#382 - Melt-Banana, Pye Corner Audio, Grotto Terrazza, Chloe Kim, Persher, Enablers - 5 September 2022

We’re back from our holidays with a real bang. We may have been away from a few weeks, but our absolute favourites Melt-Banana have been away for the best part of a decade. Their return is everything we hoped for too… apart from a full album! Elsewhere we have our usual mix of eclectic and extravagant experimental music. Starting with the superb cold wave of Grotto Terrazza,  moving through to the truly sublime collaboration between Pariah and Blawan as Persher, and then finishing with a stunning 20-minute piano record from Natalie Rose LeBrecht. Other than that, brutal metal, thrashing grind core, modern classical, experimental percussion and loads more. Tracklisting Grotto Terrazza – Der Zaubergeselle (Maple Death Records, Italy / Cut Surface, Austria) Persher – Man With the Magic Soap (Thrill Jockey, USA) Chloe Kim 김예지 – My Dearests (Phantom Limb, UK) Enablers – Phone Blows Up (Wrong Speed Records, UK) Melt-Banana – To Raffle or Not to Raffle (Adult Swim, USA) Concentration – Grün im Gesicht (Avon Terror Corps, UK) Pye Corner Audio – Pocket Disco (Polytechnic Youth, UK) FRET – Rhino Patch (L.I.E.S. Records, USA) aircode – Crawling Away (self-release, UK) Natalie Rose LeBrecht – Star Water Shapeshift (Longform Editions, Australia) Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston. This week’s episode is sponsored by The state51 Conspiracy, a creative hub for music. Head to state51.com to find releases by JK Flesh vs Gnod, Steve Jansen, MrUnderwSood, Wire, Ghost Box, Lo Recordings, Subtext Records and many more