#Moontype

[mutedstarlight]

i miss you before you're gone friendship only lasts so long when we grow, we grow apart

[omegaremix]

Omega Radio for May 8, 2021; #263.

Floatie: “Catch A Good Worm”

Buffet Lunch: “Pebbledash”

Unschooling: “Social Chameleon”

Hooveriii: “Cindy”

Moontype: “About You”

Fake Fruit: Milkman” + “Old Skin”

Mamalarky:  “Drug Store Model”

Spread Joy: “St. Tropez” + “Unoriginal”

All Hits: “Kickback”

Celestial Shore: “Slime”

Smirk: “S. Construction” + “N.W.O.”

Sarcasm: “Caught Hand, Gazing Hand”

Conditioner Disco Group: “Fashion Void (fast)” + “City 2″

Ohmme: “3 2 4 3″

Peeling: “Dread”

Laundromat: “Nein” + “Flat Planet”

Global Charming: “If It Is” + “Curveball”

Italia 90: “Borderline”

Squid: “City 3″ + “Padding”

Editrix: “Instant”

Freaking: “I’m Not Opposed To Sand”

Lewsburg: ”From Never To Once”

Shopping: “No Apologies”

Deeper: “Pink Showers” + “Trust”

TV Priest: “Press Gang”

EIEIEIO: “Jerkface”

Stiff Richards: “Fill In The Blanks”

Shame: “6/1″

Post-punk, d.i.y., hipster, and city.

[transfire]

ohmy goodness gracious everytime i hear a moontype song im reminded how much i fuckeing love moontype

[fatdaypants]

Moontype, Empty Bottle, September 2024

[omegaradiowusb]

APRIL 1, 2024 (#372)

(Minneapolis) Uranium Club, The: "Small Grey Man" Omni: "Exacto" Savak: "Two Lamps" Neutrals: "In The Future" Pylon Reenactment Society: "Fix It" (F. Kate Pierson) Horsegirl: "Versions Of Modern Performance" Shady Bug: "Zero Expectations" Family Vision: "King Of Birds" Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice: "Celebration" Grazia: "Cheap" Wombo: "Snakey" Knowso: "Do The Work" Namesake: "Need To Quit" Hygeine: "Petrol" Gut Health: "Uh Oh" Hard Copy: "Airlines" Market: "Old" Hartle Road: “ICU” Gustaf: "Starting and Staring" Drill: "Pipsqueak" Spllit: "Cloaking" Traps PS: "Et Errs" Transy Warhol: "Kaleidoscope" Packs: "Honey" Patio: "Inheritance" Current Affairs: "Her Own Private Multiverse" Parsnip: “The Light” Bed Bits: "Dream Vitamins" PAL: "Live Laugh Wine" Lewsburg: “An Ear To The Chest” Vital Idles: "Break A" Moontype: "Alpha" Cheekface: “It’s Sorted” Maxband: “Nothing’s Changed” Dancer: “Chill Pill” Twice Eyes: “So Much For” Yard Act: “Dream Job” This New Basement: "I Don't Mind The Taste" Tundrastomper: "Curb Alert" Telehealth: "Mindtrap" Sprints: "Heavy" Public Interest: "Spiritual Pollution" Docents: "Substance" Kaputt: "Gone West" Dana: "Blueteeth" Life In Vacuum: "Laser Image" Slap Rash: "Photo Fit" RiderHorse: "Grubbing Down" Dolly: "Process"

A new first for Omega Radio: an April Fool's Day broadcast. All Joker cards aside, we deliver the rest of Easter's goods with three hours of new, current, and favorite d.i.y., post-punk, and city sounds. No joke: in like a lamb and out like a lion.

More deluxe Springtime sounds ready to go on Omega. Thanks for tuning in.

April 15, 2024 (Midnight-3AM): deluxe Omega.

April 29, 2024 (Midnight-3AM): deluxe Omega.

May 13, 2024 (Midnight-3AM): deluxe Omega.

