Rückstoss Gondoliere (slight return)

The Fruits De Mer album Head Music is sold out and going for moderately silly prices on eBay, but if you haven’t heard our contribution to it, a cover of the early Kraftwerk number Rückstoss Gondoliere, it’s on the CD included with the new issue of Prog magazine, out today. Cape not included. It’s also on the latest Was Ist Das? podcast which includes brilliant live tracks from Acid Mothers Temple and Suzuki Junzo.

AllFM etc.

Thanks to everyone who came to hear us at Sounds From The Other City, and thanks to Fat Out for putting us on.   After our set we were interviewed by Fiona from AllFM for her next Anything Goes Breakfast Show – tune in from 9 till 10:30 am this Thursday on 96.9 FM or at allfm.org. Update: listen here.

Our next gig is on Monday 14th May at The Castle Hotel in central Manchester, supporting US indie band The Big Sleep along with new Manchester combo White Vinyl.  Free entry if you ‘like’  facebook.com/musicinbeta. See you there!

Radio On

Dead Sea Apes have an exclusive session on Dandelion Radio’s Jeff Grainger’s show. Tracks include Soy Dios, plus two songs from the soon come Astral House EP, Bikini Atoll and Astral House.

The session is aired on his show throughout the month of July, and is on at various times of the day, depending on what day it is. You can find the schedule here.

Meanwhile, in Texas…

A complimentary blog post from Revolt Of The Apes, and a play on KBYD (about 53mins into this Ustream recording)

Rest assured that we are putting the final touches to our next release (a 3-track EP) and we are also recording a cover version for an upcoming Fruits de Mer album.

Love from Iberia (and elsewhere)

• Evadidos – Song of the week
• Atalho de Sons
• Know Your Conjuror
• Stoned Sun Vibrations
• Is This Thing On?
• Weird Brother
• Culture Is Not Your Friend
• The Box And The Ghost In It
• Sloucher

Was Ist Das Also?

The latest Was Ist Das? podcast from Ned of Hebden Bridge features another excerpt from our improvised gig with Damo Suzuki back in December, along with more great sounds from the likes of Cluster and Faust and a top 5 from the fabulously-named Volcanic Tongue records.

Listen on Mixcloud or Podomatic.

Soy Dios: radio, blog and podcast roundup

Some great reactions from near and far for our debut single Soy Dios:

• Bob Osborne has reviewed it on his blog Aural Delights and played it on his radio show of the same name on Salford City Radio – listen here.
• Seymour Patrick has played it on his Painter’s Radio Show on London’s XStream East online radio.
• Mr. Atavist has reviewed it on his blog and played Soy Dios II on his Sunrise Ocean Bender show on WRIR (Richmond, Virginia).
• It’s been played on Standing In The Shadows Of Lev on Manchester’s AllFM.
• There’s a good review on Wine, Women & Song
• Mr Jon Wheeler of Petal has written a nice review
• Phantom Circuit have added us onto their latest podcast
• For those of you who enjoy spending time in the psychotropic zone, journey over to Astral Visions podcast on Aural Innovations – we’re on show #12.
• A glowing recommendation from Pig State Recon
• And of course many thanks to Ned for featuring it on his Was Ist Das? podcast back in September.

Hear all three tracks in full right here:

and buy a download or limited edition CD at Bandcamp.

On the radio

Stuart Maconie has been kind enough to play one of our tracks on his Freakier Zone show on BBC 6 Music. The programme also includes Prof. Justin Spear’s roundup of 2010 and is well worth a listen, which you can do on the BBC iPlayer up until Friday.

Was Ist Das?

Our track Soy Dios is featured on the latest Was Ist Das? podcast, amongst an eclectic variety of music including an exclusive live Damo Suzuki jam. Thanks to Ned for putting us on the podcast and welcome to any Was Ist Das? listeners who’ve found your way here. We’re currently working towards releasing Soy Dios as a CD single with two equally epic remixes, so watch this space (or better still, sign up for email updates using the box on the right) for further news.