This week’s mix is part of our ongoing KLOF series. You may have read or heard that Brooklyn, NY-based composer, trumpeter, and singer jaimie branch sadly passed away this week. By way of a small tribute, I’ve included a few tracks (from Fly or Die, Fly or Die ii, Fly or Die Live and Eli Winter, on which she guested).
The mix opens with Cornelia Murr and her latest single, which we made Song of the Day recently; she is touring next month with Dana Gavanski. Another recent Song of the Day was from Deer Scout, the alias of songwriter Dena Miller, and her cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Suspended In Gaffa‘.
From their 2021 album One Stop Shop, we have a track by twen (Jane Fitzsimmons & Ian Jones); and from Peter Broderick‘s beautiful 2021 album The Wind That Shakes The Bramble – A Year Without Summer.
After sharing news of Minna Miteru 2, a further compilation of Japanese underground indie music compiled by Saya of Tenniscoats, with the support of Markus Acher, I had to include a track from Spirit Fest, a band that they both feature in, as well as remaster of Tenniscoats’ バイババビンバ / Baibaba Bimba.
I had to include Eli Winter following the release of that excellent self-titled release I afforded the perfect ten, so I went straight to my favourite – Unbecoming, which plays out to jaimie branch on flugelhorn.
We also have music from Australia’s The Uplifting Bell Ends taken from their forthcoming new album
Super Giant IV; more from Troll Dolly, the experimental folk project of Jen Yakamovich from Vancouver; music from Superclusters, the new album from Bree van Reyk – a drummer, percussionist, composer and sound artist who makes unconventional and tradition-challenging performance works; music from Bile Bear, the adopted moniker of Italian guitarist Denis Cassiere (we reviewed the album today here); a track from Erlend Apneseth‘s new album Nova (out tomorrow); a track from the latest Field Works album called Stations; and finally, a track from José Medeles and his tribute album to John Fahey, here featuring one of my favourite guitarists – Marisa Anderson – RAILROAD CADENCES & MELANCHOLIC ANTHEMS: A Drummers Tribute to John Fahey is out now and available on Bandcamp.
Music Played
Cornelia Murr – All Souls
Deer Scout – Suspended In Gaffa
twen – HaHaHome
Peter Broderick – A Year Without Summer
Spirit Fest – Zenbu Honto (Every Thing Is Everything)
jaimie branch – Theme 001
Eli Winter – Unbecoming
The Uplifting Bell Ends – Dear Friend
Troll Dolly – Wee Beasties
Bree van Reyk – III
Bile Bear – Run Bear Run
Erlend Apneseth – Fall
Field Works, Stuart Hyatt, Hanna Benn, Janie Cowan, Masayoshi Fujita, Qasim Naqvi, Pick a Piper – Station 3
jaimie branch – Simple Silver Surfer
José Medeles – PLEASE SEND TO J.F. with Marisa Anderson
Tenniscoats – バイババビンバ / Baibaba Bimba (2022 Remaster)
jamie branch – meanwhile
jaimie branch – Theme 002