Temperatures

I'm going to introduce a Music Monday type of thing. Simply because it's Monday and I'm going to write a bit about music. And also to convince myself to write here more often, and maybe get a wee bit more meat on the blog bones.

So, Temperatures, then eh?

Temperatures are a guitar and drums duo from England (I can't be more specific, since information is pretty thin on the ground) comprised of a guy called James and a guy called Peter. They've got a new record, Eksra, out this week on Ultramarine Records. It's an unhinged abstract noise record (they're so 'noise' in fact, that Thurston Moore is a fan), with lots of rumblings and mumblings. The vast majority of their output sound like it's been recorded underwater, with plenty of screeching feedback and mysterious obscured vocals (the vocals, as well as the flailing jazzy drumming, actually remind me of Vars of Litchi). Which should make them a fairly standard noise duo, but they're actually quite hypnotic and nice. Dark, but nice. Just have a listen. There are two free , untitled, tracks from their latest long player right here.

NOMA

A couple of interesting new releases from NOMA, out now on Kovorox; The Improvers of Mankind (KOVO-45), Mara (KOVO-46), Lenticular Thoughts(KOVO-47) and Hung By The Hair....The Music For (KOVO-48). You can buy them right here or, I'm assuming, the 'local noise' section in Monorail.

NOMA is a noise/drone artist from Glasgow who puts good use to anything to hand, such as razors, hairdryers (as heard on his Hairdryer Trio 1998 piece) and fans. Although he mostly performs and records solo, he has collaborated with other sick dudes such as Opaque, Rejectamenta and Black Sun.