Man o
man, we have a lot to cover in this issue. So much so, we had to increase the
size of the magazine to accommodate everything.
The
first thing you probably noticed… a cover CD? Damn right! In the spirit of
bringing you as much value to magazine as possible, we recruited the services
of three WFR artists: Cholly, Letters From Mouse and Sulk Rooms to bring their
amazing live and improvisational sounds to ‘One Shot’, a CD of long-form
performances recorded live, with every nuance and element being triggered and
performed on the fly.
Talking
about live, we thought it important to look back of some of the fun live
experiences of the summer, especially Emotion Wave’s ‘A Day In The Sun’
festival in Liverpool, and our first live stream festival, Foxfest. Massive
thanks to everyone who took part in these awesome happenings. These two events
led to the creation of ‘WFR North’, our first brick and mortar festival, coming
to Edinburgh on 22 October. More information on WFR North on page 6.
Our
cover artist for this issue is the amazing Elizabeth Crompton. Her forthcoming
album, Problems Of Other Minds, is an absolute triumph. Deep, emotional, and
stunning from beginning to end. It sees WFR entering uncharted territory – an
electronic album with vocals. Everyone at the label is seriously excited for
this one, and we are in no doubt you will embrace it as much as we have.
The same
goes for Viewers, the new Sulk Rooms LP from the one and only Thomas Ragsdale,
and we roll out the full release plan for Dohnavùr, which covers multiple
reissues, remixes, and releases which have come home to roost.
It’s
another stellar period of albums from the SubClub, with The Metamorph, Letters
From Mouse and Gribbles enchanting us with three fresh new LPs of enduring
quality.
Our
artist for this issue’s ‘The Process’ is the guru of generative electronic music,
Glasgow’s Mike K Smith. We hope you enjoy his Ableton-centric approach to
random sound, and how rewarding the process can be. We also shine a light on
the first 5 independent record stores to stock our records. We have already
added more into the pipeline, but more about that in the next magazine.
Lastly,
it’s with great excitement to announce that, starting from issue 4, we welcome
the journalistic expertise of Michael Stanton to the WFR magazine. I’ve been
winging it on my own since the start of this journey with the magazine, and I’m
fast running out of adjectives to describe our amazing artists and music. So
it’s with a mixture of relief and excitement that I have someone with 20 years
of music journalism experience to share the load with. Mike, welcome to the
team.
Thanks
for Coming, grab a chair, we´ll be starting in a few minutes
OK. If
we can settle down at the back, it looks like we’re ready. If there’s any
questions you’ll find me at the tea and biscuits table afterwards.
Ever
since I bought my first issue of Smash Hits, the music press has been a huge
part of my life. Over the years, I’ve worked for some iconic titles, including
Muzik, Melody Maker and NME.
Until
recently I worked at Electronic Sound where it seems I accidentally created a
scene. I didn’t give it a name, or draw attention to it, but there on the pages
each issue was a smorgasbord of independent DIY record labels run from kitchen
tables, releasing music by independent DIY artists made on their kitchen
tables.
We’re
talking about the likes of Ghost Box, Castles In Space, Burning Witches, A Year
In The Country, Spun Out Of Control, Clay Pipe, Woodford Halse, DiN and many
more who covered everything from field recordings and experimental mayhem to
Berlin Schoolisms and post-rave bangers. The releases were lovingly put
together and beautifully presented with great artwork. It felt like the early
80s all over again, a time when I was filling up on new-fangled labels like
4AD, Small Wonder, Rough Trade, Mute, New Hormones, Cherry Red, Factory, Fast
Product, Creation…
The idea
for Moonbuilding has been brewing for a little while. Yeah, I know, I could’ve
just started a blog, but I figured this scene I’ve been writing about for years
kind of needed a publication that shares its own DIY ethos. So here it is, just
me, doing this from my kitchen table.
You will
have noticed that Moonbuilding is a Castles In Space publication, but that
doesn´t mean it’s all about CiS releases. Think of it like a label putting out
a magazine instead of an album. Makes sense to us. Hope it chimes with you.
So
that’s the plan. Let’s crack on. Tea and biscuits anyone?
Neil
HERE
HEAR
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New and upcoming releases
Dean
Honer And Kevin Pearce, Field Lines Cartographer, The Hardy Tree, The Home
Current, Regal Worm, Pye Corner Audio, Howlround, Concretism, Band Of Cloud,
Imperfect Stranger, The Incidental Crack, Isvisible Isinvisible, XAM Duo,
Labels We Love: Woodford Halse, and a release round-up
CLOSE
ENCOUNTER
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One great interview
Dean
Honer opens the door to his Sheffield studio for a free-ranging chat that
includes how Depeche Mode changed his life, Philip Oakley’s dog walking
exploits, saying no to Madonna, and we even talk about his new album, “The
Sound Of Science”.
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All the other stuff
A Dean
Honer-free zone. Richard Norris atlks Strange things Are Happening mag,
Lavender Sweep’s world record attempt, Alex Paterson’s West Norwood Bugle.
There’s a first time for everything, some other bits and bobs, oh and the very
welcome return of Steven Appleby’s legendary Captain Star.
Cover
illustration/cover feature design: Nick Taylor
@nicktee_art
– spectral-studio.co.uk
100
thank yous… Spencer Robinson (premier-printers.co.uk), David Blatner (63p.com),
Finlay Milligan, Ambulance 3-13, Kevin Foakes (openminddesign.uk), Steven
Appleby, Alex Paterson. Big love to Tracey, Olive, Luke and the other Alex.
Typeset
in Chaparral Pro, Sunflower and assorted printing sets.
