My altruism knows no bounds- free to download as of today: the penultimate FT release, a 'double A-side' autumnal soundtrack. The Wax Farm & Harry Bee. Sure to be a worldwide smash. Thank you.
http://familytaboo.bandcamp.com/album/the-wax-farm-harry-bee
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Change is gonna come...
In the very near future this blog will become The Humours Of Kinderman, just you wait...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Family Taboo has run its course
Dear friends,
In the upcoming months Family Taboo will cease operations as a project and I will no longer be recording under that name. There are a variety of reasons for this, some personal, mostly practical. What I can assert is that no Ed Gein-alikes were involved in the decision. There were initially two final EPs in the ‘electronic recordings’ series scheduled for the end of 2011 and 2012 - they will now be combined into one release and will feature along with the previous EPs (Surge and Transport Films) on a compilation set for release in early 2012 which will serve as the final FT album. Previous releases 'Demons Reactivated' and 'Yardfire' will be back in print for a limited time also. More details will follow through the usual sources.
There will definitely be new music from me in the very near future, under a different name, with what I hope will be some new modes of expression for me. I’m very excited about this.
Aloha and mwuaah,
AD.
August 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Considerably more weather-beaten than last month
Smoke Ring For my Halo - Kurt Vile
Bon Iver - s/t
Doubles - Cian Nugent
Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics - Ducktails
James Yorkston - Just Beyond The River (am loving his book too)
Loose Fur - s/t
The Complex Sessions - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Paul McCartney - McCartney I & II
another update soon if I'm still alive.
Bon Iver - s/t
Doubles - Cian Nugent
Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics - Ducktails
James Yorkston - Just Beyond The River (am loving his book too)
Loose Fur - s/t
The Complex Sessions - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Paul McCartney - McCartney I & II
another update soon if I'm still alive.
Monday, June 6, 2011
The Family Taboo June Proms
Several Shades of Why - J Mascis
Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light - Earth
Honey All Over (single) - Gruff Rhys
Demolished Thoughts - Thurston Moore
Attention Please - Boris
Heavy Rocks (2011) - Boris
A Night At The Opera - Queen
Waiting for:
A Treasure - Neil Young & The International Harvesters
The King of Limbs Remixes - a series of 12” vinyl releases, using remixes of tracks from The King Of Limbs. The first release on the 4th July, starts with Little By Little by Caribou and Lotus Flower by Jacques Greene.
Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light - Earth
Honey All Over (single) - Gruff Rhys
Demolished Thoughts - Thurston Moore
Attention Please - Boris
Heavy Rocks (2011) - Boris
A Night At The Opera - Queen
Waiting for:
A Treasure - Neil Young & The International Harvesters
The King of Limbs Remixes - a series of 12” vinyl releases, using remixes of tracks from The King Of Limbs. The first release on the 4th July, starts with Little By Little by Caribou and Lotus Flower by Jacques Greene.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Family Taboo II: Transport Films
II: Transport Films
Following on from the release of Surge, EP #1 in a four-part series of material recorded during the summer of 2010, comes Transport Films. This was by far the most difficult set of pieces to cohere, as the tone is considerably darker than the rest of the recordings, some of the songs contain only bare elements from the initial tracks and a lot of re-recording was necessary (but invigorating) - best to think of this EP as the dark middle act before the upbeat finale, which I suppose will make EP #4 the extraneous fourth act (although that is manifestly not the case). I can promise that EP #3 will be a poptastic thing, in fact it will be stupid-fresh in many respects.
01 Retreat Ahead
The title comes from Roland Barthes, the quote is: "There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present-day society: to retreat ahead of it." Until about two years ago I don’t think I even once articulated a single sensible thing in my life, and it’s not like I have a high strike rate now either. I’m inclined to feel quite alienated by any nostalgia for shit things, particularly the 1990s, but that’s only because I regret pretty much all of my behaviour during that decade, but I don’t regret any of the people, not even the ones who I would have considered transgressors, and any good times I had only happened because of the close friends I was lucky enough to have. I was thinking a lot of about an old friend and former teacher when it came to putting this together, someone who used to refer a lot to Barthes’ Image Music Text. He is no longer with us now but I think he would have been amused by the purloining of a Barthes quote and its application to the queasy tension described by the music. The words are for him. There are two versions of this track, the first one was too bouncy.
Following on from the release of Surge, EP #1 in a four-part series of material recorded during the summer of 2010, comes Transport Films. This was by far the most difficult set of pieces to cohere, as the tone is considerably darker than the rest of the recordings, some of the songs contain only bare elements from the initial tracks and a lot of re-recording was necessary (but invigorating) - best to think of this EP as the dark middle act before the upbeat finale, which I suppose will make EP #4 the extraneous fourth act (although that is manifestly not the case). I can promise that EP #3 will be a poptastic thing, in fact it will be stupid-fresh in many respects.