May 27, 2024 (Midnight-3AM): final deluxe Spring ‘24 Omega.

[chrisryanspeaks]

SEE: Moody Indie Rock | Ducks Ltd. - “Heavy Bag” + Tour Dates

Toronto’s Ducks Ltd. today shared their moody, slow-burning new song “Heavy Bag,” the fourth and final pre-release single from their forthcoming album Harm’s Way, out February 9, 2024 via Carpark Records. “It’s about despair and the way that misery loves company. The way that when people are in a bad place they try to undermine the people who are down there with them. To keep them and hold them there. It’s an incredibly ugly impulse, but one that if I’m being honest I’ve caught myself indulging in the past,” explains singer/lyricist Tom McGreevy. “We tried to do something we hadn’t done before on this one musically, and had to kind of reverse a lot of our instincts in building the arrangement. But it felt like what ultimately suited the song. Macie Stewart and Briar Darling ended up improvising a lot of the string layers at the end which had some really exciting results.” “Heavy Bag” arrives on the heels of additional album tracks “Train Full of Gasoline,” “Hollowed Out,” and “The Main Thing,” which saw praise from Billboard, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence, Paste, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, and Uproxx, among many others. Harm’s Way is available for pre-order. See “Heavy Bag” below: Following a handful of previously announced dates that include a February 8th hometown record release show at Sonic Boom, Ducks Ltd. will meet up with Ratboys in late March for a two-week U.S. tour. The band will then head overseas in May to play throughout Europe and the UK. A current itinerary is below. Ducks Ltd. make inviting and frenetic guitar pop for when life feels overwhelming. While the band’s songs are ostensibly breezy, a palpable anxiety boils underneath that communicates something deeper about everyday existence. On Harm’s Way, the duo of McGreevy and guitarist Evan Lewis hones in on interpersonal and societal collapses, urban decay, and the near-impossibility of keeping a level head when everything around you seems to be falling apart. Even with its often dark subject matter, Harm’s Way is Ducks Ltd.’s most vividly rendered and collaborative collection yet. It’s an undeniable evolution for the band, not just in how these songs soar, but in their entire writing and recording processes. Composed on tour while supporting acts like Nation of Language, Illuminati Hotties, and Archers of Loaf, the album displays the band’s finely tuned songcraft and well-earned, road-tested confidence. The band, fortified by this strong sense of sonic identity and a self-assurance in their new material—and in contrast to their acclaimed 2021 debut LP Modern Fiction and their 2019 EP Get Bleak, both self-recorded and self-produced in a Toronto basement—wanted to bring Harm’s Way to life in a new city, with an outside producer, and with some of their favorite musicians. Working with producer Dave Vettraino (Dehd, Deeper, Lala Lala), they enlisted a marquee cast of Windy City collaborators to round out the tracks on Harm’s Way, including: Finom’s Macie Stewart (violin, string arrangements); Ratboys' Marcus Nuccio (drums on most tracks); Dehd’s Jason Balla (who helped arrange the backing vocals, to which he also contributed); and backing vocals from Julia Steiner (Ratboys), Nathan O’Dell (Dummy), Margaret McCarthy (Moontype), Rui De Magalhaes (Lawn), and Lindsey-Paige McCloy (Patio). The band’s touring drummer, Jonathan Pappo, and bassist Julia Wittman also appear on the LP. Harm’s Way is Duck Ltd.’s most intuitive and organic album yet, the result of keen observation, self-possessed songwriting, and a collaborative spirit. Building on the successes of their previous releases, the deeply relatable album displays a band operating at a nuanced, lyrical and musical best. Ducks Ltd. Upcoming Shows 02/08/24 - Toronto, ON @ Sonic Boom (album release show) # 02/10/24 - Montreal, QC @ Taverne Tour Festival 03/08/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 03/09-10/24 - New York, NY @ New Colossus 03/28/24 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar * 03/29/24 - Chattanooga, TN @ Barking Legs Theater * 03/30/24 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy * 04/01/24 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor * 04/02/24 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall * 04/04/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar * 04/05/24 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom * 04/06/24 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery * 04/07/24 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge * 04/08/24 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar * 04/10/24 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig * 04/11/24 - Bloomington, IN @ Bishop * 04/12/24 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s * 05/11/24 - Esch/Alzette, LU @ Out Of The Crowd Festival 05/14/24 - Porto, PT @ CCOP 05/15/24 - Lisbon, PT @ Musicbox 05/19/24 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds 05/20/24 - Liverpool, UK @ Stockroom 05/21/24 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House 05/22/24 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast 05/23/24 - Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s 05/24/24 - Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall All Dayer 05/25/24 - Bristol, UK @ Dot to Dot 05/26/24 - Nottingham, UK @ Dot to Dot 05/27/24 - London, UK @ Moth Club 05/29/24 - Tours, FR @ Oxford Pub 05/30/24 - Rennes, FR @ L’UBU 05/31/24 - Paris, FR @ Block Party 06/01/24 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ La Coopérative de Mai 06/05/24 - Antwerpen, BE @ Trix 06/06/24 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso # Only God Forgives and Cootie Catcher support * with Ratboys Read the full article

