Sex TOY

 

Bat for Lashes is a solo project of Natasha Khan, a British/Pakistani singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist, currently based in Los Angeles. She signed to the record label Echo & released her debut album Fur & Gold in 2006. The song "Trophy" is from that release. The B-side "Howl" is a non-album track. 

 

Bats for Lashes - Trophy 7". Echo ECS 188, 2006.

A Side -
Trophy

B Side -
Howl! 

 

There is a live version of "Howl" b/w a live version of "Wild is the Wind" released on International Record Day 2010. I've included another live version of "Wild is the Wind" from the De La Warr Pavilion show.

Bat for Lashes - Howl! / Wild is the Wind 7" 45rpm, Parlophone R 6812, 2010.

Side A -
Howl! (live at De La Warr Pavillion

Side B -
Wild is the Wind (live at Grove Music Studios)

bonus track -
Wild is the Wind (live at De La Warr Pavillion) 

 

 

Sexwitch is a collaboration between Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes & the British rock band TOY. Khan & TOY had previously collaborated in 2013 to cover "The Bride", a pre-revolution Iranian song on the Bats for Lashes release of the same name. For the Sexwitch session, Khan & producer Dan Carey bought several "old weird psych records from different countries, strange folk mountain songs". They then asked TOY to record cover versions of the songs.

The finished project consists of six cover versions of 1970s psychedelic & folk songs from Iran, Morocco, Thailand, United States with "hypnotic, groove-based tracks that feature jagged post-punk guitars" & "shrieking crescendos".

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Ha Howa Ha Howa
Helelyos
Kassidat el Hakka
Lam Plearn Kiew Bao
Ghoroobaa Ghashangan
War in Peace

 

TOY is an English indie rock band from Brighton, formed in 2010. The band's sound is a warm blending of psychedelic rock, krautrock, shoegaze, & post-punk.  Shortly before the release of their third album, they participated in the Sexwitch sessions. Join the Dots is the bands second outing. 

On Join the Dots, TOY is: Tom Dougall - guitar & vocals; Dominic O'Dair - guitar; Alejandra Diez - synthesizer; Maxim Barron - bass & vocals; Charlie Salvidge - drums & vocals, mixed by Dan Carey. 

 

 

TOY - Join the Dots / Join the Dubs 2xCD, Heavenly – HVNLP102CD, 2013. 

CD1 -

Conductor
You Won't be the Same
As We Turn
Join the Dots
To a Death Unknown
Endlessly
It's Been so Long
Left to Wander
Too Far Gone to Know
Frozen Atmosphere
Fall Out 0f Love 

 

 

 

Special copies came with a bonus CD EP Join the Dubs if purchased from Rough Trade stores. This was not available separately. 

CD2 -

Join the Dots (Dub)
As We Turn (Dub)
You Won't be the Same (Dub)
Left to Wander (Dub)
Conductor (Dub) 

 

Enjoy, 

NØ