MuhMur Radio Broadcast 25 November 2021

 

On the 13th of September 2018 MuhMur Radio broadcast exclusive material / sounds by Thorsten Soltau x Comrades, included in the 'session', that also included solo work by Thorsten and collaborative work with Pharmakustik, Marina Stewart and Ragpole Reel, was a piece of collaborative work with German sound artist Emerge called "Kalk & Schiefer". The piece has now been released by Auf Abwegen on the CD "Acker Und Seche". "Postskriptum Eines Traumes" is also from the CD ... the closing piece. The album also includes a lengthy collaborative piece between Thorsten, Emerge and RLW (Ralf Wehowsky). Highly recommended. More information on this release can be found at Thorsten's excellent website : https://thorstensoltau.de. Over the past 12 months UK label Steep Gloss have put out volumes entitled 'Blank Tape Compilation'. Invited artists provide sound made purely from blank cassettes, it's a fascinating collection (three volumes so far) with contributions from Modelbau, Phil Maguire, Matt Atkins, Howard Stelzer, Grant Evans, Brandstifter and Karen Constance amongst others ... the Daniel Vujanic piece is from Volume Three. https://steepgloss.bandcamp.com.

Does anyone remember the Small Wonder records catalogue from the late 1970's? It's where I used to but my Film Cast singles from. The Film Cast, a mysterious project that only produced four 7" singles and all on their own True Friends Music label. I used to (and still do) liken them to bands such as Metabolist, A Popular History Of Signs and File Under Pop. "Life In A Film Cast was their second single. They also did a great cover version of "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted", well worth hunting for ...  Wieman is the duo Roel Meelkop and Frans deWaard. The one minute piece here is from a new 3" CD album "Casiotone Compilation #9" on Ao To Ao. The album is a collection of one minute pieces by various projects with the common link of Frans deWaard. Modelbau, THU 20, Shifts, Kapotte Muziek, Doc War Mirran ... you get the picture. All pieces use a Casiotone VL keyboard. Copies are available direct from the label here : https://aotoao.bandcamp.com/album/casiotone-compilation-vol-9

Camp Sophisto were Peter Hein (formrly of Mittagspause) and Michael König. In 1983 they released the great 7" "Obsession" on the Pure Freude label following a year later with the mini-LP "Camouflage" on Sneaky Pete Records. The track here is from the mini-LP. In 1984 they split with Michael playing in Asmodi Bizarr and Peter joining the pop group Family5. 

'On This Day' features two great records, firstly the 7" single "Afterwards" by Artery (b/w "Into The Garden"). Artery were one of those great bands of the late 1970's / early 1980's that were totally overlooked. I saw them live a few times and they were one of those bands where anything could happen .. and quite often did, the smashing of instruments, audience intimidation and if I remember rightly onstage pissing at The Gallery in Manchester (1984). "Into The Garden" is taken from their 1981 John Peel Session. Also on this day in 1980 The Fall released "Grotesque (After The Gramme)'" LP. 

"Zungsang" is the latest album by Joke Lanz. Released on cassette by the French label Vice De Forme. All the tracks here make up side 2. Inspired by subconscious memories and nightmares. Joke tells me that there'll be a new Sudden Infant album out in 2022 released by Fourth Dimension. Meanwhile ... grab this tape, limited to only 80 copies. : https://vicedeforme.bandcamp.com/album/zungsang

Grey Frequency are no strangers to the MuhMur Radio playlist. 2021 has been a busy year for Gavin Morrow (aka Grey Frequency) with the self-released album "Paranormal" and the two cassettes on Sensory_Leakage and their compact and bijou label Remote Viewing. Grey Frequency also appear on the compilation album "Stellar", the third in the 'Drone Series' on Eighth Tower Records. On the 25th of September 2021 Grey Frequency played as part of a "Weird Gardens" evening at Bristol's Rockaway Park venue. The track here is an exclusive listen of that evening's performance. It was the ending sounds of nature that brought to mind "Wu Wei" by Juice Machine. The track is from their CD album "Deep As A Depthless Pond" on the (new to me) Russian Besperch' label. It was hearing Juice Machine on David Warmbier's 'Institute Of Spectra-Sonic Sounds' that lead me into their world. Juice Machine are the improvisational duo R.H. Smith and Heather Chessman from Eugene, Oregon. A lot of their releases are self-released and files only so it's really good to have them physically on other labels. Contact Besperech' direct here : https://bsprch.bandcamp.com/album/deep-as-a-depthless-pond, or get in touch with Juice machine direct here : https://juicemachine.bandcamp.com. It seemed only natural to follow Juice Machine with the new CDR(EP) from Arv & Miljö.

"Jorden Först" is the latest release by Förfall, the CDR label operated by Gustaf Diksson. Limited to 70 copies it comes with a 12 page mini-booklet on how to train as an 'Earth First' activist. Contact for A&M can be found here : http://www.iddb.se/arvmiljo.html

Please take a listen to the broadcast here: 

https://www.mixcloud.com/muhsteve/muhmur-radio-broadcast-25-november-2021

Playlist : 

01: Thorsten Soltau & Emerge : "Postskriptum Eines Traumes" (Auf Abwegen) 2021.

02: Daniel Vujanic : "Untitled" (Steep Gloss) 2021.

03: The Film Cast : "Life In A Film Cast" (True Friends Music) 1979.

04: Wieman : "VL-1" (Ao To Ao) 2021.

05: Camp Sophisto : "Am Rande Des Abgrunds" (Sneaky Pete Records) 1984.

06: Artery : "Afterwards" (Armageddon Records) 1981.

07: Joke Lanz : "Dirty Looks" (Vice De Forme) 2021.

08: Grey Frequency : "Live At Rockaway Park, Bristol. 25:09:21" (Not On Label) 2021.

09: Juice Machine : "Wu Wei" (Besperech') 2021.

10: Arv & Miljö : "Jorden Först" (Förfall) 2021.

11: Artery : "Into The Garden" (Armageddon Records) 1981.

12: The Fall : "W.M.C. - Blob 59" (Rough Trade Records) 1980.

13: The Fall : "Gramme Friday" (Rough Trade Records) 1980.

14: Joke Lanz : "Voices In My Head" (Vice De Forme) 2021.

15: Joke Lanz : "Crane Boy (Revisited)" (Vice De Forme) 2021.

Next broadcast will be on December 9, it's what is known as 'the birthday broadcast' as it's the day after my birthday (there's usually one on or around December 8) and will feature sounds from Flutwacht, Genocide Organ, Tantric Death and Aube amongst dance tunes from the 70's and 80's from The Cigarettes, B Movie, The Bleach Boys and The Bongos. Same time, same channel (as always). 

Here's a picture of my daughter Isabel on the balcony of SoundArt Radio the other day ... enjoying the sounds ... as always.