Tar... Feathers (Stockholm/Linköping, SWE)

altin.village presents:

Tar... Feathers (Stockholm/Linköping, SWE) + Ättestupa (Göteborg, SWE) + Basketball (Barcelona, ESP / Vancouver, CAN)

TAR FEATHERS music is recorded with birds watching over every crackling microphone and glowing guitar, dazzling drums and electronical additions.

Sometimes the occasional accompaniment of growls from friendly creatures and Gyllene Gasten , a ghostly shape, can be heard in the peripheral realms of the songs. The lyrics vary from utter nonsense, to divine truth. But it is always honest and filled with soul. Someone might call it "lo-fi", others will cry out "Genius!" and heed this musical Bahamut. An untamed playfulness lets Tar...Feathers appear in many shapes and forms, so no one will ever really know what to expect, or when to (not) expect it.

www.myspace.com/tarfeathers, www.adagio830.de

ÄTTESTUPA: There is a myth that elders in the old Sweden was thrown down from a big mountain or height when they no longer was for any use in the farms and households. This place was called Ättestupa. And that is the name of a new band from Gothenburg. Dealing with an old era of Sweden, this is music that reeks of plague, desolate countrysides, heathen rituals and long, harsh cold winters. The debut album is a journey back to a forgotten world, an anti-urban masterpiece. With members from Leafes and Sewer Election, it would be easy to call Ättestupa off as an mix of those two acts when it comes to the sound, but there is definitely way more to it than that. With traces of dark folkmusic, 70 s German prog and even some small black metal hints, this is mean-spirited stuff with an truly unique atmosphere. Slow and monotonous percussion, deeply buried vocals, crude electronics and droning guitars, tortured synths and flutes... Extremely lo-fi and extremely bleak.

www.releasethebats.com

BASKETBALL: an energetic three piece driven by live electronics, spirited vocals, and massive percussion that grows into pulsating dance beats. From Tome s vocals in his native tongues, Croatian and English, to the Persian scales, to the gypsy-esque spirit, Basketball exists amongst a history of music played on street corners and at celebrations around the world. The combination of their sound has drawn comparisons to artists such as Modeselektor, Gang Gang Dance, and Konono N°1.

www.myspace.com/basketballanimal

www.altinvillage.de