Turnstile are excited to present Bento #3 Curated by Transparent.…
Transparent explain their Bento -
“Anyone who’s ever had the dubious fortune of chancing upon Transparent will perhaps know that we’re hopeless slaves to ramshackle, rough-edged and romantic pop songs in all their various guises. It made us feel pretty fortunate, therefore, to be able to pull together some of the artists we’re currently most excited about working with/writing about/simply watching blossom in the coming months into this disparate little collection for your digital consumption as part of the excellent Turnstile Bento series.
From the glittering, bedroom-disco camp classic of Emil and Friends‘s wonderful “Josephine” to the gorgeous; shimmering dream-wave melancholia of Virginia-dwelling Wild Nothing‘s “Confirmation” through the blistering, creepy hot surf of “Hair Piece” by Bee Eyes and Active Child‘s singular, surreal gospel slow-burner “Body Heat (So Far Away)”, the collection’s only real unifying thread is a love of pop melody – sometimes damaged, often unusual, occasionally found – yet always genuine, real and fun. We hope you enjoy the tracks and then look for the artists various projects in the coming months.”
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Category: Bento Series, We Like Posted by: turnstile on 29/09/09 Comments: No Comments
Bento #2 is curated by Gareth Campesinos! Gareth says of his Bento:
“These are four songs from a dark place. At once utterly vulnerable and completely biting. Zola Jesus and Former Ghosts have released, or are shortly to release my two favourite records of the year, in The Spoils and Fleurs, and Elbows Like Swords and White Ring represent bands I am longing to know more about and desperate for a full length from. Best listened to with the lights off”.
Tracklisting -
Elbows Like Swords – Haunted Mealtimes
Zola Jesus – Smirenye
Former Ghosts – Us And Now
White Ring – Suffocation
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Category: Bento Series, Turnstile, We Like Posted by: turnstile on 26/08/09 Comments: No Comments
Turnstile Music announce the first release in their Bento series.
Bento #1 available from today (and it’s free!)
Includes exclusive ‘Girls’ and ‘Perfume Genius’ tracks
Turnstile Music is proud to announce the release of Bento #1, a digital giveaway to Turnstile Music subscribers.
Future Bento releases will be curated by Turnstile’s friends, artists and bands, and will include new music, art, and videos in all shapes and sizes..
But that’s the future; Bento #1 is an introduction to Turnstile Music artist’s new music, it includes -
Swanton Bombs – ‘Calm Down’ – Fresh out the studio, Calm Down is taken from the as yet, untitled amazing debut album from Swanton Bombs. For more on Swanton Bombs go here – http://www.turnstilemusic.net/label/swanton-bombs/
Girls – ‘Solitude’ – the b side to the forthcoming single Hellhole Ratrace which will be available only on 10″ vinyl. This is a digital exclusive! For more on Girls go here – http://www.turnstilemusic.net/label/girls/
Perfume Genius – ‘How’ – Recorded especially for Bento #1. http://www.turnstilemusic.net/label/perfume-genius/
Video Nasties – ‘Old Flowers’ – Taken from the brilliant debut album, On All Fours, out now on Dead Again Records/Turnstile. More on Video Nasties here – http://www.turnstilemusic.net/label/videonasties/
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Category: Bento Series, Turnstile, We Like Posted by: turnstile on 01/07/09 Comments: 14 Comments