Tal como referimos em post anterior, também Frazer Brown
(músico dos Dohnavùr, entre outros projectos), patrão da editora Werra Foxma,
seguiu as pisadas de Colin Morrison, dono da editora Castles in Space, e lançou
um magazine. Neste momento ambos têm dois números lançados, mas o sucesso foi
tão grande que não há o perigo da descontinuação, antes pelo contrário.
Enquanto Moon building tem o formato A5 e é feito com papel reciclado (?)
grosso/pesado, o Werra Foxma apresenta o formato A4 e papel brilhante. Ambos
são totalmente a cores e os artigos excelentes, ambos fazendo parte da mesma
vaga de electrónica que nos leva ao início dos anos 80 (synth-pop, post-punk,
droning, field recordings, experimentalismos vários), mas com o toque actual
bem fácil de notar. Excelente!
Welcome
to issue 2! Thank you to everyone who picked up our introductory issue, whether
it was a standalone purchase or as part of the SubClub. We have had some lovely
feedback from some of you amazing people; please keep your comments coming in.
Remember, we want feedback on how we can improve things for you going forward,
so don’t be shy on the comms – all feedback is welcome.
There’s
loads to cover in issue 2. Our cover artist this time round is the amazing
Salvatore Mercatante, and we pick his brains on his rich electronic music
background, and also dive into SM Synthesis, his upcoming album on WFR, due out
in the spring.
We bring
you exciting details about FoxFest our inaugural online festival featuring live
streaming performances from artists on the WFR roster and beyond. Proceeds from
FoxFest will be donated to help the Ukrainian Crisis, and will build on the
funds raised by our action of Scanner’s La Fenêtre Magique test pressing. The
lineup is exceptional, and features live sets from Dohnavùr, Scanner,
Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, Thomas Ragsdale, Eonlake, Letters
From Mouse and more.
We hope
you have enjoyed the first 3 SubClub albums! WE were served up a trio of
amazing LP’s from Chris Prine, Glinca and Fields of Few. Again, the feedback
from these releases was extremely positive. In This issue, we give you the
lowdown on the next set of albums for the SubClub. As we transition from spring
into summer, we introduce Greece’s Onepointwo, the UK’s Synthetic Villains, and
Missouri’s Oceanographer. We hope you enjoy these offerings as much as you
enjoyed the first set of SubClub releases. We absolutely love them!
This
issue also brings a host of new multi-page artist features, Electronic Music
Open Mic founder Martin Christie shares his thoughts on the thriving EMOM
scene, Manchester’s Apta lifts the lid on an epic last 12 months, including
reflecting on his amazing Echoes LP, and West Lothian supergroup Raven Musen
(consisting of Letters From Mouse and yours truly) walk you through our new
album, Peppermint Soldier, track by track.
We are
also grateful for a peek underneath the hood of the creative processes of two
incredible artists: Elizabeth Crompton and Thomas Ragsdale, who share some
equipment and production techniques that help them shape their unique and
beguiling sounds. By way of lookahead, both Elizabeth and Thomas will have
extensive features in issue 3 as we prepare for their forthcoming albums on
WFR. And we are also grateful to Steve Hadfield for providing analysis on some
of his favourite albums in his collection.
We also
thought that it was worth sharing some of the social media comments, and
pictures of you proudly showing off your Werra Foxma releases. Every time you
do this, it makes our hearts sing, and we appreciate your Willingness to spread
the good word about your additions to your collection.
Enjoy,
and take care,
Fra
ISSUE 2 –
CONTENTS
Intro
4Twitter @werrafoxma
5Forthcoming on WFR
6Reflection
7The Troika with Steve Hadfield
8Ukrainian Crisis Appeal
Verse
10WFR SubClub – April to June
14Cover Artist – Salvatore Mercatante
Chorus
18Martin Christie // Electronic Music
Open Mic scene
A época alta dos fanzines já passou. No entanto, continuam a haver pessoas que não desistem e persistem em manter viva a chama. Com outra tecnologia, outra aparência e outros formatos, o ideal de sempre mantém-se: divulgar os novos nomes que despontam com a sua música de qualidade e que são editados por selos também eles mais ou menos "subterrâneos". Enfim, descobrir a nova música que interessa!
Para começar, aqui fica a apresentação do fanzine da editora Castles in Space, cuja publicação se iniciou este ano. Sendo já este o número 2, seguir-se-á a apresentação do número 1.
Ah, e traz um CD imperdível. Vejam imagem abaixo e explorem os nomes nele contidos.
Issue Two: Autumn 2022
Almost everything: Neil Mason
@moonbuildingmag - moonbuilfingmag@gmail.com
Everything else: Colin Morrison
@castlesinspace - hello@castlesinspace.com
Cover ilustration: Nick Taylor
@nicktee_art - spectral-studio.co.uk
100 thank yous... Spencer Robinson (premier-printers.co.uk), Finlay Milligan, Like Mason (the apprentice), Malcolm Garrett (8.5pt for the WOB, is that better?), David Blatner (65p.com), Ambulance 3-13, Steven ppleby, Alex Paterson.
Typeset in Chaparral Pro, Sunflower and assorted printing sets
Kayla Painter, The Leaf Library, Acid Klaus, David Clarkson, Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, Ian Boddy, Holmes + Atten Ash, Yves Malone, Loula Yorke, The Heartwood Institute, Fujiya And Miyagi, Andrew Wasylyk, 'Rental _Yields' and a bumper realease round-up
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CLOSE ENCOUNTER
One great big interview
A drum roll for our cover star Kayla Painter. We talk about her new 'Infinite You' EP, Fijian heritage, climbing up cliffs, dry stone walling and how time and space cease to exist at the edge of a black hole.
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