Since forming back in 2013, German/Dutch group Nausica have been writing and producing all of their own material, honing their unique, spellbinding sound.
Symbolically describing two different mindsets in the form of an ongoing flashback, new single “Black & White” combines innovative layers of sound with the soaring, majestic vocals of Edita Karkoschka. Flowing with a swirling musicality, sparkling hooks, and throbbing, glitchy beats, a captivating soundscape is created, making it impossible not to be swept away by the track’s sweeping, effervescent splendour.
Of the track, the band expand: “…conscious choices are made with clear memories, in contradiction to the typical grey area, where everything you feel and do seems blurry. The chorus could be perceived as the deep, powerful, and colourful output of emotions, almost losing the feeling for reality.”
“Black & White” is out now via Knight Rider Records, and we cannot wait to hear more from this intriguing band.
Florence, KY | Music lovers are enjoying a resurgence of vinyl–enough to support 16 record stores in the region. ‘A better way to listen to music.’ Music fills the rooms of Morrow Audio Records. Musical notes spatter the carpet where shoppers peruse bins of albums, flipping between an array of musical tastes as the vibrant sounds of vinyl fill the air. Teens search for new releases while a 30-something man searches through the ’90s rock. It is a day like any other at the Florence record shop where shoppers have taken a renewed interest in the once-outdated musical format…According to Nielsen’s 2017 year-end music report, LPs accounted for 8.5 percent of album sales in the United States. When accounting for streaming and downloads of single tracks, that number drops to 2.5 percent of total music consumption. Still, vinyl sales are impacting the music market and are enough to keep no fewer than 
Columbia, MO | Vinyl record dealers maintain steady market: Jack Hilgeford still remembers his first vinyl album. It was 1973 when he became the proud owner of “Around the World with Three Dog Night.” “It was such a big thing when I was a kid, getting a record,” Hilgeford said. “You’d mow lawns and go buy a record the second you got paid.” Decades later, Hilgeford has a personal collection of more than 500 records. For the past six years, he’s been working as a records dealer at Midway Antique Mall in Columbia where he sells an average of 300 records each month. He works hard to keep his inventory high. This means purchasing entire collections of records and scouring online sites to find rare albums. “Some people come in and buy records because they’re true collectors,” said Hilgeford. “But more and more, I’m seeing young people come in and buy records. It’s not a nostalgia thing, so I think they’re just looking for 
Connecticut | Vinyl classics valued at Replay Records in Hamden: It was records that brought them together and records that have kept them jointly and happily running one of the more unique businesses in the area for almost 30 years. Doug and Mary Snyder own and operate Replay Records at 2586 Whitney Avenue — a place where vinyl classics in various genres are immensely valued, and where being part of the small network of independent Connecticut record stores is also considered very important. Just recently the store was honored as the best record store in CTNOW’s 2018 Best of New Haven’s Readers’ Poll. “I’ve loved records since I was a kid,” said Doug, who began his career working as a recording engineer in Wallingford. “I’ve always had 
Game-changing reggae label Trojan Records to release 50th anniversary vinyl box set: With hits and rarities from Desmond Dekker, The Upsetters, The Ethiopians and more. Iconic UK imprint Trojan Records has a new 50th anniversary box set on the way, this June. Established in summer 1967 as a sub-label by Lee Gopthal and Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell, the Trojan was instrumental in bringing reggae sounds to Europe in the seventies. During its heyday, Trojan released 
NEW RELEASE PICKS: GAS, Rausch (Kompakt) The latest from Wolfgang Voigt’s reignited ambient-electronic project is a 60-min piece designed to be listened to in one sitting. Out on CD and standalone digital, the 2LP comes with a download allowing for the realization of Voigt’s aim, this pairing exquisitely combining the beauty and heft of the tactile (a reliable component in Kompakt’s output, and distinctively in the oeuvre of GAS) with the possibilities opened up by technological advancement. But y’know, this wouldn’t really be worth noting if the music was merely okay. The good news is that Rausch is impeccably constructed, with nary an inch of excess or traces of ran-through motions. Offering many unexpected (and dark) turns along the way to a splendid finale, it’s amongst Voigt’s finest work. A
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices featuring Lisa Gerrard, BooCheeMish (Prophecy Productions) Initially assembled by Swiss ethnomusicologist Marcel Cellier, The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices released an LP back in 1975 (as Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares) that roughly a decade later was reissued on 4AD (Nonesuch did the honors in the US), so this collab with vocalist and Dead Can Dance co-founder Gerrard has roots in precedent. Furthermore, the MotBV has always been dedicated to combining the traditional and the modern, so even after a break in recording of over 20 years, the music here unfurls comfortably but intensely (likewise, Gerrard’s contribution) and without straining for the up-to-date. And while the instrumentation holds a consistent allure, it’s the singing that’s really where it’s at. A
REISSUE/ARCHIVAL PICKS: Bark Psychosis, ///Codename: Dustsucker (Fire) After some notable singles and EPs, ’94’s debut LP Hex put this UK act (led by sole constant member Graham Sutton) at the forefront of the New. An essential post-rock acquisition, it was reissued by Fire late last year, and now here’s the ’04 follow-up (and Bark Psychosis’ final statement). Musically, a decade is a long time. Although a whole lot had transpired in the post-rock realm since Hex helped to define it, these selections display no hints of being eclipsed. Overall, if not quite rising to the level of its predecessor, Codename reliably hangs in the ballpark of excellent, and everything still sounds fresh in 2018. How ‘bout that? If you dig Hex, you’ll want this one, too. Featuring guest drums by Lee Harris of Talk Talk. A
Franco Battiato, Clic (Superior Viaduct) Italian experimental pop/ avant-garde composer Battiato’s three prior LPs have recently been reissued by Superior Viaduct, and this one, originally issued by Bla Bla in ’74, is the latest in a program that’s scheduled to culminate with ’78’s L’Egitto prima delle sabbie. Sometimes tagged as the Italian Brian Eno, Battiato’s work occasionally offers similarities to Krautrock/ kosmische (“Propriedad Prohibida,” here), but much of this alb’s sonic motion is resistant to easy comparisons. The saxophone in opener “I Cancelli Della Memoria” delivers a nice surprise, and twists are common. However, there are recurring gestures toward classical experimentation (Clic is dedicated to Karlheinz Stockhausen), and the sampling of Henry Cowell’s ’50s Folkways recordings is tremendous. A
