Features The Neu Bulletin (5th December 2012)

Every day of the week, Neu gives you a choice show and a selection of new music tips, all in the name of exposing you to something new and exciting.

THE GIG
Parakeet, Honeyslide, Van Stonholt - Waiting Room, London
If last night’s Fidlar show failed to get the frostbite off your toes, tonight’s London gig has to live up to the task. Shoegaze, in all its reproductions and vibrant homages, gets a brilliant showcase going at the Waiting Room. Honeyslide are making a name for themselves with a string of shows in the capital, while Parakeet have just released their stunning ‘Shonen Hearts’ EP.

THE SONG 
BCBG - White Trees

In our recent interview with Telepathe, the mantra of “reverb on everything!” sang true, and Paris experimentalists BCBG live by a similar motto. The bellowing cry of “I went on a journey into the sky” is shrouded in odd synth patterns and throbbing staccato. It’s intensely dark - it has that Dave Sitek style of production that so perfectly defined Telepathe’s ‘Dance Mother’ debut - and for all its conventionally pretty lyrics, it’s this haunting backdrop that sticks with you. 

OTHER NEU BUSINESS 
Teleman

It’s due time we told you to go a bit nuts for Teleman. Last week we said hello to a project that for many requires no introduction . A few seconds into ‘Cristina’ - out on the Moshi Moshi singles club - and a familiar voice emerges. Teleman is the next step for many members of Pete and the Pirates. Tommy Sanders is on vocals and guitar, Jonny Sanders on synths, and Pete Cattermoul on bass. It’s a superb, restrained pop effort, exactly the kind PATP fans, with even the highest of expectations, would have expected.