WAYPOINTS #213
24/01/24
"TIED CRYING TO THE MAST WITH A BLINDFOLD"
FEATURING: LOST MAP AT THE SOCIAL, MARANTA, SDF, MAKENESS, SUSAN BEAR, KINBOTE, VICTORIA HUME, PICTISH TRAIL, HOMER + MORE
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LOST MAP AT THE SOCIAL THIS SATURDAY! A NIGHT OF ELECTRONIC DELIGHTS IN LONDON
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It's another big one for Lost Map Records in 2024 as we celebrate our ELEVENTH Birthday ™ with a series of special events lasting the entire year which we quite simply will not stop going on about. Only kidding! Except, now we think about it, we will actually be doing a lot of special gigs throughout the year, which in all likelihood we will quite simply not stop going on about. So not kidding, in fact. Deadly serious. Probably there won't be an 11th anniversary T-shirt. But there will be more hats. There's always more hats.
Anyway, about Lost Map at The Social this Saturday, January 27, which is our first special gig of 2024, about which we will not stop (going on). This show is in the BIG city. No, not Fort William, even bigger. No not Bangor, but you're getting closer. Yes that's right LONDON™. In The Big London we are assembling a special triad of electronic artists from the Lost Map family, some from The London and some not (from London). The headliners are Makeness with their propulsive motorik rhythms, while support comes from the tropical synth-pop of Edinburgh’s Maranta, and the swaggering acid-house misbehaviours of SDF. Following their live sets, all three acts will join forces to DJ until late, like a giant frantic sex orgy except with DJing not sexing.
Join us in London, at The Social. Where, for avoidance of doubt, you don't have to be social. Stand in the corner and talk to no one if you like, we don't judge. |
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PRE-ORDER KINBOTE'S NEW ALBUM HEMISPHERE NOW
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'Lowe Sunsmasher' – which, for avoidance of doubt, is not about actor and renowned s*xual bastard Rob Lowe – is the brand new single by Kinbote and let us tell you it's seriously 'kin good. A woozy headrush of thumping beats, fuzz bass and playful found-sound samples, it's released as part of Lost Map's PostMap Club subscription service in January as well as via streaming services. It finds Glasgow-based electronic producer Matt Gibb, for Kinbote is he, delving into *checks notes* ancient Greek epic poetry.
“I tried with this song to do a retelling of The Odyssey , but that was maybe a bit ambitious,” says Matt of ‘Lowe Sunsmasher’. “I ended up cutting it down a lot and now it’s more like a series of references to my favourite bits of the story. There are some fun samples in this one, like wind chimes and the sound of rain hitting a snare drum.”
This condensed electronic pop reworking of 7th century BC Athens' sickest new joint is taken from Kinbote's superb forthcoming album Hemisphere, which we're releasing on April 12, 2024 on streaming services and as a standalone limited-edition 'zine with digital download (with an option to purchase the 'zine with a CD copy in addition to the digital download). It's available to pre-order now. Inspired by all from Marc Levinson’s book The Box to the esoteric electronica of artists such as Lusine, Vegyn and Baths, the deliriously dreamlike Hemisphere exists in much the same continuum as Kinbote's 2020 debut album Shifting Distance. Which is a clever way of saying "if you liked that, you'll love this".
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SAVAGE MANSION LIVE IN LONDON 2NITE
1) More news from "the Big Smoke": SavMans play The Shacklewell Arms tonight Weds, Jan 24.
2) Also feat. Redolent, Jane Paknia and Henry Webb Jenkins, it's an EYOE fundraiser in aid of Help Musicians + Hackney Foodbank.
3) Buy pay-what-you-can tix here.
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THE JANUARY LOST MAP PODCAST
1) New Year, same bullsh*t as Pictish Trails solo talks us gently into 2024. No Laura (fired tired).
2) Feat. Victoria Hume's guide to her new album plus music from Sulka, Kinbote, Makeness + Susan Bear.
3) Listen here.
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VICTORIA HUME'S NEW ALBUM IS OUT NOW
1) Hey speaking of raging lefty Victoria Hume's Radical Abundance, it's out now on limited-edition CD with v. attractive 'zine.
2) "Hopeful and stunning songs for those ready to start a gentle revolution" say The Skinny.
3) F U capitalism (while stocks last).
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DECEMBER POSTMAP CLUB
FEAT. SUSAN BEAR
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Susan Bear – who, for avoidance of doubt, is not a bear – is back with a happy banger for sad people ☹️ harnessing some properly retro music tech. “I made this using an Atari ST520, Tr-808s, Op1 and a Casio SK-5 sampling keyboard,” says Suse, about gleeful three-minute bit-crunching vintage computer rave ‘Shake (Say Yes)’, which is released as part of the PostMap Club in January and on streaming now. “Okay fine, I also used Ableton Live," she adds.
"I was feeling very ‘happy’ for one particular week during summer 2023," Suse continues. "I usually make music that isn’t very fun, but I wanted to make something fun, and also to get off my computer. So, I got onto another, much older computer to make this. I think it sounds pretty mad, but I like it. It’s about saying YES to life. My life is better when I say yes to stuff.” Think of it kind of like a belated antidote to Zammo and the Grange Hil Cast's 1986 straight-edge dirge 'Just Say No' (just say yes kids, especially to drugs).
‘Shake (Say Yes)’ follows the release of Suse's also electro-leaning single ‘It’s You’ last year. Like that song, it may or may not feature on a brand new album that could be forthcoming in 2024. But we couldn't possibly say right now. Not because it's a secret or anything, just because our memory's not what it used to be (drugs), and we're too lazy to read the emails again.
