Our in-house label, Round Bale Recordings, is pleased to announce a pair of new releases that are available to order now. One is the debut from Komare, a Mosquitoes-related project out of the U.K., and the other is the latest offering from the Australian duo, Wonderfuls. Write-ups, sound samples, and links to purchase are included below. Bundle deals are available for those looking to save. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
The U.K.’s crypto, avant rock trio, Mosquitoes, have captured the attention of more than a few heads over the past couple of years. After two self-released offerings, their latest EP on Ever/Never Records sealed the deal with its swarming mass of dubwise, no wave indebted confusion. When not operating in full band mode, two-thirds of the skeeters have also been fine-tuning a more minimalist, electronics focused sound under the name, Komare. Slightly sturdier rhythmic grids form the backbone of these tracks, but make no mistake, the atmosphere is just as smoked and the vocals are just as jumbled as the mothership in full flight, creating a refreshing update on DIY, post-industrial bedroom experimentation. Round Bale Recordings is thrilled to be putting out some of the first material from Komare, what is sure to be another project within the Mosquitoes’ orbit worth keeping close tabs on. A 7” single is soon to follow on the great Swedish label, I Dischi Del Barone.
It’s been four years since the Australian duo, Wonderfuls, last released a full-length album. There’s the old saying that suggests that time heals all wounds, but that idiom does not really apply to the music of cousins, Danny McGirr & Robert Vagg. The songs on their latest offering, Voices Like Rain, continue to probe the darkest depths of hopelessness and isolation. But in terms of atmosphere and tonal color, some light has clearly seeped its way into their new recordings. The opening track, “No Chance”, declares this right out of the gates with its shimmering guitar jangle marking a more lively songwriting approach. Throughout, though, it’s McGirr’s airy arrangements and interstitial instrumentals that weave together this collection of songs into a cohesive, four-bourbons-deep reverie. On Voices Like Rain, the duo prove their ability to turn despair into a form of deeply moving, fine art like few others.
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