OIB Split Series Volume 2 - SJ ESAU / HALF-HANDED CLOUD / SUBURBANK KIDS WITH BIBLICAL NAMES / KOPEK - OUT NOW

Following on from 2007's 'OIB Records Split Series Volume 1' (featuring Munch Munch; Gay Against You; Lonely Ghosts; The Tumbledown Estate) comes OIB RECORDS SPLIT SERIES VOLUME 2 starring SJ ESAU / HALF-HANDED CLOUD / SUBURBAN KIDS WITH BIBLICAL NAMES / KOPEK - Four of the greatest lo-fi electro-folk-twee-pop bands on the planet! The record is set for a worldwide release of July 6th.

 

Each split 7" is built around a loose musical theme as OIB Records select four artists per volume that have a similar ethos in their approach to music construction. As a release the OIB Records split series is designed to provide an outlet for its acts to experiment more widely and create something outside the parameters of the more cohesive album or EP format.

 

Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress!!! Each 7inch record comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts and one inch badges designed by the bands involved. The series will culminate in 2010 with Volume 5 and a series comprehensive CD compilation. The forthcoming Volume 3 is a raw punk rock affair and features Lovvers; The Death Set; Best Fwends; and Knyfe Hyts and is due out August 31st 2009.

 

 

OIB007:OIB Records Split Series Volume 2

Format: 7inch

Release Date: OUT NOW

 

 

Tracklisting:

1. SJ Esau - Part of a Diagram

2. Half-handed Cloud - When Overwhelmed With Dread

3. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - God Dave Roger Nichols

4. Kopek - The Way You Are

 

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There is no digital on this release - vinyl only!!!

 

OIB Webstore exclusive: The first 50 copies ordered from the OIB Records webstore will all come with an exclusive set of all four one-inch badges!

 

 

 

 

 

SJ Esau - Part of a Diagram

 

Hot off the heels of his second album proper for Anticon comes the new SJ Esau recording 'Part of a Diagram'. Now we've been fans of SJ Esau's musical patchwork style for years, his ability to blend multiple genres as diverse as hip-hop and folk together with such astonishing dexterity is incredible, but when Sam Wisternoff aka SJ Esau told us "it's more rock than my usual stuff" we certainly weren't prepared for this! In just three and a half minutes SJ Esau delivers driving guitar riffs, hypnotic drum rhythms, multi-layered off-kilter chanting, and delicate piano, all wrapped around his distinctive yet humble vocal delivery.

 

www.myspace.com/sjesau

 

SJ Esau - Part of a Diagram (from OIB Split Series Volume 2)

 

 

 

Half-handed Cloud - When Overwhelmed With Dread

 

Marking his first release since the 'Winding Currents on a Spool EP' in 2007, 'When Overwhelmed With Dread' is Half-handed Cloud at his absolute finest. Continuing his religious exploration through pop-music, John Ringhofer aka Half-handed Cloud offers up a musically complex and joyful avant-pop track that's as thought-provoking as it is exciting. When not on tour as a solo artist, John can also be found as the trombonist for Sufjan Stevens' Illinoisemakers, or as occasional bass player for Danielson.

 

www.myspace.com/handycloud

 

 

 

Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - God Save Roger Nichols

 

After a way too long hiatus, Sweden's finest electro-twee-pop outfit are back with the 4 minute pop opus 'God Save Roger Nichols'. It's pure Suburban Kids as you know and love them, delicate keys, xylophones, progressive drum loops, perfect guitar riffs, and those infectious and upfront vocals that get stuck in your head for days. It's a sure fire indie-disco floor filler.

 

www.myspace.com/skwbn

 

 

 

Kopek - The Way You Are

 

Following their debut self-release 'Lost at Sea EP', Kopek release 'The Way You Are', a heart-warming two minute pop masterpiece. It's a personal whispered love note that's beautifully brought to life through minimal clarinet, flute, sunny-day guitar plucking, delicate drum lines, and Marcus Hamblett's hollowed yet captivating vocal.

 

www.myspace.com/kopekmusic

 

 

 

 

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