam.

Blue Heron

From the desert and mountains of Albuquerque, New Mexico comes the heavy, doom-laden sounds of Blue Heron.  The band's new album ,"Everything Fades," is full of stoner riffs, grungey vocals, and droning desert rock tones.  Dig on "Swansong" below and get the LP here from Blues Funeral Recordings.

October Horror Trailer - Contamination

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Black Mass

Here's some creepy jazz and psych-tinged music from Les Baxter's score to "The Dunwich Horror."  Lovecraftian vibes abound.  Listen to "Black Mass" below, our Daily Jam.

Scions

Canadian orchestral folk collective make a sprawling, electronic and drone-tinged kind of folk music that can feel like it's originating from the center of the earth somewhere.  Check out the weird and shaky "The Mountain" below, a track that feels like it's heralding something big to come.  And pre-order the group's upcoming "To Cry Out in the Wilderness" here from Idee Fixe Records.

October Horror Trailer - Coherence

Daily Jam - Spellbound

There's nothing quite like some Siouxsie & The Banshees during the countdown to Halloween.  Let those Goth vibes flow.  Here they are with "Spellbound," our Daily Jam.

Robert Stillman

UK experimental jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Robert Stillman is set to release a collection of live tracks recorded during his opening stint supporting The Smile on tour.  Pre-order the "Something About Living" LP here from Orindal Records and check out the otherworldly title track below.

October Horror Trailer - Hauntedween

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Killing Game

Skinny Puppy will forever feel like an Autumn band to me, their industrial/electronic tones so perfectly suited for the Halloween season.  Here's one from 1992's "Last Rights."  Listen to "Killing Game" below, our Daily Jam.

Whisper Hiss

Portland band Whisper Hiss just dropped a split 12" with Glasgow artist Dancer, two sides of female-led post punk to shake and groove to.  Check out "Movable Objects" below and get the record here from HHBTM Records.

October Horror Trailer - Saw VI

Daily Jam (October Edition) - The Lords Theme

Here's a short but creepy and unnerving one from John 5 and Griffin Boice from the soundtrack to Rob Zombie's "The Lords of Salem."  Check out "The Lords Theme" below, our Daily Jam.

Glass Beams

In a couple of hours, i'll be heading out to the ACL music festival with my wife, today's attendance being an anniversary gift i got for her so she can see Chappell Roan.  Probably because i'm older, but the festival just doesn't have the allure it did for me 15 years ago.  Anyway positivity is the name of the game, and i can always find something to listen to, like Melbourne's Glass Beams.  The band dropped their new album "Mahal" back in March, but the mix of Eastern tones, funk, psych, and library sounds should hit the ears just right on what's looking to be a hot and sunny day in Austin.  Check out the title track from the album below and get the record here from Ninja Tune.

October Horror Trailer - The Beast Within

 

Daily Jam (October Edition) - Shock Waves Suite

While the movie is unfortunately not that great, i remember being a combination of fascinated and terrified by the VHS cover art to "Shock Waves" when i was a little kid, catching glimpses of the tape at the small, mom and pop rental place we used to go to in days before Blockbuster put everyone out of business.  And Richard Einhorn's droning, electronic score is pretty damn effective.  Check out the "Shock Waves Suite" below, our Daily Jam.