aaamusic | On 30, Mar 2011

“A band who drown their music in overtones, feedback and noise, and paint a soft but sizzling stream of big beauty” The Line of Best Fit

“Finland’s fuzzy gospel/shoegaze answer to Spiritualized” NME.com

Noise pop legend Brad Laner and Finnish experimental trio Joensuu 1685 are set to release a collaborative 12”. Entitled ‘Spilt LP’, this limited edition 12” will be released by Oslo-based label Splendour especially for Record Day on the 16th April 2011.

This dynamic 12″ is limited to 1000 copies worldwide and pairs Brad Laner, from seminal shoegaze band Medicine, with the eclectic, dark and bluesy Joensuu 1685 for the first time.

Hear the EP streamed in full: Brad Laner/ Joensuu 1685 12″ by Splendour

Brad Laner contributes 3 tracks, which are comparable to the type of lucid, eccentric noise pop that made his last two solo LPs so striking and masterful. Brad’s take on Chicago’s “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” is a must here for anyone with ‘Chicago VI’ and ‘Loveless’ in the same record collection.

During a break from touring their first album and supporting Wolf Parade Joensuu 1685 recorded hours of new material in a cabin in Northern Finland. The eerie and nearly 17‐minute‐long noise rock piece ‘Lost Highway’ is the first track to surface from these sessions.

Following on from the recent release of Harrys Gym’s ‘What Was Ours Can’t Be Yours’, this record is the second release from new label Splendour, a partner of the booking agency UFA (who handle bands like Serena‐Maneesh, Jaga Jazzist, 120 Days, Diskjokke, Chad Valley and Bjorn Torske).

Pre-order the 12” here: Piccadilly

Buy the mp3: iTunes

Tracklisting:

A: 1) Hero Seed‐ Brad Laner 3:32
2) Feelin’ Stronger Every Day‐ Brad Laner (Chicago cover) 4:47
3) Fountain Climber‐ Brad Laner 4:51

AA: 1) Lost Highway‐ Joensuu 1685 16:45