Rumskib is a Danish duo composed by multi-instrumentalist Keith Canisius Baerken and vocalist Tine Louise Kortermand with contributions from Jonas Munk (Manual/Limp) at synths and digital programming. They offer up an exciting slab of shoegazer mayhem with many glorious moments. Besides the stellar quality of the songs and Louise's vocal performance, the most astonishing thing about Rumskib's debut is the confidence with which the band deals with structured and multi-layered sonic sculptures. "Springtime" is an instant nu-gaze/dream-pop classic with cyclic rhythms and vocal patterns mirroring one another reaching the trancelike sonic bliss of
"Doppelganger"-era Curve, with unexpected continuities that leave you with your mouth wide open in absolute awe. "Where Are The Flowers" trips out to more introspective realms and it's an intense and heartfelt tribute to Cocteau Twins' lesson. "Girl Afraid" and "Love at First Sight" are quieter and sweet love-struck compositions. So far, the best debut album of the year, bar none.

Originally issued on tape with two editions on Bekko Bunsen (1989)and Slaughter Prod.(1991), this is the first cd release of Gerstein's" La Pomata Delle Femmine". Those familiar with Gerstein's later wavey/synthpop excursions will be puzzled hearing this one because five of the six tracks here are deeply meditative piano improvisations - and the sixth one called "Lo Scarabeo Alato" is an amazing industrial piece with sounds taken from the movie "The Blind Terror" (WoW!) showing the harsher and more experimental side of Gerstein. All the tracks titles are taken from the Egyptian Book of The Dead and the cdr comes with a 5 pages writing about Egyptian Magic by Professor Enzo Abrile (in Italian language). There are also six bonus tracks recorded live in Tourin in a 1989 gig (no info about the titles of the song, the precise date or the venue). Good old days... PS. Sorry Maurizio for the massive delay!

The second chapter of Kazuya Ishigami's "Pilgrimage Of Sound Series" is focused on the 'abhorrence' for the human kind (hell yeah!) - the two long tracks are an unnerving patchwork of analogue and digital loops. The sound here is so high pitched and piercing that I had to stop listening to thiswith headphones. It's not an easy journey but in the end you'll be fulfilled by this transcendental exploration.

"Pilgrimage of Sound" is the new series of the Japanese electroacustic / experimental / noise artist Kazuya Ishigami here dealing with the concept of 'desire' seen from the plant, human and machine points of view.
Kazuya sticks to the concept of "desire" with a quite radical approach, his irregular patterns of sonic abstractions could be described as intense droning assaults and the sound sources are so many and so heavily treated that they are almost impossible to be traced. Still there is an unsettling feeling of coldness on the three composition, oddly enough even in the 'human' and 'plant' tracks.

"Live @ Annadale" is a posthumous live album by the Glaswegian cult band Life Without Buildings. Named after a Japan b-side, LWB released just a handful of singles and just one amazing album 'Any Other City' in a three-year lifespan.
After a brief introduction the gig kicks off with an unreleased track called "Liberty Feelup", which serves as a warm-up for the upcoming performance. Often compared with UK postpunk acts with female vocals as Delta 5 and Au Pairs, I think that there's a lot more to them - i.e. you can hear the energy burst of fellow Scottish postpunk divinities Josef K on the striking version of "14 Days" and the amazing "The Leanover". Sue's voice sometimes is shaky when she speaks to the crowd revealing an unexpected shyness but when she sings she's much more agressive than on the studio recordings. It's been five years since they broke up and after hearing this live document you'll probably find yourself asking 'what if...'. For sure they were more than just cute postpunk revivalists.