The American musician Saul Conrad plays “hard to categorize”, perhaps “experimental chamber pop”  or “other” bittersweet music on piano and guitar with surprising key changes, nonsensical rhythmic shifts, overlapping melodies, and folk elements. His third album (read about!) – which is more popular than previous two (listen to!) – was influenced by Kirkegaard and William Blake, Townes van Zandt and Blaze Foley, Harry Nilsson and Syd Barret, and more. But essentially his music based on his affection for music of Mozart, Chopin or Mahler.

4/23 Hamburg, DE Hasenschaukel  4/24 Berlin, DE Mein Haus am See  4/25 Budapest, HU Beat on The Brat  4/28 Leipzig, DE Dr. Seltsam  4/29 Copenhagen, DK Tjili Pop  4/30 Islands Brygge, DK “Geyser By The Sea” at Kulturhuset  5/2 Manchester, UK The Castle Hotel  5/4 London, UK Montague Arms  5/5 Hull, UK The Adelphi Club  5/6 Vienna, AT Mo.ë  5/7 Biel, CH Living Room Concert Series  5/8 Metz, FR La Chaouee  5/9  Espalais FR, Le Par Chemin

Mr. Marcaille took me unaware. When it was written that is a drum’n’cello band, I thought of something totally different as The Exploited

kill! kill! kill! album on Tandori Records (France)

Munster Records is an independent Spanish label created in the 1980s. In the last decade its main focus has been reissues of punk, garage, rock and other akin genres and subgenres. They also frequently release records by contemporary bands.

CHRIS STROFFOLINO – I’M NOT GOING ASTRAY, 7″

Chris Stroffolino is a former Silver Jew who moved to Los Angeles and found himself without a permanent home, living out of a 1983 Ford Econoline van in which he’d fitted an upright piano (the now famous “Piano Van”). He is a musician, a scholar with a Ph.D in Shakespearian studies and a published poet – but he was playing the piano for tips in order to survive, which is how Jeff Feuerzeig (the filmmaker responsible for The Devil And Daniel Johnston and other musician theme films.) discovered him. These three tracks were all recorded in the van in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. There is a cover of Alice Cooper’s “I Never Cry”

‘O’ LEVEL – PSEUDO PUNK, LP (co-release with Discos Alehop!)

The first vinyl reissue of the two official singles of British punk band ‘O’ Level: ‘East Sheen’ (recorded in November 1977) and ‘The Malcolm EP’ (recorded in December 1978). This compilation also includes three tracks from February 1979 never released on vinyl before, plus a rawer alternative version of ‘East Sheen’ dating from March 1978. ‘O’ Level was created in 1976 by London guitarist Ed Ball along with two friends from school. Almost same line-up recorded the first Television Personalities single in 1977.

TEENAGE FILMSTARS – (THERE’S A ) CLOUD OVER LIVERPOOL, LP (co-release with Discos Alehop!)

After ‘O’Level Ed Ball’s next, ska and mod influenced band was Teenage Filmstars in 1979-80. Their three official singles reissued on vinyl for the first time.

 You can find your Munster distributor here

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SAUL CONRAD (USA)>BUDAPEST> MÜSZI>JAN 11

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A klasszikus zenei képzettséggel rendelkező amerikai Saul Conrad különleges muzsikáját szinte lehetetlen kategorizálni: hagyományos dalstruktúráktól független kamara „pop”, váratlan hangnem és képtelen ritmusváltásokkal, egymásba csúszó melódiákkal, folkos elemekkel. Saul Conrad első európai koncertkörútja során január 11.-én Budapesten a Müsziben játszik.

Amikor a zene életet ment

1940. Saul leendő nagybácsikája, egy Németországból menekült zsidó, a 15 éves Claude Frank Madridban olyan szépen zongorázott a brazil nagykövetnek, hogy ő és édesanyja megkapták a kiutazó vízumot.

Saul Conrad is a classically-trained musician from the US. Almost impossible to categorize his peculiar music: experimental chamber „pop” with surprising key changes, nonsensical rhythmic shifts, overlapping melodies and folky elements. On his 1st Euro tour Saul Conrad will play in Budapest at Müszi on 11 January.

When the music saves life

In 1940, Saul’s great uncle Claude Frank, a 15-year-old Jew fleeing Germany, played for the Brazilian ambassador in Madrid—a performance that earned him and his mother exit visas.

Saul Conrad’s songs on RNR666 Radio

Saul Conrad Euro Tour

The British visual artist Mathew Sawyer play sometimes popy, sometimes rocky, sometimes punky chamber folk music with his band, The Ghost. He said 3 years before after the second album: „I wanted to make a happy record, but it didn’t really work. The next one will be so much fun… [laughs]. “ On his third album he analyses the relationship between Thanatos and Hypnos. They are twin brothers, personificators of the Death and the Sleep in the Greek mythology. Their parents, Erebos (Darkness) and Nyx (Night) born from the Chaos. And they have some children more: Moros (Doom), Momus (Mockery), Oizys (Misery), Nemesis (Revenge), Eris (Discord), Apate (Deceit), etc. Hey! What they have brought up their children for? I call the court of guardians at once.

The recordings were made in his home hand in hand with his everyday living. „The sound of cars come through the windows, the phone rings, floorboards creak. These sounds all played an important role in making this record. Studios are quiet and lifeless.”

Sleep Dreamt A Brother LP by Fire Records

Note: 1. He was the drummer of Television Personalities on My Dark Places album in 2006.  2. The drummer of this album comes from Freakapuss (ex-Tronics, Zarjaz).

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Short, intensive synth-punk songs by the Italian duo: Cane!

Sex, Love And Threesomes – digital EP by SMFSP + 7″ by Bored Youth Records

Note: this playlist includes 4 songs of the EP, except for one. (original)

Euro Tour Sept-Oct