If you’ve been keeping track of our album\/show\/interview sections here on PAN M 360, you know that we have a deep and profound adoration for the local experimental, psychedelic, alternative label, Mothland. Since their debut on the scene almost six years ago, Mothland has been an independent extra-dimensional entity, with a goal of sharing and curating their diverse musical tastes\u2014basically anything outside of the realm of “mainstream,”\u2014for music fans looking for something a bit darker and obscure. That falls under the wheelhouse of krautrock, post-punk, new wave, no-wave, synth wave, art punk, art pop, psych rock, shoegaze … all the good ones for dancing and burning the dusty neon nights away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On top of being a label, Mothland also runs the adored Distorsion Psych Fest, Taverne Tour, and curates the lineup for FME (Festival Musique Emergente) in Rouyn-Noranda, QC. Their reach is quite legendary for being a family-knit team of five. Until the official release date of July 14, Mothland has dropped the first three singles on this 14-song sonic Rubix Cube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First off we have “Deep [Demo Version],” by the trans-disciplinary art indie punk troubadour, Petra Glynt. This track begins with monolithic synth lines and Petra Glynt’s smokey vocals (that remind me of someone like Juliette Lewis and the Licks). But instead of a balls-to-the-wall rock n’ roll, “Deep [Demo Version] has a more hypnotic, goth rock vibe, like a Dummy<\/em> era Portishead. Following it up is another synth-focused number, “Entertainment,” by the dark evil disco punks, CDSM. The lyrics are tongue in cheek, a love story about being shackled to capitalism and the industry’s almighty dollar. In the band’s own words, it’s “A tribute to being held hostage at will, to be endlessly chasing a carrot, the fruitless hunt for a golden ticket paved in broken promises and underscored with a negative bank balance.” The song also comes packed with a whacky new music video that follows the band as the galavant through Europe, decked out in meth-cooked paintball jumpsuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following up on their 2020 compilation tape Sounds From Mothland, Vol 1.<\/em>\u2014when they were but a mere larva or caterpillar\u2014Mothland has announced Vol. 2 with some newcomers to the Moth Universe; like the indie shoegazers, Karma Glider, We Owe\u2014the solo project of Christopher Pravdica (Swans, The Medicine Singers, etc.)\u2014and vintage melodic rockers, Night Lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n