#badabingrecords

[beatdisc]

@sharonvanhalen has been a longtime favourite of the shop. Ever since 2012's "Tramp" put her on our radar, followed up with some stunning performances at the 2013 @sydney_festival (of which we may or may not have attended all 3 shows) we've made an effort to keep her records in-stock at all times. Her songwriting and production has only grown since, with "Are We There" (2014) and "Remind Me Tomorrow" (2019) pushing her further into the indie mainstream. Working backwards though, her early work has an undeniable charm of it's own. "Epic" came out back in 2010 on independent U.S. label @badabingrecords with little-to-no exposure in Australia. Last year marked the 10th anniversary of the album's release, so Sharon decided to honour the occasion by inviting other artists to reinterpret songs from her sophomore release. "Epic Ten" comes as a 2xLP coloured vinyl set. LP1 contains the original release, whilst LP2 features the complete album reimagined by Idles, Lucinda Williams, Courtney Barnett, Fiona Apple & more. Pressed on Blue & Orange Colour vinyl, $45 a pop. We've also got plenty more back-catalogue SVE records that are well worth checking out if you haven't already: - Because I Was In Love (2009) $35 - Tramp (2012) $32 - Are We There (2014) $32 - Remind Me Tomorrow (2019) $42 #sharonvanetten #epicten #badabingrecords (at Beatdisc Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQxk7YCtkch/?utm_medium=tumblr

[genericrecordreviews]

The Dead C, Unknowns (Ba Da Bing!, 2021)

As I stare out of my window, through the bars, at a small red maple tree dancing in the wind and at the surrounding apartment building, I think about how fucked we as a species turned out to be due to our own sense of self and perception of time. Because we understand death, and we understand time, we made up the notion of the future, an endless source of anxiety and fear.

As I stare out of my window, through the bars, I see people run out of the apartment building, worried they’re gonna be late, the thing won’t be there, someone will judge them on the street, their loved ones will get sick and die, they won’t be good at their job. We worry because we know the future is there, and in the future something must happen, and when something happens it’s either good or bad, nothing just happens in a neutral way. So all our energy goes towards making sure or at least hoping that whatever happens in the future is good.

The Dead C clearly didn’t get the memo about the future thing. They’ve been sounding like a red maple tree in the wind for over 30 years now, committing to tape fleeting moments of absolutely timeless abandon. On Unknowns, their latest EP, they deliver five “short” pieces (compared to previous releases like Rare Ravers or Trouble) from the aggressive opener “Grunt Machine”, with its loud drums and wailing guitars, to numbers like “Glitterness”, on side B, sounding almost hopeful, to the menacing, dark atmosphere of “Still”, to the closing, dramatic “The Field”, which feels as if the needle was dragging through sludge.

What I like to do, with Dead C records, is play them super loud on my headphones and close my eyes. By doing this, I give up control of what’s happening, and they can take me wherever they’re going. Now, you could do this with any record, but not all of them will take you out of time and space like Unknowns, a record played by instinct and existing in the present alone.

Click here to listen to Unknowns on Bandcamp.

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[moldytundra]

Sarah Mary Chadwick - “At Your Leisure”

Me & Ennui Are Friends, Baby by Sarah Mary Chadwick

New Album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, Out February 5th, 2021 on Ba Da Bing.

Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby is the latest full-length from New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, Sarah Mary Chadwick, whose brutally honest songwriting has cast her contrary to the gentleness of most current music. Comprised entirely of minimal solo piano arrangements, the album is despondently clear-eyed and smirkingly self-deprecating, completing a trilogy of records that started with The Queen Who Stole The Sky recorded on Melbourne Town Hall’s grand organ, and her only outing to date featuring a full band, Please Daddy. Each record has followed Chadwick’s internal processing after a traumatic event, with Chadwick’s zeal for psychoanalysis front and center. On Ennui, Chadwick presents an exacting intensity with her choice to pare back to piano and vocals. It’s in this stark setting that she focuses on the attempt she made on her life in 2019.

[leftothedialmusic]

Song of the Day “Deep Love” by Lady Lamb. Soulful single from the singer’s recently released introspective new album Even In The Tremor (4/5 via @badabingrecords). Great live, Lady Lamb kicks off her tour tonight at The Space Ballroom in Hamden, CT. #ladylamb #deeplove #eveninthetremor #badabingrecords #thespacehamden #songoftheday #leftofthedialmusic @ladylambjams @spaceballroom https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFOvxTA0OT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s9f6kbezlwjt

[captainmono]

I ♥ Katie Von Schleicher - Baby Don't Go by Ba Da Bing Records http://ift.tt/1N16e8K

[spiritvalcramps-blog]

Still a great album, in my opinion... #Beirut #gulagorkestar #vinyl #records #badabingrecords #nofilter (Taken with Instagram)