[audiofuzz]

SEE: Moody Indie Rock | Ducks Ltd. - “Heavy Bag” + Tour Dates

Toronto’s Ducks Ltd. today shared their moody, slow-burning new song “Heavy Bag,” the fourth and final pre-release single from their forthcoming album Harm’s Way, out February 9, 2024 via Carpark Records. “It’s about despair and the way that misery loves company. The way that when people are in a bad place they try to undermine the people who are down there with them. To keep them and hold them there. It’s an incredibly ugly impulse, but one that if I’m being honest I’ve caught myself indulging in the past,” explains singer/lyricist Tom McGreevy. “We tried to do something we hadn’t done before on this one musically, and had to kind of reverse a lot of our instincts in building the arrangement. But it felt like what ultimately suited the song. Macie Stewart and Briar Darling ended up improvising a lot of the string layers at the end which had some really exciting results.” “Heavy Bag” arrives on the heels of additional album tracks “Train Full of Gasoline,” “Hollowed Out,” and “The Main Thing,” which saw praise from Billboard, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence, Paste, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Rolling Stone, and Uproxx, among many others. Harm’s Way is available for pre-order. See “Heavy Bag” below: Following a handful of previously announced dates that include a February 8th hometown record release show at Sonic Boom, Ducks Ltd. will meet up with Ratboys in late March for a two-week U.S. tour. The band will then head overseas in May to play throughout Europe and the UK. A current itinerary is below. Ducks Ltd. make inviting and frenetic guitar pop for when life feels overwhelming. While the band’s songs are ostensibly breezy, a palpable anxiety boils underneath that communicates something deeper about everyday existence. On Harm’s Way, the duo of McGreevy and guitarist Evan Lewis hones in on interpersonal and societal collapses, urban decay, and the near-impossibility of keeping a level head when everything around you seems to be falling apart. Even with its often dark subject matter, Harm’s Way is Ducks Ltd.’s most vividly rendered and collaborative collection yet. It’s an undeniable evolution for the band, not just in how these songs soar, but in their entire writing and recording processes. Composed on tour while supporting acts like Nation of Language, Illuminati Hotties, and Archers of Loaf, the album displays the band’s finely tuned songcraft and well-earned, road-tested confidence. The band, fortified by this strong sense of sonic identity and a self-assurance in their new material—and in contrast to their acclaimed 2021 debut LP Modern Fiction and their 2019 EP Get Bleak, both self-recorded and self-produced in a Toronto basement—wanted to bring Harm’s Way to life in a new city, with an outside producer, and with some of their favorite musicians. Working with producer Dave Vettraino (Dehd, Deeper, Lala Lala), they enlisted a marquee cast of Windy City collaborators to round out the tracks on Harm’s Way, including: Finom’s Macie Stewart (violin, string arrangements); Ratboys' Marcus Nuccio (drums on most tracks); Dehd’s Jason Balla (who helped arrange the backing vocals, to which he also contributed); and backing vocals from Julia Steiner (Ratboys), Nathan O’Dell (Dummy), Margaret McCarthy (Moontype), Rui De Magalhaes (Lawn), and Lindsey-Paige McCloy (Patio). The band’s touring drummer, Jonathan Pappo, and bassist Julia Wittman also appear on the LP. Harm’s Way is Duck Ltd.’s most intuitive and organic album yet, the result of keen observation, self-possessed songwriting, and a collaborative spirit. Building on the successes of their previous releases, the deeply relatable album displays a band operating at a nuanced, lyrical and musical best. Ducks Ltd. Upcoming Shows 02/08/24 - Toronto, ON @ Sonic Boom (album release show) # 02/10/24 - Montreal, QC @ Taverne Tour Festival 03/08/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie 03/09-10/24 - New York, NY @ New Colossus 03/28/24 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar * 03/29/24 - Chattanooga, TN @ Barking Legs Theater * 03/30/24 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy * 04/01/24 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor * 04/02/24 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall * 04/04/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar * 04/05/24 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom * 04/06/24 - Portland, ME @ Space Gallery * 04/07/24 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge * 04/08/24 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar * 04/10/24 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig * 04/11/24 - Bloomington, IN @ Bishop * 04/12/24 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s * 05/11/24 - Esch/Alzette, LU @ Out Of The Crowd Festival 05/14/24 - Porto, PT @ CCOP 05/15/24 - Lisbon, PT @ Musicbox 05/19/24 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds 05/20/24 - Liverpool, UK @ Stockroom 05/21/24 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House 05/22/24 - Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast 05/23/24 - Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete’s 05/24/24 - Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall All Dayer 05/25/24 - Bristol, UK @ Dot to Dot 05/26/24 - Nottingham, UK @ Dot to Dot 05/27/24 - London, UK @ Moth Club 05/29/24 - Tours, FR @ Oxford Pub 05/30/24 - Rennes, FR @ L’UBU 05/31/24 - Paris, FR @ Block Party 06/01/24 - Clermont-Ferrand, FR @ La Coopérative de Mai 06/05/24 - Antwerpen, BE @ Trix 06/06/24 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso # Only God Forgives and Cootie Catcher support * with Ratboys Read the full article

