07/05/15 - Gaz in The Guardian: Noel 'was too afraid to be weird'

Gaz has spoken, once again, on the topic of the scrapped Noel Gallagher album for The Guardian. This particular piece is the most revealing to date, and can be read on the Guardian website.

30/04/15 - Monstrous Psychedelic Stuff

Yeah, it's pretty late in being reported. Am I allowed to cite 'personal stuff'? Anyway, Gaz indulged us with a three-part story of how the Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble series came together as a guest columnist for Q, which can be read online: one two three. Elsewhere, with this year's Extortionate Limited Edition Vinyl Fetishist Day over and done with, you can now pick up a copy of the 16 track, unmixed double LP edition of The Wizards of Oz direct from FSOLDigital, should you so wish. Or you could grab one from eBay for anything from £30 to £75...

20/03/15 - Amorphous take over theQuietus

Today, The Amorphous Androgynous take over the reins of online music and arts publication theQuietus. So far we've had Gaz's post-pub YouTube playlist (we won't be going to that one...) and an interview with Gaz and, apparently, Brian, who doesn't seem to say much. More will unfold throughout the day, so keep your eye on the site!

18/03/15 - Monstrous Psychedelic Updates

A few updates regarding the release and promotion of A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind, vol. 4: The Wizards of Oz. Copies should be shipping out at some point this week. A second release, featuring sixteen tracks, unmixed, will be released on vinyl for Record Store Day in April. Copies will be available in UK and Australian stores, followed by a limited number for sale on FSOLDigital.

To promote the album, Gaz has been doing the usual round of interviews. You can hear him chatting to Australian radio station Double J here, and read an interview with Australian musician (in which he reveals there are around 30 tracks recorded for the new Amorphous album) here.

02/03/15 - Intelligent Communication digital releases

The oft-forgotten one-off alias Intelligent Communication, responsible for the fantastic Principles of Motion EP in 1991, has finally re-appeared for a re-release and a new release. The EP is now available in digital format on FSOLDigital, alongside a new EP of alternate mixes of the opening track, Drive.

01 – Drive (2007 Live Rehearsal Desk Mix) (10:32)
02 – Drive (2015) (7:13)
03 – Drive (IC7471) (4:06)
04 – Drive (Radio Edit) (3:16)

Hear a clip of the new version here:

And purchase the EPs in MP3 or FLAC here:
Drive
Principles of Motion

11/02/15 - Amorphous, Noel and Paul

So, the Noel Gallagher saga continues. Gaz has spoken to the NME about the whole escapade. The front cover of the issue dated 14th February 2015 includes the headline "Noel: Amorphous Androgynous hit back". The article itself is a little more sparse, sadly. A teaser for the interview was made available earlier on NME.com, but that's all you really need to read, as the full content in the magazine merely expands the word count without adding anything new (nevertheless, you can see a scan here if you wish). On the matter of the full interview being stripped down to a few soundbites, Gaz wrote on the Amorphous Facebook: "Omitted all heart , guts of the actual interview but hey what did we expect in a world of millionaire faux rock n roll fist a puffs?" and "Hmmm the NME clearly know which way their bread is buttered - good job we filmed it - wow! Anti inflammatory sedatives and faux rock n roll seems to be order of the day". So now we're all waiting for the filming of the interview to appear online to find out just what Gaz did say, and just why the NME weren't willing to print it (probably don't want to upset Noel too much, given how much time he gives to the increasingly unpopular publication).

In more collaborative news, Brian shared a YouTube video on Facebook a few minutes ago, stating "Heres one me and gaz wrote with Paul Weller - turned out pretty good me thinks......"

Check it out below and judge for yourself. We're guessing it's the lead single from Weller's next record:

28/01/15 - Blackhill Transmitter 3 out now.

As teased yesterday, the third Blackhill Transmitter is now available.

As stated on FSOLDigital:

The third outing from Blackhill Transmitter with there usual blend of Kruat and Granular synthesis.

“Rain struck the tower but we persistted – the broadcast was scheduled, it had to go ahead. Suddenly we were plunged into darkness – silence – nothing – then the noises started – slowly building – the transmission had begun…”

TRACKLISTING:

01 – Cease to Function (5:19)
02 – Battery Room (3:07)
03 – Returning (3:04)
04 – Recovery (3:54)

You can read more about Brian's connection with the transmitter over on the forum, watch a promotional video on YouTube here, and buy the EP in mp3 or FLAC format here.