New album All Or Nothing out on 7th February 2020

The DIY ‘supergroup’ Shopping formed in 2012, respected players on a young, queer, East London scene that counted basement venue Power Lunches (RIP) as its hub. Their sound – kinetic, minimalist dance-punk inspired by the likes of ESG, Gang of Four, Slits and Au Pairs – has won them glowing press from all quarters (NME, Pitchfork, NPR), impressive co-signs (Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker is a fan) and a loyal, cross-continent following accrued over three, acclaimed albums: self-released debut Consumer Complaints [2013], a short-run, DIY-distributed release that sold out in a matter of months and was subsequently reissued by FatCat; Why Choose [2015, FatCat], which saw the band touring the States for the first time; and The Official Body [2018, FatCat] – produced by indie pop legend Edwyn Collins.

Along with cleaner, new production values, their brand new album “All Or Nothing” (out on February 7th, 2020 on FatCat) sees Shopping experiment further with the sonic additions that coloured The Official Body. Jubilantly ‘80s synths and electronic percussion add new textures to their signature minimalist dynamic, flourishes that show up on the accelerating zooms of ‘Follow Me’ and the frenetic, propulsive robotics of ‘For Your Pleasure’. “We introduced both of these sounds on the last album and just decided to be more liberal with them this time,” explains Easter. Aggs – feted for her dexterous, Highlife-inspired fret work – went so far as to down guitars for a number of tracks (‘For Your Pleasure’, ‘Follow Me’, ‘Lies’). “It’s been so fun developing quite a specific guitar style within Shopping, but I think we were all getting a little sick of it to be honest! It felt very stale to just have every song be the same formula so I’m glad we did away with the guitar for a few songs.”

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Surf Curse is the indie rock recording project of Los Angeles based songwriters Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck. The pair met as teenagers while growing up outside of Las Vegas, and immediately bonded over underground music, cult films, and a desire to leave their vacuous home town. After moving to Reno for college, Rattigan and Rubeck discovered the city’s local DIY scene and similar blossoming music communities across the country that were becoming connected through the internet. In the fall of 2010 the two formalized their on-going musical collaboration with a new two piece called Surf Curse and played their first show at a Halloween Party. Surf Curse’s initial songs were frantic punk anthems about adolescent heartbreak and alienation, and the band quickly developed an audience of young people who resonated with Rattigan and Rubeck’s anecdotal writing.

Early on Surf Curse frequently performed at landmark all ages venues like The Holland Project, The Smell, and Pehrspace. On one of their first trips to Los Angeles, Rattigan and Rubeck befriended a community of musicians including the likes of Palm Reader, Girlpool, Michael Vidal, and Heller Keller, and recorded their first two releases with Andrew McKelvie at The Smell. Surf Curse developed a cult following almost over night in Los Angeles, but abruptly disappeared for a two year hiatus after Rattigan relocated to New York City.

While living on separate sides of the country, Rattigan and Rubeck devoted most of their attention to their respective solo projects, Current Joys (FKA Tele/Visions) and Casino Hearts. Surf Curse reunited in 2015 and began demoing their second full length, Nothing Yet, which they released with Danger Collective Records in 2017. Over the past five years, seeing Surf Curse live has become a right of passage for disaffected youth in the South-West while Rattigan and Rubeck have spent their formative years between Las Vegas, Reno, and Los Angeles.

Their new record, Heaven Surrounds You, is a coming of age epic, inspired by the many cult films they’ve cherished throughout their young adulthood that are referenced across the album’s track-list. Rattigan and Rubeck worked with veteran indie producer Jarvis Taveniere, carefully crafting a their most lush and vulnerable record to date.

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KARTAGO opens the gates of the sunken city and invites L’ECLAIR, who will wander down from the mountains to take us on a trip to groove-town.
There is few bands whose studio recordings manage to sound this much like they are just a late-night jamsession. Somewhere between Krautrock, Psyc-Rock and Funk, L’Eclair guarantee to spin your head of your shoulders and not give it back, before they gave it a couple of shakes.

Now, where shall we head to, baba?

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Molchat Doma is back in Berlin.

Presented by BLENDING & Detriti Records:

Molchat Doma LIVE
Words and Actions LIVE

Online Pre-Sale: https://bit.ly/2lWo0IZ

Doors: 8pm

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Molchat Doma / Молчат Дома

Rising from the last Soviet country of Europe Molchat Doma unites Lo-Fi Coldwave, Russian vocals and cold, drum machine heavy sounds. Some of you might know the Belarus based band from Youtube, where their second LP “Etazhi” has attracted international attention.

► Molchat Doma
► https://detritirecords.bandcamp.com/album/molchat-doma-etazhi
► Listen to “Etazhi”: https://bit.ly/2C6nVb9

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Words and Actions

Words and Actions is an electronic post punk project from Italy, now Berlin based, formed in 2010.
French coldwave gloominess meets the energy and minimalism of the German old school EBM and the charm of the Yugoslavian darkwave.
Borghesia, Malaria!, DAF, Liaisons Dangereuses but also the Italian CCCP are the main inspirations.
Low-fi sounds, xerox graphics cassette tapes and VHS videos hold up the raw image of this project whose loyalty to 80s DIY underground post punk is undeniable.

► Words and Actions
► https://detritirecords.bandcamp.com/album/words-and-actions-senza-veleno

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DETRITI RECORDS

Detriti Records, the Berlin based creature of Davide Lace, it’s one of the most unique labels in the contemporary European underground scene.
Born in 2015, Detriti focuses on the experimental side of 80s underground music. Industrial, Acid House, EBM, Synthwave, New Beat, Darkwave are the main genres hosted by the label.

► Detriti Records
► https://detritirecords.bandcamp.com
► https://www.instagram.com/detriti_records

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