[screamingforyears]

IN A MINUTE: // A POST_PUNK_ISH EXPRESS…

@ducksltdband are here w/ “TRAIN FULL OF GASOLINE,” the latest single from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Harm’s Way’ (2/9 @carparkrecords @royalmountainrecords) & it finds the Toronto-based duo of multi-instrumentalists Evan Lewis/Tom Mcgreevy linking up w/ Ratboys’ Julia Steiner/Marcus Nuccio & Moontype’s Margaret McCarthy to bring their jingle_jangle across a 2:50 clip of countrified Kraut.

“SO NICE” is the third single from @finnoguns_wake’s forthcoming debut EP titled ‘Stay Young’ (1/26 What’s Your Rupture?) & it finds the Sydney-based duo of Tim “Shogun” Wall & Finn Berzin brit_popping & fuzz_outing their way across 2 ½ mins of crunchy AltRock.

“MEDIA CIRCUS” is the closing track on @n.i.g.h.t.f.e.e.d.e.r’s freshly released EP titled ‘Disgustör’ & it finds the Seattle-based wreckers bringing the pain across a loaded 2:45 clip of scuzzed_up, gutterly guttural & hard_rawking Punk.

@sliftrock are here w/ “WEAVER’S WEFT,” the final single in the run-up to their forthcoming LP titled ‘Ilion’ (1/19 @subpop) & it finds the Toulouse, FR-based trio of Jean/Remí Fossat & Canek Flores sprawling out across damn near 10 mins of doom laden, psych_punking & kraut-tinged SpaceRock.