01 Retreat Ahead
The title comes from Roland Barthes, the quote is: "There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present-day society: to retreat ahead of it." Until about two years ago I don’t think I even once articulated a single sensible thing in my life, and it’s not like I have a high strike rate now either. I’m inclined to feel quite alienated by any nostalgia for shit things, particularly the 1990s, but that’s only because I regret pretty much all of my behaviour during that decade, but I don’t regret any of the people, not even the ones who I would have considered transgressors, and any good times I had only happened because of the close friends I was lucky enough to have. I was thinking a lot of about an old friend and former teacher when it came to putting this together, someone who used to refer a lot to Barthes’ Image Music Text. He is no longer with us now but I think he would have been amused by the purloining of a Barthes quote and its application to the queasy tension described by the music. The words are for him. There are two versions of this track, the first one was too bouncy.
02 Halogen Sun
Morning time. Originally the first part of my currently abandoned Springworm Suite, this was initially recorded using acoustic instruments but never finished. I’m hoping to revisit other parts of the project in the future, hopefully in a live scenario .
Morning time. Originally the first part of my currently abandoned Springworm Suite, this was initially recorded using acoustic instruments but never finished. I’m hoping to revisit other parts of the project in the future, hopefully in a live scenario .
03 Ingolsby
The Family Taboo debut of the Korg Monotron. A simultaneously turbulent and joyful piece, it reflects the mood of this set of songs and points the way to the tone of the next release.
The Family Taboo debut of the Korg Monotron. A simultaneously turbulent and joyful piece, it reflects the mood of this set of songs and points the way to the tone of the next release.
04 Antechamber
A companion of sorts to Retreat Ahead, it might work best if you have to drive somewhere at night in a frantic effort to reach/escape someone.
A companion of sorts to Retreat Ahead, it might work best if you have to drive somewhere at night in a frantic effort to reach/escape someone.
05 Run With The Hare, Hunt With The Hounds
One of the sporadic instances of a FT number that you can dance to, this is meant as escapism and enjoyment, ripe actually for a 12” remix.
One of the sporadic instances of a FT number that you can dance to, this is meant as escapism and enjoyment, ripe actually for a 12” remix.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Family Taboo's own office chart
Vinyl:
Street Halo - Burial
Scott 2 - Scott Walker
Mirror/Ego - Thom Yorke/Burial/Four Tet
Cosmogramma Alt Takes - Flying Lotus
Evol - Sonic Youth
The Queen Of Denmark - John Grant
The Valerie Project - Various Artists
other formats:
The Dissolve -Boxcutter
¤ - e-clipse
Midnight Colour - Ital Tek
James Blake - James Blake
Norwegian Wood [Original Soundtrack] - Jonny Greenwood/BBC Concert Orchestra/The Emperor Quartet
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
what's playing on the record machine
Flying Lotus - Pattern+Grid World (vinyl)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Thom Yorke/Burial/Four Tet - Ego/Mirror
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality (vinyl)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (vinyl)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (vinyl)
it's been an odd few days.
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Thom Yorke/Burial/Four Tet - Ego/Mirror
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality (vinyl)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (vinyl)
ZZ Top - Eliminator (vinyl)
it's been an odd few days.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Retreat Ahead
Retreat Ahead
Don't record those figures
when you try to blink
Don't record those shadows
when you go to sleep
Walk instead down to the bridge
where the ruins of the buildings
grind their teeth
against the sky
And it's swarming through the very air
A wound that simply won't close up
Shopworn and injurious
Thinning out the neighbourhood
Don't record those figures
when you try to blink
Don't record those shadows
when you go to sleep
Walk instead down to the bridge
where the ruins of the buildings
grind their teeth
against the sky
And it's swarming through the very air
A wound that simply won't close up
Shopworn and injurious
Thinning out the neighbourhood
Saturday, March 12, 2011
now playing
Chosen Lords - AFX
Prophecy - Albert Ayler
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
WARP 20 (Chosen) - V/A
Exorcist II The Heretic OST - Ennio Morricone
Queen Of Denmark - John Grant
Prophecy - Albert Ayler
Giant Steps - John Coltrane
WARP 20 (Chosen) - V/A
Exorcist II The Heretic OST - Ennio Morricone
Queen Of Denmark - John Grant
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Now playing...
Move Of Ten (I+II) vinyl - Autechre
Burial - Burial
Suspiria (OST) - Goblin
You Are Here - Nathan Fake
Underneath The Pine - Toro Y Moi
The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anjiversary Collection - Yes
Between The Buttons - Broadcast
x
FT
Burial - Burial
Suspiria (OST) - Goblin
You Are Here - Nathan Fake
Underneath The Pine - Toro Y Moi
The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anjiversary Collection - Yes
Between The Buttons - Broadcast
x
FT
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Now Playing...
....when Earl isn't crying:
The King Of Limbs - Radiohead
Auf Dem Schwarzen Kanal - Conrad Schnitzler
Hotel Shampoo - Gruff Rhys
Let England Shake - PJ Harvey
Music For Listening To - The B.E.F.
