Recent Articles with Rough Trade
Whatever Wood Beez, Wood Beez: Scritti Politti live at HAU
The last time Scritti Politti played in Berlin it was at SO 36 in 1979. We sent D. Strauss to get the lowdown on their long overdue return. – more
“Doubt is a very important word for me” – Mark Stewart Interviewed
Editor-in-chief Max Dax talks oblique strategies and chance procedures with the fast talking and even faster thinking Mark Stewart of The Pop Group. – more
Rough Trade set release Pantha Du Prince remix album
Rough Trade have announced a remix record of Pantha Du Prince’s Black Noise album which he released last year. The release is called X1 Versions Of Black Noise and features reinterpretations from the likes of Animal Collective, Four Tet, Moritz Von Oswald, Efdemin and Walls . The rollcall of guest remixers reads like a who’s – more
Fever Ray cover the Bad Seeds
Rough Trade are to release a new compilation called Synth Wave 10, featuring an array of gloomy faced bands who fetishize synthesizers and atmospherics over guitars and swaggering. With tracks from Cold Cave, Zola Jesus, Cosmetics and Factory Floor, the selection on Synth Wave 10 looks even better than we would hope for from Rough – more
Blur return with single as part of Record Store Day
Blur, yes Blur, have released a new single in support of Record Store Day which took place last Saturday. Limited to 1000 7″ vinyl copies, the song – Fool’s Day – is also available as a free download from the bands website. Record Store Day is an annual event aimed at promoting local independent record – more
Rough Trade to make Pantha du Prince documentary
Rough Trade have announced they will be releasing a documentary about Pantha du Prince later this year – discussing growing up in the mountain forests of Northern Hesse, and the extraordinary concept behind Black Noise. The soundtrack will, naturally, be taken from the album. We seem to be writing about Pantha du Prince a lot – more
Dial commemorates 2010 with compilation
One of the best and consistently most interesting electronic music music labels, Dial Records is soon to release 2010, a retrospective which will also mark the tenth Birthday of the Hamburg based imprint. Luminaries that have released on the label include label boss’ Lawrence and Carsten Jost, Pantha Du Prince (pictured above), who now plays – more
Pantha Du Prince to release Black Noise
Rough Trade electronic artist Pantha Du Prince is set to release his new album, Black Noise, on Feb 8, 2010. His recent signing to the indie powerhouse seems to have yielded a wealth of hip new collaborators: members of Animal Collective and LCD Soundsystem both appear on the album. Pantha Du Prince enthusiasts will be – more
