Here we are again with the albums you have to listen to this weekend (if you haven’t yet). Have fun!

Kieran Hebden, Steve Reid, Mats Gustafsson – Live At The South Bank

Now, this is something you cannot miss. A live album from one of the rare performances of this supertrio. You may know Kieran Hebden under his moniker Four Tet, Mats Gustaffson you may know from Incubate 2011 (he performed alongside Chris Corsano) and Steve Reid is a fucking jazz legend, so you better know him! The performance is captured on June 20th, 2009, in the foyer of Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre, part of the Meltdown Festival curated by Ornette Coleman.
It’s not only a masterly album of proficient craftsman, it’s also one of the last recordings of Steve Reid, who unfortunatly died of throat cancer in April. He had the pleasure of playing with Sun Ra Arkestra, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Miles Davis.
Even if you do not like jazz, you will probably like this. Absolutely stunning.
For fans of: Four Tet, Steve Reid, Mats Gustaffson, Chris Corsano, Sun Ra Arkestra.

Listen to Kieran Hebden, Steve Reid, Mats Gustaffson – Live At The South Bank on Spotify

Korallreven – An Album By Korallreven

If we have to believe the American blogs the only good music that’s being made right now is chillwave and dreampop related. Ofcourse, this is complete bollocks. But if you have to listen to one, ONE, dreamy popalbum, make sure it’s ‘An Album By Korallreven’. Korallreven aren’t from the US at all. Our Swedish friends have been around before this entire hype was catapulted when Cults self-titled album hit the charts. They don’t have vintage effect photos with Helvetica letters. They do have ambient soundscapes and some good melodies. ’Sa Sa Samoa’ up front.
For fans of: Cults, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out, Blouse

Listen to Korallreven – An Album By Korallreven on Spotify

Coliseum – Parasites EP

Punk has never been the genre containing a lot of renewal. So that’s why we have to cherish bands like Coliseum. A band that has it’s own sound and hold on to that. With influences of hardrock, a bit of sludge and a healthy dose of rock ‘n roll. They have done it for 3 albums now, and now their latest EP ‘Parasites’ remains on that road. So maybe there isn’t that much renewal after all. Fuck it, who cares. This rules.

Listen to Coliseum – Parasites EP on Spotify

Steve Hauschildt – Tragedy & Geometry

One of those albums that made it to a lot of yearlists within the Incubate crew, was Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here? One of the creative minds behind that collective is Steve Hauschildt. Now, his first solo-album ‘Tradegy & Geometry’ has found it’s way onto Spotify for your entertainment. The Emeralds atmosphere is very present, but Hauschildt keeps his album chilled-out. Even ambient at times. Nevertheless, the hypnotics bleeps and the collage of sounds created here, will probably appeal to Emeralds-fans all over the world.
For fans of: Emeralds, Oneohtrix Point Never, Ital Tek, Demdike Stare

Listen to Steve Hauschildt – Tradegy & Geomertry on Spotify

Chris Watson – Le Tren Fantasma

Chris Watson is one of the leading personas in field recordings today. Not only does he work for BBC and did he play amongst Cabaret Voltaire, he also made ‘Weather Report’. An album, The Guardian listed as one of the thousand albums you have to hear before you die. It’s a masterpiece in the field recording and ambient scene. The follow-up to that critically acclaimed album has now arrived (pun intended). It’s called ‘El Tren Fantasma’, The Ghost Train. And again, the El Tran Fatasma tracks (pun intended) are very intruiging. Witness it yourself!
For fans of: Toshiya Tsunoda, Jacob Kirkegaard, Jana Winderen.

Listen to Chris Watson – El Tren Fantasma on Spotify

Bill Ryder-Jones – If…

Anybody still know that band The Coral? They released some great albums (such as the self-titled debut), but were never really picked up. Bill Ryder-Jones was the creative mind behind The Coral and now his solo debut is out. Fans of aforementioned band should watch out though: this is something entirely different. It’s a largely intrumental, orchestral album recorded with the help of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. It’s a concept album based on Italo Calvino’s post modernist novel ‘If On A Winters Night’. It’s a gorgeous post modern record. Subtle and haunting.
For fans of: Jóhann Jóhannson, Ólafur Arnalds, Mark Zimmer, Philip Glass

Listen to Bill Ryder-Jones – If… on Spotify

Future Of The Left – Polymers Are Forever EP

We booked Future Of The Left on Incubate 2009. We already blogged about this EP. So are we fans? Yes we are. And this EP is wicked. And that’s just the B-sides. The full-length follow-up to ‘Travels With Myself And Another‘ is planned for early 2012.
For fans of: Future Of The Left, Mclusky, Arab Strap, Les Savy Fav

Listen to Future Of The Left – Polymers Are Forever EP on Spotify