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Also included in this month's PostMap Club:
Kinbote – 'Lowe Sunsmasher'
Togas aff or whatever, as Matt Gibb puts a crazy beat on Homer's The Odyssey in the latest cut from his forthcoming new album Hemisphere.
Victoria Hume – 'Steady State'
Soft piano, swooning viola and hushed vocals as Vic quietly sticks it to c*pitalism etc, in a taste of her new album Radical Abundance. Backed with a podcast interview in which she tells the story of the record.
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A round-up of the three PostMap Club membership tiers and their respective prices and benefits is as follows below – new members note that you will receive a bumper double pack of postcards in your first installment, also including NEXT MONTH'S postcards.
REGULAR BREW
£3 + postage, per month
- Postcards! At least two collectible PostMap postcards sent to your door at the end of every month – each containing download codes for a mixture of brand new music on Lost Map, alongside a random selection from our archives. When you sign up you'll also receive the previous month's postcards, completely free.
- Badge! Plus a new badge for every year of your subscription.
- CD! All new physical members get the free double CD Ten Years Of Lost Map included with their first mailout.
- Monthly newsletter! Containing hot goss / farmyard sh*te.
- Discounts! On other Lost Map releases, merchandise, gigs.
- Feelgood glow! Help support an independent record label.
GOLD BLEND
£5 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with a bigger badge.
CLUB BISCUIT
£10 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with an EVEN BIGGER badge.
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THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX
AFTERLANDS LIVE:
SAT, FEB 24 @ RIO COMMUNITY CENTRE, NEWPORT ON TAY (SUPPORTING CONSTANT FOLLOWER) [SOLD OUT]
ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE:
MON, JAN 29 @ FASCHING, STOCKHOLM, SE
TUE, JAN 30 @ LOPPEN, COPENHAGEN, DK
WED, JAN 31@ FESTSALEN, OSLO, NO
THU, FEB 1 @ VOXHALL, AARHUS, DK
FRI, FEB 2 @ NORTHERN WINTER BEAT, AALBORG, DK
SAT, FEB 3 @ TEATER MOMENTUM, ODENSE, DK
THU, FEB 29 @ ZDB, LISBON, PT
FRI, MAR 1 @ SALAO BRAZIL, COIMBRA, PT
SAT, MAR 2 @ GNRATION, BRAGA, PT
TUE, MAR 5 @ TBC, NAPOLI, IT
WED, MAR 6 @ SALA DELLA REPUBBLICA, PASARO, IT
THU, MAR 7 @ SPAZIO ZUT!, FOLIGNO, IT
FRI, MAR 8 @ SALA VANNI, FLORENCE, IT
SAT, MAR 9 @ NOVARA JAZZ WEEKENDER, NOVARA , IT
SUN, MAR 10 @ LA CLAQUE, GENOVA, IT
KINBOTE LIVE:
THU, FEB 1 @ INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK, LEITH DEPOT, EDINBURGH (SUPPORTING ACOLYTE)
MAKENESS LIVE:
SAT, JAN 27 @ THE SOCIAL, LONDON (w/ MARANTA, SDF) [TICKETS]
MARTHA FFION LIVE:
THU, FEB 15 @ SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH *
FRI, FEB 16 @ CELLAR, ABERDEEN *
SAT, FEB 17 @ RUM SHACK, GLASGOW *
THU, FEB 22 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK *
SAT, FEB 24 @ COMMON GROUND, OXFORD *
SUN, FEB 25 @ BOBIKS, NEWCASTLE *
* = supporting Savage Mansion
MARANTA LIVE:
SAT, JAN 27 @ THE SOCIAL, LONDON (w/ MAKENESS, SDF) [TICKETS]
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
TUE, JAN 30 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK (SUPPORTING STEVE MASON)
WED, JAN 31 @ IVW 2024, PAPER DRESS VINTAGE, LONDON (w/ ISLET)
THU, FEB 1 @ THE MARINA FOUNTAIN, HASTINGS
FRI, FEB 2 @ THE LEGION CLUB, WENDOVER
SAT, FEB 3 @ CLUNY2, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
(w/ NOVELTY ISLAND, MEADOW MEADOW)
SUN, FEB 4 @ THE PARISH, HUDDERSFIELD (SPECIAL 3PM MATINEE)
SAT, MAR 23 @ LEITH FRANKLIN ACADEMICAL BEIGE CRICKET CLUB,
EDINBURGH [SOLD OUT]
SAT, JUN 1 @ WEST MALVERN SOCIAL CLUB, MALVERN
SAVAGE MANSION LIVE:
WED, JAN 24 @ SHACKLEWELL ARMS, LONDON
THU, FEB 15 @ SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH *
FRI, FEB 16 @ CELLAR, ABERDEEN *
SAT, FEB 17 @ RUM SHACK, GLASGOW *
THU, FEB 22 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK *
SAT, FEB 24 @ COMMON GROUND, OXFORD *
SUN, FEB 25 @ BOBIKS, NEWCASTLE *
* = supported by Martha Ffion
SDF LIVE:
SAT, JAN 27 @ THE SOCIAL, LONDON (w/ MAKENESS, MARANTA) [TICKETS]
SEAMUS FOGARTY LIVE:
THU, FEB 1 @ HYDEAWAY, FROME
SAT, MAR 2 @ LEVI’S CORNER HOUSE, BALLYDEHOB
THU, MAR 7 @ WORKMAN’S CELLAR, DUBLIN
FRI, MAR 8 @ THE DUNCAIRN, BELFAST
SAT, MAR 9 @ PHIL GRIMES, WATERFORD
SUN, MAR 10 @ RÓISÍN DUBH IN GALWAY
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