A few good times in my life
One of last year’s best EPs was the debut from Deeply Armed, a trio from Belfast. Now they’re back with a new EP. Whilst last year’s EP had a strong psychedelic feel, *Black Ice* is almost the complete opposite. A rolling, at times menacing-sounding bass forms the foundation for Michael Mckeown's hypnotic, monotonously delivered vocals. The two remixes by Mad Professor and Andrew Fearn of Sleaford Mods also demonstrate what this track is capable of. Check it out on Bandcamp
A few weeks ago I featured Der Moderne Man at this place. Today, another forgotten band from Hanover – a city in northern Germany which, apart from Hans-A-Plast and the unspeakable Scorpions, has otherwise contributed little to German music – takes its place.
39 Clocks were formed in 1977 as Killing Rats, split in 1983 and reformed in 1987 for a brief comeback. They released three albums and various compilations. Their sound was dark and a bit amateurish. But they are also the ones who, throughout their brief existence, consistently played – as they themselves put it – a psychedelic beat. The result sounds as though Suicide and the Velvet Underground were jamming to a beatbox in a damp cellar. Nevertheless, their songs have lost none of their fascinating simplicity and noise to this day.
39 Clocks - A Look Into You
Marshall Watson is a San Francisco based producer, DJ an remixer. Somehow, over a decade ago, he started listening to house music and using it as the basis for his sets. He recently recorded his first EP for the excellent Leeds-based label Paisley Dark Records. Two dancefloor tracks with crisp basslines and driving rhythms, which also work well in the remix versions.