[hannahsheppardsblog]

Braille research

a universal language

used for blind and hard of sight people

63 characters made up of 1-6 raised dots arranged in a matrix/cell

they are embossed on paper and read by passing fingers over the manuscript

louis braille designed the system in 1824 after becoming blinded at the age of 3

valentin hauy was the first person to emboss paper to allow blind people to read. but he would emboss actual letters whuch was complicated and then became simplified

moontype is the only exception, where it retains the outlines of roman letters and more easy for people who have been blinded lter in life to learn.

louis braille learned a system of tangible writing dots, known as night writing and thought to be intended for night time use on the battle field communications.

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica (2019). Braille | writing system. In: Encyclopædia Britannica. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Braille-writing-system [Accessed 29 Oct. 2023].

[mrunterstrichtom]

donnerstag, 24. november ‘22, 00.02 uhr

liste_231122

the rubs – impossible dream helge schneider – ich setz‘ mein herz bei ebay rein christian telford & nigel william graham – lux aeterna dicht & ergreifend – zipfeschwinga chuckamuck – x moontype – rambling man panzor – follow spacemoth – pipe and pistol severed limb – if you ain‘t livin‘ hykari feat. imissyousomuch – vazio interno munky fike – brasileiro peach pit – vickie vance joy – riptide zack keim – open your doorway

[theories-of]

CLOSING_THE_NIGHT WITH THEORIES FAVORITE 2021 ALBUMS | 1

Moontype -  Bodies of Water

Bruiser Wolf -  Dope Game Stupid

Babe Rainbow - changing colours

Tonstartssbandht - petunia

M. Caye Castagnetto -  Leap Second

[materialleisure]

10 favourites from 2021

[cbcruk]

Moontype - Ferry

[team-reasonable]

As another year closes, so does a year end list get posted into the void that is online music discourse. This list is not a fair depiction of what I really listened to this year. Being weird and isolated in the frozen wasteland of Minnesota had me listening to a lot of old jazz records. I have no recommendations based on that. This isn't that kind of a blog. No one wants to hear my opinions on jazz fusion (I mostly don't like it) or smooth jazz (actually pretty cool if you can get over the Weather Channel of it all).

In an attempt to feel less street team, I am focused on actually posting stuff in 2022. I got stuck in a cycle of posting about the same three things. To that point, I'll post a thing about that new Overo / Zochor / Punch On! / Coma Regalia split next week. That would have probably made the list had it come out earlier. Beyond that, I hope to at least get something out on a regular basis. Just not sure what "regular" means in that regard.

Blah blah blah. The list. Let's fucking go. Top whatever of whatever. In alphabetical order:

Beach Bunny - "Blame Game" Bnny - "Everything" Bruce Lee Band - "Division In The Heartland" Catbite - "Nice One" The Copyrights - "Alone In A Dome" Dan Vapid and The Cheats - "Escape Velocity" Danz CM - "The Absurdity of Human Existence" Drug Church - "Tawny" Faye Webster - "I Know I'm Funny haha" Floatie - "Voyage Out" Girl K - "Girl K Is For The People" Hospital Bracelet - "South Loop Summer" Japanese Breakfast - "Jubilee" King Woman - "Celestial Blues" La Luz - "La Luz" Laura Stevenson - "Laura Stevenson" Marissa Nadler - "The Path Of The Clouds" Mia Joy - "Spirit Tamer" The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "When God Was Great" Moontype - "Bodies Of Water" Neighborhood Brats - "Confines Of Life" Parting - "Unmake Me" Pet Symmetry - "Future Suits" PONY - "TV Baby" Real Sickies - "Love Is For Lovers" Regional Justice Center - "Crime and Punishment" Scowl - "How Flowers Grow" Steady Holiday - "Take The Corners Gently" Tashaki Miyaki - "Castaway" Tigers Jaw - "I Won't Care How You Remember Me" VIAL - "Loudmouth"

This list would probably look different had I listened to everything I was keeping track of. There's still one shit-million records I need to work through. It's what it's, I guess. Anyway. Go pre-order that new Perennial record. That band fucking goes.