Clockwork Orange - Wendy Carlos
The Eraser - Thom Yorke
X
FT
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Malachy Shavas: Dream Diary
The first in an occassional series of transcriptions from the diary of former mob doctor and internet sensation/disgrace Malachy Shavas. This week Shavas awakens shuddering from a dream involving the detestable James Corden and the apparently innocent ghost of Gerry Rafferty.
"...God Gerry Rarrerty scorching to be seen. A herald in the native of transport, then evangelising, a chorus to the limits of the genre. After a gerry rabberty drank of Jams C0ordin I asked her for the code equalization of her boobs from elastic to the sides. I wiped it to coexist with my bering and neighboring my blame ballroom. Jammmmes Cardin sucked alternative - it was a mouth.
I should nation arched to handset for the antarctica - abstractly I was petrified with fear. God gerry rarity scorching be seen. Let's likewise whisper these keys 1 to 8 optimism with c. Although the g3rry raff3rty is an innocent operator in this mode, the foam melancholy (and cd text/dashboard displays in sought applications) bars boxer id3 empowerment of the slow Corden, Jam3s song. Jerry Rapherty. James Courden. Jams. Gerry.
I stood up resonating her panties and hatching my pants. Still, tired of talking cello drawbacks as well. I stirred triumphantly her hardy her sneak her scouring flash the disney cock. I knelt in a dangerous age and multiplex my teeth. Laura's octet were reliant on her convertible girl's eighty bottom. Control programs: is illegal nightcap.
Thank you, mrs. chaffey."
"...God Gerry Rarrerty scorching to be seen. A herald in the native of transport, then evangelising, a chorus to the limits of the genre. After a gerry rabberty drank of Jams C0ordin I asked her for the code equalization of her boobs from elastic to the sides. I wiped it to coexist with my bering and neighboring my blame ballroom. Jammmmes Cardin sucked alternative - it was a mouth.
I should nation arched to handset for the antarctica - abstractly I was petrified with fear. God gerry rarity scorching be seen. Let's likewise whisper these keys 1 to 8 optimism with c. Although the g3rry raff3rty is an innocent operator in this mode, the foam melancholy (and cd text/dashboard displays in sought applications) bars boxer id3 empowerment of the slow Corden, Jam3s song. Jerry Rapherty. James Courden. Jams. Gerry.
I stood up resonating her panties and hatching my pants. Still, tired of talking cello drawbacks as well. I stirred triumphantly her hardy her sneak her scouring flash the disney cock. I knelt in a dangerous age and multiplex my teeth. Laura's octet were reliant on her convertible girl's eighty bottom. Control programs: is illegal nightcap.
Thank you, mrs. chaffey."
Friday, January 28, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Family Taboo I: Surge
In the summer of 2010 I packed my guitars away and set about writing and recording with two synthesisers, a drum machine, a microphone and a variety of metal containers and glass. The sessions ran from May to August yielding a number of pieces ranging in style and tone, unabashedly influenced by the likes of Krzysztof Penderecki, Nurse With Wound, Wolf Eyes, Broadcast, early Human League, some artists from the DFA roster, Marc Willkinson's score for Blood On Satan's Claw, and Kid A-era Radiohead.
These recordings have been split into several EPs and will be released as digital downloads over the coming 12 months, eventually to be issued together on one collection which will include collaborations, and other material not featured on the initial downloads.
The first release of this intended series is Surge, a 3 track EP available for download from 01/02/2011. Details are as follows:
Family Taboo - I: Surge
01 Green Laser
A gateway track: metallic, serrated synth fun meets lo-fi confection, potentially useful in luring ‘friends’ who suspect they’re being spammed and/or think I’m a wretched deviant when I suggest in online scenarios that they ’like’ Family Taboo, a name which is google-search kryptonite.
A gateway track: metallic, serrated synth fun meets lo-fi confection, potentially useful in luring ‘friends’ who suspect they’re being spammed and/or think I’m a wretched deviant when I suggest in online scenarios that they ’like’ Family Taboo, a name which is google-search kryptonite.
02 New Ruins
A little bit more in line with my usual predilections. A multi-movement piece, with each section becoming more alienated from its predecessor. Ritualistic in tone and inspired in part by my hometown’s first shopping center, multi-storey car park, frequently empty retail units and the galvanising effect on its people of finally having the town’s inaugural escalator, all circa 2006.
A little bit more in line with my usual predilections. A multi-movement piece, with each section becoming more alienated from its predecessor. Ritualistic in tone and inspired in part by my hometown’s first shopping center, multi-storey car park, frequently empty retail units and the galvanising effect on its people of finally having the town’s inaugural escalator, all circa 2006.
03 Little Black Heart
Family Taboo’s contribution to the idea of a fizzy summer pop song. I’ll do one of these again in the future only next time I’ll wipe the smirk off my face.
Family Taboo’s contribution to the idea of a fizzy summer pop song. I’ll do one of these again in the future only next time I’ll wipe the smirk off my face.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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